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Theater Oobleck Announces Air-Conditioned Benefit Show for Next Wednesday

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Slow down with Theater Oobleck and Snail Band, together at Weegee's Lounge for one night only!

The show is a benefit for Theater Oobleck's upcoming CLOSED CASKET: THE COMPLETE, FINAL, AND ABSOLUTELY LAST BAUDELAIRE IN A BOX -- a festival of music and poetry August 4, 5, and 6 at Constellation in which all members of Snail Band are participating.

At this very special air-conditioned performance, the band will perform a few songs from Baudelaire in a Box as well as other slow and gentle songs, and we will raffle off TWO FESTIVAL PASSES -- each an $85 value. Plus a preview of some Baudelaire merch, conviviality, and more. Our travel expenses for Closed Casket went well over budget so any additional monies will go to offset these unexpected costs.

Suggested donation at the door, $20 (includes one free drink)
Raffle tickets $5
This performance is 21+
Weegee's Lounge 3659 W. Armitage

Snail Band came into being in May of 2016 as part of Opera-Matic's Joyful Passage: A Serenade to Humboldt Park, singing serenades of snails and slowness to a very secretive snail sculpture near the Humboldt Park Lagoon, with lovely lyrics by Cin Salach set to music by Ronnie Kuller as leisurely waltzes and unhurried tangos. Since then, Snail Band has slowed down various other Opera-Matic events in neighborhood parks, singing snail songs and performing instant odes generated by community event participants. Weegee's Lounge is Snail Band's first indoor venue, which is fitting, as snails are extremely photogenic and also very good at lounging.

Snail Band is Emmy Bean (Eighty Foots) on singing, Ronnie Kuller (Mucca Pazza, Mister Tom Musick) on accordion, piano, and singing, Julie Pomerleau (Bobby Conn) on violin and singing, and Joey Spilberg (Lamajamal, Schtedoidish) on double bass.

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