While we are busy planning the SECOND annual Boston Jewish Music Festival for March 6-20, 2011, I'd like to share some of the incredible successes we accomplished this past year. And all of it was made possible by everyone who attended events, by the artist who performed, by the volunteers, the donors both large and small, the custodians, the sound technicians, the printers. So many people had so much to do with this incredible success.

• Over 5000 participants

• 17 Concerts and Workshops 

• More than 20 Program Partners

• Events held across Greater Boston in Boston, Cambridge, Dedham, Framingham, Natick, Sharon and Waltham

• Over 8000 Web Site Visits

All this, on a just a shoestring budget.

Keep checking in on this blog for festival anecdotes and updates on future plans. And please share your favorite festival stories here, too.

The Boston Phoenix has published a terrific article on the Music Festival. A big shout out to Jon Garelick for his fine work that captured so much of the spirit. Nice picture of Ruth Dolores Weiss, too! Hope you have your tickets--they are going fast!

You can read the article here: http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/97500-jew-note/

Jim 

Lats night, I went to the New Center for Arts and Culture program with Roger Bennett on the history of Jewish albums.  In emailing Roger, I discovered these great Chanukah cards that are supporting his research. Here's the link to them. http://www.idelsohnsociety.com/products.html

And speaking of Chanukah, don't forget that Rick Recht, will be performing a special Community Chanukah Concert on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 7PM Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline.  Tickets for this event are $12 each, with a maximum of $45 per family and can be purchased online at www.congki.org, or by calling 617.277.9155 x215.  Tickets are also available in the synagogue office, or at Kolbo Judaica Shop, 437 Harvard Street, Brookline. This is great way to for the entire family to celebrate Chanukah together.

But the ultimate present this year? How about tickets to a Boston Jewish Music Festival event? We're hoping to have our ticketing system set-up in time for your holiday gift giving What could be better than concert tickets in one of those historic album Chanukah cards?