LTA UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
| WHEN | WHAT | WHERE | LINK TO MORE INFO/TICKETS |
| March 22 | LTA “Worlds of Music” Spring Celebration (Fundraising Event) | Ashkenaz, Berkeley | LINK HERE |
| April 13 | LTA Presents: Chinyakare Ensemble Zimbabwean dance and music workshop/concert (if you attend the workshop, you can perform the dance you learn at the concert that night) | Ashkenaz, Berkeley | LINK HERE |
| Aug 1-9 | LARK CAMP | Mendocino Woodlands | LINK HERE |
| Oct 10-12 | Jug Handle Campout | Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center Caspar, CA (Mendocino Coast) | LINK HERE |
Registration is OPEN!
LARK CAMP 2025 is Aug 1-9.
LTA hosts Lark Camp, an annual eight-day music, song, and dance camp held in the Mendocino Woodlands in Mendocino, CA. Lark Camp began in 1980 and has grown to encompass all three Woodlands camp areas, broadening our curriculum to include dozens of global music traditions, a faculty of 80 instructors offering nearly 150 workshops daily, attracting up to 600 campers from all over the world to teach, learn, play, and create cross-cultural magic that enriches us all.
Lark Camp’s jam-packed schedule covers music and dance traditions from dozens of regions worldwide, plus workshops on musical improvisation, songwriting, and more. Campers are encouraged to play together in impromptu jam sessions, and dances and music performances are held every night. Lark Camp is held in the beautiful historic Mendocino Woodlands, and through nature walks campers learn about the local ecology and river conservation.
Any and all information you need to register for camp is located here, including:
- Payment Options
- Work trade Options
- New Camper Discount
- Returning Camper Referral Discount
Registration includes the fees for your tuition and camping combined. Meals are a separate amount.
CLICK HERE to learn more about Lark Camp including Full Schedule and Instructor List
Virtual Lark 2025 is over. Check back around New Years for info on Virtual Lark 2026.
Taking place over Zoom, Virtual Lark features workshops with top notch instructors, artist-led jam sessions, and an amazing opportunity to connect with “Lark-minded” individuals from all over the world.
Virtual Lark sprung from the COVID lockdowns when LTA hosted Lark Camp Online during the summer when in-person camp would ordinarily be held, followed by its first February Virtual Lark Camp and the Lark Cabaret – a series of streamed concerts. All of these events were intended to not only provide work for artist-instructors, but to fill the need for musical interaction during periods of lock-down when we could not hold camp safely. Videos of these events can be viewed on our YouTube Channel.
We are excited to host our annual Jughandle Campout, held in October at the Jug Handle Creek Farm in Caspar, California on the Mendocino Coast. In 2024, the Jughandle Campout was October 11th through 14th.
This is a mostly acoustic, world folk music and dance gathering that will include camper-led workshops, jam sessions, dances, and hikes in the forest and to the nearby beach. Lodging options include private and shared rooms in the farmhouse, tent, RV camping, and day passes.
LTA AFFILIATED EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
We also help host and promote several affiliated events. These include the KVMR Celtic Music Festival and Occidental World Music & Dance Day.
We invite you to check out their websites for more information.
OCCIDENTAL WORLD MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL 2025
June 7th 10am-9pm (gates at 9am)
The third annual Occidental Word Music and Dance Festival is coming on Saturday June 7, 2025! This affiliated event has new program highlights, including activities for kids and performances throughout the day.
You can also choose from 25+ workshops in music and dance traditions such as Native American Flute, West African Dance dance, and Balkan Singing, and this this year’s layout provides more space for jams. The lunchtime showcase concert will feature Greg Jenkins playing Greek Rebetika songs and telling about their history. There will be talks, instrument demonstrations, international food, and a nice coffeehouse.
Plus… the evening concert, free with festival admission, will feature special guests Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter! Aryeh also will be presenting a session, “Nordic music for all instruments.”
Tickets and more details: https://www.occidentalcenterforthearts.org/…/third…
Workshops/Activities 10AM – 9PM. Gate opens 9AM. Easy site access, and a beautiful drive no matter what direction you come from.
Hooray! a special discount code for Lark Campers: Lark
AND SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ASHKENAZ, our amazing partner organization in Berkeley!
