Happy Birthday to you, 
Mr. Chopin!
A Classical & Jazzy Celebration
Saturday 2/27/16 @ 7pm
Chopin Theatre in Chicago
Musical delights, birthday cake and champagne toast in honor of Frederic Chopin's birthday (February 22 or March 1, 1810) with concert of:
- Grazyna Auguscik - acclaimed singer and composer voted the Best Jazz Vocalist for three consecutive years by the European Jazz Forum Magazine;
- Jana Pavlovska - winner of many international and national piano competitions and faculty member of the Roosevelt University;
- Caroline & The Priority (C.T.P) band - named the 2015 Artist of the Year by the Polish Weekly Chicago.
See the PHC calendar (2/27/2016) and/ or the Chopin Theatre release more information.
Why not check also the quotes by and about the musical genius of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) or learn more about the Polish "poet of piano" ....
Flowers, chocolates, postcards (usually red and heart-shaped), love poems, gifts smaller and larger, festive dinners, romantic retreats, festivals of love songs, medieval reenactments and tours of historical locations connected to famous romances... an impressive repertoire for a country that began celebrating the Valentine's Day only in the 1990ties.
Although various forms of Valentine festivities have been enjoyed in Western Europe for centuries (Chaucer's 1382 poem entitled "The Parlement of Foules" is the oldest record linking "Valentines" with romantic love), Poles generally remained faithful to their Slavic tradition of celebrating love, fertility and fire during the "St. John Wigilia" (Noc Świętojańska) coinciding with vernal equinox.But why not open arms to another opportunity for celebrating love?
