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We ´often´ meet on the last Sunday of the month. April, May, and December are frequent exceptions.
We always have a business meeting. Several times a year we have a half-hour business meeting followed with an educational event. All members are welcome to participate and vote in the business meetings.
| Summaries of past events are recorded on the Educational Events History page. | |||||
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| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 MEDSOK celebrated LA MERI |
2006 | |
| JAN | Sunday, January 31: Meet at Samovar Studio in Mellwood Arts Center to nominate officers and plan events. | Sat, Jan 24: MEDSOK members can attend the ISAMEDT Costume Seminar and Hafla in Indianapolis. Sunday, Feb 1,1:30 PM: Meet at Heine Bros to nominate officers and plan events. |
Sat, Jan 19: MEDSOK members can attend the ISAMEDT Costume Seminar and Hafla in Indianapolis.
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Sat, Jan 13: MEDSOK members can attend the ISAMEDT Costume Seminar and Hafla in Indianapolis.
Sunday, Jan 28 
1:30 PM: Meet at Louisville School of Massage to nominate officers and review draft of bylaws.2:30 PM: Cheryl Sinclair will showcase our LIBRARY! We have CDs, Videos, patterns and books for loan to our members and Cheryl will tell us about her favorites! |
Sunday, Jan 29th: Meeting at Louisville School of Massage to nominate officers and discuss new bylaws. |
| FEB | Sun, Feb 28: 2 PM: Business meeting. | Sun, Feb 22: 1:30 PM: meet at Heine Bros coffee shop at 3010 Bardstown Road to vote on officers and plan annual workshop.. | Sunday, Feb 10th: 
Short business meeting at 1:30, followed by "Flamenco Fire, Gypsy Heart " seminar featuring dance artist Diana Dinicola . This event will be held at Ruric-Amari´s belly dance studio in Distillery Commons. For more information or driving directions click [HERE] |
Sunday, Feb 25:
1:30 PM: Meet at Louisville School of Massage for business meeting and vote on new officers.2:30 PM:Perry Williams of Cat´s Paw will teach us to make our own earrings or a bracelet or anklet! Bring $5 to pay for materials. Bring a needle-nosed pliers if you have one; Perry has some to lend. |
Sunday, Feb 26: Meet at Louisville School of Massage to vote on officers. Learn Arabic song AyaZein. |
| MAR |  Sunday, March 14 2 - 4:30 PM: Bra Covering 101Sunday, March 28 2PM: Business meeting. |
March dance event moved to April. | Sunday, March 30: Business meeting. | Saturday, March 10 3PM: MEDSOK teachers interested in participating in the May recital meet at Caffe Classico. Sunday, Mar 25: 1:30 PM: Meet at Louisville School of Massage for business meeting. 2:30 PM:Stage makeup session by an MAC make-up artist Pamela McCain of Macy's Oxmoor MAC. She will discuss stage make up for 2 types of venues (restaurants and ceiling spotlights in a smaller venue). All are welcome, both members and non-members. |
Sunday, Mar 26:  Meet at River Bend Winery at Market and 10th Street. Plan November workshop, eat cheese, drink wine. Off to Imax to see "Mystery of the Nile." |
| APRIL | Sunday, April 18: Business meeting only. | Sunday April 12:
1:30 PM: Half-hour Business meeting.2:00 PM: Indian Dance Gesture seminar: Bharatanatyam Dance (history, face, hand and arm movements) with Akila, a local teacher who studied for many years with Dr.Vasundhara Doraswamy in India. This event will be held at Ruric-Amari´s dance studio in the Mellwood Arts Center. Wed April 29: International Dance Day. |
Sunday, April 20th: Business meeting. | Sunday, April 22th:
1:30 PM: Meet at School of Massage for business meeting. 2:30 PM: Show N Tell: Total Education in Ethnic Dance by La Meri. Several of our teachers will review and demonstrate several dance genres, including Spanish, Tribal and Indian, with emphasis on the importance of the appropriate posture for the particular dance. |
Sunday, April 23rd: Meet at School of Massage for business meeting, preceded by learning an Armenian song and followed by program on flattering clothing for different body types presented by Patti Perryman. |
| MAY | Sunday, May 23: 2 PM Business meeting. | Sunday, May 17: Short business meeting at 1:30 pm, followed by a Costuming seminar. This event will be held at Ruric-Amari´s dance studio in the Mellwood Arts Center. | Sunday, May 18: 2 PM Business meeting.
Short business meeting at 1:30 PM at Ruric's dance studio, followed by a HAFLA! (Translation: get up and dance!) Directions to Ruric's studio, click [ HERE ].
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Sunday, May 20:
1:30 PM: Meet at School of Massage for business meeting.2:30 PM: How to Make a Circle Veil with Helena Zahara of Indianapolis. Helena Zahara will reprise her one-hour 'Learn to Make a Circle Veil' seminar from the 2007 ISAMEDT Costume workshop at our MEDSOK meeting this Sunday. |
Sunday, May 21st:  Meet at Caffe Classico for business meeting, followed by two-hour rhythm workshop with drummist and oudist George Wakim. |
| JUNE | Sunday, June 27: 2 PM Business meeting. | Sunday, June 28: business meeting. | No meeting | No meeting | No meeting |
| JULY | Sunday, July 18: 1 PM Business meeting, 2 - 4:30 PM Beading seminar. | No meeting | No meeting | [To be rescheduled] Picnic! |
Sunday, July 16th:  12 Noon: The MEDSOK Annual picnic! in Cox Park in Louisville! MEDSOK buys the chicken! We will be joined by members of the Mystic Rhythm all-female drum band!
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| AUG | Sunday, Aug 29: 1 PM Business meeting, 2 - 4:30 PM Beading seminar part II. | Sunday, August 02, business meeting. Sunday, August 30, business meeting. |
Sunday, August 24th: business meeting. |
Sunday, August 26: business meeting. | Sunday, August 27, 1:30 PM:  Business meeting at Louisville School of Massage, followed by a Lecture on the modern gypsies of Eastern Europe by Crystal Settles, MSSW. |
| SEPT |  Sunday, Sept 12: 2 PM Picnic |
Sun Sept |
Sunday, Sept 21 (raindate 9/28) at 1PM: Our 30th anniversary picnic and White Elephant sale in Cox Park in Louisville! MEDSOK buys the chicken! |
Sunday, Sept 30:  Business meeting at 1:30, followed by Indian jewelry and Indian dance seminar, "An afternoon of Indian Dance and Adornment" featuring jewelry artist Surekha Kulkarni and dance artists Neha and Ruhi. This event will be held at Ruric-Amari´s belly dance studio in Distillery Commons. For more information or driving directions click [HERE] |
Fri/Sat Sept 1-2: MEDSOK participates in the OIA World Fest on the Belvedere.
Sunday,September 24:  1:30 PM: Business meeting at Louisville School of Massage, followed by a fundraiser and member recruitment bazaar, "An Afternoon at the Souk."
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| OCT | Sunday, Oct 24: 2 PM Business meeting. | Sat October 17 - 18:
Annual MEDSOK workshop and concert with Athena Najat who will teach Greek belly dance! |
Sunday, October 26th: NO Business meeting. | Sunday, October 28th: Business meeting. | Sunday,October 29th, 1:30 PM: Business meeting at Louisville School of Massage at 7410 New LaGrange Rd, followed by a program on using henna as a temporary tattoo. |
| NOV | Sat Nov 13: Annual workshop and concert... tentative plans. | Saturday, Nov 1 and Sunday, Nov 2:
Annual MEDSOK workshop and concert with Karim Nagi, AKA Turbo Tabla. |
Saturday, Nov 10:
MEDSOK annual workshop and concert, with HABIBA
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Friday, November 17th: Artemis birthday celebration. Take her out for fried chicken!
Saturday, November 18th: 
Workshop and concert with Artemis at the Riverbend Winery, 120 South 10th Street between Main and Market. This workshop will introduce you to the dance that could "melt a stone." We will learn steps, hip articulation, turns and gestures in the Turkish Oriental and Turkish Romany (Gypsy) styles. We will compare and contrast the Romany from the Oriental and the Turkish Oriental from Egyptian Oriental dance.
Sunday, November 19th: Private lessons with Artemis, $50/hr. Must be scheduled and prepaid. |
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| DEC | Sunday Dec 5: 2 PM Business meeting. | Sunday, December 2nd:  Christmas party at the Meridian Cafe!
Sunday, December 9th: Business meeting at Tami Stoecker´s home. |
Sunday, December 3rd: Christmas brunch!
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