Yidstock is an annual festival of new Yiddish music at the National Yiddish Book Center July 16 – 19, 2015 in Amherst, MA
Yidstock has an entire week of activities and concerts. See the website for the most recent information.
http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/yidstock-2015-festival-new-yiddish-music-0 You can purchase full festival passes or attend individual events.
Tickets for concerts and workshops are going fast and some are even sold out already. Be sure to check the website to get your tickets now for the upcoming summer season!!
http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/events/yidstock-2015-festival-new-yiddish-music-0
· CONCERT SCHEDULE ·
Thursday, July 16
7:30pm | CONCERT – The Klezmatics
MEMBERS | $38 GENERAL ADMISSION | $45
Friday, July 17
5pm | CONCERT – Yiddish Art Trio
The Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert
MEMBERS | $25 GENERAL ADMISSION | $32
Saturday, July 18
8pm | CONCERT – An Evening with Socalled and Special Guests
MEMBERS | $32 GENERAL ADMISSION | $40
Sunday, July 19
12p | CONCERT – Klezperanto
MEMBERS | $25 GENERAL ADMISSION | $32 CHILDREN (UNDER 18) | $20
3pm | CONCERT – Sklamberg & the Shepherds
The Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert
MEMBERS | $25 GENERAL ADMISSION | $32 CHILDREN (UNDER 18) | $20
7:30pm | CONCERT – Yidstock All-stars with Frank London and Special Guests
MEMBERS | $25 GENERAL ADMISSION | $32
· WORKSHOP & TALK SCHEDULE ·
Thursday, July 16
1pm | TALK – A Lens on Jewish Culture, with filmmaker Erik Anjou
Made possible by the Stanley R. Epstein Fund at the Yiddish Book Center
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
3pm | TALK – Knish: Jewish Soul Food, with author Laura Silver
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
Friday, July 17
11am | TALK – Rockin’ the Shtetl: The Essential Klezmer, with Seth Rogovoy
MEMBERS | $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $8
1pm | TALK – Music in Jewish Life: The Legacy of Morris Hollender, with Hankus Netsky
MEMBERS | $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $8
1pm | WORKSHOP – Yiddish Dance 101, with Steve Weintraub
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
2pm | WORKSHOP – Nigunim, with Frank London, Polina Shepherd, and Merlin Shepherd
SOLD OUT – Please contact programs@bikher.org to be added to the waiting list for this event.
3pm | TALK – Inside the YIVO Sound Archives, with Lorin Sklamberg
MEMBERS | $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $8
Saturday, July 18
*10:30am | WORKSHOP – Instrumental Klezmer for Kids, with Brian Bender
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
*1pm | WORKSHOP – Build-a-Sher and Other Dance Sets, with Steve Weintraub
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
*1pm | WORKSHOP – Instrumental Klezmer, with Brian Bender
MEMBERS | $8 GENERAL ADMISSION | $10
*1pm | TALK – Yiddish Music in the Former Soviet Union, with Polina Shepherd
MEMBERS | $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $8
*4pm | TALK – How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? with Seth Rogovoy and Yidstock artists
MEMBERS | $5 GENERAL ADMISSION | $8
*Advanced sales only. Please purchase a ticket to guarantee admission. Admission will be free of charge at the door in recognition of Shabbos, but space is not guaranteed.
Sunday, July 19
10am | WORKSHOP – Lomir Zingen! Yiddish Song Workshop, with Asya Vaisman Schulman
SOLD OUT – Please contact programs@bikher.org to be added to the waiting list for this event.
1:30pm | TALK – A “Nice Jewish Boy,” with Socalled
SOLD OUT – Please contact programs@bikher.org to be added to the waiting list for this event.
4:30pm | TALK – What To Do with What We’ve Found: A Blueprint for the Yiddish Book Center’s Next Great Adventure, with Aaron Lansky
FREE – Space is limited. RSVP required.