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Casco Bay Tummlers
Sunday, Dec. 21, 5pm
Temple Etz Chaim
Bacon Street, Biddeford, ME
Looking for a good klezmer dance party? Look no further. This annual dinner and dance party is always a favorite.
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad
December 21 @8pm
Cyber Cafe West
176 Main st.
Binghamton, NY
607-723-2456
$15
The Sway Machinery with DeLeon and PJA's Festival of Rights
San Francisco, CA
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 - 6PM Doors
111 Minna Gallery -
http://www.jccsf.org/hub_web/NewJewishRit.aspx?catid=625
Sponsored by the Hub
Super 8: Hub Hanukkah Party
111 Minna Street
(415) 974-1719
Price: $8 Members/Advance $12 at the door
Come celebrate the 1st night of Chanukah and the Winter Solstice with two sets by Zoyres Eastern European Wild Ferment.
December 21, 2 sets starting at 8pm; $10
Anna's Jazz Island, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley
(just east of Shattuck Avenue & downtown Berkeley BART)
Great sit-down listening spot in downtown Berkeley.
Klezmatics with Joshua Nelson
Brother Moses Smote the Water
12/21/2008
Pamplona, Spain
+34 985.083.665
www.conciertosdelnorte.com
Good For The Jews
the 2nd annual "Putting the Ha! in Hannukah" tour.
(Our promise to you: No songs about dreidels. And no Israeli folk dancing.)
Sunday, Dec 21: Birchmere Music Hall, Washington DC
Doors at 6pm, show at 7:30pm
Birchmere Music Hall, 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22305
Buy tickets at the Birchmere box office, at www.Ticketmaster.com, or by calling (202) 397-SEAT.
December 21st, NYC 7 PM
Opening Night 4th Annual NY Sephardic Music Festival and Special Holiday Show!
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleeker Street
6 PM Doors Open
Full Sarah Aroeste Band
(Sarah Aroeste- vocals; Emmanuel Mann- bass; Dan Nadel- flamenco guitar; Mal Stein-drums)
Also with Diwon and Pharaoh's Daughter
$15 advance/$18 door
Click here for more info & to purchase tix
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
Light the first night's Chanukah candles with
Lox & Vodka
FREE Dreidels and Latkes (potato pancakes!) too
Sunday, December 21
4:30-6:30
Bring your family, friends and Chanukah spirit to:
B.J. Pumpernickels
18169 Town Center Dr
Olney Town Center
Olney, MD 20832
Happiest of holidays.
Hope to see you there.
SUNDAY 12/21, 4PM: Riverspace Arts, Nyack NY
119 Main Street. Temple Beth Torah choir opens...
FULL OCTET 845-348-0741 www.riverspace.org
Dec 21st, Sunday
Legacy Village Bandstand
Cedar & Richmond, Lyndhurst OH
3-3:30pm Outside! Good thing it's only a 1/2 hour and with giant heaters on the stage.
Walt Mahovlich and Lori Cahan-Simon
FREE!!!!!
4th Annual NYC Sephardic Music Festival
December 21, 2008
* Scholar Series
Victor Esses Tarab Ensemble | Elie Massias Flamenco-Ladino
@ The Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St., NYC
2-5pm | $15 | $12 ASF members
Entrance fee includes both performances, panel discussion, entrance to Yeshiva University Museum and the ASF Ladino etchings exhibit
-Co-sponsors: The American Sephardi Federation, Yeshiva University Museum, NY Council for the Humanities, the Foundation for Iberian Music, the Institute for Sephardic Studies, Jewish Awareness Through Music (JATM) and Shemspeed
BUY TICKETS
Sunday, Dec 21 2008 / First show: 1:30 PM / 2nd Show: 4:30 PM
Holiday Concert including an Ars Viva Christmas program
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
Skokie, IL
Tickets: www.arsviva.org
Sunday 21 December 2008
Klezmer Workshop: 12 - 1pm
London Klezmer Session: 1 - 4pm
The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, N1
A festive version of the London klezmer session, which is once a month on a Sunday afternoon. Bring an instrument and a tune, or just come to shmooze & booze. The pub does great food and has comfy sofas, too... Info and tunes. Next date: Sunday 18 January.
Workshop £5; Jam £1.
What will be the klezmer of the 21st century? the 22nd? Fasten your seat belt! -- or, don't ! Prepare for warp drive !
FOR A GOOD TIME: COME TO Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre
at West Chester University on Sunday afternoon December 21 at 3:00 PM
THE KLINGON KLEZ MOTHERSHIP IS LANDING !!!
KLINGON KLEZ : good old-fashioned, heartwarming, rompin’, stompin’, fun-for-the-whole-family traditional klez/funk fusion from other planets, played by genuine aliens masquerading as virtuoso musicians!
Our goal is to take the music --and you!!--evolving and rocking into the future !
Proving that everyone can be uplifted and have a lot of fun at the same time, KLINGON KLEZ concerts typically produce mass dancing in the aisles and occasional departure into orbit.
We will rock your situation!
You will get happy!
You will go into Chanuka lit up like a, uh, menorah !!
Details:
General Admission - $15.00
to get tix in advance: www.wcupa.edu/vas
KIDS UNDER 13 FREE ! just print out this calendar listing and wave it triumphantly at the door!
THE KLEZMER NUTCRACKER
Book by Ellen Kushner
with Ellen Kushner as "Tante Miriam"
December 6th - January 3rd
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway, 4th Floor, at 76th Street, on the Upper West Side
Tix: Call (212) 579-0528 / get your tickets now!
Sunday, December 21 at 11 am 1pm and 4pm
The STORY: This summer New York's Vital Theatre commissioned me to adapt my book THE GOLDEN DREYDL (based on my piece with Shirim Klezmer Orchestra) as a fully-staged show for the holiday season. It's been a thrill working with director Linda Ames Key, choreographer Dax Valdes, and the rest of the professional staff, crew & talent at Vital. And what's more, I'm in the show!
To my delight, they cast me as the mysterious aunt, Tante Miriam, the Drosselmeier figure (and yes, I have a fabulous cape to swirl), who gives little Sara the gift of a Golden Dreydl at the family Chanukah party. The dreydl is, of course, an enchanted girl, who spins Sara off into a world of magic and adventure, riddles and demons . . . .
The REVIEWS:
"Casting the author as Tante Miriam was a stroke of genius as she gives the entire play a spiritual and essentially Jewish quality that sets it apart from the fluff of the original Nutcracker … The music is truly brilliant."—CurtainUp
"The Klezmer Nutcracker is a vibrant show. . . there's plenty in it for grownups to enjoy too, including remarkable sets, a few jokes meant to go over kids' heads, some great choreography and at least one achingly sweet moment of song. For kids there's a surprising amount of plot that definitely won't insult their intelligence, a few obligatory moments of gross-out humor and plenty of magic."—Gather
"Winning characters and enthusiastic cast …. This sort of thing is the true magic of the theater, the reason to take kids out to a show rather than plop them in front of a DVD."—Blogcritics.com
"The family party that you can actually go to."—Jewish Week
"The enterprising Vital Theatre Company’s production … contained a theatrical innocence I love…."—New York Observer
Is it a ballet?
No. But there is lots of fantastic dancing, and we reference the classic "Nutcracker" a lot.
Is the music live?
No. But Vital re-mixed the original tracks Shirim recorded for WGBH, and they sound fantastic! It's all Tchaikovsky—kinda—arranged by Michael McLaughlin & David Harris with a klezmer twist.
Is it just for Jewish audiences?
Come on! I figure, if I can sing "Messiah" and watch "The Nutcracker" every year, it's time to open up the season to a few more traditions for everyone. We have a multi-cultural cast of great splendor; see photos here.
Is this a children's play?
Yes, but it's got enough lissome dancers & grownup in-jokes to delight even you. I strongly recommend it for kids 5–11.
How long is it?
The show runs an hour, with no intermission.
What if I want to avoid an audience full of small children?
Come to one of the 7 p.m. shows. I'm doing a "Conversation with the Author" after the ones on Dec. 18th & 22nd. Check the Vital page for dates & details.
Are there discounts available?
$10 discounts for all 7:00 p.m. shows! Just use code KLEZPM10 in advance or at the door.
Where should I sit?
I recommend the 4 back rows. It's a 9-row theatre, with seats highly raked, so all sightlines are great. If you're too close to the front you can miss some of the staging. If you book online, you can see which seats are still available & pick the ones you want.
Where did you get the idea for this story?
Please see my "Golden Dreydl" FAQ.
What else?
Books & CDs will be on sale in the lobby, and the cast & I will be out there signing programs after each show.
