THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER
35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 (Misquamicut) | (401) 315-5070
Open Today: Open
The club thrived as one of the leading entertainment centers in southern New England, hosting regional and national bands with an emphasis on the blues. Some of the greats that played on the Knickerbocker stage included, Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Nicholas, Leon Russell, Eric Burdon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1967, Roomful of Blues was born in Westerly, when guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley started a band that played tough, no-holds barred Chicago blues. Making the Knickerbocker Café their home club, it did not take long before they started exploring swinging, jumping blues and added a horn section. Roomful would pack the house every Sunday and still plays their great brand of blues today.
Fast forward and the Café has become the Knickerbocker Music Center, a non-profit organization formed in partnership with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. The mission of the Knickerbocker Music Center is to preserve, cultivate and grow the “Knick’s” unique brand of blues, as well as expanding access to music of all genres, by transforming the Knick into both an exciting performance venue and an exceptional center for music education.
Franco's Comedy For Your Cause
8pm
Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 8:00pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center. 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
Comedy, Fundraiser
Franco's Comedy For Your Cause
To Benefit Avery Silva
Presents an Evening of comedy: Headliner Tracy Locke (Danger Fields, NYC), Pat Oates (E! Network), Kathryn Gironimi (Comix)
Madeline Hartley’s Senior Project
Avery Silva has been diagnosed with:
Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) —
“The Worst Disease You've Never Heard Of.”
Avery is in and out of the hospital on a weekly/bi-weekly basis. Over the last year and a half the family’s medical bills have been mounting and benefits like this one help defer costs that have been adding up.
To find out more about Avery’s story, view her Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/averysbutteryflyjourney
Cash Bar, Raffles, Food for purchase
Show: 8p | Doors: 7p
Tickets: $20 advance / $25 door ($2 Service Charge Included With Online Tickets. All sales are final, no ticket refunds or exchanges. Seats are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and seats are not guaranteed with ticket purchase.)
