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 THIS THURSDAY:THE SILVER SPRING CONTRA DANCE
Thursday, January 8, 2015, 7-10 p.m.
Dance to live music at the Silver Spring Contra Dance featuring music by Steve Hickman (fiddle), Marc Glickman (piano), John Devine (guitar) with Gabe Popkin calling.
Refreshments plus bonus surprises
7:00-7:30 pm: Beginner Dance Workshop
7:30-10:00 pm: CONTRAS & SQUARES
In the Silver Spring Civic Bldg, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD
Admission:
$5 students and those without income
$8 FSGW, BFMS members & Revels
$10 general
Free to first-timers. Info: 301-466-0183; www.CarpeDiemArts.org;
Presented by CARPE DIEM ARTS c/o CLASS ACTS ARTS
in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW)
and Montgomery County's Department of Recreation
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Two fabulous events with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker,
combine a passion for historical research with an ability to enthrall audiences with their singing, musicianship and storytelling. They accompany themselves on guitar, banjo,
harmonica, spoons and bones.
Friday, January 16, 7-9 p.m.
Let Freedom Sing! Vocal Workshop with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker
harmonies, and prepare two songs to perform with Sparky
and Rhonda as part of their FSGW concert at the WES Auditorium on Saturday, January 17, 8 p.m. -- in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday.
Workshop location: Revels Community Room
531 Dale Drive, Silver Spring, MD
Friday Workshop fee: $20-30 (sliding scale; work exchange options available)
Note: Singers are welcome to attend the Friday workshop regardless of whether they are able to perform in Saturday's concert. Those participating in Saturday's event must have a ticket (free for FSGW members).
Saturday, January 17, 8 pm
Sparky and Rhonda Rucker in Concert.
The Ruckers bring the past alive through their toe-tapping music spiced
with humor, history, and tall tales.
Washington Ethical Society Auditorium, 7750 Sixteenth Street, NW
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Washington, DC Premiere of Flory's Flame, a one-hour documentary weaving the life story of Flory Jagoda into footage of her 2013 Celebration Concert at the Library of Congress.
At 90 years old, Flory Jagoda is the foremost interpreter of Sephardic traditional music in the U.S., and has received the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA. Raised in a musical household in Bosnia, she performs songs with roots that go back to the Jewish expulsion from Spain in 1492. Since most of her family was killed during World War II, Flory's life mission has been to continue her family's cultural legacy through their music. Her strength of spirit shines through her challenging but ultimately triumphant story. Flory's Flame includes performances by Flory and 25 fellow musicians in the Library of Congress's Coolidge Auditorium.
This free screening will be held in The Mumford Room, 6th floor, James Madison Building of the Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540. RSVP required to [email protected]
Organized by the American Folklife Center at The Library of Congress, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the United States of America, and Jemglo.
FILE UNDER FSGW MEMBER MAKES GOOD:
FSGW Member Dr. Judith Hanna has just published Dancing to Learn: The Brain's Cognition, Emotion, and Movement (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015). In this book, Dr. Hanna, who is an Affiliate Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland, argues that Dance will become increasingly important in the 21st century as way of recharging our stimulus fatigued brains. Dance encourages brain health and plasticity. "The "brain that dances" is changed by it." To learn more, visit
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Folklore Society of Greater Washington
PO Box 5693
Washington, District of Columbia 20016-5693
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