Calendar

Dec
4
Mon
Suite for the Feet with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Suite for the Feet – Jennifer Jeffries, Steve Rosen & Roger Diggle – play old-time and Quebecois tunes; Paul Watkins calls.

Dec
11
Mon
Grub Creek Ramblers with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Grub Creek Ramblers – Dan Macdonald, Mareva LIndo and Jay Derosiers – are playing tonight; Georges Augustin is calling.

Dec
18
Mon
Jordan Wankoff & Friends with Bill Sudkamp @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Jordan Wankoff and Friends are playing, with Big Bill Sudkamp calling tonight.

Dec
25
Mon
@ Christmas Day - IAHC Closed
Dec 25 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Christmas Day – IAHC Closed Tonight

Dec
30
Sat
Tuesday Night Special with Andrea Craft @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Dec 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, December 30, 2017. It’s the night before New Years Eve! In the heart of Boystown on the last Saturday of each month friends come together to dance to live music. Bring your friends and out-of-town guests to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Calling by Andrea Craft
Live Music by Tuesday Night Special featuring Kolleen Blume, Lynn Garren, Sam Herman and Tony Scarimbolo

Doors open at 6:00, Lesson begins at 6:30, Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Admission by suggested donation of $10, paid at the door
No one turned away for lack of funds.

**Accessibility Info: The dance hall is on the second floor, up ~1.5 flights of stairs. Unfortunately, there is no elevator to this part of the facility. We are willing and able to assist in whatever way is needed to help folks get to the dance hall! The hall has plenty of chairs for resting or sitting and listening to the music, and there is one spacious non-gendered single-occupancy restroom

Jan
1
Mon
@ New Year's Day - IAHC Closed
Jan 1 all-day

No Dance Tonight – New Year’s Day – IAHC Closed Tonight

Jan
8
Mon
Sassafrass Stomp with Dugan Murphy @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

An evening of special guests: Sassafras Stomp – “sweet, high-energy folk music from the Maine / Montana border” is playing and Dugan Murphy from Portland, Maine calling.

Jan
15
Mon
Brendan, Fred & Jay with Bill Sudkamp @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Brendan, Fred & Jay are playing; Big Bill Sudkamp is calling.

Jan
22
Mon
Tim & Jeremy with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Tim McDonald and Jeremy Ward play Scottish and other tunes tonight; Meg Dedolph calls.

Jan
27
Sat
Patrik, Chris and Mike with Georges Agustin @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Jan 27 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, January 27, 2018. In the heart of Boystown on the last Saturday of each month friends come together to dance to live music. Bring your friends and out-of-town guests to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Calling by Georges Agustin
Live Music by Patrik Ahlberg, Chris Kimmons and Mando Mike

Doors open at 6:00, Lesson begins at 6:30, Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Admission by suggested donation of $10, paid at the door
No one turned away for lack of funds.

The dance hall is on the second floor, up ~1.5 flights of stairs. There is no elevator to this part of the facility. The dance hall has plenty of seats and has gender-inclusive restroom. Please reach out if we can help with accessibility needs.