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A commissioned 8-movement piano piece inspired by Marc Chagall's artworks, and a tribute to Chagall and Elvis

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In addition to these events, I will be playing for services for the Jewish new year 5785.
Beir Chapel of Central Synagogue, 123 East 55th Street, NYC: Rosh Hashanah morning (October 3), Kol Nidre (October 11), and Yom Kippur (October 12) | Tickets
Congregation Or Olam, 308 East 55th Street, NYC: Selichot (September 28) and Simchat Torah (October 24)


October 22 & November 22 | Elana Polin's Weill, Vile, and Not So Vile Songs

Starring Elana Polin | Seth Weinstein, pianist

Elana Polin returned to NYC during the pandemic after a near-quarter-century abduction by aliens. She re-hit the boards in 2022 only to be confounded sometime shortly thereafter regarding how best to convey her artistic gifts. Weill, Vile, and Not So Vile Songs is an exploration of the great "Irish" composers of the theatre — O'Sondheim, O'Bernstein, and more.

When Tuesday, October 22, 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.)
Friday, November 22, 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 9 p.m.)
Where Don't Tell Mama
343 West 46th Street, New York City
Tickets Reservations: October 22 | November 22
$20 cover charge ($10 for MAC members) with reservation ($25 without reservation), plus a $20 food-and-drink minimum including 2 drinks (cash only)
More Elana Polin's site
Don't Tell Mama site

January 7 | Jodi Keogan at the Collier County Public Library in Naples, Fla.

Jodi Keogan, soprano | Seth Weinstein, pianist

A concert of opera, musical theatre, and film, with a little Spanish and Italian to round things out.

When Tuesday, January 7, 6 p.m.
Where Collier County Public Library (South Regional branch)
8065 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples, Fla.
Tickets Admission free
More Collier County Public Library site

The Abecedarian Walks | Updates on Instagram and Twitter

My endeavor to walk the perimeters of 26 islands, one for each letter of the alphabet.

Recent walks:
Fasta Åland (Abecedarian Walk #22, June-July 2024)
Yell (Abecedarian Walk #21, April-May 2024)
Niue & Dogojima (Abecedarian Walks #19 and #20, February-March 2024)
Quinchao (Abecedarian Walk #18, December 2023-January 2024)
Usedom (Abecedarian Walk #17, November 2023)
Jeju & Xiamen (Abecedarian Walks #15 & #16, August 2023)
Eysturoy (Abecedarian Walk #14, June 2023)
Kangaroo Island & Singapore (Abecedarian Walks #12 & #13, February-March 2023)
Vieques (Abecedarian Walk #11, November 2022)
Hiiumaa (Abecedarian Walk #10, June-July 2022)
Isle of Wight (Abecedarian Walk #9, May 2022)
Bonaire (Abecedarian Walk #8, February 2022)
Tenerife (Abecedarian Walk #7, January 2022)
Curaçao (Abecedarian Walk #6, November 2021)
Malta & Gozo (Abecedarian Walks #4 and #5, August 2021)
Oahu (Abecedarian Walk #3, May 2021)
Zanzibar (Abecedarian Walk #2, February-March 2021)
Aruba (Abecedarian Walk #1, December 2020 to January 2021)

Diners of New Jersey Walk (October 2020)
NYC-Boston Walk (August-September 2020)

The Train to That Thing in the Desert (by train, mostly, from the 2022 Scrabble Players Championship in Baltimore to Burning Man in the Nevada desert)

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