Events in June

It's time for Summer fun at SwingCville!

Wednesdays in June come out to Cats Corner:
7:00pm - Lindy Hop I
7:45pm - East Coast Swing I
8:30pm - Swing 101
9-11pm - Social dancing

June 4 - Bring a Friend Night! Bring someone brand new to SwingCville and they get into the Swing 101 lesson for free!

June 20 - Lindy Bomb on the Downtown Mall - 6-7pm in front of Five Guys at the 4th Street crossing. Let's show Charlottesville what we're made of!

June 26 - Charleston Crash Course, 7:30-9:30pm. Get a solid introduction to Charleston, the dance that started it all

June 28 - Cville Savoy
5-7pm - Guest Instructor Swing Clinic - Get one-one-one feedback from our fabulous guest instructors. Registration is open online and at Cats Corner.
7:30pm - Beginner lesson
8:30-11:30pm - Social dancing with DJ Erica Vess

Frankie 100!

Frankie Manning would have been 100 years old next Monday the 26th. In honor of his legacy, we are having a full weekend of celebrations.

Friday - 
ACME Swing Mfg. Co plays at Escafé, 7-9pm
The SwingKats play at Cville Coffee, 8-10pm

Saturday - 
Shim Sham workshop 5-7pm
Beginner swing lesson 7:30-8:30pm
Frankie100 Watch Party and Dance 8:30-11:30pm
We'll be streaming live video from the big Frankie100 festival in New York City!

Sunday - 
Potluck Picnic and Dancing at Pen Park Shelter #3, 5-8pm - FREE!

Get directions and details

SwingCville is on Spotify!

Want to get into swing music, but don't know where to start? Need some practice music? SwingCville is now on Spotify! We've put together a couple of playlists of music for swing, charleston, balboa, blues, and jazz routines. Follow us at http://open.spotify.com/user/swingcville

Registration is open for Lindustrial Revolution, Aug 29-31!

We are offering three levels of both Lindy Hop and Balboa workshops with Mickey & Kelly, Adam & Abigail, Dan & Kate. Plus music provided by The Solomon Douglas Sextet and Sac Au Lait.

The event also features two nights of live music, two late-night dances, a Steampunk Costume Competition, a Jack & Jill competition, and a Sunday Cookout at the Park.

Join us Labor Day weekend for a truly Revolutionary weekend!

www.LindustrialRevolution.com

Moving Party and Free Dance!

Wednesday nights are moving to a new, bigger location! Join us on May 7th at the Greek Orthodox Church for free lessons and dancing with ACME Swing Mfg. Co!

Join the event on Facebook: SwingCville Moving Party

Events This Week

There's so much going on this weekend, we just had to let you know about it all!

Friday

ACME Swing Mfg. Co at Escafe, 7-9pm.
One of our favorite local bands will be playing downtown at Escafé. Check 'em out! There's plenty of room to dance.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1439003119675465

Eli Cook at BON, 8pm
As part of the Tom Tom Festival, Eli Cook will be playing at BON.
http://www.tomtomfest.com/

Saturday

Music Listening Party at the House of Franny and the Beards, 1-3pm
Brian will be leading a music listening party. Come learn about swing music and enjoy some classics and some selections you might not have heard before.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1411250752473459

Fellini's JazzFest at Fellini's 4pm-1am
As part of Tom Tom Festival, Fellini's will have live jazz music playing from 4pm-1am out in the parking lot for free!
http://www.tomtomfest.com/

And here's the birthday jam from last night!

50's Sock Hop - Apr 26

From our DJ Stephen Soghoian:

Hey all you cool cats, slick chicks and solid senders (who are not going to DCLX), put on your ground smashers and make the scene at the 3rd annual SwingCville 1950s rock and roll sock hop dance at our usual venue Oddfellows Lodge Sat April 26th. Admission is a double sawbuck ($10) and beginner East Coast Lesson 730-830PM by those Terpsachord Titans Sarah & Andre. WTJU Radio DJ & Swingkats Band leader Stephen Soghoian aka "Doctor Jazz" himself, will be spinning the hottest wax from the Original artists by Fats Domino, Bobby Darin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and all the most solid cats of the 1950 scene. Stay Tuned for a Facebook Event from our own "Pickled" Herring!

Well, what are you waiting for? Join the Facebook Event and iron your poodle skirts!