Phil Barone, owner of Rosie's Italian Grille and Rosaria's on Third Street, and the Cruisers will perform a Jim Morrison tribute concert on February 1 at the Maumee Indoor Theatre, 601 Conant Street.
Guests 18 years and older are welcome. Tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com. General admission tickets are $25. VIP tickets are $35 and include access to the VIP bar and cocktail service during the show. Those interested are encouraged to order tickets soon, as this event sold out last year. All proceeds from the concert will benefit the Dyslexia Education Training Center, a local non-profit.
Doors to the event open at 6 p.m. There will be catered food from Rosaria’s available for purchase as well as cash bars. The show will begin at 7 p.m., with opening act Mikey 'Blue' Barone on harmonica, guitar and vocals. Phil Barone and the Cruisers will take the stage at 8 p.m.
The band will perform songs by the Doors and will feature several local musicians, including: Phil Barone on lead vocals as Jim Morrison; Pat McDonagh on lead guitar; Mike Perzynski on bass; Nate Woodward on the keyboard; Evan Spurlock on drums; and, leading the horn section, John Grafing on the trumpet, Al Ashby on the tenor sax and Bob Huff on the trombone.
The Dyslexia Education Training Center provides students from Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan with individual instruction to learn skills that will help them succeed.
