Tuesday, February 26, 2013
A media event is set for Tuesday ahead of the March 1 opening of the much-anticipated music venue.
The media will get a sneak peek of Bethesda's newest music venue Tuesday morning. A press event is set to mark the launch of the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, a music club that will open March 1 in the former Bethesda Theatre space. Blues, jazz, comedy and country acts will take the stage and Chef Scott Mullen will serve up Louisiana-style cuisine. The Bethesda Theatre, a Wisconsin Avenue landmark, opened in 1938 as an art deco movie house. In 2007, it became an off-Broadway performance hub following a renovation by the Bozutto Group. The nonprofit that operated the theater, the Bethesda Cultural Alliance, partnered with Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment to produce several shows there. But in 2008, the theater suffered a financial…
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Headliners include Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Johnson and the Butch Warren Sextet.
A new blues and jazz music venue on Wisconsin Avenue will soon open its doors, and the club has announced which acts will be the first to take the stage. The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club is set to open March 1, and the musical groups lined up range from country to jazz to swing. Headliners announced on the club's website include Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Marcus Johnson and the Butch Warren Sextet. The Bethesda Blues and Jazz orchestra is also highlighted on the lineup. Country singer and Potomac native Maggie Rose will headline the club March 8 and 9. Tickets range from $10 for the blues club orchestra and swing nights up to $35 and $40 for bigger name shows like Maggie Rose and Irvin Mayfield. Director of …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The supper club in the former Bethesda Theatre space will open March 1, Bethesda Magazine reports.
The supper club that's set to take over the former Bethesda Theatre space will debut in March, and a new chef will be heading up the kitchen when the doors open, Bethesda Magazine reports. The Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club will open its doors March 1, according to the report. Owners have brought in Chef Scott Mullen, who was named by Philadelphia Magazine as one of the city’s “Top 25 Up and Coming Chefs” when he cooked in upscale kitchens there. Mullen will still serve up the Louisiana cuisine that was part of the original vision for the supper club, but will also include shrimp scampi, prime rib and crab cakes on his menu, according to the report. Read the full report at Bethesda Magazine. Following a $1.5 million renovation, the …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The new venue hopes to attract a wide variety of entertainment acts.
The Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, set to take over the Bethesda Theatre, will likely open by early December, according to club proprietor Rick Brown. Following its renovation, the Wisconsin Avenue landmark will feature “300 seats for dinner, a beautiful new 40 foot bar and lounge and 200 additional performance seats,” according to the club’s website. “This is not a mosh pit or a stand-up concert venue, this is a sit-down venue [with] tablecloths, candlelight—it’s a very nice setting for high quality entertainment,” Brown said. The club also will feature a dance floor, Brown said. Director of Operations Ralph Camilli, who spent the last 15 years of his 35-year career booking and promoting entertainment at the Blues Alley, will be …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Website details new vision for Wisconsin Avenue landmark.
A new future is on the horizon for the embattled Bethesda Theatre. The Wisconsin Avenue landmark has been sold, and a blues and jazz supper club is planned for the space that could open its doors as soon as September. The new owner, Rick Brown of the Bethesda-based B & B Realty Investments, deferred comment until the sale is formally announced at a press conference, which he said will be organized within a few weeks. A website, however, details the new vision for the historic space. The site describes the theater coming “back to life” as the “Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club,” which will feature live music and serve up “authentic New Orleans Creole cuisine.” The site also details catering services and cooking classes for Cajun and …
Brenda Bredahl
7:34 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Very cool and congrats. Wisconsin has a strong tradition, history and current culture of supper clubs with the trifecta of dining dancing and drinking so being on the avenue is a good talisman. more ›