Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
DiVanessa celebrates the luck-o-the-Irish with a jolly show celebrating the Emerald Isle and all things green -- especially emerald green!
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin Street
San Francisco
"In my Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it, I'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade!" DiVanessa serenades at the Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners. Come and help us celebrate Spring and New Life!
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
"Splish, splash I was takin' a bath, long about a Saturday night..." Bring your water gear to stay dry at this slippery romp through the wetter side of the American songbook. Songs about every form of moisture from rain and fog, to surf and snow. Titles to include "I Like To Walk In The Rain", "Laughter In The Rain", "A Foggy Day", "Under The Boardwalk", "The Love Boat", "The Girl From Ipanema", "Suzy Snowflake", "Splish Splash" and many more water-centric favorites. Vanessa appears with Tom Shaw at piano and Roberta Drake on drums.
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
Vanessa joins forces with Bebe Sweetbriar to present a very special Mother's Day benefit show for the Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners. All proceeds to benefit Tenderloin Tessie. Titles to include "I Am Changing," "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Mama, A Rainbow", "I Am Woman Hear Me Roar", "I Enjoy Being A Girl" and many more songs celebrating pure female power!
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
Baritone Erik Chalfant and his very own Pygmalion, Vanessa Bousay, each appear in a show celebrating narcissism, gender stereotypes and the fine art of duplicity. Song and arias to include "Me & Mrs. Jones", "Pure Imagination", "Art Is Calling For Me", "Can't Help Lovin' That Man" (Showboat), "And I Love Her", "Ordinary Man" (My Fair Lady) "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face" (My Fair Lady), "Donne mie, la fate a tanti" (Mozart, Cosi fan tutte) and "Bella siccome un angelo" (Donizetti, Don Pasquale). Chris Winslow, piano. Read the story behind "Me & Mr V" in: Magazine
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
DiVanessa celebrates her Leonine zodiac birthright with a luminous program of songs to the sun and all things radiant. Special guest pianist Jodi Goble and guest soloists Ashley Sievers, mezzo soprano and Shelby Sievers VanNordstrand, soprano. Songs to include "Born Free", "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", "Sunny", "On The Sunny Side Of The Street", "We'll Sing In The Sunshine", "Sing For Your Supper", "Woman In The Moon", Faure's "Mandoline" & "Clair de lune", "Barcarolle" from Les Contes d'Hoffman, "The Flower Duet" from Lakme, "Astonishing" from Little Women and many more Leo-centric tunes.
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
Professor Bousay presents a hilarious back-to-school show, highlighting fundamental lessons of DIVAHOOD. This highly specialized curriculum will focus on the essential skills of being gorgeous, fabulous, gracious, generous, articulate and all-around PERFECT. The standards and criteria for this course are very high, and only serious students will succeed! Songs to include "One" from A Chorus Line, "Getting To Know You/Being A Diva" from The King & I, "Gorgeous" from The Apple Tree, "September Song", "Art Is Calling For Me", "When You Wish Upon A Star", "Lydia The Tattooed Lady", "The Lady Is A Tramp", "Luck Be A Lady" and many more diva-centric favorites.
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
"Those fingers in my hair, that sly come hither stare that strips my conscience bare, it's witchcraft!" Celebrate Halloween early with DiVanessa in this spooky romp through the American songbook. The DiVanessa Trio will jam with a program of songs to include "Bewitched", "That Old Black Magic", "Witchcraft", "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead!", "Old Devil Moon", "Moonglow", "Autumn Leaves", "Forest Shadows", " This Masquerade", "Defying Gravity", "For Good" and more. Come and let Vanessa cast her glamorous spell on you!
The Nourse Theater
275 Hayes Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Vanessa appears as guest soloist with the San Francisco Civic Symphony Orchestra, on stage at the Nourse Theater, under the baton of Jessica Bejarano. A free community concert featuring Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnole, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 and Vanessa Bousay singing "Love In Any Language".
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
Serving the citizens of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners has offered warm, family-style meals on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and Easter Sunday for forty years. Vanessa is proud to carry on the tradition of the event's founder with live musical entertainment on each and every holiday. This very special show at Martuni's is a benefit for Tenderloin Tessie, in the same month as the most attended dinner of the year: Thanksgiving. All proceeds of the evening will benefit this 100% volunteer charity organization. Songs to include "Family" from Dreamgirls, "Consider Yourself" from Oliver, "Tenderly", "That's What Friends Are For", "People", "Cabaret", "Eat It!", "All Good Gifts", "Grateful", "I Left My Heart In San Francisco" and many more heart-warming tunes.
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin Street
San Francisco
For forty years the Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners have given hope and joy to the needy citizens of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. A 100% volunteer organization, this worthy cause welcomes everyone to celebrate the holidays with sincere generosity of spirit and time. Please join Vanessa as she sings songs of the season for all of her friends at Tenderloin Tessie.
Martuni's Piano Bar
4 Valencia Street
415-241-0205
Vanessa offers a heart-warming Christmas cabaret, guaranteed to deliver the truest spirit of the season. Join her for a cozy evening of beautiful holiday music, wacky monologues and infectious sing-a-longs. Songs to include "Home For The Holidays", "Home" from The Wiz, "A Place Called Home", "That's Christmas To Me", "Believe", "My Grown Up Christmas List", "Vanessa Got Run Over By A Reindeer", "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch", "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "The Twelve Days Of Christmas", "O Holy Night", "Let There Be Peace On Earth" and many more festive favorites.
First Unitarian Universalist Church
1187 Franklin Street
San Francisco
"No more lives torn apart, that wars would never start, that time would heal all hearts. Everyone would have a friend, and right would always win and love would never end. This is my grown-up Christmas list, this is my only lifelong wish... this is my grown-up Christmas list."
Serving the needy of the Tenderloin neighborhood for forty years, Tenderloin Tessie Holiday Dinners continues to give hope and joy to all who come to celebrate with us.