Calendar

Mar
9
Sun
Fred & Friends with Meg Dedolph & TBD @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Mar 9 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mar
10
Mon
Pied with Steve Pike @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guest Steve Pike call this evening, and Pied plays.  Pied is Charlie Walden (fiddle), Patt Plunkett (piano), Robin Kearton (fiddle) and Tom Faux (guitar, banjo).

The Roger Diggle Appreciation Night has been postponed.

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.

Mar
15
Sat
Jordan Wankoff and Friends with Georges Augustin @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Mar 15 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

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

Band: Jordan Wankoff and Friends
Caller: Georges Augustin
Beginner lesson at 6:30

Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30
Role terms: larks & robins

Admission by suggested donation of $10-20, 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.

Mar
17
Mon
@ St Patrick's Day
Mar 17 all-day

No Dance Tonight – St Patrick’s Day

Mar
24
Mon
Wayward Potatoes with Andrea Craft @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Wayward Potatoes play for us tonight, with Andrea Craft calling.  The Potatoes are Ben Zorn (fiddle), Rachel Kazez (guitar) and Aaron Smith (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.

Mar
31
Mon
Janie and the Fine Tuners with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Janie and the Fine Tuners plays tonight, with Georges Augustin 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.

Apr
7
Mon
Pimento Mori with Maeve Devlin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 7 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guests Pimento Mori play tonight, with Maeve Devlin calling.  Pimento Mori is Louis Henschen (fiddle), V Cieri (fiddle), Rose Martus (flute/piccolo) and Michael Bean (guitar).

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
12
Sat
Hoosier Recruits with Laurie Pietravalle @ Trinity Lutheran Church
Apr 12 @ 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.

Apr
13
Sun
Paul Tyler & Friends with Eric Zorn @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Apr 13 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Apr
14
Mon
Wabi Sabi with Susan Doxtator @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Wabi Sabi plays for us this evening, and Susan Doxtator 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.