FolkMADS sponsors Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos contra dances, concerts, camps, and other special events. "Contra" dances include contras, squares, mixers, and couple dances. Unless noted on the calendar otherwise, admission is $5 for members, $6 for nonmembers. You need not come with a partner. Free instruction for beginners starts at 7:30 p.m. Dances begin at 8 p.m. and are smoke-free and alcohol-free. Children and teens are encouraged to participate if supervised by an adult.

Albuquerque Dances: 1st and 3rd Saturday, contra dances. 2^nd Sunday Elegant English and Zesty Contra Dance, 7:00-9:30 p.m., $6/$7. Locations as noted on calendar.

Santa Fe Dances: 2nd and 4th Saturday contra dances and 5th Saturday English Country dances. Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Road (south of Cordova Drive on the western side of Cerrillos).

Taos Dances: 3rd Saturdays, call for details, 776-1580.

ABQ Megaband: Albuquerque Megaband practice is held at the Blue Dragon Coffee House, 1517 Girard NE, Albuquerque, the Tuesday before the 3rd Saturday dance. Bruce Thomson, 268-6003, or email Jane Phillips (remove "NOSPAM" when emailing) for more info or to be added to the listserv.

Santa Fe Community Band: Practice at the ODDfellows Hall on ODD Wednesdays at 7 p.m. (get it?) (contact Gary Papenhagen, 242-1104). Slow jam on the 2nd Thursday and fast jam on the 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. at Katherine Bueler & Gary Schiffmiller's house (995-1125). Beginning and experienced musicians all welcome!

Acoustic Jam: 7 p.m. before the Albuquerque dances. All acoustic musicians are welcome and all types of music are played. Call Jay Cutts for more information, 281-0684.

2006 Officers/Directors

Ongoing Events

Wayne Shrubsall  Though I've written brief profiles about many fiddlers, I haven't written much about banjo players in this column except for an occasional reference to their general personal characteristics that form the underpinnings of so many banjo jokes (Google gave me 300,000 hits on a search of "banjo" and "jokes"). Whether the jokes are justified or not, one of the best banjo players around is Wayne Shrubsall.

Wayne's been in Albuquerque for over 30 years, arriving here from Indiana after wandering around for a while through places like Wyoming. He's best known for picking with bluegrass bands such as the Big River Boys and Elliott's Ramblers, but he's playing more and more old timey music in the frailing style, mostly with the Adobe Brothers. He's been teaching banjo for decades, and there aren't many banjo players around who haven't taken a few lessons from him. In contrast to some of us, Wayne's actually got academic credentials in folk music and banjology having written a Ph.D. dissertation titled "The 5-String Banjo in American Popular Culture" (not "The Banjo as Sexual Icon" as claimed by some).

Wayne's recently been featured on two nationally released CDs, a compilation of bluegrass-clawhammer duets with the legendary Alan Munde (Old Friends, CD-OF), and Peter Feldman's CD tribute to Uncle Dave Macon titled Grey Cat on the Tennessee Farm (HC-504). The latter has a full band with some of the genre's top pickers and was named by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top 10 bluegrass albums of the year. Byron Berline plays fiddle on this CD which has a great version of Rye Straw. Some versions of this tune are pretty crooked, but this rendition isn’t and would make a great dance tune.

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Other Events

KLEZMERQUERQUE 2006

THE SOUTHWEST'S 4th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF KLEZMER MUSIC & DANCE

Congregation Nahalat Shalom   
3606 Rio Grande Blvd NW    
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

February 17th through February 19th - President's Day weekend

This year's featured performers/teachers:

Adrianne Greenbaum: nationally acclaimed classical and klezmer flutist - founder and leader of the ensembles "FleytMuzik" and "The Klezical Tradition", which was featured in the ABC-TV documentary "A Sacred Noise." Adrianne has been on the faculties of KlezKamp, KlezKanada and Boxwood and directs three student klezmer ensembles throughout the year. "FleytMuzik" has performed in Vienna's KlezMORE Festival, in New York City's Tonic and Satalla clubs, and in synagogues and colleges throughout the US.  As a classical musician Greenbaum has performed in New York's Mostly Mozart Festival, the Berlin Ballet at the Met, the Period Orchestra of the Fairfield Academy, and the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Adrianne received her Bachelors in Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory, her Masters degree from the Yale School of Music, has held faculty positions at Wesleyan and Yale Universities, Smith College, and is currently Associate Professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. She has recorded on the Koch International, CBS Masterworks, Nonesuch, and EMC labels.

Margot Leverett: world-renown virtuoso klezmer clarinetist, saxophonist, bandleader and one of the foremost of the new generation of klezmer clarinetists. Studied with the famed klezmer clarinetist Sid Beckerman and classically trained at Indiana University School of Music, Leverett was a founding member of "The Klezmatics" in 1985, "Mikveh" in 1999, and founded "Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys" in 2001. Her solo CD, "The Art of Klezmer Clarinet," was released in 2001 on Traditional Crossroads label to glowing reviews. Margot tours around the world, performing and teaching traditional and original klezmer music at festivals and workshops. Because of her popularity at Klezmerquerques 2004 & 2005, we are delighted to have Margot return this year.

Steve Weintraub: traditional Jewish dance master. A choreographer, performer and teacher, Steve is one of few dancers who specialize in traditional Eastern European Jewish dance. Steve received his dance training in Manhattan with Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins, among others. He has worked with choreographers Felix Fibich and Shula Kivel, and has performed the work of Fred Berk. He choreographed a production for the Joseph Papp Yiddish Theater, and has choreographed and performed dances based on Jewish themes including the annual Workman's Circle Third Seder in New York. In Atlanta, he choreographed Kuni Leml for the Jewish Theater of the South and Something's Afoot for Georgia Ensemble Theater.  Steve has been on the faculty of KlezKamp, KlezCanada, KlezClifornia, he has taught at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and he also lectures on the history of Jewish dance.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, February 17th, 6:30pm:

Freylekhe Shabbes Concert & Dance Party featuring a 'danced' Kabbalat Shabbat service followed by a potluck vegetarian dinner (7:00) and a short concert (7:30) by our featured musicians Adrianne Greenbaum & Margot Leverett. Accompanied by ABQ's favorite Klezband The Rebbe's Orkestra, concert segues into dancing lead by our featured dance artist Steve Weintraub & Nahalat Shalom's Yiddish dance troupe Rikud  ($10.00 -suggested donation).

Saturday, February 18th Events:

9:30-10:45am:  Yiddish and Eastern European dance class with Steve Weintraub ($18 adults, 17 and under $10).

11:00am-12:15pm:   Klezmer music class with Adrianne Greenbaum or Margot Leverett ($18 adults, 17 and under $10).

12:30-1:30pm:  Saturday afternoon lunch 'n lecture - presenter Steve Weintraub - The use of pageantry in Jewish culture ($5-10 donation).

2:00-3:15pm:  Music class - Adrianne Greenbaum  or   Margot  Leverett   OR   Dance class - Steve Weintraub ($18 adults, 17 & under $10) choose one.

7:00pm:  Concert/dance party with Adrianne Greenbaum & Margot Leverett  accompanied by the intergenerational Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer Band and  Saturday students. Dances lead by Steve Weintraub,  Rikud and student dancers ($10 - free for Saturday students/17 and under).

Sunday, February 19th:

12:00-1:15pm:   Music class - Adrianne Greenbaum or Margot Leverett  OR  Dance class - Steve Weintraub ($18 adults, 17 and under $10).

DISCOUNT PRICE FOR ALL EVENTS:  $60 for 2 parties, lunch/presentation, & 4 classes paid BEFORE Friday eve. Feb.18th.

Individual classes and events can also be paid for at time of class/event.

Discounts for students, seniors, and fixed/low income - inquire with event coordinator.
 

All events held at Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW (between Candelaria & Griegos), ABQ, New Mexico

Phone: (505) 343-8227, E-mail: nahalatshalom@NOSPAMearthlink.net     

WEB: www.nahalatshalom.org   --- Klick on "Klezmerquerque 2006"

**FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT EVENT CO-ORDINATOR:

Beth Cohen, E-mail: cohenedmunds@NOSPAMnetzero.net    (remove "NO SPAM" when emailing)

Ph: (505) 243-6276

Albuquerque Dance Locations for January & February

January 7, 2006: Contra - Albuquerque Square Dance Center January 8, 2006: Second Sunday Dance - Dance Studio, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. January 21, 2006: Contra - Albuquerque Square Dance Center February 4, 2006: Contra - Albuquerque Square Dance Center February 12, 2006: Second Sunday Dance Dance Studio, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. February 18, 2006: Contra - Dance Studio

Albuquerque Square Dance Center 4909-15 Hawkins NE, one full block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison. Take the Ellison/San Antonio exit, go west (away from Sandia mountains), turn north (right) at the first intersection past the motels. Dance Studio 4217 San Mateo NE, 1 block south of Montgomery on the west side of the street. Gated parking area behind the studio. For security reasons, do not park behind Auto Zone.   NOTE: Bring clean dance shoes that don't leave black marks.