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March 1, 2009

Klezmer Brunch w/Alicia Svigals & Marilyn Lerner, NYC, 1 Mar 2009

svigals singingEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 1, 2009 features Alicia Svigals and Marilyn Lerner: Klezmer Unfettered.

city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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Kultur Festival 2009: Keynote—Tradition & Transformation, 1 Mar 2009

festival logoFAU Libraries & Klezmer Company Orchestra Present
Kultur Festival 2009
A Celebration of Jewish Music & Arts
February 25-March 1, 2009 @ Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Keynote Address
"Tradition and Transformation"—Rabbi Irwin Kula
Sunday March 1, 2009 @ 1 p.m.
Friedberg Lifelong Learning Center (FAU)
Tickets $5

Rabbi Irwin Kula, noted radio and TV personality, author, international speaker and co-president of CLAL (National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership), shares his progressive philosophy on Jewish wisdom and its relationship to the past, present and future. One of the festival's highlights, Rabbi Kula's keynote address examines the role of Jewish arts and culture in the 21st century.

For tickets, call 800-564-9539 or visit www.fauevents.com/kulturfest.html. For more information on KCO, visit www.klezmercompany.com. A limited number of festival passes are available and must be purchased by phone or in person at the FAU Box Office

Kultur Festival 2009 is the first festival of its kind in South Florida. This five-day celebration of Jewish culture includes concerts, presentations and lectures that feature a diverse selection of music, song, dance, film and book arts. Klezmer Company Orchestra (KCO), led by conductor and festival director Aaron Kula, presents the festival's grand finale concert Tantz, Samba & Soul together with the renowned Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches. Other guest artists and speakers include distinguished New York City Cantor Jacob Mendelson, filmmaker David Weintraub and authors Rabbi Irwin Kula and Heidi Smith Hyde.

Kultur Festival takes place on FAU's Boca Raton campus at four different venues:
the Wimberly Library (fifth floor), the Barry and Florence Friedberg Lifelong Learning Center, the Live Oak Pavilion in the Student Union and the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

Kultur Festival 2009 has been made possible in part through a grant from American Express. Additional support provided by the Nathan and Marion Crosby Holocaust and Judaic Library Collections Endowment Fund, Jewish Cultural Society at FAU, South Florida Association of Jewish Libraries, FAU's Lifelong Learning Society and FAU's Student Union.

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Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 1 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

February 21-March 7, 2009

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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Kultur Festival 2009: Tantz, Samba & Soul, 1 Mar 2009

festival logoFAU Libraries & Klezmer Company Orchestra Present
Kultur Festival 2009
A Celebration of Jewish Music & Arts
February 25-March 1, 2009 @ Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Klezmer Company Orchestra Presents "Tantz, Samba & Soul"
Featuring the Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches
Kultur Festival 2009 Grand Finale Concert
Sunday March 1, 2009 @ 3 p.m.
Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium
Tickets $18-$42

The 25-member Klezmer Company Orchestra, together with the 40-voice Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches, performs a tour de force concert of new orchestrations and arrangements celebrating the musical connections of Jewish, Latin and African-American cultures. Each year conductor and music director Aaron Kula turns up the heat with premieres of classic Klezmer melodies in new settings that push cultural boundaries. Tantz, Samba & Soul will be one of the year's most exciting musical events!

For tickets, call 800-564-9539 or visit www.fauevents.com/kulturfest.html. For more information on KCO, visit www.klezmercompany.com. A limited number of festival passes are available and must be purchased by phone or in person at the FAU Box Office

Kultur Festival 2009 is the first festival of its kind in South Florida. This five-day celebration of Jewish culture includes concerts, presentations and lectures that feature a diverse selection of music, song, dance, film and book arts. Klezmer Company Orchestra (KCO), led by conductor and festival director Aaron Kula, presents the festival's grand finale concert Tantz, Samba & Soul together with the renowned Ebony Chorale of the Palm Beaches. Other guest artists and speakers include distinguished New York City Cantor Jacob Mendelson, filmmaker David Weintraub and authors Rabbi Irwin Kula and Heidi Smith Hyde.

Kultur Festival takes place on FAU's Boca Raton campus at four different venues:
the Wimberly Library (fifth floor), the Barry and Florence Friedberg Lifelong Learning Center, the Live Oak Pavilion in the Student Union and the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

Kultur Festival 2009 has been made possible in part through a grant from American Express. Additional support provided by the Nathan and Marion Crosby Holocaust and Judaic Library Collections Endowment Fund, Jewish Cultural Society at FAU, South Florida Association of Jewish Libraries, FAU's Lifelong Learning Society and FAU's Student Union.

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Simply Tsfat, Chicago, IL, 1 Mar 2009

Simply TsfatSimply Tsfat

Sunday March 1st 7pm
Chicago, IL
Evanston SPACE
1245 Chicago Ave
sponsored by KFAR Jewish Arts Center
contact: 773.362.4760

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The Klezmatics, Kirkland, WA, 1 Mar 2009

band photoThe Klezmatics

3/1/2009, 3pm matinee
Kirkland Performance Ctr
Kirkland, WA
(425) 893-9900
www.kpcenter.org

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March 3, 2009

Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 3 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

Tuesday, Mar 3, 2009, 7:30pm

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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March 4, 2009

Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 4 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009, 7:30pm

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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March 5, 2009

Oi Va Voi, Paris, France, 5 Mar 2009

band photoOi Va Voi : Travelling The Face Of The Globe

En concert
Le Jeudi 5 Mars 2009, 20h00
au Studio De L'ermitage
8 rue de L'Ermitage 75020 Paris
M° Jourdain / M@eacute;nilmontant
www.studio-ermitage.com

Le sextet londonien Oi Va Voi tient son unité de son éclectisme forcené. Ils aiment pêle-mêle la musique caraïbéenne, le trip hop, les vieilles chansons yiddish et les sons yéménites. Le pire, c'est qu'ils arrivent à en faire, avec talent, la synthèse. Pas vraiment donné à
tout le monde...

Après KT Tunstall, Alice McLaughlin, Oi Va Voi invite cette année Bridgette Amofah, nouvelle déesse de la soul, voix guest à la fois puissante et vulnérable, parfaite pour cet univers urbain contemporain. A découvrir absolument !

Réservations FNAC et DIGITICK

Nouvel album : Sortie dans les bacs 11 mai 2009 sur Wagram

Tarif unique : 20 €

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Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 5 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

Thursday, Mar 5, 2009, 7:30pm

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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Itsik Manger’s “Megile”, Montreal, Canada, 5 Mar 2009

Yiddish Café: Itsik Manger’s “Megile”

The Jewish Public Library’s Yiddish Café presents Itsik Manger’s “Megile” on Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Narration in English, songs in Yiddish, and includes refreshments in a café-style setting. In collaboration with the YM-YWHA, Ben Weider JCC. At the Grover Auditorium, The Ben Weider JCC, 5400 Westbury Avenue, Montreal. Sponsored by the Chaim and Clara Spilberg Endowment. Cost $5 for Jewish Public Library members and students, $10 others. For information and tickets, visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org or call 514-345-2627 ext. 3006 or the advance ticket line 514-345-6416 or come in person to the Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal.

JPL LogoThe 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.

www.jewishpubliclibrary.org

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The Klezmatics, Los Angeles, CA, 5 Mar 2009

band photoUCLAlive presents the Grammy Award-winning The Klezmatics, live in concert at Royce Hall.
Thursday, March 5
Begins at 8:00 pm
Royce Hall at UCLA

Tickets are available for $60, $45 or $38 ($15 for UCLA students)
Purchase tickets on the UCLAlive website or by calling the UCLAlive box office at (310) 825-2102.

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March 6, 2009

Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 6 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

Friday, Mar 6, 2009, 7:30pm

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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mental yentaMental Yenta

Friday March 6th 9pm
The Firehouse
1015 N. 1st Street at Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ
During the First Friday Artwalk

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Axis:tropes w/Michael McLaughlin, Cambridge, MA, 6 Mar 2009

Friday March 6th 10-12
Axis:tropes at the Lilypad
1353 Cambridge St. in Inman Sq., Cambridge
A new, "new music" group on the block will be featuring a piece for 12 hands and one piano, but even more importantly, a premier of a piece written for violin, accordion and piano by John McDonald and guess who gets to play the accordion part!!!

Featuring: Phil Acimovic, Elliot Cless, Jason Coleman, Peter D'Elia, Claire Maiers, Michael McLaughlin.

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March 7, 2009

Klezmer Kaos, Pierrefitte, France, 7 Mar 2009

band posterKlezmer Kaos

7 mars 2009 11:00
11:00 at Guinguette
Au 3 francs 6 sous
Place Jean Jaurès à Jaurès, PIERREFITTE

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Marionette Theatre: "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" NYC 7 Mar 2009

Ahasverus puppetCzechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in
"The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman"

Saturday, Mar 7, 2009, 2pm & 7:30pm

The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater,
West Side Y,
10 West 64th St.,
Manhattan

Presented by GOH Productions
SCHEDULE: Feb. 26-March 1, March 3-7.
Tuesday through Saturday shows are at 7:30; matinees are Sat and Sun at 2:00 pm.
TICKETS: $19 general admission; $12 seniors and kids under 12.
Box office: www.theatermania.com 866-811-4111.

Just in time for the Purim season, Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre will perform its "The Historye of Queen Esther, of King Ahasverus & of the Haughty Haman" from February 21 to March 7 at The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater of the West Side Y, located on West 64th St. just West of Central Park West, Manhattan. The production features modernist marionettes and those from the Czech Puppetry repertoire and is recommended for family audiences.

www.czechmarionettes.org

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Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Detroit, MI, 7 Mar 2009

Hot PstromiMarch 7, 8-10:30pm, Detroit Jewish Music Festival: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi (Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz, Peter Stan, Norbert Stachel, Sprocket and David Licht) in concert at the Detroit Jewish Community Center with the Michigan premiere of Strom's new documentary film, "A Great Day on Eldridge Street".

D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building, JCC of Detroit,
West Bloomfield, MI.

Tickets in advance and for members: $12, at the door and non-members, $15. For tickets and
information, contact: (248) 661-1000.

www.jccdet.org

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The Klezmatics, Tucson, AZ, 7 Mar 2009

band photoThe Klezmatics

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
(520) 621-3341
www.uapresents.org

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A Tickle in the Heart, feat. Andrea Pancur, Giengen an der Brenz, 7 Mar 2009

A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

07.03.2009, ab 21:00 Uhr
Kulturnacht im Wechsel mit Christian Springer alias „Fonsi“
Bürgerhaus Schranne
89537 Giengen an der Brenz
www.kleinkunst-in-der-schranne.de

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March 8, 2009

Klezmer Brunch, NYC, 8 Mar 2009

svigals singingEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm.

city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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Newton Choral Soc + Zamir Chorale of Boston, Cambridge, MA, 8 Mar 2009

Two Choruses, One Voice
Newton Choral Society and
Zamir Chorale of Boston

Leonard Bernstein Chichester Psalms; Mordecai Seter Festivals
Eric Whitacre Five Hebrew Love Songs; Randall Thompson The Peaceable Kingdom

DATE: Sunday, March 8, 2009
TIME: 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge
TICKETS: $36 (preferred seating) and $18
www.zamir.org

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Newton Choral Soc & Zamir Chorale 8 Mar 2009

Two Choruses, One Voice
Newton Choral Society and Zamir Chorale of Boston
DATE: Sunday, March 8, 2009
TIME: 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
TICKETS: $36 (preferred seating) and $18
Tickets will go on sale at the end of January, www.zamir.org

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Steve Homes & Monica Acosta, London, UK, 8 Mar 2009

Steve Homes & Monica Acosta
Sephardic Wedding Songs

Sunday, March 8, 2009, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
The Spiro Ark Centre
25-26 Enford Street, W1H 1DW
London, United Kingdom

Tel: 0207 723 9991

Flamenco guitarist Steve Homes, percussionist Ulises Diaz and singer Monica Acosta will be performing some beautiful Sephardic Love Songs.

This concert is the last in a series of four.

4. Sephardic Wedding songs
Songs about Weddings and Mothers in law
Sunday 8th March 2009 7:30 p.m.

All concerts will take place at The Spiro Ark Centre
Tube: Marylebone

Tickets £12/£10 conc-members

More info:
www.spiroark.org
www.monicaacosta.com

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The Klezmatics, Houston, TX, 8 Mar 2009

band photoThe Klezmatics

Congregation Beth Israel
Houston, TX
(713) 551-7255
www.jcchouston.org

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March 9, 2009

Yiddishe Cup, Cleveland Hts, OH, 9 Mar 2009

band photoYiddishe Cup

March 9
Park Synagogue,
Cleveland Hts., Ohio.
7:15 p.m.
www.parksyn.org

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De Cecco - Jeszensky duo, Fürth, Germany, 6 Mar 2009

Duo De Cecco-Jeszensky
Friday, March 6, 2009, 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Kulturforum / Grosse Halle
Wurzburger Strasse 2
Fürth, Germany

Simply Tsfat is a Hasidic folk trio who spread the joy and inspiration of Breslov Chassidism and the fresh air of the mystical city of Tsfat, the home of the Kabalah.

SIMPLY TSFAT is steeped in spirituality, performing energetic arrangements of Chassidic niggunim and originals and of course, music and stories of Rebbe Nachman of Breslev. Yonitan Tzarum flamenco finger-picks at blazing speeds over Yahonason Lipschutz and Eliyahu Reiter's violin sweeps over the heart strings.

www.kfarcenter.org/events/simply-tsfat
buy tix: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=2865542

presented with support from Heritage Russian Jewish Congregation and Jewish Education Team (JET).

Event Host Committee*:
Mollie Adler, Cheryl Diamond Carl, Adam Davis, Rabbi Eliezer Dimarsky, Marcy Felsenthal, Tamir Gotkin, Neil Harris, Rabbi Zev Kahn, Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein, Daniel and Ariella Levi, Dr. David Margulis, Dr. Julian Ungar-Sargon,
Rabbi Doug Zelden *(in formation)

presented with promotional support from: Heritage Russian Jewish Congregation, Jewish Education Team and (J.E.T.), Tannenbaum Chabad House

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March 10, 2009

Purimpalooza, Chicago, IL, 10 Mar 2009

Purimpalooza
a Shushan Purim Celebration presented by Kehilla and KFAR Jewish Arts Center
Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Theatre Building Chicago
1225 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL

Tel: 773 362 4760
Celebrate Purim with live comedy, music and socializing with all your friends. featuring performances by Thursday's with Ryan - Improv Comedy troupe and Balkano - World Music and Jazz sextet that melds the energy of Bulgarian wedding music, the soul of traditional Klezmer and the groove of Latin jazz into an exciting original mix of the Old World and the New.

Complimentary Wine, Soda and Purim-tinis
$15 advance / $18 door

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Efim Chorny, Susan Ghergus, Paris, France, 10 Mar 2009

Chansons yiddish de Bessarabie, Podolie, Moldavie, Ukraine
EFIM CHORNY
SUSAN GHERGUS
MARDI 10 MARS 2009

Mairie du XX arrondissement
Place Gambetta
75020 Paris
PAF adhérents 18€‚ non adhérents 23€
19 h 30 petite restauration spécialités yiddish (en supplément)
20 h 30 Spectacle
réservation 01 47 00 14 00

www.yiddishweb.com

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March 14, 2009

Mimi Rabson, Hingham, MA, 14 Mar 2009

Mimi Rabson"dazzling violin phenom" (Boston Globe) MIMI RABSON (former violinist with the Klezmer Conservatory Band) premieres a bold new collection of newly commissioned solo repertoire for 21st century violin in four Boston-area concerts, Feb. 16 - March 14th.

The Berklee College of Music composers commissioned by Rabson, who is Jewish, include jazz great Joanne Brackeen, Latin vibraphonist Victor Mendoza, interactive composer Neil Leonard, turntable guru Stephen Webber, jazz/funk bassist Winston Maccow, and guitar luminary Norm Zocher. The works draw from jazz, funk, rock, Latin, hip-hop and contemporary classical music, and utilize improvisation, effects pedals, new performance techniques, and interactive computer performance.

Saturday, March 14
South Shore Conservatory
1 Conservatory Drive
Hingham, MA
5 - 6 p.m.
Free to SSC students; non-SSC students: $10.
(781) 749-7565
Part of Conservatory's First ever String Workshop Day, SSC.

Mimi Rabson has distinguished herself as one of Boston's most creative and versatile musicians. She appears regularly in classical, jazz, klezmer and other eclectic performances and frequently leads her own ensembles. She is a first-prize winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in composition for 2003. She was a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and worked with that organization for many years touring, recording, composing and acting as musical director. Rabson appeared with Itzhak Perlman on "The Late Show with David Letterman" and was featured in a documentary about Klezmer music called "A Jumpin' Night in the Garden of Eden". Ms. Rabson served as musical director to academy award winner, Joel Grey in his production of "Borschtcapades '94". Her composition "Klezzified" was featured on Saturday Night Live.

Rabson created RESQ - the Really Eclectic String Quartet that plays her compositions and arrangements of jazz, funk, fusion, gospel and Latin music. RESQ has made two recordings and performed extensively in the Boston area.

In her 2003 recording "Music," she uses her electric violin in a power trio setting with electric bass and drums. It features noise-rock, post-jazz and electro-acoustic compositions and improvisations. She won the Massachusetts Cultural Council composition award for works on that recording.

Rabson's other performance credits include the premiere of "Fresh Faust" by Leroy Jenkins, the soundtrack for the award winning film "Sensorium" by Karen Aqua, the Boston Gay Men's Choir, the Boston Camarata, the New England Ragtime Ensemble, the Klezmatics, Sabana Blanca, Abby Rabinovitz, Deborah Henson-Conant, the Pablo Ablanedo Octet, and XLCR. She has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion twice, at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Wolf Trap, the Mann Center, the Place des Arts in Montreal and at many other world class venues.

Ms. Rabson is an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music.

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March 15, 2009

Klezmer Brunch w/Isle of Klezbos, NYC, 15 Mar 2009

band photoEvery Sunday Morning, combining live music and food in a fresh, cultural environment, City Winery’s Klezmer brunch series pairs some of the greatest musicians in the world with delicious lox, bagels and other tasty fare on Sunday mornings from 11am to 2pm. City Winery's brunch on Mar 15, 2009 features Isle of Klezbos

city wineryGeneral Admission: $10 / Children Under 13 - Free
City Winery
155 Varick Street
New York, New York 10013
(212) 608-0555

For further info: www.citywinery.com

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Klezundheit on the radio, St. Louis, MO, 15 Mar 2009

March 15 at 1 p.m. Eatern Time! Live radio broadcast concert in St. Louis featuring St. Louis' only klezmer big band, Klezundheit! It is From the Garden - Live! and can be heard on FM 99.1. in the St. Louis area or on the web at classic99.com. Info on how to get free tickets will be available starting March 8 from Classic 99 at www.classic99.com/pgarden.htm or by calling locally (314) 725-0099 or toll-free: (800) 844-0524. BTW, Klezundheit! is always spelled with an exclamation point

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March 18, 2009

Yiddishe Cup, Beachwood, OH, 18 Mar 2009

band photoYiddishe Cup

March 18
Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage,
Beachwood, Ohio.
7 p.m.
www.maltzmuseum.org

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Metropolitan Klezmer, Manasquan, NJ, 18 Mar 2009

band photoMetropolitan Klezmer

Wednesday, March 18
Special trio lineup
173 Main Street, Manasquan, NJ 08736
Box Office: (732) 528-9211
algonquinarts.com

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March 19, 2009

Biava Quartet, Washington, DC, 19 Mar, 2009

Biava QuartetSpring 2009 Concert - Thursday, March 19, 2009

Pro Musica Hebraica Presents
The Biava Quartet and Special Guests

The Terrace Theater
The Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
7:30 PM
The ARC Ensemble of Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music presents works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Szymon Laks, and Sergei Prokofiev all composed in the aftermath of the First and Second World Wars.

For further information, see the website

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March 21, 2009

JDUB Records@SxSW, Austin, TX, 21 Mar 2009

Shabbat Party at South by Southwest

Kick back with Birthright Israel NEXT and JDub Records for a relaxing afternoon at one of the biggest music festivals in the country - The South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas! Spend Saturday at the Copa’s beautiful outdoor patio enjoying free drinks. JDub bands Golem, Deleon, Girls in Trouble, and friends Fools Gold will supply the soundtrack while you enjoy bagels and lox flown in especially for you from NYC! Free “Rest Stop” Flasks for the first 50 people!

So, take a break from the long and dusty Texas trail; head on down to the Rest Stop. Can’t wait to see you there!

To learn more and register for, SXSW, please visit www.sxsw.com/

Copa Patio: 217 Congress @ 3rd St.
copabarandgrill.com

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM
www.birthrightisrael.com/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=163521

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Wholesale Klezmer, Willimantic, CT, 21 Mar 2009

Wholesale Klezmer Band

Saturday Evening, March 21at 7 pm
Concert and 100th Anniversary Celebration
at Temple Bnai Israel
345 Jackson Street
Willimantic, Connecticut
Phone: 860-423-3743

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 21 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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Oren Neiman Quartet, Scarsdale, NY, 21 Mar 2009

Introducing "Nigunim"—a Festival of New Improvised Jewish Music that will feature a series of quality low cost performances.

The festival performance dates are :
Saturday March 21st at 8pm - The Oren Neiman Quartet
Saturday April 18th at 8pm – Koby Hayon's Israeli Jazz Project
Saturday May 16th at 8pm – Pilpel : What is Israeli Music?

Festival Location Westchester Reform Temple 255 Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

For full information about the performances, how to buy tickets, and any other festival information please visit our website www.nigunimfest.org

So come see some great live music, plus many other surprises. Get your tickets while they are still available as the venue does have limited seating...

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"Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition", Cambridge, MA, 21 Mar 2009

Osnat NetzerMusica Sacra presents:
Give Ear To Thy People: Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition
Sat. March 21, 2009, 8:00 PM
First Church Congregational
11 Garden St.
Cambridge, MA
tickets: $10 - $40
free parking for all regularly priced tickets

Musica Sacra presents Jewish choral repertoire that juxtaposes the sacred and secular, the ancient and contemporary, the traditional and innovative. The concert will feature Paths of Stone and Water, a world premiere written for Musica Sacra by Osnat Netzer, Israeli composer and pianist. The concert also includes Aaron Copland's In the Beginning, which sets the Genesis creation story, music by Noam Elkies, Yiddish choral music from the early 20th century, and other selections from the Jewish diaspora.

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Berkeley Jewish Music Fest: Kosher Gospel, 21 Mar 2009

Joshua Nelson24th JMF OPENING NIGHT:
KOSHER GOSPEL featuring Joshua Nelson & Special Guests, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
Saturday, March 21, 8:00 pm
First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison Street, Oakland
$24 Students/Seniors/JCC Members
$28 General
Tickets available online

Grammy-nominated Joshua Nelson sings with a voice that recalls Mahalia Jackson and counts Oprah Winfrey and Maya Angelou among his biggest fans. He has sung with Wynton Marsalis, Aretha Franklin, and The Klezmatics. This extraordinary "Prince of Kosher Gospel" combines African-American spiritual styles with Jewish liturgical music. Special guests, the renowned, 55-voice Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, directed by Terrance Kelly, open the evening.

Co-sponsored by Forest Creatures Entertainment and Leonard Kurz in memory of Ursula Sherman
Festival logo

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the Three Yiddish Divas, Newton, MA, 21 Mar 2009

3 yiddish divasThe Jewish Theatre of New England at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
Presents
THE THREE YIDDISH DIVAS

Saturday, March 21, 8pm Sunday, March 22 2pm

Theresa Tova (Jazz-Cabaret Diva), Joanne Borts (Theatre Diva) and Adrienne Cooper (Concert Stage Diva) blend their multilingual repertoire and phenomenal talents into a sophisticated, emotionally charged and stunningly powerful concert.

These outstanding stars of Yiddish cabaret pour passion and artistry into Yiddish jazz, cabaret and theatre songs—including an unforgettable repertoire of the Yiddish theatre greats who inspired modern Broadway.

JPlanet Jazz describes THERESA TOVA as a "towering, pan-cultural jazz-cabaret diva." In one phrase the essence of a career that spans over 25 years is aptly described but remains incomplete. An award winning actor, singer and writer, she is a "classy, jazzy and deliciously sensuous performer."

Joanne Borts is one of New York’s favourite theatre and cabaret artists with a catalogue that embraces American Standards and the rich traditions of the Yiddish Theatre. Inspired by Fanny Brice, Molly Picon and Bette Midler, this multi-talented Broadway Dynamo delivers a sexy, energetic and humor-filled evening of song and dance that bridges the gap between American musical theatre and her Yiddish roots.

Internationally recognized as one of this generation's stellar performers of Yiddish vocal music, ADRIENNE COOPER appears on concert, theatre, and club stages around the world. Her singing has been featured on some twenty recordings as well as on film, TV and radio.

"The Three Yiddish Divas are the cream of the Yiddish crop. Daring, creative, and downright beautiful. They can sing like you never heard before. A sophisticated, entertaining combination that brings together three of the most talented performers on the Yiddish Stage." —Mitch Smolkin, former Artistic Director of the Ashkenaz Festival

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Daphne Sadeh and the Voyagers CD release, London, UK, 21 Mar 2009

Daphne Sadeh and the VoyagersDaphna Sadeh & The Voyagers

On March 2009 is the UK release of a new CD—Reconciliation (Tzadik label, New York). CD launch at the Vortex London on March 25th 2009 at 8:30pm. www.vortexjazz.co.uk

"Her first Tzadik release is a brilliant and hypnotic mix of Jazz,Western classical, Middle Eastern,Arabic Taqsim and Jewish music reflecting her eclectic life experiences. Seductive and powerful music..." John Zorn 2009.

Daphna Sadeh - compositions & Double Bass
Stewart Curtis-Woodwinds
Ivor Goldberg- Guitars & vocals,
Eddie Hession-Accordion
Mark Bassey-Trombone
Ronen Kozokaro- Drums & Percussion.

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Asefa, Brooklyn, NY, 21 Mar 2009

asefa in concertAsefa

Jewish Music Cafe - March 21, 2009, 9:00pm
401 9th street, Brooklyn, NY, 11215
Great space in NYC for Jewish music. Double-bill with Pey Dalid
For more information visit: www.jewishmusiccafe.com

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"Tonight: Lola Blau", NYC, 21 Mar 2009

From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of "Tonight: Lola Blau," written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Krämer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one " of Europe's big little" musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with "survival jobs" on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.

La MaMa E.T.C. (The Club), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by The Club at La MaMa
March 13 - 22, 2009
Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 pm; Sundays at 5:30pm
$15; box office (212) 475-7710; www.lamama.org

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Sway Machinery, NYC, 21 Mar 2009

Just back from a wild run of the west coast and Austin, and now back to our home sweet home. We hope you can all make it out!

Saturday, March 21st, 2009
The Sway Machinery and friends - 9PM
Union Pool
484 Union Avenue )on the corner of Union and Meeker)
Brooklyn, NY 11221
Price: $8

On a fabulous bill of BK greats
9PM Dan Friel www.myspace.com/danfrieldanfriel
10 PM Pink Noise www.myspace.com/pinknoisenyc
11PM The Sway Machinery www.myspace.com/theswaymachinery

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March 22, 2009

Klezical Tradition, Norwich, CT, 22 Mar 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2009 Honoring women in Yiddish and Klezmer through history, song, and dance - for Women's History Month.

Student participation featured. Norwich Arts Council's Donald Oat Theater at 2:00pm. (Their website is currently under construction...) Sunday Heritage Afternoons, sponsored by the Norwich Cultural Arts and History Project.

Christina Crowder accordion, Fraidy Katz, vocals, Adrianne Greenbaum, flute and dance-leading, Rayhan Pasternak, violin

Donald L. Oat Theater
62 Broadway
Norwich, CT 06360

Directions
Exit 81 off 395 towards Norwich. Turn right at the end of the highway onto Washington street. Proceed on Washington Street through 4 lights. At the 5th light turn left onto Church Street. At the stop sign take a sharp right around the corner onto Broadway. Go through the light and 62 Broadway is on your immediate right, flanked by the two NAC Galleries. The theater is on the third floor. Handicap access is off Church Street, which is to the rear of the theater.

Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!!!!!!!!!!
If it's a beautiful day, you can spend it with us!
If it's a rotten weather day, you can still come and spend it indoors with us!!!!!!

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"Gilgulim," Los Angeles, CA, 22 Mar 2009

Sunday, March 22, 2:00 PM
8339 W. 3rd St., 2nd Floor (co. Flores)
Los Angeles, CA 90024

The California Institute for Yiddish Culture & Language and The Los Angeles Yiddish Culture Club present
GILGULIM: Metamorphoses: Dramatic Readings from Yiddish Literature

By Guest NY Performer, Shane Baker

An unforgettable opportunity to hear masterful renditions of works by an array of Yiddish culture’s best modern creative minds: (In Yiddish with English Translations)

Works by Kadia Molodowsky, Y.L. Peretz, Anna Margolin, Itzik Manger, Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Y.-L. Teler, Joseph Buloff, H. Leivick

Admission: $10 Gen’l/$8 Sr.
Further info: 310-745-1190

Shane Baker is not only a multitalented performer, with over 30 years of performing experience as an actor, director, magician and puppeteer across North America and Europe, he is also the Executive Director of the Congress for Jewish Culture in N Y City, dedicated to promoting Yiddish language and culture throughout the world. He studied acting with the late Luba Kadison-Buloff, a founding member of the original Vilna Troupe and widow of the late Joseph Buloff. His recitations from Yiddish literature have been favorably compared to those of Hertz Grosbard, Buloff and Sidi Tal. Lately, Shane has been working with the newly formed New York based troupe, the New Yiddish Rep, where he presents his one-man show, Yiddish Plus Vaudeville Divided by Shane Baker.

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the Three Yiddish Divas, Newton, MA, 22 Mar 2009

3 yiddish divasThe Jewish Theatre of New England at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
Presents
THE THREE YIDDISH DIVAS

Saturday, March 21, 8pm Sunday, March 22 2pm

Theresa Tova (Jazz-Cabaret Diva), Joanne Borts (Theatre Diva) and Adrienne Cooper (Concert Stage Diva) blend their multilingual repertoire and phenomenal talents into a sophisticated, emotionally charged and stunningly powerful concert.

These outstanding stars of Yiddish cabaret pour passion and artistry into Yiddish jazz, cabaret and theatre songs—including an unforgettable repertoire of the Yiddish theatre greats who inspired modern Broadway.

JPlanet Jazz describes THERESA TOVA as a "towering, pan-cultural jazz-cabaret diva." In one phrase the essence of a career that spans over 25 years is aptly described but remains incomplete. An award winning actor, singer and writer, she is a "classy, jazzy and deliciously sensuous performer."

Joanne Borts is one of New York’s favourite theatre and cabaret artists with a catalogue that embraces American Standards and the rich traditions of the Yiddish Theatre. Inspired by Fanny Brice, Molly Picon and Bette Midler, this multi-talented Broadway Dynamo delivers a sexy, energetic and humor-filled evening of song and dance that bridges the gap between American musical theatre and her Yiddish roots.

Internationally recognized as one of this generation's stellar performers of Yiddish vocal music, ADRIENNE COOPER appears on concert, theatre, and club stages around the world. Her singing has been featured on some twenty recordings as well as on film, TV and radio.

"The Three Yiddish Divas are the cream of the Yiddish crop. Daring, creative, and downright beautiful. They can sing like you never heard before. A sophisticated, entertaining combination that brings together three of the most talented performers on the Yiddish Stage." —Mitch Smolkin, former Artistic Director of the Ashkenaz Festival

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 22 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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Peysakh Concert, South Euclid, OH, 22 Mar 2009

The Lori Cahan-Simon Duo Peysakh Concert at Cleveland Workmen's Circle
Yiddish Passover Songs -- Rare and Well-Done
Songs you know and songs you don't know, performed exquisitely by Lori
and Walt Mahovlich. The cost is low and the brow is high. Come and
keep us company!

Date: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: The Workmen's Circle
Street: 1980 South Green Road
City: South Euclid, OH
Phone: 216.381.4515

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Michael Alpert, NYC, 22 Mar 2009

World-renowned singer and klezmer musician Michael Alpert will be performing this Sunday, March 22 in a program beginning at 5 P.M. at the Center for Jewish History in New York City, 15 West 16th St. Michael will be singing Yiddish songs about yidishkayt from both a religious and secular perspective. This is part of a larger all-Yiddish program in memory of Yiddish scholar and activist Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter. Featured speakers are Dr. David Fishman of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America? who will speak on the topic, "The Problem of Religion and Secularism among Secular Yiddishists: A Historical Analysis" and Rukhl Schaechter of the Yiddish Forverts who will speak? on "My Father's Secularism and Tradition."
Suggested donation - $5.00.

You may reserve tickets by calling 212-889-0380, leagueforyiddish.org/ditsyeprledr.html.

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"Tonight: Lola Blau", NYC, 22 Mar 2009

From March 13 to 22, The Club at La MaMa E.T.C. will present the U.S. premiere of "Tonight: Lola Blau," written and composed by Georg Kreisler, English version by Don White, directed by Dick Top (Holland), featuring Anna Krämer (Germany) as Lola. This U.S. premiere is an opportunity for NY audiences to savor one " of Europe's big little" musicals and its unforgettable holocaust themes. The piece depicts a rising, charismatic, Dietrich-style cabaret singer who is forced to flee Austria because of her Jewish heritage, taking refuge in the U.S. She makes do with "survival jobs" on Tin Pan Alley until her sensational return to her homeland after the war, when she discovers that nothing much has changed.

La MaMa E.T.C. (The Club), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by The Club at La MaMa
March 13 - 22, 2009
Fridays & Saturdays at 10:00 pm; Sundays at 5:30pm
$15; box office (212) 475-7710; www.lamama.org

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Tsimtsoum, Montreuil, France, 22 Mar 2009

logoTsimtsoum

Dimanche 22 mars à 20H30
au Bar du marche de Montreuil
Place du Marche
MONTREUIL

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March 23, 2009

Shir HaShirim CD release party, NYC, 23 Mar 2009

concert posterMarch 23, 11pm

Shir HaShirim CD Release Party
Joe's Pub at The Public Theater
11pm / $10 advance / $15 at door
425 Lafayette
NY, NY 10003

Benyamin Brody, Diwon, and Dugans take on Shir Ha Shirim (The Song of Songs)/Kodesh Kodashim (The Holy of Holies), The music mixes the emotive Moroccan singing of Benyamin in a "call out" to the most high, through the writings and poetry of King Solomon, with Diwon's and Dugans' signature walls of sound that bring hip hop, rock, and mizrachi influences to this middle eastern meditative record.

The evening will feature a live performance of the music by Israeli, Moroccan and Yemenite musicians followed by a closing set with a few very special guests.

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March 24, 2009

NYC Workmen's Circle open house for klezmer instruction, NYC, 24 Mar 2009

Jeff WarschauerThe Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7 PM.

Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!

Free Open house: Tuesday, March 24, from 7-9 PM

Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM:
March 30,
April 7, 21, 28,
May 5 and 12
(no class April 14)

  • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
  • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
  • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
  • Develop tools for improvisation

Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150.

Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

Jeff Warschauer (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
Internationally renowned as an instrumentalist, Yiddish singer and teacher. He is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, and was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Jeff is Artistic Director of KlezKanada, and is on the faculty of Columbia University.

For more information, please contact Nikolai Borodulin at 212 889-6800
www.circle.org

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March 25, 2009

Tsimtsoum, Paris, France, 25 Mar 2009

logoTsimtsoum

Mercredi 25 Mars 2009

Les 3 arts 21, rue des Rigoles
75020 Paris
M° Jourdain

21h00 Entrèe libre

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Afro-Semitic Experience, Buffalo, NY, 25 Mar 2009

band photoThe Afro-Semitic Experience

Mar 25, 2009
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

The Afro-Semitic Experience participate in an Interfaith Seder

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Hopkele - Yiddish Dance Party, Evanston, IL, 25 Mar 2009

Steve Weintraub and logoJoin us at the
Next Hopkele is March 25 7:30pm to 9:30pm
$8/ JRC members and students $5
Chicagoland's New Monthly Leading and instruction by internationally renowned Yiddish Dance Master,
Steve Weintraub
LIVE music provided by Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, Kurt Bjorling, and members of Klezmer Dance Party!
Beginners welcome! Come learn the dances and have fun.
No need to bring a partner.
At JRC 303 Dodge Ave., Evanston, Illinois call 847-328-7678.
Hopkele is (usually) on the last Wednesday each month.

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"Common Chords III, The Next Generation", San Diego, CA, 25 Mar 2009

Yale StromWednesday, March 25, 7:30pm: COMMON CHORDS III, THE NEXT GENERATION.

A celebration of Jewish and Muslim Music, featuring Pakistani rock star Salman Ahmad, Yale Strom, Samir Chatterjee, Elizabeth Schwartz and others. San Diego Jewish Music Festival, Lawrence Family JCC, La Jolla, California. For tickets and information call the JCC box office: (858) 362-1348

www.lfjcc.org

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March 26, 2009

Funkabelly, Toronto, Canada, 26 Mar, 2009

www.klezmershack.com/bands/buchbinder/funkabelly2009.gifThe So-New-It-Isn't-Yet-Named Band

David Buchbinder - trumpet, alto horn
Roula Said - vocals, percussion
Drew Jurecka - violin, alto sax
Nemanja Pjanic - accordion
Caner Ustundag - bass
Atalay Altinok - percussion

Thursday, March 26
9pm $10 at the door
Supermarket 268 Augusta Ave. s. of College

Just a quick note to introduce you to a new band that's making its debut this coming Thursday, March 26 at Supermarket. Dedicated to playing the powerful, celebratory music of the Roma, Turks, Arabs and fellow travelers, this over-the-top party machine will grace Supermarket's stage as featured performers at Funkabelly, Roula Said's monthly dance party. This event has been packing in the alternative dance crowd for the past year with a mostly Bellydance focus, but now widens its embrace to welcome all lovers of the earthy, soulful sounds.

Come join us, sample some of Supermarket's superlative fare, and shake off the winter doldrums as we dance in Spring with an ensemble that reflects one aspect of the rivers flowing into the coming Toronto Sound (Turk, Rom, Cuban, Jew, Palestinian, Serbian).

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"The Other Seder Songs", London, UK, 26 Mar 2009

The Other Seder Songs
Thursday 26th March, 7:30pm

Los Desterrados, Oi Va Voi and the Yiddish Twist Orchestra will rock out the JCC's Other Seder. For the third consecutive year, we present our unique take on the Seder, as each band performs a song inspired by the after-dinner songs as the launching point for their set.

Cualos son los uno
Six-piece Los Desterrados, who released their third album, Miradores at the end of 2008, bring their mix of ladino, flamenco, Moorish and Gypsy flavours to the Seder.

"Los Des take the Medieval music of the Sephardic Jews, with its strong Latin influences, and drag it effortlessly into the 21st Century with lashings of Spanish folk and Balkan Soul to deliver a series of rousing, melancholic songs that pulse with rhythm and feeling" (London Metro)

Adir Hu
London's superfly klezmer / punk / gypsy outfit Oi Va Voi give us a sneak preview of their forthcoming third album, Traveling the Face of the Globe.

"Kudos, culture, vision.Oi Va Voi. Remember the name"YTO Merlin
(Evening Standard)

Chad Gadya
The JCC's own creation, the fabulous Yiddish Twist Orchestra, will set the dance floor swinging with their hard-dancing, pulp fiction style 50s and 60s Yiddish surf twist!

Hosted by Judy Batalion and accompanied by the tunes of DJ Max Reinhardt and visuals by imagician Miki Shaw, The Other Seder Songs returns to the beautiful Wilton's Music Hall for a night of music and dance.


Wiltons Music Hall, 1 Graces Alley, London E1 8JB

£12 in advance, £15 on the door

Book online at JCC for London
Produced by YaD Arts for jcc

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 26 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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Klezmer Kaos, Paris, France, 26 Mar 2009

band posterKlezmer Kaos

26 mars 2009 20:00
STUDIO DE L’ERMITAGE
8 rue de L’Ermitage,
Paris, Ile-de-France 75020

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March 27, 2009

Atzilut lecture-demo, Baltimore, MD, 27 Mar 2009

AtzilutAtzilut: Concert for Peace

This ten-member high-energy Middle Eastern ensemble features Arab and Jewish musicians in concert together to make a powerful statement for peace through shared music. Atzilut exemplifies the potential for creativity that emerges when musicians representing two traditions with common roots, celebrate hope and trust through music. They blend virtuoso cantorial vocals with the lightning percussion and hypnotic melodies of a Middle-Eastern orchestra into their own unique contemporary sound. The resulting musical collaboration is infectious, joyous, deep, sweet and passionate.

Atzilut makes two appearances in the Baltimore area through this unique collaboration between CCBC and Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School.

Lecture-Demo with Hazzan Jack Kessler
Friday, March 27 at 12:20 pm
E Building Recital Hall
CCBC Essex
Call 443-840-ARTS (2787)
Free

For details and tickets call 443.840.ARTS (2787)

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 27 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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A Tickle in the Heart, feat. Andrea Pancur, St. Augustin, 27 Mar 2009

A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

27.03.2009, 20:00 Uhr
Schloss Birlinghoven
53757 St. Augustin

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Matt Darriau & Katie Down's Lyrebird, NYC, 27 Mar 2009

Lyrebird
Matt Darriau (clarinet, sax, Bulgarian kaval, gaida, flutes, toys)
Katie Down (steel cello, glass instruments, flutes, lithophone, ukulele, toys)

The Stone this Friday, March 27th
10PM slot!

The Stone is on the corner of Avenue C and 1st Street in Manhattan.
www.thestonenyc.com

a duo exploring unusual acoustic instruments of wind, water, earth and metal that employs live looping and sampling to intricate atmospheres of texture and groove. Down, a downtown theatrical sound designer and composer also known for her musical antics in the Ukuladies, plays flute, glass harp and glass objects, steel cello, lithophone, and other assorted toys. Darriau, of Klezmatics and Paradox Trio, is noted for his expertise on Bulgarian instruments, world flutes, and reeds.

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March 28, 2009

Yuval Ron Trio, Eugene, OR, 28 Mar 2009

Yuval RonThe Yuval Ron Trio
Desert Roots: Music and Stories from the Middle Eastern and North African Deserts
West Coast Tour

Saturday, March 28
3pm Workshop: Percussion, Woodwinds and Sacred Songs of the Middle East
Harmony Roadhouse Music Studios
2650 Willamette Street
Eugene, OR
Admission: $10
For More Info: 541-345-9225

8pm Concert:
Unity of the Valley Church
3912 Dillard Rd (at 34th)
Eugene, OR 97405
Admission: $15
For more info: contact Rabbi Jonathan Seidel at 541-434-6551

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 28 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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Rav Shmuel, NYC, 28 Mar 2009

From Rav Shmuel: "I'm playing a set at an interesting venue nicknamed The ROC House this Saturday night. ROC stands for Congregation Ramat Orah but I will not be leading services - they have set up a stage in their rec room and the space has a great vibe. I know because I played there a few months ago and it was really fun! There's a band called Eden playing at about 9:15 or so and I go on at about 10:15 - so come on out and catch some real fun music on a rainy Saturday night in NYC. Because you can."

The ROC House
550 W 110th St, New York, NY 10025
Doors open at 8:30pm
$12 Student Admission
$16 Regular Admission

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24th Jewish Music Festival: The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho, Berkeley, MA, 28 Mar 2009

Community Music Day 2006Jewish Music Festival

Order tickets online now for The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho

West Coast Premiere

sisters of sheynvilleInspired by the legendary Barry Sisters of the 1930s and 1940s, this all-female Swing-Klez sextet was voted Canada’s top folk vocal group in 2008. Their airtight three and four part vocal harmonies in Yiddish positively sizzle with seduction. You’ll think you’re in Paris when Gaucho opens with the Gypsy Swing sounds that recall legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt.

Presented in association with the Eugene & Elinor Friend Center for the Arts, JCCSF

Co-sponsored with the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture

JCCSF, 3200 California St., San Francisco

$18 students, $24 seniors/JCC East Bay & JCCSF members, $28 general

Listen to Ketsele Broyges by Sisters of Sheynville

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Listen to A Veybele a Tsnie by Sisters of Sheynville
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Listen to Douce Ambience by Gaucho
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The Sisters of Sheynville and Gaucho Website

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Klezamir, Easthampton, MA, 28 Mar 2009

KlezamirKlezamir in concert
Sat., 3/28, 8 PM
Pioneer Art Center of Easthampton
www.pioneerarts.org

41 Union St
Easthampton, MA 01027
(413) 527-3700
$12 general admission, $10 for P.A.C.E. members

KLEZAMIR, New England's premier roots rockin' klezmer band, presents a rousing, danceable concert of thrilling new takes on old Yiddish favorites and Israeli dances, as well as original Klezmer barnburners. Multi-instrumentalists Jim Armenti, Jason Moses and Amy Rose on clarinet, flute, violin, guitar, mandolin, accordion, trombone and piano are backed up by Keith "Klezmer Drums of Passion" Levreault and "Downtown Joe" Blumenthal on the bass. We'll teach you some of the easy dances and some Yiddish, too!

Supported by a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation

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A Tickle in the Heart, feat. Andrea Pancur, Köln, 28 Mar 2009

A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur

28.03.2009, 20:00 Uhr, A Tickle in the Heart feat. Andrea Pancur
Besenkammer
53757 Köln

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Atzilut concert for peace, Baltimore, MD, 28 Mar 2009

AtzilutAtzilut: Concert for Peace

This ten-member high-energy Middle Eastern ensemble features Arab and Jewish musicians in concert together to make a powerful statement for peace through shared music. Atzilut exemplifies the potential for creativity that emerges when musicians representing two traditions with common roots, celebrate hope and trust through music. They blend virtuoso cantorial vocals with the lightning percussion and hypnotic melodies of a Middle-Eastern orchestra into their own unique contemporary sound. The resulting musical collaboration is infectious, joyous, deep, sweet and passionate.

Atzilut makes two appearances in the Baltimore area through this unique collaboration between CCBC and Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School.

Atzilut: Concert for Peace
Saturday, March 28 at 8:45 pm
Mintzes Theatre, Rosen Arts Center
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Sara & David S. Brown Campus
3300 Old Court Road Pikesville, MD 21208
Tickets are $15.

For details and tickets call 443.840.ARTS (2787)

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Lisa Parrott's Fast Rat Trio, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Mar 2009

This is a rare trio gig and we will be performing original music influenced by Ornette, Monk and old Australian sea shanties. Our Jalopy Theater debut!

Lisa Parrott’s Fast Rat Trio
Lisa Parrott – alto & baritone saxophones
Chris Lightcap - double bass
Allison Miller – drums

$15 cover. You can enjoy beer, wine, espresso, and fresh popcorn..
Saturday March 28th, one set only @ 9PM @ Jalopy Theater in Red Hook, Brooklyn
315 Columbia St, Brooklyn

www.jalopy.biz

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Tsimtsoum, Paris, France, 28 Mars 2009

logoTsimtsoum

Samedi 28 Mars en trio
21H à l'Attirail
9, Rue au Maire,
75003. Paris
Metro les Arts et Metiers

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Yale Klezmer Band & Yale Women's Slavic Chorus, New Haven, CT, 28 Mar 2009

Yale Klezmer Band & Yale Women's Slavic Chorus - 8:00 PM
Saturday, Mar. 28, 8:00 PM
Slifka Chapel
Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale
80 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Yale Klezmer Band will be in concert with the Yale Women's Slavic Chorus, featuring members of the undergraduate and New Haven communities performing Russian, Ukrainian and Croatian music.

Telephone: (203) 432-1134
Fax: (203) 432-8690
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Greg Wall's Later Prophets, Brooklyn, NY, 28 Mar 2009

Greg WallGreg Wall's Later Prophets this Saturday, March 28, at 10PM at:

The Jewish Music Cafe
401 9th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215

www.jewishmusiccafe.comZ

CD coverThis will be first of several shows celebrating the release of our new
recording,
HA'OTOT: THE LIGHTS OF RAV KOOK
which is out this week on John Zorn's TZADIK label

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March 29, 2009

24th Jewish Music Festival: Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party, Berkeley, MA, 29 Mar 2009

Community Music Day 2006Jewish Music Festival

Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 11:00 AM


Order tickets online now for Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Family Music Day & Finale Dance Party

Sunday, March 29


Activities throughout the day:

11:00am Family Music Day Children’s concert

Folk-rocker Elana Jagoda, Instrument Petting Zoo, workshops and performances with Festival artists 
including special teen program with beatboxer Yuri Lane

4:00pm Finale Dance Party with Brass Menažeri

The Bay Area’s award-winning, powerhouse Klez-Balkan brass machine, closes 
the festival with wild rhythms, soulful vocals and hot licks.

Presented in association with Freight and Salvage Coffee House

Co-sponsored with the San Francisco Foundation, the Gottesman-Biddle 
Family and the Anisman/Sherman Family, in memory of Ursula Sherman

JCC East Bay, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley

$25 family (2 adults and 2 children), $10 general

Listen to Modeh Ani by Elana Jagoda

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Listen to Mandilátos (Handkerchief Dance) by Brass Menažeri

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Witness Relocation "Haggaddah," NYC, 29 Mar, 2009

publicity photoWitness Relocation (witnessrelocation.org), whom
Performing Arts Journal dubbed "a dance-theater anarchist's
utopia," will perform "Haggaddah," a work based on the
Passover Seder, March 19 to 29 in La MaMa's Annex Theater.
The project will link post-modern dance, narrative
storytelling, rock concerts, lectures, and dramatic scenes
into a vibrant artistic rendering of one of the world's most
ancient holidays, presenting the story in a way that anyone
from any culture can get inside it.

Audiences will be seated at a 50 foot long table, with the
show happening on and around it. The traditional Seder is a
ritual telling of the Exodus from Egypt on an intimate
scale. This show examines the ritual in a large,
post-modern context. There will be a spectacle combining
dance, theater, music and design to immerse the audience in
an intense re-envisioning of both the story and the act of
coming together to tell it.

March 19 to 29
La MaMa E.T.C. (Annex Theater), 74A East Fourth Street
Presented by La MaMa E.T.C.
Th-Sat at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 pm
$25/tdf, Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org

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Steven Greenman's Fiddle Madness, Akron, OH, 29 Mar 2009

Steven GreenmanThe Akron Symphony's Odyssey Series comes to a close with Fiddle Madness on Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m. The concert will explore the history of the violin from the fiddle to the Stradivarius. Noted klezmer violinist Steven Greenman and 14-year old phenom Chad Hoopes will perform with the orchestra alongside the Western Reserve Suzuki School under director Marlene Moses. Akron Symphony Associate conductor Christopher James Lees will conduct the concert. Steven will be performing his own arrangement for violin and chamber orchestra of the Hutsul Fantasy (by V. Popadiuk), a suite of folk melodies from western Ukraine in addition to leading the Western Reserve Suzuki School with his klezmer string arrangements.

Fiddle Madness will be preceded by activities for kids in the E.J. Thomas Hall lobbies as well as a special silent auction of violins that have been painted and decorated by local student artists transforming them into one of a kind works of art. A preview photo gallery of the violins can be viewed here. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Akron Youth Orchestras.

To purchase tickets, or for more information, please call the Akron Symphony ticket office at (330) 535-8131 or purchase online at Ticketmaster.com. Single tickets for Fiddle Madness are $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under.

Internationally recognized as one of the finest practitioners of the East European Jewish klezmer violin, Steven Greenman has been a regular guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra performing his own arrangements of traditional East European Gypsy violin and klezmer music. Steven has produced and recorded Stempenyu's Dream which contains his original Jewish and klezmer compositions. Greenman has also performed at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland and at Toronto's Ashkenaz-A Festival of New Yiddish Culture.

Chad Hoopes, winner of the first prize in the Young Artists Division of the 2008 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition-earning him the title of "World's Best Young Violinist," will be making his debut with the Akron Symphony. Hoopes has been seen on national television with appearances on CBS' Early Show and PBS' From the Top. Locally, Chad was seen in an Emmy-winning TV commercial for the Cleveland Indians. Later this year, Chad will perform with the Cincinnati Pops for a recording project for Telarc.

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László Fekete et Emil Tóth, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 Mar 2009

László Fekete et Emil Tóth
de Budapest
seront les khazanim du

Festival de Musiques Liturgiques Juives
"Le temps de chanter..."

dimanche 29 mars à 17h
Conservatoire de Musique, Place Neuve, Genève
ils seront accompagnés par
le pianiste Zoltán Neumark et le chœur Goldmark de Budapest
sous la direction de Mária Ádám

Le dernier concert de notre série présente les traditions musicales de la communauté hongroise, interprétées par les deux khazanim attitrés de la Grande Synagogue et le Chœur du 'Séminaire rabbinique-Université Juive' de Budapest.

Le répertoire comprendra des prières quotidiennes et celles des fêtes, des chants liturgiques traditionnels, des chansons populaires yiddish et hassidiques, des chants folkloriques hongrois incorporés au rituel et des œuvres de compositeurs hongrois, dont Emil Ádám (1905-1987), compositeur, professeur, chef de chœur, ethno-musicologue et fondateur du Chœur Goldmark.


Billets : 30.-
tarif réduit (chômeurs, AVS, AI, étudiants etc...): 20.-
Réduction supplémentaire de 10.- aux membres AMJ.

un conseil, pour éviter la file, achetez vos billets à l'avance chez:
"SI LE ROI SAVAIT CA" au 6, Rond-Point de Plainpalais - Genève
du mardi au vendredi de 10h à 18h30 & samedi de 10h à 17h

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Laszló Fekete, Emil Tóth, Geneva, Switzerland, 29 Mar, 2009

Dimanche 29 mars à 17h: Laszló Fekete, Emil Tóth (Budapest): rite ashkénaze hongrois et compositions originales. Avec Zoltán Neumark (piano) et le chour Goldmark de Budapest (direction Mária Ádám).
Conservatoire de Musique (Place Neuve, Genève)
www.amj.ch/WPR090329.htm

Informations: www.amj.ch/WPR090300.htm
Réservations: tél & rép: 00 4122 344 64 09, fax: 004122 344 64 04 ou email AMJ

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Yuval Ron Trio, Portland, OR, 29 Mar 2009

Yuval RonThe Yuval Ron Trio
Desert Roots: Music and Stories from the Middle Eastern and North African Deserts
West Coast Tour

Sunday, March 29, 7pm
Congregation Neveh Shalom
2900 SW Peaceful Lane
Portland, 97219
Admission: $15
For more info: 503-246-8831

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Klezmer Music & Dance, Medford, MA, 29 Mar 2009

Hankus Netsky, courtesy National Yiddish Book CenterKlezmer Music and Dance, with Hankus Netsky, Dena Ressler, and Judy Bressler

Sunday March 29, 2009
1:00 - 2:30 pm
Springstep, 98 George P Hassett Drive, Medford MA

Pre-register: $6 Youth / $8 Adult + 50 cent fee
At the door: $8 Youth / $10 Adult

Part of a series: Spring Sundays Workshops for Families & Children

Get ready to dance at your great grandparents' wedding! Join Hankus Netsky, clarinetist Dena Ressler, and dance caller Judy Bressler and learn line, circle, and set dances from the "Old Country"! Join in the fun and learn dances such as the Freylakhs, Bulgar, Hora, and Sher!

This workshop is co-sponsored by the Boston Workmen's Circle.

tel: 781-395-0402
springstep.org

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Kenny Ellis, Reisterstown, MD, 29 Mar 2009

Kenny Ellis will be performing his one-man variety show, "A Night at the Catskills" at Adat Chaim Congregation 115 Cockeys Mill Rd, Reisterstown, MD 21136. The program will take place on Sunday, March 29 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $18 in advance, $25 at the door.

Kenny is a Cantor, comedian, and impressionist- an amazing performer. Don't miss this evening of superb entertainment.
For more information, or to make reservations, call Adat Chaim at 410-833-7485

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Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, Cambridge, MA, 29 Mar 2009

shirimShirim returns to the Lily Pad in Cambridge on March 29, 2:00pm for another fun afternoon of great klezmer music! Last month we had a great crowd and the audience danced—including one dynamite kozatsky dancer! The Lily Pad is right across Cambridge St. from the S&S Deli, so you can grab a nosh before or after the show!

www.lily-pad.net

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, masters of the klezmer universe, perform a fun and infectious concert of klezmer and beyond on Mar. 29, 2:00pm at the Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge, MA . Suggested donation, $10, $7/kids. Bring the kids, bring your grandmother! Be ready to move. This is music for the soul.

Shirim has performed all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. They have collaborated with Maurice Sendak (Pincus & the Pig), Ellen Kushner (The Golden Dreydl) and played with the Philly Pops and on the soundtrack of Woody Allen’s “Deconstructing Harry.” They are traditional and new and alive at the same time. Come see them, you won’t regret it in this intimate venue. After over 25 years of playing, they are a Boston institution.

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March 30, 2009

Nussbaum - Smidl - Ougaard, Copenhagen, Denmark, 30 Mar 2009

Nussbaum-Smidl-OurgaardNussbaum - Smidl - Ougaard

Klezmerkoncert på Fr.berg
TID : Mandag d. 30. marts kl. 20:00
STED : Byggeriets Hus, Godthåbsvej 33, 2000 F
(Entré kr. 60,-)

Endnu engang byder trioen på markant verdensmusik med sjæl og energi. Harmonikaspiller Øyvind Ougaard lægger bunden og er derudover mest en biperson. Men de to øvrige er et par markante kvinder, der er musikal-ske til fingerspidserne, og som samtidig ved alt om, hvordan man får stem-ningen helt op under taget.

Channe Nussbaum synger og styrer hele forestillingen, mens Mette Smidl spiller violin, så englene synger. Og begge er de helt ubeskriveligt indtagende, så det er vel egentlig ikke så underligt, at de rundt omkring i byen går under betegnelsen ”Copenhagen Klezmer Queens”.

Klezmermusikken er en urgammel men sprællevende musikform, som helt tilbage fra 17 og 18-hunderedetallet er blevet praktiseret af de østeuropæiske, jødiske spillemænd, der ernærede sig som omrejsende festmusikere. Alle stemninger sættes i kog, lige fra de melankolske og indfølte ballader, hvor selv de største og stærkeste buldrebasser på herresiden kan risikere at få en tåre i øjenkrogen, til de fyrige spillemandsnumre, hvor det gælder om at holde på hat og briller.

Trioen melder sig parat til at give den én over nakken, og dermed kan det hele hurtigt udvikle sig til en medrivende aften, hvor gnisterne vil fyge på det ellers så elegante spillested, -når alle følelser kommer i spil. Vel mødt til både kælen og karsk klezmer på Frederiksberg!

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Bloch's "Avodath Hakodesh", Montreal, Canada, Mar 30, 2009

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, will perform Ernest Bloch's magnificent oratorio, Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), on March 30th and 31st at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts in Montreal.

This rarely performed work of soaring beauty and subdued lyricism brings together world-famous baritone Dwayne Croft, narrator Sherill Milnes and the OSM Chorus for an exceptional celebration of Jewish liturgy.Brahms Second Piano Concerto is also on the program, with Yefim Bronfman a soloist.

Don't miss this extraordinary event - call 514-842-9951 or visit www.osm.ca for tickets and information.

Monday march 30, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday march 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

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"Good for the Jews?," Washington, DC, 30 Mar 2009

Good for the Jews?Good for the Jews?
Monday, March 30
Washington, DC
@DC JCC
PASSOVER CONCERT
1529 Sixteenth St NW
Washington, DC 20036
Show starts at 8 pm
Cost: $10 advance, $12 at the door
Tickets available through www.washingtondcjcc.org/social-networks/j-on-demand/

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March 31, 2009

Bloch's "Avodath Hakodesh", Montreal, Canada, Mar 31, 2009

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano, will perform Ernest Bloch's magnificent oratorio, Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), on March 30th and 31st at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier of Place des Arts in Montreal.

This rarely performed work of soaring beauty and subdued lyricism brings together world-famous baritone Dwayne Croft, narrator Sherill Milnes and the OSM Chorus for an exceptional celebration of Jewish liturgy.Brahms Second Piano Concerto is also on the program, with Yefim Bronfman a soloist.

Don't miss this extraordinary event - call 514-842-9951 or visit www.osm.ca for tickets and information.

Monday march 30, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday march 31, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

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Balkan Beat Box, Washington, DC, 31 Mar 2009

BBB in concertBalkan Beat Box w/ Forro in The Dark
30 Club
815 "V" Street NW, DC, Washington DC - $20

7:00 Doors
8:15 Forro in the Dark
9:15 Balkan Beat Box

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