An Afternoon of Russian Music and Dance
Chicago Cossacks, a Russian and Ukrainian folk music and dance ensemble, will perform in concert. The program will feature two dancers and three musicians, who will play ontraditional musical instruments, such as the domra (mandolin), balalaika, and bayan (button accordion). The musicians in the ensemble received formal music degrees in the former Soviet Union.
This event is part of the Wilmette Public Library’s 2018 One Book, Everybody Reads series, which is featuring author Amor Towles’s bestselling novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, this spring.
One Book, Everybody Reads is generously funded by the Friends of the Wilmette Public Library. Community partners for the 2018 One Book program include The Book Stall, League of Women Voters of Wilmette, Make It Better, NS/Modern Luxury, Rotary Club of Wilmette, Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor, Village of Kenilworth, Village of Wilmette, Wilmette Beacon, Wilmette-Kenilworth Chamber of Commerce, and Wilmette Schools District 39.
For more information about this year’s One Book, Everybody Reads program, visit www.wilmettelibrary.info/onebook or call (847) 256-6930.
Date and Time
Sunday Apr 8, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
April 8 at 2:00 pm
Location
Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette 60091
Fees/Admission
Free admission
Contact Information
Barbara Goodman
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