Calendar

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.

Apr
19
Sat
Good Gravity with Andrea Craft @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Apr 19 @ 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: Good Gravity
Caller: Andrea Craft
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.

Apr
21
Mon
Uncommon Loons with Cheryl Joyal @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Uncommon Loons plays tonight, with Cheryl Joyal 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.

Apr
28
Mon
Toss the Possum with Bob Isaacs @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guests Toss the Possum play this evening, and Bob Isaacs calls.  The band is Laura Zisette (piano) and  Rob Zisette (fiddle/percussion/vocals).

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.