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GENERAL INFORMATION
CHICAGO GENERAL
INFORMATION
The Chicago Barn Dance Company
Dances have moved to the Bethany
United Church of Christ. Admission is $6 at the door. The dances
run from 8:00 PM to around 11:00 PM. Bring a pair of
clean shoes to wear.
For further information please call 224-534-9173 or info@ChicagoBarnDance.com
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS:
English Country Dance
Dances are held every second
Wednesday at St Mark's Church, $4, 8 to 10 PM,
Ridge and Grove streets in Evanston,
Cunningham Hall, second floor. Live music on the 4th
Wednesday. For further information call 847-433-8704 orEMAIL
at seniort@newtrier.k12.il.us
Urbana Country Dancers
Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton Street, Urbana
call 217-359-7431 for up to the minute information.
First and fourth Friday Contra Dances at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th Street, Chicago. $3 Students/$6 General, Street Parking, Call 773-702-9793 for more information.
First Friday Dances at The Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N Knox at Wilson, featuring The Midway Ramblers Cajun Band, 8 to 11:00 PM, $7, Pub on premesis with free parking, Instruction provided/ Call 630-833-3515 or EMAIL at info@midwayramblers.com
Libertyville Monthly Musicians Jam, first Fridays, 7:30 PM, hosted by Dot Kent. Dance follows at 8:30 PM with open microphone for callers and musicians. Held at Adler House in Libertyville. Call 847-405-9173 for information.
Ethnic Dance Chicago at St Joesphat Parish Hall, 8:30 PM until midnight, corner of Beldon and Southport, beginning and intermediate instruction available before the dance. WEB SITE at http://www.ethnicdance.net or call 773-506-8222.
BASIC INTERMEDIATE TO
ADVANCED CAJUN AND SWING DANCING
Links Hall Dance Studio, 3435 N Sheffield, Chicago, call Louie for exact dates
and times, 773-545-8286
BARN DANCING
First Saturday Contra Dances in Delafield, Wisconsin, 8:00 to 11:00 PM, September through June, held at The Prairie Hill Wardorf School, $6, children under 12 $4, Contact dancing-moose@juno.com for more information.
Third Saturday Dances sponsored by The Valparaiso Oldtime Dance Society, held at The Valparaiso YMCA. Contact vods@juno.comn or go to www.chicagobarndance.com/valpo/
Door $5 or $15 per family, 6:30 to 10:00 PM
Chicago Cajun Dances are being re-organized, for information go to:
Aurora
Dances are held at The Warrenville Community Building, 3S240 Warren Avenue, Warrenville, Illinois.
630-897-3655
Fermilab English Country Dancing
Fermilab Barn, call 630-584-0825 or go to www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/english/
Fermilab Folk Club
Sunday dances at the Fermilab Barn call 630-840-2061 or 630-840-2971
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See our Milwaukee site for more close by events MILWAUKEE at
http://www.gainesnet.com/milwauke.htm
September 4th & 5th: Fox Valley Folk Music & Storeytelling Festival in Geneva, go to www.foxvalleyfolk.com
MONDAY Beginners
Workshops at 7:30 PM at Epiphany UCC except as noted
JAN 16th:
Avenue X with Meg Dedolph
JAN 23rd:
Brown’s Dream with Bill Sudkamp at SPACE in Evanston
JAN 30th:
Band TBA with Jo Mortland
FEB 6th:
Cosmic Otters with Lisa Ornstein
FEB 13th:
Kentucky Clod Hoppers with Roger Diggle
FEB 20th:
Pat & Possum with Paul Watkins at SPACE in Evanston
FEB 27th:
Common Tatters with Caller TBA
MAR 5th:
Band & Caller TBA
MAR 12th:
White Mule, Caller TBA at SPACE in Evanston, 7:30 PM
MAR 19: Steve
Rosen & friends with Lisa Ornstein
MAR 26th:
$8,000 String Band with Ken Gal from Indianapolis
WEDNESDAY
, JAN
25TH, FEB 8th,
MAR 14th & 28th English Country Dancing at St. Mark’s in
Evanston, 7:30 PM
FRIDAY
Ethnic Dance Chicago
Bring refreshments on the last dance of every month for PARTY NIGHT!
For exact schedule go to http://www.ethnicdance.net
Saturday
FEB 4th: Bobine with Barry Dupen at the West Lounge of Ida Noyes Hall, U of C, 7:30 PM
MAR 3rd: Wabash Cannonballs with Meg Dedolph, West Linge, Ida Noyes Hall, U of C
Sunday
JAN 15th: The $8000 Stringband with Tony Scarimbolo at Fermilab, 2:00 PM
FEB 12th: Eye of the Monkey with T Claw at Fermilab, 6:30 PM
FEB 19th: Band & Caller TBA at Feremilab, 2:00 PM
MAR 11th: Paul Watkins & Band TBA at Fermilab, 6:30 PM
MAR 18th: Band & Caller TBA at Fermilab, 2:00 PM
LOOKING FOR EVEN MORE TYPES OF DANCE?
http://fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/FolkDanceScene.pdf