Past Shows
We've performed in a variety of venues and are always happy to consider more! Please contact us if you would like to book us for a show. We're located in Bloomington, Indiana.

Monday, November 3
Lift Your Voice & Vote!
Circle Sing with Janiece Jaffe
City Hall atrium, Bloomington
Kaia joins Janiece Jaffe in a community circle sing to encourage people to vote and send out positive vibes on Election Eve.

Saturday, November 1
Share the Harvest Gala & Auction
Benefit for Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard
tutto bène café and wine bar
Kaia and the Indiana Preserve Jazz Quartet

Friday, October 6
Participatory Design Conference
Hosted by the Indiana University School of Informatics
Private event

Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, 2008
Get Down, Rise Up!
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
2007-2008 BAAC Performance Series
LIGHT REFRESHMENTS — DEATH-DEFYING MUSIC
Special thanks to Kingsnake Sound, the fabulous folks at the BAAC, and our tremendous volunteers!

Saturday, March 29
Luna Festival Women's Craft Fair
Showers Building
Monika Herzig, Hip Hop ConnXion, Mark Stonecipher, Baila!Baila! Flamenco, and Dark Side Tribal.

Sunday, February 17
Soup Bowl Benefit for the Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Bloomington Convention Center
Sheasby Matiure and The Mutinhimira Marimba Ensemble of Indiana University and Steve Sobiech.

Friday, February 15
Academic Leadership Program
Indiana University
Evening
A private show for future leaders from Big 10 universities.

Monday, January 21
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr Day Community Celebration
Buskirk-Chumley Theater
African American Choral Ensemble, the IU Childrens Choir, jazz genius David Baker.

Saturday, December 8
Holiday Hoopla benefit for Girls Inc.
Fountain Square Mall
Kaia, Ladies First, Sophia Travis, Sarah's Swing Set, Beth Garfinkel.

Saturday, November 17
Interfaith Community Mixer/Habitat Build Coffeehouse
Baha'i Center
The new Kaia is delighted to debut with Barb Qualls; Beth & Dan Lodge-Rigal; Jerry Farnsworth; Kevin & Gloria Bruner; and Sharon, Philip, & Patrick Wailes.

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Saturday, May 12, 2007
Kaia presents: Roots & Sass
Concert & CD Release Party!
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
2006-2007 BAAC Performance Series
Special thanks to Mark Armitage and Chris Ramsey of Kingsnake Sound, Mike Price and all the fabulous folks at the BAAC, Sweet Annie's Catering, Walnut Grove Spring Water, and our tremendous volunteers!

Sunday, April 29
Unity of Bloomington

Friday, April 27
Edible Lotus: A Feast from the Four Corners of the World
College & 3rd St, Bloomington
Fantastic food, liberating libations, arresting artistry, and delicious company. Kaia, Svetla Vladeva, and the inimitable DJ Oop!

Thursday, April 26
Professional and Business Women's Luncheon
First United Methodist Church Great Hall
Members of Kaia will perform Lara’s arrangement of Arise!, a stirring anti-war proclamation.

Saturday, April 14
Step It Up: Reverse Global Warming
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market
Other featured musicians and speakers include Mayor Mark Kruzan, Congressman Baron Hill, singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer, author Scott Russell Sanders, Buff Brown, pianist Julian Bransby and Para Luxe.

Tuesday, March 20
Middle Way House Annual Meeting
First Christian Church, Great Room
Kicked off the annual meeting with inspirational and tear-down sound.

Wednesday, February 21
Arts Leadership Awards
Bloomington Convention Center
Kaia and Monika Herzig

Friday, February 9
Diversity in Music
Unitarian Universalist Church
Kaia, the Moroccan Andalusian Classical Orchestra of Bloomington, Daniel Reed and friends, and pianist Sally Todd.

Saturday, December 9, 2006
Girls, Inc “Holiday Hoopla” Benefit
Fountain Square Mall
Kaia, Sophia Travis, Jack Carpenter, Beth Garfinkle, Jenn Cristy, The Heptet, and Sarah's Swing Set to benefit Girls, Incorporated of Monroe County.

November 10, 2006
Healing Sounds Concert
Wellness Expo 2006: Creating Healthy Sustainable Communities
University Plaza Hotel
Kaia, Janiece Jaffe & Dave Brueker, and the African-American Choral Ensemble.

August 12, 2006
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market

Saturday, June 24, 2006
Tango & Beyond
The Lodge
A benefit for Project Safe Place

June 3, 2006
Bryan Park
Women Making Music Performance Series

March 25
John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium
2005-2006 BAAC Performance Series
Special thanks to Chris Ramsey of Kingsnake Sound, Mike Price, the BAAC, Middleway Food Works, and all our fabulous volunteers!

March 23
Womenspace
WFHB 98.1 or 91.3 FM or listen online

March 4
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Third Annual Middle Way House Women's History Month Art Fair Benefit
Showers Atrium, Showers Plaza

February 19
Soup Bowl Benefit
Bloomington Convention Center

January 12 & 13 2006
New Frontiers/Contemporary Traditions
Indiana University Ruth N. Halls Theatre
The Department of Kinesiology with the Department of Theatre and Drama present New Frontiers /Contemporary Traditions, an evening of innovative, cutting-edge modern dance.

December 2 2005
U-Club Grand Opening
7th & Walnut

December 3 2005
Bloomington Playwright's Project Grand Opening Extravaganza!
6:00 pm
Bloomington Playwright's Project
107 W 9th
Kaia joins Craig Brenner, Jeff Isaac, Krista Detor, the Postmodern Jazz Quartet and the Afro-Hoosiers to celebrate the grand opening of the Bloomington Playwright's Project in its new home on 9th Street.

November 26 2005
1:30-3:00 pm
Holiday Market
Showers Common

November 17 2005
7:30 pm
A Celebration of Women's Voices
Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
114 East Kirkwood
Kaia will be performing with Carrie Newcomer, Sophia Travis, Krista Detor, Janas Hoyt, Arbutus Cunningham, and more of Bloomington's best-loved singer-songwriters and poets in a benefit for the Bloomington Women's Writing Center.

October 15 2005
10:00-11:30 am
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market

October 16 2005
9:00 and 11:15 am
Unitarian Universalist Church
We'll be singing at two UU services with the themes of Green Sanctuary and Eco-Justice.

Sunday, April 24 2005
Spring Concert
Unitarian Universalist Church
Special thanks to Steve V. Johnson of The Culchies for being a great sound man!

Thursday, April 14 2005
WFHB Womenspace radio show

Saturday, April 9 2005
Second Story nightclub

Saturday, April 9 2005
Bloomington Community Farmers' Market

Sunday, March 27 2005
Soma Coffeehouse

Saturday, March 26 2005
Blooming Lotus yoga studio

Monday, February 21 2005
Soma Coffeehouse