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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Soirée Germain Hébert - Montreal, Quebec, Oct 31

Received from Roo:

In a message dated 9/29/09 1:17:35 PM, nannu@ifdo.ca writes:




From: Michel Landry
Sent: September-29-09 1:54 PM
Subject: Soirée Germain Hébert



Bonjour à vous,

Il y aura une soirée spéciale d'organisée, samedi le 31 octobre prochain, afin de célébrer les 50 années d'implication de Germain Hébert dans le domaine de la danse traditionnelle au Québec et à travers le monde.

Pour connaître les détails de cette soirée, consultez la page suivante:
http://www.cvm.qc.ca/mlandry/danse/dumonde/germain.pdf

La taille de la salle permet d'accepter un nombre limité de personnes; nous vous suggérons donc fortement de vous inscrire d'avance.

Au plaisir de vous y voir.

You are invited to an special evening for Germain Hébert  on Oct 31  in Montreal
For details / registration  please see
http://www.cvm.qc.ca/mlandry/danse/dumonde/germain.pdf

Michèle Brosseau,
Jocelyne Vaillancourt,
Yves Moreau,
Michel Landry.



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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Mostar Sevdah Reunion to open World Music Festival; other upcoming events

Received from Balkanske Igre:

Dear Friends,

The exciting Chicago World Music Festival sponsored by the city's
Department of Cultural Affairs will present a number of exciting
bands playing Balkan and other Eastern European music.  Leading
off on opening night:

Friday, 9/18/2009, 8pm,
Mostar Sevdah Reunion featuring Iliza Delic' from Bosnia
Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago.
$15 ($13 for Old Town School members).
Tel:  773-728-6000     oldtownschool.org <http://oldtownschool.org/>

Other musical offerings at the festival, 9/18-24/2009, include:
Parno Graszi (Rom band from Hungary)
Vlada Tomova & Balkan Tales (from Bulgaria/NYC)
Ottoman Mehter Military Band (from Turkey)
Sloboda (Serbian band from Milwaukee)
Fishtank Ensemble (from California)
Steve Gibbons Gypsy Rhythm Project (from Chicago)
Luminescent Orchrestrii (from NYC)
and many others...

For a full schedule of events, please visit:
http://www.worldmusicfestivalchicago.org/


Please forward to whoever may be interested - thanks!!

Other upcoming events including:

Tamburitza Extravanganza, 10/1-4/2009, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center,
Lombard, IL.  20+ bands. 70 Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL 60148.  Hotel
phone: (630) 719-8000, Fax: (630) 719-8079

Petar Ralchev & Ork. Kolorit, 10/16-17/2009, Restaurant Bulgaria, 4724 W
Lawrence, Chicago

LADO Croatian National Folk Ensemble, 10/21/2009, Harris Theater,
Chicago -  www.afoundation.org <http://www.afoundation.org/>

45th Anniversary Spring Festival, March 19-20, 2010, International
House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago. Festival featuring the best in Balkan
and Eastern European dance, music, and culture in concert, parties,
workshops, and culture sessions, International House and the Center for
Eastern European and Russian/Eurasian Studies at the University of
Chicago and the Ensemble Balkanske Igre. For info about the Spring
Festival, Balkan Basics weekly dance class, Ensemble Balkanske Igre, or
any of the above events, please contact:

balkanske_igre@yahoo.com,
773-324-1247,
or Balkanske Igre, PO Box 1157, Chicago, IL 60690

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Ethnic Dance Chicago - Sept 18-19 Fall Ball + other news

Received from EDC:

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Ethnic Dance Chicago Newsletter
Fall Ball Party & Workshop / World Music Festival Kickoff + More
September 7, 2009
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Ethnic Dance Chicago
Dancing As A Second Language


There are a lot of local and regional dance and music events happening this fall.  Please support and attend as many of these events as you can. 


The Chicagoland Fall Ball is this coming Friday and Saturday and the Chicago World Music Festival runs from Friday through Thursday.


The re-designed Ethnic Dance Chicago website (www.ethnicdance.net) was released on Labor Day.  The website's new design offers easier navigation, easier access to information and resources and many useful features in the Regional Event Calendar.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Fermilab Folkdancing back to the barn starting Sept. 3

Received from Mady:

Happy September!
Hope you had a great summer and are enjoying the last few days of it.
Following our tradition, Fermilab international folk dancing is moving back to the Barn, starting this week, on September 3. We dance every Thursday from 7:30 to about 10 p.m., starting with newcomer- and kid-friendly dances, and progressing to more advanced material and requests.
Kuhn Village Barn is located on the east side of the Fermilab site (directions at http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkclub/barn.html ). You can enter the site from either gate by showing a photo ID. There’s no charge for dancing unless we hold special events, though we do have a donation can.
This weekend you can join some of Fermilab’s English country dancers at workshops at the Fox Valley Folk Festival at 4 p.m. Sunday and noon Monday, with live music by Old Fezziwig’s Band. The folk festival is held at Island Park in Geneva, and there’s lots going on. More info about that at www.fvfs.org.
Also, there’s a Labor Day street dance on Monday evening run by the Evanston international folk dancers at the Longden’s corner, at Wesley Ave. and Elinor Place in Evanston, 7 to 10 p.m, $2.
Hope you have a great weekend and to dance with you soon.
Cheers,
Mady

Chicago Tribune: Accordion article + photos

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0903-accordionsep03,0,7095356.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-090902-chicago-accordions-pictures,0,203825.photogallery

Taste of Polonia Sept. 4-7, 2009 Copernicus Center, Chicago

http://www.copernicusfdn.org/tasteofpolonia.html