Dec 28, 2007
to Jan 1, 2008

Jan 1, 2008

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

RESCHEDULED TO FRI MAY 16TH

Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares in Milwaukee, WI

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.

Emerson Hawley: (718) 859-4759, zufestival@zlatneuste.org
http://www.zlatneuste.org/

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.

Churchill Park United Church, 525 Beresford Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

Contact:  Jeremy Hull, (204)-477-5981, mifda@shaw.ca

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.

Scholarship, crash space information contact: Jennifer Forbes-Bailey, (402)-558-3475 [h], (402)-554-2609 [w]
jforbes-baily@unomaha

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. 
Reynolds Club Box Office: (773)-702-7300,
info@uofcfolk.org,
http://www.uofcfolk.org

Robin Murie, rmurie@umn.edu
Craig Roberts, (651)-257-0786, craigr@computer-u.com
Jim Kiehne, (612)-377-8037, jkiehne@epuffin.net
http://www.snopa.org

2008 Teachers: TBA

Info: Gitry Heydebrand, Gitry@aol.com, http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org

John Uhlemann, buhlemann@aol.com, (314)-726-5838

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.   

Information: Leslie Scott, (614) 262-7248, cfdworkshop@yahoo.com

http://www.geocities.com/cfd4folkdancing

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.

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

The Barn at Gretchen's House, 2625 Traver Rd,   Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105

Workshops with Tom Roby

7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb)

Live Music by Orkestra Sloboda

Balkanske Igre Spring Festival at International House, Chicago, IL 60637

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)

Click Here for Spring Festival Schedule (pdf)

"Oldies but Goodies"
55th Anniversary
Workshop

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
http://www.daytonfolkdance.com/mvfd/fivefive.html

THIS SHOW CANCELED

Duquesne University Tamburitzans in Merrillville, Indiana

THIS SHOW CANCELED

3:00pm, Merrillville High School, 276 East 68th Place, Merrillville, Indiana, Possible after-party at Croatian Hall

THIS SHOW CANCELED

Merrillville HS Contact: Betty Morgavan (219)-662-7401
Tammies Website:
http://www.tamburitzans.duq.edu/schedule.html

March 31

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers

7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb)

Live Music by Nick Bratkovich

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)

Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net,
http://www.ethnicdance.net/springfling

Free Dance Party - Dancer Appreciation Night and Ed Birchfield's Birthday Party

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

South Greenville (WI) Grange Hall, 6920 County Hwy BB, Appleton, WI 54915

Live music by Nick Bratkovich (Tulsa, OK)

Patricia Scott, (715)-831-0057, pjscott@pressenter.com

http://www.angelfire.com/music4/walenski/FolkDancers.html

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

Café Antarsia Ensemble (Eastern European world folk) at Chicago Cultural Center (downtown)

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

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

7:30 to 10:30, Hart Park, 7300 W. Chestnut, Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (West Milwaukee suburb)

Live Music by Izvor

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

Detroit Folk Dance Camp @ Camp High Scope, Clinton, MI

Info: Gitry Heydebrand, Gitry@aol.com, http://www.stlouisfolkdance.org

John Uhlemann, buhlemann@aol.com, (314)-726-5838

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. 

RESCHEDULED FROM FRI-SAT JAN 18-19

Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares
(The Mystery of the Bulgarian Voices) in Milwaukee, WI

Bulgarian women's choir Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares

RESCHEDULED FROM FRI-SAT JAN 18-19

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.

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.

4pm

St. Clement Church, 642 W. Deming Place Chicago, IL 60614

Other details TBA

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.

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.

Information: info@chicagoturkishfestival.com
http://www.chicagoturkishfestival.com

Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, junecamp2008@gmail.com,
http://junecamp2008.googlepages.com/junecamp2008

Mady Newfield, (630)-584-0825, junecamp2008@gmail.com,
http://junecamp2008.googlepages.com/junecamp2008

www.chicagosummerdance.org
(312)-742-4007

Live Music by Maxwell St. Dance Klezmer Orchestra (Klezmer)

www.chicagosummerdance.org
(312)-742-4007

Live Music by Gázsa Hungarian Folk Band (Authentic Hungarian and Transylvanian Village music)

www.chicagosummerdance.org
(312)-742-4007

Live Music by Jesse Legé & Joel Savoy (Traditional Cajun Music)

www.chicagosummerdance.org
(312)-742-4007

Live Music by Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones .

28th Annual Door County Folk Festival
In Sister Bay & Ephraim, Wisconsin

Starts with Wednesday Night Party!

28th Annual Door County Folk Festival
Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@dcff.net
http://www.dcff.net

Live Music by Nick Bratkovich and Balkan Cabaret, Joe Finn (violin, clarinet), Michael Lawson (accordion), Rich Thomas (bass), Steve Ramsey (guitar), John Morovich (vocal) playing at EDC at the Chicago Latvian Center.

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.

info@dcff.net, http://www.dcff.net

Cancellation due to Door County Folk Festival

Wed     07/16     New York City (Details TBA)

Thu-Sat 07/17-19  Chicago (Details TBA)

Wed     07/23     Boston (tentative)

Thu     07/24     Philadelphia (Details TBA)

www.chicagosummerdance.org
(312)-742-4007

Live Music by Boban Markovic Orchestra.

After-Party at the Latvian Center - See below.

SummerDance AfterpParty - 10:30pm-untill

EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center

SummerDance After Party - 10:30pm-until

Chicago Latvian Community Center
4146 N Elston Ave - Chicago 60618
SW Corner of Elston (NW Diag) & Hamlin (3800W), $12

Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net,
http://www.ethnicdance.net/special_event/

Balkan Cabaret , Joe Finn (violin, clarinet), Michael Lawson (accordion), Rich Thomas (bass), Steve Ramsey (guitar), John Morovich (vocal) playing at EDC at the Chicago Latvian Center.

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.

info@ethnicdance.net,
http://www.ethnicdance.net/special_event/

Noralyn Parsons, (505)-275-1944, mrsparsley@cybermesa.com
Jane Diggs, (505)- 299-0332, jmortman@comcast.net

http://www.unm.edu/~lpetri/swifdi/

EDC Dance @ Latvian Community Center

Chicagoland Fall Ball: In Association with The Chicago World Music Festival - An Evening of Live Music and Balkan Dancing with Live Music: TBA

Paul Collins, (773)-463-2288, info@ethnicdance.net,
http://www.ethnicdance.net/special_event/

Chicagoland Fall Ball: In Association with The Chicago World Music Festival - An Evening of Live Music and Balkan Dancing with Live Music: TBA

info@ethnicdance.net,
http://www.ethnicdance.net/special_event/

Dan Garvin, (651)-646-0746, djgarvin@mmm.com

Tapestry: (612)-722-2914, http://www.tapestryfolkdance.org