[UC] Fwd: Fire Cats in need of short-term fostering

[Linda]

From: Susan Finkelstein 
Date: November 30, 2011 10:54:31 PM EST
To: 
Subject: [UCNeighbors] Fire Cats in need of short-term fostering

Hi, all! A couple of months ago, some friends had posted a note for  
me on this list after we suffered a terrible house fire over at  
Springfield and St. Bernard. It was a call for help placing my cats  
who had survived the fire (sadly, we lost a third recently due to  
complications from the event) in temporary foster homes. The  
response was wonderful: I managed to place 8 cats in 8 separate  
foster homes: a minor miracle for anyone who has ever tried to find  
foster homes for animals. It was a huge relief for me, amid all the  
chaos and grief and stress surrounding the fire and the ensuing  
issues.


Needless to say, our house is nowhere near on the schedule for  
reconstruction originally given to us by the contractors (wrangling  
with the insurance and mortgage companies mostly to blame). As a  
result, I am now faced with needing to find new foster homes for two  
cats within the next week or so (of course, our house is nowhere  
near the completion date that the contractors originally gave us),  
and was wondering if you might know of any folks who would be  
willing to take a cat in for something like 4-6 weeks.


Habib, a 13-year-old neutered fat "creamsicle" cat (I call him that  
because he is orange and white), is very funny, friendly, and  
talkative, and his current foster parents love him, but have  
obligations to be away come mid-December and cannot continue to care  
for him. Martini is an orange tabby, neutered, about 6 years old,  
but FeLV positive. He has NEVER exhibited any signs of illness (he  
was minutes away from euthanasia as a tiny kitten in the ER at the  
Penn Vet Hospital, where I worked, when I whisked him home), so he  
appears to be a carrier of the virus, but it would be best for him  
to be in a home without other cats, or maybe with other cats who  
also have tested positive. Currently, he is sequestered in one room  
in a neighbor's house (due to another resident cat), and cries a  
lot, and is very lonely. It breaks my heart. He is a true people cat  
and seems very depressed without human companionship.


If you or anyone you know might be interested, please don't hesitate  
to contact me at susani...@msn.com or 215-435-5273. Thanks so much!


http://groups.google.com/group/ucneighbors?hl=en

[UC-Announce] Wed 12/7: Tori Ensemble, Korean traditional and experimental music

[Daniel Flaumenhaft]

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm

Tori Ensemble
Korean classical and experimental music 

“Amid all the painful attempts to modernize traditional music there sometimes 
comes a work that reinvents traditional music with such authenticity, power and 
originality that all you can do is drink it in with grateful ears.” – 
Washington Post 

Crossroads Music at the Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street
$8-24

The Tori Ensemble represents a collaboration among some of the most respected 
musicians of the Korean classical tradition and the New York avant-garde scene, 
transcending musical borders in its acclaimed work that mingles jazz, new 
music, and ancient Korean traditions ranging from shamanistic rituals to 
pansori vocals. Composed of Korean masters and leading names from New York,s 
cutting-edge music scene, the group features Yoon Jeong Heo (geomungo-zither), 
Isabel Castellvi (cello), Kang Kwon Soon (vocals), Young Chi Min (daegum-flute, 
changgo-drum), Ned Rothenberg (clarinets, shakuhachi-flute), and Satoshi 
Takeishi (percussion). 

Music samples, tickets, and more information - 
http://crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=3109

--

Also, don't forget this is a multi-concert week:

Sunday, December 4 at Calvary
The Chornobyl Songs Project: Living culture from a lost world
Village Songs from Ukraine performed by Ensemble Hilka (NYC, part of the Center 
for Traditional Music and Dance’s Ukrainian Wave Community Cultural Initiative) 
led by music director and song collector Yevhen Yefremov (Ensemble Drevo, Kyiv)

Sunday, December 11 at Calvary:
Elaine Hoffman Watts & Susan Lankin Watts
Philadelphia’s greatest klezmer dynasty returns to Crossroads
“A 3rd-generation klezmer, the mother of a next generation of klezmorim, and a 
raucous, wonderful storyteller. The Philly sound in full force and 
dance-compelling splendor.” – Ari Davidow
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