New Years Day 2020 Folk Dance and Potluck Wed Jan 1

Argonne International Folk Dance New Years Day Party
Date: Wednesday, Jan 1, 2020
Time: 1:00pm-6:00pm, potluck meal around 3:00pm
Place: St Paul's UCC Fellowship Hall
Address: 5739 Dunham Rd, Downers Grove, IL
Requested Donation: $5 + Potluck dish to share
Click on image below for flyers:

Holiday Schedule 2019

We plan to meet as usual for dancing in Downers Grove all Fridays in December, and Friday Jan 3, in addition to meeting for our annual New Years Day party on Wednesday Jan 1, 2020.

Holiday party & schedule news from other groups:

The Fermilab group will have their holiday folk dance party on Thursday, Dec. 19, (as usual in Kuhn Barn, 7:30 p.m.) and cancel folk dancing on Thursday, Dec. 26, because too many people will be out of town. They'll resume dancing right away in the new year, on Thursday, January 2.

Dit's group in Skokie will have their holiday folk dance party on Wednesday Dec 18

EMNFD and EDC will have their New Years Eve party Tuesday Dec 31, 2019,here are links to their flyer and reservation form: http://www.ethnicdance.net/downloads/edc_new_years_eve.pdf
http://www.ethnicdance.net/newyearsreservation/

Feel free to leave a comment with other area holiday schedule updates.

EMNFD Out-of-the-Woodwork Party Mon Dec 16, 2019

Received from EMNFD:

Monday, December 16

Out of the Woodwork
Winter Solstice Party
featuring:
three hours of your favorite dances 
the famous Punch Bowl 
bring snacks
freewill offering for Connections for the Homeless

Call your folk dance friends we haven't seen in a while - get them out of the woodwork!

https://www.evanstonfolkdance.org/

at Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street - NW corner of Lake Street and Chicago Avenue
enter through courtyard arched entry on Chicago Avenue

7:30-10:30 pm        only $5

Think Global - Dance Local!

Evanston Monday Night Folk Dancers is not affiliated with Lake Street Church

Skokie Folk Dance Holiday Party Wed Dec 18, 2019

Skokie Wednesday night folk dancers
Annual Holiday Folk Dance Party
Weber Center, 9300 Weber Park Pl, Skokie, IL
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019
8pm-10pm
$5 admission

Not Meeting Fri Nov 29, 2019, day after Thanksgiving

We will NOT be  meeting for dancing in Downers Grove on Friday, Nov 29, 2019, the Friday after Thanksgiving.  Michele recommends this contra dance event in Evanston as an alternative way to burn off the calories from Thanksgiving dinner:  http://www.breakingupthanksgiving.com/
Also check the EDC regional calendar for other groups that are meeting that day.


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New Horizons Band Xmas Concert Dec 8, 2019 Naperville

New Horizons Band Dupage
Christmas Concert
Sunday Dec 8, 2019 3pm
Bethany Lutheran Church
1550 Modaff Rd, Naperville
info@NewHorizonsBandAssoc.org
https://www.facebook.com/nhbdupage/

https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/calendar/event/20191208/668585/free-holiday-concert

Central IL ECD Xmas Ball Sun Dec 15, 2019

The Central Illinois English Country Dancers will be holding their twenty-fifth annual Christmas Ball

• Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
• Location: Room 314A of the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green, Urbana, IL
• Information about parking on campus
• Dances Led By: Susan, Burt, Jon Hanson, Scott Meyer and Jonathan Sivier
• Music Provided By: The Flatland Consort
• Doors Open: 1:00 p.m.
• Christmas Ball: 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
• Break With Refreshments and Carol Singing: ~3:00 p.m
• Suggested Donation: $7.00

http://www.centralillinoisecd.org/xmas.html