Calendar

Apr
14
Sat
@ Two Way Street Coffee House
Apr 14 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Apr
15
Sun
Dan Gilliespie & Friends with Cheryl Joyal @ Fermilab Village Barn
Apr 15 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Apr
16
Mon
Blind Squirrel with Cheryl Joyal @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Blind Squirrel plays tonight, and Cheryl Joyal calls.

Apr
20
Fri
Jennifer & Paul with Andrea Craft @ The Great Room
Apr 20 @ 6:45 pm – 10:00 pm

We hope to see you at the second installment of Northwestern Contra! The dance is being held at 600 Haven St. in the Great Room. Ample parking is available in the parking lot across the street (West side of Sheridan). The lesson will be at 6:45pm; dance at 7:00pm. Board members will be outside before the event to assist in finding the location.

Wear comfortable shoes and clothes.

No partner or dance experience required; all dances are taught by the caller. Anyone is welcome to come enjoy the evening, and a partner is not required.

Entry fee is $5 for students and $8-10 for general public.

Andrea Craft will be calling, and the band will be Suite for the Feet.

Apr
21
Sat
Hannah Gavin & Friends with Cara Sawyer @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Apr 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, April 21, 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 TBA
Live Music by Hannah Gavin & Friends

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 restrooms. Please reach out if we can help with accessibility needs.

Apr
22
Sun
Jonathan and Friends with Meg Dedolph @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Apr 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm
Apr
23
Mon
Hillbilly Diaspora with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Hillbilly Diaspora plays tonight; Georges Augustin calls.

Apr
30
Mon
Tim Macdonald & Jeremy Ward with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Tim Macdonald & Jeremy Ward play tonight, perhaps with a friend or two; Meg Dedolph calls.

May
7
Mon
Joe, Sam & Jerry with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
May 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Joe, Sam & Jerry play this evening; Paul Watkins calls.

May
12
Sat
Patrick, Chris and Mando Mike with Andrea Craft @ Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago
May 12 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for an evening of dancing in Ida Noyes Hall’s Third Floor Theater.  Patrick Ahlberg, Chirs Kimmons and Mike Fazio play this evening; Andrea Craft calls.

The dance is from 7-10pm with a beginner lesson at before the dance. $5 students/$8 non-students.