Hi, Dancers:
 
This Saturday offers the = following treat for=20 LV residents:  Come and enjoy an out-of-state dance instructor and = caller=20 at the:
 
British Isles Dance Class and Arthurian = Ball, February=20 5th:  

"Say farewell to winter with a rollicking dance revel! Come to the = Barony of=20 Starkhafn on Saturday, February 5, 2005, for the = British Isles=20 Dance Class and Arthurian Ball. Enjoy a full day of dance instruction = and=20 practice,
followed by a delightful evening ball in the enchanted land = of=20 Camelot. Prizes will be awarded for the Best-Dressed Couple and for the = Most=20 Romantic Couple - think Arthur and Guinevere, Tristam and Isolde, even = Merlin=20 and
Morgana. In honor of King Arthur's fair realm, we'll be featuring = dances=20 of the British Isles. Our dance-o-crat, Ealasaid Countess nic Chlurain, = will=20 teach a variety of English and Scottish country dances, as well as dance = revel
favorites like the Calafian Bransle and the Bransle Official. = After a=20 light dinner of soup, stew, bread and vegetables - nothing too heavy = that your=20 stomach will be too full to dance! - the evening's ball will = commence.

The day's schedule:
8:00am - Site opens
9:00am - Dance = instruction=20 begins
12noon - Lunch break; bring a picnic lunch or go = off-site
1:00pm -=20 Dance instruction and practice
5:00pm - Relax with friends over a = light=20 dinner
6:00pm - The Arthurian Ball commences, with dancing until=20 9:00pm
10:00pm - Site closes

Location: the = Elks=20 Lodge, 2939 Van Der Meer Street, in North Las Vegas.
Cost:  $10 for SCA members, $13 for = non-members.=20 Make checks payable to SCA Inc./Barony of Starkhafn.
Directions:  From all points south: Take I-15 = northbound to Cheyenne Avenue exit; turn right (east) approx = 0.9 miles=20 on Cheyenne. When you reach the Community College of Southern Nevada = (CCSN),=20 turn right at the light onto Van Der Meer Street. Travel approx 0.3 = miles, and=20 the Elks Lodge will be on your right.
Information:  (Michelle Hawkins),(702) = 895-2128, or=20 via email at Hadassah_vandermeer@yahoo.c= om.
 
Still feel like dancing?  Try = Israeli=20 dancing on Sunday:
 
  • Sunday afternoons, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  = $5. =20 NOTE TIME CHANGE!!=20
  • Instructor:  Amnon Eilat, a certified Israeli = dance=20 instructor and choreographer=20
  • Information:  254-5895=20
  • Location:  At Lev HaShem Messianic=20 Congregation, 3644 N. Rancho Drive, Ste. 102. The location is on = the east=20 side of Rancho, between Cheyenne Ave. and Craig Rd., north of W. Gowan = Rd. =20 Take 3rd driveway on right north of Gowan, and go into = the=20 business office complex.  The Messianic Congregation is on the = left, in the=20 4th building - look for Ste. 102. 
    •  
    Then there is Accoustic Routes concert on = February=20 13th:
     
  • February 13:  Tommy Emmanuel, Australia's Legendary=20 Guitarist

    Tommy = Evvanuel's career=20 spans three decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest = musicians=20 in the world time and time again. A household name in his native = Australia,he=92s=20 garnered tens of thousands of loyal fans on all five continents. Known = as a=20 musician=92s musician,=94 he=92s been described (more than once, and by = some of the=20 biggest names in the industry) as the greatest guitar player alive = today. He is=20 Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P.  

    Emmanuel=92s unique = style =97 he=20 calls it simply =93fingerstyle=94 =97 is akin to playing a guitar the = way a pianist=20 plays a piano. While Tommy has many imitators, few approach his mastery. = He even=20 has his own annual guitar festivals, =93Tommy Fest,=94 in Newport News, = VA,=20 Louisville, KY and Dortmund, Germany.

    Jazz legend Chet = Atkins was one=20 of the first people who inspired Emmanuel to pick up a guitar. Decades = later,=20 Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel=92s biggest fans, and is = responsible for=20 declaring Emmanuel a =93Certified Guitar Player=94 =97 an honor shared = by only two=20 other people in the world (Jerry Reed and John = Knowles).  =93I think he=92s probably = the greatest=20 finger-picker in the world today,=94 Atkins said a few months prior to = his death=20 in 2001. =93He=92s inventive, fearless and has a flawless sense of = rhythm. You can=92t=20 watch Tommy perform and not feel happy.=94

    In his storied = career, the=20 Grammy-nominated Emmanuel has set sales records that have yet to be = broken and=20 performed alongside hundreds of other musical legends including Chet = Atkins,=20 Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, Hank Marvin and Joe Walsh. Olivia = Newton-John,=20 Al Jarreau and Sheena Easton have also recorded songs written by=20 Emmanuel.

    • And, Arizona has some events that may be of = interest=20 to some:
     
    Wednesday = February 9 =20 - Autoharp Concert and Workshop in=20 Prescott 
     
    Interested in autoharps?  The = Miners, in=20 Prescott  are hosting Cathy Britell on Wednesday, February 9 = to do a=20 workshop at 11:00 and a house concert at 2:00 at their home = at 1501=20 Copper Basin Road,  Prescott.  She is an outstanding autoharp=20 player.  In lieu of a fee she is asking for a $10.00 donation to = the=20 American Red Cross for Tsunami Relief.  Any = questions,   Miner can be reached at 928-776-9671. They also have a regular = autoharp group that meets at their house on the first Saturday of the = month at=20 1:00 and would love to have some new folks join.  Beginners are = very=20 welcome.
     
    Cathy Britell has a website at www.larkpoint.com
     
    February 12 - Dinner and Concert with = D-Squared at=20 ARCOSANTI
     
    The = Arcosanti Community=20 is proud to announce for February 12, 2005: Valentine=92s  = Day =20 Dinner  and  Live  Music for couples and *singles* with = original music by=20 D-Squared and a gourmet dinner... a wonderful Valentine's Day Event at=20 Arcosanti!!
     
    Gourmet Dinner :  Salmon = cooked to=20 perfection , orzo with artichoke hearts, capers, and sun dried tomatoes, = creamed=20 spinach, baby spinach salad with jicama and lemon-dill dressing, cookies = and=20 cakes  FREE Tour of Arcosanti at 5:00 PM  Dinner at 6:00 PM = Concert at=20 7:30 PM
    Tickets = are $20 for=20 Dinner & Concert and $15 Show Only
    Available by calling (928) = 632-6217 or=20 (602) 254-5309. 
    (Reservations highly=20 recommended for this one)
    ACCOMMODATIONS at Arcosanti available = with=20 reservations.  (The accommodations are spartan but very = affordable---$20=20 & up---and you're staying in our future.  They also have a 'Sky = Suite'=20 that houses up to 7 people).
    Additional Accommodations available locally. = (Creekside Lodge in Mayer is more = lavish---in-room saunas,=20 tv, with rates $45 & up---928.632-0777; or Teskey's Motel, a circa = 60's=20 motorlodge, 928.632-9696.)
    DIRECTIONS:     Cordes Junction = exit off=20 I-17, east to first stop sign (dead-end), turn left and follow signs to=20 Arcosanti (about 1 mile on an all-weather dirt road).
    *If you are single and = hating the whole=20 idea of Valentine's Day, please don't be scared to come to this = show. =20 There will be others there and we have a long history of people hooking = up at=20 our events.  This has nothing to do with matchmaking, it's just = that good=20 people tend to show up.  Y'know, like you.
    D-Squared
    d2@dsquaredmusic.com
    www.dsquaredmusic.com
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    Friday February 18 - David = Wilcox=20 Concert in Prescott
     
    On = Friday, February 18 at=20 the historic Elks Opera House in Prescott, Acoustic Music Arizona = brings=20 to the stage the brilliant singer-songwriter David = Wilcox.
    A live performance by David Wilcox is more than your ordinary=20 fifteen-songs-in-a-row- I-have-a- new-album-thank-you-good-night kind of = gig.=20 Much more; itss a lesson in how to live your life, and sometimes how not = to live=20 it. Itss a stand-up routine, a meditation, a pep talk. Itss a magic = show,=20 especially for guitarists ("How the heck is he doing that?"). Itss a = tightrope=20 walk, a sing-a-long, a pop quiz on relationship-wisdom, a cup of coffee = with a=20 longtime friend. Itss moving, smart, unpredictable, funny, comforting,=20 challenging, and it whisks you from your seat in the club onto a Charles = Dickens=20 past, present, future kind of trip.Tickets = can=20 be purchased by     calling (866) 310-2629, or online at=20 www.acousticmusicaz.com   Prescott area residents = can=20 purchase tickets at The Hassayampa Inn and at New Frontiers Natural = Marketplace.=20