Events
Throughout the year, KlezKanada hosts an exciting array of multi-day intensives, retreats, workshops, jams, concerts, and more. Use our calendar to see what’s coming up next.
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Past Year-Round Events
Click below to see some of our past events!
Arts in Jewish Elder Care Series:
Light the Corners of My Mind: Music, Dementia, and Jewish Community Care with Rachel Weston. Mar 3.
Teach Your Elders Well with Steve Weintraub. Mar 10.
Best Practices for Music and Wellness for Seniors with Victoria McNeill. Mar 17.
This series was presented thanks to the generosity of the Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation.
KlezKanada's End-of-Summer Party Monday, August 26.
Featuring: Kallisto, Zoë Aqua and Friends, and Dumai Dunai
La Sala Rossa (4848 boul. St Laurent)
KlezKabaret en ville Wednesday, August 28.
Featuring a performance from Daniel Kahn and Christian Dawid
Museum of Jewish Montreal (5220 boul. St-Laurent)
The Klezmer Kitchen Party, Festival Trad Montréal Composium Thursday, August 29.
We are thrilled to partner with Festival Trad Montreal, a festival that showcases the vibrant musical traditions of Quebec, for a Klezmer Kitchen Party! Featuring Quebec-based musicians Isaac Beaudet Lefebvre, Zafer Mamilli, Eden Glasman, and Thierry Clouette, joined by Berlin-based special guest Daniel Kahn.
Patro Villeray (7355 Ave Christophe-Colomb)
Yene Velt at the Festival Trad Closing Party Sunday, September 1.
Patro Villeray (7355 Ave Christophe-Colomb)
Kultur-krayzl: a New Yiddish Arts and Cultural Workshop Series for Young Adults
A KlezKanada and L’Annexe: Ometz Centre for Young Adults collaboration
This series consisted of:
Introduction to Klezmer with Josh Dolgin (Socalled) April 2, 9, & 16.
Roots & Stems: Intergenerational Storytelling with Rach Klein May 9, 16, & 30.
Jewish Food Series Sept 29, Oct 8, Oct 22.
Online Memorial for Dr. Hy Goldman z"l. November 19.
Amerike Klezmer Tantshoyz, co-sponsored by the Foundation for Yiddish Foundation Culture and Pop Montréal. September 3.
Klezmer at Temple, in collaboration with the Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom. August 22.
Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative: Learn Session, in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Montreal and the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. This event was supported by Federation CJA’s Working Together Grant. July 9.
Montreal Klezmer Jam with Mamaliga. June 11.
Online Picnic Table - Yiddish Songwriting Lab led by Adah Hetko. June 11, 18, and 25.
Daniel Kahn and Jake Shulman-Ment: Songwriting Workshop, Jam Session, and Concert, in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Montreal, April 2.
Tsvelf far Ukraine: A 12-hr Concert of Yiddish Music and Spoken Word, co-sponsored by Yiddish New York and The Klezmer Institute.
On the Poem’s Other Side: Setting Rokhl Korn to Music, in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Montreal and thanks to the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, March 20.
Song Searcher: The Times and Toils of Moyshe Beregovsky, in collaboration with Montreal's Jewish Public Library, the Montreal Holocaust Museum, The Toronto Workmen's Circle, and The Montreal Worker's Circle, March 15.
17th IAYC Conference, In Memory of Shura Vaisman, co-sponsored by the International Association Yiddish Clubs, February 27.
KlezKanada's Short Film Showcase, co-sponsored by Ashkenaz Festival and FENTSTER, February 20. Watch here.
Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango, made possible by the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts, and co-sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Workmen's Circle Foundation, January 27. Watch here.
Arkady 100!, presented in partnership with Yiddish Summer Weimar and Shtetl Berlin, November 29.
Biography of Yiddish with Jeffrey Shandler (Jewish Book Month), presented in partnership with the Jewish Public Library, the Toronto Workmen’s Circle Foundation, Montreal Workers Circle, the Historic Klever Synagogue Downtown Toronto, and the Museum of Jewish Montreal, November 10.
Jam Session and Concert with Oktopus, presented with the support of the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network's Belonging and Identity Initiative, Le Dépanneur Café, October 3.
A Yiddish Renaissance: A Virtual Concert, presented in partnership with the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, Ashkenaz Festival, Yiddishkayt, and HaZamir, 26-30 July.
Orkestar Kriminal Concert at the Dépanneur Café, 16 July.
Virtual YIDSTOCK 2021, presented in partnership with the Yiddish Book Center, The Worker’s Circle, the Ashkenaz Festival, and Tablet magazine, 11 July.
Sebastian Schulman in Conversation with Sveta Kundish, Patrick Farrell, and Daniel Kahn, presented in partnership with YIDSTOCK 2021 and the Yiddish Book Center’s Decade of Discovery initiative, 8 July.
The History of Klezmer Music Through Sight and Sound with Josh Horowitz, presented in partnership with the Spokane Area Jewish Family Services and KlezKanada’s Elder
Outreach Program. With the generous sponsorship of the Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation, 10 June.
Chorny and Ghergus Duo Anniversary Concert, presented in partnership with over 14 of today’s leading Yiddish Culture organisations, 23 May. Watch here.
Blut und Blintzes: A Yiddish Vampire Radio Play by director and playwright Rebecca Turner, presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal, The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, and Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America, 20 April.
The Third Seder: A Yiddish Passover Celebration, featuring the leading stars of the Klezmer and Yiddish stage, presented in partnership with over 18 of today’s leading Yiddish Culture organisations, 21 March. With the generous sponsorship ofThe National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene.
Ida’s Salon Online presents: “Third Solitudes” with Gili Loftus, presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal and the Jewish Public Library, 28 February.
Purim Café, presented by the Augenfeld Family Endowment of the Jewish Public Library in partnership with KlezKanada, 22 February.
40 Years in Yiddishland: Forty Year Anniversary of the Yiddish Book Center, hosted by Kenneth Turan and feat. Dr. Hankus Netsky and Aaron Lansky, presented in partnership with the Yiddish Book Center and Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice, 24 January. With the generous support of Peter D. Mark in loving memory of his parents Enid and Eugene L. Mark. Watch trailer here
Yiddish Stories for Children and their ‘Grown Ups’, with Anna Fishman Gonshor and Miriam Udel, presented in partnership with the Augenfeld Family Endowment of the Jewish Public Library, 14 January.
KlezmerKonnections Vol. 2, feat. Ariane Morin, Yoni Kaston, Avia Moore and Zilien Biret, presented in partnership with Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network - QAHN, 6 December. Watch here
Bagel Baking Workshop with Laurel Kratochvila of Fine Bagels (Berlin), presented in partnership with Shtetl Berlin, 6 December.
Art and Artists on Being Black and Jewish hosted by Kendell Pinkney and featuring Ella Cooper, Rebecca S’manga Frank, Sara Yacobi-Harris and Anthony Russell, presented in partnership with FENTSTER, Museum of Jewish Montreal, Jewish Theological Seminary, Asylum Arts, Reboot, Miles Nadal JCC, No Silence on Race and Jews of Colour Canada, 2 December. With the support of the ROI Community Grassroots Events Program and participating partners. Watch here
KlezmerKonnections Vol. 1, feat. Jason Rosenblatt, Rachel Lemisch, Rokhl Kafrissen and Segiu Popa, presented in partnership with the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network - QAHN, 15 November. Watch here
Azrieli Music Prizes: Meet the Composers, moderated by Francesco Spagnolo and featuring Azrieli Music prize laureates Yotam Haber and Yitzhak Yedid, presented in partnership with The Azrieli Foundation, 19 October. Watch here
Virtual Klezmer Brunch with Ariane Morin and Yoni Kaston, presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal, 18 October.
Virtual Lecture/Concert: Yiddish Songs of the Holocaust in Ukraine, presented in partnership with the Anne Tanenbaum Center for Jewish Studies, 13 September. Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. Watch here
Fest on Exil, international festival of Jewish music and music from refugee communities in France and around the world, presented in partnership with EXILOPHONE and JewSalsa, 9 September. With the support of the ROI Community. Watch here
Beyle 100 Concert, featuring leading contemporary performers from the Yiddish world, presented in partnership with over 15 of today’s leading Yiddish culture organisations, 9 August. Watch here
Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts Series ( https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/step-forverts/), hosted by Efim Chorny and Polina Shepherd, a KlezKanada sponsored-production presented in partnership with eight of today’s leading international Yiddish culture organisations, 24 May - 26 July.
- 24 May, Initial Summit. Watch here
- 27 May, Michael Alpert and Psoy Korolenko. Watch here
- 31 May, Rachel Weston and Slava Farber.
- 3 June, S. Kundish and P. Farrell Daniel Kahn. Watch here
- 7 June, Inge Mandos and Andrea Pancur. Watch here
- 10 June, Josh Waletsky, Sasha Lurje, and Craig Judelman. Watch here
- 14 June, Vivi Lachs and Nicole Borgor. Watch here
- 17 June, Jeff Warschauer and Roman Grinberg. Watch here
- 21 June, Alpert Gritz and Bressler Borts. Watch here
- 24 June, Efim Chorny, Mendy Cahan, and the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre. Watch here
- 28 June, Zhenya Lopatnik and Shura Lipovsky. Watch here
- 1 July, Canada Day Edition, with an all-star Canadian lineup featuring Allan Merovitz, Batsheva, David Wall, Joshua Dolgin (aka. Socalled), Lenka Lichtenberg, Mitch Smolkin, Shayla Fink and Kinzey Posen (of the band Finjan), Theresa Tova, and Eric Stein. Sponsored by Ashkenaz. Watch here
- 5 July, Lucette van de Berg and Stella Jürgensen. Watch here
- 8 July, Alina Ivakh and Mariya Yacubovich. Watch here
- 12 July, Vira Lozinksy, Bertolt Karsten Troyke, Roswitha Dasch, and The Romanian State Yiddish Theatre. Watch here
- 15 July, Lorin Sklamberg, Eléonore Biezunski, and Alexandra (Sasha) Somish. Watch here
- 19 July, Timur Fishel, Benjy Fox-Rosen, Miléna Kartowski-Aïach, and Mikhail Altshuller. Watch here
- 22 July, Ruth Levin and Polina Shepherd. Watch here
- 24 July, Final Summit. Watch here
Beyle: The Artist and her Legacy Documentary Premiere, feat. Christa Whitney, Esther Gottesman and Sebastian Schulman, presented in partnership with the Jewish Public Library and the Yiddish Book Center, 30 June. Watch here
Virtual Klezmer Brunch with Rachel Lemisch and Jason Rosenblatt, presented in partnership with the Museum of Jewish Montreal, 3 May.
The Third Seder: an Online International Yiddish Cultural Celebration, featuring leading contemporary artists of the Yiddish world, presented in partnership with over twenty of today’s leading Yiddish Culture organisations, 12 April. Watch here
Instrumental Klezmer Workshop with Zoë Aqua, Bagg Street Shul. In partnership with the Klezmer Community Orchestra, 24 February.
An Evening of Yiddish Dances with Zoë Aqua, VV Taverna, 23 February. With the generous support of Federation CJA and the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal Shaping Our Future Fund.
Klezmer Brunch with Zoë Aqua and guests, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 23 February.
Klezmer Brunch with Klezmorim Yoni Kaston, Eden Glassman and Zafer Mamili, Fletcher’s Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 19 January.
Tantshoyz/Concert with Montreal Fidl Kapelye and Asya Vaisman Schulman, Centre Musiciens du Monde, 1 December. With the generous support of Federation CJA's Shaping Our Future Initiative.
Klezmer Brunch with Rachel Lemisch and Jason Rosenblatt at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 17 November
Klezmer Brunch with Fidl Kapelye at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 20 October
Jazz and Klezmer Brunch with Alexander Ravvin and Felix Blanchette at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 15 September
Concert Doubleheader! Duo Trenev & Weiss (Austria) and Shneyele (Montreal), Quai des Brumes, 2 September
Klezmer on the Main: Outdoor Concert & Street Festival, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 1 September 2019
The KlezKanada 2019 AfterParty with Fran & Flora, Daniel Kahn, Trio Yas, and Amerike Klezmer, La Sala Rosa, 25 August. Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany.
KlezKanada and POP Montreal Showcase: The Ichka Duo: Zilien Biret and Yoni Kaston, Pointe-à-Callière, 15 August 2019
Duluth en Arts: An Outdoor Concert with KlezKanada, the Museum of Jewish
Montreal, and Maison de l’amitié, Placette Duluth & Laval, 4 August 2019
Tantshoyz at la Vitrola with Zilien Biret, Ariane Morin, Eli Camilo, Yoni Kaston, Thierry Arsenault, and Asya Vaisman Schulman, La Vitrola, 21 May. With the generous support of Federation CJA's Shaping Our Future Initiative.
Mother's Day Klezmer Brunch with Shneyele at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 12 May
FrilingFête: A Springtime Festival of Jewish Culture!
- The Ancient Law: Film, Discussion, and Reception, Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom, 10 April. Sponsored by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Concert: Geoff Berner / Psoy Korolenko / Christian Dawid with Arts Against Humanity and CKUT Radio, La Vitrola, 8 April
- 90s Bar/Bat Mitzvah Brunch! at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 7 April
Klezmer Brunch with Jason Rosenblatt and Tevet Sela at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 10 March
Sephardic Brunch with Didem Basar and Nazih Borish at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 10 February
Klezmer Brunch with Noah Century and Jason Rosenblatt at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 20 January
The Wanderers: Polina&Psoy, La Vitrola, 18 December
Amerike Klezmer - Concert and Tantshoyz! La Vitrola, 20 November
Klezmer Brunch with Henri Oppenheim and Gabriel Paquin-Buki at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 18 November
Turkish-Bulgarian Musical Brunch with Ihtimanska! at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 21 October
Meet the Winners of the 2018 Azrieli Music Prizes, McCord Museum, 10 October
Turko-Sephardic Musical Brunch with Jean-Philippe Reny and Nicolas Royer-Artuso at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 16 September
KlezKanada Afterparty: Reprising Up! with Amerike Klezmer, Olga Mieleszczuk, and Dobranotch, La Sala Rosa, 26 August
Klezmer Brunch with Brivele at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 19 August
Shalom Montreal Concert Series at the McCord Museum with Ichka, Siach HaSadeh, Oktopus, Shtreiml & Ismail Fencioglu, and Orkestra Severni, The Urban Forest at the McCord Museum, 6 June - 29 August
Mural Festival Concert Series: Amerike Klezker, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 10 June
Mural Festival Concert Series: Community Klezmer Orchestra, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 7 June
Klezmer Brunch with Briga and ALI-X at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Musuem of Jewish Montreal, 27 May
Klezmer Brunch with Henri Oppenheim and Gabriel Paquin-Buki at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Musuem of Jewish Montreal, 15 April
Masterclass: Yiddish Dance for Musicians with Michael Winograd and Cantor Heather Batchelor, Shaare Zion Congregation, 26 March
KlezContra! An Evening of Yiddish and Contra Dances with Asya Vaisman Schulman, Leah Dolgoy, Thierry Arsenault, Rachel Lemisch, Jason Rosenblatt, and Michael Winograd, Ukranian Federation Hall, 25 March
Klezmer Brunch with Zilien Biret and Dan Kunda Thagard at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 18 March
Klezmer Brunch with Yoni Kaston and Isaac Beaudet Lefebvre at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 18 February
Klezmer Brunch with Yoni Kaston and Ariane Morin at Fletcher's Espace Culinaire, Museum of Jewish Montreal, 21 January