The 65^th Street Klezmorim will perform on Sunday January 29, 2012 at the Strand Theatre in Shelbyville,Indiana.   This group from the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation will present a concert of traditional klezmer music.   Under the direction of Cantor Janice Roger, the group will be joined by artist and composer Steven Greenman and Pete Rushefsky.

Steven Greenman is recognized internationally as one of the finest practitioners, composers and teachers of traditional East European Jewish klezmer violin music in the world today. He has performed internationally with notable klezmer ensembles Stempenyu’s Dream, Khevrisa, the Klezmatics, Budowitz, the Flying BulgarKlezmer Band, Kapelye.  As a concert performer Steven has been a guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, the Canton Symphony and the Akron Symphony performing his own arrangements of traditional East European Gypsy violin music and klezmer music.

Pete Rushefsky is a klezmer musician and Executive Director of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, which has its home in New York City. He plays the tsimbl (cimbalon) as well as the 5-string banjo.  Rushefsky has a book published called Essentials of Klezmer 5-String Banjo, Volume I.   He and Steven make up the duo “Di Tzvei” (the two).

Both Greenman and Rushefsky will also join the 65^th Street Klezmorim for Shabbat service on Friday, January 27 at the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation at 6501 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis.

Steven Greenman:

The Shelby County Players performance of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” included the following cast members:

Father (Bob Bradley): Russ Gross
Mother (Grace Bradley): Sara Goedde
Beth Bradley: Isabell Hackett
Charlie Bradley: Logan Nash
Ralph Herdman: Connor Cahill
Imogene Herdman: Samantha Tobler
Leroy Herdman: Brian Buckle
Claude Herdman: Nathanielle Barnette
Ollie Herdman: Ian Hall
Gladys Herdman: Izabella Schaff
Alice Wendleken: Maryalice Furgeson
Mrs. Armstrong: Rachel Todd
Mrs. Slocum: Brittany Wicker
Mrs. Clark: Catherine Brunett
Mrs. Clausing: Alice Poepping
Mrs. McCarthy: Emily Conrad
Maxine: Odessa Bushby
Elmer Hopkins: Clayton Sullivan
Hobie: Olivia Brinkman
David: Rachel Purnell
Beverly: Greenley Goedde
Shirley: Michaela Purnell
Juanita: Taylor Heath
Doris: Allison Nash
Reverend Hopkins: Perry Richard

ROCKPHORIA returns to the Strand December 16th & 17th, 2011.   This year’s show is “Rockphoria Rocks America”.

The Shelby County Players opened their production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever!” on Friday December 2, 2011.   Almost 200 patrons enjoyed the spirited and well produced production.

Director Keeley Payne’s cast and crew are presenting this show for this weekend and next at the Strand Theatre.   Come out and enjoy and entertaining family play.

Below directory Keeley Payne on opening night:

The Shelby Community Band performed on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.   The concert featured Hollywood Hits.   The band was joined by guest performers Doug Buchanan on violin, Jon Masters on trumpet, Garry Lauzierre on trumpet and Jerry Bell on Alto Saxaphone.

The concert featured Garry Lauzierre the second half.    Everyone had a great time.

Kurt von Schakel was joined by Kathleen Miller and Robin Hopkins for an program that included many types of musical genres.   The evening finished with Kurt providing accompaniment to the Buster Keaton comedy ”The Haunted House.”

BJ Fairchild-Newman brought Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Anthology to the Strand as part of the Shelby County Arts Fest.   She assembled a cast of community leaders to bring the characters from the dead to life.

The cast included:

Tom Krughoff (narrator), Chris King, Tom DeBaun, Denise Holland, Jamie Meyer, Angie Davies, Ron Hamilton, Chris Browder, Jeff Sponsel, John Hartnett, Angela Gill, Gaye McKinney, Candy Miller, Brooke Collins and Scott Asher.