What: Catherine Russell - Jazz and Blues Singer
When: Friday, May, 9th, 7:30 PM
Where: The Old Theater
Sponsored by: Pamlico Musical Society
Tickets: Tickets are $15 and are available at Croakertown, 807 Broad Street, Oriental or at www.pamlicomusic.org. Doors open at 7 p.m.

Pamlico Musical Society is excited to announce that the dynamic Catherine Russell is coming to the Old Theater. Russell's voice has been called, "full blown femininity incarnate;" a dusky, stalwart, and soulful instrument that radiates interpretive power yet remains touchingly vulnerable. She gets inside the melody of every tune and captures every emotion. This native New Yorker has performed and recorded with an impressive array of artists including Paul Simon, David Bowie, Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash, Madonna, Isaac Hayes, and many more.

Grammy award-winning jazz afficionado, Phil Schaap, has written of Russell that, "Sarah Vaughan, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday finally have a worthy descendant." Her eagerly anticipated CD, Sentimental Streak, has already received rave reviews since being released in February. One reviewer wrote, "This album may well become a vocal jazz classic; and it could be the vehicle that propels Ms. Russell to national stardom." Another wrote, "If this one doesn't blow your socks off, you're already barefoot."

What: Noche Flamenco - El Quijote ~guitar and song & Andrea La Canela ~Flamenco dance
When: Friday, May, 16th, 7:30 PM
Where: The Old Theater
Sponsored by: The Old Theater
Tickets: Tickets $12 general $10 for Old Theater Members. Tickets available at Croakertown Gifts, 807 Broad St, Oriental (252) 249-0990 and, Bank of the Arts, 317 Middle St., New Bern (252) 638-2577.