May Greek Related Events and SF Bay Area Greek Festivals...and more

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From: Mary Ann Karonis <gree...@icloud.com>

Just a note, below are two lists: the first is a listing of Greek related Greek Events and the second list gives only the Spring Greek Festivals in SF Bay Area.

GREEK EVENTS

May 9, 2024, Thursday

Doors open at 6:60pm Film Starts at 7:00pm

San Francisco Greek Film Festival

Special Screening of Kroussonas: On Satan’s Trail

Delancey Street Screening Room

600 The Embarcadero

San Francisco 94107

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm6Naq8eKLs&t=17s

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cretan-night-at-the-movies-tickets-881161456637?aff=oddtdtcreator

May 11, 2024, Saturday • 7pm

The Kombos Collective Performs Uproot Concert and Album Release Tour

San Francisco International Arts Festival

Community Music Center

544 Capp St, SF

The Kombos Collective (formerly Greek Chamber Music Project) will perform Uproot, a concert of Greek songs from Asia Minor. Performing artists: Katerina Clambaneva, vocals; Ellie Falaris Ganelin, flute & arrangements; Doug Machiz, cello; and Mary-Victoria Voutsas, piano.

🎟️Tickets: https://kombosmusic.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=622b4201ec266b1870f12902a&id=eda8513e01&e=7676c547cb

May 12, 2024, Sunday • 3pm

The Kombos Collective Performs Uproot Concert and Album Release Tour

Mother’s Day Concert

1301 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA

🎟️Tickets: https://kombosmusic.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=622b4201ec266b1870f12902a&id=18014ef030&e=7676c547cb

May 15, 2024, Wednesday • 12pm

The Kombos Collective Performs Uproot Concert and Album Release Tour

Music@Noon Concert

Music Recital Hall, Santa Clara University

Free admission

🗺️Map: https://kombosmusic.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=622b4201ec266b1870f12902a&id=39e4db0276&e=7676c547cb

May 17-19, 2024

Statewide 2024 Folk Dance Festival

Folk Dance Federation of CA

Newark Pavilion, Newark, CA

CA Folk Dance Federation annual event that embraces folk dancing. The organization sponsors three invited instructors; parties with live music and recorded music; dance performances and. Of course, we are excited that they sponsored Yanni Konstantinou as one of the guest instructors for weekend of Greek dance workshops.

See the Full Schedule, Cost and Registration: https://www.folkdance.com/event/statewide-2024/

May 18, 2024, Saturday

8 pm Andrew Cohen/Lulu Starr Duo

10 pm Lars & In Charge

Doors open at 7 pm

Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal

The Starry Plough Pub

3101 Shattuck Avenue

Berkeley, CA

$20 general/$15 Students

Accordion player Andrew Cohen is a master musician of Roma music. Joining Andrew is joined by violinist Lulu Starr, she too has studied extensively in Romania and has a love and passion for Roma music.

Lars and In Charge plays high-energy dance music with interesting and intense interpretations of Turkish Roman and Greek dance tunes. Musicians are: Lars Tergis on violin; Chris Reid on steel-string guitar; Joe Rosato Jr. on upright bass; Sean Tergis and Faisal Zedan on derbekki, riqq and davul; and Greg Jenkins on clarinet.

May 20, 2024 Monday

7 pm to 9 pm

Yanni and Polyxenia Konstantinou Greek Dance Workshop

$20 - $25 Sliding Scale

Joe Goode Annex

401 Alabama Street at 17th Street

San Francisco

Ring the bell at the gate to enter.

Info: gree...@icloud.com

Sponsored by GreekFeet

Yannis and his daughter Xenia are great friends to GreekFeet. We are happy once again to welcome Yanni and Xenia for this special dance workshop of this dynamic dancing duo. Yannis is a great instructor and Xenia is following in the family tradition of Greek Dance. An opportunity not to be missed.

ABOUT YANNIS KONSTANTINOU

Yannis Konstantinou, is an internationally recognized teacher and researcher of Greek Macedonian Dances and culture. He has taught workshops extensively throughout Europe and the USA. Yannis is the current president of the highly respected dance association “Lygkistes” which has performed extensively throughout Europe. Yannis also served as the artistic director and instructor for Lykeion Ellinidion Florinas, teaching over 200 dancers of all ages on a weekly basis, as well as teaching at many Cultural Associations

Yannis' passion for traditional music and dance began in his childhood, dancing with his family in his parents' villages of Alona and Akrites in the Florina region of Greece. He is deeply committed to preserving and sharing the rich traditions, culture, music and dance of this region.

ABOUT POLYXENI KONSTANTINOU

Polyxeni Konstantinou was born in Athens and grew up in Florina. She studied at the Department of Primary Education at the University of Western Macedonia and then at the drama school “Delos” Dimitra Hatoupi. She is a support teacher in primary school for children with special needs. She ia a dancer and teacher of traditional dances teaching traditional music, singing and dances of Florina to numerous clubs and dance groups in Greece and abroad. She is an amateur musician, specializing in playing the oud. As well she is and actor and director. She has performed in a number of plays. Recently she acted and directed the play “Apokentrousa.”

Planning a Summer Vacation

Yanni Konstantinou 38th Greek Traditional Dance Seminar

August 6 to August 17

Yannis sponsors an annual Greek Traditional dance seminar in August. This year’s seminar will explore the cross-cultural traditions of the Balkans traveling to Greece, Albania, and North Macedonia.