FALL 2024 SCHEDULE
We generally hold dances on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. There are occasional exceptions to this rule with dances on other Fridays or Saturdays. The specific dates may depend on the scheduling of holidays and other events. All dances start at 8 P.M. and go to 11 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Most dances are held at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton, Urbana. Admission for most dances is on a sliding scale from $5 to $10, pay what you feel is right. A higher fee may be charged for special events.
If you are going to be traveling this fall you might want to check out some of the dance groups elsewhere in the country, or some of the dance weekends this fall.
| MONTH | DAY | BAND(S) | CALLER(S) | LOC |
| September |
Friday 6 | Open Band Band led by Brenda Koenig. Bring your instruments and join in. |
Sarah Kaiser St. Louis |
PRC |
| September | Friday 20 | Miriam & Matt Miriam Larson and Matt Turino. Two thirds of the Mean Lids. |
Gail Hintze Chillicothe |
CMF |
| September | Saturday 28 | Cambia Dance, potluck and bonfire
at the Kalyx Center |
Lo Peckman St. Louis |
KAL |
| October | 3-5 |
16th Annual Champaign-Urbana Folk and Roots Festival Come out for three days of music, dance, storytelling and hands-on fun. See the festival website for more information and a schedule. |
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| October | Friday 4 | Contra Dance With Martha Spencer & The Wonderland Band Intro Session: 7:00 Contra Dance: 7:30 - 9:30 Part of the Folk and Roots Festival This dance is being held in the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center at 202 S. Broadway Ave. in downtown Urbana. |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
IMC |
| October | Friday 18 | The Young and the Fretless Tom Bassett, Lyle Konigsberg, Rolf Pendal & Rebecca Grosser Stunkie's Free-Fall Free-for-All: FREE admission to a dance for Bert Stunkard's Bert-day. |
Jonathan Sivier
Champaign |
CMF |
| November | Friday 1 | Pied! Charlie Walden (fiddle), Robin Kearton (fiddle), Tom Faux (guitar) & Patt Plunkett (keyboard) |
Keith Tuxhorn Springfield |
PRC |
| November | Friday 15 | Acoustic Mayhem Laura Sleade, Ed Hawkes, Lyle Konigsburg & Sue Frankenburg |
Karen Jackson St. Louis |
CMF |
| November | Friday 29 to Sunday 1 |
Breaking Up Thanksgiving Dance weekend in the Chicago area. |
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| December | Friday 6 | Too Old To Be Controlled Claudia and Gary Kaufman & Dave Kuntz from Danvers and Bloomington-Normal |
Miriam Larson C-U |
PRC |
| December | Friday 20 | Dangerous Contraband Sam Atkinson (fiddle), Henry Kraatz (fiddle), Beau Barber (mandolin), Connor LaSalle (guitar), & Mike Atkinson (bass) |
Kristi Emilsson C-U |
CMF |
| January | 10-12 |
36th Annual Chambana Jan Jam
Details TBA |
PRC | |