A Brush With GreatnessScott Dercks thoughtfully relates his experience of a trully inspiring moment - I am honored and fortunate to have shared it with him: “Friday, November 9th, I had a duo gig with vocalist Joy Divine in downtown Saint Paul at The St Paul Hotel. It is a very nice hotel, near The Ordway Theater and other attractions. I arrived early and was setting up as several people with instruments walked past me headed to play a concert. Some of them acknowledged me, and others did not. One who did, looked vaguely familiar, but I wasn’t sure enough to think much of it. Joy and I started our set and although things were going fine, I glanced up and noticed we had lost 90% of our audience. Obviously, there was something big going on somewhere that everyone rushed off to.  Joy Divine & Scott Dercks at The St. Paul HotelI am proud to announce Scott Dercks and myself will be performing jazz once a month at The St. Paul Hotel’s lobby lounge. Come enjoy an evening of sultry jazz, relax and enjoy a night out with your friends! Be sure to visit my Calendar for upcoming shows - and please, won’t you leave your mark and write a Review? Autumn's SongWhat a beautiful fall we are having here in Minnesota! Don’t you think? I for one am full to bursting - as though my heart were a cornucopia of moments & melodies never to forget… May your days also be amazing and prosperous for you and yours. I invite you to join myself and Scott Dercks on Friday, October 26th for a night of sultry jazz in The St. Paul Hotel’s lobby lounge. Bring a friend and come, enjoy yourselves, it will be so wonderful to see you! Visit my Calendar for upcoming shows - and if you will, leave your mark, and write your own Review! N.A.C.E.Thanks to my dear friend, Toni Piazza, it is my absolute pleasure to become acquainted with the Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter of N.A.C.E. - The National Association of Catering Executives. I have been seeking to expand the horizons of my musical career, and I am so thrilled for such a powerful networking opportunity! Check my Calendar for upcoming shows - leave your mark and write your own Review! Music to me is like oxygen - so powerfully vital - and I am honored to share my music with you! Private UniverseHypnotized by the provocative power of thought, I am inexorably compelled to confess mine. Individually insignificant yet collectively paramount, change inside and out inspiring unpredictable residuum, I pause in obeisance. I am grateful for the bitter erudite of loss affording apperception beyond words. Oh the ecstacy of new love, how I revel in its fortuitous ubiety in my private universe. At last. All this, perfect elements of music…I contemplate its expression in song. 2007, July, 12 ~ Joy Divine Static BlueIt’s spring again, and birds on the wing again - start to sing again, as I fall in love… Always and now, there’s music and melodies - old, and sung and new begun. I love how the sun goes down and stars, trees and wind tell the story. A single note or tune or scent of freedom, song and rythmn making thunder in silence. Close to the source, full up present to what matters most I am so alive. Fire of light within - out pours my burning heart. 2007, March, 22 ~ Joy Divine PEACE LOVE & YULE Y'ALL!For many years past and again, a celebration of prosperity and holiday are alight at every glance…From me to you and yours I wish you a most prosperous and beautiful one! Here, I alight on a plane unexpected and yet incredibly amazing…a life entirely new that calls me beyond anything experienced before, engaged as a new self doing the best I can through powerful change and personal evolution - new job, new car, new apartment, new friends, new love, new views!! As often as possible, but especially now poignant in the new year, I am called to consider how I’ve grown, whom I’ve loved, and whom I envision continuing to become… Without a doubt, I am wealthy with friends and experiences, and so grateful to be so lucky and so loved! Universe - bring it on with everything you’ve got! With all I am - I will love with all my heart, play hard, dream big and never stop reaching for the stars, I will continue my discovery and share the wealth! Peace, Love, & JOY! The 331 Club Goes Dark & Burlesque Must Stop
Dear Community Member: As of November 15, 2006, the City of Minneapolis will require the 331 Club to cease providing amplified music and entertainment. In addition, the City has demanded Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret & Burlesque stop performing at the 331 Club because “burlesque” is not allowed under Minneapolis code of ordinances 362.30. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our shows, which we have performed at The 331 Club regularly for a year and a half. Our show is indicative of a new/old style of performance which combines a live band composed of some of Minneapolis’ best musicians and singers, as well as trained, professional dancers. The nudity in our show; which adds up to only 25% of the show, is of an artistic, theatrical nature, and is delivered with a light hearted, sense of humor. It is in the same vein as the dance company “Ballet Of The Dolls,” which performs at the Ritz Theater two doors down the street. I believe we are at a place in history where something like Le Cirque Rouge is not easily defined. And under the current statutes, hit with the unfair assumption that our show consists of strippers and thus considered “adult entertainment.” Our show is inspired by our city’s rich history in vaudeville and burlesque from the 20’s through the 50’s. Our audience is a wide variety of people from their 20’s to their 80’s and features a cast of 14 people. During our Halloween show on Oct. 28th, there was a woman in her mid 80’s who came to our show with her son. She arrived at 9:30 PM, sat in the very front row, and stayed until 2 am, not missing one second of our show. I was so proud of what we do, and the fact that she enjoyed our show so much. I think it is not often that an 80 year old connects with the entertainment being presented in her local bar, and to see her enjoying herself so much, nearly brought me to tears. She told one of our cast members that she loved our show and would come back next week. I was very proud to have brought her such a good time, and deeply moved that she connected with our show. I feel very sad that her “wild, late nights” will end. I can’t help but feel she felt more alive while she was there. Our show is new and trendy for some, but nostalgic for others. I feel we bring a form of entertainment that not only enriches the community, but gives access to artists and performers who within our format, are able to grow and be inspired in a way they would not otherwise. We are asking for your support in fighting this ban by the City. With your support, the 331 Club can continue to provide an exciting and progressive music venue in North East and Le Cirque Rouge can continue to bring you exciting, fun creative entertainment. The city’s concern is that it needs to regulate businesses impact on their communities (i.e. noise, traffic etc). And amplified entertainment is considered to have an unacceptable level of impact to the community. We think that, rather than harming the community, the music programming at the 331 Club is providing an important opportunity for local musicians and performers and is making the North East community a richer place. We are asking you to write a letter to your city council member and to Mayor Rybak in support of the 331 Club (Contact info provided at the end of this email). Please tell them how the developing scene at the 331 Club and LCR has had a positive (or negative) impact on the local community. Your feedback will be important to the City Councils decisions regarding the future of North East. Thank you for your support, Diane Hofstede can be reached at Mayor R.T. Rybak’s office can be reached at Joy Divine at The Current on the Local ShowMelanie Walker, the Assistant Music Director at The Current, and Chris Roberts of The Current Local Show, want to know if I’d be interested to come to their studios for a session and interview…need I say, hell yes! What a stellar surprise - I’m honored and full of happiness. Minneapolis meet moi. Joi Divine. A La 89.3. Listen in 5:00pm, Sunday, August 27th Voila! Carpe Mammae - A Burlesque and Band Benefit - First Ave.
What a beautiful reason to return to the main stage, First Ave., this time with Le Cirque Rouge for a Burlesque and Band Benefit - all for single mothers with breast cancer. Carpe Mammae!
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