Balkan Bash Benefit for Rachel MacFarlane with Kafana Klub and Slavej!
Support the East European Folklife Center’s General Manager and longest serving staff member!
In the last 3 years, Rachel had two hip replacements and experienced a decline in compensation and benefits which have only recently been increased. She has had difficulty meeting her medical and living expenses and is in debt. Our community can help!
$10 admission; children under 12 free
Delicious food available for purchase
Kafana Klub plays a spirited blend of dance music from the Balkans and beyond. Sublime vocals and sizzling instrumentals stir the feet as well as the soul. http://kafanaklub.com/
Slavej performs dance music from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Serbia and the music of Balkan Roma. Members are: Mark Levy, clarinet and gajda; Michael Lawson, accordion and vocals; Cody Simmons, trumpet, Carol Silverman, vocals; and David Bilides, tapan.
Donations from the wider Balkan community are encouraged via PayPal to mlevy@uoregon.edu (let me know) or via check to: Carol Silverman
3150 Portland St.
Eugene OR 97405
csilverm@uoregon.edu
541-344-4519