Calendar

May
13
Sun
Wabi Sabi with Devin Pohly @ Fermilab Village Barn
May 13 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
May
14
Mon
Corn Potato String Band with Andrea Craft @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
May 14 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special guests the Corn Potato String Band play tonight; Andrea Craft calls.

May
19
Sat
Springtime Tim & his Stringtime Boys with Andrea Craft @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
May 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, May 19, 2018. In the heart of Boystown on the last Saturday of each month friends come together to dance to live music. Bring your friends and out-of-town guests to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Calling by TBA
Live Music by Springtime Tim & his Stringtime Boys

Doors open at 6:00, Lesson begins at 6:30, Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Admission by suggested donation of $10, paid at the door
No one turned away for lack of funds.

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 has gender-inclusive restrooms. Please reach out if we can help with accessibility needs.

May
21
Mon
Martha Edwards & Friends with Bob Green @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special guests Martha Edwards and Bob Green, respectively, play and call this evening.  Martha will be joined by several local musicians.

May
28
Mon
@ Memorial Day - IAHC Closed
May 28 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Memorial Day

Jun
1
Fri
@ The Great Room
Jun 1 @ 6:45 am – 10:00 pm

NU Contra’s June 1st Dance will be open band so bring your instruments. All other details can be found on the event’s page: https://www.facebook.com/events/331282274064885/

Jun
4
Mon
KB and the Sunshine Band with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jun 4 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

KB and the Sunshine Band play tonight, and Jo Mortland calls.

Jun
10
Sun
Old T. Blue and the J88's with Meg Dedolph @ Fermilab Village Barn
Jun 10 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jun
11
Mon
Polaris with Lauren Kriel @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jun 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special guests Polaris play tonight; Lauren Kriel calls.

Polaris is from New England – Jesse Ball (accordion, guitar, hammer dulcimer, and feet), Marta Bartholomew (fiddle), Rose Jackson (fiddle), Sam Zakon-Anderson (piano).

Jun
16
Sat
Mareva, Sarah, Chris and Jay with Maggie Jo Saylor @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Jun 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, June 16, 2018. In the heart of Boystown on the last Saturday of each month friends come together to dance to live music. Bring your friends and out-of-town guests to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Calling by Maggie Jo Saylor
Live Music by Mareva Lindo, Sara Leginsky, Chris Kimmons & Jay Desrosiers

Doors open at 6:00, Lesson begins at 6:30, Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Admission by suggested donation of $10, paid at the door
No one turned away for lack of funds.

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 has gender-inclusive restrooms. Please reach out if we can help with accessibility needs.