Calendars – bluesCENTRAL

We keep you informed of our bluesCENTRAL events, other social dancing in our region, and national blues dancing events.

bluesCENTRAL Events

When	What	Where
Every Monday 6-9pm	Weekly Lesson and Dance Lesson: 6pm, Social Blues Dance: 7-9pm FREE	Guido’s Bar & Grill, Champaign, IL
Oct 15 – Nov 12	Partner Blues Dance	Phillips Recreation Center
March 6-8, 2020	SnowMELT Blues 2020	Champaign-Urbana, IL

National Blues Dance Events

Blues dancing events worth traveling for. These events are not hosted by bluesCENTRAL (except our very own dance weekend, SnowMELT Blues).

When	What	Where
Last Saturdays	blueTopia	Chicago, IL
Jan 17-20, 2020	Brickyard Blues	Atlanta, GA
Jan 24-26, 2020	Blues Through the Wintertime	Chicago, IL
Feb 14-16, 2020	Backwater Blues	Atlanta, GA
Feb 28-Mar 1, 2020	Austin Blues Party	Austin, TX
Mar 6-8, 2020	SnowMELT Blues 2020	Champaign-Urbana, IL
Mar 13-15, 2020	Steel City Blues Festival	Pittsburgh, PA
Apr 3-5, 2020	bluesSHOUT 2020	Chicago, IL
May 22-25, 2020	Red Hot Blues and BBQs	Washington, DC
June 5-7, 2020	CUBE	Chicago, IL
Aug 14-16, 2020	Hoochin Blues Party	Atlanta, GA
Oct 9-11, 2020	Blues Muse	Philadelphia, PA

Social Dancing in Champaign-Urbana

Our events plus social dances hosted by our friends from other dance scenes in our area.

	November 2019
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1 Ballroom Ballroom November 1, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Dr W, Savoy, IL 61874, USA https://www.regentballroom.com/dance-and-events See more details Contra Contra November 1, 2019 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Varies Dates and venues vary occasionally. http://www.urbana-contra.org/ See more details • •	2	3 Tango - Union Practica Tango - Union Practica November 3, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Illini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Sundays - Illini Union T.x- Tango Topics (Int) May 12 - June 9 (5 weeks) Sundays 5:30 pm Fees: $50 for five weeks; $25 students. Drop-in $10 / class per ($5/students) Followed by Practica 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL. Room Locations Vary : 5/12 Illini Room C • 5/19 314 B • 5/26 314 B • 6/2 Illini Room A • 6/9 314 B. Parking: Mathews St. and John St. usually have parking spaces available, and the meters are not enforced on Sunday. On May 12 parking will be tricky because of Graduation and Mother's Day. See more details •
4 Blues Lesson Blues Lesson November 4, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details Blues Dance Blues Dance November 4, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details • •	5 Salsa Salsa November 5, 2019 8:30 pm - 11:59 pm Neil Street Blues See more details •	6 Swing Swing November 6, 2019 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Usually at the Illini Union, check with Illini Swing Society for location changes See more details •	7	8 Ballroom Ballroom November 8, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Dr W, Savoy, IL 61874, USA https://www.regentballroom.com/dance-and-events See more details Latin Dance Night Latin Dance Night November 8, 2019 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Urbana Dance Company, 122 W Main St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA https://www.urbanadancecompany.com/events See more details • •	9 Tango Milonga Tango Milonga November 9, 2019 9:00 pm - November 10, 2019 1:00 am Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA https://www.cu-tango.com/tangonew/cu-tango-calendar/ See more details •	10 Tango - Union Practica Tango - Union Practica November 10, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Illini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Sundays - Illini Union T.x- Tango Topics (Int) May 12 - June 9 (5 weeks) Sundays 5:30 pm Fees: $50 for five weeks; $25 students. Drop-in $10 / class per ($5/students) Followed by Practica 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL. Room Locations Vary : 5/12 Illini Room C • 5/19 314 B • 5/26 314 B • 6/2 Illini Room A • 6/9 314 B. Parking: Mathews St. and John St. usually have parking spaces available, and the meters are not enforced on Sunday. On May 12 parking will be tricky because of Graduation and Mother's Day. See more details Tango Milonga Tango Milonga November 9, 2019 9:00 pm - November 10, 2019 1:00 am Channing Murray Foundation, 1209 W Oregon St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA https://www.cu-tango.com/tangonew/cu-tango-calendar/ See more details • •
11 Blues Lesson Blues Lesson November 11, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details Blues Dance Blues Dance November 11, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details • •	12 Blues Blues November 12, 2019 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Young Main Lounge, Memorial Student Center, Illinois Wesleyan University. Blo-No Blues. Introductory Lesson 6-7. Social dancing 7-9. $3.00, Free to students with ID DJs: Nicole Dove 7-8, Mark Ardsmaa 8-9. Young Main Lounge, which is located in the Memorial Student Center at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington-Normal, Illinois See more details Salsa Salsa November 12, 2019 8:30 pm - 11:59 pm Neil Street Blues See more details • •	13 Swing Swing November 13, 2019 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Usually at the Illini Union, check with Illini Swing Society for location changes See more details •	14	15 Ballroom Ballroom November 15, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Dr W, Savoy, IL 61874, USA https://www.regentballroom.com/dance-and-events See more details Contra Contra November 15, 2019 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm Varies Dates and venues vary occasionally. http://www.urbana-contra.org/ See more details • •	16	17 Tango - Union Practica Tango - Union Practica November 17, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Illini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Sundays - Illini Union T.x- Tango Topics (Int) May 12 - June 9 (5 weeks) Sundays 5:30 pm Fees: $50 for five weeks; $25 students. Drop-in $10 / class per ($5/students) Followed by Practica 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL. Room Locations Vary : 5/12 Illini Room C • 5/19 314 B • 5/26 314 B • 6/2 Illini Room A • 6/9 314 B. Parking: Mathews St. and John St. usually have parking spaces available, and the meters are not enforced on Sunday. On May 12 parking will be tricky because of Graduation and Mother's Day. See more details •
18 Blues Lesson Blues Lesson November 18, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details Blues Dance Blues Dance November 18, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details • •	19 Salsa Salsa November 19, 2019 8:30 pm - 11:59 pm Neil Street Blues See more details •	20 Swing Swing November 20, 2019 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Usually at the Illini Union, check with Illini Swing Society for location changes See more details •	21	22 Ballroom Ballroom November 22, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Dr W, Savoy, IL 61874, USA https://www.regentballroom.com/dance-and-events See more details •	23 Tango Tango November 23, 2019 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm Krannert Art Museum, 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details •	24 Tango - Union Practica Tango - Union Practica November 24, 2019 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Illini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA Sundays - Illini Union T.x- Tango Topics (Int) May 12 - June 9 (5 weeks) Sundays 5:30 pm Fees: $50 for five weeks; $25 students. Drop-in $10 / class per ($5/students) Followed by Practica 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St, Urbana, IL. Room Locations Vary : 5/12 Illini Room C • 5/19 314 B • 5/26 314 B • 6/2 Illini Room A • 6/9 314 B. Parking: Mathews St. and John St. usually have parking spaces available, and the meters are not enforced on Sunday. On May 12 parking will be tricky because of Graduation and Mother's Day. See more details •
25 Blues Lesson Blues Lesson November 25, 2019 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details Blues Dance Blues Dance November 25, 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Guido's Bar & Grill, 2 E Main St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA See more details • •	26 Salsa Salsa November 26, 2019 8:30 pm - 11:59 pm Neil Street Blues See more details •	27 Swing Swing November 27, 2019 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm Usually at the Illini Union, check with Illini Swing Society for location changes See more details •	28	29 Ballroom Ballroom November 29, 2019 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm Regent Ballroom, 1406 Regency Dr W, Savoy, IL 61874, USA https://www.regentballroom.com/dance-and-events See more details •	30

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bluesCENTRAL Events

National Blues Dance Events

Social Dancing in Champaign-Urbana

November 2019