Calendar

Jul
20
Sat
Just Us Chickens with Qwill @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Jul 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: Just Us Chickens
Caller: Qwill

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.

Jul
22
Mon
Larry Unger and Nora Dobos with Qwill Duval @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jul 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special guest Larry Unger and Nora Dobos play this evening.  Qwill Duval 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.

Jul
29
Mon
Ship of Fools with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jul 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Ship of Fools plays for us tonight – Jordan Wankoff on fiddle, Fred Campeau on banjo, Maddy Tyler on guitar and Marc Edelstein on bass.  Paul Watkins 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.

Aug
5
Mon
The 5th Club with Jo Mortland & Friends @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The 5th Club plays tonight – Fred Campeau (banjo), Mitch Thomas (ukulele), Ben Zorn (fiddle) and Kathy Hirsh (guitar).  Dances to be called by Jo Mortland, Susan Doxator, Andrea Craft and Moose Flores.

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.

Aug
12
Mon
The Resurrection Marys with Moose Flores @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Free Dance Tonight!

The Resurrection Marys play for us – Allison Miller, Erin Scheffler and Karen Eisenhauer.  Moose Flores 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.

Aug
17
Sat
Nedra McNeil with Nedra McNeil @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Aug 17 @ 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: Nedra McNeil
Caller: Nedra McNeil

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.

Aug
19
Mon
Hey, Okra! with Wren Eisenhauer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 1st Floor Fifth Province
Aug 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Wren Eisenhauer calls tongiht, and Hey, Okra! plays for us.  Hey, Okra! is Qi Yang (banjo, accordian, percussion), Meghan Parker (fiddle) and Jacob Parker (fiddle, guitar).

Tonight, we’ll be dancing in the Fifth Province room on the 1st floor.

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

Aug
26
Mon
Ladies Banjo Society of Illinois with Steve Pike @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special Guest Steve Pike calls for us tonight, and the Ladies Banjo Society of Illinois plays for us.  The Banjo Society is Ben and Eric Zorn (fiddles), Mary Tabatowski (mandolin), Kathy Hirsh (guitar) and  Aaron Smith (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.

Sep
2
Mon
@ Labor Day - IAHC Closed
Sep 2 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Labor Day

Sep
8
Sun
Really Cool Hats (Jonathan, Peter, Laurie) with Meg Dedolph @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Sep 8 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm