Greetings:
Just a quick reminder to keep your =
dancing shoes=20
near the door, ready for use:
August contra and ECD=20
schedule:
English Country =
Dancing: =20
August 15 and 22, Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., 6:30 - 8:45,=20
Free.
Contra Dancing: =
August 16,=20
Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd., 6:30 - 8:45, Free
Old Time Barn Dance at =
CHAC: =20
August 27, lesson at 6:30, dancing 7 - 10 pm, Charleston Heights Arts =
Center,=20
800 S. Brush Street.
Israeli dancing: =
no location/time yet.
Thursday, August 4th: =
Dances of Universal =
Peace=20
Location: Christ the King Catholic Community
Address:=20
4925 S Torrey Pines Dr.
=
=20
Southwestern corner of Torrey Pines and =
Tropicana
Time:=20
6:45 to 9:15 PM (with 30 =
minutes of=20
community at the end).
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=20
Even if you can not make it for the opening at 6:45 PM, =
feel free=20
to join us as soon as you can.
Note to the Pahrump dancers -- We =
will not=20
be dancing in Pahrump this month (but will be dancing in =
September).
If=20
you need additional information, please see the DUP of southern Nevada =
webpage=20
(
=20
http://raincloudpub.com/dupsn/ ), or call (702 658 4094) =
or (702=20
631 4160).
Aug 5th -- Friday -- Blue Sky Yoga on First=20
Friday
If you are looking for something a little different, =
consider=20
attending "First Friday in the Arts District of Las Vegas" and join =
Cheryl=20
Slater at Blue Sky Yoga. Cheryl will be leading a free yoga set at =
8:30 PM=20
that is intended to be open to anyone and at all levels of experience.=20
For more information contact Cheryl at 702 592 1396 or
www.blueskyogalv.com.
To =
learn more=20
about First Friday, check out their web site at
www.firstfriday-lasvegas.org=
.
Cedar City this weekend, August =
6-7, with=20
Ethnic Express: The international folk dancers are making =
their=20
annual trek to Cedar City to take in some plays, and dance Saturday =
night with=20
the local folk dancers. Individuals are reponsible for own =
arrangements.=20
If interested in Saturday night dance location, call 732-4871 before =
Friday=20
morning, or send a return e-mail with request.
August 10th, =
Wednesday: =20
Chris Stuart =
&=20
Backcountry
Performing original =
bluegrass=20
and Americana music, and featuring vocals, banjo, guitar, and upright=20
bass.
At ACOUSTIC =
ROUTES =20
- 2753 South =
Highland=20
Drive.
Visit their website for more information and map, and for =
ticket=20
purchases:
www.acousticroutes.com. &=
nbsp;=20
This location is the old Atomic Energy Commission's building, with a =
really nice=20
theatre (the old telecommunication room) - it's worth the visit just to =
feel the=20
historic context of the building!
Saturday=20
August 13th
Ibn Asheer =
Institute, the=20
Interfaith Council of Southern Nevada, and the Muslim Community of Las =
Vegas=20
presents: a benefit concert and dinner, featuring the spiritual rhythms =
of=20
Yassir Chadly, Morocco=92s premier Sufi musician. The concert and dinner =
are free=20
and open to the public. Donations are encouraged to benefit the drought =
victims=20
of Niger. Program begins at 6 pm, at the Moyer Student Union Ball Room =
on the=20
campus of UNLV. Seating is limited, so reserve your place early.
The dinner show is part of the United Religions Initiative/North =
American=20
Interfaith Network annual convention taking place August 12 =96 August =
16 at UNLV.=20
The program for Saturday evening focuses on the Islamic culture, cuisine =
and=20
music. A talk on the Islamic culture will also be presented by renowned =
Islamic=20
scholar, Hamza Yusuf.
This is an event you won=92t want to miss. Yassir Chadly has been =
performing=20
traditional Moroccan music since 1972. His musical expression ranges =
from the=20
melodic love songs of the Moroccan and Egyptian traditions, to the =
powerful,=20
spiritual rhythms of the religious music of the Gnawa, the Sufi =
musicians=20
originally from sub-Saharan Africa. He has recorded CD's with Randy =
Weston,=20
Dizzy Gillespie, Stephen Kent, and Steve Coleman. He is also featured on =
two=20
recent Omar Sosa recordings, "Prietos" and "Sentir", and has performed =
with Mr.=20
Sosa since 2001.
To make reservations or for more information, please call Abd Al Aziz =
Eddebbarh @ 702-256-3218 or Ahmed M Monib @ 702-326-4020. Or send an =
email to=20
ammonib@yahoo.com. =