West Suburban Symphony Dance Music Cantigny Sat Aug 3, 2019

The West Suburban Symphony will be playing a concert of dance music, including Kodaly's gypsy-inspired Dances of Galanta, dance tunes from Broadway musicals, Strauss waltzes, Latin American dances, and jazz standards.
 Saturday evening, Aug 3, 2019
7:30pm
Cantigny Park, 1s151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60189
Free with $10 parking fee
https://cantigny.org/event/west-suburban-symphony-orchestra-2/
http://www.westsubsymphony.org/concerts-details/dance-9386547021

Dancing tonight with A/C and a moon-related dance cartoon

Several people have asked, in view of the scary-hot weather forecast, if we're meeting for dancing tonight (Fri July 19, 2019), and if we'll be in the Fellowship Hall with the A/C - the answers are yes, and yes.

Also, here's a moon-landing-and-dance-related web cartoon:  http://www.bunicomic.com/comic/buni-1280/

Oconomowoc Folk Dance Camp Oct 4-6, 2019

Fall Folkdance Camp
October 4-6, 2019
Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute
600 Lac Labelle Dr, Oconomowoc, WI
Cost: $235 before Sept 6th, 2019

Click on registration form, use "Print Preview" and adjust scale as necessary to print.

French Connection Day, Cantigny, Sun Aug 11, 2019

https://cantigny.org/event/french-connection-day/
French open-air market, live music, photo-ops by 23-foot-tall Eiffel Tower

Date: Sunday, Aug 11, 2019
Time: 10:00 am - 04:00 pm
Location: Parade Field
1 S 151 Winfield Road,Wheaton, IL 60189
Cost: Parking: $10 per car

Scottish, Mexican, Swedish Festivals June 14-16, Western Suburbs

The Scottish Festival & Highland Games will be in Itasca, IL Fri-Sat June 14-15:
http://www.scottishfestivalchicago.org/

And there will be a Mexican Folkloric Festival at Cantigny in Wheaton Sat-Sun Jun 15-16:
https://cantigny.org/event/mexican-folkloric-festival/

And Swedish Day in Good Templar Park, Geneva IL, Sun Jun 16:
https://www.goodtemplarpark.org/events/2019/6/16/swedish-day-midsommer

Chicago Summerdance June 27-Aug 24, 2019

The Summerdance schedule is up on the City of Chicago Website:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_summerdance.html

Here are a few of the more folk-y listings:

Wednesday, June 26, 6–9pm – Contra & Square Dance

• Golden Horse Ranch Band (Contra & Square Dance)  

• Annie Coleman (Square & Contra Dancing, Line Dancing, Polka, Waltz)

Sunday, June 30, 4–7pm – Folk Dances & Music from India

• Ishti presents Pulse of India: An Evening of Folk Dance and Music
• Ishti Dance (Bhangra, Raas-Garba, Kalbelia, Ghoomar, Sambalpuri)

Sunday, July 7, 4–7pm – Eastern European Folk Dancing

• Dardania (Albanian Folk Music)
• Altin Naska (Balkan & Eastern European Folk Dances)

Saturday, August 24, 1–8pm
SummerDance Celebration – The Grand Finale!
Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St.
A full day of participatory and professional dancing throughout Millennium Park on the Great Lawn, Cloud Gate, Wrigley Square and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion.

MidEast Dance Party Thur Jun 13, 2019 Chicago

Raqs Hafla: Free MidEast Dance Party
Date & Time: Thu, Jun 13, 2019 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location:

Green Briar Park

2650 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago, IL 60659
https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/raqs-hafla-mideast-dance-party-green-briar