Scroll down for the calendar.

There are two Greek festivals this weekend, plus Cafe Aman on Saturday night and
the Equinox Festival on Sunday (with Balkan music in the morning featuring Bill
Cope and Pat McSwyney's Mehanatones, with Sherry Cochran teaching beginning
Balkan dance.)

The Equinox Festival is the reincarnation of the Summer Solstice Festival, and
plans to return to its rightful place on the calendar next year, when it will
not compete with the annual free Waltz and Hambo Workshop.

Cafe Aman presents teaching by John Filcich and live music with Veselba. (Jerry
Summers will be sitting in for Ian Price, who is in Europe.) Sat Sep 11,
7:30-11:30, 10469 Santa Monica Blvd, West LA.

Mark your calendars: on Thursday, Sept 23, Milen Kirov will bring his Orchestar
MEZE to Club Malabomba at the Bordello Bar downtown.

And remember - tickets for the Intersection Reunion/Athan Karras memorial on Oct
23 must be purchased by October 9, 2010, through Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/122371

St. Sophia Greek Festival
Sept 10-12 Fri 5 pm-11 pm Sat 1 pm 11 pm Sun noon - 10 pm
1324 S. Normandie, LA CA 90006
Info: http://www.lagreekfest.com , (323) 737-2424

Also on Saturday and Sunday:
Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Festival - Cardiff
3459 Manchester Ave. #32, Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
http://www.stsconstantinehelen.com , (760) 942-0920

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The Fall Equinox Folk Music, Dance & Storytelling Festival
http://www.ctmsfolkmusic.org/equinox/

Sept 11 - Saturday master classes and a pre-festival concert in Santa Monica,
8pm at First Presbyterian in Santa Monica (1220, 2nd Street) featuring
Nightingale and the John Whelan Trio.

Sept 12 - Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm
At Rancho Cordillera del Norte, 9015 Wilbur Ave, Northridge CA 91324
corner of Nordhoff, just a few blocks from Cal State Northridge,

17 CONCERTS, 25 WORKSHOPS, 5 HOURS OF DANCE, and A CHILDREN'S AREA

Featured performers include the Mehanatones (Eastern European) at 10:30 am.
Sherry Cochran will be teaching Balkan dance with them at 11:30.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Bad timing:
Ted Martin and Cameron Flanders are giving a free Waltz and Hambo Workshop on
Sunday September 12 from 2-5 PM at the Woman's Club of Bellflower with live
music by Skandia South Dance Club Musicians. Ted recommends smooth soled shoes
for these dances.
For more info call Ted Martin at (714)893-8888

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Caltech Folkdance news:

Sherry Cochran will be teaching the month of September starting at 7:15 pm to
~8;15 pm. She will be teaching: Trite Puti, Kalina, Kalesh Kate, Cerkeskata,
Glavinisko Kopanica (Bulgarian, the 12-pattern Kopanica), Krajdunavsko Horo,
Razlosko Horo, Zensko Pusteno, Cigany Tanc

Kabile will be back in October and will play for us on Tuesday the 12th, and in
Orange County at the end of October.

The Halloween party will be the Tuesday before Halloween, Oct 26, with a return
engagement of Ty Rust's Rakia Brass Band.

We are still at Throop Memorial Hall, 300 S. Los Robles (corner Del Mar),
Pasadena.
Park on the street and use the double door entrance to the sanctuary on Del Mar.

Never any charge, but all donations are gratefully accepted, including cash,
checks, and recyclable materials, including cans, bottles, glass, newspapers,
and scrap metal.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Video-audio pick - check out this clothing store in Venice:
(music starts when the webpage loads) - then click on "events"
for the videos
http://www.zingaratrading.com/

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Send a get well card to

Dennis Boxell
201 1st St. NE
Buffalo, MN 55313-1550

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

CALENDAR SUMMARY - scroll up or down for details

Fri Sep 10: Dance Downtown Samba
Fri-Sun Sep 10-12: Greek Festival, St Sophia
Sat Sep 11: Café Aman with John Filcich, Veselba
Sat-Sun Sep 11-12: Greek Festival, Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Sun Sep 12: Mehanatones at the Equinox Festival, Northridge
Sun Sep 12: Free Waltz and Hambo workshop, Woman's Club, Bellflower
Thu Sep 16: Atlantic Crossing at Narodni
Fri-Sun Sep 17-19: Pasadena Greek Festival, Arcadia Racetrack
Sat Sep 18: Yom Kippur (starts at sunset, Fri Sep 17)
Sat-Sun, Sep 18-19: SerbFest, Alhambra
Mon Sep 20: Swing Riots Quirktet back at Cantors
Sep 23-26: Tamburitza Extravaganza St. Louis Missouri
http://www.tamburitza.org/x2010
Thu Sep 23: Orchestar MEZE at Club Malabomba downtown
Fri Sep 24: LISIMA dance party in Van Nuys
Fri Sep 24: Irwin Barr's Birthday Party, WLA
Fri-Sun Sep 24-26: Greek Festival, Covina
Sat Sep 25: Veselba at Veselo for birthday party
Wed Sep 29: Petrojvic Blasting Co, downtown
Fri Oct 1: Petrojvic Blasting Co Venice
Tue Oct 5: Kabile in Santa Barbara (SOhO supper club)
Wed Oct 6: Kabile in Santa Barbara
Sat Oct 9: deadline for ordering tickets to Intersection Reunion
Sat Oct 9: Kabile in San Diego
Sat Oct 9: Café Aman - Petrojvic Blasting Co
Tue Oct 12: Kabile at Caltech FD
Wed Oct 13: Gogol Bordello, Nokia Theater
Sat Oct 16: Nevenka event
Sat Oct 23: Intersection Reunion/Athan Karras tribute, Agoura Hills
Tue Oct 26: Caltech FD Halloween Party with Rakia Brass Band
Sat Oct 30: Kabile at Veselo
Sun Oct 31: Kabile at Laguna
February 17-20, 2011: Greek FDF, Ontario, CA.
Fri May 6, 2011: Mark Morris Dance Group, Music Center
Sun Apr 24, 2011: Easter in both Orthodox and Catholic traditions

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

REPEATING EVENTS (check contact or website for dark nights, especially around
the Jewish holidays)

West LA dancing at The Pacific Arts Center
10469 Santa Monica Blvd, West LA. http://www.pacificartscenter.com

== Cafe Aman on the 2nd Sat of the month, 7:30 $10/ $15 if live music
Beginning dance instruction 7:30-8
Dance teaching between 8pm - 8:30pm
Mady: madelyntaylor@... or 310-820-3527
Ian: ianpricebey@...
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39013161866
Sept: John Ficich teaching, Veselba
Oct: Petrojvic Brothers!

== Alexandru & Mihai David have moved to the LAST Saturday of every month, $10
(or more for special events) beginning dance teaching at 7:30

== Asteria Greek night on Thursdays, 8:30 pm to 11:00 pm $8
Info Anne 310-508-9676 or xorepse@..., or Jerry at 310-229-8947 or
jsavin@...

== L.I.F.E. dancers with Sherry Cochran on Fridays
http://www.lifebalkandancers.com
Teaching at 8 pm, request dancing after 9 pm $10

Recommended by Marge Gajicki:
== JA, JUST ACCORDIONS meets every 2nd Thursday night of the month
Phoenix Club Bar Bierstube, 1340 S. Sanderson Ave., just off the 57 Fwy & Ball
Road in Anaheim.
For information, call Marilyn Aamodt (714) 537-0711

Other folk dancing that doesn't suck, but is still not elitist:

== Mondays: San Pedro Balkan Dancers (dark until after labor day)
http://members.cox.net/sanpedrokolodancers/index.htm
== Wednesdays 5-7 pm: Lee Otterholt leads a group in the Gymnasium of Clubhouse
1 in Laguna Woods, formerly Leisure World. (Use Entrance 1, at Avenida Sevilla
off El Toro Road)
== Thursdays: Narodni in Bellflower http://www.narodni.org
== Third Thursday Singer's Circle 6:30-7:30 pm, before folk dancing at Narodi
== Fridays: Kypseli in Pasadena http://kypseli.org
== Saturdays: Veselo Selo, Anaheim Unitarian Church
http://veseloselofolkdancers.org/
== Sundays: Laguna Folk Dancers http://www.lagunafolkdancers.org/
== one Saturday per month more or less, Vintage Israeli Dancing
Anisa's School of Dance, 14252 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks
http://www.vintageisraelidancing.org

Israeli dancing:
== Thursdays at the Masonic Lodge, 2244 Westwood (corner Olympic) 7:30 pm -12:30
am

== Israel Yakovee is holding a "Classics" night on Tuesdays 8 pm-12 am at
Anisa's School of Dance, 14252 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks $10, assisted by Joan
Hantman. Information: iyakovee@...

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Greek Festival information so far:

http://golosangeles.about.com/od/losangelescalendar/a/GreekFest.htm

A lot of the Greek Festivals seem to be developing more sophisticated web pages.
There is usually a free or discount coupon - check them out.

St. Anthony Greek Festival - back at the Arcadia Racetrack!
Fri Sep 17, 5 - 11 pm; Sat Sep 18, noon - 1 am; Sun Sep 19, noon - 11 pm
Santa Anita Park, Arcadia CA
Enter on Holly St at Huntington Drive
http://www.pasadenagreekfest.org/ (626) 449-6943
Free admission with coupon if you sign up for the email list.

Antelope Valley/Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Festival - Lancaster (not to be
confused with Cardiff)
St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 43404 30th Street West,
Lancaster, CA 93536
Cost: $2, Children 12 and under Free. Free entry with coupon on website.
http://www.saintsconstantineandhelen.org , (661) 945-1212

St. Nectarios Greek Festival
20340 Covina Blvd., Covina, CA
Cost: $2, children 12 and under Free
Info: http://www.saintnectariosbrotherhoodmission.org , (626) 967-5524

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Sat-Sun, Sep 18-19, 2010
SERBFEST 2010
St. Steven's Cathedral in Alahmbra
Address 1621 W. Garvey Ave Alhambra, CA

Phone 626 284 9100

Saint Steven's Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Alhambra will host Serbfest on
September 18 and 19. The annual family event features sights, sounds and tastes
from the heart of the Balkins. Open to the public, the two-day cultural festival
presents authentic cuisine from the Serbian region, folkloric dance and music
performances, live music and entertainment, a kids carnival and vendor bazaar.
The food tent will present Lamb dinner, Burek, Sarma, Cevapi, Kobasica, Pecenja,
and Palacinke. Folkloric dance performance from Serbian dance troops will
present throughout the day. Musical performances will include both traditional
Serbian Kolo bands, as well as a band playing American Classic Rock favorites on
Saturday night. The event will take place at St. Steven's Serbian Orthodox
Cathedral in Alhambra at 1621 W. Garvey Ave. Parking is free. Saturday hours are
noon to 11:00 PM and Sunday will be open noon to 7:00 PM.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

The SWING RIOTS Quirktette return to CANTERS KIBITZ ROOM
Monday, September 20 at 9 pm
419 N Fairfax, Los Angeles

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=136332959745193

There may be room for dancing.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

LISIMA returns to Serra's Dance and Dine (a middle eastern restaurant with a
large Serbian clientele)
With bellydancers and Paul leading kolo dances
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107660402621334
BALKAN / ROMAN NIGHT with LISIMA
September 24 at 8 pm
12449 Ventura Blvd. Studio City CA 91604

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

West L. A. Folk Dancers
Friday, Sept. 24th is Irwin Barr's birthday celebration 7:30 - request dancing
and pot-luck refreshments welcomed.
Brockton School, 1309 Armacost Ave. in W.L.A. Information: 310-202-6166 or
310-478-4659 or dancingbarrs@....

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Petrojvic Blasting Co (from their website):
Wed Sep 29 Villains Tavern 10pm
1356 Palmetto LA CA 91003
(213) 613-0766

Fri Oct 1 Zingara Venice 7pm ( a clothing store - part of a street scene
every first Friday)
http://www.zingaratrading.com/

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Kabile in Santa Barbara at Soho
http://sohosb.com/2010/09/01/kabile-bulgarian-wedding-band/
Soho Restaurant & Music Club in Santa Barbara, California
1221 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Dinner reservations recommended; call 805-962-7776

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Intersection Reunion and Tribute to Athan Karras
October 23rd, 2010, 6 pm - Midnight
Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center
27040 Malibu Hills Road, Calabasas, CA 91301
(Lost Hills Road exit from 101)

For details and to purchase tickets@ $30 per person, go to the website
http://www.theintersectionreunion.com
Get updates on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theintersectionreunion

Tickets will be sold exclusively through Brown Paper Tickets and must be
purchased by October 9, 2010: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/122371

Co-sponsored by Cafe Asteria, L.I.F.E, and Gypsy Folk Dance Ensemble.

This evening event includes a Mediterranean dinner, Greek and International
dancing, and a tribute to our friend Athan Karras and the Intersection Folk Arts
Center. Tix $30 per person covers dinner and dancing. No host bar.

Proceeds from this event will be donated in Athan's memory to the Basil P.
Caloyeras Center for Modern Greek Studies at Loyola Marymount University

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Fishtank Ensemble's local gigs in 2011:

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 8 PM
SOhO, 1221 State St #205, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 962-7776 http://www.sohosb.com/
Tickets: $12/$15

Saturday, March 12, 2011
The Broad Stage, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
7:30 PM $20
Also Playing: Jessica Fichot

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

http://www.uclalive.org/calendar/event_detail.asp?id=49
Los Angeles Premiere

Takács Quartet with Nobuyuki Tsujii
Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Royce Hall
$33/43/63/78 ($15 UCLA students)

World-renowned string ensemble Takács Quartet delivers classic repertoire with
drama, warmth and humor. The group performs Haydn's String Quartet Op. 74 No. 3
and Bartok's String Quartet No. 1. Joining the Takács Quartet for Schumann's
Piano Quintet is Japanese virtuoso Nobuyuki Tsujii in his Los Angeles premiere.
Born blind, the 22-year-old prodigy began his study at the age of 4 and won the
gold medal in the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.