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You Are Invited To The

Twelfth Annual

Marchfest
Traditional Dance
& Music Weekend

March 8-9, 2013

The Illini Folk Dance Society in conjunction with the Central Illinois English Country Dancers, and the Urbana Country Dancers will be holding a weekend of traditional dance and music in Urbana, IL

The weekend will feature a Friday evening contra dance, Irish dance workshops during the day Saturday and a Saturday evening Irish Ceili Dance.

 

Featuring

Dance Instruction By
Ken Gall
From Indianapolis

Donna Killen
&
Mary Carmody
From Chicago

Music By
The Nashville Ceili Band


Schedule

DAY TIME EVENT LOCATION
Friday, March 8
Friday's dance held at the Phillips Recreation Center, 505 W. Stoughton in Urbana
(MAP)
Friday 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. New Contra Dancer Orientation
 
Friday 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. Contra Dance
Caller: Ken Gall from Indianapolis
Band: The Nashville Ceili Band
Saturday, March 9
All Saturday events held at the Illini Student Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana, on the campus of the University of Illinois
Saturday 10 - Noon Beginner Irish Dance Ballroom
 
Saturday Noon - 1 p.m. Lunch
Saturday Noon - 1 p.m. Music Workshop
Irish whistle with Bill Wolfe
TBA
 
Saturday 1 - 3 p.m. Ceili and Set Dance Workshops Ballroom
 
Saturday 3 - 5 p.m. Ceili and Set Dance Workshops Room 314
 
Saturday 5 - 6 p.m. Music Workshop
Irish fiddle with Bill Verdier
Room 314
 
Saturday 5 - 7 p.m. Dinner
 
Saturday 7 - 10 p.m. Ceili Dance
Leaders: Donna Killen and Mary Carmody
Band: The Nashville Ceili Band
Ballroom

 


Prices

PRICE EVENT
$5 Friday evening contra dance
$35 All Day Saturday
$7 Each Saturday workshop
$15 Saturday evening Ceili

The Saturday events are partially sponsored by SORF and are free to U of I students with a student ID.


Further Information

For more information contact
Jon Hanson at jon.hanson1@yahoo.com
or call (217)586-2497


Directions

A map to the event

Information about parking on campus

A map of parking on campus (PDF - 631 KB)

Illini Union Directory

Weather Information and Illinois Road Conditions


Housing

Champaign-Urbana lodging page

There may be rooms available at the Illini Union. Their phone number is 217-333-3030.

The next closest hotel is the Hampton Inn at 1200 W. University Avenue. Their phone is 217-337-1100 or 1-800-HAMPTON.


This event is partially sponsored by SORF, the Student Organization Resource Fund at the University of Illinois.


Central Illinois English Country Dancers' web pages are maintained by webmaster@centralillinoisecd.org, last update March 8, 2013