What better way to spend a somewhat sunny Sunday afternoon than wandering around Salem for a few hours, with an interlude of a belly dance benefit for the Northeast Animal Shelter?


Plus there will be a bake sale :-)
 

I am performing at the Red Fez in the South End this Saturday, some time probably after 9:30 (and possibly twice).  If anybody would like to come see me in my debut performance with a live Arabic band in a lovely venue while you eat good Lebanese food and drink tasty drinks and perhaps get up and dance yourself, Mathew is putting together a group for reservations, for 8:30.  Let me know if you'd like to sit with everyone and I'll pass your contact info along!

Event website

I'm in this show, performing a piece about Tituba of the Salem Witch Trials.  Dancers are coming in from all over for this one, it should be a very impressive show!
 

My friend Zehara is putting together a show called The Odditorium, a tribute to the American side show and vaudeville theatre, at the Cambridge Y on March 20, 2009, and is seeking "really odd and wierd acts."  So if you do such an act, and I know some of you do, drop me a line and I'll put you in touch with her!
 

Click image for website! Interested in performing or vending? Contact me!

:-)

Oasis on the Water

Sunday, June 29th, 2008
3:00-7:00 pm

This is an excellent article on death metal and the meaning(s) of nose rings in India.  One of the most interesting things I've read in a while.

Though, I did get Dr. Trout's veterinary surgeon memoir book and am loving it, though parts where he had to give owners bad news had me nearly crying on the train last night.  It's not much easier for them to say it than it is for us to hear it.  The book is structured around a hypothetical 24-hour period in his life.  Not all of the episodes actually happened on the same day, but they all provide him with a jumping off point to talk about some facet of veterinary medicine.  I particularly enjoy that it's set at Angell Memorial, since I can perfectly picture all the settings (though see first sentence, about crying).  Book makes me really want ferrets all the more, though.

Just applied online for a low APR credit card and was accepted, transferring all my credit card balance over to the new one.  The low APR is good through July 09--I want to have this monster slain by August 08, so that gives me plenty of time to work with.  I've told myself no ferrets until I get a big chunk of debt paid off, so there's incentive to be aggressive on my payment plan!

I have occasional moments where I can put my foot down a few times in a row and not notice anything much about it.  Then I put it down just slightly wrong and it hurts, but all in all things are improving.  I can feel that I had dance class last night, but it hurts less than it did say three weeks ago, even after abusing it with all the walking (and a night in high heels, bad me!) in Vegas.  If I didn't have a show on Saturday I would try walking to Alewife on Thursday or Friday.  Well, there's always next week.  Chiropractor appointment tonight, which will be nice after last week's travel.

Speaking of Saturday's show, while I was on the T last night I heard a trio of young women talking excitedly about "Amira's recital" and wondering if any of the professional students would be dancing, because they love to get inspired by seeing the advanced dancers.  They were far enough away from me that I didn't want to leap over and say something, but it was a bit heartwarming.  I'll dance extra well for them :)

Oh, details about the show, you say?  OK:  Saturday, May 3, 1pm, George Sherman Student Union Building, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, I believe it's $5 admission.  The entire show will probably be about three hours long, with an intermission in the middle, and will consist of Amira Jamal's students of all levels, as well as kinadancer's students (I guess they'd be AJ's grand-students :).  This is generally a fun show, with performances ranging from the scared newbie mustering up all her courage to get on stage to seasoned pros--but everybody will be dancing from their heart and will be happy to be there!

By special request, I’ll be performing a zar, along with some good old Saidi and a haunting taqsim.  I'll be on roughly around 8:30.  *Samantha* and Baseema put on a really good show, I guarantee a great time will be had by all!

~ Shimmies for a Cure part deux!! ~

Website: http://shimmies4cure.tripod.com/

Workshops, Performances, Raffles, Food and Fun!

March 29th 12:30pm - 9:30pm

Location:
Somerville City Club
20 Innerbelt Rd
Somerville, MA 02143

Workshops 12:30-5:15  see website for details

Performances 6:00pm-9:00pm  $25 in advance, $35 at the door

All proceeds go to the Pan Mass Challenge. The PMC raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The centerpiece of the fund raising effort is an annual bike-a-thon that crosses Massachusetts.

( More info )

Save the date--it's the third annual Raks Spooki on October 19, 2008, featuring a workshop with the one and only Tempest!!!  It will take place in the usual location, the Regent Theatre Underground in Arlington, MA.

(do not send me a performance request now, I guarantee I will lose it.  Call for performers will go out in the summer :-)