Music to save the Senator this weekend

posted by Michael Zoldessy on February 5, 2009 at 7:55 am

BALTIMORE, MD — Local musicians are coming together this weekend to save the Senator Theatre.

Popular Baltimore-based bands The Payola Reserve, J Roddy Walston and The Business, and Wye Oak announced today their plans to hold a first-of-its kind live benefit concert to help the renowned Senator Theatre remain in operation. The concert is a timely response to actor David Arquette’s recent celebrity MySpace blog highlighting the endangered status of “Baltimore’s Premiere Showplace”.

The Senator, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is converting to non-profit operation as an enhanced arts and entertainment facility; however the recent economic downturn and fixed overhead costs threaten to shutter the stunning art deco landmark theatre before the transition can be accomplished.

Read more at the official website.

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Maximillian Genus
Maximillian Genus on February 6, 2009 at 10:38 am

This has grown into a weekend-long event known as The Senator Sessions. Four sessions of performances with various groups/styles from Friday, February 13th through Sunday the 15th.
Full list of sessions, performers and links to tickets can be found here: http://www.senator.com/senator18.cfm

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