Jeanette Lewicki in prisoners' benefit, Oakland, CA, 4 Dec 2010
On the Fourth Night of Hanuka, My True Love Sent Me A Book In Jail:
Jeanette Lewicki will play klezmer accordion & sing Yiddish songs on Dec 4, 2010, 6-8pm for a free holiday party & silent auction to benefit the Prisoners Literature Project.
The event will be held at Rock Paper Scissors Community Art Collective, 2278 Telegraph Ave (at 23rd), Oakland, CA.
Auction Items will include: signed prints by HOWL animator Eric Drooker, David Lance Goines, & others; a custom-built backyard garden; professional website design; gourmet gifts; handcrafted fashion; six months of private accordion lessons—the perfect gift! Bring a T-shirt to silkscreen, a paperback dictionary to donate, &/or a 78rpm record for DJ Victrola dancing. Hanuka celebrates the lamps that burned for eight days; the PLP celebrates the inextinguishable light of human kindness. All proceeds go to pay postage on free books for people in prison.
More info: prisonersliteratureproject.com