Balkan Music &
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Virtual Camp

While we regret the cancelation of both our Mendocino and Iroquois Springs workshops due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to have presented our first-ever, completely online Virtual Camps, each with three days of immersive classes, live-music performances, and community gatherings. Virtual Camp West Coast (July 17-19, 2020) was a great success, with 350 people registered. Our East Coast Virtual Camp (August 14-16) is now complete, with over 380 attendees!

Registration is now closed for both camps. Stay tuned for more EEFC-sponsored virtual events & classes!


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We award several full and partial scholarships to each workshop every year.
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Partners

The EEFC is proud to partner with sister organizations, including the Bulgarian Folk Music & Dance Seminar.

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The East European Folklife Center (EEFC) was established in 1982 through the love and dedication of a core group of musician and dancers. Today, this ever-growing and expanding organization brings together an inclusive, celebratory, and welcoming global community of passionate amateurs and professionals, to respectfully share the richness and complexity of Balkan music, dance, and cultures.

Find out all about our annual East and West Coast Balkan Music & Dance Workshops, affectionately known as Balkan Camp. Learn about the EEFC: how we are structured, how to become a member and where you might apply your expertise as a volunteer. Remember to subscribe to the EEFC email Newsletter and get monthly news delivered directly to your inbox.

 

Music & Prisons Conversation with Matt Moran – Thank you!

Thanks to all who made this special BLM/racial justice conversation possible. You donated $515, which we have forwarded directly to The Movement for Black Lives. Stay tuned for more events in the coming months.

 

Online Classes

Missing Balkan camp? EEFC is thrilled to sponsor exciting live online class series, taught by our beloved workshop teachers. Something for everyone, and new offerings every month! January 2021 classes: Greek Ensemble with Beth Bahia Cohen, Seeds of Spring singing with Lily Storm, and Golden Festival Balkan Dance Prep with Michael Ginsburg!

 

EEFC Blog

Fall 2020 Letter to the Community

December 21st, 2020
As many of you have experienced, our snail-mail services are struggling to keep up with the demands of this socially distanced holiday season. While we hope our usual year-end mailings … Read More

Mid-Year Report: 2020

June 22nd, 2020
EEFC 2020 Mid-Year Report – click to view PDF Read More

Our Year in Review: 2019

December 29th, 2019
EEFC 2019 Year End Report Read More

FY2019 Financials – Income & Expense charts

December 29th, 2019
Note: This information is extracted from the 2019 Annual Report and is presented here for convenience. The East European Folklife Center has an operating surplus of $1,000 as of September … Read More

Meet Our Newest Board Member

December 1st, 2019
  A note from the Board: As many of you saw in our latest newsletter, the Board has debuted a new method for recruiting future members to the Board of … Read More

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