Come dance with Zlatne Uste and your Balkan Chestnut Festival Community at Wyoming Farm in Clinton, MD on October 7th from 12-5pm.
Featuring live performances by excellent local artists, including Szikra and Orchester Praževica with Birce Gökalp. Delicious authentic cuisine will be provided by Mezehub of Rockville, MD. A guided tour of the nationally registered historic place called Wyoming is at 12:30.
This festival is a benefit for the Historic Wyoming House Museum. Proof of covid vaccination is required for entry.
We're nuts about you!
Tickets sold online are discounted at $30 for adults and will be $40 at the door. Children under 12 are welcome to attend for free. For your safety, tickets are limited to 300 meaning we are likely to sell out.
The health and wellness of our community are important to us, so this event will require adults to provide proof of vaccination (photo accepted) or a negative Covid test prior to entry. This is an outdoor event, so masks will be optional but encouraged in compliance with CDC guidelines for Prince George's County, and hand sanitizer stations will be set up throughout the farm.
About the Performers
Zlatne Uste is the premier Balkan Brass Band in North America, whose repertoire spans the most important stops in the traditional music of the Balkans – Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Romany traditions. They are the only American band to play at the world famous Guča Trumpet Competition in Serbia, and their story is told in the documentary "Brasslands". They're also the hosts of Brooklyn's annual Golden Festival, which brings together thousands of attendees each year to a weekend of Balkan bands and all-day dancing.
Szikra performs traditional Hungarian dance music of the Csángó people from Moldva and Gyimes in Romania. Szikra, which means “spark” in Hungarian, formed in 2014 and has performed regularly at cultural events and Hungarian dance house parties (táncház-es) throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
Birce Gökalp is a local powerhouse artist playing songs from Turkey and beyond. She is often seen performing at music venues, such as Bossa Bistro and Green Zone in Adams’ Morgan.
Orchester Praževica brings their high energy dance music blending the traditions of Eastern European Czardas and Roma-style Swing. Slovak born-and-raised guitarist and singer, Tomáš Drgoň, and his band have performed with the brass legends Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban and Marko Markovic Orchestra, and others.
About the Vendors
Food and wine will be available from our new sponsors: Mezehub and Wines of Illyria. Together they will bring an authentic taste of the Balkans to our guests.
MezeHub is a new grocery store and warehouse located in Rockville, MD, owned and operated by Edin Saracevic and Doug Wheeler. They specialize in Balkan and other European foods and wines.
Wines of Illyria was founded in March 2016 by Indira Bayer, originally from the Former Yugoslavia. This wine import company is dedicated to bringing wines from the Balkan peninsula to American consumers. Her goal was to create jobs for unemployed youth in Bosnia-Herzegovina and stop the brain drain, one of the biggest issues in the country. In addition, Indira wanted to create a positive image of Bosnia-Herzegovina and add it to the list of the world’s well-known wine producing countries. Indira continues to work with both large and small wineries throughout the Balkan Peninsula sourcing and bringing to consumers premium quality wines made of native varieties.
About the Venue
Wyoming Farm is a nationally registered historic place, now operating as a young pick-your-own chestnut and pawpaw orchard in Clinton, Maryland. Once the ancestral home of the Marbury family, who were made famous for the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, Wyoming Farm provides historic agritourism, polyculture farming, and event hosting with views overlooking the Piscataway Valley. We'll be offering farm tours during this year's festival.
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Do not bring:
Please do not bring pets, drugs, or offsite alcohol. Smoking areas will be designated otherwise please do not smoke cigarettes in common areas.
Please do bring:
Lawn chairs are welcome although the dancing area is given priority. This event is rain or shine so please consider a rain jacket in case of sporadic showers. Bug spray and sun protection are also advised. The dance area is on a grass lawn so please wear appropriate shoes to accommodate natural ground dancing. Dancing is very important for this event so please bring your courage to learn something new and have a good time!
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TICKETS
To buy tickets directly: https://bit.ly/BCF6 or button below
Please go to the Facebook event for more details and discussion:
https://fb.me/e/113tS3u8b
Any Questions or comments? Please write an email to: balkanchestnutfestival@gmail.com
Thank you!