Welcome to the Chicago Cajun Connection Home Page! We hope you can join us at some of these great events featuring traditional Cajun and Zydeco music and dance!
May 17
The Chicago Cajun Aces at The Cajun French Music Association dance, Portage Park Center for the Arts, 8-11.
June 5-7
Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band and Buckwheat Zydeco at The Chicago Blues Festival. Keith will be performing on the Louisiana Bayou Station & Social Club Stage June 5, 2:30-4; on the Cellular One Stage June 6, 11am-12pm; on the Gibson Guitar Crossroads Stage June 7, 12pm-1:15pm. Buckwheat will be at the Petrillo Music Shell June 7, 8:35-9:30pm.
June 26
Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy, Charlie Terr, and Gene Losey at The Chicago Botanic Gardens, 6-9.
June 27
Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy, Charlie Terr, and Gene Losey at Summerdance, 7:30. Dance instruction from 6-7 with Monica Vachlan and Louie Stallone.
July 2-5
Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie and many others
at FitzGerald's 28th Annual American Music Festival.
July 6-11
John Vidrine, Edward Poullard, Paul Daigle, Charlie Terr, Ray Abshire, Wilson Savoy, Jason Frey, Tracy Schwarz, Joel Savoy, Jane Vidrine, Ann Savoy, Lisa Reed, Courtney Granger, Claire Hedlund, Drew Simon, Jackie Miller, Charlemaigne Thibodeaux, Michelle Kaminsky, Ginny Hawker, Dexter Ardoin and the Creole Ramblers at Cajun Creole Week at the Augusta Heritage Center, Elkins, WV.
July 11
The Lafayette Rhythm Devils
at Summerdance, 7:30. Dance instruction from 6-7 with Monica Vachlan and Louie Stallone.
July 12
The Lafayette Rhythm Devils
at The Old Town School's Folk & Roots Festival.
July 12
Rosie Ledet
at Summerdance, 7:30. Dance instruction from 6-7 with Rebecca Unger and Buddy Bates.
July 24
The Chicago Cajun Aces at The Chicago Botanic Gardens, 6-9.
August 28
The Chicago Cajun Aces at The Chicago Botanic Gardens, 6-9.
November 16
The Pineleaf Boys
at The Old Town School of Folk Music.
Additional Chicagoland info:
Monica's Event List.
The Chicago Chapter of the CFMA.
The following Web sites will give you more information about Cajun culture and activities in Louisiana and across the country:
Cajun and Zydeco Resources in the Upper Midwest
Clarence's Cajun & Zydeco Guide
Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
The Official City of Eunice, LA Homepage
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If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at Chicago Cajun Connection! Or call us at 708-361-2321. |
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