Part of The Portland Jewish Music Festival 2026!

Please join us for a night of Yiddish Dancing with live klezmer performed by Christina Crowder and the Zamlers with Jimmy Austin and Yankl Falk! Yiddish dance is joyous, expressive, communal, and very approachable for new dancers. We’ll start with a lesson from 6:15-7pm, taught by Maia Brown. Shortly after 7pm, we’ll have two sets of live music. In the spirit of Yiddish tradition we welcome every generation onto the dance floor. However you feel called to join — moving, singing, or simply soaking it in — you are welcome.

All Ages, $22/Adv, $25/Door

Kids Ages 6-12 $11 (kids under 6 free).

Christina and the Zamlers features the accordion of Christina Crowder with Yankl Falk on Clarinet and Jimmy Austin on trombone. Together they create a playful tapestry of sound sure to get your feet off the ground. Much of their music comes from a collection recently made available by the KMDMP, a project by the Klezmer Institute digitizing music long locked away in the Vernadsky National Library in Kiev.

Yankl Falk is a Portland-based musician specializing in clarinet and vocals, known for his work in traditional Klezmer and Eastern European folk music. He leads the ensemble Yankl Falk & The Carpathian Pacific Express and has performed at events like the Portland Klezmer Festival.

Maia Brown: Musician, visual artist, writer, translator, dance-leader and educator, I am concerned with how we live in diaspora rooted in our many heritages.

Contact the host of Christina and the Zamlers, Yankl Falk, Maia Brown: Tantshoyz (Dance Party), with live music!