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Rad Yiddish, Inc. promotes Yiddish culture through dance and music, offering workshops that celebrate community and accessibility. Their mission is to foster a vibrant cultural connection to Yiddish heritage through engaging and inclusive events.

Rad Yiddish and Marching Disorder Present:KLEZMER JAM &amp; YIDDISH DANCE with Martin van de Ven, Cassie Norton, &amp; Emily Glass! 📅Saturday, September 26 @ 2:00-4:30PM&nbsp;📍TACO TACO - Back Room -&nbsp;319 August Ave., Kensington Market⌚2:00PM&nbsp;- Set up your instruments | 2:30-4:30PM&nbsp;- Jamming &amp; Dancing 🌮Ordering food or drinks? Tell them you&#39;re with the Klezmer Jam and our non-profit gets a reduction on the venue cost!&nbsp;😷This event requires masks when not eating, drinking, or playing a wind instrument ***** 🎻MUSICIANS:Grab your instrument and join us at TacoTaco for Rad Yiddish &amp; Marching Disorder&#39;s Klezmer Jam &amp; Yiddish Dance!&nbsp; --Every month we&#39;ll share the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=sharing" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">charts &amp; set list</a> ahead of time:&nbsp;--We&#39;ll play through all or some of these tunes, and change up the order depending on jam attendee requests--Bring your own stand &amp; sheet music!&nbsp; 💃DANCERS / AUDIENCE:Not a musician? Emily Glass will lead Yiddish dance. NO experience necessary! --Come learn the dance steps that go with klezmer music! Yiddish dance is a social folk dance danced in circles, squares, and lines.--Emily will lead us in various dances such as freylekhs, zhoks, bulgars, and turkishers.&nbsp;--Yiddish dance can be modified for those using mobility devices or need to dance seated, by learning the arm movements. ACCESSIBILITYTacoTaco has :-- ♿a step-free entrance through the side alley&nbsp;to the left of the main entrance directly to their back room where the event takes place. It does not have a power door. Please let us know on the registration form if you require assistance to open the side-alley door. You can also inform restaurant staff upon arrival (there is 1 large step up to the front door from the patio). -- 🚾TacoTaco has two large single-stall non-gendered washrooms that can fit a mobility device. The washrooms do not have a power door. 😷This event requires masks when not eating, drinking, or playing a wind instrument to keep our community safe. -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator. -- We may have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the venue outside the event (which takes place in a separate back room) will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us about not being able to mask or who are unmasked to play their instruments. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more folks in our community to safely attend our events. -- No one turned away for not masking but we ask those who are able to mask to do so. DIRECTIONS&nbsp;🚌PUBLIC TRANSIT: The closest TTC routes are the College (506), Spadina (510), or Dundas (505) streetcars or the Bathurst (7) bus. 🚗DRIVING: There is limited street parking in Kensington Market. The closest parking garages are Impark at 297 College St. or Kensington Parking Garage at 20 St. Andrew St. BY DONATION / PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN This jam is by-donation / pay-what-you-can, suggested $20. Funds are split evenly between the people leading this event, including the three band leaders Martin, Cassie, and a rotating guest lead, the dance leader Emily, and Rad Yiddish. WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene, Martin van de Ven (he/him) performs with Canada&rsquo;s hottest klezmer band, Beyond the Pale. A unique stylist, he brings fire, elegance, and humour to his performances with the award-winning group. He has composed, arranged, and directed performances for Toronto production companies including Jumblies Theatre, Theatre Columbus, Queen of Pudding Theatre, and the Ashkenaz Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Over the past decade, he has written a number of choral works in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre director Ruth Howard. He has also collaborated as composer and arranger with Beth Anne Cole on her recent album, Perhaps the Gods of Love. Martin recently retired from his work as a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board and is now an active freelance musician. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Emily Glass (she/her) is a professional language teacher and community dancer who grew up near Vancouver. Since falling in love with Yiddish at her first beginner class at the University of Ottawa in 2015, she has been active in the Yiddish cultural world, participating in the Steiner Summer Program at the Yiddish Book Centre, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Paris, and Yiddish New York. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In 2024, Emily took a break from teaching high school to do a masters in Yiddish Studies at the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, and under the mentorship of KlezKanada&#39;s Avia Moore, she researched how Ashkenazi ways of being have been expressed in dance cultures. Subsequently, she has led Yiddish dance workshops and events in Toronto and Vancouver. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Cassie Norton (she/her) is a Toronto-based violinist/singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and improvisor. Currently she is hosting the Song Experiment Series at the Tranzac (a performance based song lab for collaboration and creative exploration in a variety of styles), playing in the Feel Good Family Band (jazz, experimental, folk), Marching Disorder (New Orleans, Klezmer, resistance music), and Life To Liberation. On top of her performance experience, Cassie teaches violin, string ensemble, ukulele, and songwriting with Community Music Schools of Toronto.&nbsp; &nbsp; Cassie brings her passion for music to her climate/social justice activism through performance, musical workshops and song leading. Cassie has been a musician and dancer with social folk dance communities for the past 10 years. She is currently on the Balfolk Toronto board, and plays regularly for Toronto English Country Dance. She is newer to klezmer music and excited to be supporting the Rad Yiddish x Marching Disorder monthly dance jam series.&nbsp;

Klezmer Jam & Yiddish Dance - September 26!

Rad Yiddish and Marching Disorder Present:KLEZMER JAM &amp; YIDDISH DANCE with Martin van de Ven, Cassie Norton &amp; Emily Glass! 📅 Saturday, August 8 @ 2:00-4:30PM&nbsp;📍HIGH PARK NATURE CENTRE - SIDE PORCH 375 Colborne Lodge Dr, Toronto, ON M6P 3K7&nbsp; 2:00PM - Set up your instruments2:30PM&nbsp;-&nbsp;Learn&nbsp;a new klezmer&nbsp;tune&nbsp;from Martin2:45-4:30PM - Jamming &amp; Dancing 🎻MUSICIANS:Grab your instrument and join us in HIGH PARK for Rad Yiddish &amp; Marching Disorder&#39;s inaugural OUTDOOR Klezmer Jam &amp; Yiddish Dance!&nbsp; --We&#39;ll start with Martin teaching a tune, then play through the rest of the tunes on the set list for the rest of the jam (with a midway break), starting with easier tunes--Every month we&#39;ll share the charts &amp; set list ahead of time: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=sharing" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=sharing</a>--We&#39;ll play through all or some of these tunes, and change up the order depending on jam attendee requests--Bring your own stand &amp; sheet music!&nbsp; 💃DANCERS / AUDIENCE:Not a musician? Emily Glass will lead Yiddish dance. NO experience necessary! --Come learn the dance steps that go with klezmer music! Yiddish dance is a social folk dance danced in circles, squares, and lines.--Emily will lead us in various dances such as freylekhs, zhoks, bulgars, and turkishers.&nbsp;--Yiddish dance can be modified for those using mobility devices or need to dance seated, by learning the arm movements. ACCESS--There are accessible paved sidewalks from Bloor into the location entrance along Colborne Lodge Dr. that are flat and have ramps onto the sidewalk from the street.&nbsp;--The location has a front ramp onto the porch Please let us know in your registration if you have any access needs you&#39;d like us to address. BATHROOMS--Closest accessible washrooms are on West Rd near the north gate entrance, including accessible stalls that are gendered.&nbsp; DIRECTIONS&nbsp;VIA WALKING:--The shortest and most convenient way is walk in to High Park is from the High Park North Gates. Just a bit south along Colborne Lodge Drive and the Nature Centre will be on your left.---Want to avoid getting lost? Stick to paved sidewalks and paved paths, especially if it&rsquo;s your first time visiting High Park or the Nature Centre&rsquo;s facilities. VIA TTC BUS/SUBWAY--Nearest TTC station is High Park Station (wheelchair accessible)--It is conveniently just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Nature Centre.--Listed here are some of the bus lines to help you get to the High Park TTC Station.&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">30 High Park North</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">149 Etobicoke-Bloor&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">189 Stockyards</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">203 High Park (summer seasonal bus through High Park)</li></ul>VIA CAR--High Park is currently closed to motorized vehicles on weekends.--Closest paid parking to entrance - 1830 Bloor Street Parking BY DONATION / PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN This jam is by-donation / pay-what-you-can, suggested $20. Funds are split evenly between the people leading this event, including the two band leaders Martin and Cassie, the dance leader Emily, and Rad Yiddish. WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene, Martin van de Ven (he/him) performs with Canada&rsquo;s hottest klezmer band, Beyond the Pale. A unique stylist, he brings fire, elegance, and humour to his performances with the award-winning group. He has composed, arranged, and directed performances for Toronto production companies including Jumblies Theatre, Theatre Columbus, Queen of Pudding Theatre, and the Ashkenaz Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Over the past decade, he has written a number of choral works in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre director Ruth Howard. He has also collaborated as composer and arranger with Beth Anne Cole on her recent album, Perhaps the Gods of Love. Martin recently retired from his work as a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board and is now an active freelance musician. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Emily Glass (she/her) is a professional language teacher and community dancer who grew up near Vancouver. Since falling in love with Yiddish at her first beginner class at the University of Ottawa in 2015, she has been active in the Yiddish cultural world, participating in the Steiner Summer Program at the Yiddish Book Centre, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Paris, and Yiddish New York. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In 2024, Emily took a break from teaching high school to do a masters in Yiddish Studies at the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, and under the mentorship of KlezKanada&#39;s Avia Moore, she researched how Ashkenazi ways of being have been expressed in dance cultures. Subsequently, she has led Yiddish dance workshops and events in Toronto and Vancouver. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Cassie Norton (she/her) is a Toronto-based violinist/singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and improvisor.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Currently she is hosting the Song Experiment Series at the Tranzac (a performance based song lab for collaboration and creative exploration in a variety of styles), playing in the Feel Good Family Band (jazz, experimental, folk), Marching Disorder (New Orleans, Klezmer, resistance music), and Life To Liberation.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Cassie brings her passion for music to her climate/social justice activism through performance, musical workshops and song leading.&nbsp; &nbsp; Cassie has been a musician and dancer with social folk dance communities for the past 10 years. She is currently on the Balfolk Toronto board, and plays regularly for Toronto English Country Dance. She is newer to klezmer music and excited to be supporting the Rad Yiddish x Marching Disorder monthly dance jam series.&nbsp; &nbsp; On top of her performance experience, Cassie teaches violin, string ensemble, ukulele, and songwriting with Community Music Schools of Toronto.

Klezmer Jam & Yiddish Dance - August 8!

Rad Yiddish and Marching Disorder Present:KLEZMER JAM &amp; YIDDISH DANCE with Martin van de Ven, Cassie Norton&nbsp;&amp; freygl gertsovski! 📅 Saturday, June 27 @ 2:00-4:30PM&nbsp;📍HIGH PARK NATURE CENTRE - SIDE PORCH 375 Colborne Lodge Dr, Toronto, ON M6P 3K7&nbsp; 2:00PM - Set up your instruments2:30PM&nbsp;-&nbsp;Learn&nbsp;a new klezmer&nbsp;tune&nbsp;from Martin2:45-4:30PM - Jamming &amp; Dancing 🎻MUSICIANS:Grab your instrument and join us in HIGH PARK for Rad Yiddish &amp; Marching Disorder&#39;s inaugural OUTDOOR Klezmer Jam &amp; Yiddish Dance!&nbsp; --We&#39;ll start with Martin teaching a tune, then play through the rest of the tunes on the set list for the rest of the jam (with a midway break), starting with easier tunes--Every month we&#39;ll share the charts &amp; set list ahead of time: <a fr-original-style="" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=sharing" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=sharing</a>--We&#39;ll play through all or some of these tunes, and change up the order depending on jam attendee requests--Bring your own stand &amp; sheet music!&nbsp; 💃DANCERS / AUDIENCE:Not a musician? freygl gertsovski will lead Yiddish dance. NO experience necessary! --Come learn the dance steps that go with klezmer music! Yiddish dance is a social folk dance danced in circles, squares, and lines.--freygl will lead us in various dances such as freylekhs, zhoks, bulgars, and turkishers.&nbsp;--Yiddish dance can be modified for those using mobility devices or need to dance seated, by learning the arm movements. ACCESS--There are accessible paved sidewalks from Bloor into the location entrance along Colborne Lodge Dr. that are flat and have ramps onto the sidewalk from the street.&nbsp;--The location has a front ramp onto the porch Please let us know in your registration if you have any access needs you&#39;d like us to address. BATHROOMS--Closest accessible washrooms are on West Rd near the north gate entrance, including accessible stalls that are gendered.&nbsp; DIRECTIONS&nbsp;VIA WALKING:--The shortest and most convenient way is walk in to High Park is from the High Park North Gates. Just a bit south along Colborne Lodge Drive and the Nature Centre will be on your left.---Want to avoid getting lost? Stick to paved sidewalks and paved paths, especially if it&rsquo;s your first time visiting High Park or the Nature Centre&rsquo;s facilities. VIA TTC BUS/SUBWAY--Nearest TTC station is High Park Station (wheelchair accessible)--It is conveniently just a 5-minute walk from the High Park Nature Centre.--Listed here are some of the bus lines to help you get to the High Park TTC Station.&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">30 High Park North</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">149 Etobicoke-Bloor&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">189 Stockyards</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">203 High Park (summer seasonal bus through High Park)</li></ul>VIA CAR--High Park is currently closed to motorized vehicles on weekends.--Closest paid parking to entrance - 1830 Bloor Street Parking BY DONATION / PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN This jam is by-donation / pay-what-you-can, suggested $20. Funds are split evenly between the people leading this event, including the two band leaders Martin and Cassie, the dance leader freygl, and Rad Yiddish. WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene, Martin van de Ven (he/him) performs with Canada&rsquo;s hottest klezmer band, Beyond the Pale. A unique stylist, he brings fire, elegance, and humour to his performances with the award-winning group. He has composed, arranged, and directed performances for Toronto production companies including Jumblies Theatre, Theatre Columbus, Queen of Pudding Theatre, and the Ashkenaz Foundation.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Over the past decade, he has written a number of choral works in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre director Ruth Howard. He has also collaborated as composer and arranger with Beth Anne Cole on her recent album, Perhaps the Gods of Love. Martin recently retired from his work as a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board and is now an active freelance musician. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;freygl gertsovski פֿרעיגל גערצאָװסקי (fae/faer/faers | פֿײ/פֿער/פֿײער) is the founder and director of Rad Yiddish. As a cultural organizer and multi-disciplinary writer, fae focuses on heritage reclamation and cultural production at the intersections of queerness, disability, post-Soviet identity, and Yiddishkayt. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;freygl has been participating in Yiddish dance at Yiddish programs and cultural festivals since 2018 and lay-leads Yiddish dancing for faer community. fae is passionate about fostering opportunities for cultural belonging and participation through accessible and inclusive events including Yiddish dancing for all abilities and ages. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cassie Norton (she/her) is a musician with Marching Disoder and an organizer of the weekly Balfolk jam and dance.

Klezmer Jam & Yiddish Dance - June 27!

Rad Yiddish and Marching Disorder Present:KLEZMER JAM &amp;&nbsp;YIDDISH DANCE&nbsp;with Martin van de Ven &amp;&nbsp;Emily Glass <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅 Saturday, May 30 @ 2:15-4:30PM&nbsp;📍Taco, Taco (Kensington Market) - 319 Augusta Ave., Toronto Feel free to come early to grab a drink &amp; some lunch&nbsp;tacos**2:15PM - Set up your instruments2:30PM - Learn&nbsp;a new klezmer tune&nbsp;from Martin2:45-4:30PM - Jamming&nbsp;&amp; Dancing **tell them you&#39;re with the Klezmer Jam! (Anyone who buys food/drinks helps bring down our venue rental costs) MUSICIANS:Grab your instrument and join us at Taco, Taco for Rad Yiddish &amp; Marching Disorder&#39;s inaugural Klezmer Jam &amp; Yiddish Dance!&nbsp; --We&#39;ll start with Martin teaching a tune, then play through the rest of the tunes on the set list for the rest of the jam (with a midway break), starting with easier tunes--Every month we&#39;ll share the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/195vQD7xh81MOpDmkMx6uvM-6LTNsJyy6?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">charts</a> ahead of time.--We&#39;ll play through all or some of these tunes, and change up the order depending on jam attendee requests--Some printed copies&nbsp;of the charts will be available&nbsp;at the jam; bring your own stand if you want to look at sheet music.&nbsp; DANCERS / AUDIENCE:Not a musician?&nbsp;Emily Glass will lead Yiddish dance. NO experience necessary! --Come learn the dance steps that go with klezmer music! Yiddish dance is a social folk dance danced in circles, squares, and lines.--Emily will lead us in various dances such as freylekhs, zhoks, bulgars, and turkishers.&nbsp; --Yiddish dance can be modified for those using mobility devices or need to dance seated, by learning the arm movements. ACCESS--Taco, Taco is on the ground floor, step-free.--2 large single-stall gender-neutral washrooms.--Masks are encouraged whenever possible. (Other patrons of the venue will be present and likely unmasked as our event if not a private booking.) Please let us know in your registration if you have any access needs you&#39;d like us to address. DIRECTIONS Public Transit &amp; ParkingDetails Coming Soon. WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Emily Glass (she/her) is a professional language teacher and community dancer who grew up near Vancouver. Since falling in love with Yiddish at her first beginner class at the University of Ottawa in 2015, she has been active in the Yiddish cultural world, participating in the Steiner Summer Program at the Yiddish Book Centre, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Paris, and Yiddish New York.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;In 2024, Emily took a break from teaching high school to do a masters in Yiddish Studies at the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, and under the mentorship of KlezKanada&#39;s Avia Moore, she researched how Ashkenazi ways of being have been expressed in dance cultures. Subsequently, she has led Yiddish dance workshops and events in Toronto and Vancouver. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene, Martin van de Ven (he/him) performs with Canada&rsquo;s hottest klezmer band, Beyond the Pale. A unique stylist, he brings fire, elegance, and humour to his performances with the award-winning group. He has composed, arranged, and directed performances for Toronto production companies including Jumblies Theatre, Theatre Columbus, Queen of Pudding Theatre, and the Ashkenaz Foundation.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Over the past decade, he has written a number of choral works in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre director Ruth Howard. He has also collaborated as composer and arranger with Beth Anne Cole on her recent album, Perhaps the Gods of Love. Martin recently retired from his work as a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board and is now an active freelance musician.

Klezmer Jam & Yiddish Dance!

Rad Yiddish and UJPO Present:YIDDISH FOLK DANCE&nbsp;with Emily Glass <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅 Saturday, January 31 @ 2:00-4:30PM&nbsp;📍Trinity St. Paul&#39;s Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Chapel Room ABOUT Come learn the dance steps that go with klezmer music! Yiddish dance is a social folk dance danced in circles, squares, and lines. In this workshop, Emily will teach us to dance freylekhs, zhoks, bulgars, turkishers, and a sher.&nbsp; NO dance experience necessary! Yiddish dance can be modified for those using mobility devices or need to dance seated, by learning the arm movements.&nbsp; Live music for the workshop provided by&nbsp;Emilyn Stam&nbsp;and the following members of Marching Disorder: Gabriel Levine. Cassie Norton, Yoshi Wall,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jonas Spring. Want to learn the klezmer tunes for Yiddish dancing? Join this <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/klezmer-for-yiddish-dance" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">instrumental workshop 2 weeks</a> earlier!&nbsp; This is workshop is part of A KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL &amp; YIDDISH DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES.&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/klezmer-and-yiddish-dance-workshop-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Full series passes to all 3 workshops available here</a>! WORKSHOP LEADER BIOS Emily Glass (she/her) is a professional language teacher and community dancer who grew up near Vancouver. Since falling in love with Yiddish at her first beginner class at the University of Ottawa in 2015, she has been active in the Yiddish cultural world, participating in the Steiner Summer Program at the Yiddish Book Centre, KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Paris, and Yiddish New York. In 2024, Emily took a break from teaching high school to do a masters in Yiddish Studies at the University of Toronto. During her graduate studies, and under the mentorship of KlezKanada&#39;s Avia Moore, she researched how Ashkenazi ways of being have been expressed in dance cultures. Subsequently, she has led Yiddish dance workshops and events in Toronto and Vancouver. ACCESS TSP is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s owns a wheelchair for use within the building. -- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help. -- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public.-- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard&rsquo;s plan. 😷Masks required whenever possible -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator (Some musicians of course won&#39;t be able to be masked, but the more masked participants, the more we keep each other safe.) -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitator may be unmasked. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more vulnerable&nbsp;folks in our community to attend our events.- DIRECTIONS Public Transit--&nbsp;The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor.-- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street.&nbsp; Parking&nbsp; &ndash; Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Workshop Series is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Yiddish Folk Dance

Rad Yiddish and UJPO Present:A KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL &amp; YIDDISH DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES 📍Trinity St. Paul&#39;s Church - 427 Bloor St. W.&nbsp; SATURDAY, JAN. 17: (1) 10:30AM-12:30PM <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/secund-klezmer-rhythm-on-the-fiddle" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Secund: Klezmer Rhythm on the Fiddle</a>&nbsp;with Jonathan Cannon (2) 1:30-4:30PM <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/klezmer-for-yiddish-dance" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Klezmer Instrumental: Playing for Yiddish Dance</a>with Martin van de Ven SATURDAY, JAN 31: (3)&nbsp;2:00-4:30PM <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/yiddish-folk-dance" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Yiddish Folk Dance</a>with Emily Glass &amp; Emilyn Stam Live music by members of Marching Disorder &amp; Beth Silver Get a FULL series pass (All 3 workshops!) here, or click on individual workshop titles above to register for a single workshop.&nbsp;Full workshop descriptions and workshop leader bios can also be found by clicking on individual workshop titles. ACCESSIBILITY Trinity St. Paul&#39;s is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building. -- TSP is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms. -- TSP owns a wheelchair for use within the building. -- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help. -- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public. -- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard&rsquo;s plan. 😷Masks required whenever possible -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator (Some musicians of course won&#39;t be able to be masked, but the more masked participants, the more we keep each other safe.) -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitators may be unmasked. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more vulnerable folks in our community to attend our events.- DIRECTIONS Public Transit -- The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor. -- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street. Parking&nbsp; &ndash; Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Workshop Series is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Klezmer & Yiddish Dance Workshop Series

Rad Yiddish and UJPO Present:KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL: PLAYING for YIDDISH DANCE&nbsp;with Martin van de Ven <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅 Saturday, January 17 @ 1:30PM-4:30PM&nbsp;📍Trinity St. Paul&#39;s Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Dance Studio ABOUT In this instrumental workshop, Martin will teach klezmer tunes that are played for Yiddish folk dancing. Emphasis will be placed on playing in a way that supports and responds to dancers&#39; tempo for an enjoyable experience. Workshop participants will have the opportunity to take a Yiddish dance workshop 2 weeks later (with the option to play the tunes learned in this workshop live for the dancers, or learn the Yiddish dances to which you previously learned the tunes!) This workshop is geared towards musicians who know how to play their instrument (intermediate+), but all levels are welcome to join! No previous klezmer experience necessary. This is workshop is part of A KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL &amp; YIDDISH DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES.&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/klezmer-and-yiddish-dance-workshop-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Full series passes to all 3 workshops available here</a>! WORKSHOP LEADER BIO A mainstay of the Canadian klezmer scene, Martin van de Ven&nbsp;performs with Canada&rsquo;s hottest klezmer band, Beyond the Pale. A unique stylist, he brings fire, elegance, and humour to his performances with the award-winning group. He has composed, arranged, and directed performances for Toronto production companies including Jumblies Theatre, Theatre Columbus, Queen of Pudding Theatre, and the Ashkenaz Foundation.&nbsp; Over the past decade, he has written a number of choral works in collaboration with Jumblies Theatre director Ruth Howard. He has also collaborated as composer and arranger with Beth Anne Cole on her recent album, Perhaps the Gods of Love. Martin recently retired from his work as a music teacher with the Toronto District School Board and is now an active freelance musician. ACCESS TSP is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s owns a wheelchair for use within the building. -- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help. -- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public.-- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard&rsquo;s plan. 😷Masks required whenever possible -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator (Some musicians of course won&#39;t be able to be masked, but the more masked participants, the more we keep each other safe.) -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitator may be unmasked. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more vulnerable&nbsp;folks in our community to attend our events.- DIRECTIONS Public Transit--&nbsp;The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor.-- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street.&nbsp; Parking&nbsp; &ndash; Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Workshop Series is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Klezmer Instrumental: Playing for Yiddish Dance

Rad Yiddish and UJPO Present:SECUND: KLEZMER RHYTHM on the FIDDLE&nbsp;with Jonathan Cannon <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅 Saturday, January 17 @ 10:30AM-12:30PM&nbsp;📍Trinity St. Paul&#39;s Church - 427 Bloor St. W. - Memorial Room<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> ABOUT In klezmer, the fidl / violin isn&#39;t just a melody-hogging diva -- as in the traditional &quot;fidl kapelye&quot; (fiddle band), it&nbsp;can be a rhythm instrument too! Join Jon Cannon, former member of the fiddle-heavy klezmer ensemble Ezekiel&#39;s Wheels, for a workshop that will help you play your violin as a rhythm/chord support instrument in klezmer and klezmer-like music. Teaching will focus on violin, but all instruments are welcome. This is workshop is part of A KLEZMER INSTRUMENTAL &amp; YIDDISH DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES.&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/klezmer-and-yiddish-dance-workshop-series" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Full series passes to all 3 workshops available here</a>! WORKSHOP LEADER BIO Jonathan Cannon is a violinist versed in a wide range of traditional music styles including Jewish, Romanian, Celtic, and American fiddling. He has been performing regularly as a klezmer musician for 20 years, sometimes as a member of award-winning Boston klezmer band Ezekiel&rsquo;s Wheels. He is also in demand as a contra dance musician, both on fiddle and on guitar accompaniment, and has played for nearly 200 contra dances. He has taught violin students across a wide range of ages and levels, both in private lessons and in workshops at camps, festivals, and schools. In his &quot;spare time,&quot; he teaches computational neuroscience and researches how the brain perceives and produces rhythms at McMaster University ACCESS TSP is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s owns a wheelchair for use within the building. -- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help. -- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public.-- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard&rsquo;s plan. 😷Masks required whenever possible -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator (Some musicians of course won&#39;t be able to be masked, but the more masked participants, the more we keep each other safe.) -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitator may be unmasked. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more vulnerable&nbsp;folks in our community to attend our events.- DIRECTIONS Public Transit--&nbsp;The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor.-- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street.&nbsp; Parking&nbsp; &ndash; Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Klezmer and Yiddish Dance Workshop Series is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Secund: Klezmer Rhythm on the Fiddle

<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0px;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" id="isPasted" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Rad Yiddish &amp; UJPO present: YIDDISH VAUDEVILLE, BURLESQUE, &amp; DRAG&nbsp;WORKSHOP w/Goldie Luxemburg!<p fr-original-style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 0px;width:100%;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="line-height: 1.38; margin: 0pt 0px; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅Sunday, December 14<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">🕑6:30-8:45PM&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📍Trinity St. Paul&#39;s Church -&nbsp;427 Bloor St. W. - Dance Studio Come see Goldie Luxemburg&#39;s performance / presentation&nbsp;on the history of Yiddish vaudeville and its enormous influence on today&#39;s comedy, burlesque and drag. Stay for the burlesque dance class with a Yiddishe twist! SCHEDULE🚪6:30pm - Doors Open: Sign in &amp; settle in! 🕎6:45pm - First night of Khanuke candle lighting! 💜7:00pm sharp - Workshop begins! Part A. Performance/ Presentation by Goldie on early Yiddish vaudeville&rsquo;s influence on today&rsquo;s Comedy, Burlesque, &amp; Drag!Part B. Goldie teaches YOU Yiddish Burlesque dance moves - No experience necessary! ABOUT GOLDIE GOLDIE LUXEMBURG&nbsp;drags burlesque back to its roots in vaudeville, music halls, and girlie shows. Armed with a quick wit, a soaring voice, and a baritone ukulele, she&rsquo;s Southern Ontario&rsquo;s Yenta of Burlesque. Call her the Revenge of the Red Hot Mamas. EMILY ZIMMERMAN&nbsp;created Goldie Luxemburg as a celebration of undergound, queer, and sexy Jewish culture. Emily is a food bank coordinator by day, cabaret performer by night, with a theatre school education and a deep love of history. As Goldie, she explores and shares the history of&nbsp;Jewish radical politics and performance in venues ranging from punk clubs to academia to shuls. ACCESSTSP is located at the southwest corner of Bloor Street and Robert Street. For accessible entry use the main entrance on Bloor Street on the north side of the building. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s is fully accessible on the main floor, including access to the main door, Sanctuary, Gymnasium, Circle Room, Memorial Room, Chapel, Studio and washrooms. -- Trinity-St. Paul&rsquo;s owns a wheelchair for use within the building. -- Staff are available to assist you when needed; please just inform them and they are happy to help. -- Service animals are welcome in all parts of the premises that are open to the public. -- TSP provides training to all staff as well as volunteers, including an overview of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the requirements of the customer service standard&rsquo;s plan. 😷Masks required&nbsp;to keep our community safe. -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator. -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. The workshop facilitator may be unmasked. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more folks in our community to attend our events. -- Please reach out if masking is a hardship for you for an exemption.&nbsp; DIRECTIONSPublic Transit--&nbsp;The nearest TTC station is Spadina Station, located just north of the intersection of Spadina and Bloor.-- For a fully accessible exit from the subway station, use the Spadina Street exit. Head south to Bloor street, then turn right and head west to the next intersection at Robert Street.&nbsp;Parking &ndash; Paid parking, including accessible parking, is available across the street on Robert Street at the Green P lot on the south side of the Metro grocery store. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSRadical Yiddish Song Workshop is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council.

Yiddish Vaudeville, Burlesque, & Drag workshop

Rad Yiddish presents: RADICAL YIDDISH SONG WORKSHOP w/freygl gertsovski <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📅Saturday, November 29<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">🕑2:00-3:30PM&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">📍Bob Abate Community Centre&nbsp;- Craft Room - 485 Montrose Ave.<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">🛑Bloor St. &amp; Christie Ave. (near Christie Subway station)<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Lomir zingen af yidish! Let&#39;s sing in Yiddish!&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">In this workshop, we&#39;ll learn 6 or 7 Yiddish songs together<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">&mdash;no singing experience or Yiddish knowledge needed!&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">From old lefty protest songs with updated/queered lyrics to new Yiddish songs in solidarity with Palestine, participants will find joy in the radical Yiddish traditions of our ancestors and learn the music of contemporary artists who are carrying on these activist lineages. Handouts&nbsp;will be provided with <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Yiddish in Latin-letter transliteration&nbsp;and translations&nbsp;side-by-side. Explanations will be given about the song origins and where you can find these and other Yiddish songs online. <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">freygl will take us&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">through the melody and lyrics of each song line-by-line, translating the Yiddish words so we all understand the meanings of these empowering songs we&#39;ll be singing. <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">Leave with a repertoire of songs you can sing at protest marches, at your Shabbes table, and even teach to your friends! <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">ACCESSIBIITY&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; box-sizing: inherit;">The Bob Abate Community Centre&nbsp;features:<ul colspan="2" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Barrier-free&nbsp;Pathway from TTC or sidewalk to the entrance</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Powered exterior door opener</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Ramp to entrance</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Barrier-free access to program areas</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Accessible Washrooms on main floor</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Elevator</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Staffed reception desk</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Water fountains on&nbsp;main floor</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wheel-Trans drop-off/pick up close to the entrance</li></ul><p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">😷Masks required&nbsp;to keep our community safe. -- Please wear a K95 or equivalent respirator. -- We will have some at the door if you forget to bring yours. -- Please note that the rest of the building outside the workshop will likely have unmasked individuals and there may be unmasked individuals at this event who have talked to us ahead of time about not being able to mask. -- The workshop facilitator will be wearing a mask. -- We operate under the understanding that when the vast majority of people in a space are masked, this reduces risk of transmission many-fold and makes it possible for more folks in our community to attend our events. -- Please reach out if masking is a hardship for you for an exemption.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" id="isPasted" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">FACILITATOR BIO<p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="margin:0px;width:100%;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%;" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">freygl gertsovski&nbsp;is a cultural producer and writer who lives, dreams, works, co-creates, prays, and heals in Tkar&oacute;n:to/toronto and online. fae is the founder and director of Rad Yiddish, offering community-engaged Yiddish folk arts and culture through a queer, feminist, anti-racist, disability justice lens in order to collectively build the liberatory and radical-diasporic futures we dream of and strive for. freygl has been learning lefty Yiddish songs at least since 2018, especially in workshops at Yiddish intensive programs and Yiddish cultural festivals, and is excited to share these old and newer songs with you!

POSTPONED: Radical Yiddish Song Workshop w/freygl gertsovski

Rad Yiddish&nbsp;and UJPO&nbsp;present Reclaiming Myths &amp; Magic: Storytelling &amp; Performance Workshop with community-arts facilitator&nbsp;Ruth Howard&nbsp; 📅Saturday, November 15🕑2:00-5:00PM&nbsp;(Doors at 1:30PM)📍Jumblies Theatre - 132 Fort York Blvd In this workshop we&#39;ll explore ways to create collective stories combining different artistic forms (words, imagery, object play/puppetry, gesture, sound, staging).&nbsp; Themes will revolve around tales of Jewish witches, protective powers and magical gifts hidden and unharnessed - myths of survival and resistance reframed, reclaimed, and reinvented.&nbsp; A series of rapid, accessible creative exercises will lead to a final short performance&nbsp;for the day, leaving participants with a repertoire of approaches and materials to bring into subsequent story-making and arts projects.&nbsp; No experience necessary. Suitable for creative people of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds. Please note: children under 13 must participate in the workshop with an adult. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. ACCESSIBILITY This workshop takes place in two Jumblies Theatre spaces 1. The Ground Floor and 2. The Upstairs Studio&nbsp; 1. The Ground Floor offers step-free access throughout. The main entrance has a push-button power assisted door. There is a small angled lip of less than 1-inch at the doorway. There is a single-stall, all-gender washroom. The washroom has grab bars behind and adjacent to the toilet, a wheelchair-accessible sink, and sufficient space for wheelchair users. The washroom doors open with a push-button, but do require a door handle to be manually turned and locked. Workshop staff will be onsite to assist with the washroom doors as needed. 2. The Upstairs Studio is accessed from Dan Leckie Way&nbsp;next to the Tim Hortons. The entrance has a push-button power assisted door. There is an elevator and stairs going to the second floor. There is also an accessible washroom on the same floor. Please note: this building entrance requires a code. If you arrive late, a number to call will be listed so that a staff person can come let you in. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS&nbsp; Reclaiming Myths &amp; Magic: A Storytelling &amp; Performance Workshop is presented with generous support from the Ontario Arts Council. We also thank Jumblies Theatre for the use of their space.

Reclaiming Myths & Magic: Storytelling & Performance Workshop

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WELCOME - TAKE A LOOK AROUNDWe've got ZINES and STICKERS. Grab some for yourself and everyone on your Khanike / Chanukah shopping list!SHOP SMALLEvery purchase supports Rad Yiddish to continue offering leftist Yiddish folks arts, culture, heritage, and language programs from a queer, feminist, anti-racist, and disability justice lens. !As a small, not-for-profit organization working towards collective liberation, we our items are ethically printed by small-shop labor.SELECT SHIPPING / PICK-UPMake sure to add your shipping type or pick-up location to the cart at the bottom of the ship page! The address you enter at check out is the one we will ship to.COMING SOON*We will soon be bringing back our clothing merch with new designs, printed on fair-trade fabric.

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POSTPONED: Radical Yiddish Song Workshop w/freygl gertsovski

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