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All photos by Biz Hertzberg unless otherwise noted.
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Steppin’ out at an evening party in the dance hall.
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Zournadhes and daouli: Eleni, Christos and Bobby Govetas take over the dance hall.
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Valeri Georgiev directs the Bitov ensemble class in the meadow.
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Carol Silverman, cofounder of Balkan camp and longtime teacher of Romani singing, takes a break.
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Alex Marković teaches in the dance hall.
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It’s not just the redwoods that make the Mendocino Woodlands so beautiful . . . these ferns and grasses were photographed along the path to the meadow, next to the pond.
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Sharing secrets of truba or just gossip? Left to right: Michael Ginsburg, Billy Giaquinto, Demiran Ćerimović, Alex Marković and Catherine Foster.
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Dancing to brass band in the dance hall.
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Janie Cowan, Ava Davidson, Darcy Noonan and Greg Jenkins (and many others not pictured here) play a rebetika set in the kafana.
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Paul Beck and Brent Geary playing Romanian music in the kafana.
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Captivated by remetika music in the kafana.
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Late-night spread for hungry revelers.
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Stopping at the dining hall on the trek to the student concert, while the kitchen staff dances on the counter . . .
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. . . and arriving at the student concert in the amphitheater.
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Rebetika ensemble performance with teacher Christos Govetas at the Student Concert.
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At the Student Concert: what will they do next?
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Chef Nysether sets out dishes for the lamb roast.
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A lot of heart goes into prepping for this event.
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A work-exchange job, such as a position on the dishwashing crew, has been the entrée for many folks into the EEFC workshops. At right, above, Katie Delgado.
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Work-exchange students Charlotte Finegold and Honna Steissberg.
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