Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 2:00pm, Outdoor Performance, 20th Annual Walk Against Hunger, Immanuel Congregational Church, Corner of Woodland Street and Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, 06105 www.foodshare.org/main.cfm?page=45 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Monday, May 5, 2003 at 8:00am, Workplace Campaign for the Arts in Support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts 2003, Express Cafe, Travelers Property Casualty Corp., One Tower Square, Downtown Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.connectthedots.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Saturday, May 10, 2003 at 7:00pm, Science Center's Annual Gala Fundraiser, 950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut 06119 www.sciencecenterct.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 5:30pm, Cocktail Party, Connecticut Commission on the Arts Gallery, Gold Building, 755 Main Street, Downtown Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.ctarts.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 5:00pm (Lorena Garay will perform at 7:30pm), Guakia Spring Recital, The Village South: Center for Community Life, 331 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 www.guakia.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Guakiplena)
Sunday, May 18, 2003 at 3:00pm, Concert, STATE of the Arts (Students Taking Action Through Expressive Arts) East Haven High School Presents "Stepping Out of the Frame" Student Arts Show Sponsored by Town of East Haven and Stop & Shop, Trolley Square, 35 Wheelbarrow Lane, East Haven, Connecticut 06513 www.east-haven.k12.ct.us/ehhs (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Friday, May 23, 2003 at 6:45pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Glen Island Harbour Club, Weyman Avenue, New Rochelle, New York 10805. Tel: 914-636-6500 www.gi-hc.com/movie.html (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, May 29, 2003 at 5:00pm, Ole! Dinner Auction, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032 www.hillstead.org Supporter $150, Patron $225, Benefactor $300. To receive your invitation call Anthony Cervoni at 860-677-4787 Ext. 131 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Friday, June 6, 2003 at 11:30am, School Assembly, Caribbean Day, Whiting Lane Elementary School, 47 Whiting Lane, West Hartford, Connecticut 06119 www.whps.org/whiting_lane (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 7:30pm, Concert, 1794 Meetinghouse, New Salem, Massachusetts 01355 www.1794meetinghouse.org Tickets are $8 regular, $6 for children and seniors. Tickets and directions to the 1794 Meetinghouse are available by calling 978-544-5200 or online. Tickets are also available at the door unless sold out http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)
Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 4:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Simsbury 1820 House, 731 Hopmeadow Street, Route 10, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 www.simsbury1820house.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Carlos Boltes, Viola and Charango) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, June 14, 2003 at 6:30pm, CT Association of Affirmative Action Professionals, Winner of the Dinner for Six Scholarship Committee, 9 Linwood Drive, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 12:00pm, Workplace Campaign for the Arts in Support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts 2003, Hartford Life/The Hartford, 200 Hopmeadow Street, Route 10, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 www.thehartford.com www.connectthedots.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Friday, June 20, 2003 at 8:00pm, Private Party, Costa del Sol Restaurant, Banquet Room, 901 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 www.costadelsolrestaurant.net (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, June 21, 2003 at 6:00pm, Wedding, Longfellow's Wayside Inn, Old Boston Post Road, Route 20, Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776. Tel: 978-443-1776 www.standingstone.com/fisherweb/history.html http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) PRIVATE EVENT
Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 6:30pm, Concert, Sunken Garden Poetry Festival 2003, Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032 www.hillstead.org Music at 6:30 pm, poetry at 7:30. Bring a blanket or lawn chair for seating in the garden. $3 members, $5 non-members, free to students and children. Parking $5 per vehicle. Rain venue: Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford. Rain info: 860-677-4787 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico and Poet Jack Agueros)
Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 12:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, Arrowhead Acres, 92 Aldrich Street, Route 98, Uxbridge, Massachusetts 01569. Tel: 508-278-5017 www.arrowheadacres.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, June 29, 2003 at 6:00pm, Concert, Davis Center, Smith College, Route 9, Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 www.smith.edu http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, July 12, 2003 at 4:00pm, Concert, Mountain Culture Festival, Hunter, New York www.huntermtn.com/attract.htm Info: 518-263-4908, Ext. 209 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)
Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 6:30pm, Concert & Workshop, Metcalf Pre-School, 2019 Northampton Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040 www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/schools.html http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)
Saturday, July 19, 2003 at 3:00pm, Concert, Women and Their Music, A Free Music and Poetry Festival, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06105. Join us for an afternoon of fun for the whole family! Raffles, Games, Community tables - Bring a picnic and a lawn chair. Discounted tours of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House available to festival attendees. Rain location: Immanuel Church on Woodland Street, Hartford. Info: 860-522-9258 X306 www.HarrietBeecherStowe.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Susan Cangro)
Monday, July 21, 2003 at 6:00pm, Summer Spanish Wine Dinner on the Roof of the Elbow Room Restaurant, 986 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 www.digitalcity.com/hartford/dining/venue.adp?vid=60514 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at 6:00pm, Summer Spanish Wine Dinner on the Roof of the Elbow Room Restaurant, 986 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 www.digitalcity.com/hartford/dining/venue.adp?vid=60514 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 7:00pm, Concert, Porter Phelps Huntington Museum, 130 River Drive, Route 47, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035 www.hadleyma.org/tourism.shtml Info: 413-586-7870 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 5:30pm, Greater Hartford Arts Council's Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Tower Suite, 22nd Floor, 690 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06155 www.thehartford.com www.connectthedots.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, July 26, 2003 at 5:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Merritt Farm, 197 Merritt Road, Otis, Massachusetts (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, August 9, 2003 at 12:30pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, The Birthplace, Northfield Mount Hermon School, 206 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts 01360 www.nmhschool.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, August 10, 2003 at 1:30pm, Wedding Reception, 50 Main Street, Cummington, Massachusetts 01026 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
"I will be away from Monday, August 11, 2003 to Friday, August 22, 2003 on tour in Puerto Rico."
Tuesday, August 12, 2003 at 11:00pm, Live Music, Nuyorican Cafe, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Calsico)
Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at 8:00pm, Concert, Ramon Frade Auditorium, University of Puerto Rico, Cayey Campus, Cayey, Puerto Rico www.upr.clu.edu http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm http://solo23.abac.com/tony-alicea/trapiche/roy_brown.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico and Singer/Songwriter Roy Brown)
Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 7:30pm, Concert, Teatro Jesus Maria Sanroma, Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico www.cmpr.edu http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm Free Admission (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)
Saturday, August 23, 2003 at 5:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, Crestview Country Club, 281 Shoemaker Lane, Agawam, Massachusetts 01001 www.crestviewcc.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, August 24, 2003 at 1:30pm, 90th Birthday Party, 6 West Normandy Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut 06107 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Classical Guitarist Scott Hill) PRIVATE EVENT
Friday, August 29, 2003 at 5:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Waveny House, 677 South Avenue, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 www.geocities.com/ourtownnc/waveny_park.html (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, August 30, 2003 at 6:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, Stonehedge Inn, 160 Pawtucket Boulevard, Tyngsboro, Massachusetts 01879 www.stonehedgeinn.com http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 4:00pm, Concert, Guitar Under the Stars, A Spectacular Day of Spanish, Latin, Jazz, Riverfront Plaza, Corner of Columbus Avenue and State Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Free Admission, Lawn Seating, Bring a Picnic! Bring your Friends! Raindate: Sunday, September 7, 2003 www.ccgs.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Percussionist Esteban Arrufat)
Saturday, September 6, 2003 at 7:00pm, Concert, Guitar Under the Stars 2003, A Spectacular Day of Spanish, Latin, Jazz, Riverfront Plaza, Corner of Columbus Avenue and State Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.ccgs.org Free Admission, Lawn Seating, Bring a Picnic! Bring your Friends! Raindate: Sunday, September 7, 2003 www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble and The Hartford Festival Orchestra)
Sunday, September 7, 2003 at 3:00pm, Private Party, 70 Rockadundee Road, Hampden, Massachusetts 01036 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, September 13, 2003 at 8:00pm, Concert, Noche de Guitarra (An Evening with Guitar), Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 www.uri.edu Admission: $8, Students: $2 www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble)
Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 2:30pm, Concert, CSI Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month, The Atrium, Chubb Specialty Insurance, 82 Hopmeadow Street (Route 10), Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 www.chubb.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 6:30pm, Concert, Traditional Puerto Rican Guitar, Solo Performance by Lorena Garay, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.hartfordpl.lib.ct.us Free Admission. This is a Hartford Public Library Telling Passages program and is supported by funding from the National Endowment for the humanities. Info: 860-695-6324 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 3:00pm, "A Taste of the Grape" Featuring the Wines of Spain and Portugal, 183 Terry Road, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, September 21, 2003 at 11:30am, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Le Chateau Restaurant, Route 35, Junction 123, South Salem, New York. Tel: 914-533-6631 www.lechateauny.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT
Tuesday, September 30, 2003 at 8:40am, Workshop/Presentation, Advanced Placement Humanities Class, Lyme-Old Lyme High School, 69 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371 www.region18.org/lolhs (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Wednesday, October 1, 2003 at 6:00pm, Harvest Gathering in Thanks-Giving for Volunteers, Center City Churches Event, Gray Hall, South Congregational Church, 277 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.southchurchhartford.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, October 2, 2003 at 5:00pm, Workplace Campaign for the Arts in Support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts 2003, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.wadsworthatheneum.org www.connectthedots.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Friday, October 10, 2003 at 9:30pm, Live Music, Hartford International Jazz Festival 2003, Encore Stage, Bin 228 Restaurant, 228 Pearl Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Info: 860-244-9463 www.HIJF.com Free Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Saturday, October 11, 2003 at 9:30pm, Live Music, Hartford International Jazz Festival 2003, Encore Stage, Bin 228 Restaurant, 228 Pearl Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Info: 860-244-9463 www.HIJF.com Free Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Sunday, October 12, 2003 at 11:30am, Baby Shower, Hofbrauhaus Restaurant, 1105 Main Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089 www.hofbrauhaus.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 11:30am, Concert, Hispanic Celebration Month, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), 1847 West Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871 www.raytheon.com/businesses/rids/about.html (Performance by Lorena Garay with Percussionist Esteban Arrufat)
Thursday, October 16, 2003 at 5:30pm, CMSS Fundraiser Event, 78 Dartmourth Lane, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028 www.communitymusicschool.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Friday, October 17, 2003 at 7:00pm, Concert, McClean Village Retirement Home, 100 Sarah Lane, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Classical Guitarist Daniel Salazar)
Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 2:00pm, Concert, Chrysalis Center's Hispanic Heritage Celebration, Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Sigourney Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 www.trinityhartford.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, October 23, 2003 at 6:00pm, 5th Anniversary of the Community Conversations on Race Program, NCCJ, Capital Community College Auditorium, 950 Main Street, Hartford 06103 http://webster.commnet.edu (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Friday, October 24, 2003 at 6:30pm, Wedding Rehearsal Dinner, Troutbeck Country Inn and Conference Center, Leedsville Road, Amenia, New York 12501. Tel: 845-373-9681 www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com/goods/inserts/trout.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 9:00am, Latin American Guitar Styles Workshop, Guitar Day 2003, Sponsored by the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society, Hoffman Auditorium, St. Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 www.sjc.edu Tickets and Information: 860-249-7041 www.ccgs.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Saturday, November 1, 2003 at 3:15pm, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Reception, Bancroft Hall, Government Island, Cohasset, Massachusetts 02025 www.deanandhamilton.com/gov-isle.html (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, November 8, 2003 at 8:00pm, CD Release Concert, Trinity-On-Main Performance Center Presents: A Concert Celebrating the Release of Lorena's New CD, "La Guitarra de Puerto Rico". Join Us for a Night of Puerto Rican and South American Music with Latin Percussion,Trinity-On-Main Performance Center, 69 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051 (Guests Artists: Val Ramos, Flamenco Guitar; Eugenio Huanca, Pan Pipes and Guitar; Son del Este, Lorena's Latin Quartet; HART Tango Troupe, Tango Dancers; Ivette Juarbe, Poetry Reader; Alina Zuñiga & Edgar Sabogal, Colombian Art Exhibit) General Admission: $15; Seniors: $12, Students: $8, Free Parking at SGT. H.J. SZCZESNY Garage on Chestnut Street. Stay for Our Post Concert Reception with Latin International Buffet by Sergio Ibarrola! Contact Lorena for tickets or get them at the door! (Performance by Lorena Garay with Various Guests)
Thursday, November 13, 2003 at 6:00pm, Simsbury ABC's 30th Anniversary Gala Wine Tasting & Silent Auction, ENO Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Route 10, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Monday, November 17, 2003 at 12:00pm, CD Release Concert, The Atrium Music Concert Series at Housatonic Community College Presents: Lorena Garay and Her Quartet Son del Este. Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604. Join Us for a Concert of Puerto Rican and South American Guitar Music and Celebrate the Release of Lorena's New CD, "La Guitarra de Puerto Rico". Free and Open to the Public! Info: Hernan Yepes 203-332-5017 www.housatonic.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Son del Este)
Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 5:00pm, Open House, Fletcher-Thompson, Inc., Three Corporate Drive, Suite 500 (5th Floor) Shelton, Connecticut 06484 www.fletcherthompson.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Saturday, November 22, 2003 at 3:0pm, Wedding Reception, Northern Galapagos Restaurant, 281 Winsted Road, Torrington, Connecticut 06790 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 9:30pm, Guest on "Tertulia", Radio Interview, WFCR 88.5 FM, Public Radio for Western New England, Hampshire House, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 www.WFCR.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)
Sunday, December 7, 2003 at 2:30pm, Memorial Service, Duncaster, 40 Loeffler Road, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002 www.duncaster.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT
Monday, December 8, 2003 at 7:00pm, Dress Rehearsal, South Congregational Church, 277 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.southchurchhartford.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Church Choir)
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 at 7:30pm, Christmas Concert, South Congregational Church, 277 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.southchurchhartford.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Church Choir)
Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 9:15pm, Live Music, Carioca Club, Brazilian/Latino Club, 145 Newfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.cariocaclub.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 8:30pm, Museum Galleries. The Springfield Libraries and Museums Association, 220 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103 www.quadrangle.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Monday, December 15, 2003 at 7:30pm, Christmas Concert, Wethersfield Men's Garden Holiday Party, Solomon Welles House, 220 Hartford Avenue, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109 www.wethersfieldct.com/rec/solomon_welles.html (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT
Thursday, December 18, 2003 at 7:00pm, Anniversary Dinner, Fern Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Violinist Orhan Ahiskal) PRIVATE EVENT
Friday, December 19, 2003 at 8:00pm, Super Parranda!... Latin Holiday Celebration! HPN'S 4th Annual "Super Parranda" Holiday Celebration Featuring Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico at Hartford's new La Casona Restaurant (Authentic Latin Cuisine), 681 Wethersfield Ave, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 www.casonarestaurant.com Note: La Casona Restaurant offers free onsite parking. For Directions and Reservations, Call 860-296-9929 www.hpn-ct.org http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)
Saturday, December 20, 2003 at 5:15pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Old Town Hall - Historical Society of Delaware (Ceremony), 500 Block Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (Solo Performance) www.hsd.org/oth.htm, The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (Cocktail Hour), 200 South Madison Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 www.thedcca.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Eugenio Huanca, Guitar and Panpipes) PRIVATE EVENT
Sunday, December 21, 2003 at 4:45pm, Christmas Concert, Wethersfield United Methodist Church, 150 Prospect Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109. Tel: 860-529-2025 www.wethersfieldchurch.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Debby Hans)
"I will be away from Monday, December 22, 2003 to Friday, January 2, 2004 on a trip to Puerto Rico."
