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Sugarplum Festival kicks off at Albrecht-Kemper: The holiday season has truly come into full swing when the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art holds its annual “Sugarplum Festival” Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 9 to 11, at 2818 Frederick Ave. The holiday festival allows people to experience more than 30 vendors who have created unique holiday gifts. Admission for the event is $8 and tickets will be sold at the door.
Shakespeare Chateau to hold special concert: On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11, the Shakespeare Chateau will host a special house concert featuring tenor David Bezona accompanied by pianist Lorrie Dixon. Titled “To Music! ... with Champagne and Song,” the concert will feature sparkling wine from four countries along with finger foods. The concert will feature Bezona, celebrating his 50th year singing on stage, performing songs from Germany, France, Italy and America. Guests will have an opportunity to meet and greet the artists and will be invited to tour the mansion and hear details about its history, architecture and recent restoration. The event is $35 for one person and $50 for two. Advance tickets for the event are now available by calling 816-232-2667. Seating is limited.
Ramey Memo returns to Rendezvous: For years, The Ramey Memo entertained concertgoers in St. Joseph with its mixture of straightforward rock and jokey songs like “Brownies in the Key of Death Metal” and “The Ballad of Van Halen,” the group has reunited for a special show at The Rendezvous, 619 Felix St., with opener The Dude at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Admission is $5.
In theaters: Kenneth Branagh directs and stars alongside Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Willem Dafoe in the film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are dads encountering their own dads, played by Mel Gibson and John Lithgow, in the comedy sequel “Daddy’s Home 2.”
Missouri Theater gets magical with ‘International Superstars of Magic & Comedy’: Eight world-renowned magicians and comedians will be coming to St. Joseph for a magic show unlike any other. Serving as the crescendo to The International Brotherhood of Magicians’ four-day “Workshop,” the “International Superstars of Magic and Comedy” take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, at the Missouri Theater, 717 Edmond St. The family-friendly performance will feature the award-winning talents of some of the finest magicians and comedians from around the world. Tickets are $12 to $45.
Q. Growing up in Shaker Heights, did Ohio and the Midwest have an effect on your comedy?
A. “The big acts used to come through downtown Cleveland. I would see a lot of stage shows. I saw Danny Kaye, Jack Benny, Lionel Hampton, Spike Jones and his City Slickers. As a kid, you would go down to The Palace on Saturday and you would sit through the movie, sit through the comic, then everyone would leave and you would move down closer, and you would sit through the movie and the comic again. That was very influential. You got to see Hollywood stars. About a year ago, my wife and I were invited to a magic show in Hollywood at the Pantages Theater. We were in the very front row. This comic came out with died blonde hair, and he was kind of effeminate, and he did very funny jokes. I just flashed back to the years where I was so influenced by that and thought, ‘I’d like to do that.’ ”
Q. Was there a point growing up when you knew you had a knack for comedy?
A. “I was usually the class clown in school. I would always make remarks and get in trouble. Growing up, I really wanted to be a baseball player. Then, for a while when I got out of school, I wanted to be like a cowboy star in the movies. I went to an acting school in New York and teamed up with another guy (Vic Greco) who had a good sense of humor, and we had a comedy team. I just found that comedy came a little easier to me than serious acting.”
Q. Norm Macdonald paid you a great compliment. He said that you out-improvise all these great improvisational comics who hire you to work in their films. Speaking to that, how would you describe the chemistry you have with the fellow iconic comedic actors and actresses in the Christopher Guest films?
A. “I started out just being a fan of them. I loved SCTV, and I kind of knew Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara and Joe Flaherty. I had seen Christopher Guest’s work, so when I got the chance to work with him, I was really tickled, and I felt like I was in the same wavelength as they were. I just fell into it very nicely. Luckily, Christopher Guest has cast me in every one of his movies and TV shows since then. That’s been very nice.
“I’m very pleased to hear Norm Macdonald said that about me, because I’m a huge fan of his. He did a series called “A Minute with Stan Hooper.′ It was one of the funniest shows I’ve ever been attached to. I’m still good friends with Norm. He’s one of my favorite comics.”
Q. You’re in a rare minority in that you were around when Cleveland sports teams we
Shakespeare Chateau to hold special concert: On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10 and 11, the Shakespeare Chateau will host a special house concert featuring tenor David Bezona accompanied by pianist Lorrie Dixon. Titled “To Music! ... with Champagne and Song,” the concert will feature sparkling wine from four countries along with finger foods. The concert will feature Bezona, celebrating his 50th year singing on stage, performing songs from Germany, France, Italy and America. Guests will have an opportunity to meet and greet the artists and will be invited to tour the mansion and hear details about its history, architecture and recent restoration. The event is $35 for one person and $50 for two. Advance tickets for the event are now available by calling 816-232-2667. Seating is limited.
Ramey Memo returns to Rendezvous: For years, The Ramey Memo entertained concertgoers in St. Joseph with its mixture of straightforward rock and jokey songs like “Brownies in the Key of Death Metal” and “The Ballad of Van Halen,” the group has reunited for a special show at The Rendezvous, 619 Felix St., with opener The Dude at 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Admission is $5.
In theaters: Kenneth Branagh directs and stars alongside Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Willem Dafoe in the film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell are dads encountering their own dads, played by Mel Gibson and John Lithgow, in the comedy sequel “Daddy’s Home 2.”
Missouri Theater gets magical with ‘International Superstars of Magic & Comedy’: Eight world-renowned magicians and comedians will be coming to St. Joseph for a magic show unlike any other. Serving as the crescendo to The International Brotherhood of Magicians’ four-day “Workshop,” the “International Superstars of Magic and Comedy” take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, at the Missouri Theater, 717 Edmond St. The family-friendly performance will feature the award-winning talents of some of the finest magicians and comedians from around the world. Tickets are $12 to $45.
Q. Growing up in Shaker Heights, did Ohio and the Midwest have an effect on your comedy?
A. “The big acts used to come through downtown Cleveland. I would see a lot of stage shows. I saw Danny Kaye, Jack Benny, Lionel Hampton, Spike Jones and his City Slickers. As a kid, you would go down to The Palace on Saturday and you would sit through the movie, sit through the comic, then everyone would leave and you would move down closer, and you would sit through the movie and the comic again. That was very influential. You got to see Hollywood stars. About a year ago, my wife and I were invited to a magic show in Hollywood at the Pantages Theater. We were in the very front row. This comic came out with died blonde hair, and he was kind of effeminate, and he did very funny jokes. I just flashed back to the years where I was so influenced by that and thought, ‘I’d like to do that.’ ”
Q. Was there a point growing up when you knew you had a knack for comedy?
A. “I was usually the class clown in school. I would always make remarks and get in trouble. Growing up, I really wanted to be a baseball player. Then, for a while when I got out of school, I wanted to be like a cowboy star in the movies. I went to an acting school in New York and teamed up with another guy (Vic Greco) who had a good sense of humor, and we had a comedy team. I just found that comedy came a little easier to me than serious acting.”
Q. Norm Macdonald paid you a great compliment. He said that you out-improvise all these great improvisational comics who hire you to work in their films. Speaking to that, how would you describe the chemistry you have with the fellow iconic comedic actors and actresses in the Christopher Guest films?
A. “I started out just being a fan of them. I loved SCTV, and I kind of knew Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara and Joe Flaherty. I had seen Christopher Guest’s work, so when I got the chance to work with him, I was really tickled, and I felt like I was in the same wavelength as they were. I just fell into it very nicely. Luckily, Christopher Guest has cast me in every one of his movies and TV shows since then. That’s been very nice.
“I’m very pleased to hear Norm Macdonald said that about me, because I’m a huge fan of his. He did a series called “A Minute with Stan Hooper.′ It was one of the funniest shows I’ve ever been attached to. I’m still good friends with Norm. He’s one of my favorite comics.”
Q. You’re in a rare minority in that you were around when Cleveland sports teams we