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Our next contra dance will be this Friday, January 19 at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon in Urbana. Miriam Larson and Matt Turino will be providing the music and the caller will be Karen Jackson from St. Louis. There will be some great music and fun dances, so I hope everyone will come out and join us. As usual there will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7:30 and then the dance will begin at 8:00. Bring your friends to join in the fun and snacks to share at the break.

There has been a change to the COVID policy for our dances. Unless otherwise specified all dances will be masks optional. There is only one dance this spring, on March 15, where masks will be required. If the COVID situation changes at some point this policy may also be changed, but for the time being masks will be optional at our dances.

If you are looking for more dancing next weekend there will be an English country dance next Sunday, January 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Mansfield United Methodist Church at 200 East Illinois St. in Mansfield. We will be doing some easy dances and covering the basics of ECD so this would be a good time to give it a try.

I hope to see everyone at one, or both, of the dances next weekend.

Jonathan

I overlooked the link to the obituary. Here it is.



Jonathan

Jan Kalmar has just informed me that Anne Martel, a long time dancer, has passed away. Here is the note Jan sent.
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One of our beloved dancers, bright, funny, full of spunk, and engagement has died, just shy of 98 years old. For those of us lucky enough to have known Anne Martel, our lives and the planet has been enriched by her gifts and sparkle. Here is her obituary. Should you want family contact information email Jan at jankalmarjoy@...

We wanted let everyone know that a couple of people have reported testing positive for COVID following the Jan Jam this past weekend. I hope everyone is well, but you may want to be extra vigilant and possibly test yourself at some point this week.

Take care.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

Jan Jam, our annual Contra Dance Weekend, returns to Phillips Center ...

Schedule:

• Fri Jan ?5 ?7p-1a ? ? Registration, Contra Dance, and After Party
• Sat Jan ?6 10a-1a ? ? Workshops, Potluck, Contra Dances, and Techno Contra
• Sun Jan ?7 10a-1:30p ?Waltz and Contra Dance

Bands:

• Euphor (IL, IN, KY) – Matt Turino (fiddle, feet, guitar), Tom Turino (banjo, vocals), Michael Valliant (bass), and Sam Payne (guitar)
• (IL, IN) – Meg Dedolph (guitar), Jonathan Whitall (fiddle), Eric Schedler (piano)
• (Urbana, IL) – Matt Turino (guitar, feet), Claire Johnson (fiddle), Amanda Ramey (fiddle)

Callers:

• Georges Augustin (Chicago, IL)
• (St. Louis, MO)
• Nedra McNeil (Louisville, KY)

Schedule, COVID policy, Admission, Volunteering, Housing Information, Further Information:

Happy New Year!
Dan

Events such as Jan Jam take lots of work and having plenty of volunteers makes things go smoothly and makes the event fun for everyone. So if you can please consider volunteering to help out. Here is a link to a sign up site for Jan Jam volunteers.



Jonathan

Here is an announcement from Matt Turino about one of the bands this weekend.
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IMORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: due to illness Turnip the Beet will not be able to play Jan Jam:( We wish them a speedy recovery!
We then scrambled to find an alternative. Amazingly the first group we contacted: The Cosmic Otters will be filling in for the Saturday night and Sunday dances! We are so thankful that Jonathan Whitall, Meg Dedolph and Eric Schedler stepped up to bring such great music to Jan Jam!!

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Jonathan

Our annual weekend of dancing, the January Jam, will be held next weekend on January 5-7. We'll have great music by Euphor, Turnip the Beet and Meadowhawk. Dances will be called by Sarah Kaiser, Georges Augustin and Nedra McNeil. This year's event will be held at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W. Stoughton in Urbana. For more information see the web page at


The schedule of events for the weekend can be found at


If you haven't already done so you can register for Jan Jam at


As far as COVID policy goes, everyone will be required to show proof of a negative test result taken within 12 hours of arrival on Friday (a time stamped photo is fine) and again Saturday afternoon. Wearing masks while dancing is encouraged. Masks will be available at the hall.

I hope to see everyone there next weekend.

Jonathan

There was a typo in the name of the schedule file. It has been corrected and the file should download correctly now. Sorry about that.



Jonathan

The schedule of events for Jan Jam has been mostly worked out. You can download it at "

The schedule may get updated at some point, so stay tuned for future announcements.

Jonathan

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their final dance on Sunday, December 17. The Flatland Consort will be playing and Susan Burt, Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer and Jonathan Sivier will be leading the dances.

Date: Sunday, Dec 17
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield, IL
Cost: $5/person

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

Masks optional
Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break welcome.

If you are interested and would like to carpool contact Scott Meyer <scottmeyer175@...>.

If you like contra dance you will probably enjoy English dancing. I hope to see some of you there.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

Our Last Urbana Contra Dance of 2023:

• Fri Dec ?8 8–11p, 7:30p Lesson
• Band: Brenda Koenig & Her Mighty Band of Friends
• Caller: Kristi Emilsson
• Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation (with new ADA bathroom!)
  1209 W Oregon, Urbana

Masks required

Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and snacks for the break!

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

• Fri Dec ?8 7:30p ? ? ? Contra Lesson @ Channing-Murray Foundation
• Fri Dec ?8 8-11p ? ? ? Brenda & Friends w/ Kristi Emilsson @ CMF

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• Sat Dec ?9 7p ? ? ? ? ?Rusty Pickup Barn Dance @ Bishop Hill, IL
• Sun Dec 10 2-3p ? ? ? ?Parkland Guitar Ensemble @ Urbana Free Library
• Sun Dec 10 2-5p ? ? ? ?All-Ages West Suburban Barn Dance @ Glen Ellyn, IL
• Sun Dec 10 4-6p ? ? ? ?Occasional Cajun Band @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Sun Dec 10 7-9:30p ? ? Free Contra Dance for Martha's Birthday @ WG, MO
• Mon Dec 11 5:30-7:30p ?The Tumbleweeds @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Thu Dec 14 8-10p ? ? ? Bandoneon Massacre @ Rose Bowl Tavern

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• Fri Dec 15 6:30-7:30p ?Holiday Swing Dance Lesson @ 1st Presb Church Urbana
• Fri Dec 15 7:30-9:45p ?Swing Dance w/ Hannah Rose & The Sweet Nothings

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• Fri Dec 15 7p ? ? ? ? ?The Black Church: This Is Our Story @ The Virginia Theatre
• Sat Dec 16 3-5p ? ? ? ?Meadowhawk Duo @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Sun Dec 17 1:30-4:30p ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Sun Dec 17 2-3p ? ? ? ?Carl Johnson & The New Orleans Jazz Machine @ UFLive!
• Sun Dec 17 7-9:30p ? ? Lo Peckman & Cambia @ Webster Groves, MO
• Mon Dec 18 7-9:40p ? ? Chicago Barn Dance @ Chicago IAHC
• Thu Dec 21 4-7p ? ? ? ?Winter Solstice Celebration @ Anita Purves Nature Center
• Thu Dec 21 7p ? ? ? ? ?Amasong Solstice Concert @ McKinley Presbyterian Church
• Sun Dec 24 3-5p ? ? ? ?Reverend Robert @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• S/M Dec 24-25 ? ? ? ? ?Traditional Chinese Meal @
• Wed Dec 27 5-7p ? ? ? ?Vine Street Syncopators @ Rose Bowl Tavern
• Fri Dec 29 7p ? ? ? ? ?Australian New Year's Eve Dance @ Chillicothe, IL
• Sun Dec 31 8p-1a ? ? ? New Year's Eve Party & Contra Dance @ TMCoWG, MO
• Tue Jan ?2 7-9p ? ? ? ?Indy Contra Dance @ Indianapolis, IN

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• FSS Jan 5-7, 2024 ? ? ? @ Phillips Recreation Center

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Recurring events:

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

See y'all this Friday!
Dan

I hope everyone is planning on coming to the Jan Jam next month on January 5-7. We have added information on lodging in C-U for those coming from out of town. This includes a block of rooms at the Comfort Suites on north Lincoln.

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Jonathan

I am interested in attending this event and am interested in car pooling from Bloomington.

Dorene

Our December contra dance will be this Friday, December 8 at the Channing-Murray Foundation at the corner of Mathews and Oregon in Urbana. The band will be Brenda and Friends and the caller will be Kristi Emilsson. As usual there will be a short introduction at 7:30 for new dancers and those who would like a refresher on contra dance. The dance will start at 8. Bring your friends to join in the fun and snacks to share at the break.

We are still asking everyone to wear a mask while dancing at Channing-Murray.

This will be our final contra dance for the year so I hope to see everyone there.

Jonathan

The dance group near Peoria will once again be holding their Australian New Year’s Eve dance on Friday, December 29 at 7 p.m. in the Shore Acres Clubhouse in Chillicothe, IL. Music by the ORIGINAL Rusty Pickup String Band and friends, with callers Gail Hintze and Jim Hicks.

This is always a fun event and may even include some dances from Australia, as well as contras and easy group dances of various kinds. There will most likely be some people carpooling from C-U and B-N, so let us know if you are interested in going.

Jonathan

Some of you may know that Rick Wojnar's father has been fighting glioblastoma for over a year and lost his battle last week. Mary Cattell asked me to pass this along to everyone. You can find his obituary at



Mary says she will have a condolence card at the next contra dance for people to sign.

Jonathan

The next Scottish Country Dance led by Michi Baubock will be:

Date: Sunday, Dec 3
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield, IL
Cost: $5/person

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

Masks optional
Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break welcome.

If you are interested and would like to carpool contact Scott Meyer <scottmeyer175@...>.

I hope to see some of you there.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

Nov 24–26 Breaking Up Thanksgiving Contra Dance Weekend @ Evanston, IL:
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Dan

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BREAKING UP THANKSGIVING
Nov. 24 – 26, 2023
Doors will open at 6pm on Friday

We will be dancing at Lake Street Church in Evanston, 1450 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL

Breaking up Thanksgiving is powered by volunteers.

Friday and Saturday nights are Open Band Open Caller.
Come jam with the best Old Time Musicians around!

COVID-19 Policy
We encourage all attendees to receive COVID-19 and flu vaccinations before attending the weekend. Additionally, we recommend COVID-19 testing before arrival. Refunds will be available with no questions asked if needed. Masks will be optional.