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16Dixieland Swings at IACBy: Sam Wagmeister / People & PlacesOne of the longest running shows in LasVegas is the off-Strip production that packsthe Italian American Club the first Thursdayof nearly every month, a throwback salute tobathtub gin and speakeasy days. Hostess Jeanne Brei, for more than adecade, has taken time from her busy schedule as trade show magazineeditor to produce The Swanky Supper Club Soiree with her band, TheSpeakeasy Swingers.Brei’s love of Dixieland, swing and jazz and her fellow performersinspired her. “I get to invest in and keep the music alive…and keepmy musicians working,” she explains. The sextet is anchored by LasVegas Hall of Fame musicians Dick Jones (bass), Bob Chmel (drums),Steve Johnson (saxophone), Bill King (trumpet) and Charlie Shaffer(keyboard).Saxophonist Don Hill retired from the band three years ago, at 94, butremains an audience member. Hill, who performed with the legendaryTreniers for 55 years until they disbanded in 2003 told Brei when hejoined the band at 81, “I’m too young to retire.”Brei’s early life abruptly changed after her father, an Air Force pilotwho was in the original astronaut training program, developed polioand spent the rest of his days in an iron lung. “We had a piano mywhole life,” she recalled, “and I took tap lessons beginning at eight.”Summers, on a Midwestern farm, Brei and her brothers wrote andGetting a New BedBy: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / 60s to 60It’s a new year and we’re guilty of resolutionsnever kept from the year before. Moreconcentrated effort is promised for this year butnot much changes.We go through the same oldpromises of diets, budgets and closetcleaning. So we made a bold moveand decided to buy a new bed.There are all sorts of warningsabout new beds, when and whyto buy them, how healthy or nothealthy they are after a few yearsand prices that are so confusing youmight want to just keep sleeping onthe old one another 10 years.The first serious discussion wasthe size of the bed. Can we manage a Queen with 2 dogs that get firstright of position every night? The King crowded the bedroom so mychoice was to scale down a little.I figured the dogs would have to adjust. After all, they’re dogs!Then came the new headboard and whether or not to hang somethingover our heads on the wall. Coming from earthquake country, I haveJanuary 2020produced shows. “Weplayed the animal circuit.Lions Club. Elks. Moose.”Northwestern Universityprovided Brei theopportunity to pursuetheater and journalismbut a busy work scheduleallowed limited stage time.“I worked three jobs. Ididn’t even have money fortoothpaste,” she smiles.Journalism barely sustained her after college, working off-hoursentertaining on lunch cruises and piano bars before landing a roletouring with Phil Ford and Mimi Hines in No No Nanette on her roadto Las Vegas.Brei’s monthly themed shows continue to draw loyal audiences witha true Las Vegas vibe that includes an intermission with the showgirlSpotlight Dancers.Performances: Italian American Club, 2333 E Sahara Av, Las Vegas.At the door, $20. (702) 457-3866 Photo: Brei’s Disney tribute. Photoby Susan Nitebunny.Sam Wagmeister is The Vegas Voice Nightlife Editor. He loves tohear from our readers. Please feel free to contact him via email:LasVegasHomeTeam@Gmail.com.a thing about things over my head while I’m asleep. Been there, donethat.But I was ready to compromise and buy a tapestry for the wall. Not abig one but just enough so it didn’t look bare. It’s 23” X 54” and looksawesome in great jewel tones.I forgot one thing. It hangs on acurtain rod affixed to the wall and ifthat comes down on my head, I’mnot going to be happy. So much formy great idea.New colors on the tapestry callfor new colors on the bed. We havea new comforter, sheet sets, europillowcovers and shams with a newside rug by the bed. Not sure I savedanything.The bed goes up and down at thehead and the foot. We never agreeon which way we really like it and one night the puppies slid down thepillow because the head was too high. I wound up with a tail in my eye.We’re getting used to it.Adrea Nairne-Barrera writes of celebrations, observations &complaints of life in the 60s to being in your 60s.
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