Hi there! My name isSteve Popernack
and this is a list of upcoming events.
(Subject to change, showing only public events, some of which require tickets.)
Live dinner music (with Ishtar bellyrock band)
April 19, 2024 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. (probably)
Blue Sky Kitchen - 211 N Whitfield St, Pittsburgh PA 15206
Last year I got to play darbuka and frame drum with this mainstay of Pittsburgh's bellydance music scene, and I get to do it again this year! Free to attend, but it's a restaurant so buy food and drink there. Not sure if there will be bellydancers...
Live dinner music (with Ishtar bellyrock band)
July 5, 2024 - 7:00-9:00 p.m. (probably)
Blue Sky Kitchen - 211 N Whitfield St, Pittsburgh PA 15206
Last year I got to play darbuka and frame drum with this mainstay of Pittsburgh's bellydance music scene, and I get to do it again this year! Free to attend, but it's a restaurant so buy food and drink there. Not sure if there will be bellydancers...
Ukulele club show (with Rubber City Ukes)
May 5, 2024 - 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Kent Free Library - 312 W Main St, Kent OH 44240
Once again my musical friends and I will be making noise in a library, but this time it's acceptable! For us, I mean...you get to attend, watch, and applaud politely. Free and open to the public.
Party in the Plaza (with Rhythm IN BLUE)
June 30, 2024 - evening (t.b.d.)
Centennial Plaza - 330 Court Ave, Canton OH 44702
A more informal festival-type event hosted by the Bluecoats, this will feature other performances, not all marching-type groups. Hopefully it won't get rained out like last year! Free and open to the public
The Indigenous Voyage to Hawai'i (with Manivic's Dance Company)
May 18, 2024 - 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Sari Feldman Auditorium, Cuyahoga Public Library - 2121 Snow Rd, Parma OH 44134
Hosted by America Asian Pacific Islander Organization. Learn the cultures of the early Polynesians through dance and music. (I will be providing music on ukulele and Tahitian percussion instruments.) Free and open to the public.
Opening Night Community Celebration (with Rhythm IN BLUE)
June 29, 2024 - evening (t.b.d.)
Kehres Stadium, University of Mount Union - 1972 Clark Ave, Alliance OH 44601
Part of the Bluecoats drum & bugle corps' debut performance, the SoundSport ensemble Rhythm IN BLUE will also debut its 2024 production, along with other local performing groups. Ticket and event info at the link.
Innovations in Brass (with Rhythm IN BLUE)
August 5, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (t.b.d.)
Avon Lake Memorial Stadium - 175 Avon Belden Rd, Avon Lake OH 44012
Ten of DCI's top corps (including last year's champion Blue Devils) come to Canton for one of the last shows before the championship contests, and Rhythm IN BLUE gets to perform before our SoundSport contest later that week. Ticket and event info at the link.
Shoremen Brass Classic (with Rhythm IN BLUE)
July 20, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. (t.b.d.)
Avon Lake Memorial Stadium - 175 Avon Belden Rd, Avon Lake OH 44012
Rhythm IN BLUE continues its 2024 season with a performance at a DCI open-class competition. We will probably not be scored, and most likely will be on at the beginning of the show. Ticket and event info will be updated at the link above.
SoundSport International Music & Food Festival (with Rhythm IN BLUE)
August 10, 2024 - time t.b.d.
Indiana Convention Center - 100 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis IN 46225
The culmination of SoundSport's 2024 season, alongside the DCI championship culmination, Rhythm IN BLUE will perform in a festival with musical performance groups from around the world, and also in proximity to food trucks. Free and open to the public (for the show...ya gotta pay for food from the trucks.)
Open ukulele strum (with NEOUkes--Northeast Ohio Ukulele Club)
February 17, 2024 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Revive Cafe - 13365 Smith Rd, Middleburg Heights OH 44310
If you want to play ukulele in a fun and relaxed setting, and you're close to southwest of Cleveland, this is the group for you! Group info on Facebook at the link. Free and open to ukulele players (but buy some goodies from the cafe, they're good people)
Lake Erie Folk Fest evening concert (with Manivic's Dance Company)
February 3, 2024 - 7:30-?? p.m.
Thwing Center, Case Western Reserve Univ. - 91111 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH 44106
Honestly not sure what exactly I'll be doing, but this Polynesian dance troupe is performing as part of the Lake Erie Folk Fest's evening concert, with featured performers Pretend Friend and AppalAsia. Ticket and event info at the link.