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

 
 
Kolo Festival 2009 -- the 58th annual!
 
 
Open to the public! All ages welcome!

 
  When: Friday & Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend, November 27th & 28th
 
  Where: Croatian American Cultural Center at 60 Onondaga Ave., San Francisco, 94112
 
  Teachers:

 

Yves Moreau -- Bulgarian
Jerry Duke -- Greek Macedonian plus...
Bob Gardner -- Greek (Epirus)
Sani Rifati -- Romani (Gypsy) from Kosovo
John Filcich -- Kolos

Singing -- Dragi Spasovski & Michele Simon

 
  Current schedule
(subject to change):









Friday:
9:00 - Doors open
9:20 to 10:35 -- Yves Moreau, Bulgarian dances
10:45 to 12:00 -- Jerry Duke, Greek Macedonian plus...
10:45 to 12:00 -- Michele Simon, Singing Class (kafana)
12:00 to 1:00 *****LUNCH BREAK*****

1:00 to 2:00 -- Culture Corner with Yves Moreau
1:00 to 2:00 -- Kolos with John Filcich
2:10 to 3:25 -- Yves Moreau, Bulgarian dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Bob Gardner, Greek (Epiros) dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Michele Simon, Singing Class (kafana)
4:55 to 5:25 -- Review of dances with teachers
5:25 to 7:00 *****DINNER BREAK*****

Main dance floor schedule:
6:00 to 6:30 -- Sing-a-long with Michele Simon (new!)
6:30 to 7:00 -- Bitov Jam Session (center of floor)
7:00 to 8:15 -- Slavonic Travelling Band (stage)
8:15 to 9:30 -- Dragi Spasovski with Bill Cope & Friends (center)
9:30 to 10:45 --Agapi Mou (myspace, youtube, facebook) (stage)
10:45 to midnight --Trio Zulum (Bulgarian)(center)

Kafana schedule:
7:15 to 8:15 -- Staro Vino
8:30 to 9:30 -- Jela
9:45 to 10:30 -- Auvil, Cope, Farris, Fox & Nicolae
10:45 to 11:30 --
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Saturday:
9:00 - Doors open
9:20 to 10:35 -- Yves Moreau, Bulgarian dances
10:45 to 12:00 -- Jerry Duke, Greek Macedonian plus...
10:45 to 12:00 -- Dragi Spasovski, Singing Class
12:00 to 1:00 ********LUNCH BREAK********
1:00 to 2:00 -- Culture Corner with Sani Rifati
1:00 to 2:00 -- Kolos with John Filcich
2:10 to 3:25 -- Yves Moreau, Bulgarian dances
3:35 to 4:50 -- Sani Rifati, Romani (Gypsy) from Kosovo
3:35 to 4:50 -- Dragi Spasovski, Singing Class
4:55 to 5:25 -- Review of dances with teachers
5:25 to 7:00 ********DINNER BREAK********

Jam Sessions (be in tune and ready to play 15 minutes prior):
6:00 to 7:00 -- Sing-a-long & Tamburica TamJam (charts)

Main dance floor schedule:
7:00 to 8:00 -- Kolo Festival Band (tamburica) (from center)
8:00 to 9:15 -- Trio Zulum (Bulgarian) (on stage)
9:15 to 10:30 -- Helladelics (Greek) (from center)
10:30 to midnight --
Dragi Spasovski with Bill Cope & Friends (Macedonian) (on stage)

Kafana schedule:
7:15 to 8:15 -- Da! Mozhem
9:00 to 10:00 -- Verna Družina
10:15 to 11:15 -- Agapi Mou
(myspace, youtube, facebook)

 
    Pre-reg form!
 
 


For additional information, please contact:

Jerry Duke: email: jcduke at yahoo.com

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

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

 

 


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