Saturday, July 21, 1:45-2:45pm
Maurer Hall (Old Town School West)

And later on,
Battle of the Bands (click for more info)
Saturday, July 21, 7-8pm
Szold Hall (Old Town School East)

Youth Division
The 1st place winner, crowned on Thursday, will perform.

1st Place – Kalman Strauss Chicago

2nd Place – Henry Beuving Chicago

Open Division – Solo Fiddle Finalists
Sean Colledge, Chicago (not pictured)

Steve Rosen Evanston

Kevin Van Staeyen Belgium

Open Division – Fiddle Team Finalists
Third Sunday Fiddlers (not pictured)
Janet Lettrich Hammling & Angie Moss, fiddles
Grayslake & Chicago

Young Ladies Fiddle Social Caroline Fernald & Nancy Bardiwill, fiddles Norman, Oklahoma & Chicago

Just Bob Debi Lewis & Elizabeth Lamberti, fiddles Evanston & Chicago

All photos taken by Lynn Garren, Fiddle Club of the World

Youth Division winners
1st – Kalman Strauss (Chicago)
2nd – Henry Beuving (Chicago)
3rd – Liam Perlstein (Morton Grove)

Open Division Finalists (in alphabetical order)
Solo Fiddle
Sean Colledge
Steve Rosen (Evanston)
Kevin Von Staeyen (Belgium–not the one in Wisconsin)

Fiddle Team
Just Bob, led by Debi Lewis (Evanston)
Third Sunday Fiddlers, led by Janet Lettrich Hammling (Grayslake) and Angie Moss
The Young Ladies Fiddle Social, led by Caroline Fernald (Norman, Oklahoma) and Nancy Bardawill

Finals are Saturday, 1:45, in the concert hall at the Old Town School of Folk Music, the West building.

In case of rain, the 10th Midwest Fiddle Championship will be held in Szold Hall. That’s on the second florr of the new Old Town School East building at 4545 Lincoln.

A decision will be made a little before 6 o’clock.

Whatever happens. The contest will go on.