ACF presents: Dreaming in Diaspora, a Hilltop Klezmer Mini-Fest

1:00-3:00 Picnic & jam session
3:00 pm: Singing workshop / Zingeray
4:30 pm: Potluck dinner
5:30 pm: Sunset concertConcert followed by reception.

Antenna Cloud Farms presents Dreaming in Diaspora – an inclusive hilltop mini-festival featuring klezmer music, Yiddish culture, good food, and community gathering rooted in care. This family-friendly, day-long event will be led by local musicians Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, Weaver, Richie Barshay, & special guests. Get to know these artists’ work through projects including A Glezele Tey, Burikes, Magid Ensemble.

SCHEDULE:

1:00-3:00 Picnic & Jam Session

• Come enjoy a relaxed afternoon with beautiful views, music, and community. Bring a picnic and an instrument if you’d like! This will be an unfacilitated jam—feel free to play, listen, hang out, stroll, or just nap in the shade!
  

3:00 pm: Singing Workshop / Zingeray

• All ages and levels are welcome! From old classics to newly written melodies, we will explore the breadth and depth of the Yiddish song movement and the current surge of creativity & cross-generational collaboration happening today. Songbooks will be provided, and participants will come away with the tools to continue singing and creating new interpretations, translations, and songs of their own. No musical experience or prior knowledge of Yiddish needed. Led by Ariel Shapiro, with live klezmer accompaniment by special guests. ("Zingeray" is a Yiddish word, likely derived from "zinger" meaning "singer" in English, and "ray" meaning "circle" or "gathering". )
  

4:30 pm: Potluck Dinner

• Bring something to share if you can! Everybody is welcome.
  

5:30 pm: Sunset Concert

• Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, Weaver, Richie Barshay, & special guests will explore fresh reinterpretations of Yiddish folk songs and klezmer dance repertoire, dive into archival source materials, and debut original compositions written in both Yiddish and English. Join us in listening deeply, raising our voices in communal song, and dreaming together in diaspora as we work to imagine and build a frayer velt (a freer world).

Online purchase:
General Admission: $20 + non-refundable Eventbrite fee
18 & under: FREE
Reduced Rate: $10
Card to Culture cardholders: FREE

At-the-venue purchase:
General Admission: $25
18 & under: FREE
Reduced Rate: $10
Card to Culture cardholders: FREE

ONE-TIME ENTRY FEES ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY PART OF THE DAY YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND, WHETHER IT BE FOR AN HOUR OR FOR THE ENTIRE DAY. THE SINGING WORKSHOP & POTLUCK ARE FREE, WITH SUGGESTED DONATION.

Online ticket sales close 2 hours before start of each show. Tickets will be available for purchase at the venue.

For ACF outdoor shows: Refunds will NOT be issued in cases where an ACF event shifts to its rain date and/or alternative rain location. Thank you for considering this before purchasing your tickets.

Once a ticket is purchased online, you are all set to go. We will have your name on a list at the door, so NO printed ticket or ID is required for entry.

The Reduced Rate is a no-questions-asked ticket option for guests who find General Admission to be cost-prohibitive. Please choose this option if you would otherwise not be able to afford to attend the event.

The Card to Culture rate applies to any WIC, EBT, or ConnectorCare cardholder. This program is the nation’s most comprehensive effort to expand cultural access for low-income and working families, and is run by Mass Cultural Council in partnership with the Department of Transitional Assistance, Massachusetts Health Connector, and the Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) Nutrition Program.

Feel free to bring a picnic or take a stroll before the show! Please, no glassware or dogs (registered medical or service animals are permitted). We encourage you to bring a lawn chair or blanket, bug spray, a hat (especially for afternoon concerts), and any other items that will support your outdoor concert experience. First aid kit available on site.

Please note that there will likely be a photographer present at this event. While event photography will be focused primarily on performing artists, photos of the landscape and audience may also be captured and could be used in publicity materials. If you have any questions or concerns around this, please reach out to ACF staff at any time at aW5mbyB8IGFudGVubmFjbG91ZGZhcm0gISBjb20=.

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