GOLDEN FESTIVAL OF BALKAN MUSIC
the biggest festival of eastern european music in north america!
Participate in the Vibrant Musical Traditions of the Balkans at Golden Festival 2008 FRIDAY Jan. 18 & SATURDAY Jan. 19, 2008 -- New York's most amazing Balkan music party of the year! Multiple stages, Balkan and Middle Eastern refreshments, Balkan arts vendors, Balkan textiles on display. Over 40 groups playing music from the Balkans, Middle East and more!. See www.goldenfest.zlatneuste.org for the tentative schedule and entire list.
Profits from the festival go towards Balkan relief and educational organizations
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Friday, Jan 18
7:30PM - Dance workshop by Michael Ginsburg to live music by Zlatne Uste and Nikolay Kolev
9PM – Zurli Drustvo, Lefteris Bournias and Kavala Brass Band, Nikolay Kolev, Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band
Admission: $20, students $15, children (under 12) free
Advance tickets may be purchased at: http://zlatneuste.tix.com
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Saturday, January 19 -> 5:30PM - 4AM
3 venues over 40 fabulous groups with music ranging from Norway to the Middle East
Admission: $35, students $25, children (under 12) free
Advance tickets may be purchased at: http://zlatneuste.tix.com
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This year both events will be at:
Good Shepherd School
620 Isham (near 207th St. and B'way)
Manhattan, New York
To find out more:
See www.goldenfest.zlatneuste.org for directions & more.
Scholarship placement or to volunteer call (646)706-1741 or email gfvolunteer@zlatneuste.org
Golden Fest is a remarkable party with musicians of all types who donate their time and is organized completely by volunteers. SO, if you want to help, please get in touch. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR GOLDEN FEST
help make the festival happen!
Golden Fest is run by volunteer and scholarship workers: musicians donate their time and music, and worker bees and staff work before and during the festival to make this
incredible grassroots Balkan music fest happen. This is how we keep the event affordable and non-commercial.
We invite you to join these amazing folks and donate some of your time to ensure the smooth operation of this year's festival. It's a great feeling being part of the team. Contact Genevieve, our volunteer coordinator goddess, at alulu@mac.com or 646-706-1741 at your earliest convenience.
THE BENEFITS:
Two hours during FRIDAY night = FREE admission for the whole night
Four hours during SATURDAY night = FREE admission for the whole night
Come early on either day & volunteer for FOOD PREP = supper that day (admission not included)
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Greek Performing Arts Festival at Queens Theater in the Park, January 24-27, 2008
All performances are held at Queens Theatre in the Park, an indoor performing arts center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Tickets are available by calling the box office at 718 760-0064 or online
Thursday January 24 8:00pm
THE REBETIKO ENSEMBLE - Opening Night and Reception – The Greek Blues
Tickets $25 / Senior $23 / Student $15
Featuring:Grigoris Maninakis (vocals), Vicky Palma (vocals), Christos Psarros (bouzouki), Kostas Psarros (bouzouki), Gabe Kontos (guitar), Glafkos Kontemeniotis (keyboards) and Bob Maloney (percussion).
Friday January 25 8:00pm
MODERNOS: Contemporary Greek-American Dance & Spoken Word - Tickets $18 / Senior $16 / Student $10
This fresh, exciting program of modern dance and spoken word features young Greek and Greek-American artists making a name for themselves in New York, Chicago and around the world. This dynamic trio of new, diverse works provides an invigorating look at the range of influences that inspire contemporary Greek-American artists. Featuring works by Silverspace Dance, Amanda Loulaki and Short Mean Lady, and angela kaRIOTis.
Saturday January 26 7:00 pm – Studio Theatre
Immigrant Voices Project Reading Series, in conjunction with the Greek Cultural Festival presents NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS
Free Event – Reservations Required
by Alex Argyros, directed by Tom Rowan
A young Greek-American man struggles to find a place for himself in a family that is still reeling from the loss of its matriarch. Set in 1967 in Astoria, Queens, this new play examines the relationships between a immigrant father and his two American-born sons, one of whom follows in his father's footsteps, the other who seeks to make his own path. A talkback with the playwright, director and actors will follow the reading.
Saturday January 26 8:00pm
INDEPENDENT GREEK-AMERICAN FILMS
Presented by Greek Cultural Center
Free Event – Reservations Required
For more info: www.greekculturalcenter.org
The Astoria-based Greek Cultural Center has assembled a dazzling array of award-winning short films by Greek and Greek-American film makers which explore a wide range of subjects. The evening includes on very different subjects, from a humorous clash between father and daughter in Laura Neri's "A Kiss on the Nose", to a diner in Queens in "Niko's Restaurant," to the puzzling nature of love in Dean Kapsalis's "Jigsaw Venus," to a poetic journey through New York City in Minos Papas's "Kalipolis."
Saturday January 26 10:00pm
A CABARET EVENING WITH SONGS INSPIRED FROM MARIA CALLAS' LIFE
Conceived and performed by Alexandra Skendrou
Tickets $20 / Senior $18 / Student $10
A special cabaret evening with New York-based soprano Alexandra Skendrou. In this musical journey into Maria Callas's life the audience will hear a very special selection of songs related to the places she lived and the people she met.
Sunday January 27 3:00 pm
Celebration of Traditional Greek Folk Dance with Kyklos Dance
Tickets $30 / Senior $28 / Student $20
Featuring:
Artistic Director, Kyriakos Moisidis
Live Music by: Christos Tiktapanides (Pontian Lyra), Hector Bezanis (Gaida), John Themelis (Percussion), Demetri Tashie (Kaval), Matt Fass (Accordion) and the Kavalla Brass Band. Costume Demonstration by: Greek American Folklore Society (www.gafs.org)
Preserving and extending aspects of Greek culture, Thessaloniki-based Greek folk dance troupe Kyklos performs some of the most thrilling dances from different regions of Greece. Kyklos lights audiences on fire with their dynamic and athletic repertoire. The troupe will be joined by an array of local musicians specializing in the regional music of Greece and the Balkans. Also on hand will be Astoria 's own Greek American Folklore Society showcasing its stellar collection of authentic Greek folk costumes.
Thursday January 24 8:00pm
THE REBETIKO ENSEMBLE - Opening Night and Reception – The Greek Blues
Tickets $25 / Senior $23 / Student $15
Featuring:Grigoris Maninakis (vocals), Vicky Palma (vocals), Christos Psarros (bouzouki), Kostas Psarros (bouzouki), Gabe Kontos (guitar), Glafkos Kontemeniotis (keyboards) and Bob Maloney (percussion).
Friday January 25 8:00pm
MODERNOS: Contemporary Greek-American Dance & Spoken Word - Tickets $18 / Senior $16 / Student $10
This fresh, exciting program of modern dance and spoken word features young Greek and Greek-American artists making a name for themselves in New York, Chicago and around the world. This dynamic trio of new, diverse works provides an invigorating look at the range of influences that inspire contemporary Greek-American artists. Featuring works by Silverspace Dance, Amanda Loulaki and Short Mean Lady, and angela kaRIOTis.
Saturday January 26 7:00 pm – Studio Theatre
Immigrant Voices Project Reading Series, in conjunction with the Greek Cultural Festival presents NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS
Free Event – Reservations Required
by Alex Argyros, directed by Tom Rowan
A young Greek-American man struggles to find a place for himself in a family that is still reeling from the loss of its matriarch. Set in 1967 in Astoria, Queens, this new play examines the relationships between a immigrant father and his two American-born sons, one of whom follows in his father's footsteps, the other who seeks to make his own path. A talkback with the playwright, director and actors will follow the reading.
Saturday January 26 8:00pm
INDEPENDENT GREEK-AMERICAN FILMS
Presented by Greek Cultural Center
Free Event – Reservations Required
For more info: www.greekculturalcenter.org
The Astoria-based Greek Cultural Center has assembled a dazzling array of award-winning short films by Greek and Greek-American film makers which explore a wide range of subjects. The evening includes on very different subjects, from a humorous clash between father and daughter in Laura Neri's "A Kiss on the Nose", to a diner in Queens in "Niko's Restaurant," to the puzzling nature of love in Dean Kapsalis's "Jigsaw Venus," to a poetic journey through New York City in Minos Papas's "Kalipolis."
Saturday January 26 10:00pm
A CABARET EVENING WITH SONGS INSPIRED FROM MARIA CALLAS' LIFE
Conceived and performed by Alexandra Skendrou
Tickets $20 / Senior $18 / Student $10
A special cabaret evening with New York-based soprano Alexandra Skendrou. In this musical journey into Maria Callas's life the audience will hear a very special selection of songs related to the places she lived and the people she met.
Sunday January 27 3:00 pm
Celebration of Traditional Greek Folk Dance with Kyklos Dance
Tickets $30 / Senior $28 / Student $20
Featuring:
Artistic Director, Kyriakos Moisidis
Live Music by: Christos Tiktapanides (Pontian Lyra), Hector Bezanis (Gaida), John Themelis (Percussion), Demetri Tashie (Kaval), Matt Fass (Accordion) and the Kavalla Brass Band. Costume Demonstration by: Greek American Folklore Society (www.gafs.org)
Preserving and extending aspects of Greek culture, Thessaloniki-based Greek folk dance troupe Kyklos performs some of the most thrilling dances from different regions of Greece. Kyklos lights audiences on fire with their dynamic and athletic repertoire. The troupe will be joined by an array of local musicians specializing in the regional music of Greece and the Balkans. Also on hand will be Astoria 's own Greek American Folklore Society showcasing its stellar collection of authentic Greek folk costumes.
January 11th - Vagabond Opera and Luminescent at the Living Room
About Vagabond Opera
Based in the Pacific Northwest, yet encompassing the world, Vagabond Opera delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret. Paris hot Jazz, Yiddish Theater, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, and vigorous originals invoke a world of Riverboat gambling Queens, Turkish Belly dance, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera--lusty (trained) voices singing in 13 languages, with accordion, saxophones, bass, percussion, dance, and costumes, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for the rest of us.
January 11th with Luminescent Orchestrii, Romanian Gypsy Punk from NYC
The Living Room, 154 Ludlow St. NY, NY 10002
Show 11pm, Vagabond Opera at midnight
$15, 21+
Advance tix available at the venue: 232-533-7235
Based in the Pacific Northwest, yet encompassing the world, Vagabond Opera delivers passionate offerings of Bohemian cabaret. Paris hot Jazz, Yiddish Theater, Tangos, Ukrainian folk-punk ballads, and vigorous originals invoke a world of Riverboat gambling Queens, Turkish Belly dance, and the enigmatic Marlene Dietrich. Weaving elements of Kurt Weil, Duke Ellington and Edith Piaf with absurdist flair, theatrics and an old world mood, Vagabond Opera presents the new wave of opera--lusty (trained) voices singing in 13 languages, with accordion, saxophones, bass, percussion, dance, and costumes, all played with exuberance, skill and a gritty Vagabond edge. This is Opera liberated and reinvented for the rest of us.
January 11th with Luminescent Orchestrii, Romanian Gypsy Punk from NYC
The Living Room, 154 Ludlow St. NY, NY 10002
Show 11pm, Vagabond Opera at midnight
$15, 21+
Advance tix available at the venue: 232-533-7235
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