Calendar

Mar
25
Mon
The 25th Club with Qwill Duvall @ Irish American Heritage Center -5th Province (1st Floor)
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Qwill Duvall calls this evening, and the 25th Club plays.  The 25th Club is Fred Campeau (banjo), Mitch Thomas (ukulele), Ben Zorn (fiddle), Eric Zorn (guitar).

We’ll be dancing in the 5th Province hall on the first floor.

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

Apr
1
Mon
Old T-Blue and the J-87's with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Paul Watkins calls for us tonight, and Old T-Blue and the J-87’s plays.  Old T-Blue is:  Jonathan Whitall on piano, Fred Campeau on fiddle, Steve Rosen on mandolin and Ben Wright on banjo.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

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

Apr
8
Mon
Birdhouse Hollow with Cara Sawyer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Birdhouse Hollow (Wren Eisenhauer and Qi Yang) plays this evening; Cara Sawyer calls for us tonight.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

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

Apr
13
Sat
Hoosier Recruits with Laurie Pietravalle @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

We dance in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Lutheran Church (201 N. Washington St., Valparaiso, IN).
There is plenty of parking at the Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot behind the church, off of Lafayette St. Enter through the back door off the parking lot. Go down the stairs and to the left for the Fellowship Hall.

Doors open at 6:30.
Masking is optional.

Apr
14
Sun
Qi & Song with Meg Dedolph and TBD @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Apr 14 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Apr
15
Mon
Jared Kirkpatrick & Mo Brachfeld with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guests Jared Kirkpatrick & Mo Brachfeld play tonight.  Georges Augustin calls for us.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

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

Apr
20
Sat
Wabi Sabi with Devin Pohly @ Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago
Apr 20 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Join us for an afternoon of dancing in the Cloister Club on the first floor at Ida Noyes Hall.  Wabi Sabi plays.  Devin Pohly calls this afternoon.

The dance is from 3:00-5:30pm  in the Third Floor Theater, with a beginner lesson before the dance. $7 students / $10 non-students.

Jordan Wankoff & Ship of Fools with Moose & Andrea @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Apr 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: Jordan Wankoff & Ship of Fools
Caller: Moose & Andrea

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 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.

Apr
22
Mon
Hey, Okra! with Rich Goss @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guest Rich Goss calls this evening.  Hey, Okra! plays for us this evening.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

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

Apr
29
Mon
Rare Privilege with Penelope Weinberger @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Rare Privilege – Maria Terres on Fiddle and Amy McFarland on piano – play for us tongiht; special guest Penelope Weinberger calls.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

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