Judith-Kate Friedman: News and Events Archive

News and Events Archive

2007 Highlights:

• Judith-Kate Friedman and Songwriting Works receive the 2007 MetLife Foundation/American Society on Aging MindAlert award for Innovative Mental Fitness Enhancing Programs for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairments. Kate joins the faculty of the MythSinger Foundation, Sacred Nature and MetLife/ASA Mind Alert Trainer's Bureau bringing Songwriting Works day-long trainings to health and arts professionals across the country for the first time.

• Judith-Kate presents songs composed with elders in community and hands-on workshops for health and arts professionals at the American Society on Aging, Society for the Arts and HealthCare and Canadian Music Therapy Association conferences.

• Songs for the Soul concerts with Judith-Kate and Daniel Deardorff bring a blend of original songs, ancient stories, and wisdom poetry to audiences on the West Coast.

• Psalms, Songs & Stories project celebrates four years with songs shared at new synagogue dedication at the Jewish Home San Francis

co www.jhsf.org

• Benefit concerts included: www.songwritingworks.org

www.mythsinger.org

www.seaflow.org

2006

FILM AND CONCERT EVENTS:

Sunday Sept 17th 1:30pm
TO LIFE! A Jewish Cultural Street Festival
Main Stage @ Birch & California
Palo Alto
www.tolifefestival.org
650/852-3506

Sunday Sept 17th 7pm
Creative Aging: A Mini Filmfest
featuring

A 'Specially Wonderful Affair - Nathan Friedkin's acclaimed documentary on Judith-Kate Friedman & the Jewish Home "Singers & Songwriters" project
Still Kicking - Amy Gorman and Greg Young's documentary profiling six Bay Area women artists age 90-106
Let’s Face It - the award-winning documentary exploring the faces of seven mid-life women. Judith-Kate Friedman, Amy Gorman and Joan Levinson will be present for Q&A. Refreshments will be served.

Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
(formerly Berkeley-Ricmond JCC)
1414 Walnut Street
Berkeley
$10 suggested donation
For more info contact: Ruth at 510/848-0237 ext. 127
Or: ruthp@brjcc.org
webpage:
http://brjcc.org/jcc/special_events.htm

Saturday Sept 23rd 7:30pm
One Soul Sounding
An Autumn Equinox Concert and Ritual
With Lisa Rafel, Stephen Kent, Luisah Teish, Rhiannon, Judith-Kate Friedman, Geoffery Gordon, Evelie Delfino Sales Posch, Eleanor Angel and Arisaka Razak, with new music by Jami Sieber
Lake Meritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Ave, betw E.12th and E.15th
Oakland
$22 – General, $15 - Seniors and Students
Info and on-line tickets at:
http://www.lisarafel.com

Saturday Sept 30th 7pm
Judith-Kate Friedman in Concert
with A ‘Specially Wonderful Affair
An evening of celebration for all ages. A screening of Nathan Friedkin’s documentary (30 mins) featuring Judith-Kate and the Singers & Songwriters of the Jewish Home in San Francsico, average age 87. Followed with discussion and a concert of Judith-Kate’s and the project’s original songs.

Temple Beth Hillel
801 Park Central
El Sobrante, California
$10 Suggested Donation. Children free.
All proceeds benefit Songwriting Works,
Judith-Kate’s foundation for intergenerational collaboration and creativity through song

For more info and reservations, email:
Ellen Seskin – theseskins@aol.com
Rosemary Gerber – rgrn@earthlink.net
Or phone: Songwriting Works @ 510/710-4878

WORKSHOP:

I heartily invite you to attend this transformational workshop – I’ll be participating — JKF

Wednesday Sept 20, 2006
THE BONES OF INITIATION :
Re-Membering the body of Ritual Life
with
Daniel Deardorff and Martin Shaw
Plymouth Church
Fireside Room
424 Monte Vista
Oakland, CA

Afternoon or evening $40
Attend both sessions $65
contact: David Sturdevant
(510) 444-2115
http://www.mythsinger.org

The Mythsinger Foundation is pleased to present this day-long workshop on rites of passage. Collaborating for the first time, two mythologists: Daniel Deardorff, of the US -- author of THE OTHER WITHIN -- and Martin Shaw, of the UK -- creator of the rites of passage program STALKING THE REBEL SOUL - will present a journey in two parts:

The afternoon will focus on the break with the familiar and ordinary life, and is entitled OUT OF THE VILLAGE.
The evening will focus on the extra-ordinary experience of wilderness and is entitled INTO THE FOREST.

These two workshops are each intended to offer a complete experience yet also differ enough to provide a continuum. We encourage you to attend both sessions if possible.

For a downloadable brochure and more info, please visit:
http://mythsinger.org/projects/Bones_Brochure.html

JEWISH HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES
Judith-Kate Friedman, Cantorial Soloist, San Francisco

While it may not be customary to include community services on a calendar of cultural events — serving as a cantorial soloist is one of the great joys in my musical life. A large residential care campus becomes even more of a small village during this holy time of year. If you are interested in attending as a guest, it may be possible. Please contact me at 510/710-4878
(cel).

Erev Rosh Hashanah
SEPT 22 6:30pm
Morning Rosh Hashanah Service
SEPT 23 & 24 9am Rosh Hashanah
Kol Nidre
OCT 1 6:30pm
Yom Kippur Morning Service
OCT 2 9am-noon
and Neilah 6:30pm

Saturday Feb 11th Showcasing (and non-showcasing :-) at the Folk Alliance Conference in Austin, TX www.folk.org

Sunday Feb 12th 4th annual Tu B'Sheval Seder benefit for Rabbis for Human Rights in Berkeley, CA treesofhope@mindspring.com, http://rhr.israel.net

Thursday Feb 16th House Concert with Daniel Deardorff, mythsinger - Port Townsend, WA 360/379-1489.
A benefit for songwritingworks.org and mythsinger.org

March 15-17 Presenting on Songwriting Works and Creativity & Dementia - at the American Society on Aging/National Council on the Aging Joint Conference, Anaheim, CA www.asaging.org

March 27-31, Artist-in-Residence at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life, near Philadelphia www.abramsoncenter.org.

Saturday April 1st, House Concert/Bay Area Send-Off Party celebrating Judith-Kate’s move to Port Townsend, WA
7PM gathering/potluck, 8PM concert, Acoustic jam to follow (bring instruments)
at the Oakland loft of J.M. Nasim
$20-$12 suggested donation benefits Songwriting Works (www.songwritingworks.org)
For info, reservations, and directions: songwritingworks@aol.com, or phone: 510/548-3655.

Thursday April 22, Welcome House Concert with Daniel Deardorff, mythsinger - Port Townsend, WA
360/379-1489.
A benefit for songwritingworks.org and mythsinger.org

Sunday May 21, La Peña Cultural Center, Berkeley, CA www.lapena.org, www.songwritingworks.org/benefit - Evening of Music & Poetry to benefit the Center for Creative Aging – West’s Art of Aging Festival. Featuring Avotcja, Billy Cauley, Doug von Koss, Edie Hartshorne, Judith-Kate Friedman, Rafael Jesús González, and Raymond Nat Turner of Upsurge! $12 general/$20 “circle of friends” reserved seating. No one turned away. For info and “circle of friends” phone: 510/548-3655. General tickets thru La Peña:
510/849-2568 lapena.org

June 1-2, Symposium : Creativity & Dementia - Moving Forward in Research, Center on Age & Community, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee www.uwm.edu/Dept/ageandcommunity

September and October 2006

Events at a glance:

SEPT 17 1:30pm To Life Street Festival, Palo Alto
SEPT 17 7pm Creative Aging mini Filmfest, JCC of the East Bay, Berkeley
SEPT 20 2-5 and 7-10pm The Bones of Initiation workshop w/Daniel Deardorff, Plymouth Church, Oakland
SEPT 22 6:30pm and SEPT 23 & 24 9am Rosh Hashanah services, Judith-Kate Friedman, cantorial soloist
SEPT 23 7:30pm One Soul Sounding autumn equinox concert, Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, Oakland
SEPT 30 7:15pm Judith-Kate in Concert with film ‘A ‘Specially Wonderful Affair’ Temple Beth Hillel, El Sobrante
OCT 1 6:30pm Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) and OCT 2 9am-noon & 6:30pm (Neilah) services, Judith-Kate Friedman, cantorial soloist

FILM AND CONCERT EVENTS:

Sunday Sept 17th 1:30pm
TO LIFE! A Jewish Cultural Street Festival
Main Stage @ Birch & California
Palo Alto
www.tolifefestival.org
650/852-3506

Sunday Sept 17th 7pm
Creative Aging: A Mini Filmfest
featuring

A 'Specially Wonderful Affair - Nathan Friedkin's acclaimed documentary on Judith-Kate Friedman & the Jewish Home "Singers & Songwriters" project
Still Kicking - Amy Gorman and Greg Young's documentary profiling six Bay Area women artists age 90-106
Let’s Face It - the award-winning documentary exploring the faces of seven mid-life women. Judith-Kate Friedman, Amy Gorman and Joan Levinson will be present for Q&A. Refreshments will be served.

The afternoon will focus on the break with the familiar and ordinary life, and is entitled OUT OF THE VILLAGE.
The evening will focus on the extra-ordinary experience of wilderness and is entitled INTO THE FOREST.

JEWISH HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES
Judith-Kate Friedman, Cantorial Soloist, San Francisco

2005

January 20, 2005
Thursday, 8pm

World Music & Spoken Word
BENEFIT FOR
TSUNAMI RELIEF
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
2640 College Avenue, Berkeley

Kitka: Women's Vocal Ensemble
Nina Gerber and Linda Tillery
Avotcja
Word and Violin: Pireeni Sundaralingam and Colm O Riain
Judith-Kate Friedman with
Billy Cauley, and
Dave Berzonsky
Riffat Sultana Trio

$25 suggested donation
Info: 510/548-3655, www.kitka.org/tsunamiaid

Download poster, 8.5 x 11 inch hi-resolution PDF for printing.

Monday, February 21, 2005, 8pm
Sunset Promotions presents
CAUSE: CC's Acoustic Underground Showcase
Judith-Kate Friedman
David Boyce of Broun Fellinis
Mokai
Elbow Room
657 Valencia at 18th., San Francisco, California
Info: www.CAUSE-music.com, 510/548-3655

Inochi in association with
the Center for Creative Aging-West and
the Freight & Salvage presents

Imagining Peace
a benefit for
A World Without Armies

new music based upon lyrics by
Zen artist Kazuaki Tanahashi
founder of A World Without Armies

Judith-Kate Friedman with
Evelie Delfino Sáles Posch
Edie Hartshorne with
Nicole Milner and PhoeBe ANNE sorgen
Robert Kyr with Shira Kammen
Betsy Rose
Bodhi K. Setchko
Karuna Tanahashi with Ko Tanahashi

Sunday, April 3, 2005, 8pm
Freight & Salvage
1111 Addison Street near San Pablo Ave., Berkeley
Tickets and information: $17.50 in adv/$18.50 at door,
(510) 548-1761, thefreight.org
Full concert info: songwritingworks.org/ip/

I’m 100 YEARS OLD wins Best Jewish Song of 2004, 2nd Place, from Just Plain Folks Awards.

The Singers and Songwriters of the Jewish Home in San Francisco were honored in November 2004 when their song I'm 100 Years Old, nominated Best Jewish Song of the Year, took 2nd place in the Just Plain Folks Awards. More than 10,000 albums were submitted, and 140,000 songs entered, with 785 different artists, writers and bands from around the world receiving nominations. Musicians from 25 different genres of music and from Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia and the U.S. performed at Santa Ana's Galaxy Theater for an night that was, in JPF Founder Brian Whitney's words "Simply incredible...the packed house of other folks who were there with us were treated to one of the most talent packed and positive vibe evenings of entertainment and community sharing in their lives."

Island On A Hill

Hear & Purchase

Co-writer/Project producer Judith-Kate Friedman was on had to accept the award. After the ceremonies, she spoke with Brian who said he was pleased that the judges were as moved by the elder's voices and song as he was. Thanks to Brian & Just Plain Folks - www.jpfolks.com - and to Derek Sivers of CDbaby.com for sending them the elders' Island on a Hill CD.

2004

3rd Annual SF Bay Area Oberlin Alumni Concert
Saturday, July 24, 2004 at 8:00 pm
Community Music Center
554 Capp Street,
San Francisco
info: 415-642-9978
email: joanna.sacks@world.oberlin.edu

Journey to the Now, a retreat with Rabbi Rami Shapiro and Rabbi Ted Falcon, with music led by Judith-Kate Friedman.
Aug 26-29, 2004 on the Columbia River near Portland, OR. Discover what keeps us from being fully present, and how to move into the moment where true spiritual awakening always occurs, with two renowned teachers in a beautiful setting. www.levshalom.org/rami_ted_now.html

JOIN US AT MAKING CONNECTIONS 911:
A Healing Evening of Music, Mingling & Making Money for Progressive Candidates & Causes
Saturday, September 11th, 2004 @ 8 p.m.
The Jazzschool, 2087 Addison Street (between Shattuck & Milvia), Berkeley
Click here for information, tickets & volunteer opportunities!
Commemoration Gyration Vision Action Satisfaction. To reserve tickets, or volunteer contact: Spirited Action Singles c/o Kate@soundreality.com or visit www.spiritedaction.org