Calendar

Aug
6
Mon
Suite for the Feet with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Suite for the Feet (Jennifer Jeffries, Roger Diggle and Kathy Hirsh) plays old-time and Quebecois tunes tonight; Georges Augustin calls.

Aug
13
Mon
Common Taters with Maggie Jo Saylor @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Common Taters plays old-time tunes tonight; Maggie Jo Saylor calls.

Aug
18
Sat
TBA with Georges Augustin @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Aug 18 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, August 18, 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 Georges Augustin
Live Music by TBA

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.

Aug
20
Mon
Rare Privilege with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Special guests Rare Privilege – Maria Terres and Amy McFarland – play New England, Quebecois and old-time tunes;  Paul Watkins calls.

Aug
27
Mon
Cosmic Otters with Jo Mortland and others @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Aug 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Cosmic Otters play tonight; Jo Mortland and others call.

Sep
3
Mon
@ Labor Day - IAHC Closed
Sep 3 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Labor Day

Sep
9
Sun
Slippery Elm with Lynn Garren @ Fermilab Village Barn
Sep 9 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Sep
10
Mon
Old T-Blue and the J-88's with Devin Pohly @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Sep 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Old T-Blue and the J-88’s – Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen, Jonathan Whitall, and Ben Wright – play bluegrass-flavored old-time tunes.  Devin Pohly calls tonight.

Sep
17
Mon
The Stringtime Boys with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Sep 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Stringtime Boys – Tim MacDonald, Jeremy Ward and Emily Nott – play tonight, with Meg Dedolph calling.

Sep
22
Sat
White Mule with Jo Mortland @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Sep 22 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, September 22, 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 Jo Mortland
Live Music by White Mule

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.