Klez Kamp 17

[Dan Peck <danpeck...>]

LIVING TRADITIONS ANNOUNCES ITS 17TH ANNUAL KLEZKAMP


Living Traditions announces its 17th annual "KlezKamp: The Yiddish 
Folk Arts Program" to be held December 23-28 at the Hilton at Cherry 
Hill in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
The theme "The Yiddish Media: On the Page, On the Stage and On the 
Air" celebrates the contributions made by pioneers in Yiddish 
journalism, broadcasting, film and publishing. Among the lecturers 
will be Samuel Norich, chairman of the Board of the Forward 
Association, on the history of the Forward, the world's most 
successful Yiddish newspaper, Eric Goldman, on the Jewish cinema, and 
KlezKamp founder and director Henry Sapoznik on the rise and fall of 
Yiddish radio.

Our famed music staff of over 35 teachers includes singer Adrienne 
Cooper, Klezmatic's fiddler Alicia Svigals, clarinetist Margot 
Leverett, Klezmer Conservatory Band's Jim Guttmann and Philly area 
drumming legend Elaine Hoffman-Watts.
We will also be honoring our "Yiddish Living Treasures" with 
"Meetings with Our Masters" a unique opportunity to study with the 
great veteran exponents of Yiddish culture. They include theater 
artists David Rogow, Lillian Lux, Mina Bern and Shifra Lehrer, 
clarinetists Howie Leess, Danny Rubinstein and Paul Pincus, drummer 
Julie Epstein (last of the famed Epstein Brothers), pianist Pete 
Sokolow and actor/choreographer Felix Fibich.
This, in addition to a full schedule of instrumental and vocal music 
programs, literature, three levels of Yiddish, visual arts, cooking 
seminars, our renowned KlezKids and KlezTeens programs plus a new 
commuter option for local residents.

Evening programs -- many of which are open to the public -- include 
our popular staff concert, a "Meeting With Our Masters" special 
discussion and concert/dance party featuring great veteran klezmer 
musicians of the1940s, and a World Premier of a documentary from "The 
Yiddish Radio Project" a multi-part series on the history of Yiddish 
radio which will air on National Public Radio's "All Things 
Considered" in Spring 2002. That,  plus concerts, klezmer jam 
sessions, sing-a-longs, and dancing to live music.
The Hilton at Cherry Hill is a modern, full service conference center 
located just minutes from Philadelphia airport and less than 90 
minutes from midtown Manhattan. It features comfortable class 
settings and beautiful plush bedrooms and a new outstanding kosher 
menu by famed Hilton executive chef Darius Peacock under the 
rabbinical supervision of Star K Tri-State Chabad.

KlezKamp, the world's leading Yiddish cultural event, brings together 
the finest exponents of traditional Ashkenazic music and folk arts in 
an innovative, exciting and challenging environment. KlezKamp 
combines old-fashioned intergenerational mentoring and 
apprenticeships with innovative and cutting edge presentations to 
create a vibrant and relevant context for Jewish cultural continuity. 
Since1985 over 10,000 participants from around the world have come to 
study and share this unique cultural experience.

For additional information write: klezkamp (at) aol(dot)com or check our 
website at http://www.klezkamp.org.

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Dan Peck    Milesquare Associates  Living Traditions
Co-Author of Filemaker 5  Advanced: Visual Quick Pro Guide (Peachpit Press)
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