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December 20, 2008

Freylach Time Klezmer Band plays "Jewgrass", Durham, NC, 20 Dec 2008

I'm excited to tell you about a new musical adventure that Freylach Time Klezmer Band and some local Old Time musicians are planning. We are playing music together, experimenting with blending the genres and creating some very fun music. Our first public event will be a free concert Sat Dec 20 at the Broad Street Cafe in Durham. Music begins at 8 PM. You can buy dinner, snacks, or beer, or just hang out and enjoy the "Jewgrass" music. Hope to see you there!

Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad, Richmond, VA, 20 Dec 2008

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December 20 @8pm
The Camel
1621 W Broad St
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 353-4901

Basya Schechter's Heschel Project, NYC, 20 Dec 2008

Saturday, December 20th, 8p.m.
Basya Schechter's Heschel Project
At the Riverdale Y Cabaret series, with wine, and discussions...
The Yiddish poetry set to music, with full program translations, and notes
www.riverdaley.org
Phone: (718) 548-8200
$25

Jewltide w/The Sway Machinery, DeLeon, Los Angeles, CA, 20 Dec 2008

The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights

Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, December 20th, 2008 - 8PM doors
The Troubador - www.troubadour.com
9081 Santa Monica Blvd
Price: $12
Jewltide-sponsored by JDub Records

Pomegranates & Figs - A Feast of Jewish Music, Berkeley, CA, 20 Dec 2008

Happy Hanukah!
Pomegranates & Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music
featuring

  • Teslim with Kaila Flexer & Gari Hegedus

  • Klezmer Band, the Gonifs

  • Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble
  • Sat., Dec 20, 8pm
    Zellerbach Hall (UC Berkeley Campus)
    Tickets start at $20

    For further info

    Celebrating the rich diversity of Jewish music, Pomegranates & Figs showcases the infectious exuberance of klezmer, Yiddish folk song, and the soulful traditions of Sephardic music. From the creators of Klezmer Mania!, this triple bill features the driving, danceable rhythms of klezmer band The Gonifs; the glorious harmonies of Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble; and the Bay Area string duo Teslim, featuring violinist Kaila Flexer and multi-instrumentalist Gari Hegedus—with special guests violinists Julian Smedley, Shira Kammen, and Leah Wollenberg, harpist Liza Wallace, and percussionist Faisal Zedan.

    Sightlines: 7 pm—Pre-performance talk with Francesco Spagnolo of The Judah L. Magnes Museum

Yankele, Paris, France, 20 Dec 2008

Yankele
du 20 au 23 décembre 2008 au Centre de culture chinoise, les Temps du Corps

Samedi 20, lundi 22 et mardi 23 décembre 2008 à 20h et dimanche 21 décembre à 19h

Réservation : 01 49 35 16 25 - yankele@free.f

Prix des places : 15€, 10€

10 rue de l’Echiquier, 75010 Paris - Métro : Bonne Nouvelle, Strasbourg St Denis

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, Brooklyn, NY, 20 Dec 2008

Hot Pstromi"TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE KHANIKE"

Creatures will stir with Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi at Barbes in Park Slope. Strom - fiddle, Norbert Stachel - reeds, Peter Stan - Accordion, David Licht - Percussion, Sprocket - Bass and Elizabeth Schwartz - vocals and hand percussion.

Cover $15
376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn 347
(718) 422 0248

www.barbesbrooklyn.com

The Klezmatics w/Joshua Nelson, Madrid, Spain, 20 Dec, 2008

new album coverKlezmatics with Joshua Nelson
Brother Moses Smote the Water

12/20/2008
Madrid, Spain
+34 985.083.665
www.conciertosdelnorte.com

Bresler-Katsh, Providence, RI, 20 Dec 2008

Fishel Bresler and Shelley KatshIn Providence at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House,

Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh play Klezmer & Hassidic Music

5 Saturday Evenings 8 – 10 PM $9
Oct. 25, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, Jan. 31 & Feb. 28

209 Douglas Ave, 5 minutes from the Providence Marriot, (down the hill from Staples & Whole Foods): Go right on Orms along side the Marriot, over rt 95, then take first right onto Douglas Ave. We're 1/2 mile down on the right, just past the rt 95 S entrance.

For more specific directions go to www.BrooklynCoffeeTeaHouse.com

Maxwell Street Klezmer, Skokie, IL, 20 Dec 2008

Maxwell St. Klezmer

Sat, Dec 20 2008, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Holiday Concert including an Ars Viva Christmas program.
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Skokie, IL
Tickets: www.arsviva.org