[HANASHIR:7671] Re: House Concert

[George Weiner <gweiner...>]

Marsha,

I just performed in a house concert with Doug Mishkin, who is a member of my
congregation.  We actually held the concert at his home.  His wife and
another congregant provided the desserts, wine, etc.  They also sang with us
(both have wonderful voices - I especially liked all the girl group doowop
stuff we did!  Doug sat those out.)   We offered this concert at our
temple's annual auction last Spring.  The house could accomodate about 40-50
people in one room, so the first 40 people to pay $30.00 per seat became the
audience.  This is the second year I've done this with Doug.  We both do it
for free, but with that kind of profit, you could pay someone and still make
a profit, if that's your aim.  Email me privately if you want more
information at gweiner (at) erols(dot)com(dot)

Meryl Weiner
Temple Micah
Washington, D.C .
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha Fensin <mfsings (at) ccr(dot)net>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 1:37 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:7669] Re: House Concert


>Hi,
>    Could you enlighten me on the particulars of house concerts.  Are they
>really being held in private homes? What kind of turnouts do you get?  Can
you
>accomodate the people who want to come?  What is the cost ?  I am in a very
>small synagogue and we really don't have any kind of realistic budget to
bring
>in anyone for concerts.  Even though I know many of our performers
personally,
>this is the way they make their living, and I would never ask for a
discount. I
>wish my congregants could hear Fran, Doug, Rick, Karen, etc. ., because
these
>performers are SO wonderful.  If this is a realistic way to do it, I would
like
>to know.  Thanks.
>Marsha Fensin
>
>
>

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