Bubbaville presents the inaugural Portland Klezmer Festival!

Join us for a weekend of concerts, workshops, dancing, and communal music-making as we celebrate Eastern-European Jewish music and culture.

Featuring music by Midwood, Michelle Alany and the Mystics, Yankl Falk, and Varda. 

NOTE:  Online ticket sales may close up to 24 hours prior to each event. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door for each event!

Schedule

Friday 4/29

6:30pm at NW Portland Hostel (1810 NW Glisan Avenue): Nigun session and Kabbalat Shabbat with Yankl Falk and Aaron Vitells. Suggested donation $5.

Saturday 4/30

10:00-11:30am: Klezmer for Kids (all instruments) workshop for with Jake Shulman-Ment at Pacific Crest Community School (116 NE 29th Ave). Sliding scale $15-20.

Saturday 4/30

8pm: Concert, dance party and jam at Alberta Street Pub (1036 NE Alberta St) with Michelle Alany & the Mystics and Midwood with Josh Horowitz of Veretski Pass.

•  Music at 8pm, dance party at 9:30. Jamming after! Sliding scale $12-15.

Sunday  5/1

1:00-4:30pm: Singing, instrumental, and cultural workshops at Eastside Jewish Commons (2420 NE Sandy Blvd). $15 for 1 workshop, $25 for 2 workshops.

• 1:00-2:30

  Yiddish Singing with Yankl Falk and Ethan Chessin
  

  Klezmer for Beginners with Michelle Alany

  Finding your Voice: Composing new Jewish Music with Yoshie Fruchter

  Klezmer for Melodic Players with Jake Shulman-Ment
  

• 3:00-4:30

  Klezmer Groove Train: a Body Percussion and Rhythmic Flow Class with Richie Barshay

  Yiddish Folklore: Stories, Legends, and Magic with Natan Meir

  One Tune, Four Ways with Joshua Horowitz

7:00pm: Concert at the Village Ballroom (704 NE Dekum St) with Varda, Yankl Falk, and Midwood with Josh Horowitz. Doors at 6:30, music at 7:00. Sliding scale $15-20.

Weekend passes available! Sliding scale prices are available at the door for each event. Nobody will be turned away for inability to pay!

COVID POLICY

We are committed to following the most up-to-date CDC, state, and local guidance for COVID-19. To maintain a safe event spaces for us all, we have adopted the following policies:

• Proof of vaccination and a valid ID or a negative Covid test within 48 hours is required for all concerts and workshops (Saturday/Sunday). 
• While we will not require masks, we strongly encourage guests to wear a mask when indoors except for when eating, drinking.

Portland Klezmer Festival is Sponsored by:

Bubbaville

Multnomah County Cultural Coalition

Harold Schnitzer Family Program in Judaic Studies at PSU

CO/LAB

Northwest Portland Hostel & Guesthouse

Congregation Shir Tikvah

Oregon Cultural Trust