EMNFD: Bulgarika Live Music Mon Sep 15

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancing is having an Bulgarian Folk Music and Dance Party with live music by Bulgarika
Monday, Sept 15, 2014
7:30-10:30 PM,
Lake Street & Chicago Avenue in Evanston
http://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/save-the-date

Looks like their Fall Regional Potluck is scheduled for Sat Nov 8, too.

Festivals this weekend Aug 15-17

Sorry for the late notice, just came across info for these 2 festivals in an e-mail from Dance With Janet:

Festival of the Horse & Drum, "A Multicultural Celebration of the Horse"
Kane County Fairgrounds, Aug 16-17, 2014
http://www.festivalofthehorseanddrum.com/
 In addition to dancing horses, it looks like there will be human Salsa Dancing, Belly Dancing, and the Bulgarian dance troup Xopo -- see the schedule for the Horse-a-Palooza Stage:
http://www.festivalofthehorseanddrum.com/horse-a-palooza-stage.html

Chicagoland Dance Festival, "Chicago's Only Country and Swing Dance Festival"
Crown Plaza Chicago O'Hare, Aug 15-17, 2014
http://chicagolanddancefestival.com/

Fox Valley Folk Festival Aug 31 - Sep 1, 2014

Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival
August 31 & September 1, 2014
At Island Park, Geneva, IL
http://foxvalleyfolk.com/

Ending our presence on meetup.com

Last spring, we decided to try setting up on meetup.com, to see if it would help improve attendance at regular Friday night dancing. Unfortunately, it does not seem to have had any effect on attendance, so we decided not to pay for another 6 months, so our meetup group will disappear from meetup.com after September.  Thanks to Susan for setting up and maintaining it, it was a noble experiment.  Too bad it didn't work out.

This blog will still be maintained, so check here for special events, cancellations, or miscellaneous stuff that I think you might be interested in :-)

Sun Aug 10 French Connection Day - Cantigny

http://www.cantigny.org/calendar/signature-events/french-connection-day

French Connection Day 

Sunday, August 10, 2014 |  9 am - 3 pm
Free with $5 per car parking fee

Cantigny

1S151 Winfield Road
Wheaton, IL 60189

• French Open Air Market by Bensidoun
• Wine Tasting and French Food at Le Jardin
• Pétanque (pronounce pay-tonk) a French yard game
• Kids' Art Project
• French Music by Traveler's Dream
• Street Performers: Stilt-walker, Caricaturist, Face Painters, Balloon artist
• Storytime with Madeline
• Photo-ops by the 23 foot Eiffel Tower

Sat Aug 2: Fox Valley Irish Fest Aurora + Lake Co Fiber+Folk Fest

Fox Valley Irish Fest

Date:	Sat, Aug 02 from 1 to 10:30pm
Price:	$5 - $10

Venue Info:

RiverEdge Park 360 N. Broadway Aurora, IL 60505 (click map for more details) (630) 896-6666

http://riveredgeaurora.com/events/fox-valley-irish-festival/


Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair (includes folk music)

Date:	Fri, Aug 01 through Sun, Aug 3
Price:	$10/day or 3 day pass for $25. Kids 10 and under are FREE

Venue Info:

Lake County Fairgrounds 1060 E. Peterson Rd Grayslake, IL 60030

http://www.fiberandfolk.com/

WPR TTBOOK podcast: Just Dance

Wisconsin Public Radio show "To The Best Of Our Knowledge" podcast entitled "Just Dance":
http://www.ttbook.org/book/dance

"06.29.2014
Want to improve your mood? Just dance. This hour we’re talking with people who’ve found an easy way to keep themselves happy, to build friendships, and make art. We’re checking in with neuroscientists too, to hear just what happens in our brains when we’re dancing."