Entertainment
2011 Entertainment Schedule
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Family Stage - Saturday, July 21, 2012
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1:00pm |
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interactive dance/workshop fusing the movements of traditional Armenian dances with contemporary Armenian music, and the variations found in its farflung Diaspora. |
| 2:15pm | |
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3:15pm |
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3:45pm |
interactive dance/workshop Bollywood Groove – pure unadulterated Indian dance and movements. fun and accesssible to people at ALL different dance skills |
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4:15pm |
GINGER LOZAR/ Plum Blossom and The Dragon |
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5:00pm |
Featuring a Chinese Dragon Parade! A Chinese fairy-tale using one-hundred year old puppets and introducing some of the wonderful history and culture of China. The show culminates in a Chinese parade involving up to 35 of the audience members! |
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5:30pm |
THE BAREFOOT HAWAIIAN |
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6:15pm |
Audience participation
The Barefoot Hawaiian is the most complete source and the largest provider of anything Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Polynesian in the entire Chicago area |
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Central Stage - Saturday, July 21, 2012
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| 12:00pm |
Parade of Nations |
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12:15pm |
two of Evanston's premier cultural institutions get together to create a extraordinary hour of Afro-Brazilian dance and percussion! |
| 1:45pm |
music from Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the United States |
| 3:30pm |
Rumba Flamenco and Latin Jazz with many international influences. |
| 5:30pm |
a unique fusion of traditional Nigerian Yoruba music including Highlife, Afrobeat, folklore with jazz, rock, pop, and latin music |
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Family Stage - Sunday, July 17, 2011
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2:00pm |
MARILYN PRICE: "Punch & Judaism" a collection of stories centered on Jewish heritage and values |
| 3:00pm |
WEST INDIAN FOLK DANCE COMPANY A violin child prodigy specializing in Indian classical Carnatic music. |
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3:40pm |
quick break |
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3:45pm |
live percussion, singing, and vibrant traditional Afro-Caribbean dancing |
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4:45pm |
MARILY PRICE: "Wonderful Whirl of Puppets" Folktales, parables and stories from around the world |
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5:45PM |
THE CHINESE FINE ARTS SOCIETY: a cultural presentation of dance, music and performance art featuring The Chicago Chinese Cultural Center Lion Dance |
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Central Stage - Sunday, July 17, 2011
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NAHUI OLLIN The group performs ceremonial Aztec dances with traditional costumes, ayoyotes, conchas de armadillo (armadillo backed guitars) and the huehuetl drum. |
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1:30pm |
YCA directly serves 2,500 teens a year through workshops, performance and publication programs, and reaches 30,000 young people and adults through readership of its publications and audiences at its events. |
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3:30pm |
The sextet’s niche is mixing Indian vocal techniques with underpinnings of U.S. musics... classical and folk, but also a bit of rock and light jazz. |
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5:15PM |
ancient music & rhythms of ancient Mali mixed with Western blues & folk |
Upcoming Events
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May
10
Mexican "Mobile" Consulate/Consulado Movil de Mexico
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May
10
Mental Health Board
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10
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May
10
2nd Ward Meeting- CANCELLED
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May
10
Police Dept. Awards Ceremony
7:00 PM
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