Nov 2010 v3.pmd

1317 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman)
Berkeley, CA 94702
Showline: 510-525-5054
Office: 510-525-5099
Fax: 510-525-3630
~ November 2010 ~
ALWAYS ALL AGES!
11/20
MON
1
WED
CAJUN
2
Mark St. Mary
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Diana Castillo
8:30 pm
8
None
$10
BAND RECITALS
9
BANDWORKS
Performances by student
ensembles focusing on
rock, blues, and pop
12 pm
7:30 pm
$5
14
15
LADYBUG PICNIC
ASHKENAZ
3 - 4:30 pm
BOARD
MEETING
ZYDECO
$6/$4 kids
None
FLAMENCO
AGE
TA
OPEN ST
FEATURING
23
“SUNNY SUNDAYS”
28
FAMILY S Q U ARE DANCE
live music by
Squirrelly Stringband
calling by Evie Ladin
3 - 4:30 pm $6/$4 kids
BALKAN
FOLKDANCE
8 pm
MY AMP
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Cheryl McBride
29
None
8:30 pm
$10
CAJUN
30
F I C H OT
IRANIAN
9 pm
11/24
$10
Persian Party
ADVANCE
PRICES
are valid until
the day of
the show.
24
Shirzad Sharif
Pourya Khademi
Alan Kushan
MIDNITE
RAMBLERS
8:30 pm
6
FUNKANAUTS
BRW N BFLO
11
CUBAN
12
CARIBBEAN/
REGGAE
13
PELLEJO
THE
SECO
CARI BB E AN
DAVID
NELSON
BAND
8:30 pm Cuban Salsa
dance lesson with
Sulkary Valverde
GREA
T
AT
AMERICAN
TAXI
8 pm
$25
9:30 pm
SPACENUG
PRESENTS
18
REGGAE
SEAN HODGE TRIO
QUINN DEVEAUX
HIGH HEAT
YAQUELIN & JAMIE
OLD AGOURA
$13
$10 students
19
AL L STARS
9:30 pm
ZYDECO
20
MARK
ST. MARY
THE
RASTAFARIANS
$13
$10 adv/stu
LOUISIANA
BLUES &
ZYDECO BAND
EAST BAY
FOOD NOT BOMBS
25
BRAZILIAN
26
ANNUAL
TAMBORES
“GIVE
GIVE THANKS
HONOR NATIVES
NATIVES”
JULIO
VEGETARIAN
COMMUNITY
POTLUCK FEAST
REMELEXO
$15
$12 adv/stu 6 - 9 pm
free!
9 pm
$13
$10 adv/stu
E. COAST SWING/
LINDY HOP
27
LAVAY SMITH
& HER RED HOT
SKILLET LICKERS
8 pm East Coast Swing
dance lesson with
Karen & Michael
$15
$12 students
9 pm
Hanukkah Dance Blowout! Kugelplex w/Lior Ben Hur + Adama
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2
Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
CAJUN /ZYDECO
Tomorrows Bad Seeds, Josh Fishel, Kat
REGGAE /ALTERNATIVE
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8
Trio Garufa
ARGENTINE TANGO
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11
Annual New Year’s Eve Balkan Bash
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31
UPCOMING
DOORS
open ½ hour
before
showtimes or
dance lessons.
$5
17
J ES S I C A
S H O W C AS E
7 pm
$7
GYPSY JAZZ/
CHANSON/
CHINESE FOLK
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Diana Castillo
YOUTH ROCK BANDS
ROOTS ROCK/
PSYCHEDELIC/
ALT-COUNTRY
7 pm beginner dance lesson;
7:30 pm intermediate
lesson
MOTORDUDE PERSIAN DANCE
& MUSIC PARTY
ZYDECO
featuring
S ARA A YALA
$10
10
Night Before Thanksgiving PRESENTS
FLAMENCO
7:30 pm
SO PH I S &
K A LBA S S
K REYO L
FUNK/HIP-HOP/
ELECTRO-SOUL
THE
Straight-up roots crew
Paris-raised, L.A.-based
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
led by Haile Maskel
lesson with Diana Castillo
chanteuse
MC WAVY GRAVY
$15
$12
$7
$13
$10 9 pm
$10 adv/stu 9:30 pm
$5 students 9:30 pm
$10 students
$12 advance 9 pm
THE
3 - 4:30 pm
5
11/17
RED HO
T
HOT
CHACHKAS
22
BALKAN
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Cheryl McBride
8:30 pm
BENEFIT FOR
PAKISTAN
Jessica Fichot
21
& THE ZYDECO/
CAJUN ALLSTARS
9 pm
UPCOMING
“SUNNY SUNDAYS”
see back
for details
ANDREW
CARRIERE
SAT
WAHE
E D & THE
WAHEE
TH E D U N E S
RE
SISTANC
E
RES
ANCE
Arabic and Indianinfluenced grooves with NAIMA SHALHOUB
ISIS GENESIS
4-part harmonies
$10-$20
$13 / $10 stu
$10 9 pm
$10 9 pm
sliding scale 9 pm
$8 HS/MS stu
11/3
A TRIBUTE
TO JANIS KENNEY
8:30 pm
free
PRESENTS
7:30 pm
Open to
the Public
16
printed on recycled paper
“astounding international
eclecticism”
The Ragbirds
DJ E DW I N
4
dgiin
11/26
REGGAE/CARIBBEAN
ZYDECO/CAJUN
$5
3rd Edition
FRI
GYPSY/FLAMENCO/
WORLD ROCK
Julio Remelexo
$6/$4 kids
3
THE
Performances by student
ensembles focusing on
rock, blues, and pop
“SUNNY SUNDAYS”
KIDS’ SERIES
THU
FOLK ROCK/
WORLD FUSION
THE
7
BANDWORKS
TUE
CAJUN
French folk funk fusion
COTTONPICKERS RAGBIRDS KAZAMOZE
Michigan quintet brings
None
“SUNNY SUNDAYS”
KIDS’ SERIES
www.Ashkenaz.com
11/19
a nonprofit organization
SUN
Changes happen! Updates,
and more information, at
Music & Dance Community Center
Rastafarians
Berkeley’s home
for world music &
dance since 1973
Community DRUMMM Circle
Jeni Swerdlow
(510) 316-2850; [email protected]
www.drummm.com
Sat 4:00 - 5:30 pm (3rd Saturdays only)
DANCE/MOVEMENT/MUSIC CLASSES
Afro-Cuban Dance
Judith Justiz with live drumming
(510) 549-1836; [email protected]
Sat 10:30 am sharp - 12 noon
Advanced Balkan Dance
Gary Anderson
(415) 488-9197; (415) 456-0786 evenings
Sun 2:00 - 4:00 pm (3rd Sundays only)
Creative Movement for Children (ages 3-6)
Kathryn Roszak
(510) 233-5550; [email protected]
Mon 3:30 - 4:15 pm
Beginning Appalachian Clogging
Becky Coulter
(510) 290-5727; [email protected]
www.jubileedance.com
Mon 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Beginning Ballet for Children (ages 5-10)
Kathryn Roszak
(510) 233-5550; [email protected]
Mon 4:15 - 5:15 pm
Wed 3:30 - 4:30; 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Bhangra Dance/Workout (North India)
Vicki Virk
(510) 928-0595; www.dholrhythms.com
Sat 9:00 - 10:00 am
Drop-in welcome
Bharatanatym Classical Dance
Kalanjali Dances of India
with Katherine and K.P. Kunhiraman
(510) 526-2183
Tue 3:30 - 4:30; 4:30 - 5:30; 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Brazilian Samba
Anat
(510) 414-6064; [email protected]
Thu 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Cape Breton Scottish-Style Step
Dancing
Gail Erwin
(209) 745-9063; [email protected]
www.softcom.net/users/bobschul
Sun 1:00 - 2:15 pm - New dancers
Sun 2:30 - 4:00 pm - Experienced dancers
2nd Sundays only; Ages 14 & up
Ashkenaz was founded in 1973 by David
Nadel, a social activist and folk dancer who
performed with the Westwind International
Folk Ensemble. Ashkenaz is a nonprofit,
501(c)(3) organization.
Ashkenaz is all ages, all times. Kids and
minors are always welcome. Those 12 or under
are admitted free (unless otherwise noted).
Doors open ½ hour before showtimes or
dance lessons. Ample parking is available
after 9 pm in the lot across the street.
Ashkenaz is wheelchair accessible.
Danceversity presents
Exploration through Dance
Danceversity Faculty
(415) 794-7463; [email protected]
www.danceversity.com
Mon 3:30 - 5:00 pm - Ages 7-11
Mon 5:00 - 6:30 pm - Ages 12-16
Session 2 (10/25 - 11/29) - Haitian dance
East & West Coast Swing
Karen & Michael
(925) 360-3527; [email protected]
www.swingout.info
Thu 7:00 - 8:00 pm - East Coast (Beg./Int.)
Thu 8:00 - 9:00 pm - West Coast (Beginner)
Flamenco (Choreography/Tech. Workshops)
Yaelisa
(510) 531-9986; www.caminosflamencos.com
Sat 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Kids’ Class (ages 6-12)
Sat 1:00 - 2:15 pm - Beg./Int. Technique
Sat 2:30 - 3:30 pm - Int./Adv. Choreography
Flamenco Fusion
Rachael Terada
(510) 847-5000; [email protected]
www.ArtOfFlamenco.com
Sat 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Please Note:
Most classes are not drop-ins. Contact
teachers directly for more information.
For classes in Back Studio, enter
through left-hand door.
Intimate Embrace Tango for Beginners
Sonja Riket
(415) 661-1852
[email protected]
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Tue 6:00 - 7:30 pm - Beginner
Tue 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Advanced Beginner
Mindfulness Bellydance
Melanie Hogan
(510) 206-2605
[email protected]
www.mindfulbellydance.com
Mon 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Pilates
Karen Emery
(510) 236-5113
Wed 5:30 - 6:30 pm - levels 2-3
Thu 10:30 - 11:30 am - level 1
Sat 9:00 - 10:00 am - levels 2-3
Release Immerse Emerge: A Meditative
Creative Urban Retreat
Rosy Aronson & Mireya Alejo
(415) 336-1350; [email protected]
www.rosyaronson.com/RIE
Wed 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sep. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10
Requebra Kids: Introduction to
Multicultural Dance
Lisa Whitney-Dixon
(510) 230-1514; [email protected]
Tue 3:30 - 5:30 pm - Ages 5-11
Wed 5:00 - 6:00 pm - Teens
Thu 3:30 - 5:30 pm - All Ages
Soul Sanctuary Dance: Family-Friendly
Freestyle
[email protected]
www.soulsanctuarydance.com
Sun 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-in welcome (a community dance
gathering, not a formal class)
Ashkenaz Café serves organic vegetarian
food, beer, wine, and beverages during shows.
party rentals, contact Larry Dekker at
[email protected] or ext. 3#.
Advance tickets are available during shows or
(for a fee) through TicketWeb.com, phone
number 866-468-3399. Advance prices are
valid until the day of the show.
The public is welcome at Ashkenaz board
meetings, usually held on the third Monday
of the month. Meetings take place in the
Back Studio from 7 to 10 pm. From
approximately 7:45 to 8:00, members of the
public are welcome to make open comment.
Check Ashkenaz.com for updates to show and
class schedules. Current show listings are also
available by calling 510-525-5054.
For show booking or publicity matters, contact
Rufus Silber at [email protected] or
510-525-5099, ext. 2#. For studio or private
Receive Ashkenaz’s calendar by weekly
e-mail or monthly postal mail. E-mail your
delivery preference to [email protected].
G E T
Calling Craftspersons and Artisans!
Ashkenaz’s 2nd Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar is Dec. 12
Ashkenaz seeks vendors for its 2nd Annual International Holiday Craft Bazaar,
to be held Sunday, Dec. 12! The Bazaar reflects our community center’s global
perspective: exhibiting crafts and items that are handmade, sustainable,
recycled, related to music and dance themes, or representing cultures and
traditions from around the world. Our first Bazaar featured over 50 vendors
offering hundreds of wares. The event also includes live music and dance
performances, with vegetarian, organic food and drink available for purchase.
Please contact Rufus Silber, Booking Manager, at [email protected] for
more information or to request an application.
H E R E !
By Car: Take I-80 to Gilman St. exit. East on
Gilman (approx. 8 blocks) to San Pablo Ave. Turn
right and park in the Walgreens/REI parking lot for
evening activities.
By Bus: AC Transit Lines 52, 72, 72M, 72R run
north & south and stop on San Pablo. Line 25 runs
east & west on Gilman. From UC Berkeley: Line 52
circles the campus and goes to San Pablo &
Gilman. If after midnight, All-Nighter Line 800 stops
at San Pablo & Gilman en route between Richmond
and San Francisco. More info at www.actransit.org.
By BART: From North Berkeley Station, walk north
on Sacramento to Hopkins (4 blocks). Left on
Hopkins to Gilman (2 blocks). Right on Gilman to
San Pablo (8 blocks). Note: Trains stop running
from North Berkeley Station at 12:20 at night.