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March 25, 2006

21st Berkeley Jewish Music Festival, Berekeley, CA, 4-26 Mar 2006

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The 21st Annual Jewish Music Festival

c/o Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley, California 94709

510-848-0237 x126 www.jewishmusicfestival.org
E-mail Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Community Center.

Afro-Semitic Experience residency, Winston-Salen, NC, Mar 24-25

band photoFriday March 24-March 26, The Afro-Semitic Experience artists in residence Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A weekend of worship, concerts, workshops, interfaith and interracial dialogue hosted by Temple Emmanuel, Phillips Chapel Baptist and Green Street United Methodist Church. For more information please contact the Green Street United Methodist Church at 336-722-8379, or Temple Emmanuel at 336-722-6640.

Friday Night, March 24, 7:30 pm, Friday night service at Temple Emmanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive, Winston-Salem

Saturday Afternoon, March 25, 1:30 pm, Workshop at Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road, Winston-Salem

Saturday Night, March 25, 7:30 pm, Concert at St. Phillips Moravian Church, Corner of Church & Race Streets in Old Salem

Sunday Morning, March 25, 11 AM Worship Service at Green Street United Methodist Church, 639 West Green Street, Winston-Salem

Margot Levertt and the Klezmer Mountain Boys, Deal, NJ, Mar 25

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys
March 25th
JCC of Greater Monmouth "Saturday night at the J".
100 Grant Ave
Deal NJ
Call (732) 531-9100 x100 for more information.

Bresler & Katsh, Providence, RI, Mar 25

Fishel and Shelley. Photo: Irving SchildFishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh
Klezmer & Hassidic Music
Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House
Providence, RI
209 Douglas Avenue

Saturdays, March 18th & 25th from 8 - 10 PM
Admission $10

This is a VERY small location; call early for tickets.
(401)273-9814 Go to www.brooklyncoffeeteahouse.com for directions.

Itsik Manger's Megille, Montreal, Canada, Mar 25

Yiddish Café proudly presents its hugely popular:

Encore Presentation of Itsik Manger’s “Megille”
SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2006 AT 8:00 P.M.

The Leanor and Alvin Segal Theatre of the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts
5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal

Admission: $7 for students, seniors and Library members, $10 others

For information and tickets, please call (514) 345-2627 ext. 3006

Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Saidye Bronfman Box Office
www.jewishpubliclibrary.org


Montreal, February 27, 2006 – Don’t miss this annual favourite Purim performance of the Megille-Lider, the great Yiddish poet Itsik Manger’s adaptation of the traditional Purim story. In conjunction with the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre, the show features songs in Yiddish with narration in English. Open to everyone who loves music and laughter.

The Jewish Public Library, founded in Montreal in 1914, is committed to encouraging and promoting the Yiddish language, culture and literature, by collecting and preserving Yiddish materials, and by presenting a variety of cultural events.

KCB Reunion, Klezmershack 10th Anniversary, Newton, MA, Mar 25-26

KCB

Klezmer Conservatory Band Reunion
and mini-KlezmerFestival

Saturday, March 25, 8pm
Sunday, March 26: workshops 1-3:30; concert 4pm

Special Guests include:
Michael Alpert
Rosalie Gerut
Deborah Strauss
Jeff Warschauer

In this finale to the KlezmerShack's 10th Anniversary, we are pleased to co-sponsor the Klezmer Conservatory Band, plus alumni from over 25 years of yiddish and klezmer musical magic. In addition to the concerts, there will be a mini-Jewish music festival Sunday afternoon featuring everything from "A Taste of Yiddish" to Yiddish song, klezmer, Eastern European Jewish Dancing, klezmer workshops for beginners through advanced musicians, and, of course, a panel discussion on the future of Jewish music.

$22 general; $20 JCC Member
Seniors and students $2 off single ticket price
Youth Ticket $16 General $14 JCC Member
Festival Pass - concert plus workshops $25 general $23 JCC Member

Co-sponsored by the Leventhal-Sidman JCC, Brookline Workmen's Circle, and the KlezmerShack

KlezmerShack 10th Anniversary

Concerts

Saturday, March 25, 2006 ­ 8pm
Sunday, March 26, 2006 ­ Concert ­ 4:00pm

Workshop Schedule

Sunday, March 26, 2006 ­ 1:30-3:40 Workshops

Dance, sing, play music or learn to kibbutz in Yiddish with these entertaining and informative workshops. This is a unique opportunity to participate in interactive workshops with some of the greatest talents on today's Klezmer scene (including the maintainer of this website!)

1:30–2:30pm: Eastern European Yiddish Dance—Learn to dance with an "old world flavor". Michael Alpert, world-renowned vocalist and member of the legendary Band, Brave Old World, leads this unique dance workshop. All Levels Welcome!

1:30–2:30 pm: Instant Klezmer—Play klezmer music in a flash. Bring your instrument and participate in this great opportunity to learn from the master, Hankus Netsky, founder of KCB and one of the leaders of the klezmer revival.

1:30–2:30pm: Fidl­Kapelye—This workshop geared for all bowed instruments and tsimbl, will focus on learning music by ear and playing in a fluid, dynamic and interactive way. Please bring your instrument to this session led by Klezmer musician Deborah Strauss.

1:30–2:30pm: Taste of Yiddish—Yiddish for the non-Yiddish speaker. Schlep over to the JCC for a nosh of this Hamish language with Workmen's Circle Yiddish instructor Dovid Braun

2:40–3:40pm: Yiddish Sing-Along—Experience the power and poetry of Yiddish folk music with Workmen's Circle music director Lisa Gallatin. Singers of all levels are welcome.

2:40–3:40 pm: Klezmer Jam—Bring your instrument and jam with JCC Klezmer Band instructor Barry Shapiro. All levels welcome

2:40–3:40 pm: Round Table Discussion: Klezmer Revival, Nu? What's Next...—Join KCB's Hankus Netsky, duo Jeff Warschauer and Deborah Strauss, BOW's Michael Alpert and KlezmerShacks'Ari Davidow for an informative and entertaining discussion about Jewish music. Free Event

Workshop Fee: JCC Members: $5 per workshop; General: $7 per workshop
Concerts: JCC Members $20; General $22;
Youth: JCC Members $14; General $16
Festival Pass (concert plus workshops): JCC Members $24; General $23

Pre-registration recommended. Please call 617-558-6486 for registration information
Concert information call 617-965-5226

DJ Mobius, Jerusalem, Israel, Mar 25

Mobius will be DJing at Noc (Yaffo 31 / Feingold's Field, next to Adom), Saturday March 25 at 10pm.