Calendar

Nov
24
Fri
@ Lake Street Church
Nov 24 – Nov 25 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.

Nov
27
Mon
@ Thanksgiving Recovery Day
Nov 27 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Thanksgiving Recovery Day

Dec
4
Mon
Old T. Blue and the J-87's with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Old T. Blue and the J-87’s plays tonight, with Jo Mortland calling

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are required at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st and 3rd Mondays. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional.  Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Dec
10
Sun
Just Us Chickens with Meg Dedolph and Georges Augustin @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Dec 10 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Dec
11
Mon
Wabi Sabi with Cara Sawyer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Wabi Sabi – Jennifer Jeffries, Kathy Hirsh, Barry Fritz and Mitch Thomas – plays tonight.  Cara Sawyer calls for us this evening.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st and 3rd Mondays. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional.  Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Dec
16
Sat
cancelled with cancelled @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Dec 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Organizers of Queer Contra Chicago are cancelling the December dance for various reasons.  We will miss dancing with all of you, and wish you a safe and happy holiday season.

QCC will return on January 20, with caller Meg Dedolph.

 

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

Dance cancelled for December

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 proof of covid vaccination and 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.

Dec
18
Mon
Mulefoot with Qwill Duvall @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Mulefoot plays the tunes for us tonight, with Qwill Duvall calling.

Mulefoot is Fred Campeau on fiddle, Sara Coral on Banjo, John Huber on guitar and Aaron Smith on bass.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st Monday of each month. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Dec
25
Mon
@ Christmas Day - IAHC Closed
Dec 25 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Christmas Day – IAHC Closed Tonight

Jan
1
Mon
@ New Year's Day - IAHC Closed
Jan 1 all-day

No Dance Tonight – New Year’s Day – IAHC Closed Tonight

Jan
8
Mon
Ship of Fools with Kim Thompson @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Ship of Fools plays for us this evening – Jordan Wankoff, Fred Campeau, Annalee Koehn, and Marc Edelstein.  Special guest Kim Thompson calls for us this tonight.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom. Masks are optional at this dance.

Vaccines and masks are required at dances on the 1st Monday of each month. On other Mondays, vaccines are *not* required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.