P'nai Or Chanukah Party with Special Guests: Michelle Alany and the Mystics playing klezmer, sephardic and original music on vocals, violin, clarinet, bass, and guitar.
Fun for All!
* Candle-lighting with traditional, yiddish, sephardic, and renewal music by the P'nai Or band
* Children's storytime, singing, dancing, and crafts
* All-ages Driedl Game!
* Potluck latke and salad bar with desserts
* Chanukah shuk (market) for last minute Chanukah gifts-including fair-trade Divine chocolate gelt and CDs by Michelle and the Mystics,& Rabbi Aryeh zt'l "Last Night of Chanukah"
Free Admission - Please bring a can or box of food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank.
Michelle Alany is a passionate violinist and vocalist w...ho has delighted and wowed audiences worldwide. Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle delivers soulful interpretations of traditional and original Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings.
She is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music.
As an in-demand touring musician and recording artist, she has performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, played for sold-out events in theaters doing movie music or world music ensembles, and brought Texas music to packed Jazz and Blues listening rooms in Europe.
Fun for All!
* Candle-lighting with traditional, yiddish, sephardic, and renewal music by the P'nai Or band
* Children's storytime, singing, dancing, and crafts
* All-ages Driedl Game!
* Potluck latke and salad bar with desserts
* Chanukah shuk (market) for last minute Chanukah gifts-including fair-trade Divine chocolate gelt and CDs by Michelle and the Mystics,& Rabbi Aryeh zt'l "Last Night of Chanukah"
Free Admission - Please bring a can or box of food to donate to the Oregon Food Bank.
Michelle Alany is a passionate violinist and vocalist w...ho has delighted and wowed audiences worldwide. Specializing in a global acoustic sound that features lush strings, soulful vocals and rhythmic groove, Michelle delivers soulful interpretations of traditional and original Sephardic (Judeo-Spanish), Balkan and Israeli songs infused with her tasty Austin-blues stylings.
She is at home delivering haunting Mediterranean melodies, trading shredder blues licks or gently crafting a sensuous country solo on the fly, bringing her joyous abandon and enthusiasm to any world of music.
As an in-demand touring musician and recording artist, she has performed with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, played for sold-out events in theaters doing movie music or world music ensembles, and brought Texas music to packed Jazz and Blues listening rooms in Europe.
Sponsor: P'nai Or of Portland