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ATG Festival Underway in Chicago - USAby Harley Jones |
The 78th annual Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) Festival takes place from Wednesday July 25th to Saturday 28th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lisle, near Chicago, Illinois. On Wednesday evening, was a very nice Reception with entertainment by Matthias Matzke & Leonie Kratz. Thursday had daytime competitions and workshops and an excellent evening concert featuring Donna Dee & Dennis Ray (pictures above), Petar Maric (Serbia - picture left), Matthais Matzke & Leonie Kratz (pictures below). Chicago CBS made a 2-minute local news feature where "Joan Sommers is my hero!" https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/26/906873-accordion-festival-lisle/ A report with pictures and video will be online after the weekend at: 2018ATG |