The Nehirim Queer Shabbaton, now in its fifth year, is a weekend of queer Jewish culture, creativity, and politics. This year, the Queer Shabbaton features high-profile political sessions, an awesome Saturday night party, and lots of nice (and not-so-nice) Jewish boys, girls, and the rest of us. Highlights this year include:
The “Nehiween” Costume Ball, Saturday night featuring SCHMEKEL (100% Transgender, 100% Jewish buffet of punk, klezmer, jazz, rock and polka). Bring a costume!
Kate Bornstein, one of the true pioneers of the queer universe (really), will be giving a talk on Saturday morning.
A Marriage Panel Saturday afternoon, featuring representatives from the Human Rights Campaign, Empire State Pride Agenda, and Congregation Beth Simchat Torah. What is the relationship of same-se ... Go to event
The Umbrella Music Festival opens November 2nd with a special evening of concerts dubbed “EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO,” co-presented with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, and ten different European consulates and cultural organizations. All concerts are FREE. Chicago Cultural Center.
When: November 2 – 3, 2011
Time: 6pm
Where: Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St., Chicago, IL
Schedule
For more info click here.
Sangati Center presents Carnatic Saxophone Concert with Prasant Radhakrishnan. Firmly rooted in tradition, Prasant Radhakrishnan’s subtle, fluid style is a formidable voice in carnatic music. The unique vocal texture of his sound on saxophone, noted for its expressive complexity and rhythmic ingenuity, reflects Prasant’s continued study, constant innovation, and vast concert experience. For the past many years, Prasant has been an Oakland resident, delivering excellent concerts of South Indian classical music, as well as leading one of the most legit carnatic jazz groups in the world - VidyA.
When: November 19, 2011
Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Where: Subterranean Art House,
2179 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Tickets: $10.
For more info click here.
Performance Line-ups
Project Pulse Company Dancers
Project Pulse Junior and Sub-Junior Competition Crews
Special performance by MTV’S SHOW “AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW” DANCERS
AND US NATIONAL LOCKING CHAMPION.
COME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND ENJOY THIS SHOW THAT DEPICTS BOLLYWOOD, BOLLYWOOD HIP-HOP, LOCKING, POPPING, BREAK DANCING, BOLLYWOOD CONTEMPORARY/JAZZ DANCE STYLES.
FOR INQUIRIES PLEASE CALL 650.576.9622 FOR GROUP DISCOUNTS.
Our Fall Showcase is a wonderful celebration of our students! We celebrate the joy of dance, learning and entertainment incorporating various styles of dance.
Performances feature our Advanced Company Dancers (Adults), our Junior Groove Crew (age 8-12) and our Chotu Crew (age 6-8). The main stars of our showcase are the current students who have ... 
After six years of unforgettable concert experiences and entertainment, Jazz in the Gardens has grown to become one of the most highly regarded and anticipated music festival events in the country.
Last year, this event garnered a heaping 45,000 guests, attracting both locals and thousands of out-of-towners to the beautiful City of Miami Gardens. Patrons enjoyed live performances by Grammy award-winning artists such as Ms. Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, Al Jarreau, Gladys Knight, EnVogue, and Musique Soulchild just to name a few.
On March 17 & 18, 2012, Jazz in the Gardens will continue the magical annual tradition at Sun Life Stadium, hosting an event that will surely surpass last years’ experience with another illustrious lineup that continues to make this festival second to none. Your ... 
Join Dawn Upshaw, Richard Tognetti, and his “badass classical band” (Time Out New York), the Australian Chamber Orchestra, for Shostakovich, Grieg, and the New York premiere of Winter Morning Walks, written by New York–based jazz composer Maria Schneider expressly for Upshaw and this orchestra. Inspired by her native Midwest, the composer says the piece strives for “broad openness with an accessible, simple beauty.”
Performers
• Australian Chamber Orchestra
Richard Tognetti, Artistic Director
• Dawn Upshaw, Soprano
Program
• SHOSTAKOVICH Elegy and Polka
• MARIA SCHNEIDER Winter Morning Walks (NY Premiere)
• SCHUMANN “Mondnacht,” Op. 39, No. 5 (arr. Jordan)
• SCHUBERT “Geheimes,” D. 719 (arr. Brahms)
• SCHUBERT “Der Tod und das Mädchen,” D. 531(arr. T ... 
For the first time in the U.S.! Nino Katamadze & Insight in New York!
Nino Katamadze won the hearts of millions of people with her magical voice, unique style and endless improvisation. Jazz singer from Georgia collects thousands of rooms in their home country, in Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe! Anyone who happened to see the presentation Nino, know that she improvises, creates on stage and never repeats. Her music is as natural as breathing, magical and mesmerizing. It does not match any format: “Jazz,” “etnopop”, “world music” – do not convey the diversity of genre songs Nino Katamadze . This is the music-emotion, music, color, music-history. Do not miss a single performance in New York City – a concert for those who appreciate tru ... 
The Asian Heritage Street Celebration is held every year on the third Saturday in May in San Francisco, California. The Asian Heritage Street Celebration (AHSC) is organized by the AsianWeek Foundation in cooperation with over 150 organizations in the Asian American community. This year’s celebration will take place on May 19 in Little Saigon.
A celebration of all Asian and Pacific Islander cultures, the goal of the Street Celebration is to promote and foster Asian Pacific American (APA) identity by bringing together community and encouraging the sharing of differences and appreciation of diversity. In six years, the AHSC has quickly become the country’s largest assemblage of APAs, drawing over 80,000 people annually. The AHSC rotates its location each year, in order to showcas ... 
