Thursday, May 31, 2012

Greater Chicago Jewish Festival June 10 Morton Grove

Saw this item in the WFMT 98.7 newsletter:

GREATER CHICAGO JEWISH FESTIVAL

Cook County Forest Preserve on Oakton Street (west of Lehigh) in Morton Grove
Sunday, June 10, 11:00 am-6:00 pm 
   music, storytelling and dance; a juried art show; children’s activity area; and a strictly kosher food fair

Sunday, May 13, 2012

St Athanasios Greek Fest CANCELLED :-(

Went looking for info to post for the "Flavors of Greece" festival that's usually held at the Kane Co. Fairground every Memorial Day weekend -- apparently, they've stopped doing it:

http://www.kanecountyfair.com/calendar.cfm#333

GREEK FESTIVAL "CANCELLED"
CANCELLED. ... EVENT FOR PAST 25 YEARS IS NO MORE. THANKS FOR YOU PAST PATRONAGE!

Bummer...

Photos from Stone Soup

I only took a few photos - if anybody else took photos they'd like to share, please e-mail them.  Thanks!

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Bulgare folk group, May 18, 2012, Copernicus Theatre, Chicago


Bulgarian folk group “BULGARE”
“Bulgaria through the Centuries”
The history of a Bulgarian nation in dance
Friday May 18th , 2012, 9:00pm
Copernicus Foundation Theater
5216 W.Lawrence Ave
Chicago, IL 60630

For tickets: 

http://bg-chicago.com/concerts.html 

 

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

June Camp May 31 thru June 3 at Beloit College

Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 3 -  June Camp at Beloit College, with Zeljko Jergan (Croatian) and Larry Marcus (Israeli). Registration flyers available for download at junecampifd.googlepages.com

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Cancellation: Fri May 11 Not Dancing in Downers Grove

Since we'll be dancing all afternoon Saturday, May 12, at the Stone Soup Party, we will not be meeting for Friday night dancing May 11.

Stone Soup Party Saturday May 12, 2012 Downers Grove

Argonne International Folk Dance
Stone Soup Party
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2012
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.  Please let us know if you'd like to volunteer to provide one of the soups.