Indonesian @ Chicago, Midwest Region dan sekitarnya: May 2008

Friday, May 23, 2008

31 MAY - Asian Fusion Festival

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Come celebrate the richness and diversity of Asian culture in Asian Fusion Festival on Saturday, May 31st 2008 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM @ The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120 (downtown Elgin)
Contact Trisila Davidge at 847-275-9766 e-mail trisiladavidge@yahoo.com for ticket(s)

Through out the day there will be interactive craft demonstrations, including Indonesian Batik Exhibition, Thai Fruits Carving by Mdm. Bepongkum, and Chinese Calligraphy painting by Yellow River Performing Arts. Stand back as advanced martial artists demonstrate their talents, courtesy of the Kim’s Black Belt Academy from Elgin, IL. The Taste of Asia will delight your palate. There will be “Big Bucks” to be won in our Raffle and “Bid Big” to win in our Silent Auction.

Simply Asia – Avenue of the Cultural Performance” highlights include performances of music and dance from all over Asia. Singing from the Land of America, the Star Spangle Banner be performed by Ms. Alejandra Cano, CMMS Music Teacher. Thrill to a traditional Lion Dance bringing good fortune to all by Chicago Chinese Cultural Center. Witness the spirited dances of Unity in Rhythm by Rentak Asia Performing Arts (children of Country Meadows Montessori School, Gurnee, IL. Experience the enduring sounds and sights of the African Daimano (Roots) Dancers & Drummers of Chicago. Lotus Pond by Moonlight, a Chinese dance by Yellow River Performing Arts of Naperville, IL. Indonesian Ensemble “Angklung” by the Indonesian Consulate of Chicago, IL. Enjoy the national dance of the Philippines; Samahang Kapatid Illinois is a Filipino-American Youth Group performing the Tinikling, a popular bamboo dance. Delight in the colorful costumes of Chinese dance performed by the Xilin Asian Association from Naperville ,IL. Enjoy authentic costumes and vivacious rhythms of Asian dance performed by the Pan Asian Cultural Group – Rentak Asia Performing Arts. A traditional Indian dance Kathak, performed by Gauri Jog Indian Classical Dance. Enjoy the serenity of Thailand with a dance by Thai Cultural Fine Arts Institute. Korean drum and dance ensemble from Choomsarang Korean Dance Group of Northbrook, IL. The nine swaying motions of dance presented by iPAC – Indonesian Performing Arts of Chicago. The peacock symbolizes happiness, beauty, serenity and good luck for Asian cultures in a dance by RAPA Little Stars of Gurnee, IL. The South East Asia Youth Program of YWCA Elgin will charm you with a graceful dance from Laos. Take a journey to the South Pacific Islands with Halau ‘O Manulani in a dance from Tahiti.

Whether you come to be thrilled by the performances, to enjoy a delectable array of Asian fare, or try your hand at one of the crafts, this event promises to be a fun-filled day for visitors of all ages.

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

17-18 MAY - Skokie Festival

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2008 Skokie Festival of Cultures
May 17 & 18, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Oakton Park, 4701 West Oakton St., Skokie, Illinois

INDONESIA joins on celebrating and promoting a better understanding between Skokie residents of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

18th ANNUAL SKOKIE FESTIVAL OF CULTURES
GRAND OPENING: May 17, 2008; 11:00 a.m.

INDONESIAN CONSULATE GENERAL DANCE TROUPE: May 17, 2008; 3:00 p.m.
INDONESIAN INFORMATION BOOTH: May 17 & 18, 2008; 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Participating Cultures:
Armenian, Assyrian, Baha'i, Bangladeshi, Belizean, Chinese, Croatian, Cuban, Danish, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Haitian, Hellenic (Greek), Indian, Indonesia, Irish, Israeli, Jamaican/West Indian, Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, Luxembourgian, Mexican, Norwegian, Pakistan, Polish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, United States.

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31 MAY - Asian Fusion Festival

Click on image for PDF version
Come celebrate the richness and diversity of Asian culture in Asian Fusion Festival on Saturday, May 31st 2008 3:00 PM to 9:30 PM @ The Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, IL 60120 (downtown Elgin)
Contact Trisila Davidge at 847-275-9766 e-mail trisiladavidge@yahoo.com for ticket(s)

Through out the day there will be interactive craft demonstrations, including Indonesian Batik Exhibition, Thai Fruits Carving by Mdm. Bepongkum, and Chinese Calligraphy painting by Yellow River Performing Arts. Stand back as advanced martial artists demonstrate their talents, courtesy of the Kim’s Black Belt Academy from Elgin, IL. The Taste of Asia will delight your palate. There will be “Big Bucks” to be won in our Raffle and “Bid Big” to win in our Silent Auction.

Simply Asia – Avenue of the Cultural Performance” highlights include performances of music and dance from all over Asia. Singing from the Land of America, the Star Spangle Banner be performed by Ms. Alejandra Cano, CMMS Music Teacher. Thrill to a traditional Lion Dance bringing good fortune to all by Chicago Chinese Cultural Center. Witness the spirited dances of Unity in Rhythm by Rentak Asia Performing Arts (children of Country Meadows Montessori School, Gurnee, IL. Experience the enduring sounds and sights of the African Daimano (Roots) Dancers & Drummers of Chicago. Lotus Pond by Moonlight, a Chinese dance by Yellow River Performing Arts of Naperville, IL. Indonesian Ensemble “Angklung” by the Indonesian Consulate of Chicago, IL. Enjoy the national dance of the Philippines; Samahang Kapatid Illinois is a Filipino-American Youth Group performing the Tinikling, a popular bamboo dance. Delight in the colorful costumes of Chinese dance performed by the Xilin Asian Association from Naperville ,IL. Enjoy authentic costumes and vivacious rhythms of Asian dance performed by the Pan Asian Cultural Group – Rentak Asia Performing Arts. A traditional Indian dance Kathak, performed by Gauri Jog Indian Classical Dance. Enjoy the serenity of Thailand with a dance by Thai Cultural Fine Arts Institute. Korean drum and dance ensemble from Choomsarang Korean Dance Group of Northbrook, IL. The nine swaying motions of dance presented by iPAC – Indonesian Performing Arts of Chicago. The peacock symbolizes happiness, beauty, serenity and good luck for Asian cultures in a dance by RAPA Little Stars of Gurnee, IL. The South East Asia Youth Program of YWCA Elgin will charm you with a graceful dance from Laos. Take a journey to the South Pacific Islands with Halau ‘O Manulani in a dance from Tahiti.

Whether you come to be thrilled by the performances, to enjoy a delectable array of Asian fare, or try your hand at one of the crafts, this event promises to be a fun-filled day for visitors of all ages.

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25 MAY - Kebaktian PMKI

Salam dalam kasih Kristus,

Kami selaku pengurus PMKI (Persekutuan Masyarakat Kristen Indonesia), mengharapkan kehadiran saudara-saudara untuk bersekutu, memuji Tuhan, dan mempelajari firmanNya bersama dalam acara Pemahaman Alkitab yang akan diadakan pada:

Hari, tgl: Minggu, 25 Mei 2008
Waktu: Pk. 3-6 pm dilanjutkan potluck dinner
Lokasi: Kediaman keluarga Imelda & Paolo Palmas
Address: 155 W. Dempster St., Des Plaines, IL 60016.
ph. (847) 297 0728

Pemimpin Pujian: Sdr. Dian Malenke
Pengiring pujian: Sdr. Saptaji Basuki
Pembawa Firman: Frater Leonardus Suharno
Bahan: Efesus pasal 5

Atas kehadiran saudara-saudara kami ucapkan terima kasih banyak.

A.N Pengurus PMKI

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25 MAY - Pelayanan Konsuler KJRI di Indy

Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia
(Foursquare Church Members)
Jameson Hotel of Castleton
8380 Kelly Lane Indianapolis IN 46250








Indianapolis, 1 Mei 2008

Kepada Yth:
Masyarakat Indonesia
Di Indianapolis dan sekitarnya.

Dengan hormat,

Sebagai bagian dari program kerja Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) Indianapolis untuk tahun 2008, dan juga sebagai bentuk kepedulian gereja terhadap warga masyarakat Indonesia yang bermukim di Indianapolis, untuk itu GPdI memfasilitasikan dan mengundang pihak KJRI Chicago untuk memberikan pelayanan kekonsuleran berupa pembuatan pasport baru/perpanjang, akte lahir, surat kawin dan lain-lain. Adapun pelayanan ke konsuleran tersebut akan di laksanakan pada;

Hari Tanggal : Minggu 25 Mei 2008
Waktu : Jam 09.00.am – 05.00.pm
Tempat : Jameson Hotel of Castleton, Lantai 2 (Meeting Room)
Alamat: 8380 Kelly Lane, Indianapolis IN. 46250
Tel : (317)652.1012 – (317)457.9287

Demikianlah hal ini kami sampaikan atas kehadiran saudara-saudari kami ucapkan banyak terima kasih.

Hormat kami,

Adrian Turangan

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

11 MAY - Spring Gamelan Concert

Spring Gamelan Concert

Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:00 PM
Hyde Park Union Church

5600 South Woodlawn AvenueChicago, Illinois 60637

Joko Sutrisno, Guest Artistic Director
Suggested Admission:$10 Adults / $5 Students


Join us for an exciting progam of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music, including the premiere performance of an original composition by one of our own performers. We will once again be under the artistic direction of Joko Sutrisno, who joins us all the way from Minneapolis. Our program will also feature two traditional dances performed by guest artist Tri Sutrisno.

Performance Ensemble

Guest artistic director Joko Sutrisno will lead Friends of the Gamelan and the University of Chicago Central Javanese Performance Ensemble in a program of traditional songs and his own arrangements of modern compositions. Guest artist Tri Sutrisno will perform the Javanese dances "Gambyong Parianom" and "Gunung Sari". We are also proud to present the world premiere of "Purwa-Pada" by University of Chicago student Morgan Wirthlin. The concert will be presented in the beautifully refurbished church sanctuary.

The Performance Ensemble meets at Hyde Park Union Church on most Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us if you have previously studied Javanese gamelan music or dance. There is typically modest class fee.
If you have not previously studied Javanese gamelan music and would like to learn, a beginning class will be offered in the fall; details will be posted here.

For more information, please contact info@chicagogamelan.org.

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KJRI Chicago - Pemberitahuan


PEMBERITAHUAN

Terkait dengan kegiatan di lingkungan KJRI Chicago pada hari Sabtu dan Minggu, diberitahukan hal-hal sebagai berikut:
  1. Tamu dan Staff KJRI Chicago DILARANG parkir di ALLEY-di belakang gedung 211 W Wacker dr, jalan tersebut di reserve untuk emergency vehicles. Apabila parkir di ALLEY tersebut, pihak manajemen gedung akan melaporkan kepada yang berwajib dan kendaraan akan di TOW atas biaya pemilik. KJRI Chicago tidak akan bertanggung jawab apabila kendaraan ditilang atau di TOW;
  2. Oleh karena hari Sabtu dan Minggu bukanlah jam kerja, maka tamu dan Staff KJRI Chicago DILARANG untuk duduk dan berkumpul di lobby. Tamu dan Staff KJRI hanya diperkenankan untuk berkumpul dilantai 8.
  3. Tamu dan Staff KJRI Chicago DILARANG untuk memasuki wilayah lain, termasuk wilayah vending machine di lobby, dari gedung 211 W. Wacker Dr selain wilayah KJRI Chicago yaitu lantai 8. KJRI Chicago tidak akan menanggapi keluhan apabila tamu KJRI mendapatkan teguran keras dari manajemen gedung.
  4. Jika masih terjadi pelanggaran atas pemberitahuan tersebut diatas, maka pihak manajemen gedung akan melarang penyelenggaraan kegiatan di KJRI Chicago pada hari Sabtu dan Minggu.

Demikian, atas perhatian dan kerjasamanya disampaikan terima kasih.

Chicago, 7 Mei 2008

Tony Wibawa

Konsul Muda Protokol

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

11 MAY - Undangan KJRI Chicago


KONSULAT JENDERAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA
C H I C A G O
211 West Wacker Drive, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606, USA

UNDANGAN

Kepada seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di Chicago dan sekitarnya,

Sehubungan dengan telah tibanya 2 orang pejabat baru di KJRI Chicago yaitu Ibu Sylvia Sherly Malinton – Konsul Pensosbud dan Ibu Tati Sumiati – BPKRT, KJRI Chicago akan mengadakan acara perkenalan untuk menyambut kedua orang pejabat baru tersebut bersama keluarganya kepada masyarakat Indonesia di Chicago pada:

Hari : Minggu, 11 Mei 2008
Jam : 12.00 – 17.00
Tempat :Wisma KEPPRI KJRI Chicago, 614 Pine Lane, Winnetka, Illinois, 60093
Pakaian : Bebas Rapi

Kami mengundang seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di wilayah Chicago dan sekitarnya serta masyarakat Amerika Serikat yang terkait untuk dapat hadir pada acara perkenalan dan ramah tamah dimaksud.

Chicago, 5 Mei 2008

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11 MAY - Misa PWKI

Salam Damai,
Seluruh saudara-saudara seiman anggota PWKI diundang untuk menghadiri
misa bulanan PWKI di bulan May 2008.

* Sesudah misa, kita makan siang bersama seperti biasanya di basement gereja.
* Kendaraan bisa diparkir di bawah jembatan kereta dan validasi tiket parkir bisa diminta kepada Feli waktu makan siang.
Terima kasih untuk perhatian anda dan sampai jumpa!.

GBU,--

Humas PWKI

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25 MAY - Kebaktian PMKI

Salam dalam kasih Kristus,

Kami selaku pengurus PMKI (Persekutuan Masyarakat Kristen Indonesia), mengharapkan kehadiran saudara-saudara untuk bersekutu, memuji Tuhan, dan mempelajari firmanNya bersama dalam acara Pemahaman Alkitab yang akan diadakan pada:

Hari, tgl: Minggu, 25 Mei 2008
Waktu: Pk. 3-6 pm dilanjutkan potluck dinner
Lokasi: Kediaman keluarga Imelda & Paolo Palmas
Address: 155 W. Dempster St., Des Plaines, IL 60016.
ph. (847) 297 0728

Pemimpin Pujian: Sdr. Dian Malenke
Pengiring pujian: Sdr. Saptaji Basuki
Pembawa Firman: Frater Leonardus Suharno
Bahan: Efesus pasal 5

Atas kehadiran saudara-saudara kami ucapkan terima kasih banyak.

A.N Pengurus PMKI

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

25 MAY - Pelayanan Konsuler KJRI di Indy

Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia
(Foursquare Church Members)
Jameson Hotel of Castleton
8380 Kelly Lane Indianapolis IN 46250








Indianapolis, 1 Mei 2008

Kepada Yth:
Masyarakat Indonesia
Di Indianapolis dan sekitarnya.

Dengan hormat,

Sebagai bagian dari program kerja Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) Indianapolis untuk tahun 2008, dan juga sebagai bentuk kepedulian gereja terhadap warga masyarakat Indonesia yang bermukim di Indianapolis, untuk itu GPdI memfasilitasikan dan mengundang pihak KJRI Chicago untuk memberikan pelayanan kekonsuleran berupa pembuatan pasport baru/perpanjang, akte lahir, surat kawin dan lain-lain. Adapun pelayanan ke konsuleran tersebut akan di laksanakan pada;

Hari Tanggal : Minggu 25 Mei 2008
Waktu : Jam 09.00.am – 05.00.pm
Tempat : Jameson Hotel of Castleton, Lantai 2 (Meeting Room)
Alamat: 8380 Kelly Lane, Indianapolis IN. 46250
Tel : (317)652.1012 – (317)457.9287

Demikianlah hal ini kami sampaikan atas kehadiran saudara-saudari kami ucapkan banyak terima kasih.

Hormat kami,

Adrian Turangan

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Monday, May 05, 2008

11 MAY - Undangan KJRI Chicago


KONSULAT JENDERAL REPUBLIK INDONESIA
C H I C A G O
211 West Wacker Drive, 8th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606, USA

UNDANGAN

Kepada seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di Chicago dan sekitarnya,

Sehubungan dengan telah tibanya 2 orang pejabat baru di KJRI Chicago yaitu Ibu Sylvia Sherly Malinton – Konsul Pensosbud dan Ibu Tati Sumiati – BPKRT, KJRI Chicago akan mengadakan acara perkenalan untuk menyambut kedua orang pejabat baru tersebut bersama keluarganya kepada masyarakat Indonesia di Chicago pada:

Hari : Minggu, 11 Mei 2008
Jam : 12.00 – 17.00
Tempat : KJRI Chicago, 614 Pine Lane, Winnetka, Illinois, 60093
Pakaian : Bebas Rapi

Kami mengundang seluruh masyarakat Indonesia di wilayah Chicago dan sekitarnya serta masyarakat Amerika Serikat yang terkait untuk dapat hadir pada acara perkenalan dan ramah tamah dimaksud.

Chicago, 5 Mei 2008

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Thursday, May 01, 2008

MAY - Tulips Time

Tulips

Late April through Early May is the "Tulips Time" in some place.
Interested to see the Tulips Festival or enjoy the Taste of Dutch?

The most beautiful Tulips Garden & Tulips Farm is Keukenhof in Holland or The Netherlands.

If you do not have time to go there, there is a city called "HOLLAND" in Michigan, about 3 hours drive from Chicago if you are in Midwest Region. Or Woodburn, Oregon, near Portland, Oregon if you are in West Coast.

Click here for more information on Holland, MI.

Enjoy !

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11 MAY - Spring Gamelan Concert

Spring Gamelan Concert

Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:00 PM
Hyde Park Union Church

5600 South Woodlawn AvenueChicago, Illinois 60637

Joko Sutrisno, Guest Artistic Director
Suggested Admission:$10 Adults / $5 Students


Join us for an exciting progam of traditional and contemporary Javanese gamelan music, including the premiere performance of an original composition by one of our own performers. We will once again be under the artistic direction of Joko Sutrisno, who joins us all the way from Minneapolis. Our program will also feature two traditional dances performed by guest artist Tri Sutrisno.

Performance Ensemble
The Performance Ensemble meets at Hyde Park Union Church on most Tuesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. You are welcome to join us if you have previously studied Javanese gamelan music or dance. There is typically modest class fee.
If you have not previously studied Javanese gamelan music and would like to learn, a beginning class will be offered in the fall; details will be posted here.

For more information, please contact info@chicagogamelan.org.

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