Calendar

Apr
27
Sat
@ Two Way Street Coffee House
Apr 27 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Doors open at 7:30pm.

Apr
28
Sun
Jonathan and Friends with Meg Dedolph @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Apr 28 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Apr
29
Mon
Peggy & Ryck Kaiser with Cheryl Joyal @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Peggy & Ryck Kaiser play tonight.  Cheryl Joyal calls for us.

May
3
Fri
Patt & Possum with Devin Pohly @ Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago
May 3 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Join us for an evening of dancing in Ida Noyes Hall’s Third Floor Theater.  Patt & Possum play old-time tunes for us tonight, and Devin Pohly calls the contras.

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

May
6
Mon
White Mule with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
May 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

White Mule plays old-time tunes this evening; Georges Augustin calls for us.

May
12
Sun
Jordan & Friends with Tony Scarimbolo @ Fermilab Village Barn
May 12 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
May
13
Mon
Open Band / Fred Campeau with Open Calling / Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
May 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Tonight is Open Band and Open Calling.  Bring your dance shoes, dance cards and instruments!  Fred Campeau leads the band; Jo Mortland leads the calling.

May
18
Sat
The Stringtime Boys with TBA @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
May 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, May 18. 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.

Band: The Stringtime Boys
Caller: TBA

Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Beginner lesson at 6:30

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.

May
19
Sun
Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft @ The Great Room
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
May
20
Mon
Cosmic Otters with Lisa Greenleaf @ Irish American Heritage Center - 1st Floor Fifth Province
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Dance is on the First Floor in Fifth Province tonight!

The Cosmic Otters play tonight, and special guest and Chicago ex-pat Lisa Greenleaf calls for us.