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Past Events
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Live via Zoom
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM CST
Quartet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
[More updates coming soon]
October 6, 2019
Quintet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Jewish New Year and Sukkot Celebration at Maxwell Street Market
Maxwell Street Market, 800 S Desplaines St., Chicago, Illinois 60607
September 26, 2019
Maxwell Street Klezmer Quartet
Highland Park, IL
Sunday September 1, 2019
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
with Cantor Stewart Figa
On Devon Festival
8:00-9:00 PM
Republic Bank of Chicago
2720 West Devon Avenue
Chicago, IL
Wednesday July 4, 2019
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Fourth of July Parades
Highland Park Fourth of July Parade
10:00 AM
Highland Park, IL
Skokie Fourth of July Parade
12:00 Noon
Skokie, IL
Tuesday June 11, 2019
YIVO Summer Series Concert
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Sextet
7:00-8:00 PM
Northbrook Public Library Auditorium
1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook
Sunday April 14, 2019
The Junior Klezmer Orchestra
with members of The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
2:00-3:00 PM
Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave.
Skokie, IL
Sunday March 31, 2019
Taste of Passover Food Fair
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Quartet
Music performance: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Event Times: 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM
Jewel-Osco
Kosher Marketplace
1600 Deerfield Rd.
Highland Park, IL
Sunday March 24, 2019
Purim Party!
The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band with Tanya Melamed
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
210 Live
210 Green Bay Rd, Highwood, Illinois 60040
February 10, 2019
The Creation of “Fiddler on the Roof”
Presenter: Charles Troy with Alex Koffman and Gail Mangurten, violinist and pianist with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
7:00 PM
Ina Levine JCCampus
12701 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ
Learn how this beloved show's creators discovered the universality in Yiddish writer Sholom Aleichem's stories -- and how they made a "Jewish musical" that has struck a responsive chord in virtually every country in the world! Back by Popular Demand, musical theatre historian and graphic designer, Charles Troy, tells the story in a seamless 90-minute multimedia presentation with original graphics, scanned photos, edited audio tracks and video clips, a scripted dramatic narrative along with music performed by Charles Troy and with Alex Koffman and Gail Mangurten, violinist and pianist with the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. For more information, click here.
February 2, 2019
Cultural Council 50th Anniversary Gala, presented by Jewish Federation of Grand Rapids, with Chicago’s Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Cascade Hills Country Club
3725 Cascade Rd SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546
January 25, 2019
Quintet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band at North Shore Senior Center
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
(a dessert reception to follow)
North Shore Senior Center
161 Northfield Road, Northfield, IL 60093
$20 Members, $25 Non-Members
Call 847-784-6040 to register.
December 16, 2018
Quintet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band: Hanukkah Concert at
Morton Grove Public Library
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Morton Grove Public Library
6140 Lincoln Ave.
Morton Grove, IL 60053
December 9, 2018
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Winter Wonderland
Hanukkah Family Concert
at Chicago Botanic Garden
Two shows times
11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
1000 Lake Cook Rd
Glencoe, IL
October 21, 2018
The Salaam-Shalom Music Project
at SPACE
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1245 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202
Featuring members of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and musicians from Muslim and Christian backgrounds, this program of Middle Eastern and world music engages audiences with its message of peace and harmony.
Learn more about the project at SalaamShalomMusic.org.
For more information on this show, visit: http://www.evanstonspace.com/
August 16, 2018
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
featuring Cantor Ben Tisser
Summer Concert at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
6:30 PM: appetizers and cocktails
8:00 PM: concert and dancing
1175 Sheridan Rd.
Highland Park, IL 60035
$36 Adult, $20 children under 13
RSVP here: http://summerklez.bpt.me
Wednesday July 4, 2018
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
10:00 AM
Fourth of July Parade
Highland Park, IL
For location and information,
click here.
Wednesday July 4, 2018
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
12:00 Noon
Village of Skokie
Fourth of July Parade
For location and information,
click here.
Tuesday June 19, 2018
Quintet from Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
2:00 - 3:00 PM
YIVO Summer Concert
Skokie Public Library
5251 Oakton St. Skokie, IL
Free and open to the public.
For information, click here.
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
11:00 AM
All-Star Congregational Klezmer Band
11:30 AM
Junior Klezmer Orchestra
11:40 AM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
(The entire festival is open
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
St. Paul Woods
Cook County Forest Preserve
$5 Suggested Donation
Free Parking
Junior Klezmer Orchestra
Sunday, May 20, 2018
28th Annual Skokie Festival of Cultures
5:20 PM - 5:45 PM
Oakton Park
4701 Oakton St.
Skokie, IL
Devonshire Sunset Series
August 13, 2017
4422 Greenwood St.
Skokie, IL 60076
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Evanston World Arts & Music Festival
Sunday, July 16
Dawes Park, Sheridan Rd. at Church St.
3:00 PM
www.cityofevanston.org/worldarts
Music at Moser Performing Arts Series 2016-17
University of St. Francis
February 26, 2017
3:00 PM
Moser/Sexton Auditorium
500 Wilcox St.
Joliet, IL 60435
WBEZ 91.5 FM Worldview
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio, 91.5 FM
"Worldview" with Jerome McDonnell
Tune in to an interview of Lori Lippitz and live music by the Salaam-Shalom Music Project
Chicago, IL
Monday, February 20th, 2017
12:30-1:00 PM
The Whole Megillah: The Story of Yiddish Theater
Charles Troy and the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
February 12, 2017
6:30 PM
Ina Levine JCCampus
12701 N. Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ
Winter Wonderland Express: Annual Family Hannukah Celebration
December 29, 2016
Two show times! 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM
Chicago Botanic Gardens
1000 Lake Cook Rd
Glencoe, IL
WFMT- Folkstage
December 17, 2016
7:00 PM
On Air in Chicago 98.7 FM
Wintertanz Klezmer Dance Party
December 10th, 2016
Beth Hillel Congregation B'nai Emunah
Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy an evening of joyful klezmer music and dance--with a cash bar to help you let your hair down! This event is free and open to all, but please call (847) 256-1213 to make your reservations.
Hannukah Concert with Rabbi Joe Black
November 27, 2016
Two show times! 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL
The Whole Megillah: The Story of the Yiddish Theatre
Charles Troy, historian, with Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
November 16th, 2016
7:00 PM
Washtenaw College
NSCPA 20th Anniversary Klezmer Brunch
October 23, 2016
1:00 PM
North Shore Center for Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie, IL
