Mr. Softee & Gonifs
Thu, Aug 31
|Pomella
Join us for this celebration of summer @ Pomella with dessert & live music!! 4-8pm, every Thursday in August.
Time & Location
Aug 31, 2023, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Pomella, 3770 Piedmont Ave unit b, Oakland, CA 94611, USA
About the event
Embrace the spirit of summer at Pomella's Summerfest, every Thursday in August!
Join us for a joyous community gathering perfect for family and friends. Delight in a new local food pop-up each week from 4-8 PM and sway to the rhythms of live Klezmer, Eastern European, and Middle Eastern music from 5:30-7:30 PM.
POP-UP:
Mr. Softee!! Do they even need an introduction??? The classic East Coast ice cream institution now has trucks in the Bay Area! If you want some of this, get here early!!!
LIVE MUSIC:
The Gonifs Klezmer Band, founded in 1996, includes bassist Richard Saunders, accordionist/singer Jeanette Lewicki, & clarinetist/composer Sheldon Brown. Their solid skills and soulful tunes thrill music-lovers in castles, barns, concert halls, subways, peace marches around the world. The gonifs are equally fluent in Yiddish song, French musette, Brazilian rumba, Argentine tango, jazz, & wild wedding music from all over.