SHIR SHALOM CALENDAR

SHIR SHALOM CALENDAR (updated January 18, 2012) Please call 1-866-542-0946 (toll-free) for more information on any event
WHEN	WHAT AND WHERE
Saturday January 28 6:30 PM	Secular Havdalah and Potluck Dinner. At the home of Kathy Kaplan in Mt. Laurel. After a secular Havdalah service and a potluck supper, Kathy will present a PowerPoint based on her 6-week Fulbright Fellowship in India last summer. The India presentation will include slides of the New Delhi and Kolkata synagogues, and .... the world-famous, best-beloved, much-venerated, and .... Jewish-owned Nahoum's bakery! (Mention Nahoum's to any Indian from Kolkata -- Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Buddhist -- and they will immediately become nostalgic about their childhood memories of Nahoum's Christmas fruitcake and other delectable baked goods!) Please RSVP to Kathy at kkscandia@comcast.net to arrange for a vegetarian/dairy potluck contribution and to get directions.
Fri. Feb. 10 or Sat. Feb. 11 (tentative)	Joint program with Jewish Children's Folkshul. At the Springside School, 8000 Cherokee Street in Chestnut Hill.
Saturday March 10 7:00 PM	Third Annual Purim Party & Silent Auction, to benefit Jewish Children's Folkshul. At Germantown Academy, 340 Morris Road, Fort Washington. Dust off your groggers and get ready for a crazy good time! Party with your Folkshul and Kehilla friends -- adults only! Eat, Drink (cash bar), Laugh, Masquerade (outrageous get-ups encouraged), Secular Megillah -- The Purim story retold as never before, Dance to live rock 'n' roll from the '60s-'80s by Stone Age. Hot Silent Auction Items: restaurant, gourmet shop, and pampering gift certificates; museums, sports, theater tickets; jewelry; art; wine & chocolate; exotica; antiques -- You never know what might be up for auction ... Reserve tickets now: $45 prepaid; $50 after February 29; purchase online at http://folkshul.org/. Germantown Academy is convenient via Route 309, Route 73, PA Turnpike or Bethlehem Pike. Easy access with no steps; disabled parking at the door. Additional donations are needed for the Silent Auction! Please consider offering your professional services or product as an auction item, and please solicit businesses in your area for tax-deductible contributions. The bigger the auction, the more money we'll raise. For more info about donations, contact Laura Richlin at laura@usgreenhome.com or 215-438-9551.
Saturday March 24 10 AM - 4 PM	Reason Rally. At the National Mall, Washington, DC. The Reason Rally is a movement-wide event sponsored by the country's major secular organizations. The intent is to unify, energize, and embolden secular people nationwide, while dispelling the negative opinions held by so much of American society ... and having a damn good time doing it! It will be the largest secular event in world history. There will be music, comedy, great speakers, and lots of fun ... and it's free! For more information, see http://reasonrally.org
April	Passover Seder. Location TBA.
Fri. May 11 or Sat. May 12 (tentative)	Secular Shabbat and Potluck Dinner. At the Loev-Balistra home in Bryn Mawr.
Friday June 22 6:30 PM	Annual Folk Dancing Potluck. At the Cohn-Dingfelder home in Bala Cynwyd. Enjoy a delicious potluck dinner, Shabbat celebration and Israeli Folk Dancing instruction under the stars at the home of Laura Cohn, Bill Dingfelder and Daniel Cohn Please RSVP to Laura for help in planning the potluck. A small contribution is requested to help pay Don Schillinger, our loyal dance instructor. Beginners are welcome, and don't forget to wear comfortable shoes! Call (610-667-5071) or e-mail (laurabillbc@gmail.com) to RSVP.