November 04, 2008

Hop to Klezmer Workshops in London

Sunday 9 November 2008
Klezmer Workshop
12 - 1pm
London Klezmer Session
1 - 4pm
The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, N1
London klezmer session every second Sunday of the month. Bring an instrument and a tune, or just come to shmooze & booze. The pub does great food and has comfy sofas, too...
Info and tunes http://www.ilanacravitz.com/jams.html .
Next date: Sunday 21 December (NB DATE IS THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH!)
Workshop £5; Jam £1.


Sunday 23 November 2008
5.30 - 9pm
Klezmer Barn Dance
Amersham Common Village Hall, 24 White Lion Road, Amersham HP7 9JD

Come along and dance your socks off at this fun event for grown-ups, kids and all those in-between. With dance leading from Ilana Cravitz and live music from the Hopkele House Band: Susi Evans (clarinet), Matt Bacon (guitar) and Paul Moylan (bass).
Information and bookings: 07879 625850.
Tickets £14 adults, £6 for children under 12; £30 for family (2 adults + 2 children under 12)
First dance: 6pm; food from 6.45pm.
Getting there: http://maps.google.co.uk to Amersham Common Village Hall

Monday 24 November 2008
7.30 - 9.30pm
NEW London Klezmer Orchestra
Inn on the Green, 3 Thorpe Close,
Ladbroke Grove,
London W10 5XL
Join a Klezmer Orchestra that meets every couple of weeks in Ladbroke Grove. Next date: 15 December.
Info: William Millis: e-mail:-williamillis@hotmail.com; 020 8969 7019
Sessions £4 each

From Ladbroke Grove tube: cross over & walk under the motorway to your left-then turn right into Thorpe Close. Look for a balcony & come upstairs. Buses: 7, 15, 23, 52, 295 & 452.

Wednesday 3 December 2008
from 7pm

Winter warmer: klezmer, mulled wine and new books at Pages of Hackney
Pages of Hackney, 70 Lower Clapton Road, London E5
Pop in to Hackney's newest independent bookshop and enjoy live klezmer music with Ilana Cravitz (violin) and James Siverly (accordion), hot drinks and an opportunity to browse the latest titles and buy presents in a convivial environment. Buy Ilana's book and support your local bookseller at the same time!
Free entry



Sunday 25 January 2009
Doors open 7.15pm. First dance at 7.45

Hopkele!
Klezmer dance with live band
Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London NW1 7AY
The popular klezmer keilidh returns for a third annual jamboree. Guy Schalom leads and teaches Yiddish dances, with Ilana Cravitz on fiddle and the Hopkele House Band. See Hopkele Productions homepage

Tickets £12 full price; £8 concs. Online booking with e-tickets, or postal booking via 0771 494 5971 opens 15 November 2008.

Posted by jmwc at November 4, 2008 12:44 PM