# Event Details - **Event Name**: ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 11 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 11 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: ???? ??? ????: ???????, AUG 11, ?-?:???? ?????: ??????? (??? ??? ??? ???? ???!!)(Electric Zither, Piano, Percussion, Voice, etc) 6-7:20pm - Class w/ Laraaji - Laughter Release Playshop 7:30-9:30pm - Open Jam w/ live music by Laraaji WHERE: Montague Retreat Center, 177 Ripley Rd. Montague, MA _______________ ???? (??????? ?????): ????? ????:$??-??, ??? ????: $??-??, ?????&???: $??-?? - Cash at event - Check to Moti Zemelman - Paypal to: moti@contactimprov.com - Venmo: Moti-Zemelman _______________ ???????: Laraaji is a musician, mystic, and laughter meditation practitioner based in New York City. He began playing music on the streets in the 1970s, improvising experimental jams on a modified autoharp processed through various electronic effects. He has since released albums for a variety of labels, often recording himself at home and selling the results as cassettes during his street performances. He is considered both a pioneer and an icon in the world of New Age music. He has recorded with Brian Eno and was more recently featured on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts. Link to Laraaji's Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apUE3nAeszw Link to New Yorker Article about Laraaji: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/06/the-transcendence-of-laraaji ???????? ??????? ????????: Known globally for his awesome healing Laughter and Celestial music presentations Laraaji offers this interactive, playful, educational, empowering and deeply inspirational Laughter Work/Playshop to transport us inward to refreshing states of Energization, Hilarity, and Meditative Attunement. This experience will include guided laughter-cises for stimulating the brain, heart, abdominal organs, immune system, positive hormones and for expanding lung capacity, oxygenation, blood circulation, and for reducing stress, tension, and negativity. There will be some creative movement, singing and deep relaxation to live music. Dress comfortably and expect to have some serious fun. _______________ COVID PROTOCOL - ?? ??????????? ???????? - ???? ????? ????????? ?? ????? - Hand sanitizer as you enter - Sign-in sheet for contact tracing - Well ventilated space - Speak boundaries & preferences in opening circle - Do not attend, if you have any symptoms or if you have been exposed to someone with COVID within 3 days of the event. _______________ INFO/QUESTIONS: moti@contactimprov.com 413.475.2651 Sponsored by Heartbeat Collective - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/montague/abcd-jam-class-and-music-laraaji-all-the-way-from-nyc/200030527638335 - **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Workshops, health-wellness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Montague - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: Montague Retreat Center - **lat**: 42.51504 - **long**: -72.50487 - **full address**: Montague Retreat Center, 177 Ripley Rd, Montague, MA 01351, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b17bbf8b03ab1b35b00a87e432ff2d041df60a118915d21a4f4fa51d5c9d0a36-rimg-w1200-h575-dc080808-gmir?v=1786238735 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) being held? - **A:** ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) takes place on Tue, 11 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 11 Aug, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Montague Retreat Center, 177 Ripley Rd, Montague, MA 01351, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!)? - **A:** ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) is organized by ABCD Contact Jam. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Montague, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!) sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "MusicEvent", "name": "ABCD Jam, Class & Music: LARAAJI (All the way from NYC!)", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/b17bbf8b03ab1b35b00a87e432ff2d041df60a118915d21a4f4fa51d5c9d0a36-rimg-w1200-h575-dc080808-gmir?v=1786238735", "startDate": "2026-08-11", "endDate": "2026-08-11", "url": "https://allevents.in/montague/abcd-jam-class-and-music-laraaji-all-the-way-from-nyc/200030527638335", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Montague Retreat Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "177 Ripley Rd, Montague, MA 01351, United States", "addressLocality": "Montague", "addressRegion": "MA", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "42.51504", "longitude": "-72.50487" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "???? ???\n????: ???????, AUG 11, ?-?:????\n?????: ??????? 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