An evening
of Klezmer music and dancing, with violinist Alicia Svigals, founder of the
Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics, will be held at the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish
Community Center (333 Nahanton Street) in Newton on Saturday, March 8 at
7:45pm.
Klezmer is
the traditional celebration music of East European Jewry, played at weddings,
bar/bas mitzvahs and other happy occasions. Yiddish dancemaster Steve Weintraub
will provide dance instruction while Alicia Svigals and Friends keep the
euphoric beat going.
This event is open to all. The program is part of
the Ryna Greenbaum JCC Center for the Arts. Co-presented by the Boston Jewish
Music Festival. Cost is $20. Discount for students and seniors. At the door:
$25. Cash bar. Purchase tickets at www.bostonjcc.org/artsevents
or contact 617-965-5226 or boxoffice@jccgb.org.
