December 2012
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| Saturday | 1 |
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Windy City Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, bop, shag, west coast swing dancing)
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American Legion Post 974
9757 Pacific Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
8:00pm-11:30pm Donation: $10 ($5 for members) |
|
Lucky's Savoy Stomp
(swing dancing, lindy hop)
|
Lucky Number Grill
1931 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 9:00pm-10:00pm DJs: 10:00pm-2:00am Cover: $5 |
|
Chicago Rebels Swing Dance Club
(west coast swing dancing)
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The Centre at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm (hustle) DJs: 9:00pm-Midnight Lesson: $5, Dance: $10 ($6 for members) |
| Sunday | 2 |
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The Fat Babies
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
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SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing dancing)
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May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 3 |
Outcast Jazz Band
(big band swing)
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Hackney's Palos Park
9550 W 123rd St Palos Park, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-10:30pm No Cover |
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Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
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Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 4 |
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Tuesdays Swing!
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
Galaxie Chicago
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
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Black Rock Pub and Kitchen
3614 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight $5 donation at the door |
|
Barb City Swing Connection
(swing dancing)
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The House Cafe
263 E Lincoln Hwy Dekalb, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:00pm DJ: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Wednesday | 5 |
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Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
Thomas Gunther Trio
(swinging jazz)
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Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm Show: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $12 |
|
The Western Elstons
(country, rockabilly, western swing)
|
Simon's Tavern
5210 N Clark St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
West Coast Wednesday
(west coast swing dancing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:00pm (beg west coast swing), 7:45pm (int west coast swing) DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 (Lessons: +$5 each) |
| Thursday | 6 |
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The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
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The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
|
Big C Jamboree
Host Band: TBA |
Martyrs
3855 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-1:00am Cover: $1 suggested donation |
| Friday | 7 |
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The Hoyle Brothers
(country, 2-step, western swing)
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The Empty Bottle
1035 N Western Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 5:30pm-7:30pm No Cover |
|
First Fridays - Swingin' at the Studio
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Big City Swing
1012 W Randolph St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm-8:45pm Dancing: 8:45pm-Midnight Cost: $10 |
| Saturday | 8 |
Hanukkah  |
begins at sunset |
|
Chicago Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, swing dancing)
|
Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
| Sunday | 9 |
|
The Fat Babies
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing dancing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 10 |
|
Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 11 |
|
Tuesdays Swing!
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
Galaxie Chicago
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Black Rock Pub and Kitchen
3614 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight $5 donation at the door |
| Wednesday | 12 |
|
Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $7 |
|
West Coast Wednesday
(west coast swing dancing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:00pm (beg west coast swing), 7:45pm (int west coast swing) DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 (Lessons: +$5 each) |
| Thursday | 13 |
|
The Alan Gresik 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 | 14 |
|
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 |
|
CodeBLUE
(blues dancing, lindy hop)
|
Outer Space Studio
1474 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:15pm DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 with Student ID), Lesson: +$3 |
| Saturday | 15 |
|
Saturday Swing! Band: TBA |
ARTango Center Chicago
4203 N Ravenswood Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $12 ($8 with valid student ID) |
|
Windy City Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, bop, shag, west coast swing dancing)
|
American Legion Post 974
9757 Pacific Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
8:00pm-11:30pm Donation: $10 ($5 for members) |
| Sunday | 16 |
|
The Fat Babies
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing dancing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 17 |
|
Swing Nights at Fizz
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Fizz Bar and Grill
3220 N Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $7 ($5 w/Student ID) |
| Tuesday | 18 |
|
Tuesdays Swing!
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
Galaxie Chicago
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Black Rock Pub and Kitchen
3614 N Damen Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm DJ: 9:00pm-Midnight $5 donation at the door |
|
Barb City Swing Connection
(swing dancing)
|
The House Cafe
263 E Lincoln Hwy Dekalb, IL (map) |
Lesson: 7:00pm DJ: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
| Wednesday | 19 |
|
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
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $7 |
|
West Coast Wednesday
(west coast swing dancing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:00pm (beg west coast swing), 7:45pm (int west coast swing) DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 (Lessons: +$5 each) |
| Thursday | 20 |
|
Petra's Recession Seven
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Katerina's
1920 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:30pm-Midnight Cover: $10 |
|
The Alan Gresik Swing Shift Orchestra
(big band swing & jazz)
|
The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:00pm-1:00am Cover: $6 |
|
Killer Diller Record Hop
(jive, jitterbug, stroll, bop)
|
Simone's Bar
960 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
DJs: 9:30pm-1:30am No Cover |
| Friday | 21 |
| Winter Solstice |
|
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 |
| Saturday | 22 |
|
Chicago Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, swing dancing)
|
Elks Lodge (No. 1596)
4428 Midlothian Tpke Crestwood, IL (map) |
8:00pm-Midnight Donation: $8 ($5 for members) |
| Sunday | 23 |
| Festivus |
|
The Fat Babies
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing dancing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 24 |
| Christmas Eve |
| Tuesday | 25 |
| Christmas Day |
| Wednesday | 26 |
| Kwanzaa |
begins |
|
The Flat Cats
(swinging jazz and blues)
|
Alhambra Palace
1240 W Randolph St Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm Show: 9:00pm-Midnight Cover: $10 |
|
The Real Gone
(surf rock, rockabilly)
|
Simone's Bar
960 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 9:30pm-12:30am No Cover |
|
Swing Night
(lindy hop, swing dancing)
|
Esteban's
1550 N Route 59 Naperville, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:30pm-8:30pm DJ: 8:30pm-11:30pm Cover: $7 |
|
West Coast Wednesday
(west coast swing dancing)
|
Galway Bar and Grill
12045 Roosevelt Rd Elmhurst, IL (map) |
Lessons: 7:00pm (beg west coast swing), 7:45pm (int west coast swing) DJ: 8:30pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 (Lessons: +$5 each) |
| Thursday | 27 |
|
Country Night in Berwyn
|
Fitzgerald's Nightclub
6615 Roosevelt Rd Berwyn, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm Cover: $5 |
|
The Alan Gresik 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 | 28 |
|
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 |
|
Bluetopia
(blues dancing)
|
American Tango Institute
325 N Hoyne Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 8:00pm-9:00pm (blues dance) DJs: 9:00pm-2:00am Cover: $8 |
| Saturday | 29 |
| Sunday | 30 |
|
The Fat Babies
(1920s & 1930s jazz)
|
Honky Tonk BBQ
1213 W 18th St Chicago, IL (map) |
Show: 8:00pm-11:00pm No Cover |
|
SOS! (Swing On Sundays)
(west coast swing dancing)
|
May I Have This Dance
5246 N Elston Ave Chicago, IL (map) |
Lesson: 6:00pm (hustle) Lesson: 6:30pm (west coast swing) DJ: 7:00pm-9:00pm Cover: $10 (Lesson and DJ), $5 (DJ only) |
| Monday | 31 |
| New Year's Eve |
|
Windy City Jitterbug Club
(jitterbug, bop, shag, west coast swing dancing)
|
The Centre at North Park
10040 Addison Ave Franklin Park, IL (map) |
8:00pm Donation: $10 ($5 for members) |
