Calgary celebrates Fiddler on the Field at Fifty – at the JCC field
by Shula Banchik (Calgary) – On August 29, the Calgary community celebrated the upcoming Rosh Hashanah with an outdoor concert at the JCC field. More…
Music
2021 Edmonton Folk Music Festival is taking it to the streets: Application deadline is June 30
June 8, 2021 – Edmonton, AB – The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is delighted to announce Taking it to the Streets, made possible with the…
Inspired by the pandemic, Jewish musicians are rolling out a year’s worth of spiritual ‘healing songs’
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — It was only about a week into lockdown last spring when Elana Brody took out her keyboard piano for a…
New MacEwan U Award is a tribute to Bobby and Sharon Cairns z”l
(AJNews) – A new MacEwan University Award is a tribute to Bobby and Sharon Cairns, of blessed memory. Bobby Cairns was a giant of Alberta…
Meet the 27-year-old amplifying sounds of the Borscht Belt (& listen to his favourite Yiddish songs)
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Growing up, Aaron Bendich would spend lots of time with his grandfather Max in the…