Ericka Ovette

MOSTLY JAZZ PRODUCTIONS presents TAKES 2 to TANGO Sunday, September 30 at Old Town Alexandria's LYCEUM-201 S. Washington Street. Showtimes are 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm.

Backed by a stellar sextet, ERICKA OVETTE & JULIAN HIPKINS sing and swing the duets popularized by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine, Dinah Washington & Brook Benton and Betty Carter & Ray Charles. This glamorous event also showcases solo works from these artists. Directed by Mark Dorman, music directed by Jerry Allen, and featuring Kenny Rittenhouse, Trumpet; Herb Smith, Alto Saxophone; Paul Pieper, Guitar; Jerry Allen, Piano; Michael Bowie, Bass; and Lenny Robinson, Drums. For more information or to purchase tickets by check call 703-587-3745.

Ten percent of all ticket sales is being donated to MEDICAL MISSIONARIES, a non-denominational organization which provides free medical services to underserved communities worldwide. A dentist who gives his time twice yearly to a facility this group operates on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic recounts that when they began working in this area, he would set a bench under a tree and just begin pulling teeth. Now they have a clinic with a generator for electricity and the ability to store medicines etc. What this group has been able to accomplish on a shoestring is truly amazing. Visit www.medicalmissionaries.info, for more information about their important and inspiring work.