A fundraiser for Ukraine with 100% of proceeds going to RAZOM (razomforukraine.org). Featuring the band Balaklava Blues.
Balaklava Blues is the brainchild of Mark and Marichka Marczyk, creators of the multi-award winning guerrilla-folk-opera Counting Sheep and leaders of the mighty Lemon Bucket Orkestra – Canada’s notorious 12-piece Balkan-party-punk-massive. Falling somewhere between a traditional song cycle and a full-blown multimedia techno show, the duo fuses Ukrainian polyphony and other folk traditions with EDM, trap, dubstep, and more as a launching pad to explore the seemingly never-ending blues that have long emanated from the Ukrainian steppe.
The two met there during the 2014 revolution of dignity and ever since have dedicated their creative energy to telling the stories of their home country to the world. Their 2015 play Counting Sheep garnered major critical acclaim winning several awards at the 2016 Edinburgh Fringe – including a Fringe First award and Amnesty International’s Freedom of Speech award. It has since had multiple successful runs in The US, UK, and Germany and is currently in the middle of a 2-month run headlining the Vault Festival in London until March 17th.
Mark and Marichka composed all the music for Counting Sheep – a story of love and revolution – and four of the songs are on this debut release. “Balaklava Blues music is a reclamation of the violence perpetrated on my home country,” says Mark Marczyk, who spent years back and forth between Ukraine and Canada before meeting Marichka there. “We want to redesign and remix physical and psychological oppression and question how and why it continues to inform who we are and what we can become.”
This event is made possible with sponsorship from Imagine Zero Festival, Pentangle, BarnArts, and Artistree
DINNER MENU
Join Change the World Kids for a pre-Balaklava Blues concert fundraising dinner at 6:00 in the social hall. The menu features recipes from a CTW Kids’ Ukrainian family. All proceeds will benefit the people of Ukraine, as part of the Balaklava Blues event.
THEY WILL OFFER:
Homemade Ukrainian Perogies with cheese, potatoes, and onions.
Holubsti, a traditional dish of stuffed cabbage with beef, rice, vegetables, and tomato sauce.
Honey Babka, a rich and super delicious honey cake.
Come dine to make a difference in the lives of Ukrainians struggling to survive in a war-torn country.
RESERVATIONS:
Dinner is at 6:00 and costs $15.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Donations are welcome!
Seating is limited, and reservations are suggested. If you need to cancel your reservation, please do it before noon on that Friday. It is difficult for us to fill your seats after then, and we often have a waiting list for our dinners. Your seats will be held until 6:00, when they may be released to walk-in diners.
To reserve your seats email changetheworldkids@gmail.com