Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley CA 94702
Tel: 510-525-5099

Fax: 510-525-3630



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  Wednesday, December 7 Swing
Doors at 7:30 pm
Lesson at 8:00 pm
Show at 8:30 pm
$10
SwingThing
featuring
Cheryl McBride & Lisa Gonick
East Coast Swing dance lesson
with
Belinda & Chuck

  Thursday, December 8 Rock/Jam/Psychedelia
Doors at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$10
The Fall Risk
The Secret Identities David Gans





Friday, December 9
Caribbean Creole
Music & Cultural Show

Ras Mo, Harry Best, Bernard George, Clayton Hazel,
Quanti Bomani & Urban Insight

Zouk/Kompa/
Afro-Haitian
Doors at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$12





Saturday, December 10
Trio Garufa
Tango lesson and demonstration with
Maria Blanco & Sebastian Acosta

Tango Milonga

Doors at 8:00 pm
Lesson at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:30 pm
$12 advance & students
$15 day of show
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  Sunday, December 11

Folkdance
Doors at 1:00 pm
Dance 1:30 – 5:30 pm
$7

UC Berkeley Folkdancers Reunion

  Sunday, December 11

Bellydance
Doors at 6:00 pm
Lesson at 6:30 pm
Show at 7:30 pm
$10

Café Bellie

Bellydance lesson
with
Rasa Vitalia

Tuesday, December 13 Cajun/Zydeco
Doors at 7:30 pm
Lesson at 8:00 pm
Show at 8:30 pm
$10
Tom Rigney
& Flambeau
Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson
with Diana Castillo
Wednesday, December 14 Grateful Dead
Doors at 7:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$10
Stu Allen
& Mars Hotel
Broadcast of “Dead to the World”
at 8:00 pm





Friday, December 16
TMPshows.com Presents
The Ghosts of Electricity

An all-star electric tribute to
Bob Dylan!

Doors at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$18 advance & students
$21 day of show
Buy Tickets Online






Saturday, December 17
Chinyakare Ensemble
plus DJ Jeremiah
(aka Mr. Afrobeat)
Afrobeat
from
Zimbabwe
Doors at 9:00 pm
Show at 9:30 pm
$12 advance & students
$15 day of show
Buy Tickets Online
  Sunday, December 18

Folkdance
Doors at 1:00 pm
Dance 1:30 – 5:30 pm
$8

Israeli Folkdancing
with Allen King

  Sunday, December 18

Persian/Middle Eastern Dance
Doors at 7:00 pm
Show at 7:30 pm
$10-$15 sliding scale

Zaryab Ensemble
Ballet Afsaneh
Hala Dance Company

and more....






Monday, December 19

Memorial for
Tom Ponds

A Longtime Friend of Ashkenaz

“A party Tom would not want to miss!”

 

7-10 pm
Donations accepted

  Tuesday, December 20 Cajun/Zydeco
Doors at 7:30 pm
Lesson at 8:00 pm
Show at 8:30 pm
$10
Courtableu

Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson
with
Diana Castillo






Wednesday, December 21
A Musical Tribute to
David Nadel
Ashkenaz Allstar Orchestra
Caribbean Allstars
African Drum Circle
Zydeco Flames
Funky Nixons
Hali Hammer
Balkan Dance Circle
Richard Kaplan

Ashkenaz
Benefit
Doors at 6:30 pm
Show at 7:00 pm
$10 suggested donation
Thursday, December 22 Grateful Dead
Doors at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$10
Stu Allen
& Mars Hotel





Friday, December 23
The Felix Samuel
Band

Cuban Salsa dance lesson
with
Rebecca Miller

Cuban
Doors at 8:00 pm
Lesson at 8:30 pm
Show at 9:30 pm
$13
$10 students





Saturday, December 24
25 Years Later: The First Reunion Of 
The Nigerian Allstars

A Benefit in Honor of the Late Dr. Adebisi Aromolaran

African
Doors at 9:00 pm
Show at 9:30 pm
$15





Monday, December 26
A Boxing Day Holiday Party
benefiting the Poor Man’s Movement in South Africa

featuring
Luv Fyah
Reason
and selections by
Irie Dole (Jah Warrior Shelter)
Peter Lionheart (Lionheart Sounds)


Reggae
Doors at 9:00 pm
Show at 9:30 pm
$10
  Tuesday, December 27 Cajun/Zydeco
Doors at 7:30 pm
Lesson at 8:00 pm
Show at 8:30 pm
$10
Funky Gators
Cajun/Zydeco dance lesson
with
Cheryl McBride

  Wednesday, December 28 Grateful Dead
Doors at 7:30 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$10
 
Stu Allen
& Mars Hotel
Broadcast of “Dead to the World”
at 8:00 pm





Thursday, December 29
A Fundraiser for Ashkenaz
Yaelisa
and
Caminos Flamencos
Jason McGuire “El Rubio”

In Honor of Honora Forscutt


Flamenco
Doors at 7:00 pm
Show at 7:30 pm
$25





Friday, December 30
Mood Swing Orchestra
East Coast Swing dance lesson
with
Karen & Michael


East Coast Swing
Doors at 7:30 pm
Lesson at 8:00 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
$10 advance & students
$13 day of show






Saturday, December 31
New Year’s Eve Balkan Bash
Brass Menažeri
Édessa

Joe Finn & Leslie Bonnett


Balkan
Doors at 7:30 pm
Show at 8:00 pm
$20

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