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| Ethnic Dance Chicago Schedule | View/Print/Download
Current EDC Schedule View/Print/Download EDC Overview |
| Door County Folk Festival | View/Print/Download
DCFF Brochure DCFF Website |
| Chicago Area Folk Dance Scene (Schedule) | http://members.aol.com/fdccpub/fdscene.html |
| Chicago Area Contra Dancing | http://www.chicagobarndance.org |
| 2008 SummerDance: Jun 12-Aug 24 | http://www.chicagosummerdance.org |
Chicago SummerDance Schedule |
Click Here for Chicago SummerDance Schedule |
| 2008 World Music Festival: Sep 19-Sep 25 | http://www.cityofchicago.org/worldmusic |
| Millenuim Park Music Without Borders Concerts - Jun-Aug | http://millenniumparkconcerts.org/musicwithoutborders/ |
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JANUARY 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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Dec 28, 2007 |
Folklore Village 60th
Annual Festival of Christmas & Midwinter Traditions - Yves Moreau and France Bourque Moreau: Balkan, Bulgarian and French Canadian Dance at Folklore Village Farm in Dodgeville,
WI |
Folklore Village Farm
in Dodgeville, WI Teaching Staff: Yves Moreau and France Bourque Moreau: Balkan, Bulgarian and French Canadian Dance and other arts and crafts. |
Reservations, Information: (608)-924-4000 staff@folklorevillage.org, http://www.folklorevillage.org |
Jan 1, 2008 |
Pot Luck Luncheon & Dancing - Argonne International Folk Dancers | Argonne International Folk Dancers
St Paul’s United Church of Christ 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60516 1:00pm dancing, 3:00pm potluck meal, dancing til 6:00pm
Linda Schub/Jay Wightman, (630) 393-6565, lindaandjay@comcast.net, no charge
Bring a dish to share, a hearty appetite and your dancing shoes!
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Information: Linda Schub/Jay Wightman, (630) 393-6565, lindaandjay@comcast.net |
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Jutta & the Hi-Dukes play @ LunchBreak: Music without Borders, Fridays, 12:15pm, Randolph Café | Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602 Jutta & the Hi-Dukes (Euro-roots world music) |
Cultural Center Information: (312)-744-6630, http://chicagoculturalcenter.org |
Jan
4 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Beginning-of
Year Party - Bring Some Food & Drink Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Jan 11 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Jan 18 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Fri 18th & Sat 19th |
RESCHEDULED TO FRI MAY 16TH Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares in Milwaukee, WI |
Bulgarian women's choir Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares wit the Brazilian vocals of Monica Salmaso
RESCHEDULED TO FRI MAY 16TH
8:00 PM
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Tickets: (800) 511-1552 or (414) 286-3663 http://pabsttheater.org/bulgares.html The ancient, mysterious, transcendent voices of the Bulgarian women's choir Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares mesmerize the sense. The gorgeous Brazilian vocals of Monica Salmaso will be a pure and hypnotizing complement. |
18-19 |
23rd Annual Golden Festival in New York City (A Celebration of Balkan Music and Dance) | Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band & Friends - Two nights of Balkan music, dance and border-crossing celebration. | Emerson Hawley: (718) 859-4759, zufestival@zlatneuste.org |
Jan 25 |
NO EDC
Dance @ Portage Park Arts Center Cancellation due to Madison Folk Ball |
Cancellation due to Madison Folk Ball - See Below NO DANCE at Portage Park Center for the Arts, 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Jan 25-27,
2008 |
20th
Annual Folk Ball Festival, Folk, Contra, Singing Workshops & Parties, lots of live music, (Madison,
WI) |
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Memorial Student Union, Madison, WI; Instructors: Lee Otterholt (Balkan), Sani Rifati (Balkan Romany), Penny Brichta (Israeli), Argentine Tango (Steve Fosdal & Angie Fadness); Old Apple Morris Dance Team (English Morris Dance), Lots of Live Music & Parties. |
Michael Kuharski, (608)-241-3655, mk@mailbag.com, http://plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/folkball.html |
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FEBRUARY 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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Feb 1 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Feb 8 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
8-10 |
Winnipeg Winter/Spring Workshop with Paul Collins (International) | Churchill Park United Church, 525 Beresford Avenue, Winnipeg, MB |
Contact: Jeremy Hull, (204)-477-5981, mifda@shaw.ca |
8-10 |
Omaha, NE Workshop with Daniela Ivanova (Bulgarian) |
All events at First Central Congregational Church. Enter through the 36th and Harney (north) Evergreen Thrift Shop doors.Parking is available at East parking lot.
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Scholarship, crash space information contact: Jennifer Forbes-Bailey, (402)-558-3475 [h], (402)-554-2609 [w] |
8-10 |
48th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival of Traditional Music, workshops, concerts, dancing, etc. | University of Chicago Campus, Various Locations & Performers Fr-Sa-Su Concerts at Mandel Hall (5706 South University, 60637) Sa-Su, 10:30-4:30, various dance/music workshops TBA at Ida Noyes Hall (1212 E 59th St, Chicago, Il 60637) |
U of C Folklore
Society, (773)-702-9793. |
8-10 |
SNOPA! 2008: Snopa 22, "The Spy Who Came in from the Kolo, at Totino Grace Renewal Center, Winter Folk Dance Camp, Twin Cities | 22nd Annual Twin Cities, MN International Folkdance Weekend, at Totino Grace Renewal Center. Register early... beds go quickly! | Robin Murie, rmurie@umn.edu 2008 Teachers: TBA |
8-10 |
Greek Dance Workshop in St Louis | IFDA Greek Dance Workshop with Kyriakos Moisidis | Info: Gitry Heydebrand, Gitry@aol.com, http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org John Uhlemann, buhlemann@aol.com, (314)-726-5838 |
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"International Evening" at the St. Sava Cultural Center in Milwaukee | St. Sava Cultural Center, 3201 S. 51st Street, Milwaukee, WI | Steve Petrovich: spetrovich@imagesystems.biz The event features many folk dance groups from the Milwaukee area. The format is very similar to Milwaukee's Folk Fair (beer garden) in where about a half hour of stage performances are followed by about 45 minutes of open dancing. Each dance group performs about 5 minutes. This alternates throughout the evening (open dance / dance groups / open dance / dance groups, etc... ) Orkestar "Sloboda" will be playing once again for open dancing. Kitchen & Bar open all night long! $10.00 donation at the door. |
Feb 15 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Feb 22 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Feb 29 |
EDC Dance @ Portage Park Arts Center | Leap Year Party Night - Bring Some Food & Drink Portage Park Center for the Arts 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Feb 22-24 |
Dance workshop with Aron Szekely (Dances from Hungary) in Columbus, OH | Sponsored by Columbus Folk Dancers, Aron Szekely will be teaching gypsy dances from Orko, Transylvania, and circle dances (no partner) from Gyimes. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff, Columbus, Ohio 43210 | Information: Leslie Scott, (614) 262-7248, cfdworkshop@yahoo.com |
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MARCH 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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Mar 7 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Mar 9 |
Bulgarian Night at International Folk Dancing in Madison, WI |
Bulgarian Night at International Folk Dancing in Madison with live music by VESELIYKA (Dave Kantor, Yulian Yordanov, Ed Feeny, and Flora van Wormer) FREE, But donations for the band are welcome. Join us for a fun party focusing on Bulgarian dance and culture at our usual dance location, The Crossing, 1127 University Ave. (corner of University and Charter) in Madison. We'll teach some Bulgarian dances for the first hour starting at 7:30 and start the live music at 8:30 pm. |
Kim: kimcaisse@gmail.com, (608)-244-8434. |
Mar 14 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Mar 14-16,
2008 |
7th Annual English & American Dance (And More!) Weekend at Illini
Union in Urbana, IL |
The Central Illinois English Country Dancers, Illini Folk Dance Society and the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding a weekend of English and American dance and music at the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, on the campus of the University of Illinois. Events: TBA |
Jenifer Cartwright: jencart7@yahoo.com, (217)-352-2803 http://www.prairienet.org/ciecd/weekend.html |
Mar 14-16,
2008 |
Ann Arbor Workshops with Tom Roby ( Fri: English, Sat: Balkan, Sun: Transylvanian) |
The Barn at Gretchen's House, 2625 Traver Rd, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 Workshops with Tom Roby |
Nancy Morrison: (419)-536-8086, nmorris@buckeye-express.com http://www.astro.utoledo.edu/~ndm/FD/ |
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St Patrick's day Folk Dance Party, with Live Music by Orkestra Sloboda at Hart Park, in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee) |
7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb) Live Music by Orkestra Sloboda |
Forrest Johnson: (262)-662-2293, forcar@milwpc.com |
Mar 21 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Mar 28 |
NO EDC
Dance @ Portage Park Art Center Dance Canceled due to Balkanske Igre Spring Festival |
Cancellation due to Balkanske Igre Spring Festival - See Below NO DANCE at Portage Park Center for the Arts, 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Mar 28-30, 2008 |
Balkanske
Igre Spring Festival at International House, Chicago, IL 60637
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International House on University of Chicago Campus, 1414 E 59th st, Chicago, IL 60637, Dance Workshops: Sani Rifati (Roma), Atanas Kolarovski (Macedonian), Ahmet Luleci (Turkish), Ventzi Sotirov (Bulgarian), Martin Koenig (Balkan), & Others TBA. Music Workshops: Chris Bajmakovich, Ljupco Milenkovski, James Stoyanoff |
Contact: John Kuo, (773)-324-1247, (847)-965-8495, balkanske_igre@yahoo.com Click Here for Spring Festival Announcement & Schedule (pdf) |
28-30 |
"Oldies but Goodies" |
Miami Valley Folk Dancers present a Folk Dance Workshop with Alix Cordray and Ron Houston - Come learn dances so old they're new! Michael Solomon Pavilion (Community Golf Course), 2417 Berkley St., Kettering, Ohio 45409 |
Info:
Leslie Hyll, (937)-252-0638, mvfd@daytonfolkdance.com |
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THIS SHOW CANCELED
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THIS SHOW CANCELED
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THIS SHOW CANCELED
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March 31 |
Turkish Dance Workshop with Ahmet Luleci - Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers | Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers 7:30-10:30,
Lake Street Church of Evanston, Turkish Dance Workshop with Ahmet Luleci
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Information: Judy/Harry Solomon: (847)-748-8002, jss53@yahoo.com |
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APRIL 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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Apr 4 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
4-6 |
Rang Tang 2006 in Atlanta w/teaching by Yuliyan Yordanov (Bulgarian) | Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, 5140 Memorial Dr, in Stone Mountain, GA (Atlanta Suburb) | Liz Nunan,
(404) 292-7176, liznunan@hotmail.com, Mary Turlington, (770)-270-6884, maryturl@juno.com |
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Duquesne University Tamburitzans in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (area) | NOTE: New Location & Time: 3:30pm, Greendale HS, 6801 Southway, Greendale, WI 53129 | CFU Contact:
Sharon Sharko, teachershark@aol.com,
(414)-671-5112, evenings, Click Here
for PDF Schedule - Click Here
for Map Tammies Website: http://www.tamburitzans.duq.edu/schedule.html |
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Folk Dance Party, with Live Music by Nick Bratkovich at Hart Park, in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee) |
7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb) Live Music by Nick Bratkovich |
Forrest Johnson: (262)-662-2293, forcar@milwpc.com |
Apr 11 |
Free Live Music Dance Party - Dancer Appreciation Night EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center |
Free Dance Party - Dancer Appreciation Night Featuring two bands: Zlatne Uste Brass Band (New York) and Orkestar "Sloboda" (Milwaukee) Chicago Latvian Community Center4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, Free Dance Party - Dancer Appreciation Night and Ed Birchfield's Birthday Party |
12 |
Free Live Music Dance in Millennium Park with Zlatne Uste Brass Band (New York) Rain/Bad Weather Location Chicago Latvian Community Center |
2:00pm-3:30pm Wrigley Square in Millennium Park, 55 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 Rain/Bad Weather Location Chicago Latvian Community Center, 4146 N Elston, Chicago, IL 60618 |
For information about other Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs events, visit the Department of Cultural Affairs website. http://egov.cityofchicago.org/CulturalAffairs or call 312-744-6630. Zlatne Uste (Golden Lips) is an internationally known group of American-born musicians playing traditional music of the Balkans, primarily representing Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian and Romany (Gypsy) traditions. Four-time invited guest at the famed Dragachevo Brass Festival in Gucha, Serbia, the 12-piece band is among the foremost presenters of traditional Balkan dance music in the United States. From toe-tapping tunes to complex rhythms and melodies, this music moves the body and touches the soul. Discover the full-blown sounds of Slavic and Gypsy brass. Click Here for Announcement about Zlatne Uste in Millennium Park- Sat Apr 12, 2008 |
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Fox Valley (WI) Folkdancers (Appleton), Workshop with Michael Kuharski (Madison) and Catherine Rudin (Wane, NE/Madison) | South Greenville (WI) Grange Hall, 6920 County Hwy BB, Appleton, WI 54915 Live music by Nick Bratkovich (Tulsa, OK) |
Barbara
Westhofen, (920)-734-4029, westhofenb@aol.com Patricia Scott,
(715)-831-0057, pjscott@pressenter.com Directions: Greenville Grange Hall in Greenville WI just west of Appleton on the corner of US Hwy 45 and County Hwy BB. From US Hwy 41 take the Prospect Avenue exit (Cty BB), and go approx. 4 miles west. The Grange is on the NE corner of the intersection and Hwy 45 |
Apr 18 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
24 |
Café Antarsia Ensemble (Eastern European world folk) at Chicago Cultural Center (downtown) |
Free, Music Without Borders, Fridays at 12:15pm, Chicago Cultural Center, Randolph Café 77 E. Randolph St., Chicago, 60601 |
Cultural Center Information: (312)-744-6630, http://chicagoculturalcenter.org Bringing together influences of gypsy jazz, rock rhythms and Delta Slide, the Ensemble took their name Café Antarsia from the Greek word for "rebellious". The ensemble has toured and performed internationally in Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Turkey, Greece, Czech Republic, Quebec, Hungary, Romania and U.K., as well as all over New York and the U.S.A. Café Antarsia Ensemble is dedicated to coexistence through music and artistic exchange, striving to unite cultures in conflict elsewhere through live performance. They believe in fostering intuition, tradition and rebellion in a new world folk diaspora. The band includes: Nikos Brisco, gypsy guitar, mainland lauto, bouzouki, tzouras, baglama; Rami El-Aasser, dumbek, riq, frame drums; Ron Riley, guitar, tzouras, mainland laouto; and Ruth Margraff, accordion, Cretan lyra. http://www.cafeantarsiaensemble.com/index.html |
Apr 25 |
EDC Dance @ Portage Park Arts Center | Party Night - Bring Some Food & Drink Portage Park Center for the Arts 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
26 |
Macedonian films by Milcho Manchevski at International House in Chicago |
Doc Films & CEERES present @ International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637 |
Dust (4:30pm), Shadows (8:00pm), Dust (11:30pm) Director Milcho Manchevski will appear in person at these showings |
29 |
Volunteer Apprecation Night, Folk Dance Party, with Live Music by Izvor at Hart Park, in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee) |
7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb) Live Music by Izvor |
Forrest Johnson: (262)-662-2293, forcar@milwpc.com |
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MAY 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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1-4 |
Festival
of Nations in
St Paul, MN |
Performances, Ethnic Foods, Shopping, Crafts, Cultural Exhibits, at RiverCentre, 175 West Kellogg Blvd, St Paul, MN 55101 (Downtown) | Advance
Tickets: At all Byerly's locations and at the International Institute
of Minnesota, (651)-647-0191, sheckler@iimn.org http://www.festivalofnations.com |
May 2 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
2-3 |
Cross-Step Waltz Workshop with Jeannette Watts | The Cross-Step Waltz is a accessible, vernacular, vintage vintage waltz with a swooping step, graceful yet playful feel and with lots of variations; no experience or partner needed. Fri 7:30pm: Fermilab Barn, Warrenville, IL 60555 Sat 7:30pm: Harvard Congregational Church, 105 S Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL 60304 |
Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, mady.newfield@gmail.com, http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/CrossStep.pdf |
2-4 |
Detroit Folk Dance Camp @ Camp High Scope, Clinton, MI |
Guest Teachers: Christian Florescu & Sonia Dion (Romanian Dances) | Rick King, (248)-376-6992, detroitfolkdancing@comcast.net, www.detroitfolkdancing.com |
2-4 |
Albanian Dance Workshop in St Louis | IFDA Albanian Dance Workshop with Steve Kotansky | Info: Gitry Heydebrand, Gitry@aol.com, http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org John Uhlemann, buhlemann@aol.com, (314)-726-5838 |
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38th Annual Argonne International Folk Dancers Annual Stone Soup Party! (Potluck) | 1pm-6pm, Note Location: St. Paul's United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 5739 Dunham Rd Downers Grove, IL 60515 | Information: Linda Schub & Jay Wightman, (630)-393-6565, lindaandjay@comcast.net This year, we decided to spend more time dancing and less time cooking during the party, so the soups will be made ahead. |
May 9 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
May 16 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Fri 16th |
RESCHEDULED FROM FRI-SAT JAN 18-19 Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares |
Bulgarian women's choir Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares RESCHEDULED FROM FRI-SAT JAN 18-19 8:00 PM
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Tickets: (800) 511-1552 or (414) 286-3663 http://pabsttheater.org/bulgares.html The ancient, mysterious, transcendent voices of the Bulgarian women's choir "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" mesmerize the senses. This Grammy award-winning ensemble is of a rare artistic gift and enormous popular appeal. Created fifty years ago, its goal was to enrich the heritage of the Bulgarian solo folk song with harmonies and arrangement that highlighted its beautiful timbres and irregular rhythms. These mystic voices have managed countless times to dissolve the separation between East and West, of young and old, of pop music and classical tunes. |
16-18 |
52nd Annual Pittsburgh Folk Festival | David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown Pittsburgh | Folk
Festival Office, (412)-278-1267, or Julie Rhyner, (412)-571-0541, jcrhyner@attbi.com http://www.pghfolkfest.org |
16-19 |
50th Annual Ontario Folk Dance Camp | Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Info - Sandy Starkman: sandydancing@juno.com |
17 |
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares (The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices) in Minneapolis |
Time TBA Basilica of St. Mary's, 88 N 17th St - on Hennepin Avenue between 16th & 17th Streets in downtown Minneapolis, MN 55403 Other details TBA |
Ticket Reservations: TBA The ancient, mysterious, transcendent voices of the Bulgarian women's choir "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" mesmerize the senses. This Grammy award-winning ensemble is of a rare artistic gift and enormous popular appeal. Created fifty years ago, its goal was to enrich the heritage of the Bulgarian solo folk song with harmonies and arrangement that highlighted its beautiful timbres and irregular rhythms. These mystic voices have managed countless times to dissolve the separation between East and West, of young and old, of pop music and classical tunes. |
18 |
Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares (The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices) in Chicago |
4pm St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place Chicago, IL 60614 Other details TBA |
Discount Ticket Reservations: Martin Martinoff: martin@martinoff.net, (773)-501-3091 Ticket Reservations: Click Here The ancient, mysterious, transcendent voices of the Bulgarian women's choir "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares" mesmerize the senses. This Grammy award-winning ensemble is of a rare artistic gift and enormous popular appeal. Created fifty years ago, its goal was to enrich the heritage of the Bulgarian solo folk song with harmonies and arrangement that highlighted its beautiful timbres and irregular rhythms. These mystic voices have managed countless times to dissolve the separation between East and West, of young and old, of pop music and classical tunes. |
22 |
SEVDAH MUSIC concert in celebration of Bosnian culture with Mary Sherhart |
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Free, but you must pick up tickets in advance (by 05/20), Central Visual and Performing Arts (VPA), 3125 S. Kingshighway Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63139 |
Sponsored by Saint Louis Public Schools, ESOL Bilingual/Migrant/Program, CONTACT SAMIR OR JASMIN AT (314)-776-1686 EXT. 105 OR 109 Mary Sherhart, a superb singer, with dark colors in her mezzo-soprano voice, has long experience in Balkan music, both in the United States and the Balkans. Her commitment to this cause is profound. Sherhart is one of the most enterprising figures in Seattle's music scene: singer, teacher, producer, presenter, connoisseur.…conductor.
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May 23 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
23-26 |
Midwest Morris Ale in Omaha, NE Area | Omaha's Prairie Morris Dancers host the Midwest Morris Ale over the Memorial Day Weekend, in Camp Catron in Nebraska City, NE | Info - Lorraine Duggin: LDuggin@mccneb.edu, http://s196623464.onlinehome.us |
29 |
Jaap Leegwater workshop (Bulgarian) at Fermilab Group | 7:30pm, Fermilab Village Barn, $5 donation suggested | Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, folkdance@fnal.gov, www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance |
May 30 |
NO EDC Dance @ Portage Park Arts Center | Cancellation due to Regional June Camp 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
May 28-31 |
Chicago Turkish Festival - see website for detailed schedule |
‘All Things Turkish' Festival, various times at Daley Plaza, Daley Plaza & Lobby, 50 W. Washigton St, Chicago 60601. The 2008 Festival will once again feature demonstrations of art and dance, gourmet food, Turkish merchandise and much, much more! Don't miss out on the opportunity to savor Turkish culture and cuisine. |
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May 30-June 1 |
Regional "June" Camp at Beloit College, Beloit, WI | Guest Teachers: Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian) & Lee Otterholt (Balkan/Norwegian) | Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, junecamp2008@gmail.com, |
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JUNE 2008-(TOP 2008 CALENDAR)
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May 30-June 1 |
Regional "June" Camp at Beloit College, Beloit, WI | Guest Teachers: Jaap Leegwater (Bulgarian) & Lee Otterholt (Balkan/Norwegian) | Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, junecamp2008@gmail.com, |
Jun 6 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Jun 13 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Thu Jun 19 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Steve Weintraub (Authentic Klezmer Dances: Sher, Patsh Tanz, Freylekhs, Bulgar, Zhok) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Maxwell St. Dance Klezmer Orchestra (Klezmer) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Maxwell St. Dance Klezmer Orchestra (Klezmer)
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Jun 20 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
20-22 |
Milwaukee
Summer Ethnic Festvals: Polish Fest |
Milwaukee Summerfest, Henry W Maier Festival Park, Downtown Milwaukee | Polish
Fest (414)-529-2140, info@polishfest.org http://www.polishfest.org |
Thu Jun 26 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Calin Orza and Erika Demeter (Orkoi Gypsy dance from Transylvania) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Gázsa Hungarian Folk Band (Authentic Hungarian and Transylvanian Village music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Gázsa Hungarian Folk Band (Authentic Hungarian and Transylvanian Village music)
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Jun 27 |
EDC Dance @ Portage Park Arts Center | Party Night - Bring Some Food & Drink Portage Park Center for the Arts 3914 N Menard - Chicago 60634 SW corner of Menard (5800W) and Dakin (3950N) |
Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Fri Jun 27 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Louie Stallone & Monica Vachlon (Cajun 2-Step & Waltz) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Jesse Legé & Joel Savoy (Traditional Cajun Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Jesse Legé & Joel Savoy (Traditional Cajun Music)
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Sat Jun 28 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Paul Collins (Polka Variations, Oberek, Mazur, Waltz) Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones (Polka and Polish Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones .
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Jul 4 |
EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center | Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Jul
9-13, 2008 |
28th Annual Door County Folk Festival Starts with Wednesday Night Party! |
Ethnic dance, music & singing, workshops, square/contra dance workshops, leadership forums, networking opportunities, activities for adults, families and kids, late nite parties, more... Lots of fun and learning opportunities. | 28th Annual Door County Folk Festival Live Music by Last Gasppe (contra), Nick Bratkovich and Balkan Cabaret, Joe Finn (violin, clarinet), Michael Lawson (accordion), Rich Thomas (bass), Steve Ramsey (guitar), John Morovich (vocal) playing at the Door County Folk Festival. Balkan Cabaret Ensemble from Seattle, Washington will be performing beautiful melodies and kolos from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the surrounding Balkan-contigious countries. |
Thu Jul 10 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Galia Miloucheva-Kuo & John Kuo (Balkan) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Slavic Soul Party (Balkan Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Slavic Soul Party (Balkan Music)
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Jul 11 |
NO EDC
Dance @ Latvian Community Center Cancellation due to Door County Folk Festival |
Cancellation due to Door County Folk Festival Chicago Latvian Community Center 4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618 SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W) |
Paul
Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net, http://www.ethnicdance.net |
Fri Jul 11 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Stacey & Robert Huval Morrow (Cajun) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Lafayette Rhythm Devils (Cajun Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Lafayette Rhythm Devils (Cajun Music) |
Fri Jul 11 |
Martin Koenig photographic exhibit opens in Chicago | Martin Koenig (ethnographer) photographic exhibit of Bulgarian village life during the 1960s and 70s opens in downtown Chicago at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington St, Chicago 60602 | Cultural Center Hotline: (312)-742-1938 |
Sat Jul 12 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: The Galaxie (Zydeco) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys (Zydeco Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys (Zydeco Music)
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Sat Jul 12 |
Slavic Soul Party! plays @ the Old Town School Folk/Roots Festival in Chicago | 6:30pm-7:45pm, Welles Park, 4400 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago 60625 | www.chicagofolkandroots.org, Old Town School, (773)-728-6000, www.oldtownschool.org
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Sat Jul 12 |
Slavic Soul Party! plays @ Martyrs' in Chicago | around 9:00pm, 3855 N Lincoln, Chicago 60613, age 21 and over only | Martyrs': (773)-404-9869, www.martyrslive.com |
15 |
Live Music Party with Balkan Cabaret at Hart Park, in Wauwatosa (Milwaukee) |
7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb) Live Music by Balkan Cabaret |
Forrest Johnson: (262)-662-2293, forcar@milwpc.com Balkan Cabaret , Joe Finn (violin, clarinet), Michael Lawson (accordion), Rich Thomas (bass), Steve Ramsey (guitar), John Morovich (vocal) playing at Milwaukee's recreational folk dance group at Hart Park in Wauwautosa, WI. Balkan Cabaret Ensemble from Seattle, Washington will be performing beautiful melodies and kolos from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the surrounding Balkan-contigious countries. |
16 |
Concert with Balkan Cabaret @ Old Town Restaurant in Milwaukee |
Old Town Serbian Gourmet House (Restaurant) in Milwaukee, 522 West Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207, 7:00-11:00pm, $10 cover Live Music by Balkan Cabaret |
Reservations: (414)-672-0206, info: Jon Waite: (414)-758-5406, saxguy73@hotmail.com Balkan Cabaret , Joe Finn (violin, clarinet), Michael Lawson (accordion), Rich Thomas (bass), Steve Ramsey (guitar), John Morovich (vocal) playing at a location TBA in the Milwaukee Area. Balkan Cabaret Ensemble from Seattle, Washington will be performing beautiful melodies and kolos from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, and the surrounding Balkan-contigious countries. |
July 16-24 |
Boban & Marko Marković Orchestra US Tour (Tentative) | Locations ===> | Markovic Orchestra Websites Schedule Details
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Thu Jul 17 |
Chicago SummerDance Ethinc Dance Series: Teaching - 6:00pm-7:00pm: Khazna Khalil (Belly Dance & Turkish Roma) Live Music: 7:30pm-9:30pm: Lamajamal with special guest musician Jim Stoynoff (Middle Eastern Music) |
Chicago SummerDance Spirit of Music Garden, Michigan
Ave & Balbo Dr, (601 S Michigan
Ave) Downtown Chicago 60605 |
www.chicagosummerdance.org Live Music by Lamajamal with special guest musician Jim Stoynoff (Middle Eastern Music) |
Thu Jul 17 |
EDC Ethinc Music Club Outing at Restaurant Bulgaria Live Music by Balkan Cabaret Orchestra |
EDC Ethinc Music Club Outing at Restaurant Bulgaria, 8:00pm-midnight, $10.00 cover 4724 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60630 Lawrence (4800N) just East of I-94 (Edens Expressway) and Cicero Ave | |