5 events with the Wholesale Klezmer Band

[Joe Kurland <ganeydn...>]

FIVE EVENTS WITH THE
WHOLESALE KLEZMER BAND

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Congregation Etz Chaim Gala and 16th Annual Raffle
Saturday December 20 at 8 pm
Jewish Community Alliance
Jacksonville, Florida

What's the connection between "Fiddler on the Roof" and the klezmer music
revival that's become so popular in the last few years?

The Wholesale Klezmer Band, which performed last winter in Jacksonville,
will return to the JCA on San Jose Blvd on Dec. 20 at 8 p.m. for a gala
event sponsored by Etz Chaim Synagogue.

For Jewish and non-Jewish audiences alike, Wholesale will add to its unique
blend of traditional Yiddish dance music, original tunes and political
songs a selection of "Fiddler on the Roof" themes that connect the musical
with the world of Sholem Aleichem, on which it was based.

The band's last Jacksonville appearance, which included plenty of music for
dancing, was sold out, so you'll want to get your tickets early.

Tickets for the evening will be on sale in advance at Etz Chaim Synogogue,
10165 San Jose Blvd. and at the JCA. For more information, phone Etz Chaim
at 262-3665 , or the JCA at 730-2100.

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Klezmer in the Hills/Benefit for the Jewish Children's Scholarship Fund
December 27th, 1997 at 7:30 pm
Johnson Arts Center
Forman School
Litchfield, Connecticut

Contribute to the Jewish Children's Scholarship Fund and enjoy an evening
of music as The Wholesale Klezmer Band performs for a special Chanukah
benefit concert Saturday, December 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Johnson Arts Center,
Forman School in Litchfield, Conn.

Proceeds from the concert, sponsored by Lubavitch of Litchfield County,
will go toward the Jewish Children's Scholarship Fund, which raises money
for inner-city children to spend summer at camp with other children in the
country.

As the date of the concert is on the holiday of Chanukah, traditional hot
potato latkes will be served at the concert, which will also be marked by a
menorah lighting ceremony.

The Forman School is located at Route 63 and Norfolk Road in Litchfield.

Tickets are $36 and available from PROTIX at (800) 477-6849 or from any
Strawberries Music and Video Store.

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First Night Saratoga
December 31, 1997 at 8 and 10 pm.
Temple Sinai
Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY

Buttons for First Night Saratoga will be on sale for $7.50 (children 5 and
under are free), and will be $9.50 after December 25th.  Buttons may be
pruchased at a variety of locations, including the YMCA of Saratoga and
lcal Hannaford grocery stores.  Buttons are good for entry to all Saratoga
First Night events.

First Night is an non-alcoholic New Years Eve celebration.  For more
information, including a list of other performers (there are about 80),
visit their website:
        http://www.ymcasaratoga.org/first
or call 518-587-9008

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In the Spirit of Harmony
Saturday, January 3, 1998 at 7 pm.
Media Arts Center
Roxbury Community College
Boston, Massachusetts

In the Spirit / Mishkan Tefila, Inc. presents a concert featuring the
Wholesale Klezmer Band and Wildest Dreams (an Afro Caribbean band) together
in a concert for the benefit of the organization.   In the Spirit / Mishkan
Tefila, Inc. is dedicated to building a multicultural, community based
creative and performing arts center as a conduit for better inter-racial
and multicultural understanding.

For more information please call Deahdra Butler-Henderson at 617-445-8288
or email:
        flame22 (at) juno(dot)com (Deahdra M Butler-Henderson)

Reservations are $12 each.  Additional contributions welcome.  Contributors
who wish will have their names listed in the program book.

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Klezmer Ski Day
Sunday, January 4 from 2 pm to 6 pm
Brodie Mountain Ski Resort
Route 7
New Ashford, Massachusetts

The Wholesale Klezmer Band will be entertaining guests at the Brodie
Mountain Ski Resort on Sunday Afternoon, January 4 from 2 pm to 6 pm.
While you're taking a lunch break or before you head back home, warm up by
dancing to our freylekh music.  For information call 413-443-4752 or email:
        brodie (at) vgernet(dot)net

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Wholesale is a spiritually rooted, heymishe (down-home) klezmer band that
bridges the gap between tradition and innovation and between rousing dance
music and songs that deliberately focus on important aspects of Yiddish
culture, especially humor, social justice and tikun olam (repair of the
world.)  The Wholesale Klezmer Band has recently released its third album,
"Yidn fun Amol" (Jews of Long Ago), on CD and cassette.

The folk magazine Dirty Linen said, ''It is the balance they achieve
between social understanding and social satire that marks The Wholesale
Klezmer Band as a truly great klezmer band."

Information about The Wholesale Klezmer Band is available on the World Wide
Web at
        http//:www.crocker.com/~ganeydn