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| Friday | 9 am - 6 pm |
| Saturday | 9 am - 5 pm |
| Sunday | 1 pm - 5 pm |
Cantor Pavel Roytman, is a native of Nikolaev, Ukraine, In 1994, he immigrated to the United States where he obtained degrees in music from DePaul and Northwestern universities. During that time he also studied chazzanut. In 2006, he was certified as a cantor through Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion. He currently serves as cantor for Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah in Wilmette, Illinois. He has performed in the Greater Chicago Jewish Folk Arts Festival, the Illinois State Fair, the International Klezmer Gala in Stockholm, and the International Jewish Music Festival in Tsfat, Israel.
Come to the June Parisian Salon Concert and you could leave with free lawn tickets to select concerts at this summers Ravinia Festival. Ravinia has given the library 100 pairs of tickets to be given out. Simply come and enjoy an evening of world-class entertainment, bring your library card to register, and after the concert, your free tickets could be waiting for you!
The Worlds First and Only Klezmer Harpist. Beyond merely adapting Jewish tunes to the harp, Annette Bjorling creates a unique voice that fits naturally within the idiom of Yiddish music. Kurt Bjorling is director of the Chicago Klezmer Ensemble and a member of Brave Old World. He has also toured and recorded with the Klezmatics and violinist Itzhak Perlman. In addition to his Yiddish music, he has been active playing jazz, chamber music and various styles of ethnic music, as well as performing music for theater.
Current Art Exhibit:
The Art School in Glenview
