Museum of Science and Industry

2009 Performance & Events Schedule

All activities take place in the Holiday Stage area off the Museum’s East Court, Main Floor. Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Choral performances by area school groups will also take place from Nov. 26 through Dec. 18.

December 2008

Saturday, Dec. 6
11:00 a.m. — Finnladies of Chicago (Finland)
12:15 p.m. — Danish American Athletic Club
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. — Book Reading and Signing: Chicago's State Street Christmas Parade and Christmas on State Street: 1940s and Beyond by Robert P. Ledermann (in North Court)
1:30 p.m. — Norwegian National League of Chicago - Folk dancing and choral performance
2:45 p.m. — Royal Scottish Country Dance Society/Chicago Branch Demo Team
4:00 p.m. — Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association (India) - Choral performance, religious pageant and dancing

Sunday, Dec. 7
12:15 p.m. — Latvian School of Chicago & the Latvian Girl Guides and Boy Scouts
1:30 p.m. — Knights of Lithuania Dancers (Lithuania)
2:45 p.m. — Greek Consulate (Greece)
4:00 p.m. — Austrian Mixed Chorus (Austria)

Saturday, Dec. 13
11:00 a.m. — Classic Act Choral Ensemble
12:15 p.m. — Columbian American Cultural Center
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. — Book Reading and Signing: The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland by Mary Edsey (in North Court)
1:30 p.m. — Thistle & Heather Highland Dancers (Scotland)
2:45 p.m. — Acapellago - Acapella choral music
4:00 p.m. — Wat Dhammaram Temple (Thailand) - Thai Music

Sunday, Dec. 14
12:15 p.m. — Boliviamanta Dance Ensemble (Bolivia)
1:30 p.m. — Iskra School of Ukranian Dance & Ukranian Children's Choir, Cherubic Voices (Ukraine)
2:45 p.m. — Cardinal A. Stepinac Croatian School (Croatia)
4:00 p.m. — Orpheus Hellenic Greek Folklore Society - Folk dancing and song

Saturday, Dec. 20
11:00 a.m. — Kupa'a Pacific Island Resources (South Pacific Islands) - Dance, song and music
12:15 p.m. — Society of Danube Swabians (Germany) - Narration, song and dance.
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. — Book Reading and Signing: Season of Joy: Chicago Celebrates the Holidays by Jim Benes (in North Court)
1:30 p.m. — Calima Spanish Dance (Spain)
2:45 p.m. — Chicagoland Festival Chorus
4:00 p.m. — Belizean Cultural Bearers (Belize)

Sunday, Dec. 21
12:15 p.m. — JASC Tsukasa Taiko (Japan) - Traditional drumming and music
1:30 p.m. — Alma Ecuatoriana (Ecuador)
2:45 p.m. — Polish Scouting Organization (Poland)

Monday, Dec. 22
2:45 p.m. — Holy Cross/IHM Marimba Ensemble and Children's Choir (Mexico/Central America)

Saturday, Dec. 27
12:15 p.m. — Tuwamari Ecuadorian Folkloric Ballet (Ecuador)
1:30 p.m. — St. Elijah Folklore (Serbia)
2:45 p.m. — Figle (Poland) - Children's choir

Sunday, Dec. 28
12:15 p.m. — Renacer Boliviano Dance Troupe (Bolivia)
1:30 p.m. — Choomsarang Korean Traditional Dance Group (Korea)
2:45 p.m. — Federation Circles of Serbian Sisters and the Church School Children of St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbia) - Pageant featuring Serbian traditions, music and dance
4:00 p.m. — Holy Nativity Romanian Orthodox Church Miorita Ensemble (Romania)

Monday, Dec. 29
1:30 p.m. — Eileen Boevers Traveling Troupe - Broadway musical revue
2:45 p.m. — Mamma Sunshine (Kwanzaa)

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