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CURRENT PERFORMANCE EVENTS

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OSU CAMPUS
EVENTS AT THE WEXNER CENTER—performances, multimedia exhibition, etc.

OSU School of Music Ethnomusicology conference performance events

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Events the Ohio Union (remodeled; new space)

RAISE GOSPEL AND SPIRITUAL --THIS MONTH’S ITINERARY

Jewish Music at THE MELTON CENTER

OSU Dept of Theater events

COLUMBUS AREA
MUSIC-DANCE-CULTURE OF INDIA in Columbus

MUSIC EVENTS AT THE COLUMBUS MUSIC HALL

SHAWN THUNDER WALLACE JAZZ EVENTS

OTHER EVENTS IN COLUMBUS—1 [selection “this month” option]

OTHER EVENTS IN COLUMBUS--2

OTHER COLUMBUS EVENT --3

PAST/RECENT EVENTS

RECENT
some highlights:

THESE OTHER EVENTS

A SITAR CONCERT by Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan—NOV 3

CZECH MUSIC LECTURE-CONCERT NOV 3

ACOUSTIC AFRICA—THREE SUPERSTARS ON TOUR—NOV 6

MUSIC OF ZIMBABWE—DENISON UNIVERSITY—NOV 08

STORIES OF MALI IN WORDS & MUSIC [kora]-- Tuesday, Oct 24th, 2006 7:00 - 9:00 pm

WORLD-ACCLAIMED SITAR USTAD SHAHID PARVEZ IN CONCERT NOV 3, 7:30PM FAWCETT CENTER

-- JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL June 16-18
-- FESTIVAL LATINO (June 16-17
-- 8^th annual Creekside Blues & Jazz Fest (June 16-18)
--COMFEST (June 23-25)
--DWELE performs June 30
1OTH ANNUAL CENTRAL OHIO FOLK FESTIVAL (MAY 5--) OR TRY THIS
BELA & THE FLECKTONES with promusica orchestra (MAY 11)
MAY Week-1 GOSPEL-SONG-DANCE- STEP SHOW--HERITAGE FESTIVAL (CLICK HERE)
MAY 11: INTERNATIONAL DINNER AND MUSICAL TRADITIONS (Global Gallery, Short North)
YUMBAMBE Latin music concert (MAY 18)
FUSION MUSIC OF INDIA CONCERT (MAY 12)

MAY--SCHOOL OF MUSIC CONCERTS
BRASS BAND OF COLUMBUS (MAY 21)

APRIL 29 7PM AFROPERUVIAN DANCE WORKSHOP AND PARTY!!!

APRIL 27 FRI WORLD/CELTIC MUSIC CONCERT

MARCH 3 PERUVIAN MUSIC AND DANCE ON STAGE! MARCH 3 --8PM SOUTHERN THEATRE CLICK HERE

MARCH 6 CONCERT at 8PM (preceded by lect-dem at 4:30); THE BANJO--AFRICAN ROOTS AND AMERICAN INFLUENCES
A CONCERT exploring African roots and American influences of the banjo, presented by Bob Carlin and Cheick Hamala Djabate at 8:00 PM at the Hale Black Culture Center, 153 W. 12th Ave. The Concert is preceded by a LECT-DEM at 4:30 in Sullivant Hall, Music and Dance library, 1813 N. High St. in the basement seminar room.
MARCH 6 Songs of the American Temperance Movement The University Chorus at the Newark Campus of Ohio State will present "Songs of the American Temperance Movement" on Monday, March 6 at 8 pm in Founders Hall Auditorium.

It's a big week of local debuts at the Wexner Center: a rising jazz star, a major new film from South Korea, and a Japanese dance theater ensemble.

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Performing Arts

Rising jazz piano star Vijay Iyer and his quartet make their local debut in an intimate cabaret-style show in the Black Box on Mershon Stage. His wide range of influences (he's worked with everyone from tabla players to hip-hop artists such as Mike Ladd) and his compelling live performances have won him raves from fans and critics alike. Yesterday's "Columbus Dispatch" featured an interview with Iyer in which he discusses the political consciousness that infuses his compositions, saying "the people who make culture are removed from the burning issues affecting the world." To read the rest of the interview, click here (subscription may be required).
Wednesday, Black Box on Mershon Stage, 8 pm. Cabaret-style show with table seating and cash bar.

Japanese dance theater ensemble Pappa Tarahumara brings its sweeping spectacle and atmospheric imagery to Mershon Auditorium with a one-night-only performance of "Ship in a View." Come early to the Saturday night performance of "Ship in View" for a preperformance talk with John Giffin, a professor in Ohio State's Department of Dance and former dancer with Pina Bausch.

Not yet a Wexner Center member? become one at the Patron ($125), Sponsor ($250), or Fellow ($500) level and receive two free tickets to "Ship in a View." Visit our Patron Services Desk, call (614) 292-1777, or join online (using promotional code DMP06).
Saturday, Mershon Auditorium, 8 pm.

The Return of The Art - Wednesday February 22 at Long Street Entertainment Centert 40 East Long Street featuring The Rebirth, Cyrus Baty, and DJ Krate Digga and This Friday, February 24 Carnival at The Groove Lounge N8 inner-prizes - 233 South High Street, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio, 43215. CALL 614-857-9177


YELLOWCARD TO PERFORM AT VALUE CITY ARENA -- Yellowcard, with special guest Mae, is scheduled to perform at the Value City Arena at 7 p.m. Saturday (5/6). Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday (2/24), and are available at the Schottenstein Center Box Office and Ticketmaster outlets. Charge at 431-3600 or http://ticketmaster.com CONTACT: 292-3231

URBAN BUSH WOMEN [website] perform 8pm Sat. FEB 18 in the Palace Theatre, 34. W Broad St $22/$37

COLUMBUS CHILDREN CHOIR in Festival of World Music at 4pm Sat FEB 18 in Mees Hall,
Capital University, College Ave at E. Main St. Bexley, Columbus. Joan Litman, music teacher from
UN School in NYC will conduct. Free admission 614-761-9588.

SHIRLEY KING, daughter of B.B. King performs tonight (Sunday, Feb 12) in the Lodge Bar, 165 Vine St.
Inner city Blues Band and Darchelle Williams will open. $15. 614-224-1899/ 221-2824

ART GARFUNKEL performs at 8p Friday, Feb 17 in the Midland Theatre, 36 N. Park Place, Newark
$100 1-740-345-5483

NEW BASICS BRASS BAND of Columbus celebrates its 10^th anniversary of New Orleans style jazz,
funk and R & B Friday, Feb 17 at Little Brothers, 1100 N. High St. Freekbass, a Bootsy Collins discipline from Cincinnati plays first. Admission $3-$5. 614-421-2025.

The Cirque Du Soleil Delirum Show- -February 17th & 18th At Nationwide Arena

THE KLEZMATICS—soul-stirring Jewish music / klezmer band THURSDAY FEB 16, 7:30 PM at the FAWCETT CENTER

MOST RECENT

JAN 30: STORY OF THE YEAR—punk-pop / hard-rock band performs Monday, JANUARY 30 in the Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St. 614-358-7625
FEB 2: guitarist/singer-songwriter CHRIS KNIGHT performs at Little Brother’s 1100 N. High St. $8 614-421-2025
FEB 3: NEWBOYS—contemporary Christian, including TOBY MAC, NEWSONG, ZOEgirl, Hawk Nelson et al. at 7 pm in Value City Arena Lane Avenue and Oletangy river Rd. 614-292-2624
FEB 3 – 4: THE FULA FROM AMERICA: An African Journey, a comic drama by writer-actor CARLYLE BROWN (searching for identity in West Africa). Drake Center, Dept of Theatre, 1849 Cannon Dr., OSU. 614-292-2295 $10.
In A Mellow Tone With The Columbus Jazz Orchestra Featuring REGINA CARTER & John Clayton
Friday & Saturday, JANUARY 27 & 28 Southern Theatre (614) 294-5200 or www.jazzartsgroup.org.

Blues-rock guitarist CHRIS DUARTE performs Thurs JAN 26 in the Blues Station, 147 Vine St. at 7PM 614-884-2583

Bluegrass master RICKY SCAGGS and DOYLE LAWSON perform at 8 pm SAT JAN 28 at Palace Theatre. Ticketmaster.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA (music of Grateful Dead) at NEWPORT HALL, FRI/SAT Jan 27, 28.

Honky-tonk band BR549 performs THURS JAN 26 at Little Brother's, 1100 N. High. The Avett Brothers will open. 614-421-2025

Pianist RICHARD LOPZEZ will be joined by bassist ROGER HINES and drummer GUY REMONKO in works by Jazz pianist BUD POWELL, WED JAN 25. Free admission (614-823-1358) at 8 PM, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St, Otterbein College in Westerville.

The Rick Brunetto Big Band, the Double Take Quartet, and the St. Charles Jazz Ensemble 8 PM JAN 28 at St. Charles HIgh School, 2010 E. Broad St. 614-252-6714 tickets/

CARNIVAL IN THE CARIBBEAN DIASPORA lecture WED JAN 18 at 4:00 pm Roy Bowen Theatre, Drake Union 1849 Cannon Drive CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

SOUTH AFRICAN choreographer Boyzie Cekwana and his dance troupe blend African and world influences in their Floating Outfit Project performances at the Wexner Center, JAN 21 at 2 PM and 8 PM; Sunday 2 PM and 7 PM JAN 22. http://www.wexarts.org/; 614-292-3535 READ MORE ABOUT THIS GROUP

HASIDIC RAPPER AND SINGER MATISYAHU blends hip hop, reggae, etc. Sunday Jan 15 at Newport Music Hall (614-358-7625)

SAXOPHONIST DAVID SANBORN and trumpeter CHRIS BOTTI Sunday Jan 8 at Ohio Theatre (614-469-0939)

HEAVY METAL ANTHRAX performs Wed Jan 11, Newport Music Hall (God Forbid and Manntis and Sworn Enemy will appear)
THE KLEZMATICS—soul-stirring Jewish music / klezmer band THURSDAY FEB 16, 7:30 PM at the FAWCETT CENTER

MUSICAL EVENTS AT COLUMBUS MUSIC HALL --THIS MONTH

DRUM DOWNTOWN

MARCH 7 LECTURE-DEMO: THE BANJO AND ITS AFRICAN ROOTS
(featuring Cheick Hamala Djabaté and Bob Carlin) [details forthcoming]

Drums Downtown III [School of Music Percussion and Dancers, Dance Dept]
Fri Feb 24 • 8 pm
Sat Feb 25 • 8 pm
Capitol Theatre at the Riffe Center, 77 S. High St, downtown Columbus

MUSICAL EVENTS at COLUMBUS MUSIC HALL
734 Oak Street  464-0044
One block southeast of Broad & I-71

...an intimate jazz venue featuring local, regional,
and national musicians...

Monday, January 9, 7:30, $6, Vaughn Wiester Famous
Jazz Orchestra featuring visiting author & tenor
saxohonist, LOREN SHONEBERG, executive director of the
Jazz Museum of Harlem, former music director for Bobby
short, and a member of the Smithsonian Jazz Orchestra.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear the REAL DEAL at
Columbus Music Hall!

Tuesday, January 17, 8:30, $7,  Yumbambé Latin Salsa,
dance lesson at 7:30

Monday, January 16, 7:30, $6, Vaughn Wiester Famous
Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, January 17, 8:30, $7,  Yumbambé Latin Salsa,
dance lesson at 7:30

Wednesday, January 18, 8:00, $10, $5 students, Gabriel
Alegria 4Future Music Tour 2006.
AN EVENING OF AFRO-PERUVIAN JAZZ MUSIC
The sounds of black coastal Peru are the foundations
for Gabriel's music.  The powerful rhythmic elements
found in Afro-Peruvian music energize jazz in a
compelling way. The "fusion" of these two art forms
occurs most naturally resulting in music unlike any
other jazz inflicted sound in the world.  The 6 piece
ensemble from Peru includes trumpet, saxophone,
guitar, bass, percussion & zapateo dancing and drums.

Monday, January 23, 7:30, $6, Vaughn Wiester Famous
Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, January 24, 8:30, $7,  Yumbambé Latin Salsa,
dance lesson at 7:30

Wednesday, January 25, 7:00, $5, Teen Jazz with Thomas
Worthington H.S. Jazz Band, one other H.S. band and
local professionals

Thursday, January 26, 8:00, $7, $5 students, Chad Eby
with Jim Powell, Bobby Floyd, Cedric Easton

Sunday, January 29, Capital University jazz Orchestra
7 ensembles

Monday, January 30, 7:30, $6, Vaughn Wiester Famous
Jazz Orchestra

Tuesday, January 31, 8:30, $7,  Yumbambé Latin Salsa,
dance lesson at 7:30

Coming Saturday late mornings in February, March &
April -  PBJ & Jazz Concerts for kids and families

Carnatic Music Association (INDIA) 5^TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT NOV. 4 2005
GOSPEL/SPIRITUAL CONCERT—200-VOICE RAISE CHOIR Sunday Nov 6, 7:45PM Ohio Student Union Ballroom

The Shawn “Thunder” Wallace Quartet will be performing at The Columbus Music Hall (734 Oak St. in Columbus) (Saturday November 5^th), 8-11PM The supporting cast is Tim Cummiskey, Doug Richeson, and Tony Martucci

This Sunday November 6th --The Gongman, Michael Bettine of Wisconsin, as our Icebox guest artist. This should be something quite sensational- he will perform a solo concert on 50 gongs!!! This is no random bashing or crashing however as he has some pretty sophisticated compositions and arrangements which take advantage of the tunings of different gongs. For more on Michael, please go to: www.homepage.mac.com/mbettine

The show is at 3 pm and is an all-ages event. Adult admission is $5. - Please feel "free" to bring your kids along-- after all, they will be free at the door. It is certainly a unique experience for a child to hear the stirring and exotic sounds of gongs, 50 of them at that. The venue is: Acme Art Company, 1230 Courtland Ave., in the Short North                           (Courtland is on the NE corner of Fifth Ave. and No. High St.-- behind the old Shell Station.) 

Most recent = Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Alan Jackson, Bill Cosby, Bill T. Jones….

LANGEST MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD, HAGERTY FALL FRI OCT 28 4-6PM

MUSIC-POETRY-DANCE varieties at KING ARTS COMPLEX

African American Step-Dance-Pageant OCT 12, 13, 15
Oct 12 4-10 PM Guest “Step Afrika!” begins 8pm Ohio Union West Ballroom
Oct. 13 Black Pageant 7om Hitchcock Hall
Oct 15 Crowning of Queen; Music & Dance 10pm – 2 am Agric Adm Bldg

INDIA FESTIVAL OCT 15 VETERAN MEMORIAL

MUSIC-DANCE-CULTURE OF INDIA

KATRINA and ARTS/PEFORMANCES to the Rescue--COLUMBUS events Oct 16-18

FLAMENCO CONCERT & DANCE WORKSHOP OCT 22/23

Check this line-up of events

BEBE MILLER CO. DANCE & MULTIMEDIA LANDING/PLACE
Award-winning African American choreographer and her new work drawing on global and North African ecounters

REGGAE band CULTURE performs Saturday, Oct 1 in the Alrosa Villa, 5055 Sinclair Rd. 9PM Tickets $15 at Roots Records (614-294-7611; the Club 614-885-9125

ITALIAN & GERMAN/ OKTOBERFEST FESTIVALS WITH MUSICAL VARIETIES

Oktoberfest: Friday -Sunday (Sept 30-Oct 2) at Africentric School (E. Livingston & S. Grant)

Italian: same dates St. John the Baptist Italian Catholic Church, 720 Hamlet St.

BLUESTATION--LOCAL JOINT with R/B varieties

CHAKSAMPA--music and dance from Tibet, Sunday Sept 25 at Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd. at 2pm. 614-228-6224 www.citymusicolumbus.org

SYSTEM OF A DOWN--Heavy metal band performs Sunday Sept 25 at 7pm in Naitonwide Arena, 200 W. nationwide Blvd. Teh Mars Volta will play first. Tickest $32.50-$45 at the arena box office (1-800-645-2657 and Ticketmaster outlets

AIDA--Opera Columbus opens its 2005-6 season with Verdi's classic Aida, Friday (Sept 30) thru next Sunday in Mershon Audit. (OSU campus, 1871 N. High St.). Performances are at 7pm Friday, 7:30 Sat, and 2 pm Sunday. tickets are $23 - $98 at Ticketmaster.

Masters of NUEVA TANO, featuring bandoneon (accordion) player Lisandro Adrover, the Cuartetango String Quartet and guest dancers perform 8pm Thursday Sept 29 iin Weigel Hall, School of Music, OSU, 1866 College Rd. tickets are $12-$16 at the Wexner Center box office (614-292-3535) and Ticketmaster.

Columbus Jazz Arts Group with Branford Marsalis Tickets Available Soon! ($5) Saxophonist Branford Marsalis hardly needs an introduction: from his association with brother Wynton, to leading the band on "The Tonight Show," Marsalis is a magical jazz name in America who continues to chart new musical ground.

Southern Theatre 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Website: Columbus Jazz Arts Group)

This should be a sea-change season for the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Pending personnel decisions will shape the future of the orchestra. A music director should be named some time this fall, effectively Marsalis hits town in October for a long weekend of big-time shows with the CJO at the Southern Theatre, and jazz violinist Regina Carter, along with the return of musician/arranger/conductor John Clayton, is featured on In a Mellow Tone (January).

Albert-George Schram will lead a Pops Series that will celebrate Broadway (Broadway Divas, January), film (Gotta Dance, February) and Celtic music (A Celtic Celebration, March), and welcome American treasure Judy Collins (October). Schram also leads the three-part Concerts for CSO's own search for a potential superhero music director will be concluded by then as well. Call 228-8600.

Opera Columbus opens the 2005-06 season in its new home at Mershon Auditorium (OSU CAMPUS). The housewarming begins in massive fashion Sept. 30 with Verdi's epic Aida. The company of 200 will feature opera stars such as Frances Ginsberg and Randolph Locke, as well as dancers from Columbus Dance Theatre, the Raise Mass Choir and a host of extras. Add in animals from the Columbus Zoo and it should be a memorable production.

The rest of the season includes what general director Philip Dobard called "a new tradition," the December opera being a family-friendly one -- in this case, Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretl, featuring a set designed by Maurice Sendak; and two classics, The Threepenny Opera (featuring Chuck Gillespie in his second of two local performances, see below) in January and Madama Butterfly in March. Call 469-8100.

BalletMet Columbus The question from Lewis Carroll is apropos, as BalletMet plans the world premiere of Gerard Charles' interpretation of Alice in Wonderland in February. Other premieres include a selection in the Dance Metro performance (October) and Jazz Moves. George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes (March) includes choreography to the music of John Philip Sousa. Call 229-4848.

Byron Stripling and company serve up a season of CJO tributes: Boone will pay tribute to her late mother-in-law, Rosemary Clooney, in September; Charlie "Bird" Parker and "Dizzy" Gillespie get the CJO treatment in February; reminisce on the Cotton Club in March; give the ladies of jazz their turn with Ella, Billie and Sarah in May; and memorialize Ray Charles in June.

And don't forget Jazz Moves Columbus with BalletMet in April. Call 294-5200.