Mameloshen Fest: The Lithuanian Empire, Winnipeg, Canada, 25 May 2009
2nd Annual Mameloshen Festival
Rady JCC, Winnipeg, Canada
Monday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
The Lithuanian Empire – An Evening of Klezmer Music
The final performance of this year’s Mameloshen Festival features the seven-member Klezmer group The Lithuanian Empire. With their first visit to Winnipeg this eclectic and entertaining ensemble which hails from all over Canada and the US will present an energetic and innovative program of music and song. Tickets: $25
Tickets:
Rady Jewish Community Centre 477-7510
www.radyjcc.com – click on Ticket Central.
Following the success of the first Mameloshen Festival in 2008, The Rady Jewish Community Centre and The I.L. Peretz Folk School Endowment Trust are pleased to present this unique series which celebrates the richness of Yiddish and Jewish culture by featuring local and out-of-town performers. Mameloshen: Festival of Yiddish Entertainment and Culture will run weekly from May 4 to May 25 paying homage to the beauty and history of Yiddish with new and exciting performances while introducing audiences to the diversity of Jewish culture. All performances will take place at the Muriel Richardson Auditorium, Winnipeg Art Gallery.