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Sunday Jan. 28, at Cafe Figaro in the Village! At the corner of Bleecker St. and Macdougal. Address: 184 Bleecker St.; info: (212) 677-1100. Food/drink minimum at tables. Ranya and students Nisreen (in her debut full show!) and Delbahar (lovely professional dancer) perform with the music of Scott Wilson and full ensemble at this event, a weekly downtown tradition. http://ranya.net
Saturday Jan. 27, at Mezzo Mezzo in Astoria, Queens, with live band. Delicious Greek cuisine; food/drink minimum at tables. Bellydance Performance by Ranya at 10:30pm. Musicians: Elias Sarkar(Violin/Vocals), Chris Marashlian (Bass), Robert Boghosian (Oud), Souren Baronian (Clarinet), Amir Naoum (Dumbek). Music 9:30pm-1:30am. 31-29 Ditmars Blvd(corner 33rd St/Ditmars Blvd), Astoria, NY 11105. Reservations (718) 278-0444. http://ranya.net
20 bellydancers...6 Arab musicians...and YOU!
Ranya's 2nd Annual Holiday Bellydance Gala
Sunday December 3, 7-10pm
at Lafayette Grill, 54 Franklin St., downtown Manhattan, New York City
Tickets are now on sale through SmartTix
or phone: 212-868-4444
$12 early discount tix (by Dec. 1)
$18 after or at door
$35 patron level tix (includes DVD thank-you gift--in appreciation for your support of live traditional music)
After last year's enthusiastic response to our live, all-acoustic music and dance extravaganza, we are doing it again! Enjoy live Arabic music played by some of New York's best musicians; even the band members agree that it is rare to get such a great gr oup sound.
our 6-piece all-acoustic ensemble:
Maurice Chedid (oud, vocals)
Nabawy (accordion)
Gamal Lotfi (qanun, nay)
Tareq Abboushi (buzuq)
Amir Naoum (tabla)
A.P. Joseph (riqq)
Special guest dancer SHOSHANA
Dance performances by Ranya and a host of poised professionals and talented amateurs-all to live music classics!
The dancers are working hard on their pieces in our current performance series. A complete list will be posted soon at http://ranya.net. Visit http://www.shoshanabellydance.com for more about Shoshana; she and Ranya will also dance duet pieces.
If you enjoy the feeling of traditional dance and music, don't miss thi s show!
For more info and a flyer, please visit http://ranya.net or call 718-706-0037. Contact SmartTix for ticket sales (number/website link above), and Lafayette Grill at 212-732-5600 for table reservations.
See you there!
Ranya Arts Productions
The Drama League Directors Project's New Directors/New Works Program presents:
A reading of:
A LIVING HISTORY OF REVIVALISM AND SOCIALISM AMONGST THE HARPIST COMMUNITY AT EMINENCE, INDIANA
Conceived and Created by Scott Blumenthal, Aaron Meicht and Henry Wishcamper
Written by: Scott Blumenthal
Music by: Aaron Meicht
Directed by: Henry Wishcamper
Friday, October 27th at 8pm and Sunday, October 29th at 1pm.
The Barrow Group Studios, 312 West 36th Street, Studio 6A.
Free.
Featuring: Helen-Jean Arthur*, Wilbur Edwin Henry*, LeeAnne Hutchison*, Mitchell McGuire*
Mentor: Jane Ann Crum
Set Design Consultation: Cameron Anderson
Casting Consultation: Stephanie Klapper of Klapper Casting
* Appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
To RSVP, please call 212-244-9494 x1 and leave a message for Emily
Fri. Sept. 29 night Lafayette Grill performance! "Layali Lafayette" DVD release party is planned--details to come! Thalia will also dance this evening. http://ranya.net for more details
Thurs. eve 7pm) Ranya's Student Showcase night at Lafayette, with student choreography groups, special guests and live music! Ranya's last show before shipping out to Asia again... save the date! :-) More details will be posted in late April at http://ranya.net
(Friday night, 11pm-1am) The Ginger Twins (Ranya & Autumn) take over Lafayette! See if you can tell who is who! (check out Autumn's cool website redesign at http://autumnward.com)
(Tues. eve 7pm) @ Lafayette (54 Franklin St., NYC http://lafgrill.com )--showcase with Ranya, Rayhana, Aszmara, guest artists and students, to the live Middle Eastern jazz music of Souren Baronian, Haig Manoukian, and Mal Stein! contact Rayhana at RayhanaMadonna@aol.com or 718-497-2125 for ticket info. Call Lafayette at 212-732-5600 to reserve a table.
Lynn Harris writes:
More installments of Polly Frost's hilarious satirical soap about life and lust in Hollywood. Read by talented actors, and "actors," as in: me.
Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street
6 PM
$6 includes free house drink
Lynn Harris writes:
"The Rebbetzin! The Rebbetzin!" Telling the Untold Story of Rabbi's Wives
Your headliner is the smart, insightful, and charming Dr. Shuly Rubin Schwartz, author of a new history of the role of the rabbi's wife, which I wrote about here. Which is why they invited me to join the program, even though I'm not listed on the original blurb, which you can find -- with reservation info -- here. But I promise I'll be there.
The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.
7 PM
$7 members, $10 non-members
Nextbook (Nextbook.org) presents an evening of erotic escapades, courtesy of writers Jonathan Ames, Lynn Harris & Neal Pollack.
Seattle, Feb 9: The Tractor Tavern
Nextbook presents an evening of erotic escapades, courtesy of writers Jonathan Ames, Lynn Harris & Neal Pollack.
Chicago, Feb 8: The Abbey Pub
Nextbook presents an evening of erotic escapades, courtesy of writers Jonathan Ames, Lynn Harris & Neal Pollack.
Washington DC, Feb 7: DC JCC
Funny, erotic stories by Polly Frost and Ray Sawhill—read by hot actors
These stories--part of a soap-opera type cycle about life and lust in LA--are as hilariously satirical as they are um dirty. Read more about the most excellent Polly here. Stories read by: Karen Grenke, Mason Pettit, Sarah Kozinn, Jake Thomas, Lynn Harris, Lyndsay Becker, Tami Mansfield, and Alex Kosene
The Knitting Factory (Tap Bar):
6 PM, $5.00
Here's the info...
Taj Lounge
48 W. 21st St.
Phone: 212-620-3033
Band starts at 8:00 PM featured dancer appears after 8:45 PM. DJ Drajja spins Arabic/North African world beat sounds after 10 PM.
At 7PM on Monday, December 19, I'll be telling a story at Night and
Day, located at 230 Fifth Avenue (at the corner of President Street) in
Brooklyn. Take the R Train to the Union Street station, and you'll
only be a couple of blocks away.
THE BIG EVENT!!!
Sunday Dec. 18, 6:30-10pm Holiday Gala Show and Hafla!
At Lafayette Grill, 54 Franklin St., 6:30-10 pm.
With live music by Maurice Chedid and ensemble (five-piece all-acoustic Arabic orchestra including oud & vocals--Maurice, qanun & nay--Gamal, accordion--Nebawi, and percussion--Amir Naoum and TBA).
Featured performances by "Ginger Twins" Autumn Ward and Ranya, and Mohammed Fawzy and Sameh Fayed (traditional dances and Egyptian hip-hop=YOU WILL SCREAM!!!), as well as a host of talented professional and amateur dancers from Ranya's performance workshops. Henna art designs to order, by Dameshe--decorate yourself for the occasion!
Tickets $15 in advance (by Dec. 15) or $20 at the door. Group discounts available. $15 food/drink minimum per person; call Lafayette at 212-732-5600 to reserve table seating. For more details and show ticket orders, visit http://ranya.net, or contact Ranya at ranya@ranya.net or 718-706-0037.
