Two special Mideast Balkan events
Stephen M. Sachs
The members of EVET represent decades of dedication to the rich and infectious music of the Balkans and Middle East, playing both traditional and contemporary instruments: Paul Brown on oud and bass, Polly Tapia Ferber on darbuka, daire, and tupan, Nicholas Kunz on baglama, cura, tambura, and percussion, Willa Roberts on vocals and violin, Char Rothschild on saz, gaida, ney and accordion, and Melinda Russial on clarinet, bass clarinet and duduk.
The San Miguel Mission, also known as San Miguel Chapel, is the oldest church in the continental United States, and is one of Santa Fe’s centers for acoustic concerts. We relish the opportunity to share our music with you in such a historically rich and acoustically gorgeous space! Please see below for details.
EVET: A Thundering Resonance of Thracian Mountain Melodies
Friday, December 1st, 2017
Doors: 7PM, Concert: 7:30PM sharp
San Miguel Mission
401 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, NM
Admission: sliding scale - $10-$20 at the door - arrive early for choice seating!
Join the event on Facebook here.
EVET Dance Party
Saturday, January 20th, 2018
Time TBA
Paradiso
903 Early St., Santa Fe, NM
We look forward to seeing you very soon!
In the mean time, please feel free to check us out online:
Website
Regular Folk Dance Meetings:
folkdance groups that meet regularly in ABQ, Santa Fe and Los Alamos:
Saturdays from 7:15 -10:30 p.m: http://abqfolkdance.org/
AIFD - ABQ International folkdance at Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal Ave. SE, ABQ, [Two blocks southeast of Central and San Mateo]. Teaching from 7:15-8:15 pm, Open request dancing 8:15-10:30p.m. Beginning dances and mixers with quick instructions are scattered throughout the evening. Mix of line and couple dances with a few mixers.
$2 donation. Contact: Jane Diggs 505-299-0332
Thursdays from 7:30-10pm:
International Folk Dancing at the First Unitarian Church on 3701 Carlisle Blvd. NE. Albuquerque (Southwest corner of Comanche & Carlisle in the Social Hall).
Teaching 7:30–8:30 p.m., Open Dance 8:30–10:00 p.m. Cost: $1/person.
Contacts: Charlene Baker 505-898-3206 / Carol McGinn 505-897-7505.
Mostly line dances.
Wednesdays: Israeli Dance at ABQ JCC, 7:45 pm, $5
Wednesdays - Irish Caily Dancing, Wed. 7:15-9:00 pm, details and location: (505)888-4833; – leader Norita Callahan, nor...@yahoo.com. $3
Tuesdays from ~ 7 pm until 10 pm:
International Folk Dance – SANTA FE at the Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerillos Road, Santa Fe. Line dances from the Balkans, Europe, Greece, Middle East... (teaching ~ 7 to 8 pm), AND SUNDAYS from 6:30-8 pm (mostly teaching). Dancing on holidays too! $5 donation.
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/santafefolkdance/sfifd_home
Contact: Website or call 505-501-5081 or 505-660-2347
Scottish Country Dancing, Fridays, 7:30 pm, Friends Meeting House, Quaker Meeting House, 1600 5 St, NW, ABQ 5984 (NE Corner of Belamah), Ken & Margaret Armstrong, (505)294-0042, karmst...@comcst.net $5.
Second Sunday Contra and English Country Dancing, Albuquerque Square Dance Center, 4909-15 Hawkins NE - One block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison. From I-25, take the Ellison/San Antonio exit, and go west on Ellison. Turn north (right) at the first intersection past the motels. ABQ Square Dance Center will be on your right. , www.folkmads.org 7:00-9:30 pm.
English Country Dance, One Friday a month (not sure of current schedule) , 8:00 pm at Lloyd Shaw Dance Center, 5506 Coal Ave. SE, ABQ, [Two blocks southeast of Central and San Mateo].
Contra Dance Some Sat - 7:00-7:30p teach, dance 7:30-10"30p often 1st Sat of Mo,@Albuquerque Square Dance Centerm 4909-15 Hawkins NE - One block west of I-25 and 1/2 block north of Ellison. From I-25, take the Ellison/San Antonio exit, and go west on Ellison. Turn north (right) at the first intersection past the motels. ABQ Square Dance Center will be on your right. Often 4th Sat. Contra Dance @Heights Community Center, 823 Buena Vista S.E., ABQ S of Coal, E of University, W of Yale; by CNM.
Klezmer music/Jewish Dance 2-4pm Sun, and usually 1st Friday after services and pot luck supper, 8:00pm Nahalat Shalom, 3606 RioGrande,NW Bet:Candalaria&Comanche @Luke circ, NW. Beth Cohen (505)243-6276, cohene...@netzero.net - Excellent live music from the Nahalat Community Klezmer Band (The core of which is mostly the folks in Goddess of Arno Balkan Band. Over President’s Day Weekend mid-February is Klezmerquerque, a major national event with music top music teacher/performers and a top Klezmer dance lead/teacher - workshops plus Friday and Saturday night concerts-parties and more.
LOS ALAMOS Weekly recreational folk dancing on Tuesdays at 7:15: In the Los Alamos Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar St.CONTACT: Rick Wallace walla...@comcast.net 505-662-5844 or --pla...@mindspring.com.
Albuquerque Greek Community:
Annual Greek Festival at the Greek Orthodox Church 318 High St. SE, first weekend in October
(Santa Fe Greek Festival usually in June, sometimes July)
Occasional Greek Dance Workshops at the Church on High St.
Annual ABQ Folk Festival (with Dance program) First Saturday in June
Annual Turkish Festival on a Saturday in May outside the Raindrop Foundation at Pennsylvania and Mountain, NE Corner.
Goddess of Arno Balkan Band holds two regular annual Balkan Bashes - October around Thanksgiving & Early April, at Winning Coffee Co., 111 Harvard, SE, ABQ - $5, and other special events.
Rumalia Collective (Balkan Band) of Santa Fe plays for dancing occasionally in Santa Fe, rarely in ABQ and elsewhere in Central and Northern NM.
Rarely play at Santa Fe International Folk Dancers some Tuesdays.
Enjoy!