Mon, 12/31 (San Francisco area) - Ashkenaz's New Year's Eve Bash

Mon, 12/31 (Seattle) - New Year's Eve party w/ Pangeo.

Mon, 12/31 (Boston area) - New Year's Eve party w/ the Pinewoods Band.

Mon, 12/31 (New York state) - Svitanya performs.

Wed-Tues, 12/26/07-1/1/08 (France) - Dance seminar. Doc (in French).

Sun, 12/16 (Conn) - Druzina performs at Always on Sunday.

Sat-Sun, 12/15-16 (Belgium) - Bulgarian folk-dance seminar. Doc: French Dutch.

Sat, 12/15, 7pm (Sofia) - Ensemble Zornitsa's 25th Anniversary performance.

Sat, 12/15, 8pm (Calif) - Zado performance and party.

Sat, 12/15 (Vancouver) - Balkan Cabaret band.

Fri, 12/14 (Seattle) - Pangeo performs.

Fri, 12/14, 8pm (Boston area) - Dance party with Rakiya.

Fri, 12/14 (New York city) - Slavic Soul Party at Balkan Cafe.

Sat, 12/8, 8pm (Boston area) - Zdravets.

Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm (Los Angeles) - Cafe Aman party w/ Ivan Varimezov!

Sat, 12/8, 7pm (Washington DC area) - Bulgarian Christmas party.

Sat, 12/8, 7:30pm (Seattle) - Dragi Spasovski cds-release party. pdf.

Sat, 12/8, 6pm (Seattle) - Dragi Spasovski cds-release party, 2nd show.

Sat, 12/8, 5pm (New York city) - Tomov book signing and party. pdf.

Sat, 12/8, 2pm (San Francisco area) - Brass Menazeri performs.

Fri, 12/7 (Seattle) - Goran Alachki & Dragi Spasovski party. pdf.

Sat, 12/1, 8pm (Los Angeles area) - CalArts Bulgarian vocal ensemble performs.

Sat, 12/1, 8pm (Los Angeles) - Fishtank Ensemble performs.

Sat, 12/1 (Washington DC) - Balkan choir Orfeia performs.

Sat, 12/1 (Seattle) - Orkestar RTW performs.

Sun, 11/25, 2pm (Calif) - Vassil Bebelekov and friends perform.

Fri-Sat, 11/23-24 (Calif) - Kolo Festival.

Mon, 11/19, 7pm (Calif) - Helios band performs at Le Bateau Ivre.

Sun, 11/18, 7pm (Conn) - Rakiya performs at Always on Sunday.

Sat, 11/17 (Seattle area) - Balkan Cabaret band.

Sat, 11/17 (Philadelphia) - Ivan Dimitroff dance workshop. Doc.

Sat, 11/17, 8pm (Colo) - Planina choir performance.

Sat, 11/17 (Pittsburgh) - BMNECC Vecerinka.

Thu, 11/15, 9:30pm (New York city) - Ivan Milev Band plays at Joe's Pub.

Sat-Sun, 11/10-11 (Belgium) - Bulgarian folk-dance seminar. Doc: French Dutch.

Sat, 11/10 (San Francisco) - Brass Menazeri at 12 Galaxies.

Sat, 11/10, 8:45pm (New York city) - CD release party at Mehanata.

Sat, 11/10, 7:30pm (Mass) - Divi Zheni, with Tatiana Sarbinska.

Fri, 11/9 (New York city) - Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni at Balkan Cafe.

Sun, 11/4, 8-9pm (Conn) - Svitanje choir performs at the NOMAD Festival.

Sun, 11/4, 1pm (Conn) - Druzina & Friends perform at the NOMAD Festival.

Sat-Sun, 11/3-4 (Germany) - Bulgarian dance workshop. pdf (in German).

Sat, 11/3, 7:30pm (Seattle area) - Balkan Cabaret with Mary Sherhart (free!).

Sat, 11/3, 8pm (Seattle area) - Orkestar RTW performs for dancing.

Fri, 11/2 (Seattle) - Balkan Cabaret with Mary Sherhart.

Weds, 10/31 (San Francisco area) - Balkan Halloween at Ashkenaz.

Weds, 10/31 (NYC) - Slavic Soul Party in NY's Halloween parade.

Sun, 10/28, (NYC) - Little Balkan Music Institute.

Sun, 10/28, 2-4pm (Calif) - Balkan choral ensemble and folk musicians.

Sun, 10/28, 7pm (Milwaukee) - Yuri Yunakov in concert. pdf.

Sat, 10/27 (Minneapolis) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat, 10/27, 7:30pm (Minnesota) - Mila Ensemble cd release party.

Fri-Sat, 10/26-7 (Oregon) - "Zaba" Festival. Jpeg. Doc.

Fri, 10/26, 8pm (Mass) - Dance party with Rakiya.

Fri, 10/26, 7&10pm (Chicago) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Thu, 10/25 (Detroit) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sun, 10/21 (Los Angeles) - Macedonian Church Festival.

Sat, 10/20 (London) - Bulgarian dances from Smolyan.

Sat, 10/20 (Ithaca NY) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat, 10/20, 8-11pm (Boston area) - Zdravets.

Sat, 10/20 (Pittsburgh) - BMNECC Vecerinka.

Thu, 10/18 (Albuquerque NM) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat-Sun, 10/13-14 (San Antonio TX) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Fri-Sun, 10/12-14 (Richmond VA) - 69th National Folk Festival.

Thu-Sun, 10/11-14 (Nevada) - 'Tamburitza Extravaganza'.

Sat, 10/13 (MD) - "Balktoberfest".

Sat, 10/6 (Seattle area) - Balkan Cabaret band.

Sat, 10/6 (Pittsburgh) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat, 10/6 (Rhodopi town) - Tatiana Sarbinska & Pirin Ensemble in concert.

Fri, 10/5 (Washington DC) - Balkan Beat Box in concert (free!).

Thu, 10/4 (Washington DC) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Thu, 10/4 (Blagoevgrad) - Tatiana Sarbinska & Pirin Ensemble in concert.

Tue, 10/2 (Sofia) - Tatiana Sarbinska & Pirin Ensemble in concert.

Fri-Sun, 9/28-30 (Calif) - Gypsy Camp North.

Sat, 9/29 (NC) - Durham Bulgarian/Balkan party w/ the Balkanics. Doc.

Mon, 9/24 (Calif) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sun, 9/23 (Los Angeles) - 'Romany Festival' w/ Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sun, 9/23, 2-5pm (Philadelphia) - 'Eastern Blok' in concert. pdf.

Sat-Sun, 9/22-23 (MD) - Slaveya, at Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Sat, 9/22, 8:30pm (Mass) - Walt Mahovlich & friends.

Sat, 9/22 (Santa Cruz, Calif) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat, 9/22, 8:30pm (WaDC) - Z. C. O. @ Kennedy Center - free and dancing ok!

Fri, 9/21 (San Francisco) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat-Sun, 9/15-16 (MD) - Slaveya, at Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Sat-Sun, 9/15-16 (Germany) - Balkan dance workshop. Doc (in German).

Fri-Sun, 9/14-16 (Pittsburgh) - Fall Folk Dance Camp (pdf).

Sat, 9/15 (Pittsburgh) - BMNECC Vecerinka.

Fri, 9/14 (Chicago) - Chicagoland Fall Ball.

Fri, 9/14 (New York city) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Sat and Sun, 9/8-9 (UK) - Ventzi Sotirov workshop.

Sat, 9/8, 8-11pm (Mass) - Zdravets.

Sat, 9/8, 3:25-3:55pm - Slaveya, at Reston Multicultural Festival.

Sat-Tues, 9/1-4 (Bulg) - Balchik International Folklore Festival.

Mon-Mon, 7/16-30, Varna (Bulg) - Dance seminar. Doc (in English).
(Repeats 8/1-15 and 8/20-9/3.)

Fri-Sun, 6/1-10, Bourgas area (Bulg) - Folklore seminar. Doc (in English).
(This seminar repeats through Aug. 30.)

Fri-Mon, 8/31-9/3 - Buffalo-on-the-Danube Camp.

Sat-Sun, 8/25-26 - Slaveya at Maryland Renaissance Festival.

Sat, 8/25, 6-11pm - Lyuti Chushki 10-year anniversary party.

Thurs-Sun, 8/23-26 (Oregon) - 'Balkanalia' camp

Fri, 9/28 (Oregon) - Yuri Yunakov in concert.

Mon-Sun, 8/6-19 (Bulg) - Shiroka Luka seminar.

Sat-Sat, 8/11-18 (NY) - East Coast Camp.

Thu-Mon, 8/5-13 (Bulg) - Iliana Bozhanova's Bulgaria Tour.

Sat-Sun, 8/11-12 (Bulg) - Koprivshtica Festival (off-year version).

Tues-Sun, 7/31-8/12 (Bulg) - Jim Gold's Bulgaria Tour.

Weds-Sun, 8/8-12 (Yugo) - 47th Guca Brass Band Festival.

Sat-Sat, 7/28-8/11, Bourgas area (Bulg) - Dance seminar. Doc 1, doc 2
(docs are in German).

Wed-Fri, 8/1-10, Skopje area (FYROM) - Dance seminar. Doc (in French).

Wed-Fri, 8/1-10, Ohrid area (FYROM) - Dance seminar. Doc (in German).

Sun-Thu, 8/5-9 (Varna) - International Folklore Festival.

Sat-Sun, 8/4-5 (Bulg) - Dorkovo Festival.

Sat-Sat, 7/21-8/4, Veliko Tarnovo (Bulg) - 10th International Folklore Festival.

Sat, 8/4 (Boston) - Kabile Folk Ensemble.

Fri, 8/3, 8:30pm (NY) - Kabile Folk Ensemble.

Mon-Fri, 7/30-8/3 (Bulg) - Plovdiv International Folk Festival.

Vitosha Folklore Festival, July (Sofia).

Mon, 7/30, 7-10pm (NY) - Kabile Folk Ensemble.

Sat, 7/28 (Pittsburgh) - Kabile Folk Ensemble.

Mon-Sun, 7/23-29 (Gabrovo) - 'Bulgarian Masters' Music & Dance Camp.

Sat-Sun, 7/21-29 (Bulg) - 12th Kazanlak Music and Dance Seminar.

Sun-Fri, 7/29-8/4 (Bulg) - 3rd Plovdiv Academy Seminar.

Weds, 7/25, 9pm-midnite - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Fri, 7/20, 8-11pm (NJ) - Kabile Folk Ensemble at Princeton.

Thu-Mon, 7/5-16 (FYROM) - 2nd Macedonian Folk Seminar.

Tues-Tues, 7/1-15 (Yugo) - Romani Music and Dance Camp.

Fri, 7/13, 8-11pm - Rare performance of outstanding folk musicians.

Thurs, 7/12, 6-8pm - Lyuti Chushki outdoor performance.

Mon-Weds, 7/2-11 (Rom) - Romanian Dance and Choreography Seminar.

Weds-Sun, 7/4-8 (Wisc) - Door County Folk Festival.

Fri, 6/29, 8pm (Seattle) - Balkan Music Festival.

Thu-Sun, 6/28-7/1 (Netherlands) - Balkan Festival 2007.

Weds, 6/27, 9pm-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Sat-Sat, 6/23-30 (Calif) - Mendocino Camp.

Thu-Thu, 6/21-28 (Mass) - Pinewoods Camp w/ Macedonian dancing.

Thu, 6/21 - Sviraj at Glen Echo dancing.

Sat-Sun, 6/16-17 (SF) - San Francisco Free Folk Festival.

Sun-Sun, 6/10-17, Momchilovtsi (Rhodope mtns, Bulg) - Folk Camp.

Fri, 6/15, 8pm (NYC) - Kolevi & Friends.

Mon-Mon, 5/28-6/11, Plovdiv area (Bulg) - Dance seminar. Doc 1, doc 2
(docs are in German).

Rose Festivals, early June (Bulg)

Sat, 6/2, 2-3pm and 5:30-6:15pm - Lyuti Chushki at Wash. Folk Festival

Thu, 5/31, 7:30pm - The Balkanics and Slavic Soul Party at the Birchmere

Fri-Mon, 5/25-28 (Seattle) - NW Folklife Festival

Sat, 5/26, 10pm-3am (Pittsb) - Folk Festival After-party

Fri-Mon, 5/25-27 (Pittsb) - Pittsburgh Folk Festival

Sat, 5/19, 6:30-8:30pm - Kyril & Metody Celebration

Sun-Sun, 5/6-13, Momchilovtsi (Rhodope mtns, Bulg) - Folk Camp.

Sat 5/12, 10am-2pm - Bulgarian Embassy Open House w/ Lyuti Chushki

Sun, 5/6, 3:30-5pm - St. George's Day Celebration w/ Lyuti Chushki

Weds, 4/25, 9pm-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Fri-Sun, 4/20-22 (Boston area) - New England Folk Festival

Sat, 4/21 - 1st Baltimore/Wash. Roma ('gypsy') Festival

Sat, 4/21 (Pittsb) - BMNECC Vecerinka

Sat, 4/14, 8pm - Slaveya's Spring Concert

Mon-Sat, 4/2-14 (Pleven) - Bulgarian Dance Seminar

Mon, 4/9, 7:30pm - The Balkanics at Institute of Musical Traditions

Thu, 4/5, 10pm - BG 'EU-foria'

Sat, 3/31, 12-6pm - DC Slavic Festival

Weds, 3/28, 9pm-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Fri, 3/23 (NYC) - Party with Kolevi band

Sat, 3/17, 7pm - Benefit for Karin Dom Foundation

Sat, 3/17 (Pittsb) - BMNECC Vecerinka

Sat-Sun, 3/17-8 (Belgium) - Macedonian folk-dance workshop

Fri-Sun, 3/16-18 (Chicago) - 42nd Spring Festival. Info: 773-324-1247

Sat, 3/10 (Boston area) - Balkan Music Night concert and party

Sat, 3/10, 8pm - Hungarian State Folk Ensemble

Fri-Sat, 2/23-3/10 (Calif) - Kolev Family & Friends on tour

Weds, 2/28, 9-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Fri-Sat, 2/23-24 (Virginia Beach) - Workshop with Lee Otterholt

Sat, 2/17 (Pittsb) - BMNECC Vecerinka

Fri-Sun, 2/16-18 (Montreal) - Hungarian Festival

Sat, 2/10 - 'Balkan Brothers' performance

Fri, 2/9 (NYC) - Iliana Bozhanova evening workshop and party

Weds, 1/31, 9-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Sat, 1/27 (Boston area) - Fourth-Saturday Live Music Party

Sun and Mon, 1/21-22 (Boston) - Macedonian dance seminar

Fri, 1/19, 8pm-10:45pm - Iliana Bozhanova workshop and party

Thu, 1/18 - Iliana Bozhanova workshop

Fri and Sat, 1/12-13 (NYC) - Golden Festival

--- 2006 ---

Sun, 12/31/06, 8pm-late (SF) - Annual New Year's Eve Bash

Weds, 12/27/06, 9pm-12pm - The Balkanics at the Wonderland Ballroom

Sat, 12/16/06, 7pm-11pm - Bulgarian Community Center Koleda (Christmas) party

Every Friday night, 8:30pm (NY city) - Yuri Yunakov trio.

(Know about other Balkan events? Email us at the address below.)