Events
Hamner Improv Troupe
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 241 reads
- more info
Hamner Improv Troupe
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 227 reads
- more info
Hamner Improv Troupe
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 211 reads
- more info
Hamner Improv Troupe
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 224 reads
- more info
More information about Glengarry Glen Ross
Tonight's performance will be followed by a Champagne Reception.
- 274 reads
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More information about Glengarry Glen Ross
TONIGHT - HIT on the Set of Glengarry Glen Ross!
There will be a Free performance by HIT, the Hamner Improv Troupe, following Glengarry Glen Ross.
Ever felt trapped in an office? Get HIT to act out your wildest fantasies!
- 280 reads
- more info
- 267 reads
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Hamner Improv Troupe
Please call 434.361.1999 to check time & date of the next session of HIT.
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 224 reads
- more info
Olivarez Trio
Rick Olivarez, Jeff Cheers, Dave Berzonsky
gypsy jazz








Rick Olivarez, on lead guitar
with Jeff Cheers, on rhythm guitar,
and Dave Berzonsky, on upright bass
Music 7:30 pm, Doors/Bar open at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $20, or 2 for $35, includes food (heavy hors d'oeuvres)
Reservations (required) - 434-361-1999
Olivarez Trio released a CD in 2008, Adieu, Bienville, an 'exotic blend of Gypsy swing, Old World folklore and original tunes.'
Listen to Choti:
Listen to Valse de Tchan Tchou:
From the CD baby album review of Adieu, Bienville:
"not just another album of Gypsy jazz...an eclectic and successful repertoire that presents a juxtaposition of both contemporary panache and traditional authenticity..."(Joe Ross)
Formed in the summer of 2007, The Olivarez Trio presents the sound of modern day Parisian Gypsy Jazz while maintaining a solid grounding in the tradition begun with Django Reinhardt in the late 1930's. The Trio consists of Rick Olivarez playing lead guitar, with Jeff Cheers on rhythm guitar, and Dave Berzonsky on upright bass.
Rick Olivarez began his study of the music of Django Reinhardt in rural Utah in the early 1980's, and further studied Eastern European Gypsy music upon his arrival in New Orleans in 1990. He led the trio Tzigano for a year in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He arrived in Charlottesville in 1994, where he teaches music when not performing with the Trio.
Bassist Jeff Cheers, one of the most respected music instructors in central Virginia, is originally from Baltimore, arriving in Charlottesville in 1999. He has performed with many local acts and is adept at many seemingly disparate styles of music.
Dave Berzonsky hails from Springfield, Virginia and has lived in Charlottesville since 1992. He too, is well versed in many different styles of music, with a special emphasis on the indigenous folk traditions of Mexico and Peru. He and his wife Estella operate Blue Ridge Music together. Dave also teaches in his spare time.
The Olivarez Trio released a CD in 2008, ADIEU, BIENVILLE, an exotic blend of Gypsy swing, Old World folklore and original tunes. ADIEU, BIENVILLE is "not just another album of Gypsy jazz...an eclectic and successful repertoire that presents a juxtaposition of both contemporary panache and traditional authenticity..."(Joe Ross, CD baby)
The Hamner Theatre Cabaret Performance Series offers great entertainment in a dinner club setting with fine wine, beer and food. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the show begins at 7:30pm. Tickets, which include heavy hors d'oeuvres, are $20 or 2 for $35, in advance (reservations required). For information, phone 434 361 1999 or visit www.hamnertheater.com.
The Hamner Theater is a non-profit 501(c)(3) project of the Rockfish Valley Community Center in Nelson County.
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Summary:
What – Hamner Theater Cabaret Performance Series
Who - Olivarez Trio
Where - The Hamner Theater, at the Rockfish Valley Community Center, 190 Rockfish School Lane Nellysford, VA
When - Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time - Doors/Bar/Food 6:30pm, Music 7:30pm
Tickets - $20 or 2 for $35, in advance, includes food
Reservations (required)/Information 434 361 1999 or www.hamnertheater.com

Next In the Cabaret:
Saturday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Olivarez Trio

gypsy jazz
Reservations required, (434) 361.1999
- 1257 reads
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Hamner Improv Troupe
HIT is on hiatus during The Homecoming rehearsal period.
Please call 434.361.1999 to check time & date of the next session of HIT.
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 220 reads
- more info
Hamner Improv Troupe
IMPROV is on hiatus during The Homecoming rehearsal period.
Please call 434.361.1999 to check the date of the next session.
Never been on stage before? Been on stage more times than you'd care to mention but looking to recharge your acting batteries?
Improv at the Hamner is for you.
This mixed group of old hands and neophytes is meeting every Monday. Working with Loose Moose graduate and seasoned improvisor, Mary Coy, young (hit) and old (HIT) meet Monday evenings to learn and practice the basics - saying "yes, and"; making each other look good; and speaking spontaneously. Playing games and creating scenes incorporating the basics prepare the entire company for regular performances at the Hamner.
hit is open to ages 8years and up, hitters will meet Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. with Mary Coy.
HIT will meet from 6:00-8:30 p.m.
This program is free of charge and is intended for everyone with an interest in Improv. Call 434-361-1999 for additional information, or just come see what it's all about!
- 285 reads
- more info

