Joe Graziosi Greek workshop at Fermilab April 30

Received from Mady:

Hi,

I wanted to remind you that we have some special events at Fermilab this week in honor of National Dance Week.

Master teacher of Greek dancing, Joe Kaloyanides Graziosi, will be in town this week. We’re looking forward to a workshop with him at Fermilab’s Kuhn Village Barn on Thursday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. He’ll also give a workshop at Evanston’s Monday night international folk dancing on May 4.

There will be another special teacher at international dancing on May 14 – Chicago’s own dance expert John Parrish, teaching French, Greek and other material from his extensive knowledge.

Carrying on with National Dance Week, this Saturday evening, May 2, we’ll have a Scottish Spring Dance at the Barn at 7 p.m., and on Sunday afternoon, May 3, at 2 p.m., there will be English country dancing at the Barn, to which all are welcome.

We ask for donations, particularly when we have a special teacher like Joe Graziosi. Otherwise, there’s no cost to dance at Fermilab. We dance international every Thursday evening, Scottish every Tuesday evening, and English once a month on Sunday (twice in May – live music on May 17!)

With the good weather, it’s a pretty place for a “field trip”. Spring brings baby geese and baby buffaloes and wildflowers. Hope to see you soon.

Cheers,

Mady

Eau Claire, Wisc 30th Anniversary workshops Sept 25-27

Received from Paul of Eau Claire International Folk Dancers

We want you to know that the Eau Claire (Wisconsin) International Folk Dancers are planning to hold another workshop to celebrate our group's 30th anniversary. The workshop will be the weekend of Friday September 25 - Sunday September 27, 2009. Our teachers have ties to Eau Claire - Lee Otterholt (Balkan - born and raised in Eau Claire), Yuli Yordanov (Bulgarian - six months in Eau Claire immediately after arriving from Bulgaria), and Hilde Otterholt (hula - married to Lee, and thus an honorary Eau Claire native). We're having the Reptile Palace Orchestra from Madison play for our Friday night party, and Orkestar Bez Ime from Minneapolis will play for the Saturday night party. We will also definitely include the return of the famous tortes for our Saturday night snack.

Please mark these dates on your calendars, and please pass this notice on to others in your groups or email circle that may be interested. I'll be sending out monthly updates, and am happy to add anyone's email address to my list if they're interested. You can also stay informed through our workshop web site at: http://www.cs.uwec.edu/~wagnerpj/ecifd/workshop.htm . We plan to have registration flyers available by early June.

I look forward to passing on additional information in the coming months, and we hope to see many of you this fall!

Paul

Mediterranian Night - Milwaukee - May 1 - Old Town Serbian Gourmet House

Received from Nikola:

One more reminder…..

Reservations can be made by calling (414) 672-0206.

Join us for an evening of great food, drink and music!

“Mediterranean Night”

Old Town Serbian Gourmet House

Click for directions to Old Town

Stone Soup Party 2009 - April 25, 1pm-6pm, Downers Grove

Argonne International Folk Dance Stone Soup Party

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St. Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd.,  Downers Grove, IL
Req. Donation: $3 + Potluck dish to share
More Info: lindaandjay@comcast.net

 In order to spend more time dancing and less time cooking during the  party,
the soups will be made ahead

Argonne IFD _NOT_ meeting Friday Apr 24

We will not be meeting for Friday night dancing on April 24, but please join us for an afternoon of dancing and a potluck meal on Saturday April 25, as our annual Stone Soup Party gets back on its spring schedule.

Oak Park-RiverForest Folk Dance Potluck Wed May 13

Received from Edie:

Oak Park / River Forest Folkdancers
Invite you to a pot luck supper
Wed May 13, 2009

Christ Episcopal Church
515 Franklin
River Forest, IL

7:30 - 10:30

 Everyone is welcome
Bring a dish to serve 8.
Refrigerator, microwave
and top burners available.
$6.00

Itʼs about 1 mile west of Harlem, just north of Lake Street