Open for Bookings + Ukraine Day + A Play-a-Thon at The Village Trip 2023
| Friday, September 8 to Sunday, September 24BOOKING for EVENTS is NOW OPEN |
| There’s less than a month to go before the launch of The Village Trip 2023. We have an exciting and truly international program comprising some 65 events across Greenwich Village and the East Village. Talks, tours, art, film, books, food and drink, kids’ events – and of course music, which is the beating heart of our festival. Folk, rock, jazz, hip-hop, and classical and new music… Something for every taste. VIEW THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM >>CELEBRATE UKRAINE on Sunday, September 10The intersection of music and social justice is a major focus of this year’s festival, and the opening weekend of The Village Trip is crowned by a day-long series of musical activities on Sunday, September 10 that will raise money for Dr Irwin and Karen Redlener’s Ukraine Children’s Action Project. We’re calling it “Celebrate Ukraine!” and it will center around the historic church of St Mark’s-in-the-Bowery and Veselka, the restaurant that has been an East Village fixture for almost seventy years.MORE ABOUT UKRAINE DAY >>Calling all musicians, amateur, student and pros!We’re opening the day with Playing for Change: A Play-a-Thon for Ukraine, and we need you! The Play-a-Thon starts at 1 pm on the portico of St Mark’s. Steinway & Sons, and the Music Teachers National Association, are supporting the event, kindly donating two grand pianos for our use that afternoon. While performance can be on any instrument, all the music must be by Ukrainian composers as we celebrate the vibrant culture and wonderful artists that country has produced. Registration forms, and a list of composers to help inspire your choice of performance material, can be found HERE.FIND OUT MORE & REGISTERPlease sign up and start raising sponsorship right now. All funds, including your opening registration donation, will go to the Ukraine Children’s Action Project.Musicians of all ages, amateur and professional, are invited to come and play, and raise money for this urgent cause. And if you don’t play, come to listen – who knows what stars may come out to join the fundraising! A CONCERT FOR UKRAINE 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm on Sunday, September 10The Play-a-Thon will be punctuated by concert in the sanctuary of St Mark’s-in-the-Bowery: Killing the Silence: A Concert for Ukraine at 3:30pm.The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka  The concert will feature performances by bandura player Teryn Kuzma (pictured), the Bowers-Fader Duo, Didorenko-Basis Duo and more. We are especially honored to present The Ukrainian Chorus Dumka, whose performance of “Prayer for Ukraine” on Saturday Night Live at the start of the war so moved the nation. Established in 1949, originally as a male chorus, by Ukrainians who had escaped Soviet terror and repression, its aim is to preserve and cultivate the rich secular and sacred musical heritage of Ukraine.BOOK TICKETS FOR THE CONCERTKOMMUNA LUX at DROM7:30pm – 10:00pm on Sunday, September 10Ukraine Day formally closes at DROM, where The Village Trip is proud to present the Manhattan debut of Kommuna Lux, a seven-person band from Odesa. Its unique brand of “Odesa” gangsta folk has been raising both spirits and funds across Ukraine these past eighteen months.  The band will be joined by a host of local musicians, including Julie Gold, Grammy-winning composer of “From a Distance,” Frank London, founder of The Klezmatics and an inspiration to our Ukrainian friends, singer-songwriter Willie Nile, and Village Trip Artist Emeritus David Amram. Book your tickets now for what promises to be an exhilarating and unforgettable evening in an important cause.BOOK TICKETS AT DROM >>BOOKING for EVENTS is NOW OPENVIEW THE FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAM >>The Village Trip is a nonprofit, grass-roots organization that relies on support from friends and neighbors.Donate to The Village TripPlease use the buttons below to share our news about The Village Trip with family, friends and colleagues.TweetShareForward |
