New Years Day 2020 Folk Dance and Potluck Wed Jan 1

Argonne International Folk Dance New Years Day Party
Date: Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
Click on image below for flyers:

EMNFD Fall Potluck + Dance Sat Nov 2, 2019

The Evanston folk dance group will be holding their annual fall potluck dinner and dance on Saturday, Nov 2, 2019, 6pm-9pm, at Lake Street Church, 607 Lake St, Evanston.
https://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date#h.p__xe57WsJSw3Y

Stone Soup: Save The Date Saturday April 6, 2019

Mark your calendar Saturday April 6, 2019, for the 37th annual Stone Soup Party (it's always the 37th annual, since Joe used to make the flyers years ago and his favorite number was 37).

Argonne International Folk Dance Stone Soup Party
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St. Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd.,Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
 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 can bring soup. 
Click on image below for flyers.

New Years Day Folk Dance & Potluck Tues Jan 1, 2019

Argonne International Folk Dance
New Year's Day Party
Date: Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Time: 1pm-6pm, potluck meal around 3pm
Place: St Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
Click on image below for flyers

EDC + EMNFD New Years Eve Party

 

http://www.ethnicdance.net/downloads/edc_new_years_eve.pdf

http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/

 http://www.ethnicdance.net/

Evanston Regional Folk Dance Potluck Sat Oct 13, 2018

 Received from EMNFD:

 

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers
Annual Regional Potluck Dinner and Folk Dance

Next week, Saturday, October 13
hosted by EMNFD

$5 plus Bring a dish to share (8+ servings)

 

6:00 pm - early set up
6:30- please arrive with your dish to share! (& early dancing)
7:00- meal served
7:30-11:00 dancing!
If you can, stay to help clean up 

 

at Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue
enter through courtyard arched entry on Chicago Avenue
http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/
Think Global - Dance Local!

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers is not affiliated with Lake Street Church

Oak Park/River Forest Folk Dance Potluck Wed May 16, 2018

Received the following from Edie:

Stone Soup: Sat Apr 28, 2018

Argonne International Folk Dance Stone Soup Party
Date: Saturday, April 28, 2018
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St. Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd.,Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
 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 can bring soup.
Click on flyer image below if you need more printed flyers.

New Year's Day Party Mon Jan 1, 2018

Argonne International Folk Dance
New Year's Day Party
Date: Monday, January 1, 2018
Time: 1pm-6pm, potluck meal around 3pm
Place: St Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
Click on image below for flyers

Evanston + EDC New Years Eve Party Sun Dec 31, 2017

Sunday, December 31, 2017

EDC-EMNFD New Year's Eve Potluck & Dance

THIS EVENT IS AT THE CHICAGO LATVIAN COMMUNITY CENTER

4146 N ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60618

$20 with potluck dish

$25 dance only

Potluck:  7:30pm-9pm

Dancing: 9pm-2am

Registration and further information can be found at ethnicdance.net/newyears

Evanston Regional Folk Dance Pot Luck - Sat Nov 11, 2017

Evanston Regional pot luck dinner and dance hosted by EMNFD
6:30 - 11 pm Saturday, November 11, 2017
$5 plus Bring a dish to share (8+ servings)
at Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue
enter through courtyard arched entry on Chicago Avenue
http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/

EDC folks visiting Friday Sept 22 - party!

Folk dancers from Ethnic Dance Chicago will be joining us for dancing in Downers Grove on Friday Sept 22, 2017 -- so we're making it a party! Bring snacks to share if you feel like it, and see friends you may not have seen for a while (unless of course you just saw them at Oconomowoc; then come to see them again and maybe review some of the Oconomowoc dances!)

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

Oak Park Folk Dance Potluck Wed May 3

Received the following e-mail from Edie:

Oak Park Dancers pot luck
May 3, 2017.
Bring a dish to serve 8.
Christ Episcopal Church
515 Franklin, River Forest, IL
Dinner at 8:30 -
Request dancing all evening.
$6.00

Stone Soup Folk Dance + Potluck at Apr 22, 2017

This year's Argonne Stone Soup Party will be held Saturday, April 22, 2017, 1pm-6pm,
potluck meal around 3:00pm, at St. Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall, 5739 Dunham Rd., Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share

New Years Day Potluck + Dancing, Sun. Jan 1, 2017

Argonne International Folk Dance
New Years Day Party
Date: Sunday, January 1, 2017
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: $5+Potluck dish to share

Click image below for flyers

EDC + EMNFD New Years Eve Party, Dec 31, 2016

From Harry: 
 

Saturday, December 31 - New Year's Eve Party sponsored by EMNFD and Ethnic Dance Chicago
@ Latvian Center,  4146 N Elston Ave, Chicago
7 p.m. : Potluck Dinner
8 p.m. - whenever : Dance Party
White Elephant Gift Exchange
$20 with dinner food contribution; $25 party only

Update: more detailed info from EDC:

Ethnic Dance Chicago and Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers wish you a very happy End-of-Year Holiday Season!

Please join us for a great time at New Year's Eve "Roaring Twenties" Style at the Chicago Latvian Community Center!


Reservation Form ( at www.ethnicdance.net/newyears)


Reserve your place early for a fabulous dinner & dance!


EDC/EMNFD Pot Luck Dinner and New Years Eve Party (1920's Style)
Chicago Latvian Community Center
4146 N Elston Ave - 2nd Floor Ballroom
Chicago, IL 60618
(Entrance on Hamlin)

          Setup: 5:30pm (come help if you can)
         Dinner: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dance Party: 8:00pm - until

    * Dinner+Party (w/food contribution): $20/person
      ($10/Students-Kids<12)

    * Party Only (no Dinner): $25/person
      ($15/Students-Kids<12)

    * $5 Late fee after 12/24/2016

    * Food Contribution should be a generous, quality food contribution to serve at least five adults

    * BYOB - Bring Your Own Beverages (of your choosing)

    * Theme - Roaring Twenties dance, music and attire...

    * Prizes awarded for imagination, originality, quality and creativity!

    * Bring a funny or useless grab bag gift!

    * www.ethnicdance.net/newyears - newyears@ethnicdance.net - 773-266-2687


 

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

Stone Soup Folk Dance Potluck Sat Apr 30, 2016

Argonne International Folk Dance Stone Soup Party
Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016
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: $5 + Potluck dish to share
 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 can bring soup.
Click on flyer image below if you need more printed flyers.

Oak Park Folk Dance Potluck Apr 27, 2016

Received from Edie:

Oak Park Folkdancers
Annual Pot Luck
515 Franklin,
River Forest, IL
$6.00, and bring a dish to share
Dinner at 8:30, Request dancing 7:30 - 10:30