Calendar

Feb
23
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Buds and Shoots with Georges Augustin @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Buds and Shoots plays for us this evening, with Georges Augustin calling.  Buds and Shoots is Barbie Silverman, Steve Rosen, Mary Tabatowski, Fred Campeau and Aaron Smith.

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
2
Mon
Chicago Barn Dance - Janie and the Fine Tuners with Paul Watkins @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Janie and the Fine Tuners plays tonight, with Paul Watkins calling.  The Fine Tuners are Janie Rothfield (piano), Allan Carr (guitar), Fred Campeau (banjo) and Marc Edelstein (bass)

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
8
Sun
TBD with Meg Dedolph & Cristy @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Mar 8 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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
21
Sat
TBA with TBA @ Second Unitarian Church of Chicago
Mar 21 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Bring your friends to experience this uniquely queer, inclusive dance at the Second Unitarian Church, 656 W Barry Ave.

Band: TBA
Caller: TBA
Beginner lesson at 6:30-ish
Dance goes from 7:00 to 9:30
Role terms: larks & robins

 

Admission by suggested donation of $10-20, paid at the door
No one turned away for lack of funds.
PayPal/Venmo available

In order to make sure our space is welcoming and accessible to as much of the community as possible, we’re requiring masks to be worn at the dance.

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 gender-inclusive restrooms. Please reach out if we can help with accessibility needs.

This is a space for everyone to feel welcome and loved! We oppose racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, homophobia, transphobia, or any other form of discrimination. If someone is violating your boundaries or harassing you, please speak to an organizer. If you feel something, say something, and we will take action to address it.

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
12
Sun
Birdhouse Hollow with Meg Dedolph & Georges @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Apr 12 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm