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IVORY & GOLD TRIO: RAGTIME FOR TULSA RAGTIME CONCERT

Nov. 13: 7:30 p.m., featuring Jeff and Anne Barnhart and Danny Coots, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa, Okla. Details from (800) 364-7111 or (918) 496-7111, www.MyTicketOffice.com or www.RagtimeForTulsa.com.

SHEIKS OF DIXIE

Nov. 16: 2-5 p.m., Potomac River Jazz Club 2008 annual meeting, Kena Temple Annex, 9001 Arlington Blvd., Fairfax, Va. Details from www.prjc.org

LORI LEA'S SWINGIN' DIXIELANDERS

Nov. 23: 1-4 p.m., HAGS event at Elks Lodge-Pompano Beach, 700 N.E. 10th St., Pompano Beach, Fla.

AARON WEINSTEIN QUARTET

Nov. 16: 2 p.m., Brooklawn American Legion Hall, Browning Rd. and Railroad Ave., Brooklawn, N.J. Details from www.tristatejazz.org or (856) 234-5147.

BEAR CAT JASS BAND

Nov. 9: 4-7 p.m., McNamara's Pub, 5600 Newport Rd., Camillus, N.Y. Details from (315) 652-0547.

IVORY & GOLD TRIO

Nov. 14: 7 p.m., First Christian Church, 200 S. Limit, Sedalia, Mo. Benefit for Scott Joplin Foundation. Call 826-271 for tickets or purchase at the door. All seating is general admission. Nov. 16: 2-5 p.m., Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 FeeFee Rd. (Old Parkway H.S.), St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis Jazz Club event. Info from www.stlouisjazzclub.org or (314) 837-4089.

MIDIRI BROTHERS

Nov. 16: 2-5:30 p.m., Glendora Ballroom, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, Ill. An Illiana event.

JERRY RIFE AND HIS RHYTHM KINGS

Nov. 9: Moose Lodge, Easton, Pa. A Pennsylvania Jazz Society event. Info from (610) 258-2082; www.pajazzsociety.org

SALUTE TO JAY LEONHART

Dec. 11: 8 p.m., Tribeca Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers St., New York City, N.Y. Info from (2121) 220-1460; www.TribecaPac.org

BOB MILNE

Nov. 8:  3 p.m.,  World Kite Museum, 303 Sid Snyder Dr. SW, Long Beach, Wash. 360-244-0669. merry-b@hotmail.com, Nov. 9: 3 p.m.,  Mason County Community Concert Assn., Shelton High School Auditorium, 3737 N. Shelton Springs Rd., Shelton, Wash., (360) 426-1842, bivalves@earthlink.net. Nov. 14: 7 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ontario, Ore., (541) 889-4663, jdinsmore@eou.edu. Nov. 15:  Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, Ore., (541) 994-9994. www.lincolncityarts.com. lincolncityarts@embarqmail.com. Nov. 21: 5 p.m.. Dinner. Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, Calif., (650) 854-3604. Nov. 23:  2 p.m., Church of the Red Rocks, 54 Bowstring Dr., Sedona, Ariz., (928) 282-7963. www.musicatrr.org. Nov. 25: 7 p.m., Auburn Education Foundation at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Auburn, Calif., (540) 878-0228. Dec. 7: 7 p.m., Old Town Music Hall, 140 Richmond St., El Segundo, Calif. (310) 322-2592, http://otmh.org.  Dec. 13, 14: 2:30 p.m.,  West End Theatre, Blackwater, Mo., (660) 846-4411 or 660-846-4511. www.blackwater-mo.com. Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve: 7-11 p.m., “First Night St. Pete,” St. Petersburg, Fla.  Check for details at 727,823-8906 firstnightstpete@earthlink.net.

THE VITAPHONE PROJECT

Nov. 16: 1:30 p.m., rare 35mm restored Vitaphone shorts from 1926 to 1929, Portage Theater,  4050 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60641. Pre-program and intermission entertainment provided by the West End Jazz Band and Dennis Scott at the organ (1:40 to 2:30 p.m.) Films begin at 2:30 p.m. All talkies featuring Gus Arhnheim and His Orchestra; J. C. Flippin; Ben Bernie; Burns and Allen; Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy; Al Jolson and more.

MAUD HIXSON

Nov. 8: (with Robert Bell and Keith Boyles), Refuge on the River, 101 5th Ave. So., Bayport, Minn. (651) 275-0350, www.refugeontheriver.com. Nov. 9, 29: (with Twin Cities Hot Club), 8-11 p.m., The Times Bar and Cafe, 201 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, Min. (612) 617-8098, www.timesbarandcafe.com. Nov. 14: (with Rick Carlson, Terry Burns and Nathan Norman), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Cue at the Guthrie Theater, 806 S. 2nd St., Minneapolis, Minn., (612) 225-6499, cueatguthrie.com. Nov. 22: (with Reynold Philipsek), 7-10 p.m., Sage Wine Bar, 730 Main St., Hwy. 110 and Dodd Rd., Mendota Heights, Minn., (651) 452-7000.  Details from www.maudhixson.com

THE SWING LEGACY

Nov. 14: 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Swing Dance (admission $12, students $10). Boston Swing Central, St Mary's Church, 8 Inman St (Central Sq), Cambridge, Mass. Swing dance lesson 8-9 p.m., easy parking, http://bostonswingcentral.org/

BRIAN KEENAN, SOLO PIANO

Jan. 11: 2 p.m., Woodbury Central Park Amphitheatre, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury, Minn. Free. Info: (651) 714-3515.

JIM FRYER

Nov. 13: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Silvermine Tavern, Norwalk, Conn. With Bearcats Jazz Band., www.silverminetavern.com.

JOHN BURNETT SWING ORCHESTRA DELMARK CD RELEASE PARTY

Nov. 9:  6-9:30 p.m., FitzGerald's. 6615 Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, Ill., (708) 788-2118. www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com myspace.com/FitzGeraldsNightclub, www.JohnBurnettOrchestra.com, www.myspace.com/johnburnettorchestra

SUE PALMER & MOTEL SWING

Nov. 16: 1 p.m., Mississippi Ballroom, Lafayette Hotel & Suites, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, Calif. An AFCDJS event. (619) 297-5277; www.dixielandjazzfestival.org

BUTCH THOMPSON with RHYTHM

Nov. 20: 6:30 p.m., Straw Hat Pizza, 2929 Mather Field Rd., Rancho Cordova, Calif. Info: (916) 363-5050.

HAL SMITH'S RHYTHMAKERS

(with Ted Thomas, Clint Baker, Carl Sonny Leyland, Katie Cavera, Marty Eggers) Dec. 30: "Swingin' the New Year" - Cypress Ballroom, 3665 Park Blvd., San Diego, Calif. Information: (619) 255-1319. www.2plyswing.com

REBECCA KILGORE and FRIENDS

Nov. 15: 5 p.m., (with Chris Tyle, Hal Smith, Ray Skjelbred, Matt Weiner) New Orleans Creole Restaurant, 114 1st Ave. S., (Pioneer Square),  Seattle, Wash. Nov. 16: 12:30 p.m., (with Ray Skjelbred, Chris Tyle, Matt Weiner, Hal Smith),  Ballard Elks, 6411 Seaview Ave. N.W., Seattle, Wash. A PSTJS event. www.pstjs.org.  Nov. 21: (with Robert Moore and trio TBA), 8-11 p.m., The Bijou Cafe, 132 SW Third Ave., Portland, Ore., (503) 222.3187. Nov. 22, 28: (with Dave Frishberg, piano), 7:30-10:30 p.m., Rafati's Encore 310,  310 SW Lincoln St., University Place Hotel, Portland, Ore., (503) 228.0310. Further details: www.rebeccakilgore.com

BOB SCHULZ'S FRISCO JAZZ BAND

Dec. 14: 12-5 p.m., Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, Calif. Info from www.sacjazz.org

JIM ROTHERMEL

Nov. 9: 12-5 p.m., Dante Club, 2330 Fair Oaks Blvd., Sacramento, Calif. Info from www.sacjazz.org

FRANZ JACKSON CLELEBRATION PRESENTS MARCUS BELGRAVE JAZZ EXPERIENCE

Nov. 8: 6 p.m., Wood Fire Italian Trattoria & Encore School of the Arts, Dowagiac, Mich. Details from www.franzjackson.com or www.woodfiredining.com

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