Fw: NYC Great New Program! Musical Walking Tour of the Lower East Side, Sunday 10/27 11 AM

[ehsalomon <ehsalomon...>]

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From: "ehsalomon" <ehsalomon (at) msn(dot)com>
To: <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>

Apologies- Ithought the reply was going to Jeff  Warschauer.


Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: NYC Great New Program! Musical Walking Tour of the Lower East
Side, Sunday 10/27 11 AM


> Great tour yesterday (depsite the street sounds).
> I look forward to hearing/seeing you and Deborah again soon.
>
> BTW, Kenny Werner's site states that he is playing this week with Toots
> Thielsmanns at the Blue Note.
> Again, he and Andy Statman are at New School tonight at 6:30.
>
> Rest regards,
>
> Edw. Salomon
> South Orange, NJ
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> From: <Warschauer (at) aol(dot)com>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 1:13 PM
> Subject: NYC Great New Program! Musical Walking Tour of the Lower East
Side,
> Sunday 10/27 11 AM
>
>
> Here's the press release for a brand new project that I'm doing in
> collaboration with architectural historian Lucian Sonder and the Eldridge
> Street Project.  We're all really excited about this.  Hope to see you
> there!
>
>
> Jeff Warschauer
>
> PS. Following our walking tour, the Eldridge Street Project presents
> "Zingeray!  The Concert."  You may have already seen postings for this, so
I
> won't repeat, but based on who is involved, this looks to be something not
> to
> be missed.
>
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> SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> CONTACT: LUCIEN SONDER
>            TEL: 212-219-0903
> EMAIL: lsonder (at) eldridgestreet(dot)org
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> LOWER EAST SIDE SERENADE
> Musical Walking Tour Sings the Stories of the Lower East Side
>
> SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2002, 11 AM
>
>
> Lower East Side, New York . . . On Sunday, October 27, 2002, from 11:00 AM
> to
> 1:00 PM, the Eldridge Street Project  will host the Lower East Side
> Serenade,
> a musical walking tour of the historic sites and sounds of the Lower East
> Side.  As they meander along the streets, tour-goers will be treated to
live
> performances of Yiddish and English songs which reference
> turn-of-the-century
> immigrant life in the neighborhood.  World-renowned "minstrel", Jeff
> Warschauer, will sing his heart out as architectural historian Lucien
Sonder
> points out nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century landmarks in the
> neighborhood.  Sites will include musical landmarks such as birthplaces of
> famous musicians, former Yiddish theaters and nickelodeons, as well as
> bathhouses, settlement houses, and houses of worship - where Jewish
> immigrants once sat, gossiped, and gathered.  The tour leaves from the
> Eldridge Street Synagogue (1887), the first great house of worship built
in
> America by Eastern European Jews.  The Synagogue is a National Historic
> Landmark.
> The not-for-profit Eldridge Street Project was established in 1986 to
> restore
> the Eldridge Street Synagogue to its original grandeur without destroying
> the
> poignant reminders of its founders' century-long presence and traditions;
> and
> to breathe fresh life into the building with arts and educational programs
> that awaken multi-cultural audiences to its aesthetic, historical, and
> spiritual significance; promote inter-group relations; and underscore the
> necessity of preserving America's past for future generations.
> Fee for the Lower East Side Serenade walking tour is $10 for adults, $8
for
> students and seniors. Space is limited.  Reservations are required.
Please
> call 212-978-8800.
> Directions: The Eldridge Street Synagogue is located at 12 Eldridge Street
> (between Canal and Division Streets), a short walk from the East Broadway
> stop on the F line, the Canal Street stop on the J,M, Z, N,R, Q, W, and 6
> trains; the Canal Street stop on the #15 bus, and the East Broadway and
> Market Street stop on the #9 bus.
>
>
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