First Slovak Folklore Festival planned for September in Hillside, Ill.

What's being billed as the "First Slovak Folklore Festival Chicago 2010" has been scheduled for 4 p.m., Sept. 11  at 4550 Roosevelt Road, Hillside, the building of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association.

The event will feature performances by the Veselica & Veselicka Folk Ensembles, the Vychodna Slovak  Dancers, the Pajtasi Music Group, the Siumni Highlander Group, the Omladina Folk dancers, the Balkanke Igrie, and Fujara player Drahos Dalos.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Seniors 65 and over are $19, and kids under 10 are free.

You can buy tickets here, or call (312) 404-8104 for more information.