Apr 2011 v4.pmd

1317 San Pablo Ave. (at Gilman)
Berkeley, CA 94702
Showline: 510-525-5054
Office: 510-525-5099
Fax: 510-525-3630
Berkeley’s home
for world music &
dance since 1973
a nonprofit organization
WED
$6 adults
$4 kids
10
11
LUCKY DIAZ & THE
FAMILY JAM BAND
4/8
$10
8 pm
12
EUROPEAN CAFÉ
MUSIC
CAJUN/ZYDECO
from Portland!
WITH
ALLEN KING
1:30 - 5:30 pm
$8
BENEFIT
REDW
O O D DDA
AY
WO
SCHOOL ROCK
B A N D S $10
7:30 pm
8:30 pm
CONSCIOUS
18
HIP-HOP
Peace Love & Light presents
No
Performance
RAW-G
DISCIPLES
MARKOS
THE
MAGNOLIA
SISTERS
JBIII
M ANA M
ADD
Y &
MADD
ADDY
Y
A MIL
THE FFA
MILY
9 pm
$5
8
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Diana Castillo
CUBAN
WITH
$15
$12 advance
15
$13
$10 students
9:30 pm
BRAZILIAN NIGHT
“SKANK YOUR TAXES OFF “
16
SA MBA D Á
MONKEY
A Q UA R E LA
LA MUÑECA
Y LOS MUERTOS
ÉDESSA
9
8:30 pm Cuban Salsa
dance lesson with
Sulkary Valverde
STU ALLEN
SKA
$15
$12 advance
9 pm
PELLEJO
SECO
FRONT
STREET
9:30 pm
2
DA N C E E NSEMBLE
25th Anniversary Party!
FOOD BY S ABOR DA B AHIA
T H E I M PA L E R S
Contemporary café
7:30 pm Balkan dance
music that moves body
8 pm dance lesson with
AGENT
DEADLIES
THE
lesson with Jerry Duke
Maria Souza
and soul
P U N K FU N K MO B
$13
$10 8:30 pm
$10 8:30 pm
$10 8:30 pm
$10 9 pm
$10 students
CAJUN/
HONKY-TONK
25
ASHKENAZ
BOARD
MEETING
19
BALKAN
20
BEATLES
JAM BAND
21
THE
THE
$22
$17 advance 8:30 pm
see back
for details
CAJUN/ZYDECO
$10
26
BALKAN BRASS/
TURKISH
27
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Cheryl McBride
$10
RADIO
ISTANBUL
8 pm Balkan dance lesson
8:30 pm
$10
9 pm
$10
CARIBBEAN/
HAITIAN/REGGAE
28
Mixing rhythms and
styles from the
African diaspora
9 pm
$10
8 pm East Coast Swing
dance lesson with
Chris Lee & Ashley Oke
DAY LA
TE FOOLS
LATE
$15
$12 students
$15/$12 advance
8:30 pm $10 stu/unemp 9 pm
SQUARE DANCE
29
BERKELEY OLD TIME MUSIC
SPRING SITUATION
AF RICOMB O
& HER RED HOT
SKILLET LICKERS
C U R LY
THE
AXEL EEPH
THOMPSON STRING
TICKLERS
23
LAVAY SMITH
FUNKY NIXONS
David Gans
$7
INSPECTOR
GADJE
GATOR
BEAT
8:30 pm
8 pm
EAST COAST
SWING
22
THE S TUMPS!
BENEFIT FOR BAY AREA
COALITION FOR H EADWATERS
AND EARTH FIRST!
with the Rowan
Brothers and
7 pm dance lesson
ROCK
STOMP
REGGAE/
CARIBBEAN
30
THE
CARI BB E AN
AL L STARS
DANCE CALLING BY
JORDAN RUYLE
EVIE LADIN
8 pm
$15
Alash Ensemble
9:30 pm
$13
$10 students
TUVAN THROAT SINGING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4
Benefit for California Wolf Center featuring Brass Menazeri
FRIDAY, MAY 20
Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck
PSYCHEDELIC ROCK
SATURDAY, MAY 21
Petar Ralchev Quartet
BULGARIAN
WEDNESDAY, MAY 25
UPCOMING
ADVANCE
PRICES
are valid until
the day of
the show.
OF
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco
dance lesson with
Diana Castillo
S EA S U N Z
7:30 pm
Open to
the Public
DOORS
open ½ hour
before
showtimes or
dance lessons.
THE
PICKPOCKET
ENSEMBLE
14
CAJUN –
FROM LOUISIANA
FOOLS
SEAN HODGE
T
& HIGH HEA
HEAT
BALKAN
RUBBER
CAJUN
F
O
L
K
D
A
N
C
E
SOULDIERS
COTTONPICKERS
dead
prez
$5 stu/staff 9 pm
24
THE
UPCOMING
17
BALKAN/GREEK
4/16
$10
ISRAELI
FOLKDANCING
SILVERBACK $10
$15
$10 advance 9 pm
$7 advance
13
OF THE
1
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Cheryl McBride
6:30 pm bellydance lesson
FOLKDANCE
GRATEFUL DEAD
NIGHT
SAT
7TH ST. SHOWCASE
8:30 pm
BELLYDANCE
7:30 pm
7
REGGAE
8 pm Cajun/Zydeco dance
lesson with Cheryl McBride
NEW
IBERIANS
café bellie
6
COMMUNITY
BENEFIT NIGHT
SHAY ASTAR
featuring
JUNIOR TOOTS
FRESHMEN
THE M C GRATH PROJECT MALIKA MADREMANA
BINGHI GHOST
JACKIE ROCKS BAND
IRAE DIVINE
SERENA
I SHEBA
DEBORAH CROOKS
DJS BEATNOK &
THE
None
BREAST CANCER
RESEARCH BENEFIT
Aquarela
From L.A. – USA Today’s
“Best New Kids’ Artist”
3 - 4:30 pm $6/$4 kids
FRI
THE
4/15
KIDS’ SHOW
5
ZYDECO
FLAMES
None
Music for kids with
joyful Caribbean
rhythms
3 - 4:30 pm
ZYDECO
Monkey
ASHEBA
4
printed on recycled paper
THU
Stu Allen
Magnolia Sisters
3
4th Edition
Pickpocket Ensemble 4/13
TUE
4/2
MON
KIDS’ SHOW
www.Ashkenaz.com
~ April 2011 ~
ALWAYS ALL AGES!
SUN
Changes happen! Updates,
and more information, at
Music & Dance Community Center
DANCE/MOVEMENT/MUSIC CLASSES
Beginning Afro-Brazilian Dance & Samba
for Women
Arlie Mischeaux
(510)495-7053; arliemischeaux@yahoo.com
Wed 7:30 - 8:30 pm
Afro-Cuban Dance
Judith Justiz with live drumming
(510)549-1836; qualitydag@earthlink.net
Sat 10:30 am sharp - 12 noon
Advanced Balkan Dance
Gary Anderson
(415)488-9197; (415) 456-0786 evenings
Sun 2:00 - 4:00 pm (3rd Sundays only)
Beginning Ballet for Children (ages 5-10)
Kathryn Roszak
(510)233-5550; kdance@sonic.net
www.dlkdance.com
Mon 4:15 - 5:15 pm
Wed 3:30 - 4:30; 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Bhangra Dance/Workout (North India)
Vicki Virk
(510)928-0595; www.dholrhythms.com
Sat 9:00 - 10:00 am
Drop-in welcome
Bharatanatym Classical Dance
Kalanjali Dances of India
with Katherine and K.P. Kunhiraman
(510)526-2183
Tue 3:30 - 4:30; 4:30 - 5:30; 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Brazilian Samba
Anat
(510)414-6064; anatomi@earthlink.net
www.sambabeauty.com
Thu 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Cape Breton Scottish-Style Step Dancing
Gail Erwin
(209)745-9063; bobschul@softcom.net
www.softcom.net/users/bobschul
Sun 1:00 - 2:15 pm - New dancers
Sun 2:30 - 4:00 pm - Experienced dancers
2nd Sundays only; Ages 14 & up
Intimate Embrace Tango for Beginners
Sonja Riket
(415)661-1852
intimate_embrace_tango@earthlink.net
www.IntimateEmbraceTango.com
Tue 6:30 - 7:30 pm - Beginner
Tue 7:30 - 8:30 pm - Advanced Beginner
Community DRUMMM Circle
Jeni Swerdlow
(510)316-2850; jeni@drummm.com
www.drummm.com
Sat 4:00 - 5:30 pm (3rd Saturdays only)
Mindfulness Bellydance
Melanie Hogan
(510)206-2605
melanie@mindfulbellydance.com
www.mindfulbellydance.com
Wed 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Creative Movement for Children (ages 3-6)
Kathryn Roszak
(510)233-5550; kdance@sonic.net
www.dlkdance.com
Mon 3:30 - 4:15 pm
DanceVersity presents
Cultural Explorations through Dance
DanceVersity Faculty
(415)794-7463; info@danceversity.com
www.danceversity.com
3/28 - 5/9 - Persian & Central Asian
Mon 4:00 - 5:15 pm - Ages 7-11
Mon 5:30 - 6:45 pm - Ages 12-17
3/28 - 5/9 - Middle Eastern & Central Asian
Wed 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Flamenco (Choreography/Tech. Workshops)
Yaelisa
(510)531-9986; www.caminosflamencos.com
Sat 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Beginner
Sat 1:00 - 2:15 pm - Beg./Int. Technique
Sat 2:30 - 3:30 pm - Int./Adv. Choreography
Flamenco Fusion
Rachael Terada
(510)847-5000; rcanapa@hotmail.com
www.ArtOfFlamenco.com
Sat 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Please Note: Most classes are not drop-ins.
Contact teachers directly for more information.
For classes in Back Studio, enter through left-hand door.
Ashkenaz was founded in 1973 by David
Nadel, a social activist and folk dancer who
performed with the Westwind International
Folk Ensemble. Ashkenaz is a nonprofit,
501(c)(3) organization.
Ashkenaz is all ages, all times. Kids and
minors are always welcome. Those 12 or under
are admitted free (unless otherwise noted).
Doors open ½ hour before showtimes or
dance lessons. Ample parking is available
after 9 pm in the lot across the street.
Ashkenaz is wheelchair accessible.
Pilates
Karen Emery
(510)236-5113
Wed 5:30 - 6:30 pm - levels 2-3
Thu 10:30 - 11:30 am - level 1
Sat 9:00 - 10:00 am - levels 2-3
Salsa (free)
Karen & Michael
(925)705-4902; info@karenandmichael.info
www.salsarueda.info
Thu 7:00 - 8:00 pm - Beginner Salsa &
Salsa Rueda
Thu 8:00 - 9:00 pm - Salsa Rueda Team Intermediate/Advanced
Sponsored by Building Bridges
Soul Sanctuary Dance: Family-Friendly
Freestyle
soulsanctuarydance@gmail.com
www.soulsanctuarydance.com
Sun 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Drop-in welcome (a community dance
gathering, not a formal class)
Zumba (free)
Karen Lile & DJ Michael Arntz
(925)705-4902; info@karenandmichael.info
www.karenandmichael.info/zumba.htm
Thu 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Sponsored by Building Bridges
Ashkenaz Café serves organic vegetarian
food, beer, wine, and beverages during shows.
contact Sean Hodge, Interim Operations
Manager, at sean@ashkenaz.com or ext. 3#.
Advance tickets are available during shows or
(for a fee) through TicketWeb.com, phone
number 866-468-3399. Advance prices are
valid until the day of the show.
The public is welcome at Ashkenaz board
meetings, usually held on the third Monday
of the month. Meetings take place in the
Back Studio from 7:30 to 10 pm. From
approximately 7:45 to 8:00, members of the
public are welcome to make open comment.
Check Ashkenaz.com for updates to show and
class schedules. Current show listings are also
available by calling 510-525-5054.
For show booking or publicity matters, contact
Kristen Sbrogna, Booking Manager, at
booking@ashkenaz.com or 510-525-5099,
ext. 2#. For studio or private party rentals,
Join Us at the Ashkenaz FriendRaiser on Sunday, May 15!
On May 15, come out and support Ashkenaz at our first FriendRaiser! (event
attendance requires an RSVP) This evening of catered dinner by Back To Earth (Gather
Restaurant) and a showcase of Ashkenaz’s world-class entertainment brings together
allies from Ashkenaz’s extended circle of friends and family. Caribbean, Folk, Klezmer,
and Flamenco flavors will fill the house on this wonderfully celebratory evening.
Want to become a supporter and attend the event? Call or email Kristen:
510-525-5099 ext. 2# or booking@ashkenaz.com
How else can I contribute to Ashkenaz? We are also currently seeking in-kind
donations of wine, desserts, appetizers, and flowers for the May 15 FriendRaiser.
Call or email Kristen: 510-525-5099 ext. 2# or booking@ashkenaz.com.
Also, if you would like to volunteer to help during our spring cleaning leading up to the
event, contact Sean at sean@ashkenaz.com.
Receive Ashkenaz’s calendar by weekly
e-mail or monthly postal mail. E-mail your
delivery preference to susan@ashkenaz.com.
G E T
H E R E !
By Car: Take I-80 to Gilman St. exit. East on
Gilman (approx. 8 blocks) to San Pablo Ave. Turn
right and park in the Walgreens/REI parking lot for
evening events.
By Bus: AC Transit Lines 52, 72, 72M, 72R run
north & south on San Pablo. Line 25 runs east &
west on Gilman (daytime only). From Downtown
Berkeley & UC: Line 52 circles the campus and
goes to San Pablo & Gilman. If after midnight, AllNighter Line 800 stops at San Pablo & Gilman en
route between Richmond and San Francisco. More
info at www.actransit.org.
By BART: From North Berkeley Station, transfer to
AC Transit Line 52. Or walk (approx. 20 minutes)
north on Sacramento or Acton to Cedar (2 blocks).
Left on Cedar to Gilman (9 blocks). Right on
Gilman to San Pablo (4 blocks). Note: Trains stop
running from North Berkeley at 12:20 at night.