Calendar

Jan
26
Mon
Bobcat Opossum with Cheryl Joyal @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Jan 26 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guests Bobcat Opossum play tonight, with Cheryl Joyal calling the dances.  Bobcat Opossum is Sean Hoffman (fiddle, guitar) and Ellen Collin (guitar, cello, keyboard).

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.

Feb
2
Mon
Supertrad with Qwill Duvall @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Special guest and Chicago ex-pat Qwill Duvall calls the dances, with Supertrad playing for us.  Supertrad is Jonathan Whitall (piano, fiddle), Sam Bartlett (tenor banjo, mandolin) and Eric Schedler (accordian).

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.

Feb
8
Sun
Elpee with Meg Dedolph & Devin Pohly @ Grace Lutheran Church of Glen Ellyn
Feb 8 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Feb
9
Mon
Rare Privilege with Summer Shay @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

An evening of special guests:  Rare Privilege plays this evening, with Summer Shay calling.  Rare Privilege is Maria Terres on fiddle and Amy McFarland on piano.

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.

Feb
16
Mon
Resurrection Marys with Jo Mortland @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Feb 16 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Jo Mortland calls for us this evening with the Resurrection Marys supplying the music.

Joel Pearson is sponsoring this dance in honor of his tenth anniversary dancing.

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.

Feb
19
Thu
English Country Dance with Cheryl Yenter @ John’s Park Field House
Feb 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

Feb
20
Fri
@ University of Chicago - Mandel Hall and Ida Noyes Hall
Feb 20 – Feb 21 all-day

Concerts at Mandel Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings, with free workshops during the day on Saturday at Ida Noyes Hall.

Visit www.uofcfolk.org for more information.

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

Buds and Shoots plays for us this evening; not sure yet who’s 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
Janie and the Fine Tuners with TBA @ Irish American Heritage Center - 4th Floor Ballroom
Mar 2 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Janie and the Fine Tuners plays tonight; not sure yet who’s 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