Calendar

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
Ship of Fools with Kim Thompson @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Ship of Fools plays for us this evening – Jordan Wankoff, Fred Campeau, Annalee Koehn, and Marc Edelstein.  Special guest Kim Thompson calls for us this tonight.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st Monday of each month. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Jan
14
Sun
Jonathan & Friends with Meg Dedolph and Devin Pohly @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Jan 14 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Jan
15
Mon
DANCE CANCELLED with IAHC Closed @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

This evening’s dance has been cancelled. The Irish Center is closed because of the cold.

Jan
20
Sat
Baba Yaga's Stew with Meg Dedolph @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Jan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Bring your friends to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Band: Baba Yaga’s Stew
Caller: Meg Dedolph

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.
PayPal/Venmo available

In order to make sure our space is welcoming and accessible to as much of the community as possible, we’re requiring proof of covid vaccination and masks to be worn at the dance.

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

This is a space for everyone to feel welcome and loved! We oppose racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, or any other form of discrimination. If someone is violating your boundaries or harassing you, please speak to an organizer. If you feel something, say something, and we will take action to address it.

Jan
22
Mon
Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Baba Yaga’s Stew – Lucia Thomas (fiddle), Dianna Davis (keyboard, accordion, clarinet)  and Mehtab (percussion) – plays tonight.  Andrea Craft calls for us.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st Monday of each month. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Jan
29
Mon
Hey, Okra! with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Hey, Okra! plays tonight, and Georges Augustin calls for us.  Hey, Okra! is Qi Yang on banjo, accordian and percussion, Meghan Parker on fiddle and Jacob Parker on fiddle & guitar – plus a potential friend!

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st Monday of each month. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Feb
5
Mon
The Wayward Potatoes with Eric Zorn @ Irish American Heritage Center - 1st Floor Fifth Province
Feb 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Wayward Potatoes plays this evening, and Eric Zorn calls.  The Wayward Potatoes are:  Ben Zorn and Rose Callagy on fiddle, James Fraser on banjo, Aaron Smith on guitar and Ethan Sieben on bass.

We’ll be dancing in the 1st floor 5th Province room tonight only.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

 

Feb
9
Fri
@ University of Chicago - Mandel Hall and Ida Noyes Hall
Feb 9 – Feb 10 all-day

Concerts Friday and Saturday evenings at Mandel Hall.  Free workshops on Saturday at Ida Noyes Hall.  More information at www.uofcfolk.org.

Feb
11
Sun
Dan Gilliespe with Meg Dedolph and Chris Kimmons @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Feb 11 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm