Fermilab International Folk Dancing
Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
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information on current events.
International
folk dancing at Fermilab is suspended indefinitely.
If the group restarts, it will likely be at a new venue.
Fermilab has decided
to cancel all public events because of concerns about the spread of the
coronavirus. Their policy is on this website: https://eshq.fnal.gov/covid19/
Printable flyer for
weekly international dancing at Fermilab
Dancing is held at (now air-conditioned!) Kuhn Village
Barn now
year-round, and in Ramsey Auditorium in the Wilson Hall high-rise if the Barn is not available.
Dancing begins at 7:30 p.m. and continues until 10 p.m. or afterwards.
Beginners as well as experienced dancers are always
welcome at international folk dancing. In a typical evening, we enjoy the
company of dancers of many levels and ages (from ~7 to 70+). There is teaching
and easier dancing early in the evening, more advanced and request dancing
later in the evening. Dances from around the world are done - line dances,
circle dances, couple dances, individual dances. You don't need to come with a
partner. Except for special events, there is no charge for dancing, though
donations are accepted.
One may enter the lab from either the east or west gate. Be
prepared to show ID and tell the guard you are going to folk dancing. If you
need further directions, the guard will be happy to help. Or send an e-mail and
we can forward detailed directions (see below). Look here for a map.
*** If weather causes cancellation, an email will be sent by 6
p.m. that day.
We can’t guarantee that a notice will be placed here on the website, but join
the email list, check the Fermilab calendar,
or check by contacting us: see below.
List of dances done by date in 2019
List of dances done by date in 2018
List of dances done by date in 2017
We have now established a Statement of Conduct
and Etiquette for Fermilab's international folk dance
group to which we expect all members of our community and visitors to adhere.
Please look it over and keep it in mind.
More information:
For
information about Fermilab International Folk Dancing
send e-mail to: folkdancenews@gmail.com
or
call Mady Newfield at home 630-584-0825 or cell 630-251-0811
Driving directions are below
Around Chicagoland
June
Camp International Folk Dance Weekend:
Postponed because of the
coronavirus to
June 4 - 6, 2021, online
featuring Lee Otterholt and Penny Brichta
The Chicago Area Folk Dance Scene, a printable listing of recreational traditional and
ethnic dance groups in the local area
Directions to the Kuhn Village Barn on the Fermilab site
From the East
To come to the Barn, take I-88 to
the Route 59 exit. Exit and turn right, going north on Rt. 59. Go to Batavia
Road (the 4th light) and turn left. Enter Fermilab
through the gate and proceed to the first stop sign at Sauk Blvd. Turn right.
The Barn is the second building on your right. There is a parking lot just
beyond it to the north. Go up the ramp to enter.
Alternatively, take North Avenue,
Route 64, west to Route 59. Go south on Rt. 59,
passing through West Chicago, until you arrive at the intersection with Batavia
Road (the next light after Mack Road), in Warrenville. Turn right on Batavia
Road and proceed as above.
From the West
Exit I-88 at Farnsworth Av. which
becomes Kirk Rd. Go north, passing the outlet mall, and crossing Butterfield
Road, past several stoplights, to the entrance to Fermilab
at Pine St. Turn right and enter the lab. Drive east across the main road,
passing stop signs by the high-rise, another stop sign by the CDF buildings, a blinking red light at Eola Road,
and continue on to the next stop sign by the houses of the "Village".
(If you go too far, you'll get to the East gate to the lab at Batavia Road.)
Turn left at this stop sign to go north on Sauk Blvd., and the Barn is the 2nd
building on your right. There is a parking lot just beyond it to the north. Go
up the ramp to enter. Alternatively, take Route 64 (=North Avenue) or Route 38
(=Roosevelt Road) to Kirk Road and go south to Pine St, which is one light
south of Wilson St., or 3 lights south of the intersection of Fabyan Parkway and Kirk Road. Turn left at Pine St to enter
Fermilab and proceed as above.
Directions to Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall at Fermilab
To get to the lab you can come along
North Avenue or Route 38 or along I-88, the Reagan expressway, and you can
enter the lab via the west or the east entrance. At the entrance you need to be
ready to show your driver's license for ID to the guard at the gate.
Wilson Hall is regularly locked at 8 p.m. except for the main door at the front
circle. If you find the back breezeway doors locked, go around to the front,
enter there, and proceed straight to the back and down the stairs.
Via Fermilab's
west entrance (Pine St, off of Kirk Road):
From North Avenue (Rt. 64)
or Roosevelt Rd (Rt. 38):
Go
west until you get to Kirk Road. Turn Left to go South on Kirk Road. Turn left
to enter Fermilab at Pine St. (1st light after Wilson
St.) Continue straight until you get to the stop sign even with the main
16-storey building. Turn right to go up to the building but don't continue into
the circle at the front of it. Instead, at the next corner,
turn right and then immediately left to go into the parking lot along
the west side of the building. Park there and walk towards the back of the
building. There is a circular drive around the back of the building. When you
see the breezeway doors just before that circle, come in, and go down the steps
into the Auditorium, which is the room in that circle. We dance on the stage
there.
**Please note that Wilson Hall is
regularly locked at 8 p.m. except for the main door at the front circle. We
hope that they will leave the back breezeway doors unlocked on dance nights.
However if you find the back door locked, go
around to the front, enter there, and proceed straight to the back and down the
stairs.
From I-88: take the
exit at Farnsworth Av. (the next exit after Rt. 59), which becomes Kirk Rd. Go
north, passing the outlet mall, and crossing Butterfield Road, past several
stoplights, to the entrance to Fermilab at Pine St.
Turn right and enter the lab. Proceed as above to park on the west side
of Wilson Hall, the high rise, go on to the back to Ramsey Auditorium.
Via Fermilab's
east entrance (Batavia Road, off of Route 59):
From North Avenue (Rt. 64)
or Roosevelt Rd (Rt. 38):
Go
west until you get to Route 59. Go South on Route 59 to Batavia Road (in
Warrenville). Turn right on Batavia Road and continue to the Fermilab gate. Be ready to show your driver's license for
ID to the guard at the gate. Continue across the lab on this road, towards the
16-storey white building you can see towards your left in the distance (Wilson
Hall). You will go past a stop sign, a blinking red light, and another stop
sign. At the next set of stops, even with the main building, turn left to go up
the building but don't continue into the circle at the front of it. Instead, at
the next corner, turn right and then immediately
left to go into the parking lot along the west side of the building. Park there
and walk towards the back of the building. There is a circular drive around the
back of the building. When you see the breezeway doors just before that circle,
come in, and go down the steps into the Auditorium, which is the room in that
circle. We dance on the stage there.
**Please note that Wilson Hall is
regularly locked at 8 p.m. except for the main door at the front circle. We
hope that they will leave the back breezeway doors unlocked on dance nights.
However if you find the back door locked, go
around to the front, enter there, and proceed straight to the back and down the
stairs.
From I-88: Take the
Route 59 exit and turn right to go north. Go to Batavia Road (the 4th light)
and turn left. Enter Fermilab through the east gate
and proceed as above to Wilson Hall and follow parking instructions there.
This
page was updated May 28, 2021 (M. Newfield)