Check out my new music store

I got a music store set up at ReverbNation. It allows you to know where I'm playing, listen to my music and watch all the videos I've produced, as well as purchase each individual track from the "Piano Holidays" album. Take a look for yourself but I gotta say, I'm pretty impressed with what ReverbNation is able to offer!

ReverbNation Yuri Rashkin music store

Yuri's Update: Java Joys, Bop Ritual, Chalk Walk, Discover Janesville and more!

Hi Everyone,

In December you will be able to find me playing piano atJava Joys on December 17 starting at 7 pm.

On December 27 at 5 pm, I will be playing piano at theRotary Gardens for the Holiday Light Show.

It's the Holiday season so I am playing at private parties but I still got a few more open dates left so if you're putting together a gathering and looking for some great light background music, let me know!

My Christmas piano CD called Piano Holidays is available once again at Java Joys, Hedberg Public Library and soon you'll be able to find it at many of your favorite local retailers! Featuring your favorites like you've never heard them before as well as original compositions,Piano Holidays will provide you with over an hour of relaxing piano music centered around the Holidays.

My funk/RnB band Bop Ritual where I play bass and keys, will be at Sneakers in Janesville on November 27and December 18. We start to groove at 8 pm.

Bop Ritual will be playing at Latham West in Rockford on December 11 starting at 9 pm. Yet this month you can catch us at the Red Zone in Milton on November 24starting at 8 pm.

Check out www.BopRitual.com for our future times and dates! Looking to book a great dance band for your bar or a special event? Let me know!

Watch for the new episodes of Discover Janesvillefeaturing Janesville charter schools, finalists of Rock County 5.0 business contest, Woman's Club and UW-Rock County rolling out shortly on YouTube and on JATV! You can see highlights from the interviews atGazetteExtra.com and if you do not have Charter cable, you can see JATV anytime live at www.jatv.org.

The first annual Janesville Mile Chalk Walk was a great success. We had 60 entries and over 80 kids participated in this fun effort to decorate Janesville downtown. Efforts are already under way spearheaded by the Janesville Convention and Visitors Bureau to organize next year's Chalk Walk which we intend to be a huge event involving adult artists as well children and featuring some 3-dimensional works of art. If you are interested in being involved in this endeavor, let us know!

If you are interested in becoming more involved in serving your community, as the president of the Janesville Noon Lions, I would like you to think about joining our great club. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at noon at the Elk's Lodge on North Washington and guests are always welcome! Hope to see you there. Check out the introductory video atwww.JanesvilleNoonLions.org to learn more about us.

If you are a writer and want to see your editorials on local issues published (or preserved), email them to me and I will publish them on my blog designed to highlight local writers. Called the Bigger Stage, you can find it atwww.BiggerStage.blogspot.com.

Mark your calendars for February 11 and 12, 2011 when the United Arts Alliance (UAA) ArtsFest will take place at the Janesville Performing Arts Center and the Hedberg Public Library. As the president of the UAA, I'm here to tell that it will be a great event featuring a unique Friday night event / concert at JPAC celebrating local arts! Watch for details to be out shortly. Want to learn more about UAA? Check out our original jingle and promoright here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IddfJxqasUM&feature=related

Also, this past summer, UAA produced a series of concerts highlighting local performers called Summer Acoustic Series. Get to know Janesville stars by going towww.DiscoverJanesville.com orwww.RockCountyArts.com! Watch for a press release promoting the series (first ever JATV production fully posted on-line!) to be out shortly.

On a more personal note, I look forward to completing myMS in Communications at UW-Whitewater next June!

If you would like to be added or removed from this list, please let me know.

Have a great Holiday season and stay in touch!

Thank you,

Yuri

Update!

Hi Everyone,

In June you can catch me at the following locations:

This week I will be playing on Friday (June 11) at Java Joys at 1009 N Washington in Janesville from 7 until 9 pm.

Next week I will be playing at the Janesville Armory on Saturday, June 19 from 6 until 9 pm.

Week after that I will be at the Janesville Armory on Friday, June 25 from 6 until 9 pm.

I am staying quite busy this summer playing for several weddings and private parties but I still have a few dates available. Looking for a great piano sound to make your occasion special? Call or email me!

You can purchase my CDs at my performances as well as at several stores in the area (Java Joys, Bookworld, Fairview Florist, Gathering Place and others).

Discover Janesville is humming along and we have just taped two new episodes which were sponsored by Alliant Energy (thanks!!):

Episode #17 centered on the Future Leaders and includes interviews with Matt Kealy, Dave Marling, Sam Liebert and Britten Grafft. This episode is already available at DiscoverJanesville.com and is being broadcast on JATV.

Episode #18 centered on continuing to discover Janesville's attractions and includes interviews with Christine Rebout talking about the Janesville Mile, Meredith Helgerson and Brad Cantrell talking about the Tallman House business plan, John McCally talking about the Janesville Jets and Mark Dwyer talking about the Rotary Gardens. The episode was taped at the Rotary Gardens. Interviews from this show will begin to be posted online shortly and the program will be seen in its entirety on JATV in a week or two.

Janesville Mile maps version 2.0 are about to get into print and we are currently looking for local businesses who want to help us cover the printing expenses for the map. Also, the second Janesville Mile meeting will take place at the Rotary Gardens this Thursday, June 10 at 2 pm. If you believe that Janesville Mile is a marketing concept that is beneficial to our downtown and to your business, we hope to see you at the Rotary Gardens!

If you are interested in becoming more involved in serving your community, as the incoming president of the Janesville Noon Lions, I would like you to think about joining our great club. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at noon (!!) at the Elk's Lodge on North Washington and guests are always welcome! Hope to see you there.

If you are an artist - visual or performing - and are interested in getting wider exposure for your talents, as the president of the United Arts Alliance, I am inviting you to check out the UAA -www.RockCountyArts.com - and consider joining our organization. At this time we are working on putting together a directory of local artists, and if you are interested in being included, please send me an email.

If you are a writer and want to see your editorials on local issues published, email them to me and I will publish them on my blog designed to highlight local writers. It is called the Bigger Stage and you can find it at www.BiggerStage.blogspot.com.

You may have noticed that my postings on various blogs and websites which I maintain has slowed down lately because I have found Facebook to be an amazingly effective way of communicating with people. Therefore if you are on Facebook - look me up! I have a personal page, a music page, Discover Janesville page and others.

Have a great June and stay in touch!

Thanks!

Yuri

Music for Haiti videos

Last February I worked with Teresa Nguyen, Jim Lyke, Dan Fredricks and Ed Gansen to put together a benefit concert to help the Haiti relief efforts titled "Music for Haiti." Here are the two videos of my performance at the concert. The first video is of my original composition "Here We Are." The second video is an original arrangement of a Beatles medley.

Yuri's Music Update: Music for Haiti and the Janesville Armory

This week there are two opportunities for you to enjoy some relaxing
piano music. However, these will take place at nearly the same time -
here's the deal:

On Friday is the Music for Haiti concert where I will be performing
along with 9 other bands/performers. The concert starts at 6:30 and
goes until 9. It will take place at JPAC and there are no tickets to
purchase - suggested donation is $10. The concert will also feature:

Bop Ritual
Kyle E.
Kind of a Big Deal
The Go Deans
JP and the Jazz Combo
Altar Boy Picnic
Sapphire Strings
Triple Groove
Johnnie Can't Stop

On Friday I will also be playing at the Janesville Armory from 6 until
9. How will I pull this off may be an interesting question yet the
answer lies in the fact that I will be playing at the Music for Haiti
concert for 10 minutes, while I will be at the Armory for 3 hours. :)

Several of the bands featured in the concert will also be performing
at area venues later on Friday night.

On a not-music-related note: the Janesville Mile maps are out and
available in many downtown businesses. Pick up your copy and shoot me
an email with some feedback.

Thanks!

Yuri