Calendar

Nov
10
Sun
Farmers Market Band with Meg Dedolph & TBD @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Nov 10 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Nov
11
Mon
Birdhouse Hollow with Devin Pohly @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Birdhouse Hollow – Wren Eisenhauer and Qi Yang – play tonight, with Devin Pohly calling.

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.

Nov
16
Sat
Meadowhawk with QCC Organizers @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Nov 16 @ 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: Meadowhawk
Caller: QCC Organizers: Andrea, Aden, & Moose

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.

Nov
18
Mon
Hillbilly Diaspora with Chicago Showcase @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Hillbilly Diaspora – Charlie Walden, Patt Plunkett and others, plays for us this evening. The calling this evening will be by multiple local callers, led by Jo and Moose; the focus will be on dances written by Chicago choreographers.

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.

Nov
25
Mon
Ship of Fools with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Ship of Fools plays tonight and Paul Watkins calls.  Ship of Fools is Jordan Wankoff on fiddle, Fred Campeau on banjo, Annaleen Koehn on guitar and Marc Edelstein on bass.

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.

Nov
29
Fri
@ Lake Street Church
Nov 29 – Nov 30 all-day

Our annual all-volunteer dance weekend!  At the Lake Street Church in Evanston.  Visit the Breaking Up Thanksgiving web site – www.breakingupthanksgiving.com – for more information.

Dec
2
Mon
@ Thanksgiving Recovery Day
Dec 2 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Thanksgiving Recovery Day

Dec
8
Sun
Ben Zorn & Friends with Meg Dedolph & TBD @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Dec 8 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Dec
9
Mon
Uncommon Loons with Jo and Moose @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special Birthday Dance for Elizabeth Albert.

The Uncommon Loons play tonight, with Jo Mortland and Moose Flores calling.  The Uncommon Loons are Meg Dedolph, Jonathan Whitall and Peter Martin.

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.

Dec
14
Sat
Hoosier Recruits with Open calling @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Dec 14 @ 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 right for the Fellowship Hall.

Doors open at 6:30.
Masking is optional.