Events & Info

Monday, December 21st the California Revels Company will be in Muir Woods to celebrate the longest night of the year.  The celebration is from 3 to 8pm, but come early.  Carpool if possible as parking is limited and this is very well attended.  Park and go through the main entrance.  There will be luminaria along the main path.  The Revels will be performing Abbott’s Bromley, an ancient dance from England done with 6 men with reindeer antlers on their heads and 4 dancers dressed as a man/woman, a boy archer, a hobby horse and a fool with a triangle which he strikes during the dance.  The music is mystical:  One recorder player playing this ancient melody without amplification.  Also, the Revels singers will be sequestered in the groves and you will hear them without necessarily seeing them.  Dress warmly and be aware that this event is free and open to the public.  Bring a flashlight.    Check Winter Solstice in Muir Woods for more information.  You might even see salmon spawning if you come before nightfall.  There will be warming goodies.  Probably a charge for these, but no info on that.

“Let Us Break Bread Together” takes place Sunday, December 13th under the auspices of the Oakland East Bay Symphony, Michael Morgan, conductor at 4pm.  $15 for adults, $10 for kids.  Paramount theatre 21st at Broadway, Oakland.

Featuring:  Oakland Symphony Chorus, Terrance Kelly & Oakland Interfaith Choir, Mt. Eden High School Choir, Klezmer band Kugelplex, and women’s vocal ensemble Kitka.  This is suitable for children 4 and over.

Buy tickets at any Ticketmaster outlet or call 800-745-3000.  You can also visit the Paramount Box Office, 21st at Broadway, Oakland (no serv chg at window).  Box office hours are Tues-Fri 11am-3pm, Saturday 11am-3pm.  Box office closed Sun and Mon.  Groups of 10 or more get 20% off.  Call 836-1981 or email grouptix@oebs.org for details.  Visit www.oebs.org for more information.

Sing Out! is appealing for contributions to help with it’s operating debt.  As you might imagine, it is very difficult in this day and age to continue a resource that is built on preserving and promoting traditional folk music.  It has branched out and changed and has grown to include songwriters and more contemporary forms of music as well as music coming from all over the world, both traditional and contemporary.  Anyone who has used “Rise Up Singing” knows the value of that book around campfires and in living rooms everywhere.  I would invite you to go to the Sing Out! website www.singout.org  There is a video from Pete Seeger on the site.

It is a great time to order books and materials from them for yourselves and/or gifts for friends and family.