Upcoming Public Events
Sunday, June 7, 2020, 4:00 PM
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival (Virtual Festival Online)
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, The Junior Klezmer Orchestra, and The All-City Congregational Klezmer Band
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On June 7, 2020 at 4:00 we will share 40 Years of the Festival. A virtual Greater Chicago Jewish Festival with great performances from the past 20 Festivals! AND new performances from David Broza and other acts that were planned for this year. Go to JewishFestival.org on June 7 at 4:00 PM and click on the Virtual Festival button.
Saturday, July 4, 2020, 10:00 AM
Independence Day Parade
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
City of Highland Park
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The parade route starts at the same location at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and St. Johns Avenue, proceeding on St. Johns to Elm Place, west on Elm Place, immediate south on First Street, west along Central Avenue, ending at Sunset Woods Park.
Saturday, July 4, 2020,
12:00 Noon
​Independence Day Parade
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Village of Skokie
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The Parade steps off at Oakton Community College at 12 Noon! Reviewing Stand is located at Oakton Park at the corner of Oakton St & Skokie Blvd.
Sunday, August 2, 2020,
7:00 - 8:30 PM
​Sunday Sundown Series
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
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We are hopeful that this will be Maxwell Street's first public performance of 2020! Please pencil it into your calendar.
Devonshire Park, Skokie
Open to the public (outdoors)
Friday, November 8, 2020,
7:00 - 8:00 PM
The Junior Klezmer Orchestra
at Skokie Theatre
(Rescheduled from 4/26/20)
Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie
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The Junior Klezmer Orchestra’s accomplished Middle and High School musicians have devoted themselves to mastering the art of Klezmer.
Klezmer and Yiddish music are joyous expressions of Jewish heritage from Eastern Europe in the days of the shtetl. The Fiddler on the Roof--he was a klezmer! They perform for music festivals, libraries, museums and senior residences in the Chicagoland area, and were featured guest artist on WFMT’s “Introductions” in 2010. With selections like Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn and other classics, the Junior Klezmer Orchestra presents a program of upbeat and soulful music with skill, talent and infectious enthusiasm.
Sunday, January 10, 2021,
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman
and Etel Melamed
(Rescheduled from 3/22/20)
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell St.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band infuses Yiddish favorites like "Rumania" and "Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn"with zest and humor, delighting audiences of all ages. The Junior Klezmer Orchestra will open the show with youthful energy.
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Tickets: $30. Reservations recommended.
For box office, call (847) 577-2121.
Sunday, June 13, 2021,
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
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(Rescheduled from 6/7/20)
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, The Junior Klezmer Orchestra, and The All-City Congregational Klezmer Band
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Details to be announced.
Postponed or Cancelled due to COVID-19
Replacement Dates TBA
Postponed: New Date TBD
Sunday, March 15, 2020,
1:30 PM
Polish Center of Wisconsin
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Polish Center of Wisconsin
6941 South 68th Street, Franklin, WI
Postponed: New Date TBD
Sunday, March 22, 2020,
7:30 - 9:30 PM
The Classical Series, Brown County Civic Music Association
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Greenbay, WI: Location TBD.
A classic tradition! Embodying the colorful spirit of immigrant America, this Midwest-based group spotlights the widely influential classical music of Jewish tradition. They’ve played at Carnegie Hall and toured Europe, collaborated with The Lyric Opera and Chicago Sinfonietta, and brought irresistible musicality and cultural outreach to audiences across the nation.
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Pre-concert talk by Lori Lippitz at 6:30 PM. Concert 7:30 - 9:30 PM.
Postponed: New Date TBD
Sunday, March 29, 2020,
3:00 PM
Under the Olive Tree: Songs and Tales of the Mideast, Featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman, Cantor Brian Shamash, Leah Shoshanah, with The Salaam-Shalom Music Project
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3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette, IL
Cancelled
Sunday, May 17, 2020,
Time TBD
Skokie Festival of Cultures
Junior Klezmer Orchestra
Oakton Park (outdoor stage)
4701 Oakton, Skokie
Open to the public
Cancelled
Thursday, June 18, 2020,
7:00 - 8:00 PM
​YIVO Summer Concert Series
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
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B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
1201 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL
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Free and open to the public