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 | Chi-Town
Squares
Schedule of Events |
Class Schedule
Chi-Town Events
Other Events
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| Unless
otherwise noted, all events will take place at:
Ebenezer
Lutheran Church Community Center
1650 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL (map)
773-561-8496
|  | Class
Schedule
September 2009 - May 2010
Click
here
for your copy of the
2009 Chi-Town Squares Gazette!
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| New
to square dancing? This class is for YOU! MAINSTREAM
thru PLUS (MP) classes for beginners
take place every Tuesday beginning Sept. 15, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.
with Michael Maltenfort. Classes
are open to new students through September 29.
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| | "Club
Night"
A
PLUS dance every Thursday
beginning October 1, 2009 at 7:30p.m. with John
Oldfield and other guest callers. The
idea here is to get all of our current members back up to full proficiency by
offering
weekly dancing at a level that everyone knows, in a fun, social atmosphere.
John
Oldfield will be anchoring most of our Club Nights, but we will also be bringing
in
other clubs and local callers, approximately every other week.
| 2009
"CLUB NIGHTS" |
| Dates | Time | Caller | |
Thursday, October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | John
Oldfield | |
Thursday, October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene
Kaspik | |
Thursday, October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | John
Oldfield | |
Thursday, October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Larry
Tradup | |
Thursday, November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | John
Oldfield | |
Thursday, November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Larry
Tradup | |
Thursday, November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene
Kaspik | |
Thursday, December 3 | 7:30 p.m. | John
Oldfield | |
Thursday, December 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Arlene
Kaspik | |
Thursday, December 17 | 7:30 p.m. | canceled |
| | A2/C1
workshops take place every Monday night
beginning Sept. 14, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. with Saundra
Bryant.
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You may join Chi-Town Squares ($40 membership) and continue
classes
($7 per session) through May, 2010. If you prefer
not to join, you may still attend classes ($8 per session).
In no time, you will be square dancing and attending over 15 special
dances we have scheduled for the next year.
Plus you can dance
with other dancers throughout the United States, Canada,
and the
world!
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 Dance
events for 2009-2010
| 2009
- 2010 Dance Schedule |
| Dates | Time | Caller/Event | |
Sunday, September 20 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Barry
Clasper / [A2 - C2] | |
Sunday, October 4 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Intro
to Round Dance
(Chi-Town
Shakedown fundraiser) | |
Saturday, October 17 | 7
- 10 p.m. | Sandie
Bryant [Plus - Advanced] | |
Tuesday, October 27 | 7
- 10 p.m. | Michael
Maltenfort / Halloween Dance
[Class level
- Advanced] | |
Sunday, November 8 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Todd
Fellegy [Class level - Advanced] | |
Sunday, November 22 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Sprosty
Twins / Thanksgiving Dance
[Class level -
Advanced] | |
Sunday, December 13 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Sandie
Bryant / Holiday Dance
[Class level - Advanced] | |
Saturday, January 9 | 4
- 10 p.m. | Club
callers / Chili Dance
[A/C1/C2 afternoon,
Class level - Plus evening]
with dinner break | |
Sunday, January 31 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Herschel
Tolson [Basic - Plus] | |
Saturday, February 6 | 7
- 10 p.m. | John
Oldfield / Valentine Dance
[Basic - Advanced]
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Sunday, February 28 | 2
- 5 p.m. | CANCELED | |
Sunday, March 7 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Ken
Ritucci [Mainstream-Advanced]
M only if needed, maybe a C1 | |
Saturday, March 27 | 7
- 10 p.m. | Michael
Maltenfort / Friends & Family Dance | |
Sunday, April 11 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Dayle
Hodge [Mainstream - Advanced] | |
Sunday, April 25 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Ben
Rubright [A2 - C2] | |
Sunday, June 6 | 2
- 5 p.m. | Howard
Richman / Pride Dance
[Plus-Advanced] |
Admission:
$7.00
per person (Chi-Town members)
$8.00 per person (non-members) |
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| 2010
PLUS Summer Workshops |
| Dates | Time | Caller |
TBA | | |
| 2010
ADVANCED/C1 Summer Workshops
| | Dates | Time | Caller |
TBA | | |
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 | An
invitation from our friends
in
St.
Louis
The
Gateway Squares |
| Save
the following dates for our upcoming dance events:
 Our
callers for the weekend will be Anne Uebelacker and Michael Kellogg!
Come dance to these fabulous callers and dress up as your favorite alien or Sci-Fi
character! |
 | An
invitation from our friends
in
San
Jose, CA
The
El Camino Reelers |
| El
Camino Reelers (the
LGBT square dance club of Silicon Valley) is throwing a party and YOU are
invited! “Slide
Thru Silicon Valley: ECR@25”
April 2-4, 2010 at the San Jose
Holiday Inn To
celebrate our club’s 25th anniversary, we are hosting a 3-day FLY-IN on Easter
weekend 2010 in San Jose, CA with FIVE great callers: - Andy
Shore
- Saundra
Bryant
- Michael
Kellogg
- Rich
Reel
- Harlan
Kerr
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calling Plus through C4 in three dance halls! Register
now! Download
a flyer and registration form on our web site, www.reelers.org
or register online at www.iagsdc.org.
Rates
go up January 31, so act now -- don’t delay! We’re pulling out all the stops
to bring you a memorable weekend of high-energy square dancing, and we hope you
and your club members will join us for the fun! |
 | An
invitation from our friends
in
Grand
Rapids, MI
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Ropin'
the River 2010
"Yellowrock
in Bedrock"
April 16th - April 18th
featuring
Barry Clasper &
John Oldfield The
Grand River Squares invites all other Squares to join us for our 22nd annual Fly-In.
We'll be dancing Mainstream thru Advanced. Saturday, there will be a potluck dinner
before the evening dance session. The potluck will be provided by the Grand River
Squares. Out of town guests are welcome to bring their special creations, but
it is not necessary. Don't sleep in too late on Sunday! There will be a brunch
at the Latvian Hall starting at 11:00 AM. Click
here
to register online
or
Download
a printable registration form |
Click
here
to learn more about Merry Mary and her tireless efforts within the gay/lesbian community.
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It is with great pride and honor that
we announce the induction of
Chi-Town
Squares' own Merry
Mary
into
the
Chicago
Gay & Lesbian
Hall
of Fame
| "For
more than 25 years of volunteer service as a Lakeview resident and ally to
such groups as Howard Brown Health Center, NAMES Project, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus,
Windy City Gay Chorus and Vital Bridges’ Groceryland Pantry." |
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Help Make Someone's Life
A Lot Easier! |
Open
Hand/Vital Bridges helps people impacted by HIV and
AIDS build healthier lives.
A front-runner in the war
against HIV and AIDS, Vital Bridges is a multi-service, non-profit
organization meeting the complex needs of its clients at no cost
to them. By combining
food and housing assistance,
nutrition counseling, case management, HIV testing and
prevention, Vital Bridges provides a life-line of wrap-around services that rebuild
and
stabilize lives. Chi-Town
Squares' own Merry Mary collects plastic and
paper bags (Dominick's, Fields,
Lord & Taylor...any
kind that can be reused) to help raise funds and awareness for this
great organization. Please consider donating your bags for
this worthy cause. You can
bring them to any Chi-Town
class or dance and Merry Mary will pick them up.
Thank you for your support!
*Note: Please NO dry cleaning, vegetable
or newspaper bags. | |
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