Ronnie Baras to headline at Saratoga Shalom Fest

SARATOGA SPRINGS–Music, vendors, food and more are on the menu for the annual Saratoga Chabad Shalom Festival, slated for Sunday, Aug. 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Congress Park.
“Kosher Hypnotist and Mentalist” Ronnie Baras, fresh from a headlining performance in Las Vegas, will present a comedy hypnosis show and teach magic tricks to children at his noon and 2 p.m. shows. The Shmendriks and Shaina Maidel of Albany will perform Jewish klezmer music at 1 p.m. Cellist Will Hayes of Clifton Park will perform music inspired by Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov, at 2 p.m.
Whoopsy Daisy, a clown, will perform throughout the day.
Vendors will include Saratoga Apple, the Shofar Factory, Frenchie Loeb jewelry along with Rabbi Abba Rubin’s ‘nickel a pickle’ booth and other kosher food options.
The festival is open to the community.
Rubin, director of Saratoga Chabad, at 526-0773, can provide information.