Singer Lucy Wainwright Roche will perform at the me & thee coffeehouse on Friday.
‘Creatures’ in Nahant
NAHANT — Forty Steps Dance will hold its Annual Gala fundraiser featuring the Red Carpet Video Premiere of “Creatures” at Nahant Community Center’s Serenity Room, 41 Valley Road, on Saturday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Proceeds will help provide funding for the 24-year-old troupe. Join the cast of Forty Steps Dance for photos on the Red Carpet, along with food, wine, dancing, video screening and silent auction!
Three years in the making, “Creatures” debuted to rave reviews at Nahant Town Hall in 2014. It was later adapted for an outdoor presentation in the Swampscott Lilac Garden in June 2015. That same summer, the work was staged by Sallee Slagle for filming at LynnArts Theater for the making of this video. The evening will feature the premiere screening of the full-length video. Tickets are $45 each, $50 per person at the door. They are on sale now at www.fortystepsdance.org.
me & thee double bill
MARBLEHEAD — Lucy Wainwright Roche and Matt the Electrician at the me & thee coffeehouse on Friday. Tickets are $18 in advance and $21 at the door. The coffeehouse is located at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 28 Mugford St. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Call 781-631-8987 or go to www.meandthee.org for information.
‘Ella and Her Fellas’
MARBLEHEAD — The Follen Angels, international jazz and cabaret artists, celebrate the music of Ella Fitzgerald Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., at Marblehead Little Theater. “Ella and Her Fellas” features some of the jazz vocalist’s most beloved songs, including “How High the Moon,” “Lady Be Good,” “A Tisket a Tasket,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore,” “The Man I Love,” “I Got Rhythm,” “April in Paris” and many others. The Follen Angels have recorded six CDs and have earned much praise for their performances. Band members are Hildy Grossman on vocals, Shinichi Otsu on piano, Kenneth W. Dantzig on drums, Rick Stone on sax/clarinet and Sven Larson on bass. For information and tickets, go to http://follenangels.com/performances/