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November 2006

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CALENDAR of WORLD MUSIC & EVENTS
**NOVEMBER 15-30, 2006**
MUSIC AND DANCE EVENTS
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Hello, World Music Friends. Here is the NOVEMBER 15-30, 2006 : World Music & Dance Events calendar for the Triangle area (and sometimes beyond) of North Carolina.

Thanks,
sKiNs of an oRcHeStRa,
the folks behind
THE WORLD MUSIC EMAIL LIST
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DISCLAIMER: Although we try our best to provide complete information, it is never a bad idea to check with the venue or presenter before any particular event to confirm the date, time, location, cost and/or ticket availability.

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CALENDAR of WORLD MUSIC & EVENTS
**NOVEMBER 15-30, 2006**
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-WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
-WORLD ART, CULTURE & MOVIES
-LOCAL GROUPS of WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
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Friday, November 17, 2006 -- 8:00pm to midnight
PRE-THANKSGIVING SALSA DANCE:
CHARANGA CAROLINA, ORQUESTA GARDEL, AND QUE RICO (Salsa dance)
--UNC-Chapel Hill, Graham Student Union, The Grand Hall, Chapel Hill, NC
COST: $2 students, $5 General Public
INFO: 919/843-2093 daga@email.unc.edu

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Friday, November 17, 2006 -- 8:30pm
CLUMSY LOVERS (Celtic rock / bluegrass / pop)
--ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro, NC. / 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org
COST: $12, $10 ArtsCenter Friends
The young Vancouver quintet walks the line between "raging bluegrass Celtic rock" and just plain good pop!

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 9:00am to 4:00pm (With a one hour break for lunch on your own)
UBAKA HILL - Drumming Workshop & Concert, Another Woman on Drums (Women's drumming)
--Binkley Baptist Church, 1712 Willow Drive, Chapel Hill, NC
COST: Registration Fee: $75 - $120 (Sliding Scale Fee) – Payment is due at time of registration. Djembes available for loan. Also drums available to purchase at the event. Who Should Attend: Women 16 years and older – Beginners to Experienced Drummers Welcome.
*Sponsored by Binkley Baptist Church and Music Explorium
Innovative drummer, teacher, and performer Ubaka Hill returns to Chapel Hill to lead this unique celebration of women's drumming through the traditions of various cultures, both ancient and contemporary. Workshop & Concert, both on Sat., Nov. 18. Included in Registration: Day of drum instruction by renowned drum instructor, Ubaka Hill ~ Afternoon snacks ~ Admission to the evening concert ~ An opportunity to participate in the evening concert as a member of the Drumsong Orchestra Max. # of Participants: 35 – So register early to secure your space Send name and contact info and payment to: Binkley Baptist Church, Attn: Leandra Anafshalom, 1712 Willow Dr., Chapel Hill, NC 27514. Contact Stacy at shelppeck@mindspring.com . Come by Music Explorium to buy the perfect djembe for you. We have African and Indonesian made Djembes, also Remo and LP brands. 15% discount for all registrants.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 5:30pm to 9:30pm
2006 HERITAGE INDIA FESTIVAL (Indian music and dance, etc)
--HSNC CULTURAL HALL, 309 Aviation Pkwy, Morrisville, NC
INFO: contact "Yash garg" <ygarg@nccu.edu> or Mrs. Saroj Sharma at 919-851-0225
You Are Invited to join us at the 2006 Heritage India Festival on November 18 at the HSNC Cultural Hall. It showcases the resplendence of Indian culture and a kleidoscope of colorful dances (both folk and Classical dances) aswell as live musical concert by Madhumita Saha, Triangle's own artist, and other musicians of the triangle area.
SPECIAL FEATURES: EYE CAMP Organized by Six Specialist Physicians of the Duke Eye Center from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for free vision screening and consultation; INVOCATION: By Dr. G.D. Sharma, President, Hindu Society of North Carolina; INAUGURATION: By Honorable Mayor Charles Meeker at 6:00-6:30 p.m.; CULTURAL PROGRAM begins with Vaishnav Bhajan lead by Dr. Arvind Shah; CLASSICAL DANCES: Choreographed by Triangle areas' prominent choreographers, Meena Rajagopal, Sridevi Jagannath; FOLK DANCES choreographed by Triangle areas’ prominent choreographers, Nikita Goel, Gauri Khanna, and others, also from Greenville, four dances are participating which are choreographed by Vendita Desai; MUSIC CONCERT by award winning musician Madhumita Saha accompanied by Gautam Saha on Tabla, Ambrish Vyas on Keyboard and Dr. Vidyadhar Kulkarni on Harmonium; Nov. 16, 2006; A RECOGNITION CEREMONY for honoring our community leaders, writers, musicians and artists at 8:00 p.m. during the Festival.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 7:00pm to 10:00pm
MILAN NIGHT 2006 (Cultural Event)
--Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC
COST: $5 Students (must bring valid student ID); $7 General Admission
NCSU Ektaa brings to you Milan Night 2006 featuring "Dosti...Friends Forever". Flyer: http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9093/finalhy4.jpg . Make sure u get your tickets soon because this show will sell out!! Contact an exec member for tickets: Binita - bbtailor@ncsu.edu, Binita10; Alka - askumar@ncsu.edu, alkie4030; Sejal - spdesai3@ncsu.edu, sweetns1404; Megha - mosheth@ncsu.edu, megha1205; Rakesh - rjparikh@ncsu.edu, infamousbmw; Sameer - srathie@ncsu.edu, Sammey1253. Following the show is the Official AFTER PARTY!! Cody's Chinese & ThaiBistro 10:30pm - 2:00am

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 8:00pm
AN EVENING WITH MAURA O'CONNELL: A Benefit for North Carolinians Against Gun Violence (Irish music)
--ArtsCenter, 300-G East Main Street, Carrboro, NC. / 919-929-2787 or www.artscenterlive.org
COST: $27, $25 ArtsCenter Friends
Born and raised in County Clare, Ireland, O'Connell marries her unmistakable, rich, flexible voice with her signature talent for finding what's most potent in the work of a select but broad array of genre-jumping songwriters. NCVG seeks to make North Carolina safe from gun violence through the education of the public. www.ncvg.org. Part of the World Arts Festival's "Island music & culture" focus.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 10:30pm to 6:00am
GLOBAL DJ FESTIVAL ( Latin, Brazilian, Turkish DJ music / Live Reggae music, dancing, drums)
--Talullas, 456 West Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 // 919-933-1177 // www.talullas.com
COST: $10. (Ages: 18 to dance, 21 to drink. "Dress Fashionable. Come in Green.)
INFO: Tallulas 919-933-1177 / iMambo 919-744-8817
Talullas | iMambo | Transcriptive | RedBull will gather the most danceable upbeat DJs in town until 6AM. Dj Carlos spinning Latin Fuse; DJ Yanni & DJ Tolga presenting "the Project"; DJ NYT introducing Layalina Nights, belly dancers and drums; DJ Turk & DJ David mixing Brazilian and Turkish funky melodies; Dj Romaric Dautun & Rafael Monleon spinning together like the old days. Also we will be introducing for the first time to this all night long event 2 Live Performances: Molly | Solo Singer performing "Don't want the morning" feat. DJ Yannis. & "Paradise" The Amateurs | Reggae Bandperforming 3 songs for us so all can watch the sunrise together! This event will be until 6am full of surprises for an unforgettable night.
For more info: www.myspace.com/theimambo www.myspace.com/talullas www.myspace.com/mollymiro
www.i-mambo.net www.rafaelmonleon.com www.romaricdautun.com www.layalinanights.com www.djyannis.com www.talullas.com

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 -- 4:00pm
TOBY FOYEH AND ORCHESTRA AFRICA (fusion of Traditional African music, Latin, jazz and rock)
--Seabrook Auditorium, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC
COST: Free
INFO: http://www.uncfsu.edu/BULLETIN/speakerartsseries.htm or Fayetteville State University 910.672.1111
The month of November brings the international ensemble Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa to the Fayetteville State campus. This multi-faceted ensemble performs music created out of a unique fusion of traditional Nigerian Yoruba, Highlife, Afrobeat, Latin, and elements of folklore with jazz, rock, and pop. Toby Foyeh composes, arranges, produces the band's music, and sings with the backing female singer-dancers. The band features traditional African instruments such as Gangan (Talking Drum), Kalimba (Thumb Piano), assorted percussion, flutes, guitars, keyboards synthesizers, male and female leads, and chorus vocals. Their music expresses social situations in Africa, the people, their joys and pains spirits, mountains, rivers, forests, and animals. Toby Foyeh is an established artist in Nigeria with hit singles "Ore mi" and "I'm on Fire".
They will also perform a three-part master class dealing with African dance, African history, and African music on Saturday, November 18.

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Saturday, November 25, 2006 -- 12:00 noon to 4:00pm
PERUVIAN HARVEST FESTIVAL DAY (Peruvian dance)
--Global Village Square, Exploris, 201 East Hargett St., Raleigh, NC 27601 / (919) 834-4040 / http://www.exploris.org
COST: $5 (includes admission to the entire museum)
Join the Peruvian-American Association of North Carolina for a celebration of Peruvian culture! See a performance of traditional Peruvian dance, including Huaylas, a dance in celebration of the harvest. Explore Peruvian instruments like the quijada de burro and zampoña and learn words in Quechua, Peru's second language. See clothing displays from different regions of the country, as well as pottery, weavings and jewelry. Help us celebrate the bounty of our world's diverse cultures. Yusulpayki (Thanks)!

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Saturday, November 25, 2006 -- 10:30pm
BRAZILIAN CARNIVAL NIGHT - Capoeira Fund Raising
--Talullas, 456 West Franklin St., Chapel Hill, NC 27514 // 919-933-1177 // www.talullas.com
COST: $5 Cover. Must be 21 and up.
The last Saturday of every month come ready to party! SAMBA, PAGODE, FORRO! DJ Dinizzi from Brazil! Capoeira and Maculele demonstrations! CAIPIRINHAS (Brazilian Martinis). www.nccapoeira.com/party

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Friday, October 20, 2006 through Saturday, November 18, 2006
MEXICAN ART EXHIBIT (art, Mexico)
--The Sawtooth Galleries, 226 N. Marshall St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 -- 336-723-7395
COST: Free
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat, 9am to 6:00pm
"An African Presence in Mexico: The Photographs of Romualdo Garcia and Wendy Phillips" /"Una Presencia Africana en Mexico: Las Fotografias de Romualdo Garcia y Wendy Phillips"
"Colors of Mexico" /"Colores de México" /an exhibit organized by the Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University
"Going to Carolina del Norte: Narrating Mexican Migrant Experiences, Todd Drake, artist and Hannah Gill, anthropologist" "/Viendo a Carolina del Norte: Un recuento de experiencias de inmigrantes de México, Todd Drake, artista y Hannah Gill, antropóloga"/ an exhibition organized by the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA)

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Friday, November 17, 2006 -- 7:00pm
CANANEA (film, Mexico)
An evening with film director Marcela Fernández Violante. In memory of Sergio Mújica Montoya.
--Cobb Theatre, Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC
COST: Free and open to the public.
INFO: Contact: 910/962-2414 ILAS -- http://www.ilas.unc.edu/film/fest2006/festcalendar.htm
Director: Marcela Fernández Violante. Cananea is the story of the revolt at the American owned Cananea mine in the years preceding the Mexican revolution. This revolt, which led to the eventual nationalization, of Mexican mines is told from both the miners’ viewpoint and the American viewpoint. Considered one of the best political feature films of its time. Cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa. 124 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles. 1976. Award for Best Cinematography at the Karlos Vary Festival in 1976.

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Saturday, November 18, 2006 -- 7:00pm
EN EL HOYO / IN THE PIT (film, Mexico)
Introduction by film director Marcela Fernández Violante.
--Richard White Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC
COST: Free and open to the public.
INFO: Contact: 910/962-2414 ILAS -- http://www.ilas.unc.edu/film/fest2006/festcalendar.htm
Director: Juan Carlos Rulfo. In Mexico City, a second layer is being built atop the Periférico freeway, which inscribes a massive circle on the metropolis. Despite the project's enormity, the workers who are building the freeway are barely noticed by drivers who roll by endlessly. Rulfo's film places us among these workers and their milieu. 80 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles. 2005.
Nominated for 2005 Sundance World Cinema Competition

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Sunday, November 18, 2006 -- 1:00pm, 2:20pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, and 7:00pm
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL **Matinee Screenings** (films, Latin America)
--Frank Family Science Center, Bryan Auditorium, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC
COST: Free and open to the public.
INFO: Contact: 910/962-2414 ILAS -- http://www.ilas.unc.edu/film/fest2006/festcalendar.htm
1:00pm-2:15pm -- Blossoms of Fire (USA) -- Directors: Maureen Gosling and Ellen Osborne. This documentary introduces us to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico, home to an indigenous Zapotec society where gender and sexual preference are a fluid concept. The women dominate the home and businesses, while the men do much of the heavy hauling and seem happy to let women rule. The matriarchy also fosters the area’s progressive politics, which include standing up to the PRI and warding off the global market. 74 minutes. English. 2000.
2:20pm-2:50pm -- Ajayu (Bolivia) -- Director: Francisco Ormachea G. Death in the Aymara culture is an experience in which the mourners, the community, the souls participate together. Age-old rituals, mixed with Catholic symbols assimilated by the people, frame the story of Andres and his young daughter Leonora. Upon drowning in Lake Titikaka, they must find their way to Korimarca (the Aymara Heaven) with help from the members of the community to which they belonged Bolivia. 29 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. 1996.
3:00pm-4:00pm -- Radio Chanul Pom, From the Heart of the Highlands of Chiapas (Mexico) -- Introduction and Discussion with Indigenous filmmaker Jose Alfredo Jimenez. Director: Jose Alfredo Jiminez (Maya). From the heart of the Altos in the Chiapaneco province of Chenalho, this community and indigenous oriented radio station broadcasts in Tzotzil and Tzeltal. The radio is an effort to strengthen their fight for justice and defend their culture and dialect. This documentary will take us on a journey through the Chiapas mountains with indigenous voices. 19 min. In Spanish, Tzeltzal, Tzotzil with English subtitles. 2005.
4:00pm-5:00pm -- Mexican Shorts -- Even thought the shorts are in Spanish, they are easy to understand and enjoyable.
**El Árbol de la Música (Mexico) -- Director: Sabina Berman and Isabelle Tardán. A little girl sees an old man playing the violin and wants to learn how to play. The old man takes her to a field and teaches her that she doesn’t need an instrument to play and appreciate music. The man shows the girl that music is all around her in nature. 15 min.
**La tarde de un matrimonio de la clase media (Mexico) -- Director: Fernando León. A man and his wife are sitting in their living room. The wife is knitting; the man is reading the newspaper. When the wife wants to start a conversation, the husband tells her to shut her mouth. 4 min.
**Adios Mamá (Mexico) -- Director: Ariel Gordon. A lady sees a man in the grocery store and tells him that he looks exactly like her son. She tells him that her son is dead and asks him to call her mama. She then leaves and doesn’t pay for her things. She turns and says goodbye to him, making sure that the cashier hears him call her mama. The man gets charged for the woman’s things because the cashier thought she was the man’s mother. 7 min.
**El Sístole Diástole (Mexico) -- Director: Carlos Cuarón. A girl and her grandfather are playing a game of cards in the parke. What is being played in the game, is actually happening in real life to the rest of their family. At the end, the grandfather, who never speaks, speaks and the family wins the lottery. 22 min.
7:00pm -- Soplo de Vida/Breath of Life (Colombia) -- Introduction by Juan Ricardo Aparicio. Director: Luis Ospina. Ex-cop turned private eye, Fernando Solórzano gets roped into investigating the murder of unidentified hooker Flora Martínez at a cheap Bogotá hotel. As the flashbacks unreel in classic film noir fashion, he starts to piece together her life through her relationships with a failed boxer, a blind lottery salesman, a cowardly bullfighter and a corrupt politician. 110 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles. 1999. SV Winner of 2000 Special Jury Prize at Cartagena Film Festival and 1999 nominee for the Golden Sun Award at the Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema

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Sunday, November 19, 2006 -- 2:00pm, 3:00pm, and 4:10pm
LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL **Matinee Screenings** (films, Latin America)
--Campus Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center, NC State, Raleigh, NC
COST: Free and open to the public.
INFO: Contact: 910/962-2414 ILAS -- http://www.ilas.unc.edu/film/fest2006/festcalendar.htm
2:00-3:00pm -- Mexican Shorts. Even thought the shorts are in Spanish, they are easy to understand and enjoyable.
**El Árbol de la Música (Mexico) -- Director: Sabina Berman and Isabelle Tardán. A little girl sees an old man playing the violin and wants to learn how to play. The old man takes her to a field and teaches her that she doesn’t need an instrument to play and appreciate music. The man shows the girl that music is all around her in nature. 15 min.
**El Sístole Diástole (Mexico) -- Director: Carlos Cuarón. A girl and her grandfather are playing a game of cards in the parke. What is being played in the game, is actually happening in real life to the rest of their family. At the end, the grandfather, who never speaks, speaks and the family wins the lottery. 22 min.
** Adios Mama (Mexico) -- Director: Ariel Gordon. A lady sees a man in the grocery store and tells him that he looks exactly like her son. She tells him that her son is dead and asks him to call her mama. She then leaves and doesn’t pay for her things. She turns and says goodbye to him, making sure that the cashier hears him call her mama. The man gets charged for the woman’s things because the cashier thought she was the man’s mother. 7 min.
** La tarde de un matrimonio de clase media (Mexico) -- Director: Fernando León. A man and his wife are sitting in their living room. The wife is knitting; the man is reading the newspaper. -When the wife wants to start a conversation, the husband tells her to shut her mouth. 4 min.
3:00pm-4:07pm -- Gitanos Sin Carpas-Gypsies Without Tents (Chile) -- Director: Ivan Tziboulka. This documentary portrays the lives of Chile’s estimated 15 20,000 Romanies (Gypsies) by documenting the stories of three families and their everyday struggles to reconcile their traditional culture with the advantages offered by cultural assimilation. The film brings us into the families’ homes, their places of worship, the children’s schools, and the markets where the men trade, where the protagonists speak, in the Romani language as well as Spanish, about their lives and their concerns as Chileans and as Romanies. 62 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. 2002.
4:10pm-5:30pm -- Si Sos Brujo, Una Historia De Tango-Si Sos Brujo, A Tango Story (Argentina) -- North Carolina Premier. Director: Caroline Neal. With the old maestros of the tango on the verge of dying off, a young musician, Ignacio Varchausky, forms the Tango School Orchestra to ensure that the true spirit of the music is passed on to the next generation. Caroline Neal’s engaging film documents the effort of Ignacio and Emilio Balcarce, a retired legendary violinist, bandoneonista and composer, and the music that ensued. Emilio collaborates with notable figures such as Pepe Libertella, Raúl Garello, Néstor Marconi and Ernesto Franco, amongst many more. 79 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. 2005.
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LOCAL GROUPS of WORLD MUSIC & DANCE
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C4 (Latino Rock)
C4 is the name of the premiere Latino Rock band in the Triangle area of North Carolina. It features current members of the Latin music orchestra Samecumba, as well as ex-members of local Spanish Rock bands "Letal" and "Punto Cinco." C4 specializes in playing Ska, Pop Rock, Heavy Metal, Calypso, Soca, Punk and Reggae music in Spanish. Some of the bands they cover are Desorden Publico, Soda Stereo, Juanes, Los Enanitos Verdes, Seguridad Social, La Mosca Tse Tse, Mana, Hombres G, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and others. www.c4rock.net
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES FOR C4:
--Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, "Miercoles de Rock en Espanol" at Club Montas, featuring live music by C4. Doors open 10pm; cover charge $3; 18 to enter, 21+ to drink. Dress to Impress. Upcoming dates: Nov 15, Dec 6, Dec 20.

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MAGNOLIA KLEZMER BAND (Jewish-Eastern European Jazz)
Come listen/dance to the unique and joyful sounds of the local Magnolia Klezmer Band (a lively mix of Jewish, Russian, Ukranian, Romanian, Moldavian melodies blended with American Dixieland and Swing). www.magnoliaklezmerband.com
UPCOMING PEFORMANCES for MAGNOLIA KLEZMER BAND:
--Wednesday, Nov. 29, 7-9pm at Wetlands, 157 E. Rosemary St., downtown Chapel Hill, "Yiddish & Ya'll" sponsored by Hillel and the UNC-CH Campus Entrepreneurs Initiative, everyone invited, no charge. http://www.magnoliaklezmerband.com

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SALUDOS COMPAY (Latin music)
Saludos Compay is a local trio that plays traditional as well as contemporary and original Latin American music. On lead vocals and guitar is Pablo Valencia. The group performs a number of Valencia's original compositions which range in style from reggae to rumba. Erich Lieth plays keyboards and spices the strong Latin rhythm patterns with solos, borrowing from the jazz/blues/pop improvisational piano that he plays in area bars and restaurants. Chuck Nolan, lead percussionist, intricately weaves the rhythms, be it for a subtle bossa nova or a danceable guajira. This versatile trio keeps toes tapping. CONTACT INFO: erich@erichlieth.com.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES for SALUDOS COMPAY:
-- Saturday November 11, 8-11pm Open Eye Cafe, 101 South Greensboro St., Carrboro, 968-9410 (dancing)
-- Monday November 13, 5:15-7:30pm Reception for author Pat Mora Friday Institute, NCSU Centennial Campus, 1900 Main Campus Drive. Author’s presentation at 4:45. Public welcome. Free admission. Saludos Compay Duo
-- Thursday November 16, 5:30-7:30pm private party, Durham
-- Wednesday November 22, 3-5pm RDU holiday music series, the Saludos Compay Duo will play for travelers.

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Monday, November 20, 2006 -- 6:00pm to 8:00pm
GIFTS for JUSTICE "Socially-Conscious Shopping" (Shopping, drumming, dancing)
--Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose room, UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
COST: Free entry.
INFO: Please visit agradu.org, email questions to marieis@unc.edu (the Stone Center is off of South Rd., on the left past the bell tower)
Come get beautiful gifts to support community development in East Africa & beyond, at this Fair Trade Market & Auction with FREE FOOD, live drumming & dancing! Art, jewelry, purses, baskets, fabric & more, supporting youth & women's empowerment, healthcare access, job training, sustainable agriculture and the battle against hunger & HIV/AIDS through: * AGRADU: Advocates for Grassroots Development in Uganda - Ugandan craft auction; * Carolina for Kibera, Kenyan goods; * Malawi Fabrics Cooperative; * OASIS Acts: Rwandan Children's Empowerment; * Carrboro's African Art Store; * Paraguayan Women's Art Cooperative.

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**If you unsubscribe, please be patient if you receive a few more announcements before you are finally removed.

WIN TICKETS! (only for specially-announced "win tickets" concerts, not for all events)
HOW TO ENTER: Send an email to skorch@skorch.com and in the subject line write the name of the performance or performing artist for the indicated contest. (You only have the chance of winning tickets for the events that we have specifically identified for the ticket giveaway). In the body of the mail write your first and last name and phone number (day and evening) where you can be contacted if you win.
Only one entry allowed per person or email address per contest, but you can enter as many separate contests (separate events) as you desire. Winner will be selected randomly from all email entries received by the deadline. Winners agree to publication of their names on the World Music Email List, if we decide to do so. (We will only announce the names of the winners, NOT their email addresses nor any other personal information.) Entering or winning a ticket give-away does not prevent your from entering future contests, nor does it influence chances of winning .
DEADLINE: All email entries must be received by noon FOUR DAYS BEFORE the event (unless otherwise indicated). Winners will be notified by email and/or phone. If we are unable to verify that the winner has been contacted on the day of th