SUMMER 2008 SCHEDULE
We are now mostly dancing on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month (with occasional Saturday dances). All dances start at 8 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Most dances are at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W.Stoughton, Urbana. A $5.00 donation is requested for most dances. A higher contribution may be requested for special events. The location codes are given after the following table.
If you are going to be traveling this summer you might want to check out some of the dance groups elsewhere in the country, or some of the dance weekends this summer.
| MONTH | DAY | BAND(S) | CALLER(S) | LOC |
| May | Friday 2 | Flyover Zone and Friends Local musicians Ben Smith, Brenda Koenig, Michael Shapiro with JB Faires from Charleston |
Lisa Ornstein Chicago |
PRC |
| May | Friday 16 | Squirrel Troubles Drew Phillips-fiddle, Randy McCabe-mandolin, Peter Fagan-banjo & Jose Agusti-guitar |
Jonathan Sivier Champaign |
Phillips |
| June | Friday 6 | Banjulele Laura Sleade, Martha Tyner, Ed Hawkes & Dale Evans |
Scott Meyer Champaign |
Phillips |
| June | Saturday 7 |
Hangin' at the Hangar
1940's Style Community Barn Dance with music by Big Bluestem Fund raiser for the Chanute Air Museum 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
Jonathan Sivier Champaign |
Chanute Air Museum |
| June | Friday 20 | Open Band hosted by Kathleen E. & Jose Agusti |
Gail Hintze Forest City, IL |
Anderson Barn |
| July | Friday 11 | Lynn "Chirps" Smith, Jim Nelson and Friends Wisconsin & St. Louis |
Ruth Riegel-Lamborghini Charleston |
Phillips |
| July | Friday 18 | Oberon The Possom King with the Bow-Dacious String Band Family Dance 7-8 p.m. |
Deborah Hyland St. Louis |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 15 | Prairie Chicken Asylum Matt Turino & Ben Smith |
Tamara Loewenthal Bloomington, IN |
Phillips |
| August | Friday 22 to Sunday 24 |
Sugar Hill Dance weekend near Bloominton, IN |
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| August | Saturday 30 | Too Old to Be Controlled Bloomington-Normal 6:30 - Potluck |
Mark Richardson Bloomington, IN |
Phillips |
Locations
| LOC Code | Address |
| AND | Anderson Barn 2206 N. Brownfield Rd., Urbana, IL |
| IUB | University of
Illinois Student Union Illini Room B 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL |
| IUX | University of
Illinois Student Union Rooms 314 A and B, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL |
| MCL | McLean Town Hall, McLean, IL |
| PRC | Phillips Recreation
Center 505 W. Stoughton, Urbana, IL |
last updated on April 28, 2008