Museum of Science and Industry

Various ethnic groups from around Chicagoland will spread festive spirit on the weekend with song and dance performances. All activities take place in the Holiday Stage area on the Museum's Main Level. Please note that the schedule is subject to change. And don't forget to enjoy choral performances by area school groups from Nov. 22 through Dec. 20, 2011. (Check the schedule at the Holiday Stage or on msichicago.org for up-to-date information.) Please note that the schedule is subject to change. Also on the Holiday Stage, don’t miss the enlightening chemistry demonstration, Tis The Season for Science, daily at 2:30 p.m.

December Holiday Performances

Thursday, Dec. 1
10 a.m. -- Joliet Catholic Academy (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- Bishop McNamara High School (General Holiday)

Friday, Dec. 2
10 a.m. -- Wilmington Middle School (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- Hickory Bend Elementary (General Holiday)
Noon -- Coal City High School (General Holiday)

Saturday, Dec. 3
12:15 p.m. -- Norwegian National League of Chicago (Norway)
1:30 p.m. -- Ensemble Alioni (Republic of Georgia)
3:15 p.m. -- Boliviamanta (Bolivia)
4:30 p.m. -- Orquesta de Cuatro Fenix (Puerto Rico)

Sunday, Dec. 4
11 a.m. -- Bonnie Lindholm Dance Company (General Holiday)
12:15 p.m. -- Flamenco Chicago (Spain)
1:30 p.m. -- Linda’s Dance Studio (Mexico)
3:15 p.m. -- Austrian Mixed Chorus (Austria)
4:30 p.m. -- Greek Consulate Education Office (Greece)

Monday, Dec. 5
Noon -- Stevenson Elementary (General Holiday)

Tuesday, Dec. 6
10 a.m. -- Saint Dennis School (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- St. Paul’s Lutheran (General Holiday)
Noon -- Tri-Point High School (General Holiday)

Wednesday, Dec. 7
10 a.m. -- Eastview Elementary School (General Holiday)

Thursday, Dec. 8
10 a.m. -- Washington School District 170 (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- District 54 Jazz Band, Adams Junior High (General Holiday)

Friday, Dec. 9
10 a.m. -- Parkview Elementary School (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- Eastview Middle School (General Holiday)

Saturday, Dec. 10
11 a.m. -- Choomsarang Korean Dance Group (Korea)
12:15 p.m. -- “Alegria Juveniles” of Roberto Clemente Center (Latin America)
1:30 p.m. -- Thistle and Heather Highland Dancers (Scotland)
3:15 p.m. -- St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt (Egypt)
4:30 p.m. -- Tierra Colombiana Dance Company (Colombia)

Sunday, Dec. 11
11 a.m. -- JCCIA Italianettes (Italy)
12:15 p.m. -- Mamma Sunshine (Holidays of Light, Kwanza)
1:30 p.m. -- Iskra School of Ukrainian Dance; Cherubic Voices, Ukrainian Children’s Choir (Ukraine)
3:15 p.m. -- Mangalorean Konkan Christian Association USA (India)
4:30 p.m. -- Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society (Greece)

Monday, Dec. 12
10 a.m. -- McKinley Elementary School (General Holiday)

Tuesday, Dec. 13
10 a.m. -- Belmont Cragin Elementary School (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- Ratolo Middle School (General Holiday)
Noon -- Ratolo Middle School (General Holiday)

Wednesday, Dec. 14
10 a.m. -- Saukview Elementary School (General Holiday)

Thursday, Dec. 15
11 a.m. -- Dooley Elementary School (General Holiday)
Noon -- St. Philip Neri School (General Holiday)

Friday, Dec. 16
10 a.m. -- The World Performance Team (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- The World Performance Team (General Holiday)
Noon -- The World Performance Team (General Holiday)

Saturday, Dec. 17
11 a.m. -- Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago (Wales)
12:15 p.m. -- Society of the Danube Swabians of Chicago (Germany)
1:30 p.m. -- Acappellago (General Holiday)
3:15 p.m. -- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Chicago Branch Demonstration Team (Scotland)
4:30 p.m. -- Belizean Cultural Bearers (Belize)

Sunday, Dec. 18
11 a.m. -- Finnladies of Chicagoland (Finland)
12:15 p.m. -- Campanella Children’s Choir (Russia)
1:30 p.m. -- Colombian American Cultural Center Choir (Colombia)
3:15 p.m. -- Polish Scouting Organization of Illinois (Poland)

Monday, Dec. 19
10 a.m. -- The World Performance Team (General Holiday)
11 a.m. -- Flanagan Junior High School (General Holiday)
Noon -- The World Performance Team (General Holiday)

Tuesday, Dec. 20
11 a.m. -- Peterson Elementary School (General Holiday)
3:15 p.m. -- Holy Cross IHM Marimba Ensemble and Children’s Choir (Central America)

Thursday, Dec. 22
1:30 p.m. -- Harvard High School Madrigals (England)

Friday, Dec. 23
3:15 p.m. -- Holy Nativity (Romania)

Saturday, Dec. 24
11 a.m. -- Ke Kula, The Students of Ke Kula Kupa’a La Pakipika (South Pacific Islands)

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