Spend three days in Greece without leaving Kalamazoo and see the GIN BLOSSOMS! and me! :)
June 5,6,7 2008
Location: Arcadia Creek Festival Place
Admission
Thursday
11:00am - 4:00pm Free
4:00pm - 10:00pm $5.00
Friday
11:00am-4:00pm Free
4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00
7:00pm -1:00am $8.00
Saturday
11:00am - 4:00pm Free
4:00pm - 7:00pm $5.00
7:00pm -1:00am $9.00
Seniors enter free on Thursday
Children under 12 free when accompanied by parent or guardian
Friday and Saturday you must be 18 or older to enter after 9:00pm
This year the Dionysos Greek Festival is proud to feature the Gin Blossoms on Saturday June 7, 2008.The Gin Blossoms are the alternative rock band formed in 1987, in Tempe, Arizona. They took their name from a photo of W.C. Fields which bore the caption "W.C. Fields with gin blossoms," referring to the actor's gin-ravaged nose. The band, who were musically weaned on The Byrds and Tom Petty, released three albums and had several hits in the mid 1990s, before breaking up in 1997. Five years later in 2002, the band reunited, released a DVD, resumed touring, and promised a fourth album. Major Lodge Victory, the Gin Blossoms' first album in ten years, was released on August 8, 2006 on the Hybrid Recordings label.
Thirty two years ago it all began with a small gathering of friends enjoying the Greek culture in the basement of Dionysos Restaurant. Little did Theo and Stacy know that the people of Kalamazoo would embrace and accept their heritage with overwhelming enthusiasm. After the first year, people came and went and requested more Greek cultural events. Theo and Stacy decided to not only share the food and drink of Greece, but also the song and dance. Within a few years the festival grew in size and it could no longer be held in the restaurant. After much consideration it was decided to make the festival a one day outdoor event. The festival eventually grew in size to a three day event where musicians, singers, and dancers would come via Greece and share the authentic Greek experience. When joining us at the festival this year, in memory of Theo, remember him singing and dancing with his glass of Ouzo exclaiming OPA!
Theo & Stacy's 32nd Annual Greek Festival
Program 2008
Thursday June 5
11:30am - 2:00pm Cheap Dates
4:00pm - 5:30pm Kalamazoo Big Band's Swingin' Seven
6:00pm --7:00pm Crossroads
7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing
8:00pm - 10:00pm Thursday Night Crossroads Blues Jam
Friday June 6
11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons
7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing
8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
10:20pm - 1:00am Montage
Saturday June 7
11:30am - 2:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
1:45pm - 2:00pm Greek Dance Lessons
4:00pm - 5:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing
5:00pm - 7:00pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
6:45pm - 7:00pm Greek Dance Lessons
7:00pm - 8:00pm Middle Eastern School of Dance - Belly dancing
8:00pm - 9:45pm Greek Show (Full Greek Orchestra, Belly Dancers, Traditional Greek Dancers)
10:30pm - 11:45pm Gin Blossoms
12:15am - 1:00am In Custody
Saturday June 7 -Children Programs
1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Bounce
1:00pm - 4:00pm Face Painting
1:00pm - 4:00pm Balloon Twisting
1:00pm - 4:00pm Children's Games & Prizes
1:00pm - 1:30pm Palamazoo Puppets
1:30pm - 2:00pm Clown Show
2:00pm - 2:30pm Palamazoo Puppets
2:30pm - 3:00pm Clown Show
3:00pm - 4:00pm The Artistic Magic of Alan Smola -Magic Show
