KlezCalendar

Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddishe Cup
July 30
Little Mountain Folk Festival
Kirtland, Ohio
noon
Israel Independence Day.
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440-255-8979
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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Mikveh
Tuesday July 25, 9 pm
at Mo Pitkin's
34 Avenue A NYC 10009, 212 777 5660
www.mopitkins.com/mosshows.html

Supergroup Mikveh features the top women in Klezmer, including renowned Yiddish singer Adrienne Cooper, Klezmatics founder Alicia Svigals on fiddle, charismatic trumpeter Susan Watts of the Hoffman klezmer dynasty, ethnic accordion wizard Lauren Brody and jazz bass phenomenon Nicki Parrott. Together, they rock out with sizzling dance music and riveting Yiddish/English songs, both ancestral and brand new.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 8:00 pm

Folk Works Magazine presents
ROOTS/WORLD MUSIC in an INTIMATE ART SPACE
CONCERT SERIES 2006
with The Yuval Ron Ensemble
featuring Vocalist Tehila Lauder

The Yuval Ron Ensemble unites the sacred musical traditions of Judaism, Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Armenian Church into an unusual mystical, spiritual and inspiring musical celebration.

Craft and Folk Art Museum
2nd Floor Gallery
5814 Wilshire Blvd-Los Angeles
across from the La Brea Tar Pits

$15/$12 FolkWorks-CAFAM Members

For tickets and more info:
Tickets available online

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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DJ So Called Orchestra featuring David Krakauer
Monday, July 17th - Concert
8:00 P.M. Cost: $15
National Yiddish Book Center
campus of Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

"Socalled," aka Josh Dolgin, teams with clarinetist David Krakauer for a one-of-a-kind sound that mixes klezmer with jazz and hip hop. Dolgin has appeared on a dozen recordings as pianist, singer, arranger, rapper, writer and producer. Internationally acclaimed clarinetist David Krakauer is known for his mastery of myriad styles and is one of the world's leading exponents of Eastern European Jewish klezmer music. Funded in part by the Lazarus Family Concert Series.

www.bikher.org

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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3rd KlezMORE Festival
July 2-16
Vienna, Austria
Festival-info: +43(0)676 - 512 91 04 www.klezmore-vienna.at

Liebe KlezMORE Festival Vienna-Fans—und alle, die es noch werden wollen!

Keine Eintagsfliege, sondern schon bald wieder Institution#8212;das 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006 zieht wieder ins Lande, und es zieht immer mehr Interessenten an. Aufgrund dieser positiven Entwicklung vergrössern wir deshalb mit großer Freude das KleZMORE Festival. Zwei Wochen lang können Sie aus dem vielseitigen Angebot wählen, ohne etwas zu versüumen.

Am Programm stehen diesmal

• 8 Konzerte (davon 6 Doppelkonzerte)
• 4 Klezmer-Tanz mit Leon Blank
• 3 Klezmerbrunch
• 1 F@uuml;hrung (Gedenkst@auml;tte Karajangasse)
• 1 Lesung und Gesang mit Aron Saltiel
• 1 Lesung mit Topsy K@uuml;ppers

sowie die Pr@auml;sentation der Wanderausstellung der Stadt Gelsenkirchen, "Klezmer#8212;hejmisch und hip".

Im Klezmerfestival-Club Tachles k@ouml;nnen Sie spontane Sessions erleben, und Kr@auml;fte f@uuml;r die n@auml;chsten Tage sammeln.

Werte Besucherinnen und Besucher, freuen Sie sich mit uns auf die Er@ouml;ffnungsgala im Porgy & Bess, sowie auf spannende und einmalige Begegnungen beim 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Metropolitan Klezmer
Mason Gross School of the Arts
85 George St, New Brunswick NJ
8:00pm FREE!
732-932-7511
masongross.rutgers.edu

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The Afro-Semitic Experience
July 15, 3-4:30 pm
FREE outdoor concert
123rd Street between Morningside and Amsterdam Avenue.
The event is hosted by The Church of the Masters and presented by JAZZMOBILE.

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3rd KlezMORE Festival
July 2-16
Vienna, Austria
Festival-info: +43(0)676 - 512 91 04 www.klezmore-vienna.at

Liebe KlezMORE Festival Vienna-Fans—und alle, die es noch werden wollen!

Keine Eintagsfliege, sondern schon bald wieder Institution#8212;das 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006 zieht wieder ins Lande, und es zieht immer mehr Interessenten an. Aufgrund dieser positiven Entwicklung vergrössern wir deshalb mit großer Freude das KleZMORE Festival. Zwei Wochen lang können Sie aus dem vielseitigen Angebot wählen, ohne etwas zu versüumen.

Am Programm stehen diesmal

• 8 Konzerte (davon 6 Doppelkonzerte)
• 4 Klezmer-Tanz mit Leon Blank
• 3 Klezmerbrunch
• 1 F@uuml;hrung (Gedenkst@auml;tte Karajangasse)
• 1 Lesung und Gesang mit Aron Saltiel
• 1 Lesung mit Topsy K@uuml;ppers

sowie die Pr@auml;sentation der Wanderausstellung der Stadt Gelsenkirchen, "Klezmer#8212;hejmisch und hip".

Im Klezmerfestival-Club Tachles k@ouml;nnen Sie spontane Sessions erleben, und Kr@auml;fte f@uuml;r die n@auml;chsten Tage sammeln.

Werte Besucherinnen und Besucher, freuen Sie sich mit uns auf die Er@ouml;ffnungsgala im Porgy & Bess, sowie auf spannende und einmalige Begegnungen beim 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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3rd KlezMORE Festival
July 2-16
Vienna, Austria
Festival-info: +43(0)676 - 512 91 04 www.klezmore-vienna.at

Liebe KlezMORE Festival Vienna-Fans—und alle, die es noch werden wollen!

Keine Eintagsfliege, sondern schon bald wieder Institution#8212;das 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006 zieht wieder ins Lande, und es zieht immer mehr Interessenten an. Aufgrund dieser positiven Entwicklung vergrössern wir deshalb mit großer Freude das KleZMORE Festival. Zwei Wochen lang können Sie aus dem vielseitigen Angebot wählen, ohne etwas zu versüumen.

Am Programm stehen diesmal

• 8 Konzerte (davon 6 Doppelkonzerte)
• 4 Klezmer-Tanz mit Leon Blank
• 3 Klezmerbrunch
• 1 F@uuml;hrung (Gedenkst@auml;tte Karajangasse)
• 1 Lesung und Gesang mit Aron Saltiel
• 1 Lesung mit Topsy K@uuml;ppers

sowie die Pr@auml;sentation der Wanderausstellung der Stadt Gelsenkirchen, "Klezmer#8212;hejmisch und hip".

Im Klezmerfestival-Club Tachles k@ouml;nnen Sie spontane Sessions erleben, und Kr@auml;fte f@uuml;r die n@auml;chsten Tage sammeln.

Werte Besucherinnen und Besucher, freuen Sie sich mit uns auf die Er@ouml;ffnungsgala im Porgy & Bess, sowie auf spannende und einmalige Begegnungen beim 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Classic And Contemporary Yiddish Divas at Workmen’s Circle’s Yiddishfest 2006 Free Concert on Thursday July 13

Damrosch Park free concert to feature rare appearance by legendary Yiddish diva Claire Barry and newly-formed Yiddish group Three Yiddish Divas also starring Mitch Smolkin and Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

Join fellow music lovers and Yiddish enthusiasts on Thursday July 13 @ 7:00 PM for Yiddishfest 2006: With Heart and Soul (Mit harts un neshame), a joyous free concert of music in mamaloshn at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center at 62nd St. near Amsterdam Avenue. The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring has hosted free public Yiddish concerts since 1969 featuring legendary and international cultural icons including Molly Picon, Itzhak Perlman, Mandy Patinkin and numerous other giants.

VIP Seating available, for more information, please contact 212-889-6800 x 271.

Artist Roster

• Claire Barry—of the legendary Barry Sisters has charmed audiences across the globe, singing in Yiddish, Russian, Hebrew and English. One of the first American Jewish artists to perform Yiddish in the former Soviet Union, Barry has also sung for Israeli troops during the Yom Kippur War (at the request of the Israeli government).
• The Three Yiddish Divas—Three of the most prominent names in contemporary Yiddish performance—Joanne Borts, Adrienne Cooper, and Theresa Tova, blend their multilingual repertoire and phenomenal talents.
• Mitch Smolkin- This 27-year-old Klezmer impresario brings his boundless energy to classic Yiddish songs.
• Maxwell Street Klezmer Band—founded in 1983, this Chicago band brings an old-fashioned spirit of fun to their performances of dance music, folk songs, theatre medleys and jazzy Yiddish pop music from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Musical Director: Zalmen Mlotek
Concert Producer: Moishe Rosenfeld
CONTACT: Rachel Zuckerman, Communications Associate
212-889-6800 ext. 319
or email Workmen's Circle

Today’s Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring, the welcoming and nurturing home for a new generation of Jews, is dedicated to the vitality of Jewish Community, Yiddish Culture and Social Justice.

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Klingon Klezmer
Thursday - 7/13: Mt Laurel Library, Mt. Laurel, NJ, 7:00 PM, for more info go to website or call 856-234-7319- free!

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3rd KlezMORE Festival
July 2-16
Vienna, Austria
Festival-info: +43(0)676 - 512 91 04 www.klezmore-vienna.at

Liebe KlezMORE Festival Vienna-Fans—und alle, die es noch werden wollen!

Keine Eintagsfliege, sondern schon bald wieder Institution#8212;das 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006 zieht wieder ins Lande, und es zieht immer mehr Interessenten an. Aufgrund dieser positiven Entwicklung vergrössern wir deshalb mit großer Freude das KleZMORE Festival. Zwei Wochen lang können Sie aus dem vielseitigen Angebot wählen, ohne etwas zu versüumen.

Am Programm stehen diesmal

• 8 Konzerte (davon 6 Doppelkonzerte)
• 4 Klezmer-Tanz mit Leon Blank
• 3 Klezmerbrunch
• 1 F@uuml;hrung (Gedenkst@auml;tte Karajangasse)
• 1 Lesung und Gesang mit Aron Saltiel
• 1 Lesung mit Topsy K@uuml;ppers

sowie die Pr@auml;sentation der Wanderausstellung der Stadt Gelsenkirchen, "Klezmer#8212;hejmisch und hip".

Im Klezmerfestival-Club Tachles k@ouml;nnen Sie spontane Sessions erleben, und Kr@auml;fte f@uuml;r die n@auml;chsten Tage sammeln.

Werte Besucherinnen und Besucher, freuen Sie sich mit uns auf die Er@ouml;ffnungsgala im Porgy & Bess, sowie auf spannende und einmalige Begegnungen beim 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and many others. Michael Alpert and Zev Feldman will lead us through Bessarabian Yiddish history and ethnography as well as Yiddish dance.

As always, daytime classes are complemented by evening programs including public jam sessions in Weimar's cafes, concerts, dances, films, lectures, and more. Participants come from all over Europe, North America, and even Asia, and often form personal and professional relationships that extend far beyond Weimar. Whether for a single workshop or for the entire period, we invite you to join us in 2006 for what promises to be the most exciting and challenging Weimar Yiddish Summer yet!

www.klezmer-wochen-weimar.de

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Vjola Contraband
Wednesday July 12 at 9:30 PM
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette Street
New York, NY

$15.00

Tickets available at The Public Theater box office or through Telecharge:
http://www.telecharge.com or 212.239.6200 .

http://www.joespub.com

Would love to see some of you at Joe's Pub tomorrow - Ljova Zhurbin - a
wonderful composer/violist/arranger (who happens to be my fiancee) - playing
with his new project, the VJOLA CONTRABAND, in conjunction with the release
of his debut release.

Some of my favorite tunes he's written of late are in the klezmer vein,
so at the show, listen up for his "Budget Bulgar" and the "Crutch-Ahoy
Nign"!!!! And for those farther away, here's an mp3 of the Crutch Nign, in
Ljova's matchless multi-track viola style. It's an impromptu tune recorded
for his mother's unfortunate slip-and-fall and subsequent need for crutches
(she's fine now, as you can tell from the tune :) ==>
http://ljova.com/ljova-crutch.mp3

Here's the full info about the show tomorrow:
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LJOVA AND THE VJOLA CONTRABAND
(with Luminescent Orchestrii)

*LJOVA AND THE VJOLA CONTRABAND - *http://www.ljova.com
From blues to Bjork, to Latin and Gypsy dances, to a nostalgic Russian
street-waltz, Ljova transcends the traditional boundaries of his instrument,
the viola. Using inventive improvisation and arranging techniques, his
compositions dazzle with intricate textures, odd rhythms and lilting
melodies, creating music that is both fresh and timeless. The
VjolaContraband is the live ensemble performing the music from
VJOLA: WORLD ON FOUR STRINGS, the debut release of maverick film composer,
arranger, and violist Ljova (Lev Zhurbin). Inspired by his collaborations
with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project, the Kronos Quartet and Osvaldo Golijov,
Ljova draws on a multitude of cross-cultural influences, and echoes them in
unique pieces, recorded almost exclusively on multi-tracked viola.
_____***"Best of June 2006 Releases"****--------John Schaefer, WNYC-NPR
_____***"Rustic dances and evocative soundscapes, all crafted from ... the
gorgeously grainy purr of his fiddle"*** ---Steve Smith, TIME OUT New York
(July 6-12, '06)
"The borders separating classical music, folk, jazz and pop grow blurrier
every day, rubbed out by intrepid explorers from all points along the
musical spectrum. Russian-born violist-composer Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin stakes
an especially choice claim on uncharted territory with his solo debut.
Employing skills honed alongside Yo-Yo Ma, the Kronos Quartet and Osvaldo
Golijov, Ljova mixes rustic dances and evocative soundscapes, all crafted
from little more than the gorgeously grainy purr of his fiddle."

*sharing the bill with Ljova: LUMINESCENT STRING ORCHESTRII -
*http://www.lumii.org
-Music to make you dance, kiss and scream...straight out of New York
City's international underground party scene: an explosive mash of Romanian
Gypsy melodies, punk frenzy, salty tangos, hard-rocking klezmer, haunting
Balkan harmony, hip-hop beats and Appalachian fiddle, eaten and spit out by
violin, viola, resophonic guitar, bullhorn harmonica and a three quarters
Argentinian bass. "The balancing of frenzy and finesse is evidently a
trademark Luminescent Orchestrii approach, displayed to its utmost in the
insanely frenetic dance tunes... The three violins flirt willfully with a
cacophony teasingly offset by elegant classical flourishes, swirling and
eddying above the rhythm section's bruisingly aggressive but sharply-aimed
attack." **** (four star review at The Edinburgh Fringe) -The Scotsman

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3rd KlezMORE Festival
July 2-16
Vienna, Austria
Festival-info: +43(0)676 - 512 91 04 www.klezmore-vienna.at

Liebe KlezMORE Festival Vienna-Fans—und alle, die es noch werden wollen!

Keine Eintagsfliege, sondern schon bald wieder Institution#8212;das 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006 zieht wieder ins Lande, und es zieht immer mehr Interessenten an. Aufgrund dieser positiven Entwicklung vergrössern wir deshalb mit großer Freude das KleZMORE Festival. Zwei Wochen lang können Sie aus dem vielseitigen Angebot wählen, ohne etwas zu versüumen.

Am Programm stehen diesmal

• 8 Konzerte (davon 6 Doppelkonzerte)
• 4 Klezmer-Tanz mit Leon Blank
• 3 Klezmerbrunch
• 1 F@uuml;hrung (Gedenkst@auml;tte Karajangasse)
• 1 Lesung und Gesang mit Aron Saltiel
• 1 Lesung mit Topsy K@uuml;ppers

sowie die Pr@auml;sentation der Wanderausstellung der Stadt Gelsenkirchen, "Klezmer#8212;hejmisch und hip".

Im Klezmerfestival-Club Tachles k@ouml;nnen Sie spontane Sessions erleben, und Kr@auml;fte f@uuml;r die n@auml;chsten Tage sammeln.

Werte Besucherinnen und Besucher, freuen Sie sich mit uns auf die Er@ouml;ffnungsgala im Porgy & Bess, sowie auf spannende und einmalige Begegnungen beim 3rd KlezMORE Festival Vienna 2006.

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Yiddish Summer Weimar 2006: Basarabye!
The Weimar Klezmer Weeks, runs this year from July 11 through August 10 in Weimar, Germany.

• Jul 11–18: Beginning and Intermediate Yiddish language
• Jul 11–13: Workshop—Learning music by ear
• Jul 15–17: Introduction to klezmer music
• Jul 19–26: Yiddish song workshop
• Jul 27–Aug 1: Yiddish dance music for musicians
• Jul 29–Aug 1: workshop Yiddish dance
• Aug 3–10: Advanced workshop klezmer music

Possibly the most romanticized of all the "old worlds" of Yiddish, Bessarabia (part of present-day Moldova) is still mythic in Jewish memory and imagination today. Much of the modern klezmer "sound" as well as many Yiddish dances and songs point back to Bessarabian origins. Devastated by war and politics, the remnants of Bessarabian Yiddish culture survived the 20th century scattered throughout the world. In 2006, Weimar Yiddish Summer (formerly Weimar Klezmer Weeks) will gather together artists and musicians from the USA, Moldova, the Ukraine and elsewhere to conduct a unique, month-long, intensive workshop/festival focusing on Bessarabian Yiddish expressive culture.

As in past years, Weimar Yiddish Summer explores one subject at a time in workshops lasting from 3–7 days. In 2006 our subjects are: Yiddish Language (beginning and intermediate), Learning By Ear, Introduction to Klezmer Music, Yiddish Song, Dance Music for Musicians, Yiddish Dance, and Advanced Klezmer Music (see schedule).

Program director Alan Bern has given Weimar Yiddish Summer 2006 an even stronger emphasis on interculturality: in addition to the regular group of eminent faculty, guests in 2006 include clarinetist German Goldenshteyn (Bessarabia/USA), singer Arkady Gendler (Ukraine), singer/songwriter Efim Chorny (Moldova), dance teacher Nicolae Grinbincea (Moldova), and man