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The super talented soul singers Jamar Dukes and Craig T. Dobson returns to the Carlyle Club honoring the music of R&B Legendary Vocalists Gerald Levert, Donny Hathaway, Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye and more. Join us as we enjoy some of the best music ever made by these artists who left us with so many great hits including “Cassanova”, “Pop, Pop, Pop Goes My Mind”, “A Song for You”, “The Closer I Get to You”, “A Woman Got To Have It”, “If you think you lonely now”, “Sexual Healing”, “Let’s Get It On” and more. Music will be powered by the Ron Ward Jr.  Band. Make your reservations early before the show sells out!

Join us Thursday, March 22nd at 12:00 for a campus tour! Check out our unique one to one learning model, view the artwork by our students, and hang out in the homework cafe. Families and prospective students are welcome!

Don’t miss the next performance of our singers will be performing some great music, accompanied by Chris Grasso, piano; Zack Pride, bass; and Lenny Robinson, drums.

12:30pm Set

Jacie Lee Almira

Shirly Miner

Mieko King

Mary Martin

Rachael Santos

Henry Kahn

2:30pm Set

Dolores Walden

Sarah Munro

Karen Leroux

Libby Robbins

Rebecca Roy

Jenny Igoe

Tickets:   $10, good for either or both sets.

Patrons who come to the 12:30pm set are welcome to stay for the 2:30pm set with no additional cover charge, but must check with hostess for seating for 2:30pm show (if your seat for the 2:30pm show has been sold, hostess will assist you in obtaining a nearby open seat).

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This free workshop is designed to educate small, woman and/or minority business owners about opportunities to sell their goods and services to the Commonwealth of Virginia and many local governments. Each year the State buys goods and services totaling more than $8 billion – learn how your company can be a part of that! The workshop will provide information about the Virginia procurement process, registering in the eVA system and the benefits of SWaM certification.

Presenter: Chris Tran Ley, Business Service Manager, Virginia Department of Small Business & Supplier Diversity

Willie Bradley is a native of Orangeburg, SC and a graduate of South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, SC where he earned his BS Degree in Music Education and Performance.  Over the course of his career he has become a go –to musician for many of soul music’s greats over the years.  Willie’s stage presence includes performances with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Frank Foster, Max Roach, Betty Carter, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Alex Bugnon, Ronnie Laws, and Marion Meadows.

In 2014, Willie released his debut Contemporary Jazz CD “Another Day & Time” produced and co-written by keyboardist/Recording Artist Nicholas Cole. Tracks from this CD made the Smooth Jazz Billboard Charts and have been added to Smooth Jazz Radio Stations worldwide to include Music Choice, Pandora, Spotify, and iHeart Radio.

Since joining the Smooth Jazz circuit, Willie has performed at high profile shows around the country including Catalina Island Jazztrax with keyboardist Greg Manning, Denver’s Premier Jazz Room, The Soiled Dove Underground, Magic City Smooth Jazz in Birmingham, Spaghettini Lounge, Ocean City Jazz Fest, Columbus Jazz & Rib Festival, Carson Jazz Festival, Newport Beach Jazz Festival, Lake Arbor Jazz Festival, Southern Maryland Wine, Jazz & R&B Festival, and the Jacksonville Jazz Coalition Jazz Festival.  He is also known for being part of the brass section with RJ & The Original James Brown Band touring worldwide in France, Osaka and Tokyo Japan’s Billboard Live and Summer Sonic Music Festival.

Willie is readying his new CD, “Going With The Flow” and it promises to be a smooth winner.  To put a sharper point on that, the first single from the album is out, and it is terrific. “In the Meantime” featuring legendary vocalist Gerald Alston was released in the UK on October 3, 2017 by Soul Music Records (SMR)/Platinum Garage.  “In The Meantime,” was written and produced by award-winning multi-faceted music man Preston Glass.  Experts in the music world say this is “Real soul music for the 21st century…timely lyrics, amazing musicianship, heartfelt vocals…”  These lyrics are timely and powerful as America heals.  “In the Meantime” is a cool midtempo number that borders soul and jazz and has a positive message of living in harmony at a time of an awful lot of confusion in the world.

Bold, yet simultaneously charming; Edgy, yet at the same time beautiful; these seemingly opposing adjectives might well-describe the music of artist/trumpeter Willie Bradley, but also fittingly tell about the man! Willie Bradley’s music brings together many varied styles, but takes smooth jazz to a whole new level.  On his new CD project “Going With The Flow”, Willie is definitely not just going with the average flow of things.  Together with multi-award winning producer Preston Glass, (Kenny G., George Benson, Earth Wind & Fire and many more) they have brought together a fantastic group of songs as well as a cast of stellar musicians with varied styles (Gregg Manning, Gerald Alston from The Manhattans, Bob Baldwin, Club Nouveau, and Jerry Martini of Sly & The Family Stone).

This musical adventure promises to be an appetizer of sweet things to come for Willie; savor it with open ears; and heart!

Thinking of Changing Up your Same Old Commute? Try Online Ridesharing Exclusively for Carlyle

Zimride by Enterprise offers employees of Carlyle Council commercial properties a free and easy commuting option – an online ride-matching service that connects drivers and passengers commuting to the same area. Interested to learn more?  Carlyle Council is sponsoring two Webinars on Zimride and Vanpooling in March, one for HR staff and one for Carlyle employees:

Tuesday March 20^th : 10-11am (HR reps) How Zimride and Vanpooling can Benefit your Company; an informational webinar for HR representatives. Learn how Zimride and Vanpooling can benefit your company with alternative transportation options for your employees. To join the meeting, click here:

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Water color painting on March 21^st:  In honor of World Water Day, Alexandria Renew, is hosting a lunchtime event with the City’s Mobile Art Lab. A light lunch will be served and it’s free. Art will be displayed on their community art wall through May.  RSVP required to kayla.yingst@alexrenew.com