Jewish Cultural Celebration Major Performance: Heavy Shtetl Klezmer Band

Date

Thu, Nov 19, 2026

Time

7:00 PM EST

Location

Digital Auditorium, Hurley Convergence Center

Host

University of Mary Washington

Details

Heavy Shtetl was “born” in October of 2016 when four members of the klezmer ensemble Klezm’Or’Ami’m (which started in 1994 and is still going strong.) recruited vocalist Jessica Sims to start a “side project” to perform in smaller spaces like restaurants, coffee shops and bars. We played our first gig in August of 2017 and have since performed at over 60 gigs in Central Virginia Heavy Shtetl perf