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June 1, 2004

Musique Klezmer, Paris, France, Apr 30 - May 2

STAGE DE MUSIQUE KLEZMER
30 avril, 1er et 2 mai 2004

Avec qui ?
Estelle Goldfarb est violoniste de formation classique, spécialisée dans les musiques juives et plus particulièrement en musique klezmer. Elle s'est perfectionnée à New York aux côtés d'Alicia Svigals (violoniste des "Klezmatics") et joue aujourd'hui avec différents orchestres klezmer en France et en Belgique ("Krupnik", "Yiddish Tanz Reveyvele"). Elle vient d'enregistrer un CD : "Koved" sous le label "Tzadik" de John Zorn.

Pour qui ?
Cet atelier s'adresse :
- aux participants de nos ateliers 2003/2004,
- aux musiciens qui, possédant une bonne maîtrise de leur instrument, souhaitent se familiariser avec les particularités de la musique klezmer.

Pour quoi ?
- voir ou revoir des morceaux traditionnels,
- trouver ensemble des arrangements simples et efficaces,
- " monter " une formation klezmer,
- plonger les musiciens dans la réalité du jeu face à un public.

Les rendez-vous (adresses précisées après inscription) :
30 avril : 19h30/21h30
1er mai : 11h00/13h00 et 14h30/16h30
2 mai : 14h30/16h30, puis représentation publique.


Renseignements et inscriptions
Maison de la Culture Yiddish - Bibliothèque Medem
18, passage Saint-Pierre Amelot
F - 750011 PARIS
tél. : 01 47 00 14 00 / fax : 01 47 00 14 47
estelle@yiddishweb.com

June 2, 2004

Klezmer Musique, Paris, France, Apr 30 - May 2

STAGE DE MUSIQUE KLEZMER
30 avril, 1er et 2 mai 2004

Avec qui ?
Estelle Goldfarb est violoniste de formation classique, spécialisée dans les musiques juives et plus particulièrement en musique klezmer. Elle s'est perfectionnée à New York aux côtés d'Alicia Svigals (violoniste des "Klezmatics") et joue aujourd'hui avec différents orchestres klezmer en France et en Belgique ("Krupnik", "Yiddish Tanz Reveyvele"). Elle vient d'enregistrer un CD : "Koved" sous le label "Tzadik" de John Zorn.

Pour qui ?
Cet atelier s'adresse :
- aux participants de nos ateliers 2003/2004,
- aux musiciens qui, possédant une bonne maîtrise de leur instrument, souhaitent se familiariser avec les particularités de la musique klezmer.

Pour quoi ?
- voir ou revoir des morceaux traditionnels,
- trouver ensemble des arrangements simples et efficaces,
- " monter " une formation klezmer,
- plonger les musiciens dans la réalité du jeu face à un public.

Les rendez-vous (adresses précisées après inscription) :
30 avril : 19h30/21h30
1er mai : 11h00/13h00 et 14h30/16h30
2 mai : 14h30/16h30, puis représentation publique.


Renseignements et inscriptions
Maison de la Culture Yiddish - Bibliothèque Medem
18, passage Saint-Pierre Amelot
F - 750011 PARIS
tél. : 01 47 00 14 00 / fax : 01 47 00 14 47
estelle@yiddishweb.com

Nefesh, New Haven JCC, CT, Jun 2

Please Join Nefesh Wednesday, June 2nd at the New Haven JCC, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge CT as we kick off this fun series . . .

'For the first time ever, the New Haven JCC is holding outdoor BBQ's on the Cafe Terrace with live music on Wednesday evenings from 5-9pm from June 2 thru Aug. 18. There is no cover charge for most of the BBQ's except for July 14th. Join us for chicken, burgers, hot dogs and the fixin's. Music will start around 6:30pm.'

For JCC info call: 203-387-2522 x295 - web:www.jccnh.org

In case of rain the music moves inside the Cafe and fine meatless offerings will be available. The JCC strictly observes kosher dietary laws.

Sarah Aroeste, NYC, Jun 2

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
Center for Jewish History, NYC
15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves)
Wednesday, June 2nd
7 PM
Tickets: $15 ($12 advance, seniors, students, and for members of ASF/SH and Shearith Israel)
More info: Box Office (917) 606-8200 or www.asfonline.org

Presented by the American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House and Congregation Shearith Israel

June 3, 2004

Metropolitan Klezmer, NYC, Jun 3

Metropolitan Klezmer
Thur, 6/3
FREE lunchtime concert in the East Village, Abe Lebewohl Park
East 10th St @ Second Ave, in front of St Mark's Church
12:30pm til 1:30pm, rain or shine

sponsored by the Third St Music School Settlement
with free post-show refreshments from the Second Avenue Deli
Info: 212.677.4212

Neil Sedanka in Yiddish Tribute, NYC, Jun 3

posterFolksbiene Yiddish Theater
Neil Sedaka: Tribute to the Yiddish Song

- Carnegie Hall June 3 - Save the Date!
- Kids & Yiddish Jan 25 Performance

Neil Sedaka at Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall June 3 - Save the Date!

Tickets are now on sale for our gala benefit concert at Carnegie
Hall, starring Neil Sedaka in his tribute to the Yiddish song. Also
starring The Klezmatics and The New Yiddish Chorale, the concert is
being produced by Moishe Rosenfeld and will benefit the Folksbiene
Yiddish Theater.
Tickets for this fundraiser for the future of Yiddish Theater are
$50-$500. For tickets, group sales, corporate sponsorships, and
journal advertisements, call 1-800-YIDDISH or 212-213-2120. For
discount travel packages call Leslie Sklamberg toll free at
866-321-9698.
Web: www.folksbiene.org/carnegie04.htm

Thursday, June 3, 2004 at Carnegie Hall


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Nikitov, Bloemendaal, the Netherlands, Jun 3

Nikitov

03-06 Bloemendaal Openlucht Theater Caprera aanvang 20.00

Voor andere data van Nikitov concerten of voor het bestellen van een cd,
kijk op www.nikitov.com

June 6, 2004

Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, NYC, Jun 6

Sunday, June 6, 2004, 2:00 PM
PLACE: Hebrew Union College, 1 West 4 St. (West of Broadway),
New York, New York 10012
EVENT: 81ST ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLES PHILHARMONIC
CHORUS
The concert includes the musical adaptation of the classic Chasidic tale
by
I.L. Peretz
OYB NIT NOKH HEKHER
With libretto by Itche Goldberg and music by Maurice Rauch
in honor of Goldberg's 100th birthday (born 1904)
and commemorating 10 years since Rauch's passing (1994).
The concert also includes selections celebrating 350 years
of a Jewish presence in North America (1654-2004),
including hits from the Second Avenue Yiddish theatre
The bill also features THE PRIPETSHIK SINGERS performing a few numbers.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: Full concert with intermission
ADMISSION: $12 for adults, $7 for seniors, students and children
INFO: 646-602-2007 Jo Abrams; JPPC@nyc.rr.com

Theo Bikel: The first 80 years, Brentwood, CA, Jun 6

June 6th -Sunday, 5:30 pm
Brentwood, CA
Wadsworth Theatre
Theodore Bikel: The First 80 Years
An evening of song, dance and spirit in his honor
Featuring Divahn and
legendary performers including:

Peter Yarrow - Leonard Nimoy
The Klezmatics - Mike Burstyn
Larry Miller - Ed Asner
Billy Jonas - Mare Winningham
Ornili Azulay - Pastor Andrae' Crouch
Divahn


All proceeds benefit
Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.
Tickets and info: www.bravobikel.com

David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble, NYC, Jun 6

I would like to invite you for a concert by David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble: Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet, Dan Auerbach-Violin, Yuval Edoot- Percussion, Eddy Khaimovich- Bass. Special guest violinist, Sony Classical Recording Artist Lara St.John. The Concert will take place on June 6, 2004 at Satalla- 37 West 26th Str. (Between Broadway and 6th Ave.) at 7PM

June 7, 2004

Afro-Semitic Experience, Middletown, CT, Jun 7

Monday, June 7, the Afro-Semitic Experience 8:30 p.m. at the Buttonwood Tree with Will Bartlett on reeds and percussion, Warren Byrd on piano, Alvin Carter, Jr., on drums, Mixashawn.com on tenor saxophone, Stacy Phillips on dobro and violin and Baba David Coleman on African drums and percussion. The Buttonwood Tree is located at 605 Main Street in Middletown and the phone number is (860) 347-4957.

June 9, 2004

Klezmer Jam, Astoria. NYC, Jun 9

Wednesday, June 9: A FREE monthly klezmer jam session, hosted by clarinetist Margot Leverett, is held at Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria (N or W to 30th Ave) , 7:30-9:30 pm. All levels welcome, feel free to come listen, play or dance! (718) 278-2680. Upcoming jam sessions will be held July 7, and Aug. 4

June 10, 2004

Miriam-Khaye Seigel & Nitzah Ranz, NYC, Jun 10

MIRIAM-KHAYE SEIGEL un NITZAH RANZ veln uftetn in a
program:
DOYRES FUN YIDISHN FOLKSGEZANG.


DONERSHTIK, dem 10tn YUNI, 2004, 7 a zeyger in ovnt
Inem yidishn kultur-kongres, atran-tsenter,
25 East 21st St., Manhattan.
Arayntrit - $5.00
Kibed vert derlangt.
Nokh protim, klingt 212-505-8040
Di program vert organizirt durkh dem yidishn kultur
kongres, yungtruf, un der yidish-lige, un vert
teylvayz subsidirt durkh der nyu-yorker shtat-rot far
kunst, a shtatishe instants.


English:


MIRIAM-KHAYE SEIGEL and NITZAH RANZ will present a
program:
GENERATIONS OF YIDDISH FOLK SONG.


THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 2004
7:00 PM
At the Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center,
25 East 21st St., Manhattan.
Admission: $5.00
Refreshments served.
For more information, call 212-505-8040
This program is sponsored by the Congress for Jewish
Culture, Yugntruf, and the League for Yiddish and is
partially supported by the New York State Council for
the Arts, a state agency.

Generations of Yiddish Folk Song, NYC, Jun 10

Miriam-Khaye Seigel and Nitzah Ranz present:

Doyres fun yidishn folksgezang - Generations of Yiddish Folk Song

Thursday, June 10, 2004
7:00 p.m.
Congress for Jewish Culture, Atran Center,
25 East 21st Street, New York, NY.
Admission: $5.00 - Refreshments Served.

Rashanim, Naftule's Dream, NYC, Jun 10

Tzadik Records artists Rashanim and Naftule's Dream perform on June 10 at 8pm as part of Makor's Crakow Festival

Thu, Jun 10, 2004, 8:00pm
$15
Makor Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street
(between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue)
Subway: 2/3 to 72nd Street, 1/9 to 66th Street

New York, NY-One of the most important festivals of its kind in the world, The Jewish Cultural Festival in Cracow pays homage to 1000 years of Jewish arts, culture and music in Poland. From June 7­10, Makor presents its own mini-Cracow Festival featuring traditional and cutting-edge music, film, art and talk. This event is co-presented with Friends of the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow.

The dynamic guitar trio Rashanim merges the power of rock with electrifying improvisation and beautiful Jewish melodies, leading the The Village Voice to call them "one of the best things to happen to [Jewish music] since Andy Statman or the Klezmatics." Rashanim's debut CD was released in 2003 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records. Rashanim is lead by guitarist Jon Madof and includes Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (Satlah, Lemon Juice Quartet, Anthony Braxton) on electric bass and Mathias Kunzli (Randy Brecker, George Garzone, Mecca Bodega) on drums and percussion.

"Naftule's Dream is a remarkable balancing act of discipline and unabashed noise, technical brilliance and a completely contrary punk/no-wave aesthetic...Imagine Albert Mangelsdorf, Jimi Hendrix, and Ran Blake jamming with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at a Hasidic wedding." Bill Milkowski, Jazz Times

June 12, 2004

Yiddishe Cup, Cleveland, OH, Jun 12

Yiddishe Cup Sat. June 12, Parade the Circle, Cleveland, Ohio. noon. parade. free. 216-791-3900

Klezfest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 12-16

KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest St. Petersburg 2004,"
an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern
European Jewry, to be held June 12-16, 2004 in St. Petersburg,
Russia.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

"KlezFest St. Petersburg," now in its eighth year, is the oldest
Klezmer seminar in Russia. The 2004 festival will include
master-classes on Yiddish folk songs and Klezmer music, workshops on
Yiddish folklore and Yiddish dance, lectures, concerts, and two
excursions: "Jewish St. Petersburg" and "Rivers and Canals of St.
Petersburg." Our staff will include world-famous musicians -- the
world's leading expert on Yiddish dance, violinist, accordion player,
vocalist, and ethnomusicologist Michael Alpert from New York, the
outstanding Klezmer clarinetist from Berlin, Christian Dawid, and
others.

"KlezFest St. Petersburg," dedicated to bringing Klezmer music and
Yiddish culture back to the land of their birth, includes Jewish
musicians from the vibrant centers of the Jewish renaissance
throughout the former Soviet Union.

This year again we are pleased to announce a special program for
lovers of Yiddish music and culture from other parts of the globe. We
are asking for a contribution of $550. This sum will include food and
lodging in St. Petersburg for 5 days and the entire seminar program,
including interpreters when needed, concerts and the two excursions.
Participants will pay their own transportation to St. Petersburg.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

For advice on travel and visa arrangements, contact our American
sponsor, the Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine,
a project of the American Jewish World Service (New York), via
telephone: (+1-212) 273-1642, or e-mail JCDF in Russia and Ukraine.

Join us at "KlezFest St. Petersburg" this summer! If you haven't
been on the Neva River during White Nights with Russian
klezmorim, you haven't lived!

June 13, 2004

Klezfest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 12-16

KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest St. Petersburg 2004,"
an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern
European Jewry, to be held June 12-16, 2004 in St. Petersburg,
Russia.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

Maxwell Street, Chicago, Jun 13

logoMaxwell Street Klezmer Band
June 13, 2004, Sunday
time TBA
Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival
Caldwell Woods,
Chicago, IL
www.jewishfestival.com

Cantors Concert, NYC, Jun 13

The Leo Baeck Institute presents: The Cantors Concert
Vienna: The City of Jews & Music
Sunday, June 13, 2004
3:00 PM

Featuring
Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius (Temple Israel of New Rochelle, NY)
Cantor Rebecca Garfein (Temple Rodeph Sholom, NYC)
Dr. Bruce Ruben (Temple Shaaray Tefila, NYC)

at Leo Back Institute
Auditorium, Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St.
New York, NY

A concert of the music of Vienna and Germany:
Sulzer, Lewandowski, Kirschner, and Kellerman.

for Tickets: CJH Box Office: 917-606-8200
Admission: $10 LBI Members, $15 Non-Members

Afro-Semitic Experience, Cantor's Concert, Hamden, CT, Jun 13

Saturday, June 13, the Afro-Semitic Experience

Cantor's Concert
Congregation Mishkan Israel with special guests Cantor Jack Mendelson and Cantor Shoshana Lash. A special fundraising concert for the synagogue where the Afro-Semitic Experience gave its first performance seven years ago. 785 Ridge Road, Hamden, Connecticut, for more information and tickets 203-288-3877.

June 14, 2004

Klezfest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 12-16

KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest St. Petersburg 2004,"
an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern
European Jewry, to be held June 12-16, 2004 in St. Petersburg,
Russia.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

Flory Jagoda, University of Hartford, CT, Jun 14

"Sephardic Musical Journey"
Musicians Flory Jagoda and Susan Feltman-Gaeta will perform a concert featuring a musical journey of the history of the Sephardim.

rescheduled from March
Monday, June 14, at 7:00
Millard Auditorium
University of Hartford
Free.
Contact: 860-768-4963
lemcoff@hartford.edu

Singer and composer Flory Jagoda was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia where her grandmother, Nona, passed down the family's musical heritage, as is the rich tradition of the Sephardim women. During World War II, she escaped the destruction of the former Yugoslavia's Jewish community. After spending more than two years interned on the island of Korcula and escaping to Italy at the end of the war, she met an Army Air Corp Officer Harry Jagoda whom she married in 1945. He brought her to Virginia, where they have lived ever since.

In 2002, Jagoda was honored with a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship. On March 24, 2003, she was the soloist performer in a ceremony in Auschwitz, commemorating the Sephardim who died there during the Holocaust. That same month, she received the Immigrant Achievement Award and was honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.

p>Susan Feltman-Gaeta is a vocalist and guitarist who was born in Hartford and currently resides in Fairfax Station, Va. For eight years she performed jazz and American folk music as a soloist in Buenos Aires, where she also studied and performed Argentine folk music accompanied by classical guitarist Oscar Casares. In 2002, Feltman-Gaeta was accepted into the 2002-2003 Folk Life Apprenticeship Program of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. As part of that, she recently completed studies with Flory Jagoda. Feltman-Gaeta also performs nationally as a soloist, as a member of the Sephardic group, Colors of the Flame, as well as a guest accompanist for Flory Jagoda. She has appeared at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Greater Washington Jewish Folk Arts Festival and the Holocaust Museum.

June 15, 2004

Klezfest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 12-16

KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest St. Petersburg 2004,"
an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern
European Jewry, to be held June 12-16, 2004 in St. Petersburg,
Russia.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

OiVaVoi, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Jun 15

band logo
Oi Va Voi
Paradiso,
Amsterdam, Netherlands

June 16, 2004

Klezfest, St. Petersburg, Russia, Jun 12-16

KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest St. Petersburg 2004,"
an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern
European Jewry, to be held June 12-16, 2004 in St. Petersburg,
Russia.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail Alexander Frenkel.

June 17, 2004

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Chicago, IL, Jun 17

Chicago Children's MuseumMaxwell Street Klezmer Band
Chicago Children's Museum
June 17 2004
Thursday 6-6:45 PM Concert
Navy Pier
info: 312.46.7699 Chicago, IL
web: www.chichildrensmuseum.org

OiVaVoi, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Jun 17

band logo
Oi Va Voi
Doomroosje,
Nijmegen, Netherlands

June 18, 2004

Maxwell Street, Chicago, IL, Jun 18

Chicago Children's MuseumMaxwell Street Klezmer Band
Chicago Children's Museum
June 18 2004
Friday 1:00 PM Concert
Navy Pier
info: 312.46.7699 Chicago, IL
web: www.chichildrensmuseum.org

Massel-Tov, Gilching, Germany, Jun 18

Massel-Tov 82205 Gilching, Aula des Gymnasiums Gilching, 19.30h, T. 08105-8838

June 19, 2004

Afro-Semitic Experience, Poughkeepsie, NY, Jun 19

Saturday, June 19, the Afro-Semitic Experience, 9:00 p.m. (time approximate after sundown), Temple Beth-El, 118 Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York, for more information please call: 845-454-0570.

OiVaVoi, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Jun 19

band logo
Oi Va Voi
Rotterdam Rhythm,
Rotterdam, Netherlands

June 20, 2004

JMI Cantorial Summer School, London, UK, Jun 20 - Jun 24

JMI School of Jewish Liturgical Music
Cantorial Summer School
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June 2004 10.00am - 5.30pm
International Faculty of Cantors from USA, Canada and Israel

Registration and information Tel: 020 8909 2445 Fax: 020 8909 1030 E-mail Jewish Music Institute Website: www.jmi.org.uk

KlezCalifornia, San Francisco, CA, Jun 20-25

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

A week in San Francisco infused with Yiddishkayt. Four class periods each day, followed by evening programs that include concerts by renowned musicians, singing, dancing, and student performances. There's also a teen program, children's program and special workshops ... all focused on exploring the myriad aspects of klezmer music and Yiddish culture. The program will include classes for both musicians and non musicians, including all levels of instrumental and vocal Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language and Humor, Lectures, Dance, Theatre, and Crafts.

Internationally acclaimed teachers from Brave Old World, Budowitz, Mikveh, San Francisco Klezmer Experience and Traveling Jewish Theatre.

See the web site for complete course descriptions and teacher biographies at www.klezcalifornia.org.

Co-sponsored by Keren Keshet -- The Rainbow Foundation, the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, the Berkeley Richmond and Osher Marin Jewish Community Centers, Yiddishkayt Los Angeles, and Lehrhaus Judaica.

Full time registration (includes classes, concerts, opening night catered dinner and daily lunches) ranges from $305 for children to $425 for adults. Part time registration and scholarships are avaiable. Discount for early adult registration before May 1st. Register now as space is limited.

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Jewish Music & Cultural Festival, Syracuse, NY, Jun 20

The Jewish Music & Cultural Festival (formerly KlezFest)
will take place on Sunday, June 20, 2004 at Clinton Square
in Syracuse, NY. It is FREE! Headliners are "Margot
Leverett & the Klezmer Mountain Boys," "Simply Tsfat" from
Israel, and "Sruli and Lisa's Children's Workshop," plus
outstanding regional performers. Children's Workshop
starts at 10 AM; the festival runs to 5 PM. Vendor items
and ethnic, kosher food will be for sale.

Syracuse Jewish Federation
tel: 315-445-0161
klezfest@yahoo.com

www.sjfed.org/klezfest

Detroit Jewish Music Festival, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

June 21, 2004

Clarinet Summit 2004, South Bend, IN, Jun 21-26

Register now for "Clarinet Summit 2004". June 21-26 at Goshen College in Indiana

Don't miss this opportunity to spend six days studying the clarinet in-depth with master teacher Kalmen Opperman, world renowned virtuoso clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, klezmer scholar & artist Joel Rubin, and Dr. John Graulty, professor of clarinet and conducting at Goshen College.

All Summit sessions will be conducted in the brand new state-of-the-art Goshen College Music Center on the College's beautiful campus in northern Indiana, near South Bend.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. John P. Graulty
Goshen College
Music Department
1700 South Main Street
Goshen, IN 46256
Phone: (574) 535-7950
jgraulty@goshen.edu

These great masters of the clarinet will guide you through:

  • A detailed study of the clarinet and its repertoire
  • Reed-making and adjusting seminars
  • Discussions of barrels and mouthpieces, including a demonstration of mouthpiece making
  • Seminars on creating good practice habits utilizing Mr. Opperman's extensive collection of published Daily Studies and his brand new Velocity Studies
  • Advice to individuals
  • Daily clarinet choir rehearsals leading to a final performance on Saturday evening
  • Bach/Opperman transcription coachings with string players
  • Master classes on the klezmer style of clarinet playing with Dr. Rubin

Who should attend?

"Clarinet Summit 2004" will immerse participants in an intensive and detailed study of the essentials of clarinet performance, including intervals, mechanical studies, articulation studies, sight reading, and clarinet choir performance. It is intended fo serious clarinetists.

Admission Criteria & Application Process:

Applicants for "Clarinet Summit 2004" must submit the following by May 20, 2004:

  1. A cassette tape, DAT, or CD demonstrating your current level of performance on the clarinet (required of ALL applicants).
  2. A completed registration form and nonrefundable $20 application fee.
  3. A separate statement indicating your professional musicl experience and/or study, including colleges from which you hold degrees or diplomas.
  4. At least one letter of recommendation from a current or recent teacher or colleague who is familiar with your playing level and musicianship.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. John P. Graulty
Goshen College
Music Department
1700 South Main Street
Goshen, IN 46256
Phone: (574) 535-7950
jgraulty@goshen.edu

Cantorial Summer School, London, UK, Jun 20-24

JMI School of Jewish Liturgical Music
Cantorial Summer School
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June 2004 10.00am - 5.30pm
International Faculty of Cantors from USA, Canada and Israel

Registration and information Tel: 020 8909 2445 Fax: 020 8909 1030 E-mail Jewish Music Institute Website: www.jmi.org.uk

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA Jun 21

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

June 22, 2004

KlezCaliforia continues, Jun 22

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Klezmer Cafe, Queens, NYC, Jun 22

The Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) synagogue will be holding a new bi-monthly Klezmer concert series presented by accordionist Art Bailey and featuring a variety of guest musicians. It'll be every 2nd and 4th Tues. throughout Aug., except for July 27th, which is Tisha be-Av.

The event lasts from 7:30 –­ 9:30 pm at the Astoria Center of Israel synagogue at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens. The admission fee is $5. Delicious desserts and coffee will also be available.

ACI is a short five-minute walk from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/W line. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Trade Fair) for about 4 blocks, then turn right on Crescent.

For more information about the concert series or other events, contact the synagogue at: 718-278-2680.

New Bi-Monthly Klezmer Concert Series starts June 22nd in Astoria

The Astoria Center of Israel (ACI) synagogue will be holding a new bi-monthly Klezmer concert series presented by accordionist Art Bailey and featuring a variety of guest musicians. It'll be every 2nd and 4th Tues. throughout Aug., except for July 27th, which is Tisha be-Av. The synagogue's foyer will be transformed into a "café-style" setting, complete with intimate tables and delicious desserts. Bailey, a seasoned Klezmer performer who has toured nationally and internationally with the Klezmer Conservatory Band since 1997, will lead the concerts and is excited about the opportunity to connect with listeners in a small, casual setting. The concerts will feature small groups of three to four musicians—typically accordion, violin, mandolin and bass—and highlight both well-known and more obscure Klezmer tunes, as well as some of Bailey's own original compositions. "Our goal is to present a different side of Klezmer music ­ without clarinet and drums, the volume is reduced, but volume doesn't have to equal emotional power—there can still be a strong emotional intensity bubbling just below the surface."

The concert series is a new addition to the synagogue's growing events schedule, many of which are free to the public. Other upcoming events include potluck dinners, "beginner's" services, and clarinetist Margot Leverett's popular monthly Klezmer jam session.

The concerts will be held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, from 7:30 –­ 9:30 pm at the Astoria Center of Israel synagogue at 27-35 Crescent Street, Astoria, Queens. The admission fee is $5. Delicious desserts and coffee will also be available.

Pianist and accordionist Art Bailey is active in the improvised and world music scenes, and has appeared or recorded with such diverse musical performers as jazz soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy, classical violinist Itzhak Perlman, and the Del McCoury Band. Jewish music has long been a focus of his, and since 1998 he has been a member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, also working with many of the major participants in the klezmer world. Art currently resides in NYC.

ACI is a short five-minute walk from the 30th Avenue stop on the N/W line. Walk west on 30th Avenue (towards Trade Fair) for about 4 blocks, then turn right on Crescent.

ACI is an egalitarian synagogue built around a warm, wonderful group of people that embraces a wide variety of perspectives on Judaism in a joyful and inclusive community.

For more information about the concert series or other events, contact the synagogue at: 718-278-2680.

CONTACT:
Art Bailey
718-777-0241 phone
270-574-0766 fax
curiousart@earthlink.net

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

Cantorial Summer School, London, UK, Jun 20-24

JMI School of Jewish Liturgical Music
Cantorial Summer School
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June 2004 10.00am - 5.30pm
International Faculty of Cantors from USA, Canada and Israel

Registration and information Tel: 020 8909 2445 Fax: 020 8909 1030 E-mail Jewish Music Institute Website: www.jmi.org.uk

June 23, 2004

Cantorial Summer School, London, UK, Jun 20-24

JMI School of Jewish Liturgical Music
Cantorial Summer School
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June 2004 10.00am - 5.30pm
International Faculty of Cantors from USA, Canada and Israel

Registration and information Tel: 020 8909 2445 Fax: 020 8909 1030 E-mail Jewish Music Institute Website: www.jmi.org.uk

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA Jun 23

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Matisyahu, Cambridge, MA, Jun 23

Matisyahu
Lizard Lounge
1667 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA phone-547-0759

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

Silent Film/Live Music, NYC, Jun 23

Wednesday, June 23 at 7:00 pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust presents:

SILENT FILM/LIVE MUSIC His People (Director: Edward Sloman - 1925, 91 min, 16mm) World Premiere score written by Paul Shapiro. Performed live by an all-star band. Restored 16mm print courtesy of the National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University

Shapiro's band: Paul Shapiro (woodwinds), Steven Bernstein (trumpets), Tomas Ulrich (cello), Brian Mitchell (piano), David Hofstra (bass), and Tony Lewis (drums)

Advanced Ticket Price: $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 members/students Door Price: $18, $15, $12

PURCHASE TICKETS: On-line at www.mjhnyc.org or via phone at 646.437.4202

SUBWAY: 4/5 to Bowling Green, W/R to Whitehall, 1/9 to South Ferry BUS: M1, M6, M9, M15

Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan - 646.437.4200

For the first installment of the Museum's two-part SILENT FILM/LIVE MUSIC series, multi-talented saxophonist/composer Paul Shapiro world premieres an original score for a newly restored 16mm print of the silent Jewish boxing classic His People.

Edward Sloman's His People tells the Lower East Side story of David and Rose Cominsky and their two sons, Morris, who is studying to be a lawyer, and Sammy, who is secretly becoming a boxer. Sloman's compelling vision of the painful depths and joyous heights of immigrant life endow the film with an exuberant vitality.

Paul Shapiro was a founding member of The Brooklyn Funk Essentials & The Microscopic Septet. His acclaimed 2003 Tzadik Records release, Midnight Minyan, was described as "a bubbling brew of soulful Jewish traditional music re-imagined by someone who grew up playing tenor while listening to Blue Note records..."

Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place in Lower Manhattan - 646.437.4200

June 24, 2004

Cantorial Summer School, London, UK, Jun 20-24

JMI School of Jewish Liturgical Music
Cantorial Summer School
SOAS University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG
Sunday 20 - Thursday 24 June 2004 10.00am - 5.30pm
International Faculty of Cantors from USA, Canada and Israel

Registration and information Tel: 020 8909 2445 Fax: 020 8909 1030 E-mail Jewish Music Institute Website: www.jmi.org.uk

KlezCalifornia continues, San Francisco, CA, Jun 24

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

Divan (the movie), Boston, MA, Jun 24

Pearl Gluck's film (description below) w/ music by Frank London will be shown again at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on Thursday, June 24, 8pm & Sunday, June 27, 2pm. Worth seeing (and the music is good!).

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
(617) 247-9063
8pm
Tickets: MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $9. BJFF members receive the discount price.

From Jewish Film Festival's press release:

DIVAN
Pearl Gluck
USA/Hungary, 2003
77 min., Video
English/Yiddish/Hungarian w/subtitles

Director Pearl Gluck takes a renegade approach to healing a personal breach with her father. Raised in a Hassidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, she travels to her family's homeland, Hungary. She searches for a turn-of-the-century family heirloom, a couch upon which revered rebbes once slept. Bringing back this couch, or divan, she hopes, will compensate her father for the fact that she did not get married and return to the Hassidic world. En route to the ancestral divan, Pearl encounters a colorful cast of characters. A chorus of Pearl's friends, all former Orthodox Jews actively reclaiming Jewish culture, frame the tale. Divan is a marvelous visual parable in which reupholstering a couch stands as a means of reclaiming family heritage.

Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, Skokie, IL, Jun 24

Chicago Children's MuseumMaxwell Street Klezmer Band
June 24 2004
Thursday 7:30 PM Concert and Dinner Dance
Zhivago Restaurant, 9925 Gross Point Rd., Skokie, IL (847) 982-1400
$16 PP minimum order, no cover charge, reservations recommended

Sarah Aroeste, Detroit, MI, Jun 24

Sarah AroesteSarah Aroeste
Detroit JCC, Detroit, MI
Thursday, June 24th
Center Music Fest 7:30 PM
600 W. Maple Rd., West Bloomfield
Tickets: General Admission: $15, JCC Member Advance Price: $12
More info: www.jccdet.org/musicfest

June 25, 2004

KlezCalifornia ends, San Francisco, CA, Jun 25

Celebrating Yiddish Culture & Klezmer Music. A week-long celebration of Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language, Dance, Theatre and Folk Arts. Presented in Association with the Jewish Music Festival.

Place: San Francisco, California at the Jewish Community
High School of the Bay, 1835 Ellis St.
Dates: June 20 - 25, 2004
Times: 9:00 am -6:00 pm & Evening Programs

For more information: visit www.klezCalifornia.org, e-mail info@klezcalifornia.org, call (415) 789-7679. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 36 Lagunitas, CA 94938.

Klezmer Mountain Boys, Altamont, NY, Jun 25-27

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys will be featured at the Old Songs festival throughout the weekend, June 25-26-27 Old Songs Festival, Altamont, NY, www.oldsongs.org

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

June 26, 2004

Margot Leverettt & Klezmer Mountain Boys, Altamont, NY, Jun 25-27

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys will be featured at the Old Songs festival throughout the weekend, June 25-26-27 Old Songs Festival, Altamont, NY, www.oldsongs.org

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

Klezmeritis, Melbourne, Australia, Jun 26

Klezmeritis in concert
June 26th 8.15pm
The Boite World Music Cafe
1 Mark St, North Fitzroy
Melbourne, Victoria Ausralia

delicious snacks, mulled wine, smoke free, open fire, no bookings required.
Price: Full: $15, Concession: $10, Under 16: $4, Family : $22

Black Ox Orkestar, NYC, Jun 26

Black Ox Orkestar
w/The Mobius Band
Saturday, June 26th
@ Lit Lounge
93 2nd Avenue - NYC
Doors @ 9pm
For directions and additional info. please see
www.litloungenyc.com

June 27, 2004

Margot Leverett & Klezmer Mountain Boys, Altamont, NY, Jun 25-27

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys will be featured at the Old Songs festival throughout the weekend, June 25-26-27 Old Songs Festival, Altamont, NY, www.oldsongs.org

Divan (the movie), Boston, MA, Jun 27

Pearl Gluck's film (description below) w/ music by Frank London will be shown again at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on Thursday, June 24, 8pm & Sunday, June 27, 2pm. Worth seeing (and the music is good!).

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave
(617) 247-9063
2pm
Tickets: MFA members, seniors, and students $8; general admission $9. BJFF members receive the discount price.

From Jewish Film Festival's press release:

DIVAN
Pearl Gluck
USA/Hungary, 2003
77 min., Video
English/Yiddish/Hungarian w/subtitles

Director Pearl Gluck takes a renegade approach to healing a personal breach with her father. Raised in a Hassidic Jewish community in Brooklyn, she travels to her family's homeland, Hungary. She searches for a turn-of-the-century family heirloom, a couch upon which revered rebbes once slept. Bringing back this couch, or divan, she hopes, will compensate her father for the fact that she did not get married and return to the Hassidic world. En route to the ancestral divan, Pearl encounters a colorful cast of characters. A chorus of Pearl's friends, all former Orthodox Jews actively reclaiming Jewish culture, frame the tale. Divan is a marvelous visual parable in which reupholstering a couch stands as a means of reclaiming family heritage.

Jewish Music Fest, Detroit, MI, Jun 20-27

If you live in the Metro Detroit area, or will be traveling near the Metro Detroit area in late June- don't miss MusicFest- Detroit's first Jewish Music Festival.

MusicFest takes place June 20-27. Frank London is serving as MusicFest's first honorary chair, and will be speaking an performing on the final sunday.

Featured musicians include: Shira Kline, Yale Strom, Vocolot, Elaine Serling, Peter Himmelman, Sarah Aroeste, Afro-Semitic Experience (featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd) and Golem. Author Seth Rogovoy will deliver a presentation called "Rockin' The Shtetl" on Tuesday afternoon.

If you would like more information, feel free to e-mail me. Tickets can be ordered through the box office at (248) 788-2900. The community is getting very excited about this program- we have had a lot of interest from almost every major newspaper in our area. We also have an interactive website at www.jccdet.org/musicfest

Katie Marcus
MusicFest Director
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 432-5470 (Phone)
(248) 432-5552 (Fax)

June 28, 2004

Albuquerque Academy Klezmer Camp, Jun 28-Jul 2

Albuquerque Academy Klezmer Camp
June 28-July 2, 2004

Set in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains on the lush 300+ acre campus of Albuquerque Academy, this weeklong workshop features Veretski Pass, including tsimbalist and accordianist Josh Horowitz, fiddler Cookie Segelstein, and Stu Brotman on bass. This year we are offering optional afternoon classes including 2 sessions of Yiddish dance, a lecture and slide show on 18th and 19th C. Yiddish life, and a film screening and discussion. You can also hike on our private wilderness tract and on the many acres of public land nearby. Or you may want to explore the cultural resources of the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area.

This class is open to anyone who can play simple tunes on their instrument. You do not have to read music or be familiar with Klezmer style. We encourage both solo players and existing ensembles to participate. Class will run daily from 9 AM until noon with optional afternoon programs as describged above. $210.

The week will conclude with a student concert, and a concert by Cookie, Josh and Stu on Friday evening.

This weeklong workshop could be a great start or end to a southwestern summer vacation or a vacation unto itself.

For more information contact Danny Packer at (505) 828-3361, or packer@aa.edu. To register, contact the Albuquerque Academy Summer session at (505) 858-8811.

Klezmerovitz, Toronto, Canada, Jun 28

Klezmerovitz Trio is part of a very interesting show, "Urban Art for a Divided Nation" a show about the suppressed paintings of Lawren Harris of the old original Jewish area in Toronto at Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St.

June 28, 29, 30
7:30PM.
Please reserve by email: pauledwardnoble@hotmail.com or by phone: 416-693-5746.

June 29, 2004

Klezmer Camp, Albuquerque, NM, Jun 28-Jul 2

Albuquerque Academy Klezmer Camp
June 28-July 2, 2004

See for opening day for details.

Klezmerovitz, Toronto, Canada, Jun 29

Klezmerovitz Trio is part of a very interesting show, "Urban Art for a Divided Nation" a show about the suppressed paintings of Lawren Harris of the old original Jewish area in Toronto at Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St.

June 28, 29, 30
7:30PM.
Please reserve by email: pauledwardnoble@hotmail.com or by phone: 416-693-5746.

June 30, 2004

Klezmer Camp, Albuquerque, NM, Jun 28-Jul 2

Albuquerque Academy Klezmer Camp
June 28-July 2, 2004

See for opening day for details.

Klezmerovitz, Toronto, CA, Jun 30

Klezmerovitz Trio is part of a very interesting show, "Urban Art for a Divided Nation" a show about the suppressed paintings of Lawren Harris of the old original Jewish area in Toronto at Trane Studio, 964 Bathurst St.

June 28, 29, 30
7:30PM.
Please reserve by email: pauledwardnoble@hotmail.com or by phone: 416-693-5746.