Calendar

Feb
25
Mon
Old T-Blue and the J-88's with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - FIRST FLOOR - FIFTH PROVINCE
Feb 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Dance on the 1st floor – Fifth Province tonight!

Old T-Blue and the J-88’s play Bluegrass-tinged old-time tunes tonight.  Paul Watkins calls.

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

Patt and Possum – Patt Plunkett and Charlie Walden – Play Quebecois, Old-Time Missouri and Texas tunes.  Roger Diggle calls tonight.

Mar
11
Mon
Ship of Fools with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - ROOM 309
Mar 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The dance is in room 309 tonight.  Annalee Koehn, Jordan Wankoff, Eli Boxham, Steve Rosen play and Jo Mortland calls for us this evening.

Mar
16
Sat
Patrik Ahlberg & friends with Georges Augustin @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Mar 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, January 19. 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 Patrik Ahlberg & friends

Calling by Georges Augustin

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.

Mar
18
Mon
Smith's Flatbed Broadcasters with Lauren Kriel @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 18 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Smith’s Flatbed Broadcasters – Chirps Smith, Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen and Paul Tyler – play for us this evening.  Lauren Kriel calls.

Mar
25
Mon
KB and the Sunshine Band with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - FIRST FLOOR - FIFTH PROVINCE
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Dance on the 1st floor – Fifth Province Tonight!

KB and the Sunshine Band plays tonight:   Kolleen Blume, Fred Campeau, Kathy Hirsh and maybe someone else.  Meg Dedolph calls this evening.

Apr
1
Mon
Can I Get An Amen with Dwayne Johnson @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 1 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

It’s the Election Night Barn Dance!

Can I Get An Amen? plays high-energy old-time tunes this evening.  Dwayne Johnson calls.

Apr
8
Mon
The Stringtime Boys with Eric Zorn @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

The Stringtime Boys play tonight; Eric Zorn  calls.

Apr
15
Mon
Money Creek with Andrea Craft @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 15 @ 7:00 pm – 9:40 pm

Money Creek – Fred Campeau, Steve Rosen and others – plays bluegrass-flavored old-time tunes.  Andrea Craft calls for us this evening.

Apr
20
Sat
Matthew Christian and Max Carmichael with Lauren Kriel @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Apr 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

This month’s Queer Contra Dance takes place on Saturday, April 20. 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.

Band: Matthew Christian and Max Carmichael
Caller: Lauren Kriel

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.