Hi, Folks!
Come out and celebrate the =
potential of=20
having a day of non-rain (if the weather forecast is accurate), tomorrow =
night,=20
at the Charleston Heights Arts Center. Who would ever think that =
we in the=20
desert would celebrate the lack of precipitation? But it is a good =
excuse=20
to kick up the heels and enjoy the foot-tapping music of =
ContraPoint. And=20
honor those New Year's resolutions to (1) exercise more, (2) attend more =
social=20
events, (3) make new friends, (4) laugh more, (5) gather friends =
together=20
in a non-smoking environment, and (6) ... (fill in your own)=20
.......
Same time, same =
station:
Lesson at 6:30 pm, =
Dancing from=20
7 to 10 pm. 800 S. Brush Street. Info at 229-6783, or=20
656-9513.
Directions: =
CHAC is one=20
block west of Arizona Charlies, and 2 blocks northwest of the =
intersection of W.=20
Charleston Blvd. and Decatur Blvd. From Highway 95, take the Decatur =
exit, go=20
south on Decatur for 4 stoplights, and turn right on Evergreen St. =
This is=20
the street between the Arizona Charlie's Casino and their parking lot to =
the=20
south. Go west on Evergreen, and at the first stop sign, turn left =
onto=20
Brush St. CHAC is the 2nd building on the right.
Cost: $3, =
students;=20
$5 SNOCD members, $6 general admission
Other upcoming=20
events:
SUNDAYS: Israeli dancing, =
3644=20
Rancho, 6 to 9 pm
MONDAY 2/28: English Country =
Dancing: Jewel=20
Box Theatre, Clark Co. Library, 1401 E. Flamingo, 6:30 - 9 =
pm
WEDNESDAY 3/2: International Folk =
Dancing,=20
CHAC, 6:30 - 9 pm
THURSDAY 3/3: Dances of Universal =
Peace, 7-10 pm, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Dr. (NEW =
LOCATION)
WEDNESDAY 3/9: Special Guest =
Instructor,=20
International Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 10 pm: Tom =
Bozigian,=20
from Los =
Angeles, will teach and=20
lead dances from Lebanon & Greece as well as his specialty, Armenia. =
WEDNESDAY 3/9: Acoustic Routes: =
Christopher=20
Williams: 8 pm
With seven =
years of nonstop=20
national touring and playing more than 120 shows a year, New York born =
(and=20
recent Nashville emigree) Christopher Williams has built a faithful =
following=20
of listeners around the country and independently sold more than =
21,000=20
records, primarily off of the stage. Williams writes songs that are =
honest and=20
confessional, yet never overbearing, and performs with an appealing =
mix of=20
intense passion and humor. He is a songwriter and an entertainer, =
engaging=20
audiences with what the Boston Phoenix calls =93lush guitar work, =
sweet soaring=20
vocals,=94 and sometimes the added percussive vulnerability of a =
single djembe=20
hand drum.
This consistent =
passion=20
continues to propel Williams forward and make other musicians take =
notice.=20
During the last several years, Williams has opened for, and in some =
cases=20
accompanied such renowned performers as David Wilcox, the waifs, Peter =
Himmelman, Patty Larkin, the subdudes, and Arlo Guthrie, in a wide =
array of=20
venues ranging from Boston=92s Sanders Theatre to Nashville=92s =
Bluebird Caf=E9 to=20
San Francisco=92s Great American Music Hall. He=92s also brought his =
music to the=20
main stage at many of the nation=92s finest folk festivals, including =
New York=92s=20
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Colorado=92s Rocky Mountain Folks Fest, =
Texas=92=20
Kerrville Folk Festival, and Oklahoma=92s Woody Guthrie =
Festival.=20
In moving to =
Nashville,=20
Williams gives up a respectable Boston career, including his penchant =
for=20
repeatedly selling out three-show nights at Cambridge=92s famed Club =
Passim and=20
garnering three Boston Music Award nominations. But, Williams remains=20
confident in trusting the twists and turns his life=92s journey =
brings.=20
See you =
on the dance=20
floor:
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