The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) presents Brain Chemistry For Lovers at the Bagdad Theater on February 9th as a part of their Science Pub Series. Come learn about the science behind one of our most complex human emotions through a combination cabaret, concert and science lecture. Following the performance, neuroscientist Dr. Larry Sherman PhD. will answer any lingering questions from the audience.
Doors open at 5 PM. Show begins at 7 PM. Come early to eat and drink and get a good seat.
Tickets are $15 and are available at the Bagdad Theater or Crystal Ballroom box offices,
or are available online at TICKETMASTER.com. Please note that Ticketmaster charges significant service fees for tickets purchased online (sorry!), but tickets purchased at the theater box offices will only have an additional $1 fee per ticket.
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A couple of weeks ago, Darrell Grant and I took Brain Chemistry For Lovers to Wilf’s for a preview show. We were joined for the first time by the “Brain Chemistry Band” – the professors of jazz – Kevin Deitz on bass, Gary Hobbs on drums, and Mike Horsfall on vibes. Also appearing for the first time was the video part of the show created by filmmaker Jim Blashfield. In it, our imaginary lovers, Alice and Bob, come to life, and our “science guy” (and real life science advisor for the script), Dr. Larry Sherman, converses with us through the miracle of modern technology about the science of Romantic Love.
I was insanely nervous. Darrell and I had been “workshopping” the show for a little over a year at Wilf’s – reading from the latest version of the script – trying out new songs or a new order of existing songs. We felt like this was the perfect setting to try out the video, launch the band, and to make an attempt at doing the show from memory. Before we knew it, our little home turf “preview” (read rehearsal in front of live audience) had morphed into a performance in front of OPB’s Art Beat crew, VH1 (who had come to town to videotape an interview with John and I about NU SHOOZ for a show to air March 09), and Marty Hughley from the Oregonian. Continue reading ‘Brain Chemistry For Lovers – the Oregonian Review’
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) presents Brain Chemistry For Lovers at the Bagdad Theater on February 9th as a part of their Science Pub Series. Come learn about the science behind one of our most complex human emotions through a combination cabaret, concert and science lecture. Following the performance, neuroscientist Dr. Larry Sherman PhD. will answer any lingering questions from the audience.
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