Berkeley 94704
510-508-3492

8:30 pm

$15-$10 donation (sliding scale)
www.subterraneanarthouse.org

Days of Awe in Song and Dance

Evocative Piyutim and Selichot from the ancient Yemenite Diwan, Ladino songs from the Balkans, and modern Israeli versions of High Holiday liturgy woven together with story, and interpretative sacred dances. The evening will culminate in participatory song and dance.

Featuring,
Rachel Valfer Sills - Oud (Middle Eastern lute), vocals
Eliyahu Sills - Ney (Turkish reed flute)
Yinon Darwish - Traditional Yemenite vocals,  kemancheh (spike fiddle), guitar
Dror Sinai - Vocals, percussion
Miriam Peretz -  Dance

Experience the depth and power of the high holidays in a moving and heart-felt collaboration from these masters of traditional Eastern song and dance. The evening will evoke the longing and prayer for renewal that are at the heart of the Days of Awe, from a novel expressive and interpretative standpoint that is nonetheless based in Jewish traditions from around the East. 

Kehilla Community Synagogue
1300 Grand Avenue
Peidmont, CA

Tickets:  $18 general  | $14 in advance  (available @ brownpapertickets.com)

show time: 8:00pm

 clips:

Yinon Darwish of Diwan Halev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph4CZDpIeu0

Miriam Peretz, The Miriam's Well Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNX8z2a1K-E

Open the Gates

Evocative Piyutim and Selichot from the ancient Yemenite Diwan, Ladino songs from the Balkans, and modern Israeli versions of High Holiday liturgy woven together with story, and interpretative sacred dances. The evening will culminate in participatory song and dance.

Featuring,
Rachel Valfer Sills - Oud (Middle Eastern lute), vocals
Eliyahu Sills - Ney (Turkish reed flute)
Yinon Darwish - Traditional Yemenite vocals,  kemancheh (spike fiddle), guitar
Dror Sinai - Vocals, percussion
Miriam Peretz -  Dance

Experience the depth and power of the high holidays in a moving and heart-felt collaboration from these masters of traditional Eastern song and dance. The evening will evoke the longing and prayer for renewal that are at the heart of the Days of Awe, from a novel expressive and interpretative standpoint that is nonetheless based in Jewish traditions from around the East. 

Temple Best El

3055 Porter Gulch Road

Aptos, CA 95003 (next to Santa Cruz)

3pm

$15 cash at the door

www.tbeaptos.org

 clips:

Yinon Darwish of Diwan Halev
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph4CZDpIeu0

Miriam Peretz, The Miriam's Well Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNX8z2a1K-E

RECENT CONCERTS

House concert w/ special guest: Jaya Lakshmi beloved singer & kirtan leader

@ Larry & Luna's of Coconut Bliss

85344 Forest Hill Lane

Eugene, OR

$15-$10 donation

7:30pm

541-485-8866

 The Ecstatic Soul

A night of ecstatic poetry and sacred music with

Michael Meade and the Qadim Ensemble

Seattle, WA - 7:00 pm
All Pilgrims Church - 500 Broadway E

$15.00

You are invited to an evening of ecstatic poetry and sacred music, a combined song that voices the longings of the heart and whispers the nature of the soul. In dark and troubled times ancient peoples turned to the poets and mystics, not to escape reality, but to find solace, understanding, and inspiration. The mystics say that something that turns within us helps to make the world turn. They say that there is a "light seed grain inside; you fill it with yourself, or it dies." Come fill yourself with poetry and music.

Mythologist and storyteller Michael Meade will weave ecstatic poetry with ancient "wisdom tales", while The Qadim Ensemble offers devotional music of the Middle East. Qadim celebrates the rich spiritual heritage found in traditional Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, Greek, and Moroccan music.

  The Ecstatic Soul

A night of ecstatic poetry and sacred music with

Michael Meade & The Qadim Ensemble

Portland OR, 7:00 pm
First Unitarian Church, 1121 Main St

You are invited to an evening of ecstatic poetry and sacred music, a combined song that voices the longings of the heart and whispers the nature of the soul. In dark and troubled times ancient peoples turned to the poets and mystics, not to escape reality, but to find solace, understanding, and inspiration. The mystics say that something that turns within us helps to make the world turn. They say that there is a "light seed grain inside; you fill it with yourself, or it dies." Come fill yourself with poetry and music.

Mythologist and storyteller Michael Meade will weave ecstatic poetry with ancient "wisdom tales", while The Qadim Ensemble offers devotional music of the Middle East. Qadim celebrates the rich spiritual heritage found in traditional Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, Greek, and Moroccan music.

The Troubadour Music Center
      521 SW 2nd Corvallis
Presented by OreGrown Music

$10, 8pm

advance tickets @

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/116917

The Havurah

185 N. Mountain Ave. (right off East Main - close to town)

ASHLAND, OR
7:30 PM
Tickets: $15, $12 in advance, $10 for students, children under 12 free

Tickets on sale at the Music Coop, 181 "A" St. in Ashland & on-line at www.brownpapertickets.com

Tel: 541-488-7716
www.havurahshirhadash.org

Mystic Garden Party

Join us for this amazing music festival in the Olive Tree capital of CA, 3 ours north of San Francisco!

Corning, CA

mysticgardenparty.com

Solo concert with Eliyahu 

The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies

8pm

150 Lake Drive,

Rhinebeck, NY

8:00- Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street, San Francisco -(415)749-6300

Tickets can be purchased through
Brown Paper Tickets - (800)838-3006
Information- miriamp@mindspring.com

Created by,
Miriam Peretz in collaboration with,
The Qadim Ensemble – Mystical Music of the Near East
Eliyahu Sills, Rachel Valfer, Faisal Zedan
vocalists/songwriters- Bon Singer, Evelie Delfino Sales Posch
Composer: Dan Cantrell, Master Percussionist: Pezhham Akhavass
Spoken Word Artist: Lana Nasser

Dancers,
Aliah Najmabadi, Hannah Romanowsky, Miriam Peretz, Kris Sague,
Emelie Coleman, Jade Raybin, Roz Samimi

Thursday, April 15
Steynberg Gallery
San Luis Obispo, CA

$15,  advance tickets are available @ sgallery@charter.net or (805)547-0278

Studio E

Shuniaa
212 Church Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
$15 in advance | $20 at the door
8:00 PM
530.478.0528 or devdharamsingh@shuniaa.com for more info!
Shuniaa.com

First Unitarian Church
w/ Michael Meade, sharing poetry & stories from Rumi & Hafiz
1187 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM

This Darkness Is Your Candle
A night of ecstatic poetry and sacred music with storyteller and mythologist Michael Meade and The Qadim Ensemble

Lafayette Grill 54 Franklin St New York, NY 10013 212-732-5600

$15

8pm concert - doors open at 7pm

lafgrill.com

Yale

The Institute of Sacred Music

Marquand Chapel

New Haven, CT 

Cayuga Vault
1100 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
8:00 PM
$14 in advance | $17 at the door
831.421.9471
CayugaVault.com

The Red Poppy Art House

2698 Folsom Street

San Francisco

8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)

$15-20 suggested donation 

Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
8:00 PM
$14 in advance or student | $17 at the door
(510) 525-5054
Ashkenaz.com

Johnny D's Uptown
17 Holland St
Davis Square, Somerville MA

Tickets $14 / $12 in advance

To reserve tickets: 617-776-2004 or

click here: lwww.johnnyds.com

Dergah al-Ferah

a special evening of Sufi music 245 West Broadway New York, NY 10013

$10 advance tickets @ www.Sufibooks.com $15 tickets at the door

8pm, doors open at 7pm nurashkijerrahi.org

PACE Theatre
41 Union St.
Easthampton, MA 01027
w/ special guest Boujemaa Razgui
Doors at 7:30 PM, Show at 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15 Advance, $18 at Door, $15 with Student ID
Tickets and info available here.

Johnny D's Uptown
17 Holland St
Davis Square, Somerville MA
w/ special guests Boujemaa Razgui & Guy Mendilow
9:30 PM
Tickets $10 in advance
To reserve tickets: 617-776-2004
www.johnnyds.com

Cafe Culture
931 W. 5TH STREET
CHICO CA 95926
w/ The Caspian Boys (of Chico)
8:00 PM
Tickets: $15
530-345-6045
www.chicocafeculture.com

Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA
w/ special guest Gari Hegedus on Turkish Saz & Oud
7:00 PM
Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door
More information available at timnatalmusic.com

Kol HaEmek (Mendocino County)
8591 West Road
Redwood Valley, CA 95482
w/ special guest Gari Hegedus on Turkish Saz & Oud
7:30 PM
From San Francisco - 101 North to West Rd. Right turn. If you reach Eagle Peak school you went past the drive way.
For more info: Call Carol Rosenberg at (707)463-8526 or e-mail carolrosenberg@sbcglobal.net

The Havurah
185 N. Mountain Ave. (right off East Main - close to town)
7:30 PM
Tickets: $15, $12 in advance, $10 for students, $5 for children under 12

Tel: 541-488-7716
www.havurahshirhadash.org

advance tickets @ the Music Coop at 181 "A" St. in Ashland.

Agate Hall
18th Ave. & Agate St, Eugene, OR
8:30 PM
Tickets: $15
w/ special guest dancer Elena Villa

Presale tickets $12
Available at Stargate Bookstore
1374 Willamette St

Sponsored by the Eugene Cultural Center, Or haGan Jewish Community, and Rhythm & Bliss Productions

Knocking at the Gate
Michael Meade & The Qadim Ensemble at the Vashon Poetry Fest

Open Space for Arts and Community
18870 103rd Ave SW, Vashon, WA 98070
7:00 PM
Tickets:$12

Click here for tickets!

Ecstatic Poetry and Sacred Music. The mystical poetry of Rumi and Hafiz with haunting music from the Middle East.
Proceeds support work with at-risk youth.
206-933-3665 - www.mosaicvoices.org - info@mosaicvoices.org

This Darkness Is Your Candle
A night of ecstatic poetry and sacred music with Michael Meade and The Qadim Ensemble

All Pilgrims Church ~ 500 Broadway E
7:00 PM
Tickets: $15

Click for Tickets!


In dark and troubled times, ancient peoples turned to the poets and mystics to find solace, understanding, and inspiration. Those old "knowers" knew that whenever we are lost or "at a loss", the soul is nearby. For the soul finds its way by touching darkness and releasing the hidden light. "Allow dark times to season you," says Hafiz. Rumi advises that somehow "your own desire will find an opening."

You are invited to an evening of ecstatic poetry and sacred music, a combined song that voices the longings of the heart and whispers words of Dark Wisdom that have encouraged the life-seekers for centuries.

Mythologist and storyteller Michael Meade will weave ecstatic poetry with ancient "wisdom tales", while The Qadim Ensemble offers devotional music of the Middle East. Qadim celebrates the rich spiritual heritage found in traditional Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, Greek, and Moroccan music.

The Evergreen College Recital Hall
2700 Evergreen Parkway, Olympia, WA
7:30 PM
$15 tickets, $10 students

Advance tickets @

Rainy Day Records 2008 Harrison Ave NW, Olympia
&
BuyOlympia.com

This Darkness Is Your Candle
A night of ecstatic poetry and sacred music with Michael Meade and The Qadim Ensemble

First Unitarian Church ~ 1011 SW 12th Ave
7:00 PM
Tickets:$15
Sponsored by the First Unitarian Church and Beloved Presents

Click for tickets!


In dark and troubled times, ancient peoples turned to the poets and mystics to find solace, understanding, and inspiration. Those old "knowers" knew that whenever we are lost or "at a loss", the soul is nearby. For the soul finds its way by touching darkness and releasing the hidden light. "Allow dark times to season you," says Hafiz. Rumi advises that somehow "your own desire will find an opening."

You are invited to an evening of ecstatic poetry and sacred music, a combined song that voices the longings of the heart and whispers words of Dark Wisdom that have encouraged the life-seekers for centuries.

Mythologist and storyteller Michael Meade will weave ecstatic poetry with ancient "wisdom tales", while The Qadim Ensemble offers devotional music of the Middle East. Qadim celebrates the rich spiritual heritage found in traditional Arabic, Jewish, Turkish Sufi, and Moroccan music.

The Flying Lotus
315 South Mt. Shasta Blvd.,upstairs Mt. Shasta, Ca 96067
7:00 PM
Tickets: $15
530-926-0527
www.theflyinglotus.com

Sunday, March 1st at 8:00PM
Wave Street Studios
774 Wave Street Monterey CA 93940
$15 - 831 655-2010 for tickets
Tune in for the live performance at LiveNetworks.tv

8:00PM Odd Fellows Hall w/ Shimshai - World Roots Music
Main & McKinley, Sebastopol, CA
$15 advance | $20 at the door
Advance tickets available at Milk & Honey
123 N. Main, Sebastopol, CA - 707.824.1155

More information at Shimshai.com

Eliyahu tours with Irsaeli musicians Yuval Ron and Dror Sinai.

Yuval Ron - Oud, Voice
Dror Sinai - Percussion, Voice
Eliyahu Sills - Ney, Voice

Serenity Natural Living Center
104 South Main Street., Templeton, CA 93465
7:00PM
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
http://serenityretreatcenter.com/
805-434-1924

St. Paul's Episcopal church in Tustin
1221 Wass St.
Tustin Calif. 92780
(714)544-3141
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Price: $20.00 per adult
$10.00 per child
Sponsored: The Interfaith Council of Central Orange County

8:30PM Levantine Cultural Center @ Mimoda Studios/Theatre
w/ Special Guest Naser Musa
5774 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles 90019.
Entrance is on the Ogden Drive side, at the back corner of the building. 
Tickets $12 in advance, $15 at the door, or $25 includes a signed copy of the Qadim CD "Eastern Wind."
Tickets available online at levantinecenter.org or call 310.657.5511

Acoustic Music San Diego
4650 Mansfield Street
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 303-8176
AcousticMusicSanDiego.com for ticket information
$15/$20/$45

Date:        Sat., Feb. 21st 4pm
Place:      Sage Granada Park UMC
1850 W. Hellman Ave., Alhambra
Cost:        $15.00 suggested donation
Contact:   (626) 230 5435 Email: bizwind@yahoo.com
Web:        www.cvpaministry.com

Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno

2672 E. Alluvial – Between Chestnut and Willow Ave

Fresno, CA

$15adv/$20 day of

e-mail friends@eliyahusills.com for ticket information

The Red Poppy Art House

2698 Folsom Street

San Francisco

$15 suggested donation 

ASHKENAZ 

1317 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 525-5054

$12 in advance | $15 at the door

8:O0 pm

 
Buy tickets online!

Redwood Raks

824 L Street

(between 8th( & 9th Streets in the Old Creamery Building).

Arcata, CA
8:00pm

Tickets $12 adv or $15 at the door.

Available from Shoshanna or at The Works in Arcata and Eureka.  

Call (707) 616-6876 or email Shoshanna for details.

Beginnings

5 Cemetery Road

Briceland, CA    (just outside of Garberville)

8:00pm

Tickets $12 adv or $15 at the door.
Available from Shoshanna or at Wild Horse CD & Tapes in Garberville.

Call (707) 616-6876 or email Shoshanna for details.

Open Secret

923 C St., San Rafael, CA, 94901
www.opensecretbookstore.com
415-457-4191
8 pm
$15

Unity of Valley

3912 Dillard Rd
 39th & Hilyard
Eugene, OR 97405
(541) 345-9913
$15
7pm
www.unityofthevalley.org

Peninsula Jewish Community Center

800 Foster City Blvd,

Foster City, CA 94404

8pm

$18 in advance (includes wine and dessert)

for tickets and info call 650-378-2702

Big Sur Spirit Garden

Big Sur, CA

www.bigsurspiritgarden.com

831-667-1300

7:30pm

$15

   The Blue Note Stage at Aubergine

755 Petaluma Blvd

  Sebastopol
   (707) 522-9715
   7:30 PM Doors | 8:00 PM Music
   $12

Beloved Festival

2.5 hours southwest of Portland in the Oregon Coastal Forest.

E Tidewater Rd
OR 97390

www.belovedfestival.com

Qadim's plays on Friday night at sunset

Eliyahu will play a solo flute set to end the night, at 2am

Temple Emek Shalom

OMEGA Institute for Holistic Studies

Special SOLO CONCERT with Eliyahu

150 Lake Drive

Rhinebeck, NY

8pm

in the Sanctuary

STRINGS

6320 San Pablo Ave

Emeryville, CA

8pm | Doors @ 7:30

The de Young Museum

in the Wilsey Court

50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA

located in Golden Gate Park 

Two set 6:30pm & 7:30 p.m.
 

SalmonAid Festival

Jack London Square

Oakland, CA

12:30 pm

The Acoustic Stage

@ the foot of Franklin St & Broadway

www.salmonaid.org