The Central Illinois English Country Dancers
Invite You To An
English Country Dance
Playford Ball
- Dances Led By: Susan Burt, Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer, Jonathan Sivier
- Music Provided By: The Flatland Consort
- Doors Open: 1:30 p.m.
- Playford Ball: 2:00 to 5:30 p.m.
- Date: Sunday, June 9, 2019
- Location: Phillips Recreation Center, 505 West Stoughton, Urbana, IL
- Suggested Donation: $7.00 ($6.00 with a dessert to share)
There will be refreshments at the break, so bring some snacks to share.
After a long layoff, the Backdoor Cajun Band will be gathering to play
some music this coming Sunday, June 9 at The Iron Post in downtown Urbana.
We’ll start at about 7:00PM and play two sets of traditional Cajun and
Creole music – waltzes, two-steps, and some get-down zydeco.
This band plays occasionally (or Aux-Cajun-ally) but we always have fun
when we get together. This will be Matt Turino on fiddle, Randy Cordle
on bass and mandolin, Sam Payne on guitar, Rob Krumm on accordion and
Dave Pride on percussion.
Weekly Blues Lesson and Dance
On Monday evenings we gather for a lesson and dance at Guido’s Bar & Grill. The lesson and the dance are both FREE.
Beginner-Friendly Lesson: 6-7pm. Our friendly and experienced instructors Jennifer, Sierra, and Dave share the teaching role.
Blues Social Dance: 7-9pm
Open to all ages. No cover. Drinks and food available from our host venue, Guido’s Bar & Grill.
Beginners welcome. No partner required. Come dance with us!
Urbana’s home-grown open mic night with performanc
Meets most Tuesdays, an informal gathering of musicians playing bluegrass style. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, dulcimer, mandolin, uke, and come share a tune, or learn a new one.
Located in the Lincoln Square Mall in the southwest corridor, near the former location of Art Mart. Lincoln Square Mall is located in downtown Urbana, IL between Race and Vine on Broadway.
Explore dances from around the world
Everyone Welcome. We do mostly easy and intermediate dances from around the world. Come alone or with a friend. Beginners are especially encouraged! No partner or experience needed.
We dance most Tuesdays from 8-10 pm at the Illini Union on Green Street. No charge.
Traditional Irish dance music played by a group of local musicians. If you like playing Irish music you’re invited to join in.
Informal gathering of musicians playing old-time stringband style. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, dulcimer, mandolin, uke, and come share a tune, or learn a new one.
Located in the Lincoln Square Mall behind the Common Ground Food Co-op. Lincoln Square Mall is located in downtown Urbana, IL between Race and Vine on Broadway.
Weekly Blues Lesson and Dance
On Monday evenings we gather for a lesson and dance at Guido’s Bar & Grill. The lesson and the dance are both FREE.
Beginner-Friendly Lesson: 6-7pm. Our friendly and experienced instructors Jennifer, Sierra, and Dave share the teaching role.
Blues Social Dance: 7-9pm
Open to all ages. No cover. Drinks and food available from our host venue, Guido’s Bar & Grill.
Beginners welcome. No partner required. Come dance with us!
SLOW JAM, first and third Mondays, 7:00pm to 8:30pm in the Lincoln Square hallway behind Common Ground Food Coop. Traditional, folk, country songs in a beginner-friendly setting. For all acoustic stringed instruments and/or voices. Singalong, play-along format.
Urbana’s home-grown open mic night with performanc
Meets most Tuesdays, an informal gathering of musicians playing bluegrass style. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, dulcimer, mandolin, uke, and come share a tune, or learn a new one.
Located in the Lincoln Square Mall in the southwest corridor, near the former location of Art Mart. Lincoln Square Mall is located in downtown Urbana, IL between Race and Vine on Broadway.
Explore dances from around the world
Everyone Welcome. We do mostly easy and intermediate dances from around the world. Come alone or with a friend. Beginners are especially encouraged! No partner or experience needed.
We dance most Tuesdays from 8-10 pm at the Illini Union on Green Street. No charge.
Traditional Irish dance music played by a group of local musicians. If you like playing Irish music you’re invited to join in.
Informal gathering of musicians playing old-time stringband style. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, bass, dulcimer, mandolin, uke, and come share a tune, or learn a new one.
Located in the Lincoln Square Mall behind the Common Ground Food Co-op. Lincoln Square Mall is located in downtown Urbana, IL between Race and Vine on Broadway.
- July 5: Tom Koehler and Jose Agusti (folk/bluegrass)
- July 19: Emily McKown (folk/country)
- Aug 2: Two and a Third (folk/jazz standards)
- Aug 16: The Young and the Fretless
Band: Fiddlin Banjo Billy & The Old Time Players (Tolono, IL & somewhere in the Ozarks!)
Caller: Jim Hemphill (St. Louis)
7:30 p.m. New Dancer Orientation
Weekly Blues Lesson and Dance
On Monday evenings we gather for a lesson and dance at Guido’s Bar & Grill. The lesson and the dance are both FREE.
Beginner-Friendly Lesson: 6-7pm. Our friendly and experienced instructors Jennifer, Sierra, and Dave share the teaching role.
Blues Social Dance: 7-9pm
Open to all ages. No cover. Drinks and food available from our host venue, Guido’s Bar & Grill.
Beginners welcome. No partner required. Come dance with us!