Calendar

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.

Nov
25
Sun
Open band with Open calling @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Nov 25 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Sunday, November 25. 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.

Open calling
Open band

Dance goes from 3:00 to 6:30

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.

Nov
26
Mon
@ Thanksgiving Recovery Day
Nov 26 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Thanksgiving Recovery Day

Dec
3
Mon
Hillbilly Diaspora with Andy Shore @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Hillbilly Diaspora – Charlie Walden, Patt Plunkett, Jennifer Jeffries, Kathy Hirsh and possibly others – plays tonight.  Special guest Andy Shore calls.

Dec
10
Mon
Old T-Blue and the J-88's with Cheryl Joyal @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 10 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Old T-Blue and the J-88’s play in an Old-Time, Bluegrass-tinged free-for-all.  Cheryl Joyal calls.

Dec
15
Sat
Jay Desrosiers & friends with Andrea Craft @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Dec 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, December 15. 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.

Music by Jay Desrosiers & friends

Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30

Beginner lesson at 6:30

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.

Dec
17
Mon
40th Anniversary Dance - Open Band with Fred Campeau with Open Calling with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Dec 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Tonight is a special dance, celebrating the Chicago Barn Dance Company’s 40th anniversary.  Band and calling will be open – bring your instruments, dance cards and dancing shoes!  Fred Campeau will lead the band, and Jo Mortland will organize the calling.

Dec
24
Mon
@ Christmas Day - IAHC Closed
Dec 24 all-day

No Dance Tonight – Christmas Eve – IAHC Closed Tonight