[HouTango-L] The Julian Calendar New Year Party

[Greg Harbar]

The Julian Calendar New Year Party

http://www.oldworldmusic.com/jcny2006.htm

For Immediate Release!!

For those who did not finish ringing in the New Year on December
31st,   The Gypsies  Texas only continental strolling and ethnic
dance band  A Houston musical institution for 3 decades and 6 time
Houston Press Music Award winners, will perform at FITZGERALDS
on Sunday January 15, 2006  beginning at 6 PM.

This event offers a refreshing relief  from common rock, pop/easy
listening, synthesized and classical formats found on the radio,
night-club and concert scene.

This will be the 32nd Julian Calendar party presented by Greg
Harbar, founder and leader of THE GYPSIES.  It started at his
home in 1974 with friends from the local Russian Orthodox Church
and soon he held Julian New Year parties at Friendly Folk, The
Polish Home, Fitzgerald's, Bavarian Gardens/Garden in the Heights,
City Streets, The Meridian and this year at  FITZGERALDS ,  2706
Live Oak and Studewood in the Heights.

With a colorful blend of ethnic music and international folk dance
as well as an exotic assortment of traditional Eastern European,
Balkan and Russian & Eastern European foods and drink, the Julian
Calendar New Year Party is a perfect opportunity to continue the
holiday and unite friends from both eastern and western traditions.

With the big band many of the popular GYPSIES will be playing.
There will be International Folk Dancers, belly an Argentine
Tango exhibition by Susana Collins.  Local band GRAND TEXAS will
perform Cajun and Texas Swing.  The GYPSY DANCE THEATER featuring
beautiful belly dancers and Zhenya Kolahanov of THE RED ELVESIS
and now ZeeRok and OKSANA & YURI incredible Russian and Gypsy
dancers from The Russian Bear.  You will hear music from Russia,
Poland, Ukraine, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria,  Hungary, Romania,
Czech Republic, Slovak, Greece, the Middle East, Turkey, Celtic,
Continental Europe, Latin, Cajun, Zydeco, Klezmer, Tango and
Gypsy Swing.  MORE ABOUT THE JULIAN CALENDAR NEW YEAR

The Eastern Orthodox tradition is observed by much of Eastern
Europe and Russia following the Julian Calendar rather than
the Gregorian calendar (the common civil calendar).  The Julian
Calendar runs 13 days behind the Gregorian Calendar.  Therefore
Christmas December 25th falls on January 7th in the Gregorian
Calendar Malanka or Shchedry Vechir on January 13th for example,
according to the Julian Calendar, is celebrated as Ukrainian New
Years Eve in many cities.

Dont miss this exciting opportunity to experience this vast mix
of culture and fun!  We look forward to welcoming the Julian
Calendar New Year with YOU!