March 13, 2010, at Glen Echo Town Hall, Glen Echo, MD
You are invited to a concert and party celebrating Baba Marta with Slaveya & Lyuti Chushki
8:00 — 11:30 pm
Glen Echo Town Hall
6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo, MD
$5 donation requested
Event Flyer here
Chase away the last of winter and celebrate Baba Marta! Bring your friends, family and dancing shoes; finger food or a beverage is welcome!
People of the Balkans celebrate a centuries-old tradition in early March on the day of Baba Marta (Grandma March), a cranky old lady of whom it is said that the sun only comes out when she smiles. Many tales of Baba Marta are in Balkan folklore, and there is a tradition of giving your friends matenitsas - amulets of red-and-white interwoven strings to bring them health and happiness during the year and as a reminder that spring is near.
For more information contact Betsy at glen.echo@erols.com, or 301.717.4641
March 20, 2010, at Susquehanna Folk Music Society, Harrisburg, PA
Lyuti Chushki is trading artists with a jazz/blue band from Harrisburg, PA called the Don Johnson Project. Please visit this Battle of the Bands page for more information. Special guest Kalin Kirilov.
Concert/Dance: 7pm
$10 general admission
Children under 12 FREE
For more information, call Bart at 717-234-3844
or email bart.carpenter (at) sfmsfolk.org
St. Lawrence Club
13 Highland St, Steelton
Directions here
March 27, 2010, Celebrate "A Day Of Bulgarian Culture" at Mount Holyoke College
This will be an afternoon at MHC filled with events you do not want to miss.
Lyuti Chushki's performance at Mount Holyoke College is intended for the audience of the general Five College area. It will start with a concert from 8 to 9:30pm, followed by a short dance workshop (9:30-10pm) given by our very own Balkan dance expert Larry Weiner. Come enjoy traditional Bulgarian line dances, learn the steps and get fully immersed in the culture and spirit of this unique Eastern-European country. Immediately after the workshop, show your new moves and have tons of fun at the Bulgarian dance party with Lyuti Chushki!
Singing Workshop: 3:00-4:30pm (Blanchard Room 108)
Drum Workshop: 3:00-4:30pm (Blanchard Great Room)
Bulgarian Ethnomusicology: 4:45-5:45 (TBA)
Blanchard Great Room
Concert: 8-9:20pm
Bulgarian dance short workshop: 9:30-10:00pm
Dance party: 10:00-11:30pm
Attendance is FREE for all Five-College students, and $5 for general public.