LORENA GARAY: Classical, Spanish and Latin Guitarist

SURCARI: Latin American, Andean, Afro-Caribbean, Spanish, and world music on over forty musical instruments.

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2005

Friday, January 14, 2005 at 10:30am, School Assembly, Odyssey Community School, 579 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, Connecticut 06040. Tel: 860-645-1234 www.odysseyschool.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, January 28, 2005 at 7:00pm, Private Party, 1110 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at 6:00pm, Live Music, Mardi Gras at Skappo, Skappo Italian Wine Bar, 59 Crown Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. Join us in a celebration of family, friends and good hopes for the coming of spring! We will open especially for February 8 - and will feature the classical and Latin rhythms of guitarist Lorena Garay from 7 to 9 pm! Info: 203-773-1394 www.skappo.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, February 12, 2005 at 8:00pm, Concert, Romance de la Guitarra: An Evening of Romantic Guitar with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble, the Virtuoso Strings, and Vocalist Sylma Pagan, Hoffman Auditorium, The Carol Autorino Center, St. Joseph College, 1678 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 www.sjc.edu Sponsored by the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society www.ccgs.org Admission for CCGS Members: $20, General Admission: $25. Tickets available at the door! www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble)

Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 1:00pm, Live Music, Assisi a Tavola, Skappo Italian Wine Bar, 59 Crown Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. On February 13th join us for "La Cena Rustica!" Games, live music and Italian rustic cuisine - all enjoyed in a traditional familiar atmosphere! 5 courses for $55 - includes complimentary apperitivo, wine and cappuccino! Make reservations for our February 13th dinner by phone or email! Enjoy the wines and foods of Italy, with old friends or new ones! Info: 203-773-1394 www.skappo.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Sunday, February 13, 2005 at 6:00pm, Live Music, Celebrate Valentine's Day, Agave Grill & Tequila Bar, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-882-1557 www.agavehartford.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, February 14, 2005 at 11:00am, Valentine's Day Event, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Lobby of Tower Building, 690 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06155 www.thehartford.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, February 14, 2005 at 6:00pm, Live Music, Celebrate Valentine's Day, Agave Grill & Tequila Bar, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-882-1557 www.agavehartford.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

"I will be away from Wednesday, February 16, 2005 to Saturday, February 19, 2005 on tour in North Carolina."

Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 4:00pm, Guitar Masterclass for Guitar Students, Coulter Building Recital Hall, Western Carolina University, Department of Music, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 www.wcu.edu (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 8:00pm, Western Carolina University, Department of Music Presents Trio Surcari, Lorena Garay with Eugenio Huanca and Estanislao Cruz, Coulter Building Recital Hall, Western Carolina University, Department of Music, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 www.wcu.edu Free Admission! (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, February 18, 2005 at 9:00am & 10:00am, Two Workshops/Presentations for Students of Music and Spanish Departments, Coulter Building Recital Hall, Western Carolina University, Department of Music, North Carolina 28723 www.wcu.edu Free and Open to the Public! (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, February 20, 2005 at 9:00pm, Guest on "Tertulia", Live Performance and Radio Interview, WFCR 88.5 FM, Public Radio for Western New England, Hampshire House, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 www.WFCR.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Monday, March 7, 2005 at 12:00pm, The Atrium Music Concert Series at Housatonic Community College Proudly Presents: Trio Surcari, Housatonic Community College Music, 900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 www.housatonic.com Join Us for a Concert of Puerto Rican and South American Guitar Music. Free and Open to the Public! Info: Hernan Yepes 203-332-5017 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 9:00am & 10:15am, Music During Two Worship Services, Fifth Sunday of Lent, Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 www.ahcc.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay with Church Choir)

Sunday, March 13, 2005 at 3:00pm, Music for All Souls Concert Series, All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 399 Main Street, Greenfield, Massachusetts 01301. Tel: 413-773-5018 www.uugreenfield.org Admission Fee http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, March 18, 2005 at 9:15am, School Assembly, 2005 West Woods Latin America Festival, West Woods Upper Elementary School Stage in Cafetorium, 50 Judson Lane, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. Tel: 860-284-1230 www.fpsct.org/Schools/Westwoods (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

"I will be away from Tuesday, March 22, 2005 to Wednesday, March 30, 2005 on a trip to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic."

Friday, April 1, 2005 at 6:30pm, Opening Reception, Latin American Graphics: The Evolution of Identity from the Mythical to the Personal, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts 01063. Tel: 413-585-2760 www.smith.edu/artmuseum April 1 - June 19, This exhibition features forty-four graphic works that survey the evolution of the modern and contemporary Latin American print from mid-century to the present. Admission Fee http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 5:30pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, La Notte Restaurant, 17 Thompson Road, East Windsor, Connecticut 06088. Tel: 860-627-7774 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 8:00am, 8:53am, 10:23am, 11:08am, 11:53am, 12:38pm, 1:23pm & 2:08pm, Eight Workshops/Presentations, King Philip Middle School, 100 King Philip Drive, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117. Tel: 860-233-8236 www.whps.org/king_philip/frontpage.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 7:00pm, Exhibit, Masks and Santos: The Earthly and the Holy in Puerto Rican Popular Culture, Augusta Savage Gallery, New Africa House, UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, 15 Curry Hicks, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003. Tel: 413-545-5177 http://www.umass.edu/fac/augusta March 28 - April 22, Sculptures of Saints by Carlos Santiago Arroyo, and Festival Masks by Angel Sanchez Ortiz http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, April 15, 2005 at 1:00pm, School Assembly, Irvington High School, 40 North Broadway, Irvington, New York 10533. Tel. 914-591-8500 www.irvingtonhs.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, April 15, 2005 at 7:00pm, Opening Night, Othello by William Shakespeare, Hartford Stage, 50 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.hartfordstage.org Box Office: 860-527-5151. Administration: 860-525-5601 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 12:00pm, Romance de la Guitarra - Ms. Garay of the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society will perform beautiful Spanish melodies, Refreshments will be served following her performance, Tunxis Community College, Cafeteria, 271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. Tel: 860-255-3500 www.tunxis.commnet.edu (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 5:30pm, Musica Popular y Poesia Latinoamericana, Taco Loco, 3170 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605. Tel: 203-335-8228 www.tacoloco.geomerx.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Guitarist Hernan Yepes)

Friday, April 29, 2005 at 8:00pm, Concert, Journey Through the Strings of Latin America, Simsbury Public Library, Program Room, 725 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070. Tel: 860-658-7663 www.simsburylibrary.info Free Admission! (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo)

Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 6:00pm, Interval House Fundraiser, The Goodwin Hotel, One Haynes Street, Hartford, CT 06103. Tel: 800-922-5006 www.goodwinhotel.com www.volunteersolutions.org/uwcact/org/217201.html (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, May 2, 2005 at 10:10am, Showcase, Westbrook Public Library, 61 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, Connecticut 06498 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at 5:30pm, "Cuatro de Mayo" Cocktail Party, Connecticut Grand Hotel and Conference Center, Terrace Room and Restaurant, 3580 East Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06705. Tel: 203-706-1000 www.ctgrandhotel.com www.powerstationevents.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, May 5, 2005 at 5:00pm, "Cinco de Mayo", Hartford's First Thursday, The Mark Twain House & Museum, Cafe, 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105. Tel: 860-247-0998 www.marktwainhouse.org Free with Museum Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, May 6, 2005 at 7:30am, La Fiesta de United Way, Campaign Celebration Breakfast, Garden House, The Frank Newhall Look Memorial Park, 300 North Main Street, Florence, Massachusetts 0106. Tel: 413-584-5457 www.lookpark.org http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, May 7, 2005 at 8:00pm, The Stone Soup Coffeehouse Concert Series at the Arts Center of the Boys and Girls Club of Pawtucket, the Old Slater Trust/Fleet Bank Building, 210 Main Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860. Tel: 401-457-7142 www.soup.org Admission: $12. Tickets available at the door! http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 6:00pm, Pre-Show Reception, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, Lobby, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-987-5900 www.bushnell.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Sunday, May 15, 2005 at 1:00pm, Birthday Party, 70 Rockadundee Road, Hampden, Massachusetts 01036 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio surcari) PRIVATE EVENT

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 7:30am, Workplace Campaign for the Arts in Support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts 2005, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Lobby of Tower Building - Near Cofee Bar, 690 Asylum Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06155 www.thehartford.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 5:30pm, National Society of Hispanic MBA's 8th Annual Destino Awards Celebration, The Goodwin Hotel, One Haynes Street, Hartford, CT 06103. Tel: 800-922-5006 www.goodwinhotel.com www.nshmba.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 4:00pm, Retirement Party, Manchester Country Club, 305 South Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut 06040. Tel: 860-646-0226 http://mancc.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 9:30am, School Assembly, Lyme Consolidated School, Route 156, 478 Hamburg Road, Lyme, Connecticut 06371. Tel: 860-434-1233 www.region18.org/lyme (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, June 2, 2005 at 2:15pm, School Assembly, Mile Creek Elementary School, 205 Mile Creek Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371. Tel: 860-434-2209 www.region18.org/milecreek (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, June 3, 2005 at 5:30pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Centre Bridge Inn, 2998 North River Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania 18938. Tel: 215-862-9139 www.centrebridgeinn.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, June 4, 2005 at 5:30, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club, 2 Club Parkway, Branford, Connecticut 06405. Tel: 203-488-2575 www.poycc.org www.powerstationevents.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, June 5, 2005 at 11:00am, Riverfront Recapture Open House Event, New Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-249-6000 www.ctconventions.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, June 6, 2005 at 12:00pm, Workplace Campaign for the Arts in Support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council's United Arts 2005, Hartford Hospital, Cafeteria, 85 Jefferson Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06102. Tel: 860-545-5000 www.harthosp.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 6:00pm, Concert, Open SquareCafe, 250 Open SquareWay, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040 www.opensquare.com Sponsored by Rotary International’s 100th Birthday http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 5:30pm, Democracy Works, DEMOS: A Network for Ideas and Action, LTD Fundraiser Event, Town and County Club, 22 Woodland Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 www.democracyworksct.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, June 17, 2005 at 3:30pm, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Reception, St. John's Church, 161 Main Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475, Tel: 860-388-3787. Saybrook Point Inn, 2 Bridge Street, Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475. Tel: 860-395-2000 www.saybrook.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, June 18, 2005 at 3:30pm, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Dinner, The Lookout Inn, HC 64, Box 4025, Brooklin, Maine 04616. Tel: 207-359-2188. Tel: 207-359-2188 www.acadia.net/lookout (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 5:00pm, Children's Program on Latin Music, Richard J. Kinsella Community School, Cafeteria, 65 Van Block Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-695-4140 www.hartfordschools.org/about_us/kinsella.html (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at 12:00pm, 10th Annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas, World Stage, Corner of Church and Elm Streets, Festival to be held in and around New Haven, CT from Friday, June 10 through Saturday, June 25, 2005. The internationally-acclaimed Festival will showcase artists in the fields of theater, music, dance and visual art, as well as today's leading thinkers, writers and speakers. As in past years, more than 80% of the events and activities at the 10th annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas will be FREE. For further information on the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, visit www.artidea.org or call 1.888.ART.IDEA (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, June 23, 2005 at 6:30pm, Surprise Retirement Party, CT Valley Insurance Company, 1090 Main Street, Newington, Connecticut 06111 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, June 24, 2005 at 7:30pm, Live Music, Cugino's Restaurant & Bar, Fine Dining, 451 Franklin Avenue, Hartford, Conecticut 06114. Tel: 860-296-2994 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 10:30am, Join us for the GRAND-OPENING Celebration of The Laurel Street Farmers Market and a Special Performance by: Lorena Garay - Hartford's Premiere Classical Guitarist. The Laurel Street Farmers Market is an outdoor open-aired market that offers Connecticut grown fresh foods from local farmers and vendors, crafts and weekly entertainment. The Market is located at 75 Laurel Streetin Hartford, Connecticut 06106 (between Park St. & Capitol Ave.) - the market is directly in front of the Knox Parks working greenhouses www.laurelstreetfarmersmarket.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 8:00pm, Live Music, Cugino's Restaurant & Bar, Fine Dining, 451 Franklin Avenue, Hartford, Conecticut 06114. Tel: 860-296-2994 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, July 2, 2005 at 4:00pm, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Reception, The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371. Tel: 860-434-8686 www.besobold.net/~fccol Old Lyme Inn, 85 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371. Tel: 860-434-2600 www.oldlymeinn.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, July 3, 2005 at 5:30pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, The Greenmanville Chapel (Ceremony), The Seamen's Inne Restaurant & Pub (Cocktail Hour), 105 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, Connecticut 06355. Tel 860-572-5303 www.seamensinne.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, July 7, 2005 at 6:00pm, "Caliente", Hartford's First Thursday, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.wadsworthatheneum.org Admission: $5, Members: Free. Begin your evening enjoying MOJITOS and small plate Latin creations under umbrella tables outside in Gengras court, 5:00pm-6:00pm, Salsa instructor Armando Gonzalez will get the crowd dancing http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

"I will be away from Saturday, July 9, 2005 to Sunday, July 10, 2005 on a trip to Niagara Falls."

Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 6:30pm, Wedding Reception, 312 Ocean Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, July 15, 2005 at 6:00pm, Sounds of Summer at The Shoppes, Ambience Musical Entertainment, The Shoppes at Farmington Valley, Under the Gazebo, 110 Albany Turnpike, Route 44, Canton, Connecticut 06019. Tel: 860-693-3059 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo)

Saturday, July 16, 2005 at 11:30am, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Water's Edge Resort, 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, Connecticut 06498. Tel: 860-399-5901 www.watersedge-resort.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

"I will be away from Thursday, July 21, 2005 to Sunday, July 31, 2005 on tour in Puerto Rico."

Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 4:00pm, Feria Agricola Artesanal, Centro Historico y Turistico del Cibuco, Corozal, Puerto Rico, Sponsored by El Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena www.icp.gobierno.pr Free Admission http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, July 29, 2005 at 8:00pm, Concert, Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico (CIAPR), 500 Calle Ing. Antolin Nin Martinez, Urb. Roosevelt, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 www.ciapr.org Free Admission http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, August 5, 2005 at 6:15pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Hot Tomato's, 1 Union Place Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-249-5100 www.hottomatos.net/hartford/hartfordintro.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 7:30pm, Birthday Party, Madison, Connecticut (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, August 12, 2005 at 6:00pm, Sounds of Summer at The Shoppes, Ambience Musical Entertainment, The Shoppes at Farmington Valley, Under the Gazebo, 110 Albany Turnpike, Route 44, Canton, Connecticut 06019. Tel: 860-693-3059 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo)

Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 4:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, The Whispering Pines Conference Center, 401 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, Rhode Island 02817. Tel: 401-397-3361 Ext. 6056 http://wpines.wdg.uri.edu (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, August 19, 2005 at 7:30pm, Farewell Cocktail Party, 75 Jackson Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 4:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Reception, Hawkmeadow Farm, 322 Lander Road, Lee, Massachusetts, 01238. Tel: 413-243-2224 http://hawkmeadowllamas.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 5:15 PM, Holyoke Caribbean Nights, City Hall, 536 Dwight Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 11:00am, Wedding Ceremony, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 197 Bushy Hill Road, Simsbury, Connecticut 06670. Tel: 860-658-0406 www.saintalbanssimsbury.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, August 27, 2005 at 6:45pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Saint Clement's Castle, 1931 Portland-Cobalt Rd, Portland, Connecticut. Tel: 860-342-0593 www.saintclementscastle.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Violinists Marcia Lehninger and Danielle Turano) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, September 4, 2005 at 11:00am, Wedding Ceremony, Rose Garden at Elizabeth Park, Corner of Prospect Avenueand Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117. Tel: 860-231-8823 Pond House www.elizabethpark.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, September 4, 2005 at 5:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, The Fox Hill Inn, 257 Federal Road, Brookfield, Connecticut 06804. Tel: 203-775-0089 www.thefoxhillinn.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, September 9, 2005 at 5:00pm, Northampton Country Club, 135 Main Street, Leeds, Massachusetts 01053 www.hampgolf.com http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 2:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, Lighthouse Inn Resort, Six Guthrie Place, New London, Connecticut 06320. Tel: 860-443-8411 www.lighthouseinn-ct.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 7:30pm, Concert, Guitar Under the Stars, A Spectacular Day of Spanish, Latin & Jazz, Riverfront Plaza, Corner of Columbus Avenue and State Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103, Sponsored by the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society www.ccgs.org Free Admission, Lawn Seating, Bring a Picnic! Bring your Friends! Raindate: Sunday, September 11, 2005 www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble and The Hartford Festival Orchestra)

Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 11:15am, Concert, Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Sponsored by ING Latino Network, ING, 151 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06156 www.inginvestmentmanagement.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, September 15, 2005 at 6:00pm, Open House/Client Appreciation Cocktail Reception, Connecticut Grand Hotel, 3580 East Main Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06705. Tel: 203-706-1000 www.ctgrandhotel.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 4:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate, 421 Wadsworth Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457. Tel: 860-347-1064 www.wadsworthmansion.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 5:00pm, Exhibit Opening Night, Petri Dishes and Arthrax, Augusta Savage Gallery, New Africa House, UMass Amherst Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, 15 Curry Hicks, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 Tel: 413-545-5177 http://www.umass.edu/fac/augusta September 20 - October 18. As the title of the exhibit suggests, Colombian artist Edgar Sabogal is reflecting on the politics of anthrax, which only recently psychologically immobilized this country to some degree. His Arthrax Petri Dishes are hand-painted clear, plastic covered dishes that are 4 inches in diameter. Each one is an original and unique piece. Stained glass paints are used to represent the culture growing in the Petri dish. Free Admission http://esabogal.home.comcast.net (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 12:00pm, Luncheon to Celebrate Hacemos Day Hispanic Heritage Month, SBC Company, Cafeteria, 84 Deerfield Lane, Room GC1, Meriden, CT 06450 www.hacemoshc.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, September 22, 2005 at 4:30pm, Opening Reception, Belinda James-Hart, Found Objects, Collage, Absurdist Jewelry, Assemblage, Broad Street Gallery, Trinity College, 1283 Broad Street, Hartford, CT 06106. Contact 860-297-4134 for additional information. Free Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, September 24, 2005 at 10:30am, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, 3rd Floor Lobby and Autorino Great Hall, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-987-5900 www.bushnell.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo) PRIVATE EVENT

Monday, September 26, 2005 at 12:00pm, The Atrium Music Concert Series at Housatonic Community College Proudly Presents: Trio Surcari, Housatonic Community College Music, 900 Lafayette Boulevard, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 www.housatonic.com Join Us for a Concert of Puerto Rican and South American Guitar Music. Free and Open to the Public! Info: Hernan Yepes 203-332-5017 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 5:30pm, Recognition of Volunteers of Center City Churches, South Congregational Church, 277 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-249-8627 www.southchurchhartford.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 2:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Prospect Congregational Church, 25 Center Street, Prospect, Connecticut 06712. Tel: 203-758-4872 www.prospectctucc.org Addona Catering and Banquet Room, 72 Waterbury Road, Prospect, Connecticut 06712. Tel: 203-754-5208 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

"I will be away from Monday, October 3, 2005 to Wednesday, October 5, 2005 on tour in Pennsylvania."

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 7:50am & 9:30am, Two School Assemblies, East High School Auditorium, Swiftwater Intermediate School (East District 5th Graders), Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 2:50pm & 4:10pm, Meet Me After School, Two Co-Curricular Programs, East High School Auditorium Lobby, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 7:50am & 9:30am, Two School Assemblies, Clear Run Intermediate School (West District 5th Graders), Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, October 5, 2005 at 2:50pm & 4:10pm, Meet Me After School, Two Co-Curricular Programs, West High School Auditorium, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 5:15pm, Anchor Award Cocktail Reception, Alumni Weekend, 1877 Club, Harry Jack Gray Conference Center, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 www.hartford.edu (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 2:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Costa del Sol Restaurant, 901 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114. Tel: 860-296-1714 www.costadelsolrestaurant.net/main.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, October 9, 2005 at 7:00pm, Live Music, Hartford International Jazz Festival 2005, Encore Stage, Agave Grill & Tequila Bar, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-882-1557 www.agavehartford.com www.HIJF.com Free Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, October 14, 2005 at 4:00pm, Ceremony and Cocktail Reception, Water's Edge Resort, 1525 Boston Post Road, Westbrook, Connecticut 06498. Tel: 860-399-5901 www.watersedge-resort.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Monday, October 17, 2005 at 10:00am, Concert, Scibelli Hall, Building 2, Springfield Technical Community College, Corner of Federal Streetand State Street, Springfield, MA 01102. Tel. 413-781-7822 www.stcc.edu http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Wednesday, October 19, 2005 at 10:00am & 11:30am, Two Workshops/Presentations, 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)

Friday, October 21, 2005 at 10:00pm, Live Music, Agave Grill & Tequila Bar, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-882-1557 www.agavehartford.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo)

Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 3:00pm, "Taste of the Grape" featuring wines of the Southern Hemisphere, The Polytechnic Club, One State Street, 20th Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06102. Tel: 860-722-5161 http://www.polytechnicclub.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 3:00pm, Concert, Primer Festival Hispanoamericano, La musica, el canto y la danza uniendo fraternalmente nuestros pueblos, Park Performing Arts Center, 560 32nd Street (on the corner of 32nd St and Central Ave), Union City, New Jersey 07087. PPAC is just outside the Lincoln Tunnel from New York City. Admission: Adults $20/$25, Children $10/$12. For tickets: 201-330-1380 or 201-951-6127 www.parkpac.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, November 6, 2005 at 11:30am, Birthday Party/Sunday Brunch, Dandy Lions Restaurant, 8 Wilcox Street, Simsbury, Connecticut 06070. Tel: 860-658-0658 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, November 11, 2005 at 6:00pm, Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel, Third Floor (the Grand Ballroom), One Monarch Place, Springfield, Massachusetts 01144. Tel: 413-781-1010 www.sheraton-springfield.com Tickets can be purchased by calling 413-737-7450 Clasico) http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 1:00pm, Concert, Engleman Hall C112 Lecture Hall, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515. Tel: 888-500-SCSU www.southernct.edu (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 11:15am, Smith Middle School Lunch Event, La Casona Restaurant, 681 Wethersfield Ave, Hartford, Connecticut 06114. Tel: 860-296-9929 www.casonarestaurant.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 4:00pm, Graduation of the Quest Program, The Leadership of Greater Hartford, Riverfront Recapture's Jaycees Community Boathouse, Riverside Park, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.riverfront.org/Privateevents.asp www.leadershipgh.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, December 2, 2005 at 7:00pm, Arte Inc. Parranda Navideña, Fair Haven Middle School Auditorium, 164 Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06513 http://www.ctschools.net/nscp/schools.html Parranda Navideña with 1000 people. Bring Instruments. Tickets: $15. Call 203-787-ARTE (2783). All proceeds benefit the progreso Latino fund! http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 8:45am & 9:45am, Two School Assemblies, Daisy Ingraham Elementary School, School Stage in Cafeteria, 105 Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook, Connecticut 06498 www.westbrookctschools.net/dis (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 5:30pm, Reception with Major Eddie Perez, Bellin Gallery, Student Center, Central Connecticut State University, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06050. Tel: 860-832-CCSU www.ccsu.edu (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, December 9, 2005 at 7:00pm, Christmas Concert with Puerto Rican Bands: Criollo Clasico Followed by "Mapeye" and "Ecos de Borinquen" from Puerto Rico, Mill Valley Hall, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040. Off of route 116 entering South Hadley but before entering the bridge, take a left on Hadley Mill Road http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 11:00am, Parranda Navideña Sing-Along with Lorena Garay Followed by Three Kings and the Storyteller, 32nd Festival of Trees & Traditions, Celebrating Childhood, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.wadsworthatheneum.org Free Admission (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Sunday, December 11, 2005 at 5:30pm, Christmas Party, 88 Hillside Avenue, Milford, Connecticut 06460 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, December 16, 2005 at 7:00pm, HPN's 6th Annual Super Parranda Holiday Celebration, Featuring Jose Gonzalez & Criollo Clasico (5:00pm-10:00pm), Club Barcelona, 7 Congress Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 www.club-barcelona.com Sponsored by the Hispanic Professional Network www.hispanicportal.org Free Admission with Unwrapped Toy for SAMA Three Kings Day Event, Otherwise $10. For additional info, please contact Club Bar-Celona at 860-247-2272 or HPN at 860-251-8370 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)