Baltimore's award winning singing sensation presents a night of big music and big fun with surprise special guests. Tonight her band will feature Derrick Thompson, piano and music director; Mitchell Coates, bass; and Jesse "Jay" Moody on drums.

A Baltimore treasure, Lea Gilmore is a blues, gospel and jazz singer of great power and conviction. Over the past thirteen years, Gilmore has lent her voice to support the cause of ridding third world countries in Africa of leprosy and TB by headlining Gospel concerts in Europe, sponsored by the Damien Foundation, a Belgium-based nonprofit, while maintaining a vast career as an international blues and jazz performer. Over 300,000 have attended Lea's concerts in Belgium alone. 8pm. Advanced: $20, $17 mbrs. Door: $23, $20 mbrs.

She has recorded two acclaimed Gospel recordings -- Gospels for Damian "Let Your Light Shine" and "Somehow I Made It," and the newest "In the Sanctuary.”

Gilmore is a past winner of The Blues Foundation "Keeping the Blues Alive" W.C. Handy Award for her website celebrating women of the blues "It's A Girl Thang" created with Paul Fenton.

Named of the "25 Women Shaping the World" by Essence Magazine and was featured in the March issue of Baltimore Magazine.

This special, intimate, cabaret performance, with a full band, will be a rare appearance for Lea in her hometown.