Re: guitar in New York

[Alex Lubet <lubet001...>]

You can get away with no work permit if you say you're performing at a 
conference where you're not getting paid.

At 11:19 AM 4/25/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>thank you for your input, Alex, however apparently things are quite 
>contrary from this side: i am coming FROM canada to he US. the warnings i 
>received were from musicians from this side of the border, in recent 
>months having had serious problems. mind you, it doesn't help that i don't 
>have a work permit for the performance so i can't say i am coming in to do 
>a concert. getting a permit for a performance takes several months, at 
>least three i believe.
>lenka
>
>lenka lichtenberg, singer-songwriter, yiddish and world music performer. 
>for mp3s, audio clips and performance updates, visit 
><http://www.lenkalichtenberg.com>www.lenkalichtenberg.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:lubet001 (at) umn(dot)edu>Alex J. Lubet
>To: <mailto:jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>World music from a Jewish slant
>Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:20 AM
>Subject: Re: guitar in New York
>
>I've given two concerts in Vancouver in the last year and brought my
>guitar across the border both times without incident.  I had more
>trouble on the domestic flight when I brought my National steel guitar,
>which has a metal body, the effects of which you can only imagine during
>the search procedure.
>
>I play a very big instrument which I have to stow in baggage unless I
>want to buy the ticket.  For that, I have a Calton case, made in
>Edmonton, by the way.  They're made to order to fit the dimensions of
>one's guitar and, as you might imagine, they're not cheap.  Normally,
>you need to wait four months for an order.
>
>On another matter, after announcing my recording grant to the list, Lori
>wrote me off list to ask if the granting program was one to which she
>could apply.  While unfortunately the answer was no, we both agreed that
>would be a good idea for listers to post notices of funding and other
>opportunities to share whenever possible.
>
>Git shabes,
>
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>
>lenka lichtenberg wrote:
>
> > dear new york listers,is there anybody who would kindly lend me a
> > guitar for one evening performance (the Congress for Jewish Culture's
> > kavehoyz), thursday may 15th, 7pm.? i've been warned that crossing the
> > border with a guitar is not a good idea at all. i'd be able to return
> > it later same evening, or next morning.with much appreciation, lenka
> > from toronto lenka lichtenberg, singer-songwriter, yiddish and world
> > music performer. for mp3s, audio clips and performance updates, visit
> > <http://www.lenkalichtenberg.com>www.lenkalichtenberg.com
>
>--
>Alex Lubet, Ph. D.
>Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor of Music
>Adjunct Professor of American and Jewish Studies
>Head, Division Of Composition and Music Theory
>University of Minnesota
>2106 4th St. S
>Minneapolis, MN 55455
>612 624-7840 612 624-8001 (fax)
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