From Andrew Chatfield:
An evening of live klezmer music by Wesleyan’s klezmer band Veeblefetzer and Yiddish dancing led by Steve Weintraub. Co-sponsored by the Music Department and the Jewish and Israel Studies Program.
Date: Friday, October 24th, 2014
Time: 5:30 PM
Place: The Bayit
Via Matthew Stein ’16:
Veeblefetzer (hip hoppin’ klezmer band) + Steve Weintraub (incredible Yiddish dance leader) + home-cooked dinner (yummy and free) = a nakht to remember! No dancing experience necessary, but wear comfortable shoes! Check out the event on Facebook.
Current Members of Veeblefetzer:
Matthew Stein, fiddle
Josh Davidoff, clarinet
Sophie Breitbart, clarinet
Angus Macdonald, guitar
Ben Klausner, guitar
Ben Zucker, trombone
Dylan Awalt-Conley, drums
Matt Chilton, bass
Date: Friday, October 24
Time: 5:30-7 PM
Place: The Bayit, 157 Church Street
Sophie Breitbart ’16 writes:
Like to fuse musical styles? Enjoy improvising with laid-back musicians? Can’t tell a khosidl from a kolomeike?Audition for Wesleyan’s one and only KLEZMER band, Veeblefetzer!
All instruments are welcome. Come with a brief musical selection (~30 seconds).
If you’re eager to meet the mensches but unable to come at this time, email Matthew Stein (mstein[at]wes) to arrange an audition.
Date: Saturday, September 13th
Time: 1 – 3 PM
Place: Music Studios
From Matthew Stein ’16:
Join Veeblefetzer/The Wesleyan Klezmer Band for an afternoon of toe-tappin’ tunes and endless dancing!
1:30 – 2:15 DANCE WORKSHOP
Come dance your tukhes off before all the mishegas even begins in a dance workshop with world famous Yiddish dance leader Steve Weintraub!2:30 – 3:30 KLEZMER CONCERT
We’ll play a lively 45 minute dance set, with dancing led by Steve (all levels welcome!) And if that’s not enough musical madness for you, there’s more! You’ll learn to sing a well known Chanukah song… in Yiddish. You’ll witness two violins played simultaneously. There will also be a special appearance by the Mixolydians singing an old Yiddish theater song. Refreshments provided.Sponsored by the Wesleyan Jewish Community and the Yiddish Book Center with support from the Jack & Ruthe B. Cowl Center for Jewish Culture.
Date: Sunday, November 24
Time: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Place: the Bayit (157 Church St)
Facebook event: here!
Courtesy of Matthew Stein ’16:
Join the Jewish community for a night of music from Wesleyan’s klezmer band Veeblefetzer, dancing led by world-renowned Yiddish dance master Steve Weintraub (WHAT A MENSCH!), and free food (IT’S FREE!) Shabbat services will begin at 5:30, the festivities will start immediately afterwards at approximately 6:15, and a home-cooked Shabbat dinner will follow as usual.
Sponsored by the Yiddish Book Center with support from the Jack & Ruthe B. Cowl Center for Jewish Culture.
Date: Friday, September 27
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Place: The Bayit (157 Church St)
Facebook: Here!
