23rd Annual Folk Ball Festival, Madison, WI, 21-23 Jan 2011
You and your party-hearty friends are invited to enjoy Madison's 23rd annual
FOLK BALL FESTIVAL
January 21-23, 2011
Memorial Union (800 Langdon Street, Madison WI)
featuring AHMET LULECI presenting folk dances of Turkey !
Miraculously funded by your generous voluntary donations—make one full-weekend contribution at Info Table in Great Hall or donate for each event you attend, but please DO YOUR PART to keep Folk Ball an open, free-flowing celebration! THANK YOU.
Visit Joan Amsterdam's FOLKSTUFF SHOP in Great Hall anytime Saturday!
To offer or ask crash space: Tami 608-274-3132
Saturday Folk Arts Workshops
10-noon Great Hall: TURKISH FOLKDANCE—Ahmet Luleci
10-noon Tripp Commons: HUNGARIAN COUPLE DANCE (Mezoseg, Transylvania)—Dan Talmo & Paula White (music by Szaszka)
12-1pm Old Madison Room: Brownbag Lunch—"Tamburica, a Thriving Tradition"—Rick March & Members of "Do Zore"
1-3pm Great Hall: BHANGRA DANCE—Jay Singh
1-3pm Tripp Commons SERBIAN FOLKDANCE—Michael Malich
1-3pm Old Madison Room CELTIC SINGING—Members of Navan
1-3pm Beefeaters Room ETHNIC DRUMMING—Robert Schoville
3-5pm Great Hall TURKISH FOLKDANCE—Ahmet Luleci
3-5pm Tripp Commons SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE—Teachers: Kate Deck, Janice Lacock, Norma Briggs
Musician: Michael Briggs
3-5pm Beefeaters Room: MEZOSEGI CSARDAS (Advanced Session)—Dan Talmo & Paula White (music by Szaszka)
Saturday BUFFET DINNER - serving at 5:00 in the Union
(Inn Wisconsin Room - 2nd floor east)
Lasagna (meat or vegetarian), salad, Italian squash medley,
bread sticks, cookies, coffee/tea/milk/soda.water.
Per person $17.50. Reservations required—accepted thru Sunday, Jan.16.
Contact Joan / 608-242-1168
or Michael / 608-241-3655
Cafe-style tamburica music for dinner by "Do Zore" !
The Legendary FOLK BALL DANCE PARTY (Great Hall)
Saturday 7:00pm-1:00am
Music By:
DO ZORE—The Milwaukee Sound from a New Generation!
VESELIYKA—Village-Style Balkan on Traditional Instruments (Madison's bitov band)
ORKESTAR BEZ IME -- IFD Band from Rogaria (via Twin Cities)
SZASZKA -- Totally Real Transylvanian String Band (Madison)
REPTILE PALACE ORCHESTRA -- High-Octane Eclectic Ethnic (Madison Island)
Presented by Madison Folk Dance Club (a UW Registered Student Organization).
Sponsored by Department of Slavic Languages, College of Letters & Science.
Welcomed by WORT 89.9FM Community-Sponsored Radio.
Website (workshop details, band links, schedule updates, lodging info, photos...)
www.plantpath.wisc.edu/~tdd/folkball.html
Further Info: Michael 608-241-3655