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Binyumen ("Ben") Schaechter 
performs each of the next 4 Sundays
and you and your loved ones 
are cordially invited.

1) Sunday evening, 3/16, near Chicago.  
Schaechter performs solo show, in Yiddish and English.

2) Sunday afternoon, 3/23, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC.  
Schaechter performs a few of his musical theatre songs, in English.

3) Sunday afternoon, 3/30, Bronx, NY.  
The Jewish People¹s Philharmonic Chorus performs, 
with Schaechter as Conductor, in Yiddish, with English translation.

4) Sunday morning, 4/6, central New Jersey.  
The Pripetshik Singers, the world's only all-Yiddish kids' travelling 
performing troupe,  perform, with Schaechter as Musical Director/Pianist.  
In Yiddish, with English translation.

**DETAILS FOLLOW**
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1) SCHAECHTER PERFORMS SOLO SHOW, IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH

WHEN: Sunday evening, March 16, 7:45 PM
WHERE:  North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
1175 Sheridan Road, Highland Park, IL  60035

WHAT:  THE SHTETL COMES TO LIFE ("Dos shtetl vert vi lebedik"), a one-man 
show 
by acclaimed composer/pianist BINYUMEN (BEN) SCHAECHTER

A program of well-known Yiddish songs, lesser known Yiddish gems, 
and original compositions in song and autobiographical monologue.

An assortment of Yiddish-speaking characters that range from joyous to 
desperate, 
from resigned to resolutely optimistic, "appear" through song.
Each of the songs is translated, 
and background regarding history, composer, etc., of the songs will be 
provided as well.

No knowledge of Yiddish necessary!

PERFORMANCE LENGTH:  ca. 75 minutes
ADMISSION:  FREE  

MORE INFO:  call 847-432-8900 x222

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2) SCHAECHTER PERFORMS HIS MUSICAL THEATRE SONGS, IN ENGLISH.

WHEN:  Sunday, March 23, ca. 1:30 PM 
WHERE:  Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67 St, 
between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway, NY, NY  10023

THE EVENT:  KAUFMAN CENTER 50TH ANNIVERSARY MUSIC MARATHON.  
A roster of performers including Merkin Hall regulars, alumni and faculty 
to celebrate 50 years of the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center (formerly the 
Hebrew Arts School).  The full event stretches from 12 Noon to 5:00 PM.

In the MUSICAL THEATRE segment of the Marathon (1:00-2:00), 
BEN SCHAECHTER (alumnus) has been asked to present two songs 
to which he composed the music.  

Those songs will most likely be 
"I Can Tell Time" (lyric:  Dan Kael) 
from the newly-released CD, IT HELPS TO SING ABOUT IT, and 
"Franklin" (lyric: Faye Greenberg) 
from PETS!, the off-Broadway hit from the mid-90s, 
recently published by Dramatic Publishing.

The singers will most likely be Daneel Schaechter and Reyna Schaechter.
Ben Schaechter will be at the piano.  

ADMISSION:  FREE.  Tickets available on a FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVE basis.

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3) THE JEWISH PEOPLE¹S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS PERFORMS, WITH SCHAECHTER AS 
CONDUCTOR, IN YIDDISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

WHEN:  Sunday, March 30, 1:30 PM 
THEME:  Purim and Peysekh songs, 
and songs by Avrom Reisin (in honor of 50 years since his passing)
WHERE:  Sholom Aleichem Cultural Center
3301 Bainbridge Avenue, NE corner 208 St., Bronx, NY  10467
Travel directions below. 
PERFORMANCE LENGTH:  ca. 75 minutes
LANGUAGE:  Yiddish;  everything is translated beforehand into English.
SOLOISTS: Judy Bro, Leigh Checkman, Stuart Malkin, Daneel & Reyna Schaechter
ADMISSION:  $3.50
REFRESHMENTS will be served.

BACKGROUND:  The JEWISH PEOPLE¹S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS is the longest 
continually-performing Yiddish - and even Jewish - chorus in the world, 
celebrating it¹s 80th anniversary (founded 1923) with three concerts this 
Spring (March 30, April 28, June 1).  In the last two years, the chorus has 
performed in locations as diverse as New York¹s Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln 
Center), the North American Jewish Choral Festival in the Catskill Mountains, 
and at Ground Zero.  If you will be in the New York metropolitan area, we 
hope you will be able to join us to celebrate our 80 years of music making at 
this first of the three upcoming JPPC concerts.

TRANSPORTATION:
TRAIN:  "D" to last stop (205 St, Bronx), 
walk north up Bainbridge Ave mini-hill 3 blocks (or take bus one stop).
BUSES:  Bronx 10, 16, 28, 30, 34.
CAR:  RSVP for car directions:  BSchaechter (at) nyc(dot)rr(dot)com

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4) THE PRIPETSHIK SINGERS PERFORM, 
THE WORLD'S ONLY ALL-YIDDISH KIDS' TRAVELLING PERFORMING TROUPE, 
WITH SCHAECHTER AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR/PIANIST.  
IN YIDDISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

WHEN:  Sunday, April 6, 10:45 AM
WHERE:  New Jersey - Greenbriar at Wittingham Yiddish Club, near exit 8A, NJ 
Turnpike (specific car directions will be sent on RSVP)
PERFORMANCE LENGTH:  1 hour
LANGUAGE:  Yiddish;  everything is translated beforehand into English.
ADMISSION:  $4

RSVP REQUIRED to BSchaechter (at) nyc(dot)rr(dot)com by Friday afternoon, April 
4 
with your name and the number in your party.

BACKGROUND:  The PRIPETSHIK SINGERS is a small ensemble of 
native-Yiddish-speaking children, age 8 to 14, who perform Yiddish songs in 
fresh ways, with staging, choreography and acting.  A "family musical revue", 
the songs that the Pripetshik Singers perform are appropriate for people of 
all ages, and include Yiddish children¹s songs, Yiddish translations of 
English songs (like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "America the 
Beautiful"), non-children¹s songs (from the Yiddish theatre, folk songs, 
etc.) and Yiddish holiday songs.  The group first started performing together 
in June, 1999, and performances in the Fall 2001 - Spring 2002 season 
included the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center, 
the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival, and 
Yugntruf's Yidish-vokh 2002, all in the greater New York area.  You don¹t 
need to know a word of Yiddish in order to have a blast at the show;  English 
translations are always provided, so every audience member ends up 
understanding and getting a kick out of every song.

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