Yiddish Dance Night

Doors open at 7pm. Restaurant and bar until 11pm. View our menu at blackandtanhall.com/menu.

Please join us for our second Yiddish Dance Night at Black & Tan Hall, featuring a lesson with Maia Brown and live klezmer with KlezChaos and Kesselgarden! Yiddish dance is joyous, expressive, communal, and very approachable for new dancers. We emphasize a dance culture that celebrates all ages, bodies, and genders!

Maia Brown (she/her) is a visual artist, musician, writer, translator, and educator. One member of the anti-fascist Yiddish ensemble, Brivele, and Yiddish dance leader, she is a dedicated student and teacher of her own tradition as well as the many ways people have built liberatory coalitions across communities.

Carl Shutoff (clarinet) and Laurie Andres (accordion) have been playing together as Kesselgarden for over 20 years. Their name comes from the way Yiddish-speaking Jews pronounced "Castle Garden", the facility on the southern tip of Manhattan where Jewish immigrants entered this country prior to the opening of Ellis Island in 1892.  Among first and second generation Jews,  the term Kesselgarden eventually generalized to mean any situation that was noisy, confusing and chaotic. We are a traditional band, playing Eastern European instrumental Jewish/Yiddish music of the 19th and 20th centuries, with original, sweet and joyful arrangements which are neither noisy nor confusing. 

KlezChaos is the Northwest’s essential, high energy community klezmer orchestra drawn from an open monthly klezmer jam with a nearly 20-year history. Led by clarinetist Bernice Maslan, Klez Chaos' concert and folkdance performances include countless appearances at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Lake City Contra Dance, and the Royal Room. The version of Klez Chaos playing this gig will feature a baker’s dozen of fine musicians, including clarinets, violins, sousaphone, string bass, saxophone, piano, accordion, and guitar.

Showtime 7 to 11pm

All-ages

$18-36 sliding scale

Limited seating is first-come first-served for general admission tickets.