2013 Skokie Festival of Cultures
May 18 - 19 @ 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Oakton Park, 4701 West Oakton St., Skokie, Illinois
Free Admission!
INDONESIA for eight consecutive years,
participates at the largest outdoor multi-cultural festival in Chicagoland
on celebrating and promoting a better understanding among different ethnics and cultural backgrounds
23th ANNUAL SKOKIE FESTIVAL OF CULTURES
DATE: May 18 - 19, 2013
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
VENUE: Oakton Park, 4701 West Oakton St., Skokie, Illinois
Grand Opening and Flag Raising Ceremony: May 18, 2013; 12:30 p.m.
(Please gather in the Auditorium Hall)
INDONESIAN CULTURAL BOOTH #16-C
Indonesian Dance Performances:
Outside Stage: May 19, 2013; 2:00 p.m
by: Indonesian Consulate General in Chicago and Indonesian Performing Arts of Chicago
Participating Cultures:
Albanian, Armenian, Assyrian, Bangladeshi, Belizean, Bosnian, Bulgarian. Chinese, Croatian, Cuban, Czech, Filipino, German, Haitian, Hellenic (Greek), Indian, Indonesia, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Jamaican/West Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Latinos in Skokie, Luxembourgian, Mexican, Norwegian, Pakistan, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, United States.
Indonesian Culture is supported by:
* Indonesian Consulate General in Chicago *
* Indonesian Diaspora Network - Midwest, USA *
* PERMIAS Chicago *
* Indonesian Performing Arts of Chicago *
* Indonesian American Community of Illinois, NFP *
Further information for Indonesian community, please contact:
Bernadeta Pratiwi ; I Nyoman Mahartayasa
Roosy Miller ; Martino Tangkar ;
About the Village of Skokie
The Village of Skokie, Illinois, located 16 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and 12 miles east of O'Hare International Airport, provides high-quality government services to the over 63,000 residents and 2,400 businesses that call Skokie their home. Skokie covers 10.2 square miles of land and is bordered by the Villages of Glenview and Wilmette on the north, the Village of Lincolnwood and the City of Chicago (West Rogers Park and Edgebrook neighborhoods) on the south, the Villages of Morton Grove and Niles on the west and the City of Evanston on the east. Twice-weekly refuse collection, a highly engineered Storm-Water Runoff Control System and sidewalk snow plowing are some of the many unique Village programs that enhance Skokie residents' quality of life. Superior municipal services together with the nationally acclaimed Skokie Park District, superb Skokie Public Library, and preeminent North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, exceptional Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park and outstanding school districts make Skokie an excellent place to live. The Village is a recipient of a Governor's Hometown Award and has received "All America City" finalist distinction from the National Civic League.
The Village of Skokie has a rich cultural heritage as well. The first settlers were immigrants, primarily from Germany and Luxembourg, seeking a prime area to relocate their families. When originally incorporated in 1888, the Village was known as Niles Centre. Historians estimate that around 1910 the spelling was changed to Niles Center. By the late 1930s, a campaign began to change the community's name, primarily due to confusion caused by the neighboring Village of Niles and the fact that both towns are within Niles Township. On November 15, 1940, after several years' debate over a new name and a referendum to authorize the name change, the community became the Village of Skokie. Since then, the Village has enjoyed tremendous population, cultural and commercial growth. The Village's rich heritage continues to grow as members of many ethnic and cultural backgrounds choose to call Skokie home. Each May since 1991 the two-day Skokie Festival of Cultures celebrates the heritage of the residents of Skokie. Flags from participating Festival of Cultures countries that belong to the United Nations and are recognized by the United States State Department are flown throughout the year on a rotating basis at the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park’s Flags of Nations display.Labels: Acara KJRI Chicago, IDN Midwest, Indonesian Arts, indonesian community, Indonesian Consulate Chicago, Indonesian Dance, Indonesian Diaspora Network Midwest, iPAC, Permias Chicago
Indonesian Summer Fun
Spend the day with delicious Indonesian Food & Fun Games
Saturday, June 22, 2013
11am - 4pm
Lake Opeka Park
2200 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Tickets
- $15 Pre Event Registration RSVP by June 15th!
- $20 At the Event
- $5 Children under 10 yrs
- Free Children under 5 yrs
Ticket includes
- Chicken Satay / Sate Ayam
- Jakarta Lontong Vegetable / Lontong Sayur Jakarta
- Bogor Pickled Fruits n Vegetable / Asinan Bogor
- Hot Dog, chips
- Raffle ticket
Hosted by Paguyuban Warga Katholik Indonesia - PWKI Chicagoland
Contact person for ticket:
Labels: Acara PWKI, indonesian community, Indonesian Community Chicago Suburb, Indonesian Food Chicago, Indonesian Summer Fun Chicago, PWKI Paguyuban Warga Katholik Indonesia - Chicago
AMERICAN BATIK DESIGN COMPETITION
Call for entries: American Batik Design Competition is a challenge to US Citizens to craft batik designs with a distinct American style.
Submit your American batik design before August 1st 2013, and win a total prize money of US$ 27,000, a two week batik tour to Indonesia and exhibitions in Indonesia and the U.S.
AMERICAN BATIK DESIGN COMPETITION II
To celebrate the new US – Indonesia Partnership, Indonesia’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, is launching the second round of American Batik Design Competition, following the success of American Batik Design Competition in 2011.
This project is a challenge to US-based designers to craft batik designs with a distinct American style – hence the theme “The spirit of America in the heritage of batik”.
A joint panel of American and Indonesian batik/textile experts will select the three best batik designs. Three winning designers will travel to cities in Indonesia for Two Week Batik Tour and receive prize money each of $7000, exhibitions in Indonesia and the U.S.
Do not miss this rare opportunity to win Two Week Batik Tour to cities like Jakarta, Cirebon, Yogyakarta, Solo, Pekalongan and Bali, and enjoy exploration of rich cultural heritage of Indonesia.
Entry Deadline: July 12, 2013
Labels: American Batik Design Competition, Indonesian Embassy Washington DC, KBRI Washington DC, The spirit of America in the heritage of batik
Indonesian Embassy will be participating in Passport DC 2013
"Around the World Embassy Tour"
Saturday, May 4, 10 am - 4 pm.
On Sunday, May 5, there will be another cultural program at American University titled "GO WEST SUMATERA" presented by the Embassy, Rumah Indonesia and American University.
It's free!
http://www.rumah-indonesia.org/
http://www.rumah-indonesia.org/workshop.html
GO WEST SUMATRA !
LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT SUMATRA, ONE OF THE MANY PROMINENT PLACES IN INDONESIA
SUNDAY, MAY 5th, 2013 @ 1 - 4 PM
School of International Service
American University, Washington, DC
TASTE THE SPICY FOOD
EXPERIENCE THE PEOPLE and THE FOOD
THROUGH PHOTOS AND EXHIBITIONS
Register here:
http://rumah-indonesia.eventbrite.com/#
Labels: Around the World Embassy Tour, Indonesian Community Washington DC, Indonesian Embassy Washintgon DC, KBRI Washington DC, Masyarakat Indonesia Washington DC, Passport DC 2013, Rumah Indonesia
EDGS-EQUALITY DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALIZATION STUDIES
EDGS Rajawali Lecture
EMERGING POWERS: RICHER, SMARTER, ASSERTIVE AND REBALANCING THE WORLD
His Excellency Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesian Ambassador to the US,
will deliver an EDGS Rajawali Lecture focusing on Asia, the US "pivot," and the role of major emerging countries like Indonesia in the global rebalancing act.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 5:30 pm Northwestern University
Hardin Hall, Rebecca Crown Center, 633 Clark Street, Evanston
WWW.EDGS.NORTHWESTERN.EDU EDGS promotes research, publications, intellectual engagement, and public dialogue focused on issues confronting the developing or post-colonial world. The program seeks to create a lively intellectual environment that connects faculty and students, sparks ideas and insights, and advances scholarship.
His Excellency Dr. Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesian Ambassador to the United StatesLabels: EDGS Rajawali Lecture, Indonesian Ambassador, Indonesian Community Chicago, Indonesian Community Midwest Region, Indonesian Lecture, Masyarakat Indonesia Chicago, NORTHWESTERN.EDU