California Kolo Festival, Inc,
(a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization)

 
 
Kolo Festival 2007 -- the 56th annual
 
 
Open to the public! All ages welcome!

 
  When: Friday & Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend (something you can count on!)
 
  Where: Croatian American Cultural Center at 60 Onondaga Ave., SF
 
  Teachers:

 

Steve & Susan Kotansky -- Bulgarian
Billy Burke -- Serbian & Croatian
John Filcich -- Kolos
Singing teachers: Mark Forry, Michele Simon & Lily Storm

 
  Current schedule (subject to change):









Friday:
9:15 - Doors open (at side door on Alemany)
9:45 to 11:00 -- Billy Burke, Serbian Dances
11:05 to 12:20 -- Steve & Susan Kotansky, Bulgarian Dances
11:05 to 12:20 -- Michele Simon, Singing Class
12:20 to 1:15 ********LUNCH BREAK********
(Catering by Ani Toroyan)
1:15 to 2:10 -- Culture Corner (TBA), Kafana
1:15 to 2:10 -- Kolos with John Filcich
2:15 to 3:30 -- Billy Burke, Serbian Dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Steve & Susan Kotansky, Bulgarian Dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Lily Storm, Singing Class
4:55 to 5:25 -- Reviews with dance teachers
5:25 to 7:00 ********DINNER BREAK******** (Catering by Tanya Kostova)

Main dance floor schedule:
7:00 to 8:30 -- Kolos and international
8:45 to 10:15 -- Nestinari (Bulgarian, Macedonian and more)
10:30 to midnight -- Yalazia (Greek, Rom and more)

Kafana schedule:
8 to 9 -- Naomi Zamir (Klezmer, etc.)
9 to 10 -- Danubius (Hungarian, Romanian, etc.)
10 to 11 -- Staro Vino (Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.)
11 to 12 -- Deli Kanlı (Turkish)

Saturday:
9:15 - Doors open (at side door on Alemany)
9:45 to 11:00 -- Steve & Susan Kotansky, Macedonian or Hungarian Dances
11:05 to 12:20 -- Billy Burke, Croatian Dances
11:05 to 12:20 -- Mark Forry, Singing Class
12:20 to 1:15 ********LUNCH BREAK********
(Catering by Tanya Kostova)
1:15 to 2:10 -- Culture Corner (TBA), Kafana
1:15 to 2:10 -- Kolos with John Filcich
2:15 to 3:30 -- Steve & Susan Kotansky, Macedonian or Hungarian Dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Billy Burke, Croatian Dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Mark Forry, Singing Class
4:55 to 5:25 -- Reviews with dance teachers
5:25 to 7:00 ********DINNER BREAK******** (Catering by Ani Toroyan)

Jam Sessions (be in tune and ready to play 15 minutes prior):
7:00 to 7:30 -- Bitov Jam Session
7:30 to 8:15 -- Tamburica TamJam, books will be provided

Main dance floor schedule:
8:15 to 8:45 -- Slavonian Traveling Band (kolos and more)
9:00 to 10:30 -- Trio Zulum (Bulgarian & Macedonian)
10:30 to midnight -- Brass Menažeri (Greek, Serbian, Rom, Macedonian)

Kafana schedule:
8 to 9 -- Verna Druzhina (Bulgarian, Macedonian)
9 to 10 -- The Brash Punks (South Balkan Brass)
10 to 11 -- Lily & Lucia (East European Singing)
11 to 12 -- Kaladrios (Greek, Albanian, etc.)


 
    Flyer & Pre-reg form
 
 


For additional information, please contact:

Sharen Nyberg: email: sharen10@yahoo.com or phone
(510) 266-0560 (home until 8 p.m. Pacific time) or (510) 847-8665 (cell)


If you'd like to help as a volunteer, please contact:
Jan Raines: email: sherpajmr@yahoo.com or phone (925) 682-3727

For live music and kafana info, please contact:
Bill Cope: email: bill@TheCopes.com

 

 


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