# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Stranniki (The Wanderers) is a collaboration between Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko, renowned multilingual artists in the Yiddish music scene for over two decades. Together, they have toured the U.S. and internationally, performing programs such as “Schlepping the Steppes and the Shtetl.” Their work centers on the themes of the wanderer and the road as a path, blending Yiddish and Russian poetry, folklore, and music from the 19th and 20th centuries with their own compositions. The project reveals a unique continuity of texts, melodies, roads, and destinies—still inspiring and meaningful today, perhaps more than ever.

All Ages $25 Adv/$30 Door

Polina Shepherd, a Siberia-born, UK-based composer and singer, specializes in Yiddish and Russian music, blending East European Jewish, Slavic, and Turkic influences. She has collaborated with artists such as Merlin Shepherd, Lorin Sklamberg, and Psoy Korolenko. During the pandemic, she launched the online project Yiddish Song: Step Forverts, featuring Yiddishists from around the world, and co-produced the CD Undzer Yiddishkayt, showcasing new songs by Eurasian artists. Her work spans choral and orchestra direction, improvisation and theatre, promoting Yiddish music globally.

Psoy Korolenko (Pavel Lion) is a multilingual singer-songwriter, translator, journalist, and scholar, and a Visiting Lecturer at Dartmouth College. A former artist-in-residence at several U.S. universities, he has released numerous albums and books. His eclectic style combines Soviet urban folk, Yiddish theater songs, French chanson, and more. A Recording Academy voting member, he co-organizes the JetLAG Festival in New York and co-created the Grammy-nominated Yiddish Glory, reviving WWII-era Yiddish songs from Ukraine in collaboration with historian Anna Shternshis.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFvWT71znY0daT5luXp5EA3VIXimfWPHK
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/concert-the-stranniki-polina-shepherd-and-psoy-korolenko/200029202296759
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, concerts, performances, festivals, theatre, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 48

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: OR
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97232
- **lat**: 45.52763
- **long**: -122.64064
- **full address**: 2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97232

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko being held?
  - **A:** Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko takes place on Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 23 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 2420 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States, Oregon 97232.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko?
  - **A:** Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko is organized by PDX Eastside Jewish Commons.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko is ideal for live music fans, concert-goers, and anyone who enjoys unforgettable performances from their favorite artists in an electric live atmosphere. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Portland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Concert: The Stranniki, Polina Shepherd and Psoy Korolenko sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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