Swing Dance Lesson with Paul Kwiat
Learn swing from everyone’s favorite dancing physics professor, Paul Kwiat! Then stick around for the swing dance, with music provided by the Champaign Central High School Jazz Ensemble. Friday, November
Mean Lids festival preview!
Can’t wait for the festival to be here? Join us for a festival preview on October 24th at Krannert Uncorked with the Mean Lids! “Self-described as “one part smooth Irish session,
Swing Dance, with the Champaign Central High School Jazz Ensemble
The Champaign Central High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by John Currey since 1997, has been the cornerstone of the Central High School music program, garnering awards and distinctions at almost
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Rebecca Rego and the Trainmen
Rebecca Rego grew up on a small farm in southeastern Wisconsin. “I was always in love with the guitar.” explains Rego. Her mother, a former concert cellist, encouraged her to
Dance Try-Its
Yes, you CAN have it all! Spend a delightful hour-and-a-half learning three different dance traditions. Irish (with Daniel Flora) English and Scandinavian (with Jon and Sue Hanson) International Folk
Artisan Alley
As you wander through Lincoln Square on Saturday, between 11:00am and 5:00pm check out Artisan Alley! Here you’ll find luthiers, instrument builders, instrument demonstrations and the like – all sharing
Day of the Dead Workshop, with Los Condenados Huastecos
In the Mexican Huasteca and Sierra Gorda regions, it is custom for huapango huasteco and huapango arribeño ensembles to perform the vinuete at vigils for patron saints and funeral wakes. In
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Contra Dance with Yellow Jacket Stringband and Jonathan Sivier
The Yellow Jacket String Band is Claire Johnson, Kate Fritz and Tom Turino and their infectious string band music can be found at lively contra dances throughout the Midwest.
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Klezmer (Yiddish) Dance, with the Red Sea Pedestrians
Yiddish dance is Jewish folk dancing that comes to us from Eastern Europe. With the revival of klezmer music – music that gets your feet moving – there is a
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Campfire Singalong
Join Big Bluestem’s Becky Grosser for an informal singalong around the Iron Post’s cozy patio campfire. Friday, November 2nd, 8:00pm-10:00pm Iron Post Patio Free