Calendar

Oct
1
Mon
Jordan Wankoff & Friends with Andrea Craft @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Jordan Wankoff and Friends play tonight; Andrea Craft calls.

Oct
8
Mon
Nikki McConkey and Allison Miller with Lauren Kriel @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Nikki McConkey and Allison Miller play tonight; Lauren Kriel calls for us.

Oct
15
Mon
Grand Ole Aubrey Band with Alex Deis-Lauby @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Grand Ole Aubrey Band plays tonight.  Special guest Alex Deis-Lauby from New York calls.

Oct
19
Fri
Baba Yaga's Stew with Andrea Craft @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Oct 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Friday, October 19th. 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 Andrea Craft
Live Music by Baba Yaga’s Stew

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.

Oct
22
Mon
Cosmic Otters with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Cosmic Otters with Special Guest Otter Eric play tonight; Paul Watkins calls.

Oct
29
Mon
Patrick Ahlberg & Friends with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Patrick Ahlberg, Jay Derosiers, Mareva Lindo, and Sam Kunkel play for us tonight.  Georges Augustin calls.

Nov
5
Mon
Smith's Flatbed Broadcasters with Dot Kent @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Smith’s Flatbed Broadcasters play for us tonight.  The band includes Chiprs Smith, Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen and Paul Tyler.  Special guest Dot Kent calls for us.

Nov
12
Mon
Patt & Possum with Roger Diggle @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Patt and Possum – Champeen Fiddler Charlie Walden and Patt Plunkett – play for us tonight.  Special guest Roger Diggle from Madison Wisconsin calls.

Nov
19
Mon
Money Creek Boys with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Money Creek Boys – Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen & Friends – play tonight; Jo Mortland calls.

Nov
23
Fri
@ Lake Street Church
Nov 23 – Nov 24 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.