This LineUp is Unbelievable: http://www.goldenfest.org/detailed-schedule/
Over 50 Bands on Saturday Jan 14th - Grand Prospect Hall, Brooklyn NY
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TimeOutNY 2011 critics’ pick: “Boogie your heart out to border defying Balkan tunes at this yearly festival”, “the city’s biggest Balkan bash”
David Byrne: “New York’s only music and dance festival of its kind”, “The time signatures in some of their music were beyond complicated, but it grooved at the same time.”
The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, New York’s biggest Balkan music event and showcase, is back in Brooklyn for its 27th anniversary, January 13th and 14th, 2012 at Grand Prospect Hall, a spectacularly restored historic landmark in Park Slope. All music is live. Friday night starts with an hour long dance workshop at 7:30, then continues with music and dance until 12:30 am. The festival resumes at 6 pm Saturday and doesn’t wind down until early Sunday morning.
Last year’s festival boasted 71 separate performances on 4 concurrent stages. Groups played and sang Albanian, Bulgarian, Romany (Gypsy), Macedonian, Serbian, Greek, Turkish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Klezmer, Ukrainian, Georgian music, and more.
Dancing is encouraged; no prior experience is required.
Grand Prospect Hall, 263 Prospect Avenue, between 5th and 6th Aves, Brooklyn, NY
Friday, Jan 13th, 7:30 pm – 12:30 am; Admission: $25, students with ID $20
Saturday, Jan 14th, 6 pm – 2 am; Admission: $50, students: $40
Two Night Festival Admission: $70, students $55
Children 12 and under: free
Discounts for advance online purchase via the website, www.goldenfest.org
Complimentary Balkan & Middle Eastern Snacks/Cash Bar
Subway: R to Prospect Ave. Limited on site valet parking $10
Facebook: Golden Festival 2012
