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DETAILS:
Saturday, February 20
Mehanata - the Bulgarian Bar
DOWNSTAIRS in the Ice Cage!

8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
$10

Address: 113 Ludlow (between Rivington and Delancey)
F/V train to 2nd Ave

Dear friends & fans,
After a [re]productive hiatus in July, Romashka is back in action. Here's the run-down of our shows and for updates, sign up on our email list . See you soon!

Saturday, August 22, Eurasia Arts Festival
Mountain View Resort, Glen Spey, NY [More Info]

Photo credit: Syrie Kovitz

DETAILS:
Thursday, April 30
Mehanata - the Bulgarian Bar

8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
$10

Address: 113 Ludlow (between Rivington and Delancey)
F/V train to 2nd Ave

Romashka kicks off the NY Gypsy Fest 5th Anniversary Party - April 11th @ LPR (West Village, NYC)!

Saturday, April 11
10pm-4am
at Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St, New York
$15 >>Tickets here
nygypsyfest.com

In order of appearance:

• Romashka - Madcap Gypsy dancing from Russia, Romania & beyond
• New York Gypsy All-Stars - High energy Balkan funk & jazz with special guest Selim Sesler - "The Coltrane of the Clarinet" from Turkey!
• Frank London - Legendary Trumpeter of the Klezmer underground

PLUS

• DJ Pepe - Bosporus-meets-Balkans Mix
  and introducing DJs Wonderlust - Grannies from the curves of the Volga River
• Gypsy Dance by Kristina Melike
• Visuals & Decor by Wonderlust
• Palm reading by Mephulia

A feast for your ears, butter for your soul, and hot coals for your feet, ROMASHKA is playing a weekend of parties on Friday, March 20th and Saturday, March 21st! (and March 22nd, we're in the studio, recording our long-awaited sophomore album!)

FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH
Romanian dance party @ the Hungarian House
Balkan Cafe Series
Hungarian House, 213 E 82nd St. between 2nd and 3rd Aves
Doors open at 8 pm, live music begins at 8:30 pm. Homemade ethnic snacks/light dinner are available.
$15 door

SATURDAY, MARCH 21ST
DOUBLE-BILL with the amazing West Philadelphia Orchestra!!!
Mehanata - the Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow (between Rivington and Delancey)
F/V train to 2nd Ave
Schedule:

• WPO: 8-9 pm
• ROMASHKA: 9-10 pm

$10 door

DETAILS:
Mehanata - the Bulgarian Bar
Saturday, December 27th
8:30 pm to 10:30 pm
$10

Address: 113 Ludlow (between Rivington and Delancey)
F/V train to 2nd Ave

Romashka grooves up some Romanian/Transylvanian/Russian gypsy + folk magic during a concert by the Phoenix Symphony, to be followed by an all-let-loose jam party after the concert.

PHOENIX SYMPHONY
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra - World Music Festival
The Heritage of World Folk
Symphony Classics Concert No. 1

September 11 - Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.
September 13 - Saturday evening at 8:00 p.m.
Symphony Hall

The Phoenix Symphony
Michael Christie, conductor
Wu Man, Chinese pipa
With special guest, Romashka

Takemitsu - Signals from Heaven
Takemitsu - Three Film Scores
Harrison - Pipa Concerto
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra

Full details and tickets at http://www.phoenixsymphony.org/releases/archive/2008/08/14/september-2008-events.aspx

This Saturday, September 6th - we are back for a rare show at Mehanata, the Bulgarian Bar! Our fiddler Jake will finally be back from his Euro-travels, and we'll be fresh off an August respite after a summer of parties!

DETAILS:
Mehanata - the Bulgarian Bar
Saturday, September 6th
9 pm to 10:30 pm
$10

Address: 113 Ludlow (between Rivington and Delancey)
F/V train to 2nd Ave