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Wednesday 1 John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:30pm-11:00pm
Cover: $15
The Western Elstons (country, rockabilly, western swing) Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm
No Cover
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Show: 8:45pm-12:30am
Cover: $10
Thursday 2 Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6
Big C Jamboree
Host Band: Delilah DeWylde and the Lost Boys (americana, country, rockabilly) 		Martyrs
3855 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:30pm-1:00am
No Cover
Friday 3 The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm
No Cover
The Rhythm Rockets (jump, rhythm & blues) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Cover: $8
Ruby Ann (rockabilly, country, rock) The Horseshoe
4115 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-2:00am
Cover: $5
Blue Line Riders (country, americana, western swing) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-1:30am
No Cover
First Fridays - Swingin' at the Studio Big City Swing
1012 W Randolph St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm
DJ: 8:45pm-Midnight
Suggested Donation: $10/person, lesson included.
Java Jive Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes
1212 E 59th St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm
DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Saturday 4 Josh Kalmus (acoustic blues) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-2:30am
No Cover
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave
Franklin Park, IL (map) 		Doors Open: 7:30pm
WCS Lesson: 8:00pm
WCS DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members)
Sunday 5 Mulligan Mosaics (big band jazz) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm
Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under)
Lesley Byers and the Jazz Cats (swing & jazz) Louis Room @
Norris University Center
1999 Campus Dr
Evanston, IL (map) 		Lesson: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm
Cover: $7 ($5 for NU students/faculty/staff)
Sunday Night Swing Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave
Willow Springs, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Cover: $10
SOS! (Swing On Sundays) [wcs] May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS)
DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Monday 6 Outcast Jazz Band (big band swing) Hackney's
9550 W 123rd St
Palos Park, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm-10:30pm
No Cover
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band (jazz & blues) Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB]
Swing Nights at Fizz Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID)
Tuesday 7 Election Day! Voter Info for Chicago with links to info for Suburban Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, & Will Counties
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Martini Park
151 W Erie St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm-11:30pm
Free lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm
No Cover
Devil in a Woodpile (acoustic blues and ragtime) The Hideout
1354 W Wabansia Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:30pm-Midnight
Donation: $5
Wednesday 8 Passover begins at sunset
John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Show: 7:30pm-11:00pm
Cover: $15
Swing Night Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm
DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight
Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Thursday 9 Joel Paterson and The Modern Sounds (blues, jazz, western swing) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm-12:30am
Cover: $5
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6
Friday 10 The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm
No Cover
Sidemen Big Band (big band jazz) Bill's Blues Bar
1029 Davis St
Evanston, IL (map) 		Show: 6:00pm-8:30pm
No Cover
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St
Saint Charles, IL (map) 		Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm
No Cover
Susie Gomez and Her Multiple Cats (rockabilly) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-1:30am
No Cover
Java Jive Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes
1212 E 59th St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm
DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
X Dance The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave
Franklin Park, IL (map) 		WCS Lessons: 7:30pm (beg.), 8:00pm (int.)
WCS DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight
Lesson and Dance: $10 ($8 for members), Dance only: $8 ($5 for members)
Saturday 11 The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) The Palm Court @
The Drake Hotel
140 E Walton Pl
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-12:30am
No Cover
Fulton County Line (country, 2-step, western swing) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-2:30am
No Cover
Swing Dancing First Evangelical Free Church
5255 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 7:00pm-7:30pm
DJ: 7:30pm-10:00pm
No Cover
Chicago Jitterbug Club Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke
Crestwood, IL (map) 		8:00pm-Midnight
Donation: $8 ($5 for members)
Sunday 12 Easter
Jimmy Sutton and his Rock 'n' Roll Guitar (rockabilly, r&b, blues) Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Monday 13 Joel Paterson and The Modern Sounds (blues, jazz, western swing) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6
Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band (jazz & blues) Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB]
Swing Nights at Fizz Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID)
Tuesday 14 Speak Easy Swing (swing) Martini Park
151 W Erie St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm-11:30pm
Free lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm
No Cover
Swing Gitan (jazz hot/gypsy jazz) Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Wednesday 15 John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Show: 7:30pm-11:00pm
Cover: $15
Rob Parton's JazzTech Big Band (big band jazz) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 7:30pm
Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under)
The Western Elstons (country, rockabilly, western swing) Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm
No Cover
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-12:30
Cover: $10
Thursday 16 Gypsy Jazz Jam Session with The Uptown Strings (jazz, swing, acoustic) Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		8:00pm-11:00pm
Music Jam & Dancing
$5 suggested donation
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6
Friday 17 Prohibition Orchestra of Chicago (big band jazz) Bill's Blues Bar
1029 Davis St
Evanston, IL (map) 		Show: 5:30pm-8:30pm
No Cover
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave
Willow Springs, IL (map) 		Doors Open: 7:00pm
Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm
Music: 8:30pm-Midnight
Cover: $12 ($10 w/Student ID)
Redd Volkaert, with Possom Hollow Boys (rockabilly, country, roots music) and special guest Scott Ligon Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 9:30pm
Cover: $15 ($12 in advance)
Deep Chicago Rhythm Owls (american roots music) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-1:30am
No Cover
Java Jive Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes
1212 E 59th St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm
DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Saturday 18 Getting Schooled : Beginning To Get The Blues Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		10:00am-3:00pm
Cost: $45 ($35 w/ Student ID), $35 before 04/01 ($25 before 04/01 w/ Student ID)
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) The Palm Court @
The Drake Hotel
140 E Walton Pl
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-12:30am
No Cover
Dan Whitaker and the Shinebenders (country) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-2:30am
No Cover
Soup and Swing The Solarium
1245 W Jarvis Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		8:00pm-2:00am
Donation: $5
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave
Franklin Park, IL (map) 		Doors Open: 7:30pm
WCS Lesson: 8:00pm
WCS DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members)
Sunday 19 Getting Schooled @ Willowbrook Ballroom Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave
Willow Springs, IL (map) 		Galaxie Chicago @ Willowbrook Ballroom:
Balboa: Noon-3:00pm
Solo Charleston: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Cost: Balboa: $35, Solo Charleston: $25, or $50 for the full day.
Chicago Grandstand Big Band (big band jazz) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 5:00pm
Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under)
Jimmy Sutton and his Rock 'n' Roll Guitar (rockabilly, r&b, blues) Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Sunday Night Swing Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave
Willow Springs, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Cover: $10
SOS! (Swing On Sundays) [wcs] May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS)
DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Monday 20 Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band (jazz & blues) Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB]
Swing Nights at Fizz Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		8:00pm: Frankie95 Worldwide Choreography Lesson (part 1)
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID)
Tuesday 21 The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Martini Park
151 W Erie St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm-11:30pm
Free lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm
No Cover
Wednesday 22 John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Show: 7:30pm-11:00pm
Cover: $15
Wayne 'The Train' Hancock "The King of Juke Joint Swing" (country, western swing, rockabilly) with Woodbox Gang (acoustic, punk, country) Martyrs
3855 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm
Cover: $12
West End Jazz Band (sweet & hot jazz) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 7:30pm
Cover: $10
Swing Night Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm
DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight
Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Thursday 23 The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm
Cover: $5
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6
Friday 24 Fast Feet Weekend Workshop - Welcome Dance - with: Deep Chicago Rhythm Owls (american roots music) Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 9:00pm
Show: 10:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $10 (free if registered for the Fast Feet Weekend)
The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm
No Cover
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) Onesti Dinner Club
18 N 4th St
Saint Charles, IL (map) 		Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm
No Cover
Ruby Ann (rockabilly, country, rock) with Special Guest: Nick Curran (punk, blues, rockabilly) Ventrella's
4947 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-2:00am
Suggested Donation: $5
The Crown Vics (1950's rock 'n roll) Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm
Cover: $8
Susie Gomez and Her Multiple Cats (rockabilly) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-1:30am
No Cover
Bluetopia American Tango Institute
325 N Hoyne Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm (blues dancing)
DJs: 9:00pm-2:00am
Cover: $8
Java Jive Chicago Swing Dance Society
Ida Noyes
1212 E 59th St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 8:00pm
DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
X Dance The Center at North Park
10040 Addison Ave
Franklin Park, IL (map) 		WCS Lessons: 7:30pm (beg.), 8:00pm (int.)
WCS DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight
Lesson and Dance: $10 ($8 for members), Dance only: $8 ($5 for members)
Saturday 25 Fast Feet Weekend Workshop Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Workshop: 10:00am-6:00pm
$75 ($55 early registration - through March 13th) ($20/class w/o pre-registration)
Galaxie Nite - featuring: Shout Section Big Band (jazz, swing, funk) Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		8:00pm: Discussion on History of Social Dance Forms
9:00pm: Lesson (tandem charleston)
Show: 10:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $15 donation w/o pre-registration for the Fast Feet Weekend
The Flat Cats (swinging jazz and blues) The Palm Court @
The Drake Hotel
140 E Walton Pl
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-12:30am
No Cover
The Hoyle Brothers (country, 2-step, western swing) The California Clipper
1002 N California Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 10:00pm-2:30am
No Cover
Chicago Jitterbug Club Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke
Crestwood, IL (map) 		8:00pm-Midnight
Donation: $8 ($5 for members)
Sunday 26 Fast Feet Weekend Workshop Galaxie Chicago
2603 W Barry Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Workshop: 10:00am-6:00pm
$75 ($55 early registration - through March 13th) ($20/class w/o pre-registration)
The Silent Film Society of Chicago presents: Chicago (the 1927 silent film starring Phyllis Haver as Roxie Hart) Portage Theater
4050 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		3:00pm-5:00pm
Cost: $20 ($15, $17, or $18 in advance)
Bill O'Connell's Chicago Skyliners Big Band (big band jazz) Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 6:00pm-9:30pm
Cover: $10 ($5 - 17 and under)
Jimmy Sutton and his Rock 'n' Roll Guitar (rockabilly, r&b, blues) Quencher's Saloon
2401 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-Midnight
No Cover
Sunday Night Swing Willowbrook Ballroom
8900 Archer Ave
Willow Springs, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
DJ: 7:30pm-10:30pm
Cover: $10
SOS! (Swing On Sundays) [wcs] May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:00pm (Hustle) / 6:30pm (WCS)
DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Monday 27 Yoko Noge and the Jazz Me Blues Band (jazz & blues) Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $10 (1/2 off with VIP card) [ 146KB]
Swing Nights at Fizz Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		8:00pm: Frankie95 Worldwide Choreography Lesson (part 2)
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6 ($4 w/Student ID)
Tuesday 28 The Special 20's (chicago blues & west coast swing) Martini Park
151 W Erie St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 7:00pm-11:30pm
Free lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm
No Cover
Wednesday 29 John Burnett Orchestra (big band swing) Green Dolphin Street
2200 N Ashland Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Lesson: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Show: 7:30pm-11:00pm
8:30pm: Frankie95 Worldwide Choreography Lesson
Cover: $15
The Western Elstons (country, rockabilly, western swing) Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm
No Cover
Swing Night Frankie's Blue Room
16 W Chicago Ave
Naperville, IL (map) 		Lesson: 7:30pm-8:30pm
DJ: 8:30pm-Midnight
Cover: $7 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only)
Thursday 30 Country Night in Berwyn
Long Gone Lonesome Boys (country, bluegrass, alternative)
Blue Line Riders (country, americana, western swing)
and, Will Wandering		 Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd
Berwyn, IL (map) 		Show: 8:00pm
Cover: $5
Alan Gresik's Swing Shift Orchestra (big band swing & jazz) The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave
Chicago, IL (map) 		Show: 9:00pm-1:00am
Cover: $6