Slovene Folklore Group KRES from Novo mesto is organizing International Folklore Festival.

We, the Folklore Group KRES, will pay you accommodation for 5 nights, food and drink for 5 days and will show you the beauty of Slovenian Southeast. We will organize good performing conditions, supplied with loudspeakers.

Folklorno Drustvo Kres

Seminar organized during the period of Orthodox Easter traditions in order to participate to the local events. Organizer Christiana KATSAROU (dances of Ikaria and Islands) participation of Christos THEOLOGOS (dances of Minor Asia).

For information:
France +33 (0) 1 46 27 92 04 evening
or Athens +30 697 2424796

With the participation of Duo Izvor (Holland), performers of traditional Bulgarian music.

For more information:
Janet Douglas

Folklore, the most colourful and lively part of the culturre, is the most effective and joyful way of acquiring knowledge about countries' cultures and people. It is alsoan importamt step in the process of forming a world full of love, peace and friendship.

Age of participating groups: 8-15 years old.

Emre Sagim - President of the Festival
Tel/Fax: 0-324-325 88 28 - 29

Sviraci will be performing great Bulgarian and Macedonian dance music at
Stanford International Dancers on Friday, May 6th.
The doors open at 8 and the party ends at 11. Admission is $6.

The band members are:

Melissa Miller - kaval, tambura and vocals
lew Smith - tambura and drums
Jim Little - gajda and fiddle

We meet at Flex-It Aerobics Studio, 425 West Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View, 3-1/2 block east of Castro Street, immediately past Minton's Hardware and Lumber.
Please wear soft-soled shoes that you use only for dancing.

We are glad to share this week-end with Yannis Konstantinou who will teach us the danses of his natal region: Western Greek Macedonian. The seminar will be held in Saturday from 16 till 23:30 and Sunday from 10 to 12h.

For information: Maria Plana

Since 1987, `The International Spring Festival` has been a unique activity providing a variety of opportunities to motivate students in social interactions.
This year, in order to increase the mutual undestanding among different communities, we are going to give more significance to the international aspects of the festival. Ethnic performing groups are welcome to come.

Throughout the Festival, there will be many social and cultural activities, including an international fair, open-air concerts, folk dance performances, film shows and exhibitions, international food festival, fashion shows.

Ege University Community has been organized Youth Festival in Izmir since 1999.
Folk dance groups, street-ball teams from different countries and different universities of Turkey will participate in the festival in 2005. Participants are planned to be approximately 200.

Contact information and participating conditions:
University Fax:
+90 232 388 01 10 – 1273
+90 232 388 10 21
Head Coordinator : Mrs. Esra Ada +905052927036
Communication Coordinator Mrs Emel Yanik + 90 5552360688
Address:
EGE ÜNÝVERSÝTESÝ REKTÖRLÜÐÜ
SAÐLIK,KÜLTÜR VE SPOR DAÝRE BAÞKANLIÐI
35100 BORNOVA
ÝZMÝR /TÜRKÝYE

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension, 4700 Lincoln Ave., Aokland 510-531-3400

Friday & Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 11am-9pm, Admission : 6.00
Free Friday 10am-4pm and Sunday 5pm-9pm. Free shuttle service.