SCHEDULE

The 8^th Annual Chicago Turkish Festival will be held from Sunday, May 23^rd through Wednesday, May 26^th, 2010. Festival Booths are open between 10:00 am - 6:00 pm daily. Admission is Free

Detailed Schedule:

May 23, 2010, Sunday (Center stage performances between 11:30-3:00 pm)

11:30 am OPENING CEREMONY

12:00 - 3:00 pm DAILY PERFORMANCE
12:00 pm Fashion Show, Folk Dances, Whirling Dervishes
1:00 pm University of Minnesota Jazz Ensemble
2:00 pm Festival Music Ensemble & Lama Jamal

May 24, 2010, Monday (Center stage performances between 12:00-2:00 pm)
12:00 pm Fashion Show, Folk Dances, Whirling Dervishes
1:00 pm University of Minnesota Jazz Ensemble

May 25, 2010, Tuesday (Center stage performances between 12:00-2:00 pm)
12:00 pm Fashion Show, Folk Dances, Whirling Dervishes
1:00 pm Festival Music Ensemble & Lama Jamal

May 26, 2010, Wednesday (Center stage performances between 12:00-2:00 pm)
12:00 pm Fashion Show, Folk Dances, Whirling Dervishes
1:00 pm Festival Music Ensemble & Lama Jamal
1:45 pm CLOSING CEREMONY

Festival Kickoff Party
May 22, 2010 @ 10 pm
Stone Lotus (873 N Orleans)
Cover $15 ($20 after 11 pm). Must be 21 or older.
All proceeds benefit TACA & Ataturk School.

Performances:
Diyarbakir Olgunlasma Institute Fashion Show
Minnesota University Jazz Ensemble
Festival Music Ensemble & Lama Jamal Band
Ottoman Military Marching Band
TUANA Folk Dance Group - Tugay Ertunc
Whirling Dervishes

The festivities will include:
Land of Civilizations & Ataturk Exhibits
Anatolia and Istanbul Photo Exhibit
Turkish Cuisine & Turkish Coffee
Orchid Ice-Cream from Maras
Authentic Turkish Music
Folk Dances
Whirling Dervishes
Traditional Fashion Show
Fine Arts & Crafts
Books & Souvenirs
Travel Information
Kids' Activities (magician, bingo and games)
and more...

Participants:
Artists & Artisans from the City of Diyarbakir
Diyarbakir Olgunlasma Institute handcrafts
Fahri Cetinkaya: Ceramics (Cini)
Fatos Aninmis (Hand-crafted jewelry & gifts)
Firca Ceramics: Hasan Bilgin & Ozay Aksungur
Funda Levent (Hand-crafted jewelry & gifts)
Gulin Bulut (Hand-crafted jewelry)
Hasan & Nurcan Tabakoglu: Silver (Telkari-kazaz)
Ismet Keten: Calligraphy (Hat)
Korean Veterans
Kurtes Embroidery & Design Co.
Les Sacrifice (scarves, shawls, ponchos, jewelry)
Muharrem Yilmaz: Meerschaum pipes (Luletasi)
Serdag Amil (Hand-crafted jewelry & gifts)
Sonia Derman Harlan (Hand-crafted jewelry)
Turkish Airlines Inc.
Village Bazaar

Others:
Book signing by J. Peterson, C. Mondoux, K. Revolinski
Citibank
TCF Bank
Tech Shield Inc.
TACA & Other Non-profit Organizations
TACCI-Midwest: Medical Tourism in Turkey