Here are some announcements that have come my way = in the last=20 few days, for this week and = weekend: 

Thurs. & Sat.,  Nov. 3 & 5:  = Dances of=20 Universal Peace

The=20 Dances of Universal Peace (DUP) will be having their dance in = Las Vegas=20 this Thursday and in Pahrump this Saturday!  These will=20 be the last dances for 2005, so go, dance, and = pray.

03Nov05 --=20 Thursday -- Dance in Las Vegas, Nevada
Location:  Christ the = King=20 Catholic Community
Address:   4925 S Torrey Pines = Dr.
 =20                Southwestern = corner of=20 Torrey Pines and Tropicana
Time:        6:45 = to 9:15=20 PM (with 30 minutes of community at the end).

05Nov05 -- = Saturday=20 -- Dance in Pahrump, Nevada
Location:  Heaven = Selah
Address:=20   1680 N. Blagg Rd.
Time:        2:00 to = 4:30=20 PM (the dances typically end with a drumming circle).

If you = need=20 additional information, please see the DUP of southern Nevada webpage = ( = http://raincloudpub.com/dupsn/ ), or call me (702 658 4094) or Linda = (702 240=20 6275).

Grace the dances with your presence, and bring a friend = (or=20 more).
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Friday, Nov. 4:  ACOUSTIC=20 ROUTES
 

FRIDAY!  FRIDAY!  FRIDAY!    Don=92t forget to = come see=20 TERRI HENDRIX=20 AND LLOYD MAINES, this FRIDAY  night, 8PM at the = Highland Office Center, 2753, South=20 Highland.  It = is an=20 unusual FRIDAY night show, but this one was too good to pass up.  Tickets are $11 in advance = through=20 Paypal, at www.acousticroutes.com,=20 or $15 at the door. =20

 

Hendrix's=20 patchwork quilt of sound is the sort of lovingly made music that often = slips=20 beneath the commercial radar. But those who do find it are justly = rewarded. The=20 teaming of Hendrix and seasoned veteran Lloyd Maines is slowly causing a = stir=20 among fans of folk, alternative country and literate pop music. = Hendrix's wry=20 wordplay and Maines' rustic songcraft nicely = combine for a=20 sound that can be as whip-smart as Michelle Shocked's and bare-knuckled = as=20 TomRussell's.
=97Scott McLennan, Worcester (Mass.) Sunday=20 Telegram

 

 

Terri Hendrix is = as=20 independent a performer as they come.   The San Marcos, = Texas  based singer-songwriter has = hallways=20 traveled her own road, dropping out of Hardin-Simmons University and the = study=20 of opera to milk goats for guitar lessons and perfect her unique style = on the=20 Texas open-mic circuit.  = Her one of=20 a kind blend of folk, pop, country and rock has built an incredible = following=20 and allowed her to create her own label, complete with e-commerce and a = 50,000=20 member mailing list.

 

And what to do = next?  For Terri, it was to take time = off to=20 look at her career and work on her newly purchased =93fixer upper=94 = home, complete=20 with ducks and polka dot wallpaper. =20 The experience led her to make a comparison of themes in her life = and her=20 current writings and the result was her current CD, =93The Art of = Removing=20 Wallpaper.=94

 

=91Every song is = about how=20 things may look one way on the outside, but they might really be = something=20 totally different,=94 says Hendrix of her work.

 

Recorded in = Austin with = musical co=20 hort, co producer and business partner, Lloyd Maines (Grammy winning = producer of=20 the Dixie Chicks and talented musician in his own right) the CD is an=20 examination of life=92s truths.  = It=20 includes and impassioned take on LL Cool J=92s =93I Need Love=94 and the = more gospel=20 sound of =93Monopoly=94  = or =93Judgement=20 Day.=94

 

Terri Hendrix is a gifted = songwriter=20 and performer. Her ability to reach people with music and her positive = attitude=20 amazes me. Listen to her music, see her, and then . . . you=92ll=20 understand.
=97Helen Leicht, Music Director, = WXPN-Philadelphia

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from NOFA (Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers' = Association):

The next NOFA jam is this Saturday, 11/5, at the Prestige Assisted = Living=20 Center at Mira Loma, 2520 Wigwam Pkwy.

A slow jam will be held in = the=20 Reading Room on the 2nd floor from 10 am - 11 am.  A regular jam = will be=20 held in the Activities Room on the 2nd floor from 10 am - 12:30pm.  =
To=20 get to the Center, take Pecos Ave. to Wigwam and turn east.  Go = past the=20 shopping center on the left and turn left into the medical office = complex - the=20 Center is straight back behind these buildings.

Also, =

Nov. 1-6:=20 Cowboy Poetry Gathering- Heber City, UT  (435)654-1339 http://www.hebercitycowboy= poetry.com/

Nov.=20 4: (see above) Terri Hendrix and Lloyd Maines - Las Vegas, NV.  = 8pm =20 Great singer/guitarist/songwriter from Texas   www.acousticroutes.com =20

Nov. 4-5: Don Williams - Cactus Pete's, Jackpot, NV
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No= v.=20 4-6: Fiddler's Jamboree - Salome, AZ
(for info, contact Linda Darland = at=20 520.859.3466 or tuffyd@tds.net)

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Sun., Nov. 6:  ISRAELI = DANCING: =20

It is believed that there will be Israeli dancing this = coming=20 Sunday, at the the Israeli Cultural Center at Or-Bamidbar, 2991 = Emerson=20 Avenue. From Desert Inn and Eastern, go south one block to = Emerson. =20 Go east on Emerson to the very end.  There is = another=20 Jewish synagogue in the 2700 block, but that is not the end of the = street! =20 Keep going!  During the Jewish holidays, they have been holding = events in=20 the hall where we dance, and tables have been left standing on the dance = floor. Beginner dances:  6 to 7 pm; 

 

NEXT CONTRA DANCING:  Nov. 15 at the Clark County = Library,=20 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.  6:30 to 8:45 pm, Free.

NEXT OLD TIME BARN DANCE:   Nov. 26 at the = Charleston=20 Heights Arts Center, 801 S. Brush St., 630 lesson; Dancing 7-10.  = $6 to $3=20 admission.  Thanksgiving Potluck - bring leftovers to share with = fellow=20 dancers.

NEXT ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCING:  Nov. 28 at the = Clark County=20 Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.  6:30 to 8:45 pm, = Free.

Cheers - see you on the dance floor!