Calendar

Dec
23
Mon
Ladies Banjo Society with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Ladies Banjo Society of Illinois plays for us tonight – Ben and Eric Zorn (fiddles), Mary Tabatowski (mandolin), Kathy Hirsh (guitar), Fred Campeau (banjo).  Georges Augustine calls 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.

Dec
30
Mon
Patt & Possum with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Patt and Possum – Patt Plunkett on piano and Charlie Walden on fiddle – play tonight; Jo Mortland 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.

Jan
6
Mon
Birdhouse Hollow with Cara Sawyer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Birdhouse Hollow – Wren Eisenhauer and Qi Yang – play for us tonight; Cara Sawyer calls the dances.

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.

Jan
13
Mon
Rare Privilege with Bev Bernbaum @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special Guests tonight!  Bev Bernbaum calls this evening, and Rare Privilege – Maria Teres and Amy McFarland – play 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.

Jan
20
Mon
Hey, Okra! with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - 1st Floor Fifth Province Room
Jan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Meg Dedolph calls tonight; Hey, Okra! plays for us.  Hey, Okra! is Qi Yang (banjo, accordian, percussion), Meghan Parker (fiddle) and Jacob Parker (fiddle, 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.

Jan
27
Mon
Farmer's Market Band with Dylan Simpson @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Farmer’s Market Band plays this evening, with Dylan Simpson calling.  The Farmer’s Market Band is Jordan Wankoff, Mitzi Lebensorger, Jeff Bone, Mary Tabatowski and Aaron Smith.

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.

Feb
3
Mon
Otter Hollow with Gaye Fifer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guest Gaye Fifer calls tonight. Otter Hollow will play for us – a mashup of the Cosmic Otters (Meg Dedolph, Jonathan Whitall) and Birdhouse Hollow (Wren Eisenhauer, Qi Yang).

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.

Feb
10
Mon
Rhys Jones and Friends with Eric Zorn @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Fresh from their performance at the University of Chicago Folk Festival, special guests Rhys Jones (fiddle), Nokosee Fields (guitar) with Fred Campeau and Steve Rosen play tonight.  Eric Zorn 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.

Feb
15
Sat
Wabi Sabi with 3 Hours of Waltzing! @ Indian Boundary Park
Feb 15 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

The workshop will be free, but tips for the band are appreciated.

PLEASE BRING CLEAN DANCE SHOES TO HELP PROTECT THE FLOOR.

Feb
17
Mon
Old T-Blue and the J-87s with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Old T-Blue and the J-87s play tonight; Paul Watkins calls.  The band is Fred Campeau (fiddle), Jonathan Whitall (piano), Jonas Friddle (banjo), and Steve Rosen (mandolin).

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.