BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Lyric Theatre - ECPv6.18.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lyricbham.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Lyric Theatre
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20160101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181027T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181027T220000
DTSTAMP:20180720T160559Z
CREATED:20180720T160404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180720T160559Z
UID:1011-1540670400-1540677600@lyricbham.com
SUMMARY:Anthony Jeselnik: Funny Games
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets\n\nJeselnik is a comedy industry veteran wowing audiences for over 15 years. 2017 was a banner year for Anthony as he toured with Chris Rock’s Total Blackout tour and perfected his new hour\, workshopping in clubs across North America. He started his comedy career by starring in and creating Comedy Central’s THE JESELNIK OFFENSIVE\, which ran for two seasons. He went on to write and appear for several Comedy Central Roasts\, most notable: THE ROAST OF DONALD TRUMP and THE ROAST OF CHARLIE SHEEN. Anthony was the first ever stand-up comic to appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. He also wrote for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as well as received an Emmy Nomination for his work on A NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AN OVERBOOKED CONCERT FOR AUTISTIC EDUCATION. In 2008 Jeselnik was named as one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch\, and in 2009 was named Comedy Central’s Hot Comics. In 2010\, Anthony released his debut comedy album SHAKESPEARE through Comedy Central Records. In 2013\, he released CALIGULA\, his first hour long special\, to critical acclaim. Jeselnik hosted season nine of NBC’s LAST COMIC STANDING alongside judges Norm Macdonald\, Roseanne Barr and Keenan Ivory Wayans. His last official tour was in 2014 and ended in early 2015 when he shot his critically acclaimed Netflix special THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. \nDoors open at 7 p.m.\, show begins at 8 p.m. \nTickets are available now through Ticketmaster. \n 
URL:https://lyricbham.com/event/anthony-jeselnik-funny-games/
LOCATION:Lyric Theatre\, 1800 Third Avenue North\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180916T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180916T223000
DTSTAMP:20180914T153129Z
CREATED:20180720T171652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180914T153129Z
UID:1016-1537128000-1537137000@lyricbham.com
SUMMARY:Live at the Lyric: Jake Shimabukuro
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce that Sunday’s show with Jake Shimabukuro at the Lyric Theatre has been moved to the intimate setting of the WorkPlay Theatre. All original tickets pictured will be honored will at the WorkPlay Box Office on the night of the show. To request a refund\, please email lauren@alabamatheatre.com. \n\n \nJake Shimabukuro can still vividly remember the first time he held a ukulele\, at age four. It was an encounter that would shape his destiny and give the world one of the most exceptional and innovative uke players in the history of the instrument—an artist who has drawn comparisons to musical titans such as Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis. \n“My mom played\, and I kept bugging her to teach me\,” he recalls. “So one day we sat down on the floor and she put her old Kamaka ukulele in my hands. I remember being so nervous. Then she showed me how to strum the strings and taught me my first chord. I fell in love with the ukulele immediately. From that day on\, you had to pry the instrument away from me in order to get me to do anything else.” \nThat first brush with musical fate took place in Honolulu\, Hawai’i\, where Jake was born and still makes his home. Growing up\, he studied and played a number of other musical instruments—drums\, piano and guitar. “But none of those instruments spoke to me the way the ukulele did\,” he says. “There was something about the uke that was different. Music was my passion\, but I had no idea that I could make it as a musician. I always thought that maybe I’d be a school teacher and incorporate music into the classroom\, rather than being on a stage performing in front of people.” \nOf course\, Shimabukuro would end up performing on many of the world’s most renowned stages. Starting his career in Hawai’i\, he took his inspiration from some of the islands’ great uke players—Eddie Kamae\, Ohta-San and Peter Moon. But he quickly expanded his scope from there\, drawing influences from across the musical spectrum. \n“As I got older\,” he says\, “I realized that I could also learn from guitar players\, drummers\, violinists\, pianists\, singers and even dancers. And then I started to observe athletes. Athletes are artists too. I was heavily influenced by people like Bruce Lee and Michael Jordan – applying their philosophy and intense\, mental focus to music performance.” \nAs a member of the group Pure Heart\, Shimabukuro became a local phenomenon. From Hawai’i\, his fame next spread to Japan. He was signed to Epic Records (Sony/Japan) in 2001 as a solo artist. It was the start of what would become a deep catalog of solo albums\, noted for their dazzling fretwork\, ambitious repertoire and wistful melodicism. And in 2005\, Shimabukuro became an international phenomenon when a video of him performing the George Harrison song “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” went viral on YouTube. \n“At the time\, I didn’t even know what YouTube was\,” Jake laughs. “Nobody did\, especially in Hawai’i. But I had some friends who were going to college on the mainland and they sent me a link to the video. By the time I saw it\, it already had millions of views. My name wasn’t even on it then. All it said was ‘Asian guy shreds on ukulele\,’ or something like that. That’s what opened up the doors to touring in North America\, Europe\, Asia and beyond. It was a big turning point for me.” \nBy adapting a guitar hero anthem for the ukulele (Eric Clapton had played lead guitar on the Beatles’ original recording) Shimabukuro made a significant statement: The ukulele\, with its humble four strings and modest two-octave range\, is an instrument limited only by the imagination and creativity of the person playing it. Along with his own original compositions\, Jake became noted for his solo uke arrangements of such varied pieces as Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody\,” Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” \n“A lot of those are just songs that I really love\,” he says. “I’d sit at home and work out how to play some of them on the ukulele. A lot of it is for my own curiosity. I always wondered\, ‘Man\, what would “Bohemian Rhapsody” sound like on a ukulele?’ And then it’s my stubborn nature not to give up until I’d figured out how to do it.” \nWidespread acclaim brought high-visibility collaborations with a wide range of artists including Yo-Yo Ma\, Jimmy Buffett\, Bette Midler\, Cyndi Lauper\, Jack Johnson\, Ziggy Marley\, Dave Koz\, Michael McDonald\, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones\, Tommy Emmanuel\, and Marty Friedman. Jake Shimabukuro has topped Billboard’s World Music Chart on numerous occasions\, and has sold out prestigious venues and festivals such as the Hollywood Bowl\, Lincoln Center\, Sydney Opera House\, Wolf Trap\, Bonnaroo\, SXSW\, and the Playboy Jazz Festival. He even played for Queen Elizabeth II at The Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool\, England. \nShimabukuro’s busy touring schedule—140 dates a year—is complemented by a rich and varied catalog of albums that capture the many moods of the uke. His most recent CD\, Nashville Sessions\, is one of his most adventurous\, multifaceted and engaging records to date\, blending elements of jazz virtuosity with heartfelt melodicism. \nA husband and father of two\, Jake balances his stellar career with \nfamily life and community service. He travels to schools around the world spreading positive messages to young people\, encouraging them to live drug free and find their passion—just as he did at age four when his mother gave him his first ukulele lesson. In the time since then\, he has played a key role in the current revival of interest in the ukulele. \n“When I first started touring the mainland\,” he recalls\, “everybody would say\, ‘Oh man\, I didn’t know you could play that kind of music on that thing.’ But now there are so many iconic artists playing the ukulele\, like Paul McCartney\, Eddie Vedder\, Train\, Jimmy Buffett\, Michael McDonald\, Dave Mathews and Taylor Swift. Even popular cartoons like ‘Peg + Cat’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ have ukulele soundtracks. The popularity of the ukulele keeps growing every year. And I’m constantly discovering new sounds\, styles and expressive possibilities within the instrument through projects like the Nashville Sessions album. By the time we finished that recording\, I already had tons of ideas for the next album. I can’t wait to get back into the studio and experiment some more.”
URL:https://lyricbham.com/event/live-at-the-lyric-jake-shimabukuro/
LOCATION:Lyric Theatre\, 1800 Third Avenue North\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Concert
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170812T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170812T220000
DTSTAMP:20170403T143930Z
CREATED:20170403T143930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170403T143930Z
UID:594-1502568000-1502575200@lyricbham.com
SUMMARY:Tig Notaro
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets \nTig Notaro is a standup comedian\, storyteller\, and writer originally from Mississippi. Tig writes\, produces\, and stars in the semi­-autobiographical comedy series One Mississippi\, premiering this fall through Amazon Studios. Her memoir\, I’m Just A Person\, released this year through Harper Collins Publishing\, is a New York Time s Bestseller. The Television Academy has acknowledged Tig with an Emmy nomination for her HBO stand­up special Boyish Girl Interrupted. Her Netflix Original documentary\, TIG\, premiered to critical acclaim and is available for streaming . You can also see Tig as “Barb” on Amazon’s Emmy Award­ winning series Transparent. \nIn 2013\, Tig was nominated for a Grammy Award for her standup release\, LIVE\, which sold over 100\,000 units in just six weeks. LIVE is a standup set delivered just days after Tig was diagnosed with invasive bilateral breast cancer. Tig has since announced her cancer to be in remission\, and remains a favorite on Conan and This American Life. In her time off\, Tig enjoys bird watching with her wife Stephanie\, their twin sons\, and cat Fluff\, at home in Los Angeles. \nTickets go on sale Wednesday\, April 5 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
URL:https://lyricbham.com/event/tig-notaro/
LOCATION:Lyric Theatre\, 1800 Third Avenue North\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170108T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170108T233000
DTSTAMP:20170103T154342Z
CREATED:20161223T014845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170103T154342Z
UID:411-1483905600-1483918200@lyricbham.com
SUMMARY:Kathleen Madigan: "The Mermaid Lady" Standup Comedy Tour
DESCRIPTION:Buy Tickets \n \nKathleen Madigan is a regular panelist on Comedy Central’s The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore\, and she was nominated for a 2014 American Comedy Award for “Best Concert Comic.” Her third one hour special\, Madigan Again\, is currently available on Netflix and was named one of iTunes Best Comedy Albums. Her second one hour special\, Gone Madigan\, premiered on Showtime and is also available on Netflix. Previously she’s released 5 CDs\, 3 DVDs and starred in 2 HBO specials\, 3 Comedy Central specials. \nIn addition to 2 USO tours of Iraq and Afghanistan\, Madigan has performed on 5 CMT specials hosted by Ron White with all proceeds donated to the Armed Forces Foundation. \nThe Detroit Free Press and PopMatters.com featured Madigan as one of the “9 Funniest Women on the Planet” alongside Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. Lewis Black calls her “the funniest comic in America\, bar none\,” and Ron White considers her “easily one of the best comics alive.” \nTickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.
URL:https://lyricbham.com/event/kathleen-madigan-the-mermaid-lady-standup-comedy-tour/
LOCATION:Lyric Theatre\, 1800 Third Avenue North\, Birmingham\, AL\, 35203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lyricbham.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Kathleen-Madigan.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR