Napoleon Room at Club Cafe

Next week, we celebrate our dear friend Carol's life with a special brunch. Please join us with a story or a song.

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Looking for something to do this weekend? You could visit Pompeii, or the Sistine Chapel in Rome or take a gondola ride in Venice.

But if you are staying in town this week, why not take in one of our fabulous shows?

Tonight Friday September 6 - Gordon Michaels. 7:00pm
Saturday September 7 - Josephine's presents BOSOM BUDDIES with Liliane Klein and Kate Beckfold 4:00pm
Saturday September 7 - Carol O'Shaughnessy 7:00pm
Sunday September 8 - Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00pm

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No need to try to remember the kind of September when you were a tender and callow fellow - The Napoleon Room will remind you of all of those times and who knows, you might meet someone there who is still tender and callow.

Check out this week's schedule:

Tonight September 4 - Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day 7:30pm
Thursday September 5 - Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice 7:00pm
Friday September 6 - Gordon Michaels. 7:00pm
Saturday September 7 - Josephine's presents BOSOM BUDDIES with Liliane Klein and Kate Beckfold 4:00pm
Saturday September 7 - Carol O'Shaughnessy 7:00pm
Sunday September 8 - Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00pm

Reservations at https://www.clubcafe.com/full-calendar/

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This month at Josephines and no cover for all shows!

Saturday September 7 4:00pm - Liliane Klein and Kate Beckfold/BOSOM BUDDIES - OR THE BREAST OF FRIENDS, A CABARET (with Chocolate) with

Sunday September 15 6:00pm - Joe Della Penna/THAT '70s CABARET SHOW/CHILDHOOD MEMORIES OF A GROOVY DECADE

Saturday September 21 4:00pm - AN AUTUMN EVENING WITH JO DELORME AND BRITTANY DYER

Sunday September 22 6:00pm - Toni Ballard and Casey Thomas/A MATTER OF TIME

Saturday September 28 - 4:00pm Jenna Schafer/JENNA'S VERSION

Sunday September 29 6:00pm Vivienne LaBarbera/STARR STRUCK WITH KAY STARR!!

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September 1 is here and we have ton of things happening this fall:

We are now a MAC Member Club which will make it easier for local cabaret artists trying to meet MAC Award criteria.

Josephine's returns on September 7 with Lillian Klein and Katie Beckfold on September 7

BACA is back with their monthly Saturday afternoon Open mic beginning September 14.

Our monthly cabaret spotlight series continues with special guests: Lauren Schultes (Sept), Ted Grace(Oct) and Linda Marks (Nov)

Our first House Party debuts on September 14 with Brittany Dyer.

We celebrate Carol Robinson's life at a special celebration brunch on September 15.

Vivienne LaBarbera brings her show Starr Struck with Kay Starr on September 29

We have two Ladies who Brunches with some of our favorites: Eden Casteel, Michelle Currie and Valeries Sneade-Roy on October 13
and Katie Connor, Lisa Johnson and Tracey O'Farrell on October 20

Lynda D'Amour presents ONLY WHEN I LAUGH a tribute to her dear friend John Minnock on November 19

and Francis Garner returns to Josephine's with his new show Miss Otis Regrets on December 8

All this in addition to our usual cast of characters performing every Wednesday thru Saturday,

*almost 20 Josephines booked this fall and,

*something else new: "THEATER WEEKS" where we'll give away tickets to local productions at Lyric Stage Company, Speakeasy Stage Company, The Huntington Stage, Moonbox Productions, Central Square Theater and Theatre Uncorked every night of the week. Shows include: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES, URINTOWN and THE LION IN WINTER and THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and more.

It's going to be an exciting year at Josephine's and The Napoleon Room at Club Cafe - my head is spinnng!!

The full schedule can be found at https://www.clubcafe.com/full-calendar/

Can't wait to see everyone this fall.

Looking for something to do this weekend? You could visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, relax at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland, or you could walk around Cinque Terre on the Italian Riviera coastline.

But if you're staying in town, why not walk around the city and do your Allston Christmas shopping and end the day at one of our fabulous shows in the Napoleon Room?

Tonight, Friday August 30 - The Jim and Val Show 7:00pm
Saturday August 31 - Cabaret Spotlight with Katie Connor and Jennifer Antkowiak 7:00pm
Sunday September 1 - Pamela Enders. 6:00pm

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This week in 1904: Christopher Isherwood is born in Wyberslegh Hall, United Kingdom. In 1982: In San Francisco, almost 50,000 people attend the opening of the first Gay Games and in 2007: Kathleen Sebelius, governor of the U.S. state of Kansas, issues an executive order banning discrimination based on s*xual orientation and gender identity in the public sector.

See what happening at The Napoleon Room this week:

Tonight August 28 - Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day. 7:30pm
Thursday August 29 - Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice 7:00pm
Friday August 30 - The Jim and Val Show. 7:00pm
Saturday August 31 - Cabaret Spotlight with Katie Connor and Jennifer Antkowiak. 7:00pm
Sunday September 1 - Pamela Enders. 6:00pm

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Looking for something to do this weekend? You could go on a wild safari at Serengeti National Park or visit the Great Geysir in Iceland or even visit Big Ben in London.

But, if you're staying in town, why not check out one of our fabulous shows in The Napoleon Room?
Tonight, August 23 – Tracy O’Farrell 7:00pm
Saturday August 24 – Katie Connor 7:00pm
Sunday August 25 – Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00pm

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This week in in 1954: Charles Busch, actor and playwright, is born. In 1983: La Cage aux Folles opens on Broadway to rave reviews and $4 million in advance ticket sales and in 2013: Marriage Equality becomes legal in New Zealand.

See what's happening at The Napoleon Room this week;

Tonight – Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day. 7:30pm
Thursday August 22 – Pamela Enders. 7:00pm
Friday, August 23 – Tracy O’Farrell. 7:00pm
Saturday August 24 – Katie Connor. 7:00pm
Sunday August 25 – Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00pm

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Join us for a special Sunday Brunch celebrating our dear friend Carol Robinson on September 15. Bring a story or a song - we can't think of a better way to spend that day remembering her.

Reservations at https://www.clubcafe.com/full-calendar/

This week in 1990: President George H. W. Bush signs the Ryan White Care Act, a federally funded program for people living with AIDS.1991: New Jersey governor James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting s*xual orientation discrimination in the public sector. In 2009: President Obama posthumously awards Harvey Milk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room:

Tonight: Brian Patton and Broadway Dump Day 7:30 PM
Thursday, August 15: Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice 7:00 PM
Friday, August 16: Carol Shaughnessy 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 17: Rod Ferguson 7:00 PM
Sunday August 18: Gordon Michaels 6:00 PM

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Looking for something to do this weekend? You could explore the temples of Bagan in Myanmar, or vist Iguazu falls in Brazil or go whale watching Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park in Quebec.

But if you're staying in town this weekend, why not check out one of our great shows?

Tonight August 9: Emily Siar's's house party with Jon Gallegos, Isabel Leoni, Essie Bertain and J. Kathleen Castellanos on piano 7:00 PM
Saturday August 10: The Jim and Val show 7:00 PM

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Powerhouse performer Jan Peters will be taking some time off this summer and fall. In the meantime, Cabaret Spotlight will continue hosted by some of your Napoleon favorites. We look forward to welcoming Jan back to the Napoleon Room very soon!

This week in 1995: David Geffen gives $4 million (the biggest solo AIDS donation yet) to GMHC and God’s Love We Deliver, which brings meals to people with AIDS and South Korea marks its first Pride Celebration with a march and other events in Seoul.
In 2010: A judge in New Mexico rules that a marriage license issued to a le***an couple in 2004 is valid, though she declines to rule on the broader constitutional question of same s*x marriage.

Wednesday August 7: Brian Patton and Broadway Humpday. 7:30pm
Thursday August 8: Lush life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campolefice 7:00 PM
Friday August 9: Emily Siar's's house party with Jon Gallegos, Isabel Leoni, Essie Bertain
and J. Kathleen Castellanos on piano 7:00 PM
Saturday August 10: The Jim and Val show 7:00 PM
Sunday: Josephine’s Cabaret welcomes Kennen Butler 6:00 PM

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Looking for something to do this weekend?

You could visit Saint peters Basilica, or admire and aurora borealis in Norway, or even search for Nessy in the Loch Ness.

But if you were staying in town, why not taking one of our great shows:

Tonight: Friday August 2 - Gordon Michaels 7:00 PM
Saturday August 3 – Carol O'Shaughnessy 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 4 – Eden Casteel 6:00 PM

Reservations at https://www.clubcafe.com/full-calendar/

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This week in 1953: Tim Gunn, fashion guru and guide is born today. “Make it work!” In 1978: The Village People’s first major hit, “Macho Man”, begins a six-week run in the nation’s Top 40. It will eventually go gold. In 2013: Marriage Equality becomes legal in New Zealand.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room:

Tonight – Brian Patton and Broadway hump day 7:30 PM
Thursday, August 1 - Pamela Enders 7:00 PM
Friday August 2 - Gordon Michaels 7:00 PM
Saturday August 3 – Carol O'Shaughnessy 7:00 PM
Sunday, August 4 – Eden Casteel 6:00 PM

Reservations at https://www.clubcafe.com/full-calendar/

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Looking for something to do this weekend?

You could climb Mount Kilimanjaro, or visit the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem or even visit Mount Rushmore.

But if you're staying in town, why not check in one of our fabulous shows this weekend?

Tonight, July 26: Niki Luparelli 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 27: Jan Peters' Cabaret Spotlight with special guest Thomas Casey 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 28: Josephine’s present David Rivera Bozon in his show Cabaret Alegria

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This week in 1980: In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons extends the Sexual Offenses Act to cover Scotland, decriminalizing most private consensual s*x acts between men. In 1988: A major, 175-picture retrospective of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs-“Robert Mapplethorpe: The Perfect Moment”-opens at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and n 2011: The first legal same-s*x marriages are performed in the state of New York. New York City records 659 marriages, a one-day record for the city.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room:

Tonight: Brian patton and Broadway Hump Day. 7:30 PM
Thursday, July 25: Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campolefice 7:00 PM
Friday, July 26: Niki Luparelli 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 27: Jan Peters' Cabaret Spotlight with special guest Thomas Casey 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 28: Josephine’s present David Rivera Bozon in his show Cabaret Alegria

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Sometimes I forget just what a beautiful and loving community we have built here at Club Cafe.

We lost a wonderful, caring and talented friend this weekend and someone who really had an impact on me. Carol Robinson will be missed, she was someone who lit up a room and was always oppitmistic and upbeat NO matter what she was going through. She was a part of our Napoleon room family and has left us with some beautiful music and memories.

Carol you are free now, sing and fly high my friend, and thank you for all the wonderful gifts you have left for us.

To our Napoleon room Family I am humbled by the love and support that I saw over the last few month and how you took care of your own. What a beautiful gift you all are and how lucky we are to have one another.

Here is one of my favorites..

In Memory of Carol Robinson In Memory of the Life, the Friendship and the Music of Carol Robinson.1943 - 2024

Looking for something to do this weekend? You could take a hiking tour in the Grand Canyon or visit the Statue of Liberty or even visit the city of Lhasa and the Potala Palace in Tibet.

But, if you're staying in town, why not check out one of our exciting shows this weekend?

Friday, July 19 – Eden Casteel 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 – Josephine's presents Josie DeLorme 4:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 – Rod Ferguson 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 21 – Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00 PM

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This week in 1975: Santa Cruz County, California, is the first US county to make job discrimination against gay men and le***ans illegal. In 1982: Queen Elizabeth’s personal bodyguard, fifty-year-old Commander Michael Trestrail, is forced to resign after British newspapers reveal he is gay and has been involved in a long-term relationship with a male pr******te. Later, reports surface that Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wanted to make “gays in the Palace” a public issue, until the Queen allegedly summoned her to Buckingham Palace and told her to mind her own business. And In 1984: U.S. News & World Report reports that gay men and le***ans, with an estimated seventeen million potential voters, now make up the seventh largest voting bloc in the United States after women, evangelical Christians, the young, the elderly, blacks, and union members.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room:

Wednesday, July 17 – Brian Patton and Broadway Hump day 7:30 PM
Thursday July 18 – Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice 7:00 PM
Friday, July 19 – Eden Casteel 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 – Josephine's presents Josie DeLorme 4:00 PM
Saturday, July 20 – Rod Ferguson 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 21 – Mary Callanan and Brian Patton 6:00 PM

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This week in 1977: Diversions and Delights, a one-man play starring Vincent Price as Oscar Wilde, has its world premiere in San Francisco. Nine months later, it moves to Broadway. In 1984: Boston Mayor Ray Flynn approves a gay rights ordinance that prohibits job and credit discrimination against le***ans and gay men and Brothers, the first American television show with an openly gay lead character (brother Cliff, played by Paul Regina), premiers on the Showtime cable network. It runs for five seasons.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room:

Tonight: Jim Rice and Broadway Hump Day 7:30 PM
Thursday, July 11: Lush Life with Andy Lantz Frankie Campofeliz 7:00 PM
Friday, July 12: Pamela Enders 7:00 PM
Saturday, July 13: Josephine’s presents Nancy Carr 4:00 PM
Saturday, July 13: the Jim and Val show 7:00 PM
Sunday, July 14: Josephine's presents Ryan, Maurice and Tim Lawton in their cabaret Baritone Bonanza 6:00 PM

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Looking for something to do this weekend? You could visit the Summer Palace in China, visit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul or you could dive on the Great Barrier Reef.

But if you're staying in town this weekend, why not take in one of our shows in the Napoleon Room?

Tonight: Gordon Michaels. 7:00pm
Saturday night July 6: Carol O'Shaughnessy. 7:00pm

Reservations: https://www.clubcafe.com/reserve/

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This week in 1855: Walt Whitman publishes the first edition of his Leaves of Grass. In 1981: a federal judge rules that a Houston ordinance prohibiting men from cross-dressing is unconstitutional and in 2009: the District of Columbia recognizes same-s*x marriages performed in other jurisdictions.

See what's happening in the Napoleon Room this week:

Tonight: Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day. 7:30pm
Thursday July 4: Eden Casteel. 7:00pm
Friday July 5; Gordon Michaels. 7:00pm
Saturday July 6: Carol O'Shaughnessy. 6:00pm

Reservations at: https://www.clubcafe.com/reserve/

The Napoleon Room - Always an Open Mic - Never a Cover

This week in 1953: Tim Gunn, fashion guru and guide is born today. “Make it work!”. In 1978: The Village People’s first major hit, disco single “Macho Man”, begins a six-week run in the nation’s Top 40. It will eventually go gold and in 2011: The first legal same-s*x marriages are performed in the state of New York. New York City records 659 marriages, a one-day record for the city.

See what's happening this week in the Napoleon Room

Tonight: Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day. 7:30pm
Thursday June 27: Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice. 7:00pm
Friday June 28: The Jim and Val Show. 7:00pm
Saturday June 29: Jan Peters' Cabaret Spotlight with special guest Jeff Morrissey

Reservations at: https://www.clubcafe.com/reserve/

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Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, you could start with the Celtics Float Parade this afternoon or you could visit the Sydney Opera House or even discover the magnificent Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

But if you are looking for some great fun music in town, why not take in one of our shows?

Tonight: Eden Casteel - 7:00pm
Saturday June 22: Lynda D'Amour - 7:00pm

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This week in 1972: The first officially proclaimed “Gay Pride Week”—decreed by the city council several weeks earlier—gets under way in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In 11980: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence make their debut in the San Francisco’s annual Gay Freedom Day Parade and in 992: The soap opera One Life to Live introduces the first openly gay teen character on American television when Billy Douglas, a high school student, tells his best friend, Joey Buchanan, that he is gay.

See what's happening this week at The Napoleon Room:

Tonight: Brian Patton and Broadway Hump Day 7:30pm
Thursday June 20: Lush Life with Andy Lantz and Frankie Campofelice 7:00pm
Friday June 21: Eden Casteel. 7:00pm
Saturday June 22: Lynda D'Amour

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If you're llooking for something to do this weekend - you could enjoy the view from the Marina Sands Hotel in Singapore, or visit the Acropolis in Athens, or even Visit Easter Island.

But if you're staying at home this weekend, why don't you stop by, catch a show and meet one or more of our fabulous shows. Maybe even grab the mic and sing a song yourself?

Tonight - Niki Luparelli. 7:00pm
Saturday afternoon - BACA OPEN MIC 1:00pm
Saturday night - Pamela Enders 7:00pm

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