Calendar

Mar
9
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Hillbilly Diaspora with Cara Sawyer @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Cara Sawyer calls for us this evening, with the Hillbilly Diaspora playing.  The Hillbilly Diaspora is Charlie Walden (fiddle), Jennifer Jeffries (fiddle), Patt Plunket (piano) and Kathy Hirsh (mandolin).

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Mar
16
Mon
@ St Patrick's Day
Mar 16 all-day

The Irish Center is closed for St Patrick’s Day events.

Mar
19
Thu
English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ John’s Park Field House
Mar 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for Chicagoland North English Country Dance (ECD) from 6:30-9 p.m. in Glenview at John’s Park Field House. English Country Dance is social and pattern-based, with a caller guiding each dance—similar to Contra and barn dancing. No partner or experience is needed; all figures are walked through before each dance.

We recommend bringing your own water bottle. If you bring snacks to share, we suggest they be bite-sized and easy to eat neatly.

For more information, please see our website.

Admission:

Adults $10
Students $8

Mar
23
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Uncommon Loons with Eric Zoen @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

The Uncommon Loons play for us this evening, with Eric Zorn calling.  The Uncommon Loons are Meg Dedolph (guitar), Jonathan Whitall (fiddle, piano) and Peter Martin (hammer duilcimer & flute).

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Mar
30
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Ravenswing with Moose Flores @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guests Ravenswing play for us tonight, with Moose Flores calling.  Ravenswing is Abi Sandy (guitar) and Crystal Zhu (fiddle).

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Apr
6
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Wabi Sabi with Steve Pike @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Wabi Sabi plays the tunes this evening, with special guest Steve Pike calling.  Wabi Sabi is Jennifer Jeffries (fiddle), Kathy Hirsh (mandolin), Mitch Thomas (uke, piano) and Barry Fritz (guitar).

The dance tonight is in the 4th floor ballroom.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Apr
13
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Old T-Blue & the J-87's with Meg Dedolph @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Apr 13 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Old-T-Blue and the J-98’s plays for us tonight, with Meg Dedolph calling.

This dance is sponsored by Gerry Brennan.

We’ll be dancing in the 4th floor ballroom.

Vaccines are not required and masks are optional. Attendance will be registered at all dances for contact tracing.

Apr
16
Thu
English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ John’s Park Field House
Apr 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for Chicagoland North English Country Dance (ECD) from 6:30-9 p.m. in Glenview at John’s Park Field House. English Country Dance is social and pattern-based, with a caller guiding each dance—similar to Contra and barn dancing. No partner or experience is needed; all figures are walked through before each dance.

We recommend bringing your own water bottle. If you bring snacks to share, we suggest they be bite-sized and easy to eat neatly.

For more information, please see our website.

Admission:

Adults $10
Students $8

May
21
Thu
English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ John’s Park Field House
May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for Chicagoland North English Country Dance (ECD) from 6:30-9 p.m. in Glenview at John’s Park Field House. English Country Dance is social and pattern-based, with a caller guiding each dance—similar to Contra and barn dancing. No partner or experience is needed; all figures are walked through before each dance.

We recommend bringing your own water bottle. If you bring snacks to share, we suggest they be bite-sized and easy to eat neatly.

For more information, please see our website.

Admission:

Adults $10
Students $8

May
25
Mon
@ Memorial Day - Irish Center is Closed
May 25 all-day

No dance tonight – the Irish Center is closed.