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Upcoming Attractions

Apr 2026

Welcoming new staff

Welcoming new staff

Apr 17, 2026    
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
  • Black Voices in Cabaret
  • Cabaret Connexion
  • Working In Concert concerts
You are warmly invited to an intimate evening of great company, heavy appetizers, and lively conversation to welcome two remarkable young women who have joined […]
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Elisabeth Howard's MasterClass

Elisabeth Howard's MasterClass

Apr 25, 2026    
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
  • Bellissima Opera
  • Black Voices in Cabaret
  • Cabaret Connexion
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  • Working In Concert concerts
This class is now booked for singers, but there is room for auditors to watch or you can join the wait list! This workshop is […]
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Upcoming BVIC Events

Welcoming new staff – Apr 17, 2026

Elisabeth Howard's MasterClass – Apr 25, 2026

We play with . . .

  • Acts Of Kindness Cabaret
  • Chicago Cabaret Professionals
  • The Griffin Institute of Music
  • The Quarry: South Shore cultural center
  • Southside Jazz Coalition
  • WDCB 90.9 FM Radio

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Lynn Colbert-Jones, 630-703-9723, Director of Black Voices in Cabaret, bvic@workinginconcert.org
Claudia Hommel: 773-509-9360, Executive Director of Working In Concert, claudia@workinginconcert.org

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Working In Concert
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Chicago Cabaret Professionals
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ChristineSteyer.com
Christopher Berg Tender Tender Archives
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Community Music Division, DePaul University School of Music
Dickinson Ensemble
Guild Literary Complex (Chicago poets)
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