by SICA-USA | Nov 29, 2019 | Board
The SICA USA Board had a harmonious and productive meeting at Menucha on November 8, 2019. The meeting was attended by many of the board members: Paul Nelson, Rosetta Koach, Halimah Bellows, Ralph Davila and Hamilton Cheifetz. We heard a presentation from Fayra...
by Roberta Hoffman | Nov 5, 2019 | News
At the invitation of Rusydah Ziesel, Chair of SICA International, we had a Zoom conversation on Sunday, November 3 which was uplifting. Joining the call was Susilawati Bryant, Chair of SICA Canada and Paul Nelson, Secretary of SICA USA and yours truly, Chair of SICA...
by Roberta Hoffman | Sep 9, 2019 | News
I have been blessed to be a musician and to make my living doing something rewarding and fulfilling. Often my audience is made up of people of privilege, but recently I have been visiting prisons in Oregon, and the experiences have been profound and unforgettable. ...
by SICA-USA | Jul 15, 2019 | News
A story: In 1981, Bapak visited Los Angeles. An entertainment evening was planned which Bapak was going to attend, and I was not scheduled to play, so I appealed to my brother Morris McClellan, the M.C. for the show, and I asked him if I might play something. Morris...
by SICA-USA | Jul 10, 2019 | News
Sulfiati Magnuson created this report of the SICA Sunday Entertainment night at the recent National Gathering in Albuquerque, as well as the remarkable photograph art: Moments of pure, and mostly iconic entertainment in Albuquerque, that ended up in a bar! Drummers...