BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//NONSGML WPForms//NONSGML Sugar Calendar Feeds v3.11.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Off Square On Air July 7 Features Jamie O'Reilly | In Old C hicago | Hybrid! X-WR-CALDESC:Off Square Music X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20230312T080000 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Off Square On Air July 7 Features Jamie O'Reilly | In Old Chicag o | Hybrid! DESCRIPTION:Off Square On Air July 7 features Jamie O'Reilly presenting In Old Chicago. Off Square On Air brings you a unique concert/interview in this fourth show in the series. Choose your venue - live at Stage Lef t Cafe or from home on Zoom. The show is Friday\, July 7 at 7:00 pm CDT (doors open at 6:30 pm CDT at Stage Left\, 6:45 pm CDT on Zoom). We hope to see you at Stage Left Cafe or on Zoom!\n\n\n\nWe know you'll enjoy t his opportunity to get to know exceptional musicians in a uniquely perso nal way.\n\n\n\nOff Square On Air July 7 Features Jamie O'Reilly Present ing In Old Chicago\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn her program\, In Old Chicago -- par t memoir\, part concert -- singer/writer Jamie O’Reilly captures an ex plosive time in Chicago history as a great city comes of age. Through st ories and songs\, she shares the roots of a vocal tradition and rich his tory of her Irish American family\, who have been in Chicago for over 12 0 years\, and how that tradition led to the singer/activist she is today .\n\n\n\nIn Old Chicago also features Christopher O’Reilly and Judi He ikes reading poetry and excerpts from family memoirs of Chicago from the turn of the 20th century into the outbreak of WWI and the early 20s: th e newspapers\, the neighborhoods\, the union halls\, activism\, and the arts. And more.\n\n\n\nChristopher O'Reilly lives in Crystal Lake and pl ayed the role of Scrooge at the Opera House for many seasons! Other ens emble members include Victor Holstein.\n\n\n\nIn Old Chicago was feature d on the WFMT Midnight Special 70th Anniversary Broadcast.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nScroll Down to Purchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\nOff Square On Air July 7 Ja mie O'Reilly\, In Old Chicago. Jamie with In Old Chicago ensemble. Photo credit: Rick Beyer.\n\n\n\nOff Square On Air is brought to you by Off S quare Music and the Woodstock Opera House.\n\n\n\nOff Square On Air is a series of two-hour concert/interview shows. In this fourth event in the series\, Jamie and her group bring us music\, history and stories. Befo re the show\, Jamie and the rest of the group chat with the host about t he show and the Voices of Old Chicago Legacy Project.\n\n\n\nThe live au dience is invited to become co-creators\, adding to the experience with their own questions\, comments\, and stories. Zoom attendees -- you\, to o\, are invited to join in via Chat!! \n\n\n\nThis is a ticketed event\, with ticket options for attending in-person or via Zoom. The Zoom link will be included with your confirmation email when you purchase tickets. \n\n\n\nCheck back to this page for new information - concert-related sa les and possible contests or giveaways!\n\n\n\n\nScroll Down to Purchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAttend at Stage Left. \;Tickets are \; $15.00/pp to attend in person \;at Stage Left Cafe. \;Get your t ickets for the live event below.\n\n\n\nAttend via Zoom. \;You can a lso enjoy the concert from home! Tickets are \;$10.00/pp to attend v ia Zoom. \;Get your Zoom tickets below. \;Zoom tickets go out au tomatically on receipt of your ticket purchase.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOff Squar e On Air Features Jamie O'Reilly \n\n\n\nWith her distinctive lilting vo ice and broad vocal range\, Jamie O'Reilly approaches folk music with th e passion of a theater artist and the attention of an art song interpret er. Her programs include songs reminiscent of by-gone eras\, traditional \, and original work in the singer/songwriter genre. Vocal selections ra nge from romantic standards from the 1920s – 40s\, to sultry ballads a nd Celtic folksongs\, to arts songs and parlor songs\, contemporary folk \, and Americana ballads. She is accompanied by the finest musicians on guitars\, piano and more.\n\n\n\nRead Jamie’s Work History Blog \; – 30 plus years of programs and projectshttps://www.jamieoreilly.com/j amie-oreilly-cultural-arts-work-history-programs-projects-recordings-sel ect-list/\n\n\n\nJohn Erickson - “Erickson creates a whole new univers e with his lush re-harmonizations\, extended melodies and subtle yet cap tivating force.” — ALL ABOUT JAZZ\n\n\n\nJamie is accompanied in her current programs by the pianist John Erickson. (johnericksonpiano.com) While creating new work on a regular bass\, Jamie’s programs also revi sit the songs she sang when she was coming up as a young professional an d throughout her 40-plus year career as a ballad singer\; those she perf ormed on radio\, for concerts\, tributes\, and in cultural arts series t hroughout the Chicago area. Programs heard at the Chicago Cultural Cente r\, the Poetry Foundation\, the Chicago Humanities Festival\, and myriad arts venues. She specializes in period pieces — music for the centena ry of the 1893 World Columbian Exposition\, Irish Vaudeville\, European- style cabaret and songs from the folk canon. Highlights from the award-w inning musical revue \;Hello Dali: From the Sublime to the Surreal\, created with Michael Smith\, are also included in Jamie’s programs.\n \n\n\nWhat People Say...\n\n\n\n“Jamie is especially gifted\, with her vibrant voice and a passion for life.” ~ Studs Terkel\n\n\n\n“Jamie O’Reilly brought such lilting beauty to our Bloomsday Chicago at Chie f O’Neill’s\, her captivating voice perfectly capturing mood and ton e throughout our evening. Her voice was as lambent light across and even through the very words of our play\, a gift of whimsy and romance\, a r eflection on love and loss\, a perfect complement to our take on James J oyce’s grand story.” ~ JR Sullivan\, Theatre Director/Writer/Produce r\n\n\n\n“It moves me every time I hear you…She’s one of a kind\, ladies and gentlemen. One of a kind.” ~ Rick Kogan\, WGN Radio 720\n\n \n\n“Jamie not only has the voice of an angel\, but possesses an adven turous spirit that allows her to create shows and moments and memories t hat are real and lasting…She is a Chicago treasure.” ~ Rick KoganWGN Radio\, Chicago Tribune\n\n\n\n“Together their musical palette is pre tty astonishing.” ~ Chicago Magazine\n\n\n\n“Your voice was gifted t o you but then your soulful spirit took it deeper. Some sing the notes\, some take those notes and it becomes MUSIC. When you sing\, your voice is pure\, bell-like. You bring your story to your audience\, phrasing ea ch lyric with a genuine delivery.“ ~ a fan\n\n\n\nWould you like to le arn more about Jamie O'Reilly?\n\n\n\n\nVisit her website.\n\n\n\nCheck out her Facebook Page.\n\n\n\nHere are songs for you to enjoy\, created by Jamie O'Reilly and Anne Hills:\n\nSanctuary City: \;https://www.j amieoreilly.com/videos/sanctuarycity-video/\n\n\n\nShe Would Sing the Ke rry Dances: \;https://www.jamieoreilly.com/videos/she-would-sing-the -kerry-dances/\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBetter yet\, hear Jamie O'Reilly in person a t Stage Left Cafe AND on Zoom\, when she performs "In Old Chicago" for O ff Square On Air:\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, July 7\, 7:00 pm CDT \n\n\n\nDoors o pen at 6:30 pm CDT at Stage Left\n\n\n\nVirtual Door opens 6:45 pm CDT o n Zoom \n\n\n\nZoom tickets go out automatically on receipt of your tick et purchase.\n\n\n\n\n\nScroll Down to Purchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ nWith thanks to our supporters\n\n\n\nProgram made possible with grants from the Illinois Arts Council\, the City of Woodstock\, and the McHenry County Community Foundation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event will begin on Friday\, July 7\, at 7 :00 pm CDT (doors open at 6:30 pm CDT at Stage Left\, 6:45 pm CDT on Zoo m).\n\n\n\nThe Zoom link will be included with your confirmation email w hen you purchase tickets. If you do not receive this email\, please emai l us at info@offsquaremusic.org. URL;VALUE=URI:https://offsquaremusic.org/cal-events/off-square-on-air-ju ly-7-features-jamie-oreilly-in-old-chicago-hybrid/ UID:urn:uuid:a9962094-6c7a-497b-a42f-35c05e65e06a STATUS:CONFIRMED ORGANIZER: DTSTAMP:20260426T060720Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230707T210000 LOCATION:125 W. Van Buren St. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR