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Welcome to the official site of the High Line and Friends of the High Line.

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George Crotty

Canadian cellist George Crotty has forged his own exciting vocabulary, pushing the boundaries of the cello as a jazz instrument. Following his graduation from the Berklee College of Music, Crotty immersed himself in New York's jazz and world music scenes, playing with several ensembles, such as the Brooklyn Raga Massive, and the Detroit-based National Arab Orchestra.

The George Crotty Trio's Chronotope (2022) showcases the world-jazz outfit's expressive fluidity and modal orientation. Their cross-cultural interplay draws on modal jazz, Indian raga, and Arabic maqam. One half of the Loose Roots Duo with West Coast fiddler Gabriel Dubreuil, the Canadian cellist also performs in a unique solo setting that explores his Irish and Jewish

heritage.

Crotty has performed at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Koerner Hall, Savannah Music Festival, Globalfest, Newport Folk Festival and the Vancouver Jazz Festival. He was invited to play at the prestigious New Directions Cello Festival and has toured internationally playing Bogotá, São Paulo, Berlin, and Paris.

Zafer Tawil

An accomplished Palestinian musician based in New York City, Zafer Tawil is a virtuoso on oud, violin, and qanoun, and is a master of Arabic percussion. He has performed with numerous musicians, ranging from the pop star Sting to avant-garde composer/performer Elliot Sharpe to masters of Arabic music such as Simon Shaheen, Chab Mami, Bassam Saba, and George Ziadeh, among many others. Zafer has composed music for a number of film soundtracks. He has held workshops on Arabic music at numerous universities throughout the United States.

Nezih Antakli

Since earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Percussion Performance from the University for the Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2004, Nezih Antakli has established himself as an accomplished percussionist and instructor. After relocating to the United States in 2007, he became an active member of the World Music scene in New York, with a specialization in Middle Eastern and Latin percussion.

Throughout his career, Nezih has performed and taught at renowned venues such as the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, as well as in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "The Band's Visit." Additionally, he has been fortunate to participate in numerous festivals worldwide, reflecting his passion for percussion and his dedication to sharing it with audiences from all walks of life.

Michael Burdi

Michael Joseph Burdi is a multi-instrumentalist (oud, percussion) and composer from Brooklyn, NY of Syrian/Lebanese and Italian decent. Michael has released music with his former band Baharat and current project Harmal, performing traditional repertoire along with original music. His compositions combine the influence from western music with classical and folk music from his Syrian and Lebanese roots.

Sami Abu Shumays

Sami Abu Shumays is a violinist and vocalist performing traditional music from Egypt and Syria. He founded and directs the ensemble Zikrayat ( www.zikrayatmusic.com), the foremost representative of Egyptian music and dance in New York. Zikrayat has performed at Lincoln Center, Joe's Pub, City University of New York's Elebash Hall, the American Folk Festival, the Lowell Folk Festival, and the Global Film & Music festival at William and Mary, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alwan for the Arts, and Drom. Sami has performed as a violinist with the National Arab Orchestra, Youssef Kassab, Falu, Amir ElSaffar, Omnia Hegazy, and Elizabeth Ayyoub, and composed the soundtrack to the film Razan.

As an educator and scholar, Sami's mission has been to raise awareness about the importance of traditional cultural knowledge, and he has given workshops, classes, and lectures on Arabic music at Lincoln Center, Alwan, The New School, Yale University, the City University of New York, Wesleyan University, The College of William and Mary, Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Lark Camp in Mendocino, CA, and Global Youth Village in Bedford, VA. He has published on Arabic Music in Music Theory Spectrum, for the Society for Ethnomusicology, and on his website www.maqamlessons.com, and is co-author of the book Inside Arabic Music from Oxford University Press. A Harvard Graduate and Fulbright Fellow, Sami previously served as Director of the Queens Community Arts Fund at the Queens Council on the Arts.

Hadi Eldebek

Hadi Eldebek is a musician based in New York City. He has collaborated with prominent figures and institutions in the Arts, Culture, and Education sectors, including Yo-Yo Ma's Silkroad Ensemble, Harvard Graduate School of Education, The Kennedy Center, TED, Disney World Imagineering, and others. In addition, Hadi has founded several cultural startups, including grantPA and Circle World Arts. His TED talk, discussing the importance of funding the arts and artists, has gone viral with over 1.25 million views.

Mohamad Eldebek

Mohamad Eldebek is a percussionist based in New York City. He has performed internationally in numerous venues including the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, Symphony Space, Metropolitan museum of Arts, Shanghai Concert Hall, and others. His musical adventures brought him to tour in China and teach Arabic music and dance at the first world arts workshop in Xizhou town, Yunnan Province.

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Eventbrite - First Unitarian Congregational Society presents Humanitarian Aid Benefit: GAZA - Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 119-121 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY, USA, Brooklyn, NY. Find event and ticket information.

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Leave the hustle of workday life and join the serene vibe with our Sunday Wisdom class at the Middle Way Temple.
Enjoy small group sharing session and Thai lunch together.

Tentative Schedule
9.00 Registration

9.30 Welcome Message

9.35 Meditation

10.05 Wisdom talk

10.35 Q & A

10.40 Sharing Session

11.00 Offer Food to Monks

Note:
1. If you are new to The Middle Way Meditation, please arrive at 9.10 am to join the Introduction session.

2. Thai lunch will be provided for all participants.

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Sunday Wisdom Class at the Middle Way Temple

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Eventbrite - The Middle Way Meditation Institute presents Sunday Wisdom Class at the Middle Way Temple - Sunday, March 3, 2024 | Sunday, March 31, 2024 at The Middle Way Temple 14 W 86th St APT #1R, New York, NY. Find event and ticket information.

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Come join us for a night of (mostly) true stories and hilarious improv scenes on March 23, 2024!

Location

The Performing Arts Studio

224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson, NY, NY 11777

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

This (mostly) TRUE THINGS storytelling show is a double-header, a true super-charged mash-up of storytelling and improv. Plus a game! A line-up of brilliant storytellers tell true stories but some include subtle little lies. After each story, Make A Scene improvisers will create scenes inspired by them. By the time all the stories are told, we will have improv comedy magic, and stories that inspire as well as entertain.

Then audience gets to question the storytellers to figure out who told what lies, then votes for the person they think told it with no lies at all. There are prizes involved, if you can believe a thing like that.

It is a truly unique, highly entertaining evening that has everything: Stories! Music! Improv! And a game!

STORIES BY:

Sandi Marx (7-time Moth Slam winner, The Fabulist (documentary film) Stories From The Stage
Brian Grossi (a comic and storyteller who has been featured in the New York Comedy Festival, Boston Comedy Festival, the Risas del Barrio,tour of Spanish-only shows in Spain and European countries, featured in the Alan Berg documentary 25 Sets on Amazon Prime, and is a 3-time winner of The Inspired Word Comedy Slam.)
Aaron Foss (entrepreneur, storyteller)
Calvin Cato (Brooklyn Comedy Festival, Out Of Bounds Comedy Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, comedy clubs all over the country, Time Out New York's 2017 Queer Comics of Color to Watch Out For.
HOST: Jude Treder-Wolff (RISK! The Story Collider, Story District, Stories From The Stage host/creator of (mostly) TRUE THINGS

About the organizer

Lifestage, Inc is a training and consulting company that offers creativity-based personal and professional development workshops, specializing in Applied Improvisation and storytelling, and produces arts-based events in partnership with local organizations that boost community.

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(mostly) TRUE THINGS Storytelling Plus Make A Scene Improv Show

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Eventbrite - Lifestage, Inc presents (mostly) TRUE THINGS Storytelling Plus Make A Scene Improv Show - Saturday, March 23, 2024 at The Performing Arts Studio, Port Jefferson, NY, NY. Find event and ticket information.