Miserlou for surf guitar, drill, and oven

Mediterranean Summer Fest Sun Aug 6 Northlake, IL

Mediterranean Summer Fest
Sunday Aug 6th 12pm-11pm
St. John The Baptist Melkite Catholic Church
200 E North Ave, Northlake, Illinois 60164
Cover: Free Entry
Food: Saj, Shawarma, Falafel, Tacos, Baklava, and more!
Live music and dance-floor
https://www.facebook.com/events/1213277185467645/ 
https://www.stjohnmelkite.com/event/mediterranean-summer-fest/

Alliance Francaise Dupage Bastille Day Picnic Sat July 15, 2016

Ashli will be teaching some French folk dances at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm at the Alliance Francaise Dupage Bastille Day Picnic
http://www.afdupage.com/special-events.html
Saturday, July 15, 2017 - 12:00 noon
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, East Shelter (Google Maps Link)
off Butterfield Road in Wheaton, IL
Potluck food buffet, music, folk dance instruction

Evanston World Arts+Music Festival July 15-17, 2017

Evanston World Arts+Music Festival, July 15-16, noon-7pm, Dawes Park, Evanston, IL

https://www.cityofevanston.org/government/departments/parks-recreation-community-services/programs-events/festivals/world-arts-music-festival

The above link gives the complete schedule; A couple of the performances to note on Saturday, July 15:

1:55-2:20pm	Field Performance	Dabkeh Workshop with Muna Zarour	Music and dance from Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria
3:15-3:40pm	Field Performance	Ensemble Balkanske Igre	Balkan music and dance

Chgo Tribune: SummerDance article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/dance/ct-summerdance-dance-card-ent-0712-20170711-column.html

"...The 21st edition of SummerDance is also getting a significant upgrade as the popular evening event including instruction in a variety of partner dances accompanied by live music expands from its longtime home in Grant Park's Spirit of Music Garden to include satellite events in neighborhood parks all over the city. Also new this year is the SummerDance Celebration, to be held Aug. 26 in Millennium Park. The all-day dance festival boasts cultural dance lessons, an expo of local arts organizations hosted by Audience Architects/SeeChicagoDance, and the final rounds of the first-ever SummerDance-off, a competition featuring amateur performers of two homegrown dance styles: footworking and steppin', which is a Chicago-style evolution of West Coast swing...

 SummerDance continues through Sept. 10, Fridays through Sundays in the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park, and Thursdays and Saturdays at eight neighborhood parks throughout the city. The SummerDance Celebration runs noon to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 in Millennium Park. All events are free. For more information and the full schedule of all SummerDance-related events, visit www.chicagosummerdance.org."

NOTE: The Aug 26 Summerdance Celebration includes this event, among many others:

Paul Collins, Circle Dance Lesson on the Great Lawn, Jay Pritzker Pavilion
3–4pm
This circle dance lesson, led and DJed by Paul Collins on the Great Lawn of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, will encompass Central and Eastern European folk dances and will be a family-friendly, all-ages experience.

TIME: Why Dancing Is the Best Thing You Can Do For Your Body

http://time.com/4828793/dancing-dance-aerobic-exercise/

Dance floors tend to be sweaty places for a reason. All of those shimmies and shakes burn energy like you wouldn’t believe—and come with many other surprising health benefits, too. When you cut a rug, you can expend more than 300 calories every half-hour, according to a report from the University of Brighton in the UK. That meets or exceeds the amount of energy you burn during an easy run or swim, the report shows. Even relatively tame forms of dance burn about the same number of calories as...  Read the full story

St Haralambos Greek Food Fest Jul 14-16, Niles

The Big Greek Food Fest of Niles
HOLY TAXIARHAI & ST HARALAMBOS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
7373 Caldwell Ave, Niles, IL
Phone (847) 647-8880
Fri, July 14: 5 PM To 12 midnight
Sat, July 15: 3 PM To 12 midnight
Sun, July 16: 3 PM To 12 midnight

Greek music & dancers, in addition to food.
Free admission (free will gifts welcome)

Irish American Heritage Fest Chicago Jul 7-9, 2017

http://irish-american.org/at-the-center/iahc-irish-fest/

Irish Fest 2017
6pm to Midnight on Friday, July 7, Noon-Midnight on Saturday, July 8 and Noon-11pm on Sunday, July 9.
at the Irish American Heritage Center
4626 N Knox Ave.
Chicago, IL 60630
Phone: 773-282-7035

St Spyridon Greek Fest - Palos Hts, July 8-9,2017

St Spyridon's Greek Festival
12307 S Ridgeland, Palos Heights, IL
July 8th & 9th
Saturday 3pm-11pm
Sunday 11am-11pm
Admission $2 adults
Greek food, music, dancing, dance troupe performances
http://www.saint-spyridon.org/
https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Spyridon-Hellenic-Orthodox-Church-136400283058968/