Win a family 4-pack of free tickets to …

Brooklyn to Burgy Balkan Bash Up
A Summer’s Eve Event in Williamsburg
Friday June 17th from 5-10pm

What do you get when you bring Balkan and Romany Music to the Hilltowns and mix it with Macedonian food and funny mustaches? A summer evening bash the whole family can enjoy! Enter to win a family 4-pack of tickets! Deadline is Thursday, June 16th!

Hilltown Families and Bread Euphoria are partnering up to offer a family 4-pack of free tickets to  Brooklyn to Burgy Balkan Bash Up at the Williamsburg Grange on Friday, June 17th from 5-10pm in beautiful downtown Williamsburg, MA! Win tickets for a fabulous evening of gorgeous Gypsy music, a kids dance party, Balkan dance instructions, Macedonian food from Bread Euphoria and an evening dance… there will even be a Mustache Contest! Deadline to enter to win is Thursday, June 16th by 12Noon (EST). Details on how to participate below.

ABOUT THE BROOKLYN TO BURGY BALKAN BASH UP

Brooklyn’s Raya Brass Band team up with local heroes Radio Free Earth to take over the Williamsburg Grange at 10 Main Street (Route 9) in Williamsburg, Massachusetts on Friday, June 17, 2011 from 5 to 10 pm.

This special event promises to be a night rich in diverse musical stylings and fun for the whole family. Raya Brass Band does it on the dance floor, mashing up the music of Eastern Europe with American dance grooves. Featuring odd meters, unusual scales and a fine helping of gorgeous Balkan and Romany (Gypsy) melodies played on reeds, trumpet, accordion, tuba and drums, Raya Brass Band brings the East European get-down wherever it goes.

Radio Free Earth, a two-man “band on shuffle,” ignores boundaries to play the good stuff you don’t ordinarily get the chance to hear – “Crossover Music,” as the band calls it – featuring great songs by unknown people, unknown songs by great people, plus the band’s trenchant originals.

At 5pm, with the help of Grasshoppa Artist and dancer Maureen Shea, Radio Free Earth will be throwing one of their patented kids’ dance parties. At 6:30pm Raya Brass Band will offer a Balkan dance instructional, followed by a dance from 7 to 8pm. After that it’s anybody’s guess as RFE and RBB trade sets – and players – for a proper Balkan/American/world hoedown in the Grange Hall. As for the food, it’ll be Macedonian – says Mark Pollard of Bread Euphoria, “Think Greek Turkish, or Turkish Greek, if you prefer.”

HOW TO WIN

Your chance to win a family 4-pack of free tickets to Brooklyn to Burgy Balkan Bash Up at the Williamsburg Grange on Friday, June 17th from 5-10pm in beautiful downtown Williamsburg, MA is as easy as 1-2-3 (4)!  To win simply:

• CONSIDER SHARING ON FACEBOOK by selecting “Like” below
• TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND A SUMMER’S EVE WITH THE FAMILY IN THE HILLTOWNS below (one entry per household) and be sure to tell us your
• FULL NAME (first/last) and where you
• LIVE (TOWN/STATE) must include your town to be eligible.
• ACCURATE EMAIL (we never share your email address).
• We’ll randomly draw a winner and will share the results below

IT’S THAT SIMPLE! — Deadline to enter to win: Thursday, June 16th, 2011 at 12Noon (EST).

If you don’t win, you simply still must go!  What a TERRIFIC way to spend a summer’s eve in the Hilltowns! Tickets are $10 general admission at the door, $5 for children under 12 and free for children under 5.  Food and beverages will be provided by Bread Euphoria for an additional fee.