An Evening with Jimmy Webb

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An Evening with Jimmy Webb
An Evening with Jimmy Webb

October 6, 8:00 pm

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Join us for an intimate evening with living legend Jimmy Webb, hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the top 50 songwriters of all time.

His cross-genre hits include Glen Campbell’s “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” his Grammy-Winning “Up, Up and Away,” and the charts-topping “MacArthur Park” – a hit with Richard Harris and Donna Summer.

Webb will play the music that made him America’s Songwriter, and beguile with the stories behind his hits for artists like Glen Campbell, Nina Simone, Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Sinatra, and Kanye West.  Known worldwide as a master of his trade, Webb is also the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.

Don’t miss this up-close-and-personal event, as Webb performs his music and shares the often funny and always insightful stories from his illustrious career.

$125 ticket price includes dinner, there will be a cash bar.
$35 standing room only tickets (no dinner) are now available!

Dinner service beginning at 7pm
Jimmy Webb performance at 8pm

This concert cannot be purchased as part of a CYO package.

 

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A Conversation with Jimmy Webb
6pm in the Upper Lobby

Join us as Rebecca Haviland, Grammy Award-winning vocalist and Lecturer in Music at Purchase College, sits down with Jimmy Webb for an informal and free-ranging pre-concert chat.

Haviland is a Grammy Award-winning vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with extensive songwriting, performance & touring experience. She recently completed a year playing keyboards and guitar for multi-platinum selling pop artist Rachel Platten, which included appearances on Ellen and Good Morning America and performances across North America, Europe, Australia and Japan.  Her own band, Rebecca Haviland and Whiskey Heart, has toured with Martin Sexton and was a Finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. Her latest EP with Whiskey Heart, Bright City Lights, was released earlier this year. Read her full bio here.​

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Menu by Caperberry Events

First Course
Classic Field Greens, Grape Tomato, Cucumber, Julienne Vegetables, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Hand Rolled Sesame Breadsticks, Seasoned Dipping Oil and Spinach Pesto

Second Course (Choice of one entrée)
-Pan Roasted Herb Crusted French Chicken Breast, Sweet Potato Fries, Asparagus, Lemon Chicken Au Jus
-Miso Glazed Sustainable Salmon, Baby Bok Choy, Fingerling Potatoes, Grain Mustard Sauce
-Vegetarian Selection: Cauliflower Steak, Garlic Herb Sautéed Spinach, Saffron Sauce, Romesco Sauce

Third Course
Apple Tartlet with fresh Cinnamon Whipped Cream
French Roast Coffee & Herbal Tea

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