Parlor Performances @ Steinway Hall Presents

 Singing Political Satirist Roy Zimmerman’s REAL AMERICAN!
"A latter-day Tom Lehrer." Los Angeles Times

Friday, January 23^rd, 8:00 PM

Steinway Hall is located in the basement of Fields Piano Store 

12121 Pico Blvd., West LA

Tickets are $25

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ROY ZIMMERMAN SINGS “REAL AMERICAN” SONGS

Roy Zimmerman took his satirical songs to Real America last year, driving 12,000 miles and flying 12,000 more to do 107 shows in 47 states before the election.

He brings his show “Real American” to Steinway Hall in West Los Angeles, Friday, January 23rd at 8:00 PM.

“Real American” will feature new material infused with Zimmerman’s on-the-road experiences and driven, as always, by the headlines.

He says, “In this election we heard a lot about ‘Real America’ as exemplified by Joe, whose name isn’t Joe, the Plumber, who’s not a plumber.”  In one new song, Zimmerman imagines what Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher’s hit single might sound like.

Along the way, Zimmerman played events at both Democratic and Republican national conventions, and joined forces with activist singer Holly Near for a series of “Sing Out the Vote Ohio” concerts.

His songs are heard on NPR, Air America and Sirius Radio.  His YouTube videos have garnered over two million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent.

The Los Angeles Times says, “Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society’s foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer.”

You may want to take a look and a listen below…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0PysSmwaGA&feature=channel_page  Colbert edited Defenders of Marriage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlcULT1AjsM&feature=channel_page   Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwaanza …

http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman   Thanks for the Support

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bja2ttzGOFM&feature=channel_page  Defenders of Marriage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwiPsgRrOs&feature=channel_page  Creation Science 101

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Benefit Concert for Gaza  

Saturday, January 24^th, 6:00 PM  

USC Bovard Auditorium - 3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles 90089

Hosted by Muslim Public Affairs Council

Featuring Michelle Shocked, Mark Gonzales, Omar Offendum & The Zaytouna Dabkah Group & The MESTO Orchestra

For more information on the event, please email: benefit@mpac.org or call: 213-383-3443

Click here to buy tickets now.
Tickets sold before January 24th are $20 for adults, $15 for students.
All tickets sold at the door will be $25.

The Gaza Benefit Concert is an opportunity to raise our voices for the voiceless people of Gaza, who are suffering horrifically from Israel’s brutal attack on their neighborhoods.

Why Are We Doing This?

In only three weeks, the invasion of Gaza has claimed the lives of 1,200 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. We believe that military action and senseless killing on both sides are not the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Music is a powerful tool of creativity, reflection and action. Through this apolitical event, we hope to raise awareness of the conflict, raise funds for humanitarian relief, and mobilize the public to action.

Bringing together musicians, actors and civic leaders, the Gaza Benefit Concert is an opportunity to raise our voices for the voiceless people of Gaza, who are suffering horrifically from Israel’s attack on their neighborhoods. The event is organized by the MPAC Foundation and all proceeds will benefit Islamic Relief and KinderUSA, two humanitarian organizations who are already working on the ground in Gaza to provide food, medicine and other much-needed supplies to the 1.5 million residents of Gaza.

Michelle Shocked is a masterfully soulful singer-songwriter whose music is influenced by her Texas roots, her political activism, and a self-assured style. Mark Gonzales is a playwright, an HBO Def Jam Poet and performance lecturer.   Omar Offendum is a Syrian-American hip-hop artist and producer.

The concert will also feature a special performance by Zaytouna, a Dabkah group which presents a mixture of contemporary and traditional Palestinian Dabkah dance, & Dr. Nabil Azzam and the MESTO orchestra. MESTO is a 44-piece Multi-Ethnic Star Orchestra dedicated to performing music from the Middle East & around the world.

About the MPAC Foundation

Our vision is to educate fellow Americans with an accurate understanding of Islam.

Our mission is to engage in the research and development of issues related to human rights, democracy and pluralism; to educate all Americans regarding the teachings of Islam; and to serve the Muslim American community and promote the Islamic values of mercy, justice, peace, human dignity, freedom, and equality for all.

The Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation will hold a Gaza Benefit Concert on Saturday, January 24th at USC Bovard Auditorium (map to USC Bovard Auditorium) to raise awareness of current crisis and raise money to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

Bringing together musicians, actors and civic leaders, the Gaza Benefit Concert is an opportunity to raise our voices for the voiceless people of Gaza, who are suffering horrifically from Israel’s attack on their neighborhoods. The event is organized by the MPAC Foundation and all proceeds will benefit Islamic Relief & KinderUSA, two humanitarian organizations who are working on the ground in Gaza today.

Islamic Relief and KinderUSA are locally based organizations who are already working on the ground in Gaza to provide food, medicine and other much-needed supplies to the 1.5 million residents of Gaza.

Islamic Relief, named a "Four Star Charity" by Charity Navigator (America’s largest charity evaluator), has been helping the Palestinian people since 1994, providing food aid, medical relief, small business loans, and orphan sponsorships, among other services. Since opening its Gaza City office in 1998, Islamic Relief has also established educational enhancement centers, care programs for psychologically traumatized children and a school for the deaf.

KinderUSA is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 by a group of American physicians and humanitarian relief workers. KinderUSA is an accronym for Kids in Need of Development, Education, and Relief that strives to develop creative solutions to long-standing problems believing that all children are entitled to their inherent rights of survival, health, shelter and education. KinderUSA puts into action programs to ensure these rights are not forgotten.

For more information on the event, please email us or call 213-383-3443.
Please donate to the MPAC Foundation to support our work.