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Westchester Jewish Music & Arts Festival 2014

Westchester Jewish Music & Arts Festival 2014

The 40th Annual Westchester Jewish Music & Arts Festival will be held on Sunday, August 17, 2014, from noon to 6 p.m. at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla, New York.  The festival is presented by The Westchester Jewish Council, The Westchester Klezmer Program, and Kol Hazzanim – The Cantors of Westchester in cooperation with Westchester County Parks. 

The event headliner is Hasidic New Wave, whose music blends together an intense mixture of ethnic and cosmopolitan sounds and fuses spiritual songs from Hasidic dynasties to funk and jazz, Arabic dances with avant-garde rock, and juxtaposes horas and freylekhs with sheer improvisation.  Other musical performers include the Westchester Klezmer Program Band, Kol Rinah, Kol Hazzanim – The Cantors of Westchester, The What’s Up Band and the Shlomones.  Magician Phil Klipper and face painter Andrea McCafferty will also be on hand to provide family fun at the event, and Camp Zeke will sponsor Israeli dancing. 

The event is free (including parking) and open to the public and will be held rain or shine.  Attendees are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, and picnics.  Kosher food will be available for purchase.  A vendor exhibition area including Jewish Art/Judaica will be open throughout the festival. 

For more information about the event, including information on becoming a vendor, contact Westchester Jewish Council Assistant Executive Director Pam Goldstein  (914) 328-7001.
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