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of special interest to FAC members, spring 2008

(See the Folk Dancing ’Round Boston calendar for listings of recreational folk dance events in the Greater Boston area. See Current FAC month and Upcoming FAC events for the schedule of FAC-sponsored dance and music programs.)

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Grachanitsa Annual Concert and Dance, 7:30 pm

Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 41 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA

Tickets for concert, dance and dinner: adults $25, children 12 and under free

The Grachanitsa Serbian Folk Dance Ensemble presents its 7th annual benefit concert, followed by dinner and dancing to the music of Jelana and Mario. The concert includes Bulgarian dancing by Ludo Mlado and Serbian and Russian music by the women’s choir Divi Zheni.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Folk dance party with music by Rakiya, 8–11 pm

Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville, MA

Rakiya presents Balkan Rom music for folk dancing.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares concert, 8 pm

Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury Street at Berkeley Street, Boston, MA

Tickets: $35 in advance, $40 at the door

Since their Grammy-winning recordings in the early 1990s, the Bulgarian choir Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares has thrilled audiences around the world. The ensemble enriches the heritage of the Bulgarian solo folk song with harmonies and arrangements that highlight its beautiful timbres and irregular rhythms.

Saturday, May 31, 2008
Trouz Bras concert: music and dance of Brittany, 8 pm
First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Tickets: in advance $14, at the door $18, children 12 and under half price
Music for Robin presents Trouz Bras (“big noise” in the Celtic language of Brittany), bringing traditional Breton dance tunes into the 21st century with swirling bagpipes, soaring fiddle, and a rocking rhythm section.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Folk dance party with music by Shining Moon, 7–10 pm

Masonic Lodge, 11 South Main Street, West Hartford, CT

Always on Sunday presents its annual international folk dance party in remembrance of Bruce Batts, featuring the beautiful harmonies of Shining Moon.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Mysterious Rhythms of Bulgaria: music and dance concert, 4 pm and 8 pm

Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Ludo Mlado Dance Ensemble and Bulgarian Sunday School present performances of traditional music and dance with guest performers Mladost Folk Ensemble, women’s world music ensemble Libana, Patrick Yacono and Ralph Iverson, Tatiana Sarbinska and women’s choir Divi Zheni.