Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival July 16-17, 2016

Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
July 16-17, 2016
Saturday & Sunday, noon to 7 p.m.
Dawes Park, Sheridan Rd. at Church St.
Free admission

Live accordion music by Don Weeda Fri 7/15

Don Weeda will be in town this coming week, and will be at dancing Friday night (July 15) in Downers Grove to play live accordion music for us to dance to.  He has a great repertoire of folk dance tunes.  He will also be playing for Fermilab International Folk Dancing the day before, Thurs, July 14.

Scottish Highland games June 18, Itasca, IL

http://scottishfestivalchicago.org/

30TH ANNUAL SCOTTISH FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES
Friday, June 17th & Saturday, June 18th
Hamilton Lakes, Itasca, IL

Midsommar Fest Sat June 18 Rockford

http://www.swedishhistorical.org/pages/midsommar


Swedish Historical Society of Rockford will hold its annual Midsommar Fest from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 18 at Erlander Home Museum, 404 S. Third St, Rockford, IL

Door County Folk Festival July 13-17, 2016

Received from Paul/EDC:

07/13-17 Door County Folk Festival (We-Su) Baileys Harbor, Ephraim & Sister Bay, WI. Featuring workshops/culture sessions with  John Morovich and other regional dance leaders. Live Music with  Nick Bratkovich and Do Zore Orchestra
            www.dcff.net/brochure
            *EDC Dance @ Latvian Center canceled for this event

07/15-17 Door County Contra Dance Weekend (Fr-Su) Baileys Harbor,  Ephraim & Sister Bay, WI. Featuring calling by Carol Ormand. Live Music with Rare Privilege and the Toe Trippers
            www.dcff.net/brochure-contra
            *EDC Dance @ Latvian Center canceled for this event

Not Meeting Friday, June 3, 2016

We will not be meeting for dancing in Downers Grove Friday, June 3, 2016, because many of us will be at June Camp Hope to see you there, or on Fridays before and after.

Louise WBOM interview - Tim Macdonald + Jeremy Ward Mon 5/30 8am

Memorial Day Monday May 30, 2016, at 8am, on wbom.playtheradio.com, there will be a program called Artist's Showcase broadcast from the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center in Rockford, with Louise interviewing folk musicians Tim MacDonald and Jeremy Ward.
http://wbom.playtheradio.com/index.cfm
http://mendelssohnpac.org/wbom-radio-2/