Finn Hall

If you wish to purchase advance tickets for the Finn Hall concert at the Finn Center, please contact the Finnish Center at 248-478-6939 for a reservation.  Payment can be made with cash, credit card, or check.

If paying with a check, then make check payable to: Finnish Center Association and mail to:

FINNISH CANTER ASSOCIATION
35200 W 8 MILE RD
FARMINGTON MI  48335-5108

Indicate the number of tickets and the segment–Dance/Concert and/or Dinner/Jam Session.

Finlandia Foundation® National

Performer of the Year 2010

FINN HALL

Finnish Center • 35200 W. Eight Mile Road • Farmington Hills, MI

Sunday • 03/28/10 • 2pm to 8pm (doors open at 1:30pm)

Ralph Tuttila, Cheryl Paschke, Dennis Halme, & Al Reko

Download FINN HALL flyer, in PDF format

Event Schedule

Concert & Dance

2 to 5:30 p.m.

  • 2:00 p.m.: “Finn Hall” in concert with guest accordionist Don Reinholm playing his infamous rendition of Finlandia!
  • 3:30 p.m.: Tango lesson with Ralph Tuttila—learn to dance like the stars!
  • 4:30 p.m.: Dancing to your favorite dance hall tunes—waltz, polka, yenkka, mazurka, humppa, & tango!

Pasty Dinner & Jam Session/Dance

5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

  • Dinner featuring Finnish Center’s “world famous” pasties (includes salad & dessert)
  • Jam session/dance with “Finn Hall”—bring your guitar, banjo, accordion, harmonica . . .!
  • Cash bar (beer, wine, & soft drinks)

Admission

Concert & Dance (includes tango lesson)

  • Advance: $10 adult/*$5 child
  • At door: $12 adult/*$6 child

Pasty Dinner & Jam Session/Dance (cash bar)

  • Advance: $10 adult/*$5 child
  • At door: $12 adult/*$6 child
  • Jam Session Only (no dinner) $3/musician

Concert & Dance (includes tango lesson) plus Pasty Dinner & Jam Session/Dance (cash bar) plus souvenir POY 2010 button

  • Advance: $20 adult/*$10 child
  • At door: $24 adult/*$12 child
  • children ages 5 to 12 (under age 5, free)

Purchase advance tickets by calling the Finnish Center Association at 248.478.6939, or by sending an e-mail to FinnCulture@yahoo.com.

Sponsored by • Detroit Finnish Cooperative Summer Camp Association • Finnish Center Association • Finnish American Historical Society • Finnish American Cultural Corporation • Knights & Ladies of the Kaleva

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The Minneapolis-based band features acclaimed musicians:

Ralph Tuttila
Ralph Tuttila, mandolin player and two-time POY.
Dennis Halme
Dennis Halme, accordionist.
Cheryl Paschke
Cheryl Paschke, violinist and nyckelharpa player.
Al Reko
Al Reko, accordionist and vocalist.

Finn Hall performed at the Finnish American Heritage Center durning the 2010 Heikinpäivä Festival in Hancock, Michigan. Photographs by Erick Leskinen.

Read more about “Finn Hall” at www.FinnHall.com and the Finlandia Foundation National at www.FinlandiaFoundation.org. The Finnish Center Association is located in Farmington Hills at 35200 West Eight Mile Road.

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