Colinde și Tradiții din toate timpurile - Nelu Lazar & Șezătoarea Chicago

Colinde și Tradiții din toate timpurile
(Romanian Carols and Traditions from all time)

NELU LAZAR & ȘEZĂTOAREA CHICAGO

Copii: gratuit (children free entry)
Adulți: $10 (adults)

Sunday, December 22, 2024, 4-7 PM CST
Stan Mansion, Chicago

Pregătiți-vă pentru o seară magică plină de colinde și obiceiuri tradiționale românești la Stan Mansion! Veniți cu toții, copii, prieteni, și familie, pentru un eveniment special alături de cantautorul și interpretul de colinde Nelu Lazar și atmosfera încântătoare a fetelor din Șezătoarea Chicago. Haideți cu toții să ne bucurăm de bogata moștenire culturală a României, sărbătorind sezonul festiv cu colinde tradiționale românești și povești pline de istorie, semnificație, și amintiri.

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Get ready for a magical evening filled with traditional Romanian carols and customs at Stan Mansion! Join us for a special event featuring Nelu Lazar and the enchanting atmosphere of Șezătoarea Chicago (Romanian Blouse Sewing Circle from Chicago). Immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage of Romania as we celebrate the holiday season with traditional Romanian carols and storytelling.

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NELU LAZAR (Neh-loo Lahzr) is a Romanian-American singer-songwriter, producer, co-founder of acoustic & rock bands, prosodic book writer - time permitting. Nelu’s vocal interpretation is mesmerizing and his audience is always enthralled when he plays acoustic guitar - and some cobza - versions of traditional fiddling, world romani, alternative folk, folk-rock, grunge, punk, and rock genres, including his original songs from his albums, and folk and rock operas he released so far - and some surprises for each unique audience and each distinctive show. Nelu Lazar started with music in the ‘90s and since then has performed on tours in Romania, Moldova, and United States, and had stage experiences in some exotic places like the Galàpagos, Caribbean seas, and in Transylvania near the Carpathian Mountains. Nelu Lazar has quite a few active music projects/bands and live music shows: Nelu Lazar (solo), Taine Folk, The Rèmmotes, Mirror'97, Nelu Lazar & Sounds of Romania, and Nelu Lazar & the Black Sea Vallachs, as well as live show productions including a version of a well-known rock opera from the ‘70s that Nelu has translated entirely and prosodically in Romanian and has licensed to produce a first show in Chicago next year. Nelu Lazar is also the author of the book and rock opera The Seasons' Journey soon to be published as a music album, as well as the author of the poems book and the folk opera "din vremuri de departe, din vremuri de demult" ("of times from afar, of times from ages") that he published in 2023.

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ȘEZĂTOAREA CHICAGO (Romanian Blouse Sewing Circle from Chicago) was founded in 2019. The idea was inspired by the movement created by Andreea Diana Tănăsescu – founder of La Blouse Roumaine – and by the virtual sewing circles that emerged in various cities across the country.

On June 23, 2019, an invitation was extended to everyone present at the Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse event (organized under the auspices of the Authentic Society for Language and Romanian Culture, Stan Mansion, and RUF – Romanian United Fund) to join a project that celebrates authentic Romanian traditions and the joy of being together, reviving the old idea of the șezătoare (traditional sewing circle).

The first meeting of Șezătoarea Chicago took place on July 20, 2019. It opened a door through which entered, alongside the women, light, love, understanding, confusion, and a desire for discovery. There was a lot of energy and a strong Romanian spirit in the hearts of those present, along with curiosity and interest in embarking on the journey of creating hand-stitched blouses. The biggest challenge was not, and still isn’t, the lack of sewing skills, but rather staying consistent and keeping an open heart and mind, as the blouses are “playful.”

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stan Mansion, 2408 North Kedzie Boulevard, Chicago, United States