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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2006


Friday, January 27, 2006 at 7:00pm, Private Party, 1110 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, January 28, 2006 at 6:00pm, Private Party, 1110 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06105 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, February 3, 2006 at 10:00am, School Assembly Performance with Roy Brown, Jose Gonzalez & Banda Criolla with Lorena Garay, and Special Guests Tito Auger of Fiel a la Vega and Tao Rodriguez (The Mammals), Fair Haven Middle School Theater, 164 Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06513 http://www.ctschools.net/nscp/schools.html  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm  www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/roy_brown.html Info: Nilda Morales 203-946-8817 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Banda Criolla and Singer/Songwriter Roy Brown)

Friday, February 3, 2006 at 7:30pm, Roy Brown in Concert with Jose Gonzalez & Banda Criolla, Lorena Garay, and Special Guests Tito Auger of Fiel a la Vega and Tao Rodriguez (The Mammals), Fair Haven Middle School Theater, 164 Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06513 http://www.ctschools.net/nscp/schools.html http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm  www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/roy_brown.html Info: Nilda Morales 203-946-8817 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Banda Criolla and Singer/Songwriter Roy Brown)

Sunday, February 5, 2006 at 12:15pm, Music During Worship Service, Church of the Good Shepperd, 155 Wyllys Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-525-4289 www.goodshepherdhartford.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Church Choir)

Saturday, February 11, 2006 at 2:50 PM, Memorial Service, Brown University - Hillel Center, 80 Brown Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906. Tel. 401-863-1000 www.brown.edu (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT 

Saturday, February 11, 2006 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: $23, General Admission: $28. Tickets available at the door! www.danielsalazar.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble) 

Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 6:30pm, Live Music, Celebrate Valentine's Day, Agave Grill & Tequila Bar, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-882-1557 www.agavehartford.com No Cover (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, March 3, 2006 at 6:00pm, Open House, Patagonia Westport, 87 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880. Tel. 203-226-8778. Cabbages & Kings Catering LLC  www.patagonia.com/za/PDC/Pgonia/retail/retailer_detail.jsp?ARTICLE.ID=155 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 11:00am, Women's Self-Expression: Music, Women's History Month 2006: Workshop, Lecture, and Music, Warner Hall, Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 www.wcsu.edu Free and open to the public (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, March 11, 2006 at 7:30pm, The World Music, Dance and Culture Series Presents Trio Surcari: Music of the Caribbean and Latin America, Featuring Lorena Garay, "Chico" Huanca and Tany Cruz, WestConn Student Center Theater, Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 www.wcsu.edu Free Admission. Suggested Voluntary Donation $10. Seating is limited to 173 seats. Make your reservations early! 203-748-1131 or e-mail: info@ctfolklife.com Free parking in the WestConn parking garage on White Street across from the campus (Performance  by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, March 19, 2006 at 4:00pm, Latino Expo, Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-249-6000 www.ctconventions.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt and Choreographer Alison Bogatay)

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 8:45am & 9:30am, Two School Assembly Programs, Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Road, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Tel: 860-652-7040 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 1:30pm & 2:15pm, Two School Assembly Programs, Hebron Avenue School, 1323 Hebron Avenue, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Tel: 860-652-7875 www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ct/330 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, March 31, 2006 at 9:15am, School Assembly Program, 2006 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) 

Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 4:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Dinner, Cascade Banquet Facility, 480 Sherman Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06514. Tel: 203-907-0417  www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=1623560 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, April 1, 2006 at 9:30pm, The 8th Annual Ted Hershey Dance & Music Marathon, Performance Marathon, Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-249-1207 www.charteroakcenter.org (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt and Choreographer Alison Bogatay)

Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 6:00pm, Blackledgemusic, Inc. consortium members will provide background music for opening week of the new facilities at NBMAA, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06052 www.nbmaa.org  http://blackledgemusic.tripod.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, April 7, 2006 at 5:30pm, New World Theater Event, UMass Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 www.umass.edu  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Guitarist/Puerto Rican Cuatro Player Jose Gonzalez)

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at 8:00am, 8:53am, 10:23am, 11:08am, 11:53am, 1:23pm & 2:08pm, Seven 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)

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 9:50am, School Assembly Program, Wilton High School, 395 Danbury Road, Wilton, Connecticut 06897. Tel: 203-762-0381 www.wilton.k12.ct.us/whs (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 2:00pm, Workshop/Presentation, Gallery, Three Rivers Community College, Mohegan Campus: 7 Mahan Drive, Norwich, Connecticut 06360. Tel: 860-886-0177 www.trcc.commnet.edu (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 7:00pm, Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari in Concert, Basinger Auditorium, Three Rivers Community College, Mohegan Campus: 7 Mahan Drive, Norwich, Connecticut 06360. Tel: 860-886-0177 www.trcc.commnet.edu Open to the public (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Thursday, April 13, 2006 at 7:00pm, Background Music - Equal Voicings, New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06052 www.nbmaa.org  http://blackledgemusic.tripod.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt)

Saturday, April 15, 2006 at 8:00pm, Connecticut Classical Guitar Society Showcase Concert www.ccgs.org, Guitar & Friends Series, Featuring two outstanding performers: Turkish classical guitarist Cem Duruoz, who has been praised for his sensitive and refined musicianship, and Lorena Garay from Puerto Rico, one of today’s most promising guitarists, who will perform with Trio Surcari playing Latin music on classical guitar and Andean instruments, UConn Hartford Campus Library Auditorium, University of Connecticut, 1800 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06117 www.hartford.uconn.edu Admission for CCGS Members: $5, General Admission: $15 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Monday, April, 17, 2006 at 1:00pm, Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari in Concert, Engleman Hall C112 Lecture Hall, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515. Tel: 888-500-SCSU www.southernct.edu Free and Open to the Public (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)   

Friday, April 28, 2006 at 2:00pm, Spanish Flamenco Workshop for 5th graders, Auditorium, Charter Oak School, 425 Oakwood Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110. Tel: 860-236-8506 www.whps.org/charter_oak  http://blackledgemusic.tripod.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt and Choreographer Alison Bogatay)

Saturday, April 29, 2006 at 7:30pm, A Collage of Fun at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Two unique exhibits have been allotted showroom space for your enjoyment, Morgan Great Hall, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.wadsworthatheneum.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Tuesday, May 2, 2006 at 6:30pm, Reception for Hamilton Sundstrand, Morgan Great Hall, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 www.wadsworthatheneum.org  www.michelentertainment.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 12:30pm & 1:30pm, Two School Assembly Programs, Cinco de Mayo Festival, Abraham Pierson School, Gymnasium, 75 East Main Street, Clinton, Connecticut 06413. Tel: 860-664-6502 www.clintonpublic.org/piersonhp.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, May 5, 2006 at 9:00am, 10:00am & 1:30pm, Three School Assembly programs, Cinco de Mayo Festival, Lewin G. Joel Elementary School, Cafeteria, 137A Glenwood Road, Clinton, Connecticut 06413. Tel: 860-664-6501 www.clintonpublic.org/joelhp.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, May 5, 2006 at 7:00pm, Live Music, Cinco de Mayo Dessert Night, Sweet Harmony Cafe and Bakery, 158 Broad Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06457. Tel 860-344-9646 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, May 6, 2006 at 6:00pm, National Society of Hispanic MBA's 9th Annual Destino Awards Celebration, Marriott Hartford Downtown, 200 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-249-8000 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, May 8, 2006 at 10:30am, School Assembly Program, Mill Ridge Intermediate School, 1 School Ridge Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06811. Tel: 203-797-4722 www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ct/221 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Monday, May 8, 2006 at 1:00pm, School Assembly Program, Mill Ridge Primary School, 49-A High Ridge Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06811. Tel: 860-797-4781 www.danbury.k12.ct.us/elemweb/MRPweb/index.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 1:30pm, School Assembly Program, Naubuc School, 84 Griswold Street, Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033. Tel: 860-652-7918 www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ct/332 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Saturday, May 13, 2006 at 1:00pm, Wedding Ceremony, Birch Meadow Banquet Facility, 6 East Dudley Town Road, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002. Tel: 860-242-9600 www.birchmeadowbanquet.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 5:30pm, Live Music, New London Main Street Spring Food Stroll 2006, Main Street, New London, Connecticut. New London Main Street's popular New London Historic Waterfront District Spring Food Stroll returns! Eat and shop your way around the world in only 26 blocks. Admission buttons are $25 in advance or $30 on the day of the Stroll. Admission includes a free drink coupon, samples of the signature dishes in all participating eateries, and merchant specials. (Students and children, $15, without a drink coupon.) Parking is available for $3 per vehicle at the Water Street Garage http://newlondonmainstreet.org/events/springfoodstroll06.php (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari - Duo)

"I will be away from Thursday, May 18, 2006 to Tuesday, May 23, 2006 on a trip to Puerto Rico."

Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 4:00pm, Wedding Ceremony, Parador Villas del Mar Hau, Road 466, Km 8.9, Montones Beach, Barrio Bajuras, Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662. Tel: 787-872-2045 www.paradorvillasdelmarhau.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Saxophonist Leonardo Garay, Percussionist Claus Mager, and Eugenio Huanca from Trio Surcari) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, May 26, 2006 at 10:00am, School Assembly Program, Hill Central Music Academy, Library, 140 DeWitt Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06519. Tel: 203-946-8680 www.nhps.net/schools/school.asp?ID=%7B7D1FBDB4-0D73-11D6-86C0-00902745F158%7D (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 4:45pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Eolia Mansion at Harkness Memorial State Park, 275 Great Neck Road, Waterford, Connecticut 06385 http://dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/eolia.htm (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay with Violinist Beth Peirce) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 5:00pm, Graduation Party, 176 Tumblebrook Drive, South Windsor, Connecticut 06074 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 12:00pm, Conference, Elms College, Cafeteria, 291 Springfield Street, Chicopee, Massachusetts 01013. Tel: 413-594-2761 www.elms.edu  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 5:00pm, "Ale & Trails," an evening of classical guitar music with Latin rhythms by Lorena Garay, hors d'oeuvres and beer provided by East Hartford's Olde Burnside Brewing Co. and the Cambridge House Brewpub in Granby. The cost is $10 a person. For details, visit www.hillstead.org, or call Cindy Cormier at 860-677-4787. Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, June 3, 2006 at 8:00pm, Birthday Party, 70 Rockadundee Road, Hampden, Massachusetts 01036 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari ) PRIVATE EVENT

Monday, June 5, 2006 at 6:00pm, Background Music During Open House, Charter Oak School, 425 Oakwood Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110. Tel: 860-236-8506 www.whps.org/charter_oak  http://blackledgemusic.tripod.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt)

Friday, June 9, 2006 at 6:00pm, Cocktail Hour of Testimonial Dinner, The Nutmeg Restaurant, 297 South Main Street (Route 5), East Windsor, Connecticut 06088. Tel: 860-627-7094 www.nutmegrestaurant.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 2:30pm, Wedding Ceremony, Mahan's Lakeview, 15 Grilley Road, Wolcott, Connecticut 06716. Tel: 203-879-9363  www.mahanscatering.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, June 16, 2006 at 12:30pm, Open House / Potluck Event, A. I. Prince Technical High School, Gymnasium, 500 Brookfield Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-951-7112  www.cttech.org/prince (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, June 16, 2006 at 6:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour, Woodwinds Banquet Facility, 29 School Ground Road, Branford, Connecticut 06405. Tel: 203-481-6577  www.weddingreports.com/servicedetails.cfm/vendorID/295 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 3:45pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, Ridge Club, Main Ballroom, 70 Country Club Road, Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563. Tel: 508-428-6800 www.thegolfcourses.net/golfcourses/MA/13001.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT 

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 7:00pm, Outdoors Summer Music Series at Sunken Garden, Porter-Phelps-Huntington Historic House Museum, 130 River Drive, Rte. 47, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035. Tel: 413-584-4699 www.vpa.org/museumsma.html  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, June 23, 2006 at 6:15pm, Wedding Reception, Saint Clement's Castle, 1931 Portland-Cobalt Rd, Portland, Connecticut 06480. Tel: 860-342-0593 www.saintclementscastle.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay / Performance by Lorena Garay with Violinist and Cellist) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, June 24, 2006 at 11:30am, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Dinner, Crystal Peak, 164 Torrington Road (Old Route 8), Winchester, Connecticut 06094. Tel: 860-379-7999 www.crystalwedding.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 1:00pm, Adoption Resource Center of Connecticut, Inc. Annual Family Reunion Picnic, Wickham Park, 1329 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, Connecticut 06040 www.wickhampark.org  www.arcct.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 5:00pm, Chamber of Commerce: Caribbean Night, The Delaney House Restaurant, The Tent, 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040. Tel: 413-532-1800 www.delaneyhouse.com  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Friday, June 30, 2006 at 5:00pm, Wedding Ceremony, Stanley Park, 400 Western Avenue, Westfield, Massachusetts 01085. Tel 413-568-9312 www.stanleypark.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 5:00pm, Graduation Party, 92 Speno Ridge, Rocky Hill, Connecticut 06067 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, July 9, 2006 at 4:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and 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

Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 11:00am, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, 500 Blake Street Cafe, 500 Blake Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515. Tel: 203-387-6653 / 203-387-0500 www.500blakestreetcafe.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Sarah Graumann) PRIVATE EVENT 

Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 5:00pm, Birthday Party / Christening, 150 Cambria Avenue, Newington, Connecticut  06111 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 6:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Reception, 160 Dudleyville Road, Leverett, Massachusetts 01054 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) PRIVATE EVENT

"I will be away from Saturday, July 29, 2006 to Sunday, July 30, 2006 on a trip to Pennsylvania."

Friday, August 4, 2006 at 5:00pm, Wedding Ceremony, Cocktail Hour and Dinner, 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

Saturday, August 5, 2006 at 11:00am, Civil Union Ceremony and Luncheon, Mermaid Inn of Mystic, 2 Broadway Avenue, Mystic, Connecticut 06355. Tel. 860-536-6223 www.mermaidinnofmystic.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 7:00pm, Concert, Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua, New Hampshire 03060. Tel: 603-589-4600 www.nashualibrary.org  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico) 

Friday, August 11, 2006 at 11:00am, Wedding Ceremony, St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06119 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 12:00pm, Wedding Ceremony and Cocktail Hour, North Haven Congregational Church, 28 Church Street, North Haven, Connecticut 06473. Tel: 203-239-5691 www.northhavenucc.org Fantasia, 404 Washington Avenue, North Haven, Connecticut 06473. Tel: 203-239-6652 www.fantasiawedding.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, August 25, 2006 at 6:00pm, Live Music During Happy Hour, The Grist Mill Restaurant, 44 Mill Lane, Farmington, Connecticut 06032. Tel: 860-676-8855. Reservations are advised www.thegristmill.net (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) 

Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 11:30am, Civil Union Ceremony, Quonset 'O' Club, 200 Lt. James Brown Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852. Tel: 401-885-2320 www.quonsetoclub.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 6:30pm, Wine and Tapas Event, Singing Beach Club, 117 Beach Street, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts 01944 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Sunday, August 27, 2006 at 5:30pm, Private Dinner, 88 Hillside Avenue, Milford, Connecticut 06460 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, September 9, 2006 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 Raindate: Sunday, September 10, 2006 www.danielsalazar.com Free Admission, Lawn Seating, Bring a Picnic! Bring your Friends! (Performance by Lorena Garay with The Daniel Salazar Ensemble and The Hartford Festival Orchestra)

Sunday, September 10, 2006 at 2:00pm, Blackledgemusic, Inc. Consortium Members Concert, New England Carousel Museum, 95 Riverside Avenue, Bristol, Connecticut 06010. Tel: 860-585-5411 http://blackledgemusic.tripod.com (Performance by Lorena Garay with Flutist Helene Rosenblatt and Choreographer Alison Bogatay)

Monday, September 11, 2006 at 5:00pm, Wedding Celebration, 671 Farmington Ave, Farmington, Connecticut 06032 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 2:30pm, Stone Soup Folk Festival at Slater Memorial Park, 8th Annual Pawtucket Arts Festival, Route 1A, Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02860. Tel: 401-728-0500, x 252 www.soup.org  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm  Free Admission (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 7:00pm, 60th Birthday Party, 44 Prattling Pond Road, Farmington, Connecticut 06032 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 11:30am, Luncheon to Celebrate Hacemos Day Hispanic Heritage Month, AT&T Company, Cafeteria, 84 Deerfield Lane, Room GC1, Meriden, CT 06450 www.hacemoshc.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Saturday, September 23, 2006 at 11:30am, Wedding Ceremony, Wickham Park, 1329 West Middle Turnpike, Manchester, Connecticut 06040 Tel: 860-528-0856 www.wickhampark.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Sunday, October 8, 2006 at 6:00pm, Live Music, Hartford International Jazz Festival 2006, 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)

Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 7:00pm, Wedding Reception, Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island 02809. Tel: 401-253-2707 www.blithewold.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, October 13, 2006 at 7:30pm, "A Night in Old San Juan", A concert with Roy Brown, Jose Gonzalez & Banda Criolla with Lorena Garay, and Special Guests Fernandito Ferrer, Walter Morciglia, and Tao Rodriguez (The Mammals), Bowker Auditorium, UMass Student Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, 80 Campus Center Way, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 www.umass.edu  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm  www.musicofpuertorico.com/en/roy_brown.html For Tickets: 413-545-1968 (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Banda Criolla and Singer/Songwriter Roy Brown)

Wednesday, October 18, 2006 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)

Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 5:00pm, Diversity and Inclusion Event with Guest Speakers Juan Andrade, Morella Carta, Honorable Mayor Eddie Perez and Dr. Elsa Nuñez, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., 690 Asylum Avenue, 22nd Floor, Hartford, Connecticut 06115 www.thehartford.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) 

Friday, October 20, 2006 at 12:00pm, Concert by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari, Research and Development Auditorium, Boehringer Ingelheim, 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06776. Tel: 800-243-0127 www.boehringer-ingelheim.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) PRIVATE EVENT 

Monday, October 23, 2006 at 6:30pm, Reception for Pratt & Whitney, Hartford/Windsor Marriott Airport, 28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut 06095. Tel: 860-688-7500 www.michelentertainment.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) 

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 7:00pm, Telemundo's Programming Presentation (Upfront), Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Hor'dourves, Wine and Beer Bar. Free Parking Available. Please RSVP by calling 860-956-1303 www.realartways.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 6:00pm, ING's Diversity Simposium and Awards Dinner, Hartford/Windsor Marriott Airport, 28 Day Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut 06095. Tel: 860-688-7500 www.ing-usa.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

Friday, October 27, 2006 at 8:00pm, Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari in Concert, Ethnic Heritage Concert Series, Basinger Auditorium, Three Rivers Community College, Mohegan Campus: 7 Mahan Drive, Norwich, Connecticut 06360 www.trcc.commnet.edu All Students Free. Suggested Public Donation: $5. For Information Call: 860-383-5216 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Saturday, October 28, 2006 at 4:30pm, 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

Monday, October 30, 2006 at 9:15am & 11:45am, La Musica Caribeña y Latinoamericana, Spanish Immersion Workshop & Performance, CT COLT Fall Conference, Session B-05, Crowne Plaza, 100 Berlin Road, Cromwell, Connecticut 06416. Tel: 800-971-4654 www.crowneplaza.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 1:00pm, Reception, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 544 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051. Tel: 860-229-4894 www.saintmarynb.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Sunday, November 5, 2006 at 5:00pm, Women & Family Life Center's 12th Annual Men Who Cook 2006 Fundraising Event, Guilford Yacht Club, 379 New Whitfield Street, Guilford, Connecticut 06437. Tel: 203-415-3427 www.gyc.com  www.womenandfamilylifecenter.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) 

Monday, November 6, 2006 at 6:00pm, Cocktail Hour and Dinner Party, Bond Hotel, 338 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) PRIVATE EVENT

"I will be away from Wednesday, November 8, 2006 to Saturday, November 10, 2006 on tour in Pennsylvania."

Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 8:00am & 9:15am, Two School Assembly Programs, West Junior High School Auditorium, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari with Guest Juan Carlos Carpio)

Friday, November 10, 2006 at 8:00am & 9:15am, Two School Assembly Programs, West High School Auditorium, Pocono Mountain School District, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania 18370 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari with Guest Juan Carlos Carpio)

Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 10:30am & 12:00pm, Two School Assembly Programs, Mt. Kisko Elementary School, Stage in Gymnasium, 47 West Hyatt Avenue, Mount Kisko, New York 10549. Tel: 914-666-2677 www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ny/1714 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 10:00am, School Assembly Program, King/Robinson Magnet School, Auditorium, 580 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06511. Tel: 203-946-8666 www.designshare.com/index.php/projects/king-robinson-magnet (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, November 17, 2006 at 7:00pm, Hispanic Heritage Night, "Salon Jardin", Holyoke Community Charter School, 2200 Northampton Street, Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040. Tel: 413-533-0111 www.hccs-sabis.net  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm Enjoy a night of music, dance, poetry and culture. Free and open to the public (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)

Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 5:30pm, Reception Honoring Dr. Elsa Nuñez, President of Eastern Connecticut State University, Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission Event, Atrium, Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, December 1, 2006 at 9:30am, School Assembly Program, Silvermine Elementary School, Stage in Gymnasium, 157 Perry Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850. Tel 203-899-2950 www.norwalk.k12.ct.us/silvermine (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, December 1, 2006 at 6:30pm, Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association Annual Awards Dinner, Hilton Hotel, Ballroom, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-728-5151 www.ctbar.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Sunday, December 3, 2006 at 1:00pm, Latin Music Workshop, St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 544 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051. Tel: 860-229-4894 www.saintmarynb.org (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)  

Thursday, December 7, 2006 at 7:00pm, Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari in Concert, Engleman Hall C112 Lecture Hall, Southern Connecticut State University, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06515. Tel: 888-500-SCSU www.southernct.edu Free and Open to the Public (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari) 

Friday, December 8, 2006 at 1:00pm, School Assembly Program, Chistopher Columbus School, Stage in Cafetorium, 69 Grand Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06513 www.nhps.net/columbus (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Friday, December 8, 2006 at 6:00pm, Fiesta de la Hispanidad, Vincent E. Mauro School, Stage in Cafetorium, 130 Orchard Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06511. Tel: 203-946-5970 www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ct/617 (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari)

Saturday, December 9, 2006 at 5:30pm, Company Holiday Party, Doubletree Hotel Bradley International Airport, 16 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks, Connecticut 06096 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)  

Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 4:00pm, Christmas Concert, Wethersfield United Methodist Church, 150 Prospect Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut 06109. Tel: 860-529-2025 www.wethersfieldchurch.org (Performance by Lorena Garay and Trio Surcari with Chancel Choir)

Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 7:30pm, TV Interview and Performance, Taping of TV Show: Adelante, NBC Channel 30, (TV Show will be broadcasted on Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 11:00am), 1422 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110 www.nbc30.com (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) 

Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 7:00pm, Parranda Navideña, The Hartford Club, 46 Prospect Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Tel: 860-522-1271 www.hartfordclub.com (Peformance by Lorena Garay with Percussionist Papo Sterling, Cuatro Player Jose Gonzalez and Flute Player Ahmed Gonzalez)

Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 2:00pm, Wedding Cocktail Hour and Dinner, BarLola Tapas Lounge, 160 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. Tel: 617-266-1122 www.barlola.com (Performance by Lorena Garay and Eugenio Huanca from Trio Surcari) PRIVATE EVENT

Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at 9:00am, Short Performance During Christmas Concert, Auditorium, Charter Oak School, 425 Oakwood Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut 06110. Tel: 860-236-8506 www.whps.org/charter_oak (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay)

Friday, December 22, 2006 at 7:00pm, HPN's 7th Annual Super Parranda Holiday Celebration, Featuring Jose Gonzalez & Criollo Clasico, Trio's Restaurant, 451 Franklin Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut 06114. Tel: 860-296-2552. Drink specials and optional buffet available. Sponsored by the Hispanic Professional Network www.hispanicportal.org  Donation: $10. For additional info, please contact HPN at 860-251-8307 http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)? ?Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 7:40pm, The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Christmas Eve Service, Church of the Good Shepperd, 155 Wyllys Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106. Tel: 860-525-4289 (Solo Performance by Lorena Garay) 

Tuesday, December 31, 2006 at 7:00pm, First Night Northampton 2007, Academy of Music, Downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, 01060 www.gazettenet.com/firstnight  http://members.tripod.com/~Lilor/index.htm (Performance by Lorena Garay with Jose Gonzalez and Criollo Clasico)


 

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