Free Saturday afternoon Concerts - May 3 Senior Suburban Orchestra, May 10 New Horizons Band

https://www.seniorsuburbanorchestra.org/

http://www.nhbdupage.com/

Fox Valley Folk Fest Sun-Mon Sep 1-2, 2019

https://foxvalleyfolk.com/

The 43rd Annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival

September 1 & 2, 2019
At Island Park, Geneva, IL 

Festival Hours: -- Eight Stages Run From 11 AM to 6 PM Both Days.

Old-Time Community Barn Dance On Sunday Only, From 6 to 7:30 PM
"Ghost Stories" In The Main Music Stage Tent From 7:30 to 10 PM

Admission Donation -- $25 per day Adults - $15 Teens & Elders -- 12 & Under Free!
($5 Discount For Both Days -- Family Rate of $55 Per Day For Parents & Their Teens)

(Free Parking At Kane Co. Government Ctr, 719 S. Batavia Ave, Geneva, IL. (IL Rt. 31)

Free concerts May 18 & May 19, 2019, Naperville

Senior Suburban Orchestra
Family & Friends Concert
Saturday May 18, 2019
1:00pm
Dupage Unitarian Universalist Church
1828 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville, IL

https://www.facebook.com/events/705895533185575/

New Horizons Band Dupage
Spring Concert
Sunday, May 19th, 2019
3:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
1310 Shepherd Dr (near 75th & Gartner)
Naperville, IL

https://www.facebook.com/events/664354980691041/

Senior Suburban Orchestra Concerts Sat May 13 + Tues May 16

http://www.seniorsuburbanorchestra.org/

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2017

Friends and Family Concert

Gary United Methodist Church

224 N Main St, Wheaton, IL

Concert starts at 2:00pm

This performance is open to the public. It is a free concert, with freewill donations appreciated.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2017

Senior Suburban Orchestra in Concert

St. Paul's United Church of Christ

5739 Dunham Road, Downers Grove

Concert starts at 1:00pm

This performance is open to the public. It is a free concert, with freewill donations appreciated.

Upcoming Regional Folk/Music/Dance Events

Received the following list from EMNFD -- some of these events have already been posted here, some not:

Regional special events - support our folk music and dance friends! (By the end of September your feet will be so tired!)

• Friday Sept 9 - Global Dance Party with Jaerv Swedish band at Old Town School, Chicago IL at 8:30  https://www.oldtownschool.org/concerts/2016/09-09-2016-gdp-jaerv-830pm/
• Satuday Sept 10 - Taste of Hungary at 8260 W Foster Ave, Norridge IL; dancing at 6:30  http://www.tasteofhungary.com/
• Sunday Sept 11 - Scandinavian Day at Vasa Park, S. Elgin IL; dancing at 1 p.m. http://scandinaviandayil.com/index.html
• Thursday Sept 15 - Performance by Söndörgő tamburitza band from Hungary at Fitzgerald's, Berwyn IL at 8:00  http://www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com/events/view/Sondorgo-2
• Weekend Sept 15-18 - Tamburitza Extravaganza at Westin O'Hare, Rosemont IL  https://tamburitza-public.sharepoint.com/
• Weekend Sept 23-25 - Fall Folk Dance Camp at OSRUI, Oconomowoc WI   (see Dit for info)
• Tuesday Sept 27 - Dance party with music by Bulgarika at Hart Park, Wauwatosa WI, at 7:30
• Thursday Sept 29 - Bulgarian Dance Workshop with Iliana Bozhanova, music by Todor Yankov at Fermilab Kuhn Barn, Batavia IL at 7:30 http://orgs.fnal.gov/folkdance/ 
•  Save the Date: November 5 - Regional pot luck dinner and dance hosted by EMNFD http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date

Passport Europe Fest, Morton Arboretum, Jun 20-21,2015

Another short-notice:

http://www.mortonarb.org/events/passport-europe-cultural-festival

2nd Annual Passport Europe Cultural Festival
Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
Sat/Sun Jun 20-21,2015
Lots of international music & dance performances,
Outdoors near the Visitor Center and Meadow Lake
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

FEES AND ADMISSION: 

Passport Europe Festival FREE with Arboretum admission
$14 Adults ages 18–64
$12 Seniors ages 65+
$9 Youth ages 2–17
Children 1 and younger are free
Admission includes FREE parking!

Fox Valley Folk Festival Sept 2-3 Island Park, Geneva

http://foxvalleyfolk.com/

Sept. 2-3, 2012
Island Park, Geneva, IL

Festival Hours: -- Eight Stages Run From 11 AM to 6 PM Both Days.
Sunday 6 to 7:30 PM Old-Time Community Barn Dance
7:30 to 10 PM "Ghost Stories" In The Main Music Stage Tent.
Admission Donation -- $15 per day Adults - $10 Teens & Elders -- 12 & Under Free!
($5 Discount For Both Days -- Family Rate of $40 Per Day For Mom, Dad & Their Children)

Muriel Anderson + Tierra Negra - DownersGrove Nov27

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Ted and Andrea's daughter Muriel Anderson is giving her
19th Annual Concert Event w. special guests Tierra Negra. Downers Grove North High School auditorium, 4436 N Main St. 8:00pm

They'll also be on the "Echoes" radio program (doesn't appear to be on WBEZ nor WDCB, though):
http://www.echoes.org/comingup.html#1126

Mazowsze: Christmas in Poland - Nov 27-28 Symphony Center Chicago

Mazowsze: Christmas in Poland - Special - Tickets & Events - CSO

3pm Sat. Nov 27
Symphony Center
220 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone (312) 294-3000
Fax (312) 294-3329

Sones de México Ensemble | Chicago Cultural Center June 24

Sones de México Ensemble | Chicago Cultural Center | Explore Chicago
Lecture:
Date: Jun 24, 2010,
Time: 12 Noon
Location:Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington St, Claudia Cassidy Theater
Chicago, IL 60602
Admission:FREE

Concert:
Music Without Borders Presents Noche Mexicana: Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida with Sones de México Ensemble
    * Date: 06.24.2010
    * Time: Thu, 6:30pm
    * Location Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago

Natya Dance Theater + Ensemble Espanol May 10 10am Chicago Cultural Center

Reach Out And Connect: Natya Dance Theatre & Ensemble Español Spanish Dance Theater | Explore Chicago

Music w/o Borders - Balkan Beat Box June 3 Millennium Park, Chicago

Millennium Park :: Park Events

Balkan Beat Box opens

• Date 06.03.2010
• Time(s) Thu, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
• Location Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park, Chicago
  

Serbian National Ensemble KOLO - May 23 - Harris Theatre, Chicago

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SCA Oplenac, Toronto and guests from Serbian National Ensemble KOLO, Belgrade, are inviting you to a premier gala concert:

Chicago, May 23rd 2010 - 7 PM

Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Millennium Park, 205 E Randolph Dr, Chicago, IL 60601

Tickets $25, $35, $45 and VIP on sale first week of March at the box offices, on-line, over the phone and usual selling locations.
http://www.harristheaterchicago.org/calendar/performance?id=2689&mos=7

Duquesne University Tamburitzans - April 24 Moraine Valley

Tamburitzans of Duquesne University
Saturday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
$20 general public/$15 seniors/$10 students and MVCC staff
Dorothy Menker Theater
9000 West College Parkway
Palos Hills, IL - United States
http://www.morainevalley.edu/fpac/season/spotlight.htm

Chicago Cultural Center - Music without Borders

http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/dca_tourism/WorldMusic.html

Fridays,

Hours: 12:15 pm

Location: Chicago Cutural Center 78 E. Washington St, Randolph Cafe Chicago, IL 60602

Balkanske Igre Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2009, Univ of Chicago

University of Chicago International House, Center for Eastern European & Russian/Eurasian Studies, & Ens. Balkanske Igre present the 45th Anniversary

  SPRING FESTIVAL, March 19-21, 2010

    International House,1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637

   workshops, concert, parties, culture sessions featuring the dance and music of Eastern Europe and Mediterranean

DANCE WORKSHOPS  <---------- Sat & Sun, 9am-5pm ---------> MUSIC WORKSHOPS    ( per workshop:  $8/$10/$12)

Atanas Kolarovski  Macedonian dances                      Chris Bajmakovich accordion, Macedonian songs

Ahmet Lüleci  Turkish dances                                          Ljupčo Milenkovski Macedonian kaval, gajda

Ventzi Sotirov  Bulgarian dances                                    James Stoyanoff  clarinet

                Šani Rifati  Rrom (people formerly called "Gypsies") dances, songs, & culture

                                   

FRIDAY EVE PARTY, 8pm-midnight, dance workshop plus party with Jim Stoyanoff & Orch Chalgija

SATURDAY EVE, 6pm-1am, Dinner, Concert, & Dance Party with artists below      ($25/$30/$40)

featuring  Chris Bajmakovich & Muzika4U, Ljupčo Milenkovski & Orchestra Legenda,

plus ethnic Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, etc. dance groups and more...

          INFORMATION:   773-324-1247 (24-hours) or 847-331-7842-eves & weekends 

          balkanske_igre@yahoo.com          Balkanske Igre, PO Box 1157, Chicago, IL 60690

   I-House Global Voices Performances Arts Series   ihouse.uchicago.edu   for handicapped access, contact 773-753-2274 72 hours in advance

Housing- I-House single & double occupancy rooms available:  773-753-2270.  Also, limited crash space - write/call for info. 

Omega Shuttle between the International House & O'Hare or Midway airports: 773-734-6688 or www.omegashuttle.com.

Weekend passes:  SUBSTANTIAL DISCOUNT FOR EARLY REGISTRATION.  Tickets available in advance or at door.  

Saturday dinner reservations required.   Student/senior discount available.  Program subject to change.

Sunday evening post-festival dinner/dance party with live music-separate charge, location to be announced

International Folk Rhythms will have CD's, videos, opanci/tsarvouli & costumes, books, etc. for sale.

Syllabus ads:  1/4 page-$35, 1/2 page-$65, full page-$100.  Send photo-ready copy w/payment by 3/1/2010.

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Please complete and return to John Kuo, 9201 Mason, Morton Grove, IL 60053  -  make checks

payable to "Balkanske Igre".  Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if confirmation desired. 

NOTE:   REGISTER EARLY FOR SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS

                                                             Student     FDCC        General   Note:  Saturday evening concert &

                                                             Seniors                                    party included in weekend package

Weekend postmarked by 2/1/2010            ___$110  ___$120    ___$130

Weekend postmarked by 3/1/2010            ___$120  ___$130    ___$140                

Weekend pass after 3/1/2010                    ___$130  ___$140    ___$150   Saturday evening dinner & syllabus extra.

Sat dinner+concert+party                         ___$ 25   ___$ 30     ___$ 40    ___add $15 for Sat dinner (weekend only)

Sat concert+party                                    ___$ 20   ___$ 25     ___$ 30    ___add $15 for syllabus

Sat party or concert or dinner only             ___$ 15   ___$ 20     ___$ 25  <--circle desired event at left (party, etc.)

                                                 for a total of $__________________

Name_____________________________________________________Home Phone_____________________

Address___________________________________________________Other Phone_____________________

City/State/Zip______________________________________________________________________________

E-mail Address_____________________________________________________________________________

I would like more information about:

____hotel/motel info       ____crash space needed            ____I have crash space to offer (Chicago area)

____dance  ____music  ____singing workshops               ____Spring Festival work scholarship 

____volunteering for the Spring Festival.     ____international folk dance and music events in Chicago

____joining Ensemble Balkanske Igre as ___dancer  ___musician  ___singer  ___support staff

____Please count me in for the post-festival dinner &  dance party - $40/person includes tax/tip - alcoholic drinks extra

 

                 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING TEACHERS, GUEST ARTISTS, AND MISCELLANEOUS

To/from O'Hare:  $30/person, $24/person if two or more, no reservation required. To/from Midway: $17/person, 24-hour notice.  

The SPRING FESTIVAL is an eagerly awaited annual event which draws enthusiasts of Balkan, Eastern European, and

Mediterranean music, dance, food, and culture from throughout North America to Chicago - a chance to celebrate with

old friends and to make new ones.  Guided by master dance teachers and inspired by virtuoso musicians you'll dance,

sing, and jam all weekend long!  Be enthralled by splendid performances of music and dance at the Saturday evening

concert.  Enjoy dancing on a sprung, oak floor to exhilirating live music each evening at the dance parties. Sample

mouth-watering delicacies prepared by expert Balkan cooks.  Our sizzling parties are renowned from coast-to-coast

and a hit among dancers, world music fans, and the Balkan and Eastern European communities.  Bring your family

and friends too!  Finally, don't miss the Sunday evening post-festival dinner & party!

GUEST ARTISTS AND TEACHERS TEACHING WORKSHOPS ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:

ATANAS KOLAROVSKI  is the legendary Macedonian dancer nonpareil and former lead soloist and director of "Tanec".

Atanas has helped to spread Macedonian culture and folklore throughout North America, Europe, and East Asia. 

AHMET LÜLECI  is a fabulous dancer and one of the premier teachers of Turkish dance in the world.  Ahmet directs

the popular annual "World Camp" on the east coast and is in great demand at workshops, camps, and festivals.     

ŠANI RIFATI  is the director of the Voice of Roma and will give presentations on the dance, songs, & culture of the Roma.

Voice of Roma sponsored tours with Esma Redžepova, "Queen of Romani Music", Yuri Yunakov, & "KAL". 

VENTZI SOTIROV is a native of Sandanski in the Pirin-Macedonian region.  He was a lead soloist with the Bulgarian

National Folk Ensemble "Pirin" and was rated by his peers the number professional dancer in Bulgaria. 

CHRIS BAJMAKOVICH is a young, talented, and versatile musician and vocalist much in demand in the Macedonian

community who can play Macedonian, Bulgarian, Rom, Serbian, and other genres with equal authority.  

LJUPČO MILENKOVSKI, a native of Dračevo, Macedonia was a three-time gold-medalist on the Macedonian kaval

(shepherd's flute) at the Dolnensko-Prilepsko folk festival and is the last and best student of the legendary Mile Kolarov.  

JAMES STOYANOFF  is a master of the clarinet and performs and teaches Greek, Macedonian, and Turkish music.

He studied clarinet with such masters as Karakos, Halkias, Anestopoulos, Gündeğer, and others. 

FRIDAY & SATURDAY EVENING EVENTS:

FRIDAY and SATURDAY evening will feature exciting music and performances by a variety of master Balkan musicans.

Jim Stoyanoff and friends has formed a "čalgija" (traditional town Macedonian orchestra) and will lead off the weekend

with this style of music as well as classics from the old-time bands of Kime Nanchoff et al. Also, Ljupčo Milenkovski

Orchestra; "Music4U" with Chris Bajmakovich & friends; "Balkanski Ritmi" Bitov Orch, including Angel Dobrev (gadulka),

Stamen Gardzhev, (gaida), Kotse Marinov (tapan); the St. George Tamburaši; plus "Balkanske Igre", & others.

SUNDAY EVENING post-festival dinner for the teachers, committee, and friends has been so much fun, we are inviting

everyone to join us at (restaurant to be announced) for dinner, music, and dancing.  Check form if interested.   

World Music Wednesdays Return to The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago in 2010

World Music Wednesdays Return to The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago in 2010: "

World Music Wednesdays will take place every Wednesday from 8:30 to 10:30 PM at The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. World Music Wednesdays is a free community series that explores the rich diversity that exists in the Chicago community and runs year round (47 Wednesdays). World Music Wednesdays will present music, dance and culture of Africa, Europe, Asia, The Middle East and The Americas."

Muriel Anderson concert - Downers Grove Nov. 28

Muriel Anderson's 18th annual Hometown concert - Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009
With special guest Andy Wahlberg, award winning harp-guitarist/humorist from Florida.
Downers Grove North High School Auditorium 4436 Main St in Downers Grove at 8:00 pm.

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Here's a piece from her concert last year, in 13/8 time:

Virsky Ukranian National Dance Company - Oct 24, Wheaton College

On October 24th, as part of the Artist Series at Wheaton College, the Virsky Ukranian National Dance Company will be performing at 8pm in Edman Chapel at Wheaton College.
http://www.wheaton.edu/TicketOffice/Virsky.php

Maxwell St Klezmer Band, Aug. 23, 2009 3pm Cantigny

http://www.klezmerband.com/concerts.html
http://www.cantigny.org/events/