Saturday, August 22nd and September 5th, 2020
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 pm SOLD OUT!
Event size limited to 50 guests.
(Rain dates are Sundays, August 23rd and September 6th)
We miss you! If you’re like us, you’re craving an opportunity to see and hear live performers!
On two Saturday evenings, Lakewood invites you to enjoy some music and entertainment on
the lawn at Lakewood Center for the Arts. You’ll be entertained by Lakewood Theatre Company actors and music by special guest “3 Leg Torso” and others. Your hosts/MCs will be Andrew Edwards and Steve Knox.
This is a low-key event and participants are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and to respect all current health code requirements regarding social distancing and masks.
Please plan to Bring Your Own – drinks and treats, but as a special amenity, snack packs will be available for pre-order and pick up at Nicoletta’s Table across the street, www.nicolettastable.com.
There will also be prizes and surprises, including coupons for ice cream and rides in one of Lakewood board member Don Plumb’s antique cars! This event is free but donations are encouraged to support other outdoor events and programs at Lakewood.
Participation is LIMITED, due to Covid-19 restrictions to allow for adequate social distancing in seating, so online registration is necessary. CLICK HERE to register.
About Guest Artists: 3 Leg Torso
3 Leg Torso formed in 1996 as violin, cello, and an accordion trio with the mission of creating original modern chamber music for their unique instrumentation. Over the following years, the ensemble has expanded both its musical mission and its size to become a quintet that now performs original compositions based on an eclectic synthesis of chamber music, tango, klezmer, Latin, and Roma (Gypsy) music. Click here for more on 3 Leg Torso.
More on 3 Leg Torso
As principal composers, founding members Béla R. Balogh (violin and trumpet) and Courtney Von Drehle (accordion) provide the core of 3 Leg Torso’s sound. They are joined by the consummate mallets/percussion of T.J. Arko and the gentleman of the acoustic bass, Mike Murphy.
The ensemble’s history began with street performances, which they titled “Meestering”, and has led to their releasing three award-winning instrumental albums (3 Leg Torso, Astor in Paris, and Animals & Cannibals), East Coast and West Coast tours, performances with symphony orchestras and a profile on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered.”
The cinematic nature of their music has led to work with many filmmakers, including Oscar-nominated documentary artist Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), two short films with Teller (Penn & Teller) two films by Academy Award-winning animator Joan Gratz The Dowager’s Feast and The Dowager’s Idyll, scoring With Hope and Help, a UNICEF funded documentary about living with AIDS in Thailand. One of the ensemble’s pieces has been used as the theme music for a Bosnian television series, and the group’s music was also featured in the 2012 National Geographic special Preparing for the Apocalypse.
In 2003, accordionist Von Drehle was awarded a fellowship at the Sundance Film Composer’s Lab, and in 2010, his work on the Oscar-nominated documentary The Final Inch was nominated for an Emmy.