Date: July 11-12, 2009
Cost: $8 donation, $4 for seniors and kids
Organizer: Old Town School of Folk Music
What to expect: A wide-ranging music line-up, dance workshops, cooking demonstrations, staff jams and more in Lincoln Square's Welles Park.
Why to go: Sunday headliner Karsh Kale brings together tons of musical styles (traditional Indian music, hip-hop, classic rock, electronic) for a show that should be anything but boring.
The full lineup:
Saturday, July 11
Main Stage
12:55 p.m.: Midwest Invitational Fiddle Championship
2:05 p.m.: Lamajamal
2:45 p.m.: Dan & Rayna Gellert
4 p.m.: Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole
5:25 p.m.: Caleb Klauder and his All-Star Country Band
7 p.m.: Honey Honey
8:30 p.m.: Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
Kids Tent
noon: Wiggleworms with Little Miss Ann
12:50 p.m.: Ecuadorian Folk Dance
1:40 p.m.: Cowpoke Sing-along with Annie Coleman
2:30 p.m.: Storytime Dances with Jen Guglielmi
3:25 p.m.: Laura Doherty
4:35 p.m.: Kids Rhythm Circle
5:30 p.m.: Special Music By Special People
Dance Tent
noon: Family Hula with Lani
1:05 p.m.: Bhangra with Shamila
2:10 p.m.: Rumba Dance Lesson
2:40 p.m.: Ogunda Masa, Nuestra Musica
3:55 p.m.: Welles Park Folkloric Dancers, Nuestra Musica
4:15 p.m.: Dance Lessons with Saladeen
4:45 p.m.: Papo Santiago & Infra Verde, Nuestra Musica
6:30 p.m.: Square Dance! Open Band with special guests
Gazebo
noon: Old Time Jam with Dan & Rayna Gellert
1 p.m.: African Drum Fete with Taylor
2 p.m.: Voice of the People with Andrea
3 p.m.: Brazilian Ensemble with Paulinho, Nuestra Musica
4 p.m.: Fandango with Raul, Nuestra Musica
5 p.m.: Woodstock Ensemble
6 p.m.: Soul Sing-along with Alton & Bill
Sunday, July 12
Main Stage
12:55 p.m.: Young Stracke All-Stars
1:25 p.m.: Woodstock All-Stars
2:10 p.m.: Maestros del Joropo Oriental
3:25 p.m.: Mbolo Moy Dolle
4:55 p.m.: Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
6:30 p.m: Watcha Clan
7:45 p.m.: DJ Warp & Friends
8:30 p.m.: Karsh Kale
Kids Tent
noon: Wiggleworms with Julie
12:50 p.m.: Hip Hop Kidz with Lin
1:45 p.m.: Tricia Sebastian, Nuestra Musica
2:45 p.m.: West African Drumming with Taylor
3:40 p.m.: Erin Flynn Band
4:40 p.m.: Zumba for Kids, Nuestra Musica
Dance Tent
noon: Jazz Dance with Jeanette
1 p.m.: Waltz Across Chicago!
3:30 p.m.: Polka Lesson
4 p.m.: Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
5:20 p.m.: Hip Hop Dance with Boogie
6:30 p.m.: Two Step Lessons with Nicole
7 p.m.: Hoyle Brothers
Gazebo
noon: Family String Jam with Maria
1 p.m.: Woody Guthrie Folk Jam with Mark
2 p.m.: Bluegrass Jam with Colby
3 p.m.: The Third Half with Dan
4 p.m.: Mellow Gold with Steve
5 p.m.: Grateful Dead Ensemble with Steve
6 p.m.: Beatles Ensemble with Steve
Centerstage Reviewer: Ben Rubenstein