Friday Night Live fall season kicks off with a bang! Beloved local vocalist Lisa Chavous pays tribute to soul icon Aretha Franklin.
ADVANCE RESERVATIONS PREFERRED:
Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the CAC office.
SEATING:
This concert will be held in the large art gallery. Seating is provided, including some tables and some concert style seats in rows. Seating selected on a first come, first served basis.
FOOD/DINK:
These events are BYOB. Attendees can also bring food. We will determine closer to the date of the concert whether there is any change to this policy related to COVID conditions at that time.
NO PETS, please.
General Admission: $15 or CAC Member’s price $10
All events 7:00-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm, concert starts at 7pm
ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:
Lisa Chavous was born and raised in Sharon Hill, in suburban Philadelphia, and she began singing in local church choirs and family gatherings at the age of five. In 1989 she began performing with the group Chapter One in banquet halls such as The Twelve Caesars and the Riviera Ballroom. In 1997 Lisa won first prize while competing in the Temple University jazz station talent contest sponsored by B&V outreach. In 1999 she began forming bands that performed for a variety of audiences. These ensembles eventually became known as Lisa Chavous and Friends. Lisa has performed with them in, restaurants, ballrooms, country clubs, and other major venues in southeastern Pennsylvania. Lisa has performed with jazz greats Byard Lancaster, Odean Pope, Trudy Pitts, Pat Martino, Jimmy McGriff and Bootsie Barnes, and is regularly backed by former members of Patti LaBelle’s band, as well as by Don Evans, former guitarist for Billy Joel. Lisa, who is a nurse, has also donated her talents at a variety of functions that benefit children’s organizations supporting research for multiple sclerosis and the anti-AIDS foundation. Lisa’s forte is her great versatility in singing jazz, blues, and rhythm & blues, all with tons of soul that projects her sincere love and devotion to her music and that creates powerful audience attraction and response.
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