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    MBIRA Event Calendar

    Date
    Type of Event
    Event
    9 July 2010 Concert Berkeley, CA: Intimate mbira house concert welcoming Renold & Caution Shonhai, with Erica Azim. 8 pm. $20. At Mbira House. For advance tix or more info, email Erica
    10-17 July 2010 Workshop: Mbira and more Berkeley, CA: 8-day residential Mbira Camp with Renold & Caution Shonhai and Erica Azim. All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $400 non-refundable deposit due now, total fee is $750. Or, half camp for $375.
    20 July 2010 Workshops: Singing,Traditional Healing Berkeley, CA: evening workshops with Renold & Caution Shonhai: 7-8 pm Shona Traditional Songs, 8:15-9:45 pm Traditional Shona Healing. At Mbira House. $15 per workshop or $25 for both. To enroll or for more info, email Erica
    24-31 July 2010 Workshop: Mbira and more Berkeley, CA: 8-day residential Mbira Camp with Renold & Caution Shonhai and Erica Azim. All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $400 non-refundable deposit due now, total fee is $800. Or, half camp for $400.
    7-14 August 2010 Workshop: Mbira and more Berkeley, CA: 8-day residential Mbira Camp with Renold & Caution Shonhai and Erica Azim. All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $400 non-refundable deposit due now, total fee is $800. Or, half camp for $400.
    8 August 2010 Concert Berkeley, CA: Mbira concert with Renold & Caution Shonhai and Erica Azim at Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., 8 pm. Ticket info. New location is next to Berkeley BART station.
    15 August 2010 Singing Workshop Berkeley, CA: 1:30 - 3:00 pm. Learn a capella songs sung in Zimbabwean villages with Renold & Caution Shonhai at Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., $25. Registration info. New location is next to Berkeley BART station.
    15 August 2010 Intro to Mbira Workshop Berkeley, CA: 3:30 - 5:30 pm. Learn to play Zimbabwean mbira - no experience required, instruments provided! At Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., $25. Registration info. New location is next to Berkeley BART station.
    20-22 August 2010 Festival Zimfest 2010 - see zimfest.org
    September 2010 Weekend workshops to be announced.
    8-10 October 2010 Workshop: Mbira New York City Intensive Mbira Weekend Workshop with Erica Azim: All levels. No experience required, instruments available. On E. 13th in the East Village. $250 if non-refundable deposit of $150 postmarked by 27 August, $275 after 27 August.
    15-17 October 2010 Workshop: Mbira Boston, MA: Intensive Mbira Weekend Workshop with Erica Azim: All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $250 if non-refundable deposit of $150 postmarked by 3 Sep., $275 after 3 Sep.
    22-24 October 2010 Workshop: Mbira Berkeley, CA Intensive Mbira Weekend Workshop with Erica Azim: All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $200 if non-refundable deposit of $125 postmarked by 10 September, $225 after 10 September.
    5-7 November 2010 Workshop: Mbira Portland, OR Intensive Mbira Weekend Workshop with Erica Azim: All levels. No experience required, instruments available. $200 if non-refundable deposit of $125 postmarked by 24 September, $225 after 24 September.
    12-14 November 2010 Workshop: Mbira Vancouver, BC, Canada weekend mbira workshop with Erica Azim, all levels welcome. No experience required, instruments available. US$225 if non-refundable deposit of US$150 postmarked by Oct. 1st, US$250 after Oct. 1st. For local details, contact Chris Sallis.
    16-23 April 2011 Workshop: Mbira Argentina Mbira Camp: 8-day residential Mbira Camp with Erica Azim. All levels. No experience required, instruments. available. $400 non-refundable deposit due Feb. 1st, total fee is $800. $750 if full fee paid by Feb. 1st. Inquire regarding discounted fee for residents of South America only.
    Contact erica@mbira.org for questions, workshop enrollment, and concert details.
    MBIRA, Box 7863, Berkeley, CA 94707-0863, USA, tel (510) 548-6053, fax (510) 548-2454, email info@mbira.org