Come and see the first #Lithuanian folk dance ensemble to visit Springfield in decades–if ever!
FREE! FREE! FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES!
Come and bring your kids and grandkids to watch, meet and mingle with the 12 talented kids, 16-18, of the SUVARTUKAS Folk Dance Ensemble from Plunge, Lithuania on their first visit to the United States–Let’s welcome them in a big way!
SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCES
- 2:00-3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Illinois State Museum–FREE admission to see the performance in the first-floor atrium. Meet and mingle afterwards.
- 7-8 p.m. Monday, May 20, Hoogland Center for the Arts Club Room (as guests of the Springfield International Folk Dancers). Just watch or learn a dance!
- 10:45-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, Senior Services of Central Illinois on Mason St.
There is an opportunity to dine with the troupe at a self-pay lunch or dinner Tuesday, May 21. Contact sandybaksys@gmail.com by Saturday, May 18, if interested.
Lithuanians in Springfield, Illinois 
Violet Abad said:
Thanks for the reminder. They are also coming to Cleveland next week. I hope you get s huge turnout. It’s worth going. They wear the authentic national costume.
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sandyb52 said:
Violeta, I believe they were in Cleveland yesterday–in Middletown, Ohio, today and Springfield tomorrow. Sandy