The 21st annual Champaign-Urbana January Jam (Chambana Jan Jam)
will be held this Friday and Saturday at the Phillips Center. The
featured callers for the weekend will be Ron Buchanan and Jerome
Grisanti. The bands will be Big Bluestem, Geoff Seitz and Friends and U4.
The Friday night dance from 8 to 11 p.m. will feature Jerome
Grisanti and U4. Then there will be a large variety of workshops on
Saturday starting at noon. These will be followed by a potluck dinner
at 6 p.m. The Saturday evening dance will begin at 7 p.m. with Ron
Buchanan calling. Geoff Seitz and Friends will play from 7 until 10
p.m., followed by Big Bluestem from 10:30 to 1 a.m. There will also
be open mic calling and jamming.
Admission prices are as follows.
Friday evening: $10, $8 (students), Kids 12 and under free
Saturday afternoon: $12, $10 (students), Kids 12 and under free
Saturday evening: $15, $13 (students), Kids 12 and under free
A list of the workshops can be found at
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Have a happy new year and I'll see you at the dance.
Jonathan
