> From:
dudka@...
>
> Bialy Orzel, one of the leading Polish folk dance ensembles from
> Canada, will be making rare California appearances the weekend of
> October 23-25, with two shows in the Bay Area and one in Fresno. The
> group, which has toured in Europe, South and Central American, and
> Taiwan, will be performing with 24 dancers and live music. They will
> present regional and "national" dances of Poland, including a suite
> of Polish Rom dances, all in colorful authentic costumes. Bialy
> Orzel is directed by Tadek Zdybal, musician, award-winning
> choreographer, and former dancer with the Polish state folk ensemble
> "Slask."
>
> Friday's concert will be at Rossmoor Del Valle Club House in Walnut
> Creek, 3400 Golden Rain Road. Tickets, which can be ordered through
> Brown Paper Tickets (
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86115)
> are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. The show is early, at 7:00
> p.m., with doors opening at 6:00. No-host Polish treats will be
> available before the show.
>
> Saturday the show will be at St. Albert Chmielowski Parish Hall in
> San Jose, 10250 Clayton Road. Mass is at 5:30 p.m., and the
> performance will begin shortly after Mass is finished. Tickets are
> $10, free for children under 7. TIckets are available at the door or
> can be obtained in advance at Polam Federal Credit Union at 770
> Marshall Street in Redwood City, through Brown Paper Tickets
> (
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/86116), or by calling the
> parish office, 408-251-8490,
>
> For those who live further out, or who are interested in driving,
> Bialy Orzel will be joining San Francisco's own Lowiczanie and the
> Pulaski Dancers of Fresno for a matinee Sunday afternoon, October 25,
> 2:00 p.m., at the Veterans' Memorial in downtown Fresno (2425 Fresno
> Street). Tickets are $12.00, and for more information you can
> contact Andrea Collins,
collinsfamily@...
>
> It's going to be great fun! I'm going to be there playing my
> favorite Polish music!
>
> Susan Worland
>
> www.polishfolk.org
>
> --
> "Music and wine are one." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
