Dear friends-

It always seems to me that the end of the year speeds up, as if to pack in everything it wanted to before the year is out, and this year is no exception. Despite the hectic-ness, I hope you’re enjoying the season and spending time with people you love. MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANNUKAH, HAPPY KWANZAA and Happy Winter Solstice to you and yours, and THANK YOU once again for being a part of my year. Here’s to a prosperous and fun 2008!

IN THIS UPDATE:
1. New pix
2. CT television show re-airings
3. NYC January 5 New Year’s show
4. LifeBEAT Superstar Artists CD
5. Final charity downloading week

1. NEW PHOTOS are up for your viewing pleasure on my Myspace page, if you do that kinda thing: www.myspace.com/cassandrakubinski There are some from David Ippolito’s Year-End concert at the JCC Theatre in NYC last Monday, and some from the set of the rock/movie musical Clear Blue Tuesday!

2. “BETTER CT? and “JOY FOR THE KIDS? will be re-aired on Channel 3 WFSB in CT in case you missed them. “Joy for the Kids?, the charity concert at Hartford Stage, presented by Scot Haney (Channel 3 weatherman), will re-air on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (check your local listings for exact times). I chat and sing backup on a song with him towards the end of the show.
My “Better Connecticut? episode, the daytime talk/entertainment show, will re-air next Friday, December 28 at 10 AM. You’ll see me playing a new holiday song I wrote, “Doesn’t Feel Like December? and singing “Stable Song? from the Christmas in CT CD.

3. Ring in 2008 with a WEEKEND SHOW in NYC- mark the calendar now and join us at one of my new favorite venues.

Saturday, January 5, 9:30 PM
Googie’s Lounge (154 Ludlow St, b/t Stanton and Rivington, above The Living Room)
NO COVER, 1 drink min, Tip Jar passed for whatever you feel the music is worth
Take the FV to 2nd Ave
Kerry Politzer, jazz singer/songwriter, plays at 7:30 PM
www.livingroomny.com

4. Excited to say that I’m on the 2007 LIFEBEAT HEARTS AND VOICES SUPERSTAR CD, a compilation of LifeBEAT’s favorite and best volunteer artists of the year. After playing in the AIDS hospitals of Manhattan all year, it’s quite an honor. “Racecar? is Track 2 on the CD. I remember at one of the AIDS houses, after I played that song, a resident jumped up, ran to the other room, came back with a hand drum, and asked if I could play it again- and then played along with me. To learn more about LifeBEAT, the Music Industry Fights AIDS, go to www.lifeBEAT.org

Tell you what- the first TWO people who order a CD Bundle after reading this email will get the LifeBEAT Superstars CD FREE with your CD order (which, of course, is shipping-free!) Wow. I sound like a PBS infomercial.

5. FINALLY, there is about a week left to download any of my music at iTunes, EMusic, Rhapsody, etc and 25% of the download sales will go directly to LifeBEAT and heart disease prevention. So, please forward this along (or just this portion of the email) to anyone who likes music, and we can raise some good money for these worthy causes this holiday. Thank you so much to anyone who has done this already.

With holiday love and thanks-
Cassandra

In this update:

1. David Ippolito's Year-End show in NYC 12/17
2. Holiday downloading continues
3. Weekend review

1. For those in the NYC area, and many around the world, DAVID IPPOLITO is better known as "That Guitar Man From Central Park", that guy who plays by the 72nd street boathouse every warm Saturday of the year, sometimes for up to 6 hours, usually to a grassy hill FILLED with people singing along- locals, tourists, and everyone in between.

His YEAR-END CONCERT is next Monday, and I'll be singing with him on a variety of songs: doing backup and songs we wrote together. I've been in the audience for this show the past 2 years. Can't find a more fun, warm, entertaining holiday evening for 20 bucks anywhere. Come check it out!

Monday, Dec. 17
7:30 PM
The JCC Theatre (76th/Amsterdam)
All ages, $20
Tix: 646-505-5708

Check www.thatguitarman.com for details and to contact David for seats.

My next SOLO SHOW will be January 5, 2008, at Googie's Lounge at 9:30 PM (on a Saturday!)

2. Thanks to all who are downloading music for LifeBEAT and heart disease prevention this December! It really does make a difference. Want to help out?
Go to iTunes, Rhapsody, E-Music, Snocap, or wherever you buy your downloads, look for Cassandra Kubinski, and download all the songs you like...and 25% of the proceeds will go to LifeBEAT, the Music Industry Fights AIDS, and local heart disease prevention centers.

Already own "Hold the Sun" and "hiding underneath"? Forward this email to a friend at work, school, or home who might wanna check out some new music for a good cause. Thanks!

3. WEEKEND REVIEW. A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support the Opera House Players concerts last weekend, braving the snow Friday night, especially. Together, we raised over $700 for the Opera House, and I am so grateful to you for helping to do that.

Also had the chance to sing at Hartford Stage on Monday with Channel 3 WFSB's SCOT HANEY, in his annual Joy for the Kids concert. What a blast! We sang "Mystic Christmas Moon," from the great holiday CD CHRISTMAS IN CT II (www.brightlightsmusic.com- pick up your copy). Backstage, I hung out with UCONN basketball coach Geno Auriemma, 96.5 TIC radio personality Damon Scott, "Better CT"'s Kara Sundlun, and lots more GREAT people who donated their time to raise money for the Channel 3 Kids Camp.

Also, don't forget :

Buy Hold the Sun for only $13.99

Buy Both Hold the Sun AND Hiding Underneath for an amazing $19.99

Enjoy the Christmakwannukah season!

In this update:

1. Opera House benefits Friday/Saturday
2. Holiday downloading continues

1. THIS WEEK on Friday and Saturday evening, the Opera House Players welcome us into their beautiful theatre, for our biggest shows of the year (and also our LAST shows of 2007).

If you DON'T live in CT/Western MA but know someone who does, send them on over to support the Opera House's 2008 season, and, of course, catch a great show.

It's official- my FULL BAND will be there to rock both nights, and I'm thrilled to catch my openers:

COLUMBIA FIELDS (in rare acoustic form) on Friday night, and JAMES ADAMO on Saturday.

Columbia Fields has been making waves in CT appearing on Channel 3's "Better CT" and getting played by Gary Craig on 96.5 TIC, and James Adamo just released his solo debut record, "Piece It Together" to a crowd of over 100 people in NY this Fall. Don't miss them!

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE IN ADVANCE if you want to GUARANTEE your seats, or you can certainly show up and buy tickets AT THE DOOR. No service charges, no taxes, no fees :-)

Info:
The Holiday Benefit Concerts for the Opera House Players

Friday, Dec 7 and Saturday, Dec 8
8 pm
The Broad Brook Opera House (107 Main Street, Broad Brook, CT 06016) (it's about a mile off Rte 91)

All ages, family appropriate
Tix $12
Proceeds benefit the Opera House Players (community theatre where i got my start)

GUARANTEED SEATING tickets available now at www.CKubinski.com Tickets also available AT THE DOOR both nights

Parking right at the theatre or across the street is free.

CT band COLUMBIA FIELDS opens the Friday night show My guitarist and singer/songwriter JAMES ADAMO opens the Saturday night show

2. Thanks to all those who have already downloaded our music in support of AIDS and heart disease causes this season- this will continue all Dec, thru New Year's, so feel free to send this email onward to anyone who might like our music and want to support LifeBEAT or heart disease causes.

We are downloadable on iTunes, Rhapsody, EMusic, Snocap, and pretty much everywhere else...

Also, don't forget :

Buy Hold the Sun for only $13.99

Buy Both Hold the Sun AND Hiding Underneath for an amazing $19.99

Happy December!