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Not all of details of the schedule for Jan Jam have been settled yet. However, you can now find information on the weekend and register online on the web page.



There is also a pdf of the flyer if you would like to pass it along to your friends.



Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

? FREE Contra Dance, Stunkie's Free Fall Free-for-all ?

Come and celebrate Bert Stunkard's 70th Bert-day!!!!!!!

• Fri Oct 27 8-11p, 7:30p Lesson
• Venue: Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W Stoughton, Urbana
• Band: The Young and the Fretless
  ??Lyle Konigsberg?, ?Tom Bassett?, ?Rolf Pendall?, ?Becky Grosser?
• Caller: Gail Hintze (Chillicothe, IL)
• Cost: $0 (thanks to the Bert-day boy!)
• Costumes are welcome, but by no means required or expected

Masks are optional

Bring friends for the dance, clean shoes and a water bottle, and snacks for the break!

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

• TFSS Oct 26-29 ? ? ? ? ?

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• Fri Oct 27 7:30p ? ? ? ?Contra Lesson @ Phillips Recreation Center
• Fri Oct 27 8-11p ? ? ? ?Gail Hintze w/ The Young and the Fretless @ PRC

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• Sat Oct 28 12-2p ? ? ? ?Merry Travelers with Asher Danziger @ Rose Bowl Patio
• Sun Oct 29 5:30-6:45p ? Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance class @ PRC
• Sun Oct 29 7:00-8:15p ? Beginner B Swing Dance class @ Phillips Center
• Mon Oct 30 6-8p ? ? ? ? NAWS All-Hallows Celebration @ Lincoln Square Mall
• Mon Oct 30 7-9:40p ? ? ?Chirps and Friends with Dot Kent @ Chicago IAHC
• Tue Oct 31 8-10p ? ? ? ?Halloween Night with Bones Jugs @ Rose Bowl
• Thu Nov ?2 5-7p ? ? ? ? Carrie Sue & The Wood Burners @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Nov ?4 1-4p ? ? ? ? Public Quantum Network Launch @ Urbana Free Library
• Sat Nov ?4 7:30-10:30p ?UDC Milonga (Tango Social) @ Urbana Dance Company
• Sun Nov ?5 2:00a ? ? ? ?Fall Back
• Sun Nov ?5 1:30-4:30p ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Sun Nov ?5 2-3p ? ? ? ? The Young and the Fretless! @ Urbana Free Library
• Sun Nov ?5 5:30-6:45p ? Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance class @ PRC
• Sun Nov ?5 7:00-8:15p ? Beginner B Swing Dance class @ Phillips Center
• Sun Nov ?5 7-9:30p ? ? ?Bob Green & Midwest Harvesters @ St Louis, MO
• Tue Nov ?7 7-9p EST ? ? Kyla Wargel w/ Tom Yeiser & Dianna Davis @ Indy
• Wed Nov ?8 7-8p ? ? ? ? A Taste of Love with Maya-Camille Broussard @ UFL
• Wed Nov ?8 7:30p ? ? ? ?Buddy Guy – Damn Right Farewell @ Virginia Theatre

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• Fri Nov 10 7:30p ? ? ? ?Contra Lesson @ Channing-Murray Foundation
• Fri Nov 10 8-11p ? ? ? ?Amanda Ramey w/ Too Old To Be Controlled @ CMF

Recurring events:

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

See y'all at Phillips Center!
Dan

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I'm resending Bert's message to make sure that everyone sees it. Apologies to those who have already gotten it.
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Bert Stunkard says:
This Friday, October 27, our Contra Dance will be the third Stunkie’s Free-Fall Free-for all. As the name suggests, the dance is FREE in celebration of my 70th birthday.

The dance is from 8-11 PM at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W. Stoughton, Urbana, Illinois. New dancer orientation starts at 7:30 PM.

The band will be the Young and Fretless with Tom Bassett, Lyle Konigsberg, Rolf Pendal, and Rebecca Grosser. The caller will be Gail Hintze.

As this dance is just before Halloween, costumes are welcome but by no means required or expected.

Covid masks and vaccination are optional. Phillips has a water fountain, but you may still want to bring a water bottle for convenience. If you like, you may bring a snack to share at the break.

So come and enjoy the FREE fun.

Bert Stunkard

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On Saturday, November 11 here will be a potluck and jam session to celebrate the contributions from Tom and Kathy Anderson over the years to the dance group. Here is the basic info.

What: Celebration of Tom and Kathy Anderson's contributions to local dance
When: Saturday, November 11, 4-7 p.m.
Where: First Mennonite Church of Champaign-Urbana
902 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, in the basement
Who: Everyone. Bring a dish to share and musical instruments to play

I hope to see everyone there.

Jonathan

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding a Scottish Country Dance led by Michi Baubock on Sunday, October 22.

Date: Sunday, October 22
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.

Come and join us for some fun and energetic dancing.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

This weekend is the 15th Annual C-U Folk & Roots Festival!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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There will be two Contra Dances (and so much more) this weekend!!

Folk & Roots Festival Dance

• Fri Oct 13 7:30-9:30 or 10p, 7p Lesson
  
• Venue: IMC, 202 S Broadway, Urbana
• Band: (Lawrence, KS)
  
• Caller: Meg Dedolph (Chicago)
  

Folk & Roots Festival Afterglow Dance

• Sun Oct 15 1-4p, 12:30p Lesson
  
• Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon, Urbana
• Band: Miriam and Matt (Urbana)
  
• Caller: Meg Dedolph (Chicago)
• Masks Required

A very incomplete list of this and other upcoming events ...

• TFS Oct 12-14 ? ? ? ? ? @ Urbana
• Thu Oct 12 5-5:45p ? ? ?Meadowhawk @ KCPA
• Thu Oct 12 7:15-8:30p ? The Young and the Fretless @ Red Herring
• Thu Oct 12 7:30-8:30p ? Swing Dance Lesson (1920s Charleston) @ CMF
• Thu Oct 12 8:30-10:30p ?Swing Dance w/ Hot Club of Urbana @ CMF
• Fri Oct 13 7:00p ? ? ? ?Contra Lesson @ IMC
• Fri Oct 13 7:30-9:30+? ?Folk & Roots Festival Contra Dance @ IMC
• Sat Oct 14 10a-12n ? ? ?Old-Time Jam w/ Spencer & Rains @ Common Ground
• Sat Oct 14 12-2p ? ? ? ?CU Irish Session @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Oct 14 2:30-4:30p ? Cajun Jam w/Cajun Strangers @ Cloud Mountain
• Sat Oct 14 3-6p ? ? ? ? Fela Kuti DJ Party @ IMC
• Sat Oct 14 5-6p ? ? ? ? Hannah Rose & The Sweet Nothings @ Gallery Art Bar
• Sat Oct 14 6:30-7:30p ? Son Monarcas (Latin Folk Fusion) @ IMC
• Sat Oct 14 8-9p ? ? ? ? Los Texano'z (Tejano and Norte?o) @ IMC
• Sat Oct 14 8:15-9:30p ? Spencer & Rains @ Gallery Art Bar
• Sat Oct 14 9p-12m ? ? ? Milonga w/ Bandoneon Massacre & A&A @ UDC
• Sat Oct 14 9:30-11p ? ? Cajun Strangers @ IMC

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• Sun Oct 15 12:30p ? ? ? Contra Lesson @ Channing-Murray
• Sun Oct 15 1-4p ? ? ? ? Folk & Roots Afterglow Dance @ CMF

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• Sun Oct 15 7-9:30p ? ? ?Jonathan Sivier & Three Crooked Men @ St Louis
• Sat Oct 21 12-2p ? ? ? ?New Orleans Jazz Machine @ Rose Bowl
• Sun Oct 22 1:30-4:30p ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Sun Oct 22 2-3p ? ? ? ? @ UFL
• Wed Oct 25 5-7p ? ? ? ? Vine Street Syncopators @ Rose Bowl

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• Fri Oct 27 7:30p ? ? ? ?Contra Lesson @ Channing-Murray
• Fri Oct 27 8-11p ? ? ? ?Gail Hintze w/ The Young and the Fretless @ CMF

Recurring events:

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

See y'all at The Festival!
Dan

There are 2 opportunities to enjoy some contra dancing this coming weekend. As part of the Folk & Roots Festival in Urbana there will be a contra dance on Friday, October 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 at the Independent Media Center. The band will be Spencer and Rains. The caller will be Meg Dedolph from Chicago. There will be a short introduction to contra dance at 7 p.m. and then the dance will start at 7:30. I don't see any mention of a COVID policy on the Folk & Roots website, so I assume that masks will be optional.

To continue the fun the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding an Afterglow Dance on Sunday, October 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Channing-Murray Foundation. Once again Meg Dedolph will be calling and Matt Turino and Miriam Larson will be playing. Masks and vaccination will be required for this dance.

For more information on the Folk & Roots Festival and the full schedule of music, dance and other activities see the website.



Jonathan

The next contra dance in Urbana isn't until Friday the 13th. However, if you are looking for some dancing this weekend consider coming to the English country dance on Sunday, October 8 from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Mansfield United Methodist Church.

The COVID levels have been going down so masks will be optional at this dance.

If you would like to attend, but don't want to drive to Mansfield we are organizing carpooling. Contact Scott Meyer <scottmeyer175@...> for more information.

What: English Country Dance
Date: Sunday, October 8
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield
Band: The Flatland Consort
Dance Leaders: Susan Burt, Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer & Jonathan Sivier
Cost: $5/person

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

Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break are welcome.
Water bottles are suggested.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

This weekend is our Fall Kalyx Barn Dance!!!

• Sat Sep 30 5-11p+ (5p Potluck, 7p Lesson, 7:30p Dance, 11p ?Bonfire?)
• Beautiful Kalyx Center for Sustainability, 436 E 1300 North Rd, Monticello
• Band: Modern Old-Time Barn Dance Quartet (Cliff Harrison-fiddle,
  Robert Freeman-banjo, Jim Nelson-guitar and Dedo Norris-bass)
• Caller: Chet Gray of Louisville, KY

No masks required at this dance.

An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events:

• Sat Sep 30 5-7p ? ? ? ?Potluck @ Kalyx Center
• Sat Sep 30 7-7:30p ? ? Beginners lesson @ Kalyx Center
• Sat Sep 30 7:30-11p ? ?Kalyx Barn Dance @ Monticello, IL
• Sat Sep 30 11:00p ? ? ??Massive Bonfire? @ Kalyx Center

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• Sun Oct ?1 10a-4p ? ? ? @ UI Vet Med
• Sun Oct ?1 2-4p ? ? ? ?Church Street Ramblers @ Rose Bowl
• Sun Oct ?1 2-6p ? ? ? ? @ Seven Saints Beer Garden
• Thu Oct ?5 7:00p ? ? ? Rocky Horror Picture Show @ The Virginia Theatre
• Thu Oct ?5 8-10p ? ? ? Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Oct ?7 4-8p ? ? ? ?Urbana Fall Fusion Festival @ Downtown Urbana
• Sun Oct ?8 1:30-4:30p ? @ Mansfield UMC
• Sun Oct ?8 4-6p ? ? ? ?Occasional Cajun Band @ Rose Bowl
• Mon Oct ?9 7-9:40p ? ? Larry Unger & Fred Campeau w/Kathy Anderson @ Chi

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• TFS Oct 12-14 ? ? ? ? ? @ Urbana
• Thu Oct 12 5-5:45p ? ? Meadowhawk @ KCPA
• Thu Oct 12 7:15-8:30p ?The Young and the Fretless @ Red Herring
• Thu Oct 12 8-10p ? ? ? Swing Dance Lesson & Swing Dance @ Channing-Murray
• Fri Oct 13 7:00p ? ? ? Contra Lesson @ UCIMC
• Fri Oct 13 7:30-10p ? ?Folk & Roots Festival Contra Dance @ UCIMC
• Sat Oct 14 2:30-4:30p ?Cajun Jam w/Cajun Strangers @ Cloud Mountain
• Sat Oct 14 9:30-11p ? ?Cajun Strangers @ Rose Bowl (outdoors)
• Sat Oct 14 9p-12m ? ? ?Milonga w/ Bandoneon Massacre & A&A @ UDC

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• Sun Oct 15 12:30p ? ? ?Contra Lesson @ Channing-Murray
• Sun Oct 15 1-4p ? ? ? ?Folk & Roots Afterglow Dance @ CMF

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• Sun Oct 15 7-9:30p ? ? Jonathan Sivier & Three Crooked Men @ St Louis

Recurring events:

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

Stay healthy!
Dan

Our fall barn dance at the Kalyx Center near Monticello will be this coming Saturday, September 30. The band will be The Modern Old-time Barn Dance Quartet with Cliff Harrison, Robert Freeman, Jim Nelson & Dedo Norris. The caller for the evening will be Chet Gray from Louisville.

The evening will also include a potluck dinner and a big bonfire. Here is the schedule of events.

5:00 - Potluck
7:00 - Beginners Lesson
7:30 - Dance
11:00 - Bon Fire

The Kalyx Center is at 454 E 1300 North Rd, Monticello, IL. It is near Allerton Park. You can find a link to a map on our web site at


More information is available on the Facebook event page at


Jonathan

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding an English country dance this coming Sunday, September 24 from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Mansfield United Methodist Church. We hope that those who haven't previously attended our dances will come out and give it a try. We will be doing easier dances with extra teaching to enable new dancers join in. ECD is a fun dance form that is similar to contra, but with a few differences. If you have thought about coming and joining in, this would be a great time to do so.

What: English Country Dance Try-It.
Date: Sunday, September 24
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield
Band: The Flatland Consort
Dance Leaders: Susan Burt, Scott Meyer & Jonathan Sivier
Cost: $5/person

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

Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break welcome.
Water bottles are suggested.

Due to the increase in COVID infections in our area we are requiring masks at our dances this month.

Jonathan

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding a Scottish country dance this coming Sunday, September 10 from 1:30 to 4:30 at the Mansfield United Methodist Church. We hope that those who haven't previously attended our Scottish dances will come out and give it a try. So we will plan on doing easier dances with extra teaching to enable less experienced dancers join in. It is a fun dance form that is similar to English and contra, but with a few differences. If you have thought about coming and joining in, this would be a great time to do so.

What: Scottish Country Dance Try-It. Dances led by Michi Baubock.
Date: Sunday, September 10
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Location: United Methodist Church in Mansfield, 200 E Illinois Street, Mansfield
Cost: $5/person

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

Bring soft-soled shoes for dancing.
Snacks to share at the break welcome.
Water bottles are suggested.

Jonathan

Urbana Country Dancers!

We are starting off the new school year with a 2-for-1 Welcome (Back) Dance:

• Fri Sep 1 7:30p FREE Beginners Workshop & 8-11p Contra Dance
• Spectacular Venue: Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana
• Band: Meadowhawk (Amanda Ramey?, Claire Johnson?, Matt Turino?)
• Caller: Miriam Larson
• Bring friends for the dance, your water bottle, and a snack for the break

(K)N95 Masks required

An incomplete list of this and other upcoming events:

• Fri Sep ?1 12-1p ? ? ? Anika Emily @ Crystal Lake Park Lake House
• Fri Sep ?1 7:30p ? ? ? FREE Beginners Workshop @ Channing-Murray
• Fri Sep ?1 8-11p ? ? ? Miriam Larson & Meadowhawk @ Channing-Murray
• FSS Sep ?1-3 ? ? ? ? ? @ St Louis
• Sat Sep ?2 8-11p ? ? ? @ Illini Union
• Sun Sep ?3 7-9p ? ? ? ?Dancing Illini Open House @ Illini Union
• Mon Sep ?4 2-4p ? ? ? ? & The Honorable Mentshn @ RBT
• Wed Sep ?6 7-8p ? ? ? ?A Conversation with Colson Whitehead @ UFL
• Thu Sep ?7 5-7p ? ? ? ?Americana Happy Hour ft. Emily Anne @ Rose Bowl
• Fri Sep ?8 6-9p ? ? ? ?Irish Fest @ Allerton Park
• FSa Sep ?8-9 ? ? ? ? ? Ellnora Festival @ Krannert Center
• Sat Sep ?9 10a-5p ? ? ?Prairie Stories @ Museum of the Grand Prairie
• Sat Sep ?9 1-3p ? ? ? ?Erica Brown Peters book release @ Mahomet Library
• Sat Sep ?9 12-2p ? ? ? Reverend Robert @ Rose Bowl
• Sun Sep 10 1:30-4:30p ?Scottish Country Dance @ Mansfied UMC
• Sun Sep 10 4-6p ? ? ? ?Occasional Cajun Band @ Rose Bowl
• Sun Sep 10 5:30-6:45p ?Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance @ PRC
• Sun Sep 10 7:00-8:15p ?Beginner A Swing Dance @ PRC
• Fri Sep 15 12-1p ? ? ? Folk & Roots Friday @ Crystal Lake Park Lake House
• Fri Sep 15 5-7p ? ? ? ?19th Annual Jazz Walk @ Meadowbrook Park
• Sat Sep 16 10a-5p ? ? ?West Side Arts @ West Side Park
• Sat Sep 16 12-2p ? ? ? Hannah Rose & The Sweet Nothings @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Sep 16 2-3:30p ? ? @ UFL
• Sat Sep 16 3-5p ? ? ? ?John Coppess & The Limping Cowboy Band @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Sep 16 8-11p ? ? ? David Kirchner & Tunebuggy @ Tapestry FC, Minneapolis
• Sun Sep 17 1-4p ? ? ? ?Prairie Dragon Paddlers Festival @ Homer Lake
• Sun Sep 17 5:30-6:45p ?Continuing/Intermediate Swing Dance @ PRC
• Sun Sep 17 7:00-8:15p ?Beginner A Swing Dance @ PRC
• Mon Sep 18 7-9:40p ? ? Gaye Fifer w/ Deb Shebish & Friends @ Chicago IAHC
• Fri Sep 22 7:00p ? ? ? Rusty Pickup Barn Dance @ Edelstein CC, IL
• Sun Sep 24 1:30-4:30p ? @ Mansfied UMC
• Tue Sep 26 5-7p ? ? ? ?The Tumbleweeds @ Rose Bowl
• Sat Sep 30 6p-12m ? ? ??Kalyx Barn Dance? @ Monticello, IL

Recurring events:

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

Solidarity!
Dan

Believe it or not Friday will be the first of September. The summer is over and the fall is here. There will be a contra dance at the Channing-Murray Foundation on Friday. The band will be Meadowhawk with Amanda Ramey, Claire Johnson & Matt Turino. The caller will be Miriam Larson.

This will be a welcome back dance for U of I students and there has been publicity sent out to the graduate students organization. So we hope there will be new people attending. We hope that everyone will make them welcome and encourage them to return to more dances in the future.

To streamline things masks are required for this dance, but vaccinations won't be checked at the door.

Bring your mask, water bottle and snacks to share at the break.

Jonathan