Urbana Country Dancers!

An incomplete list of upcoming Dance and Music events:

• Fri Jan 20 5:30-7:30p ?Church Street Ramblers @ Broadway Food Hall
• Sat Jan 21 7-9:30p ? ? Meg & The Resurrection Marys @ Chicago Queer Contra
• Sun Jan 22 2-5p ? ? ? ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Sun Jan 22 5:30-6:45p ?Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance @ Phillips Rec Center
• Sun Jan 22 7:00-8:15p ?Beginner A Swing Dance @ Phillips Rec Center
• Sun Jan 22 7-9p ? ? ? ? @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Fri Jan 27 7:30p ? ? ? New Dancer Orientation @ Channing-Murray
• Fri Jan 27 8-11p ? ? ? Jonathan Sivier & Too Old To Be Controlled @ CMF
• Sun Jan 29 7-9:30p ? ? Lauren Peckman & The Resurrection Marys @ St Louis
• Mon Jan 30 5:30-7:30p ?The Tumbleweeds (C4A Country Music Ensemble) @ RBT
• Feb 2-4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Sun Feb ?5 2-5p ? ? ? ?Scottish Country Dance w/ Michi @ Mansfield UMC
• Feb 10-11 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Recurring events:

• Tue 7:30-9:30p ? @ Channing-Murray
• Thu 7:00-9:00p ?Old-Time Jam @ Lincoln Square, Southeast side

Stay healthy!
Dan

P.S. Jan Jam Group - End of Sunday's dance - Jan 8, 2023:
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Now that Jan Jam is over we are working on scheduling bands and callers for the next few months. Here are the dates we will be dancing at Channing-Murray this spring. Mark your calendars so you can join us for some great music and dancing.

January 27
February 24
March 24
April 28
May 26

As usual these are Friday evenings. There will be a short introduction to contra dancing at 7:30 and then the dances will begin at 8.

I hope everyone will plan to join us.

Jonathan

The number of registrations for Jan Jam this weekend is very close to maximum. So the registration page will be closed at 10 p.m. tonight (Thursday). If you haven't registered yet and would like to attend now is the time. In particular we hope that any local dancers who haven't signed up yet will do so.

You can find info on Jan Jam at


Online registration is at


We would also like to encourage people to bring snacks to share at the break on Saturday evening. Bring your dance shoes, water bottle and masks. I hope to see everyone this weekend.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

We are excited to announce the return of Jan Jam!
This year Jan Jam will be Saturday and Sunday, January 7–8.
While the event is shorter this year the talent is ?mighty?!

• When: Sat Jan 7 – Sun Jan 8
• Sat Band: The Resurrecton Marys (Chicago): ?Erin?, ?Karen?, ?Allison?
• Sun Band: Meadowhawk (Urbana): ?Amanda?, ?Claire?, ?Matt?
• Callers: Lauren Peckman (St. Louis) and Georges Augustin (Chicago)
• Gender-neutral calling
• Spectacular Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana
• Cost: $35–$50 sliding scale
• Lodging: (Discount Code: JanJam23)

Sat Jan 7:

• 4–5 p.m. ? ? ? ? Irish Set Dance with Daniel Flora
• 5–6 p.m. ? ? ? ? Swing Dance with Soop Kish
  Each workshop will have time at the end for you to try out your new skills!
• 6–7 p.m. ? ? ? ? Dinner on your own
• 7:30–11 p.m. ?Contra Dance w/ The Resurrection Marys & Lauren Peckman
• 11 p.m.–?? ? ? Open band and Open calling

Sun Jan 8:

• 9 a.m.–10 a.m.? Open waltzing with band TBD
• 10 a.m.–1 p.m.? Contra Dance with Meadowhawk and Georges Augustin

COVID-19 requirements:

• Pre-registration:
• Proof of Vaccination and Bivalent Booster
• Rapid test on arrival (provided) with negative result
• Wear (K)N95 masks properly while in the building

Complete information:
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Stay Healthy!
Dan

P.S. Fun fact: The Resurrection Marys played our last pre-pandemic dance 3/6/20.
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For some reason I'm having trouble getting this message out to everyone on the list. Only a few people have gotten it. So I'm trying again. Hopefully it will work this time. Sorry for the extra messages for those people who are getting them.

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For the first time since 2020 we will be holding the Chambana January Jam again next weekend. It will be held at the Channing-Murray Foundation on Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8. The bands will include The Resurrection Marys and Meadowhawk. The featured callers will be Lauren Peckman and Georges Augustin.

Saturday will start with some workshops at 4 p.m. and the evening's contra dance will start at 7:30. On Sunday there will be Open Waltzing starting at 9 a.m. and then a contra dance at 10.

We will still be requiring everyone to show proof of vaccination and wear amask inside the dance hall. In addition everyone will need to take a COVID test upon arrival.

Pre-registration is required. For details and a link to the registration page see the Jan Jam page at


Hopefully this will be a great start to a whole year of contra dancing in C-U.

Jonathan

I'm sending this again, since it didn't get to everyone on the list the first time. Sorry about that.

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For the first time since 2020 we will be holding the Chambana January Jam again next weekend. It will be held at the Channing-Murray Foundation on Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8. The bands will include The Resurrection Marys and Meadowhawk. The featured callers will be Lauren Peckman and Georges Augustin.

Saturday will start with some workshops at 4 p.m. and the evening's contra dance will start at 7:30. On Sunday there will be Open Waltzing starting at 9 a.m. and then a contra dance at 10.

We will still be requiring everyone to show proof of vaccination and wear amask inside the dance hall. In addition everyone will need to take a COVID test upon arrival.

Pre-registration is required. For details and a link to the registration page see the Jan Jam page at


Hopefully this will be a great start to a whole year of contra dancing in C-U.

Jonathan

For the first time since 2020 we will be holding the Chambana January Jam again next weekend. It will be held at the Channing-Murray Foundation on Saturday and Sunday, January 7 and 8. The bands will include The Resurrection Marys and Meadowhawk. The featured callers will be Lauren Peckman and Georges Augustin.

Saturday will start with some workshops at 4 p.m. and the evening's contra dance will start at 7:30. On Sunday there will be Open Waltzing starting at 9 a.m. and then a contra dance at 10.

We will still be requiring everyone to show proof of vaccination and wear a mask inside the dance hall. In addition everyone will need to take a COVID test upon arrival.

Pre-registration is required. For details and a link to the registration page see the Jan Jam page at


Hopefully this will be a great start to a whole year of contra dancing in C-U.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

Our last Contra Dance of 2022:

• When: Fri Dec 9 8-11 p.m.
• Band: with Claire Johnson as guest fiddler
• Callers: Amanda Ramey & Miriam Larson
• Gender-neutral calling
• Spectacular Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana
• Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and a snack for the break

Masks required inside the building and Proof of Up-to-Date vaccination including boosters (Vax card or photo) will be checked at the door.

An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...

• Fri Dec ?9 7:30p ? ? ?Beginner Contra Lesson @ CMF
• Fri Dec ?9 8-11p ? ? ?Amanda/Miriam & The Young and the Fretless w/Claire
• Sat Dec 10 3-5p ? ? ? @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Sat Dec 10 4-8p ? ? ? @ UCIMC
• Tue Dec 13 7:30-9:30p C-U ??Irish?? Session @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Thu Dec 15 5-7p ? ? ? Americana Happy Hour ft. Emily Anne & Friends @ RBT
• Sun Dec 18 2-3p ? ? ? Carl Johnson & the New Orleans Jazz Machine @ UFLive!
• Sun Dec 18 3-5p ? ? ? Hot Club of Urbana's Charlie Brown Christmas @ Rose Bowl
• Sun Dec 18 7-9:30p ? ?Bob Green & Campeau Creek Boys @ Webster Groves, MO
• Mon Dec 19 7-9:40p ? ?Chicago Barn Dance @ IAHC, Chicago
• Wed Dec 21 3:48p ? ? ?Winter Solstice @ Northern Hemisphere
• Wed Dec 21 5-7p ? ? ? Church Street Ramblers @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Wed Dec 21 7-9:30p ? ?Queer Contra Dance w/ Lauren Peckman @ Focal Point
• Thu Dec 22 7:30-9p ? ?Prairie ?Sharks? @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Sat Dec 24 3-5p ? ? ? ??Turino Family Band?? @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Dec 30-31 ? ? ? ? ? ? Chicago Farmer & The Fieldnotes Two Year's Eve @ RBT
• Sat Dec 31 8p-1a ? ? ?New Year's Eve Party & Dance @ Webster Groves, MO
• Mon Jan ?2 7-9:40p ? ?Chicago Barn Dance @ IAHC, Chicago
• Tue Jan ?3 7-9p ? ? ? Indy Contra Dance @ Irvington Lodge, Indianapolis
• Jan 7-8, 2023 ? ? ? ? ?????? ?????? @ CMF

Recurring events:

• Tue 7:30-9:30p ? @ CMF
• Thu 7:00-9:00p ?Old-Time Jam @ Lincoln Square, Southeast side.

Peace!
Dan

Our final contra dance of 2022 will be this coming Friday, December 9 at the Channing-Murray Foundation. The Young & the Fretless will be providing the music with Claire Johnson as guest fiddler. Amanda Ramey and Miriam Larson will be the callers for the evening. This dance will feature gender-neutral calling.

There will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30pm and the dance will start at 8. Bring your water bottle and a snack to share at the break!

We still require that everyone wears a mask while inside the building and presents proof of up to date vaccination. That is the original vaccine and any boosters you are eligible for.

I hope everyone will come out and join us for some fun music and dance at our last dance until 2023.

Jonathan

Online registration is active for Jan Jam 2023. Jan Jam will be on January 7 & 8, 2023. All Jan Jam events will be held at the Channing-Murray Foundation. Admission will be $35-50 on a sliding scale for the entire event. You can find more information on Jan Jam and a link to the online registration site on the web page at



or Facebook event page at



There will be a registration cap of 100 for Jan Jam, so register early if you would like to attend.

Proof of vaccination, a negative test upon arrival and wearing a mask indoors will be required for this event.

I just registered and it was easy to do. I hope to see everyone there.

Jonathan

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Urbana Country Dancers!

Our November Contra Dance:

• Fri Nov 11 8-11 p.m.
• Band: ?????? (McLean county)
  • ? Claudia Kaufman ?
  • ? Gary Kaufman ?
  • ? Dave Kuntz ?
• Caller: ?Kristi Emilsson? (Urbana)
• Spectacular Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana
• Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and a snack for the break

Masks are required for the entire event and vaccination and one booster (Vax card or photo) will be checked at the door.

An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...

• Fri Nov 11 3-6p ? ? ? Victory Fest @ I Hotel
• Fri Nov 11 7:30p ? ? ?Beginner Contra Lesson @ CMF
• Fri Nov 11 8-11p ? ? ?Too Old To Be Controlled & Kristi Emilsson @ CMF
• Sun Nov 13 4:00p ? ? ? Fall Concert @ McKinley Foundation
• Sun Nov 13 5:30-7p ? ?Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance @ PRC
• Sun Nov 13 7-8:30p ? ?Beginner A Swing Dance @ PRC
• Sun Nov 13 7:00p ? ? ? @ Canopy Club
• Tue Nov 15 7:30-9:30p @ CMF
• Wed Nov 16 7-8p ? ? ? @ UFL
• Sun Nov 20 2-3p ? ? ? Hot Club of Urbana @ UFLive!
• Sun Nov 20 2-4p ? ? ? ???????Scottish??????? Country Dance Try-it! @ Mansfield UMC
• Thu Nov 24 8-11a ? ? ?55th Annual Turkey Trot @ Crystal Lake Park
• Nov 25-27 ? ? ? ? ? ? @ Evanston, IL
• Sun Dec ?4 2-5p ? ? ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Fri Dec ?9 7:30p ? ? ?Beginner Contra Lesson @ CMF
• Fri Dec ?9 8-11p ? ? ?Amanda & Miriam w/ @ CMF
• Dec 2-4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? @ , Columbus, OH
• Jan 7-8, 2023 ? ? ? ? ?????? ?????? @ CMF

Recurring events:

• Tue 7:30-9:30p ? @ CMF
• Thu 7:00-9:00p ?Old-Time Jam @ Lincoln Square, Southeast side.

Peace!
Dan

P.S. TOTBC Playing a calico tune at Folk and Roots:
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Our November dance will be this Friday, November 11 at the Channing-Murray Foundation. The band will be Too Old To Be Controlled and Kristi Emilsson will be calling. This dance will feature gender-neutral calling. There will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30pm and the dance will start at 8. Bring your water bottle and a snack to share at the break!

We still require that everyone wears a mask while inside the building and presents proof of up to date vaccination. That is the original vaccine and any boosters you are eligible for, including the new bivalent booster.

I hope everyone will come out and join us for some fun music and dance.

Jonathan

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding a dance this Sunday, November 6 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Mansfield. As with the contra dances no partner or experience is required and we are asking everyone to be vaccinated and wear a mask while dancing. Bring soft-soled shoes to wear in order to protect the dance floor.

If you are looking for some more local dancing I hope you will come and give English country dancing a try.

Jonathan

Hi All,

The arrangements are made. There will be a special Scottish Country Dance Try-it led by Michi Baubock, certified SCD instructor.

Date: Sunday, November 20.
Time: 2 to 4 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield, IL
Cost: $5/person to help pay expenses

Everyone is welcome. No special dance experience is necessary nor partner required.

We're still wearing masks while dancing.
Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break welcome.

Looking forward to seeing you.

Sue H

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