68th Annual SSF Singing Festival

Memorial Day Weekend, May 22, 23, 24, 2009

Mita Topalovich Choir
2009 S.S.F. Festival Hosts
300 Stryker Avenue, Joliet, Illinois 60436
815-741-1023

SENTENCING HAS TAKEN PLACE...SSF CHOIRS TO BE “DOIN’ TIME IN JOLIET”

The countdown has begun, and Joliet, Illinois, the home of the well-known duo Joliet Jake and Elwood Blues of the “Blues Brothers”, will be called home for all singers and friends during the 2009 Serbian Singing Federation Annual Festival.
We, the SSS Mita Topalovich, are very excited and looking forward to being your hosts for this coming Festival. We are anxiously awaiting your arrival to join us May 22 – 24, 2009. We are already hard at work and under the direction of our two wardens or co-chairpersons, for this glorious event, Alexandra Starcevich and Michelle Efatoski. Our small, but mighty, Mita group is ready and willing to take on the various tasks assigned to them by Alex and Michelle to assure you that your “Doin’ Time in Joliet” is a weekend you won’t forget! Our guards or committee members are as follows:

Lodging/Shuttle Service: Darlene Jovanovich
Ad Book: Nancy Cora, Michelle Efatoski, Sophie Anderson, & Father Ned Lunich
Publicity: Chrissy Jovanovich Vercelote
Badges/Wristbands: Alexandra Starcevich
Bar: Mike Cora & Rod Jovanovich
Set-Up: Nick Cora, Simo Starcevich, Eliya Prieboy, & Anthony Seemann
PA/Sound: Bonnie Dauer & Darlene Jovanovich
Decorations: Cheryl Ferguson & Stephanie Shimek Jakovljevic
Finances: Sophie Anderson & Mary Lou Suitca
Tickets/Admissions: Nancy Jovanovich, Richard Jovanovich
Junior Choir Correspondent: Kathy Petkovich
Security: Darlene Jovanovich & Mike Cora
Airport Transportation: Sue Condon
Hospitality: Sue Condon & Kathy Petkovich
Kitchen: Darlene Jovanovich & Becky Prieboy
Souvenirs: Alex Starcevich
Music: Natalya Starcevich

For everyone’s ease and convenience we will be housing all the weekend festivities at our own St. George Serbian Social Center. We are very confident that our Center will be the ideal place for both the Festival Concerts on Saturday and Sunday, and also for socializing at the welcome dance Friday evening, Saturday evening dance, the banquet Sunday afternoon, and for our farewell get together on Sunday as well. Your jailhouse entertainment will be as follows: Friday night: The Bajich Brothers Orchestra; Saturday night: Sumadija in the dance hall and Drina in the bar; Sunday Banquet Veselo Selo (our St. George Tamburashi) and Sunday also Drina in the bar. We also promise to provide all of you with some unforgettable meals for the weekend!
Lodging arrangements and shuttle service information for the weekend are being finalized and will be provided to you as soon as possible. Please keep a watch out for ad book information!! If you have questions concerning the ad book, please call Nancy Cora at 815-744-6726 or email nabcora58@yahoo.com. Lots of festival information will also be available at www.ssffestival.com.
Again, we the SSS Mita Topalovich of Joliet, Illinois are looking forward to all of you “Doin’ Time In Joliet” for the 2009 Serbian Singing Federation Festival.

CLICK ON LINKS FOR INFO

HOTEL INFO	ITINERARY
BANQUET FORM	WEEKEND MENU
AD BOOK ORDER	AIRPORT TRANSPORT
FESTIVAL MASS CHORUS MUSIC
Srpske Ratne Pesme Sheet Music Audio	Sahrana Sheet Music Audio

Just Added..... DJ Energizer! Saturday May 23 Lower Level of St. George Social Center from 8 to MIdnight

AD BOOK INFORMATION

TO: All Serbian Orthodox Churches and Friends:
The Mita Topalovich Choir and the St. George Serbian Orthodox Church Parish of Joliet, Illinois
have been bestowed the honor of serving as hosts of the 68th Annual Serbian Singing Festival.
This annual event brings together all church and concert choirs for a truly resounding and
exciting weekend of choral music and social activity. Vocal groups from across the United
States and Canada will be represented, which could total around 20 choirs traveling to Joliet
Memorial Day Weekend, May 22, 23, 24, 2009. We will have an excellent opportunity to
demonstrate our Midwest hospitality as we accommodate our guests. In addition, we want all
of our area residents, officials and business leaders to be a part of this excellent music
experience.
Hosting the Serbian Singing Festival is a major undertaking and we are seeking your help,
support and co-operation to make it successful. The Mita Topalovich Choir would be most
grateful and appreciative for whatever donations and contributions you could make toward our
undertaking. We especially invite you to participate and to join us in making our Program Book
a true reflection of our Joliet community spirit and unity of the Greater Chicagoland and
Midwest Area. This book will have nation wide distribution, and we want our Program Book to
be memorable as well!

The following is a schedule of this year Program Book rates:

FULL PAGE $125.00
Half page $ 75.00
Quarter Page $ 40.00
Business Card Size $ 20.00
Supporter $ 10.00

You may email your camera ready ads to nabcora58@yahoo.com . or mail ads to the following address:
Nancy Cora, 418 Catherine St., Joliet, IL 60435
CHECKS MUST ACCOMPANY ADS (IF EMAILING-CHECK MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 5 DAYS) The
deadline for placing an ad is Sunday, March 15, 2009. Make checks payable to: Mita Topalovich Choir

Mita Topalovich AD BOOK Committee extends its gratitude,
Very Reverend Nedeljko Lunich, Nancy Cora, Michelle Efatoski, and Sophie Anderson.

CLICK HERE FOR PRINTABLE PDF

Attention All Choirs !:

Silent Auction - Joliet Festival

Please have your choir put together or purchase a gift of value to be auctioned at the upcoming festival in Joliet. If your choir cannot attend, try to make arrangements to have a gift sent with a neighboring choir or attendee.

Bidding will be ongoing until 10 P.M. on Saturday. The board will then determine the winners and announcements will follow. This was very successful in Detroit at the 75th and we are hoping to repeat that success. We hope you will join in this fund-raising effort.

Thank you all.