Off the Bimah

OFF THE BIMAH

A BENEFIT FOR KOLOT CHAYEINU/VOICES OF OUR LIVES

MONDAY EVENING JUNE 16, 2008

Featuring

  • Lisa B. Segal
  • Alicia Jo Rabins
  • Raul Rothblatt
  • and guest musicians

Where and When

  • At Southpaw, 125 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope (map).
  • Doors and cash bar at 7:00 PM, Concert at 8:00 PM

Tickets

  • Sponsor ticket: $180
  • Regular ticket: $54
  • Reduced price ticket: $18
  • All tickets will be held at door; checks will be accepted at door.
  • If you cannot attend, please consider a contribution!

How to RSVP

  • Online: Use our online donation form to pledge $180, $54 or $18 per ticket. IMPORTANT: In the "Purpose" field, PLEASE enter the number of tickets of each type you are purchasing, for example: "4 tickets at $54 each"
  • By check: Send a check to:

    Kolot Chayeinu Off the Bimah
    1012 8th Avenue
    Brooklyn, NY 11215

Please RSVP to info@kolotchayeinu.org by June 11.

About the Artists

  • Lisa B. Segal, Kolot Chayeinu's Chazzan, has performed with Marty Ehrlich, Roy Nathanson, Mark Ribot, The Roches, and Alicia Svigals, and has worked and sung on and off the bimah with numerous cantors and Jewish groups around the country.
  • Alicia Jo Rabins, singer, songwriter, and fiddler travels the world as a solo performer and with klezmer-rock band Golem. Her song-cycle "Girls In Trouble," based on Bible stories of women and girls in difficult situations, premiered at the Jewish Museum in March and will be released as a full-length album in 2009.
  • Raul Rothblatt, bandleader/cellist/African 1-string fiddle player of Dallam-Dougou, Brooklyn's premier African-Hungarian band, is a founding partner of Jumbie Records. He also performs with West African band Kakande and roots Hungarian village bands Eletfa and Metro Folk.

For More Info

Call Ruth Cohen at 347-528-7508 or email info@kolotchayeinu.org.