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Spanish concert at temple

DOWNEY - Cantor Ken Jaffe, accompanied by Daniel Spector, the Cale Band and the Tango Dangers, will perform the romantic and passionate music of Spain during a concert Jan. 14 at Temple Ner Tamid.The nearly two-hour concert will feature several familiar Spanish arias sung by Jaffe, including "The Impossible Dream" and other selections. The Cale Band, of Los Angeles, will play a solo set and collaborate with Jaffe in a Sephardic song. The Tango Dancers, a local troupe of professional dancers and instructors who regularly compete in Argentina, will demonstrate tango dancing as practiced in Buenos Aries. Rabbi Dany Mehlman and Bella Silverstein will be guest singers at the concert. The fundraiser will also feature raffles, including a grand prize of a week's stay in a furnished condo in Hawaii or other locations. Raffle tickets are $5 or $50 for a book of 12. Winners need not be present. General admission tickets to the concert are $22 or $42 for reserved section seats. To purchase concert or raffle tickets, call the temple office at (562) 861-9276.

********** Published: January 12, 2012 - Volume 10 - Issue 39