The
Bay Area Folk Dance Scene for June 1999
June 1 (Tuesday): Special benefit for victims of the war in Yugoslavia at Ashkenaz. Westwind, Rumeli, Kitka, Edessa, Irina Mikailova, and others will perform. There will also be a show of slides taken recently in Kosovo. Admission is $8.
June 4 - 6: Razzamatazz in Mendocino.
June 4 (Friday): Sviraci to perform at Stanford International Dancers.
June 4-6: Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, San Jose. Call (408) 246-2770.
June 5 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party in Menlo Park sponsored by the Palomanians. Call (415) 333-2210.
June 6 (Sunday): Bulgari to perform with Tanya Kostova at Ashkenaz. 7:30 Concert and 9:00 Dance Party.
June 7 (Monday): Bulgari to perform at Espresso Garden & Cafe, 814 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose. For more information call (408) 298-0808.
June 11 (Friday): Howard Young to teach Balkan dances at Stanford International Dancers.
June 11 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party at First Christian Church, San Jose sponsored by Santa Clara Valley Folk Dancers. Call (408) 739-0500.
June 11 - 13: San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Call (415) 474-3914.
June 12 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party, Hermann Sons Hall, Petaluma. Call (707) 546-8877.
June 12 (Saturday): Folk Songs with Kitka at the Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station. Call (510) 444-0323.
June 12 -13: San Francisco Free Folk Festival at Roosevelt Middle School. Free. Call (415) 661-2217.
June 18 (Friday): Rumeli to play at Stanford International Dancers.
June 18 (Friday): Romani Dance from Kosovo and Macedonia with Sani Rifati and Edessa at the Slavonic Cultural Center. For information call (510) 649-0941 or visit the Slavonic Cultural Center's WebPages http://www .SlavonicWeb.org
June 18 (Friday): International Folk Dance Party at Chang's in San Francisco. Call 415) 661-9426.
June 18-20: Greek Festival at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Concord. Call (925) 676-6967.
June 18 -20: San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Call (415) 474-3914.
June 19 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party in Santa Rosa at Piner School sponsored by the Santa Rosa Folk Dancers. Call (707) 546--8877.
June 19 (Saturday): International Folk Dance Party at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Menlo Park. Call (650) 282-7374.
June 19 - 20: Kitka with Kremena Stancheva, song, and Milen Slavov, accordion, to perform at Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1330 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland. Performance starts at 8:00 on the 19th and at 7:00 P.M. on Sunday. Admission is $14 in adv ance, $16 at the door and $12 for seniors, students and those with disabilities. For more information call Shira Cion at (510) 333-0323 or send email to: [email protected].
June 21 (Monday): Tanya Kostova to teach a Bulgarian Dance Workshop at the Slavonic Cultural Center at 7:30 P.M. For information call (510) 649-0941, visit SCC's website http://www.SlavonicWeb.com or send emai l to [email protected]
June 21-27: French and Breton Music and Dance Celebration. 1999 French and Breton Traditional Music and Dance Camp at Mendocino Woodlands Camp. This Camp is a six-day celebration of French music, dance, language and cuisine. There will be instruction for all levels in French and Breton music and dance. Email: [email protected] Phone: (707) 964-0509 Snail-mail address: Goodthym Herb Co., P. O. Box 975, Mendocino, CA 95460 Website: http://www.goodthyme.com/camp/camp.html
June 24 (Thursday): The Freight & Salvage and MS Music Agency present a program, Richness of Music, with Milen Slavov (a CD release celebration) starting at 8:00 P.M. at Freight & Salvage, 1111 Addison St., Berkeley. For more informatio n contact Sandie Merrill at the MS Agency (408) 984-8223 or email [email protected]. This event will also debut Milen's new book: Richness of Music; Bulgarian Music in Traditional and Contemporary Styles for Accordion and Voice. This is the companion book to the above CD. It contains the music, lyrics and translations for all of the CD selections. The price is $15.00 for either book or CD, $25.00 for both. For those who have already purchased the CD, the book' s price is $10.00.
June 25 (Friday): Howard Young to teach Balkan dances at Stanford International Dancers.
June 25 (Friday): Folk Dance Party, Cabrillo College, Aptos in the Gym #1117. Call (831) 684-9553.
June 25 (Friday): Annual Arcata Balkan Camp Sendoff Party at Arcata Presbyterian Church on 11th and G Street in Arcata. Potluck dinner at 7:00 P.M.; dancing at 8:00. Music provided by the HSU International Folk Dance Band, Chubritza and more. A $3.00 donation is requested for the camp scholarship fund. For information call 822-8045.
June 26-July 4: Balkan Camp - Mendocino
Every Sunday: Neal Sandler, Tom Roby, Marjorie Nugent and Ellie Weiner teach Hungarian dances at Ashkenaz 1-4 PM.
Every Third Tuesday: Balkan dancing with live and/or recorded music at Ashkenaz. Teaching 7:30 - 8:45 PM and party on into the night.
Every Wednesday: Folk Dance Classes from 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. at Almonte Hall (behind Tamalpias High School in Mill Valley).
Every Thursday: Mandala meets for International Folk Dance with Edith Bourbin 7:30-11 PM.
Every Friday: Albany "Y" International Folk Dancing with Mel Harte 8-11 PM.
First four Fridays: International and partner Folk Dancing at Chang's.
Every first Friday: Family folk dancing by Denise Weiss at Slavonic Cultural Center in San Francisco. Call (510) 841-0934.
Every Friday (except for occasional three-day weekends): Stanford International Folk Dancers at Flex-It Aerobics Studio, Mountain View. Live music party monthly.
Every fourth Friday: The Pomander Club features an American Traditional Dance workshop and ball with live music provided by the Paul Price Society Orchestra at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto.
Every first Saturday: Family folk dancing by Nancy McGhee at Albany YMCA. Call (510) 528-4410.
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