Calendar

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.

Feb
24
Mon
Chirps Smith & Friends with Lisa Greenleaf @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guest Lisa Greenleaf calls for us tonight.  The band is Chirps Smith (fiddle), Paul Tyler (fiddle), Rachel Kazez (guitar), Fred Campeau (banjo) and maybe Mitch Thomas (uke).

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
3
Mon
Birdhouse Hollow with Devin Pohly @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Birdhouse Hollow plays for us this evening, and Devin Pohly calls.  Birdhouse Hollow is Wren Eisenhauer and Qi Yang.

This dance is sponsored by Eleanor 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.

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.