Free

Join us for our free concert series with top Portland musicians! Pack a lunch or stop by one of the many pods at 24th and Glisan, bring your food in (no pork or shellfish please) and come and hear the music! The concerts feature small ensembles and soloists that are semi-acoustic and always enlivening. The EJC welcomes seniors, parents and kids, students, and all others. What better thing is there to do on a Friday afternoon?!

Singing Stories (A Yiddish & Ladino Celebration)

A participatory concert/sing-along celebrating Yiddish folksongs and Sephardic folksongs from the Balkans. Folklorist and songstress Sarah Larsson will lead a group sing-along on some favorite songs of Yiddishland and Ladino-speaking communities from the Balkans. Lyrics will be provide, and no Yiddish or Ladino language knowledge required. Larsson is a 2024 recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board Cultural Expression grant, and has trained with master-singers including Ethel Raim, Michael Alpert, and Flory Jagoda.

Made possible in part by the Yiddish Arts and Culture Initiative for Jewish Communities at the Yiddish Book Center.