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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Jutta + the Hi-Dukes, Wheaton Library, Dec 14 2pm

Received from Carlyn:
I happened to be in the Wheaton Library today, and I noticed that the library is hosting a series of free concerts, one of which features Jutta and the Hi-Dukes, Sunday, December 14, 2 pm.  Apparently one needs to pick up tickets at the library for this concert, and dancing probably will not be an option, so I'm not sure if anyone would be interested in this, but I thought I'd pass along the info.
 Click here for more info.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Folk Dance video web site

Something else I ran across in rec.folk-dancing - a pointer to this website with lots of folk dance videos (including some with Jaap Leegwater teaching in California, wearing a Folk Dance Council of Chicago T-shirt):
http://ifdvl.org/videodancelist.shtml

11/15/08 – EDC News Update – New EDC Last Friday Location

Received from Paul:

Message Contents
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#1:        Nov 27 – New Location & Time for EDC Last Friday Meetings
#2:        Dec 22 – Evanston Monday Group Out of the Woodwork Party
#3:        Jan 01 – Argonne Group New Year’s Day Party
#4:        Jan 20 – EDC Excursion – Inauguration Day Dinner/Dance
#5:        Jan 23-25 – 21st Annual Madison Folk Ball Festival
#6:        Mailing List Policies for ethnicdance.net

More detailed info: www.ethnicdance.net/calendar

EDC weekly dance schedule: www.ethnicdance.net/schedule

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#1:        Nov 27 – New Location & Time for EDC Last Friday Meetings
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Fri 11/27/08 – Location Change for Last Fridays

As of Friday November 27 2008, The EDC LAST FRIDAY Location changes

     From: The Portage Park Center of the Arts (NOW CLOSED)
       
     To:   The S.P.A.C.E. Academy and Art Center
           3433 W Peterson Ave - Chicago, IL 60659
           S Side of Peterson (6000N) W of Kimball (3400W)
           Between St Louis (3430 W) & Bernard (3450 W)
           NOTE TIME CHANGE: 9:00pm to Midnite

Directions: www.ethnicdance.net/directions_spacecenter.html

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Life magazine folk dance images

I came across a Tribune article about how Google had uploaded LIFE magazine photo archives, so I went there and searched for "folk dancing" - click here for some pretty neat LIFE photos of folk dancing

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

NPR story: Dance your PhD contest

Click here for an NPR story about scientists dancing their PhD dissertations.
Click here for the youtube videos
Click here for the Science Magazine article "Can Scientists Dance?"

Xmas around the world at Museum of Science & Industry

A number of the events at the Museum of Science and Industry "Christmas Around the World and Holidays of Light" are of ethnic/dance interest. Click here for schedule.

Oak Park Wed. night folk dancing new location

Received from Edie:

Subject: New Dance Venue;  100%
Dear Dancers,
We are 100 % now!
We are dancing at:

Christ Episcopal Church
515 Franklin
River Forest, IL

We are starting this Wed. The day before Thanksgiving.

I hope to see you there soon.

Happy Dancing,

Edie

Sunday, November 16, 2008

EMNFD: 11/24 Yiddish/Klezmer Dance, 12/22 "Out of the Woodwork" party

Received from Harry:

Monday November 24th
Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers will host
‘Hopkele’ Klezmer Dance
as part of our usual International Folk Dance program.
Teaching by renowned Yiddish DanceMaster
Steve Weintraub
LIVE music provided by
Kurt Bjorling and members of
Chicago Klezmer Ensemble
Lake Street Church of Evanston – Lake St and Chicago Ave
enter from courtyard – 7:30-10:30pm
always $5 !
Save the date:
Monday Dec 22 : Out of the Woodwork Party 7:30-9:30

Tuesday, November 11, 2008