Food, craft vendors, and festivity abound at Chicago's Lincoln Park Greek Fest
CHICAGO -- Food and festivity abounded on Sheffield Avenue Friday night as the Lincoln Park Greek Fest kicked off.The festival began Friday night and runs through Sunday on the grounds of St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 2701 N. Sheffield Ave., and along Sheffield Avenue north to Diversey Parkway.Tents offering handcrafted arts, crafts, and jewelry were set up along the roadway. Cooks prepared gyros and souvlaki plates, pastitsio, Greek chicken, and spanakopita.
The Ormi Orchestra will perform modern and traditional Greek music on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and evening. Greek folk dance troupe performances from the Perifania School of Hellenic Music & Dance will also appear this weekend – adults at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and kids at 6 p.m. Sunday.Festival organizers invited everyone to experience the Ancient Greek concept of φιλοξενία, or hospitality.The St.
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