Klezmer Starts Here
A Benefit for Amara with Seattle Fiddlesticks and the Music of Herman S. Shapiro

Doors: 6:30pm Show: 7:30pm           Tickets: $20 advance, $25 doors

Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of the event. Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the Royal Room. 

We are now accepting reservations for diners! After purchasing tickets, please visit the Reservations page to book a table. Table reservations require advance tickets, and are only for guests who plan to dine at the Royal Room.  We do not take reservations over the phone. Seating for non-diners is first come, first served. Please arrive early to guarantee a seat!

Klezmer Starts Here!
A Benefit for Amara with Seattle Fiddlesticks and the Music of Herman S. Shapiro

Klezmer Starts Here is a curated series at Seattle’s Royal Room presented by the Klein Party and South Hudson Music Project featuring local and national klezmer musicians exploring the breadth and depth of Yiddish music.

A benefit for Amara, an organization that partners with people and communities most impacted by our child welfare system, to address trauma, build connections, and ultimately ensure all children, adults and families feel safe and supported, with a commitment to equity every step of the way. The concert will feature 2 sets of klezmer, an instrumental musical tradition of the Jews of Central and Eastern Europe going back hundreds of years. One set will be performed by Seattle Fiddlesticks, an ensemble of young musicians between the ages of 8 and 18. The second set will be a performance of music written and published by Herman S. Shapiro in 1902, that has not been heard for over 100 years. It will be performed by a “supergroup” of Seattle klezmer musicians drawn from several ensembles, including Kesselgarden, the Klein Party, the Talne Trio, and Tzepl.