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Wild Asparagus Dance Weekend

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Friday and Saturday Contras
Featuring the Wild Asparagus

We will be holding a very special 2 day dancefest this April with Wild Aparagus, one of the nation's premier contra bands. See the Upcoming Events section for more details!

Location:
Shoreland Hall, Ballroom
5454 South Shore Drive. Click here for a map.



Welcome to the Home of the University of Chicago Folk Festival

Featuring three days of the best traditional, community-based, "roots" musicians in Bluegrass, Country Blues, Old-Time fiddle, Irish, Creole, Klezmer, Scottish, Chicago Blues, Old-Time String, and much more!

For all the information about this years festival, download our flyer or click on the links to the left


Upcoming Events

Fiddler's Picnic

What: UofC Folklore Society Fiddler's Picnic
When: May 20th, afternoon and evening

The fiddler's picnic is an afternoon featuring free food, a fiddling contest, a concert, and of course, lots of jamming.

Check back here for more information, and, of course,
Bring your instruments!

Location:
Hutch Courtyard, behind the Reynolds Club, University of Chicago Campus.
5706 South University Avenue.
Click here for a map.


Folk Festival Information
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Folk Festival Information
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The University of Chicago Folklore Society
1212 E 59th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Ph: 773-702-9793
info@uofcfolk.org

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This program is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council