After two years of break, Alaturca Connection will take stage at Berkeley's historic venue Ashkenaz with a Turkish cultural night.
We have a loaded program for you:
- Our talented dear friends Nicole Maria and Melike Sengul will perform to our upbeat Turkish Black Sea, Balkan, Roman, and other folk tunes.
- Bay Area's Turkish folk dance group TUFOD will join us with their Black Sea dance performance.
- JUST ADDED: Two dancers from the world famous dance group Fire of Anatolia will take stage with a surprising performance.
- Special appearance by the famous Romanian singer Ionela Guzic.
This will be a feast for the eyes and ears.
Come ready to dance all night.
Doors open at 7:30PM, show starts at 8:30PM.
Tickets at https://AlaturcaConnection.com
Family friendly event. Age 10 and under is free.
Sevgilerimizle.

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“WORLDS OF MUSIC” SCHEDULE

DOORS: 3pm

CLASSIC COUNTRY/CAJUN SESSION 3:30-5pm (Main Hall) (dance floor open) led by SUZY THOMPSON and FRANNIE LEOPOLD

IRISH TUNES SESSION 3:30-5pm (Back Studio) led by SHAY BLACK:

BALKAN DANCE LESSON 5-6pm (Back Studio) led by SUE WILLARD

WAKE THE DEAD (Irish-laced Grateful Dead jams) 7:30-8:45pm

FANFARE ZAMBALETA (Balkan/Roma Brass beats) 9 -10:30pm

Back Studio Space will be available during the entire run of the evening concerts, free and open for impromptu jams and hangouts.

Bring your instrument to jam, and then secure it at our instrument check when you just want to hang out and party.

Add in a Food Truck or two, some LTA giveaways, a glorious raffle, some beer, wine, soft drinks, and sweets, and we have ourselves a special day.

"WORLDS OF MUSIC" RAFFLE PRIZES (so far)

2 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO THE FREIGHT AND SALVAGE

2 PAIRS OF TICKETS TO ASHKENAZ

2 LTA SWAG BAGS (includes 2025 Lark Camp T-shirt, LTA hat, LTA tote bag, Classic Lark Camp pin, and more)

MORE ITEMS TBD, but we’re getting some good ones.

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO LARK CAMP

Kids 15 and under are free

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Our East Bay edition of Balkan Sundays is here—taking over Ashkenaz every 4th Sunday for a night of brass-fueled, dance-heavy Balkan energy.  
This month’s lineup is 
come and celebrate Marco ' birthday with 

Max Miller Loran on trumpet 
Greg  – Saxophone  
Paul Marini – Sousaphone  
Marco Peris– Tupan  
 Plus lots of balkan brass players and YOU? 

Musicians, bring your instruments!
Balkan Sundays isn’t just a concert—it’s a community music session. Whether you play brass, woodwinds, percussion, strings, or just love Balkan music, bring your instrument and jump in! Let’s make this a night of spontaneous, high-energy collaborations* 

Don’t miss the launch of East Bay’s new Balkan Sunday ritual! 

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Welcome to the opening of Balkan Folk Ensemble: Čardak!
Join us for homemade Balkan dishes like burek, ćevapi, sarma and freshly roasted lamb!

Doors open: 1pm
Program begins: 3pm

Support us by eating, drinking and having fun! All proceeds will go towards Čardak's beginnings steps as a performing group (costuming, studio rentals, etc.). There will also be information shared about supporting and joining the group. If you are, or know someone that is interested in learning and performing dances from Turkey, ex-Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Greece, join us and sign up that day!!! All ages and experience levels are welcome/encouraged!

To celebrate our launch, we will have live music by Bay Area's finest Fanfare Zambaleta (Trubači), Andrew Cohen on the accordion, and a special guest all the way from Romania, Ionella Guzic. Enjoy a beautiful performance by Pendari, a Bulgarian performing group and by magnificent belly dancer that will transport your heart and feet to Turkey, Nicole Maria.

As for the cherry on top, we present one of the masterminds behind the popular BalkanNights SF, DJ IVICA DORDEVIC to end the night with all the Balkan tunes- old, new, disco, pop, you name it!

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

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