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- Grand Opening Celebration!
Day 45

Wednesday, February 22nd, 8:30 PM
- This event is at 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue.
- Raul Fernandez's Paseo Jarocho
- This week's World Music Wednesday is Paseo Jarocho — arrangements of sones jarochos, from southern Veracruz, Mexico that weave together Indigenous-Mexican, Spanish, Arabic, and Afro-Caribbean musical styles to explore shared historical roots of these centuries-old traditions.
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- Grand Opening Celebration!
Day 46

Thursday, February 23rd, 7:30 PM
- This event is at 4544 N. Lincoln Avenue, Maurer Hall.
- Pine Leaf Boys
- Louisiana's finest, four-time Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys, known for their wild shows and thoughtful arrangements, continue to breathe new life into Cajun music.
- Free Cajun dance lesson at 6:30 PM.
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The next session of classes starts the week of March 5th!
- We have tons of great classes for adults in guitar, fiddle, banjo, voice, percussion and more!
- Kids' classes, too!
- Adult Classes | All Kids' Classes | Guitar | Dance | Ensembles
- Grand Opening Celebration!
Day 47

Friday, February 24th, 8:30 PM
- This event is at 4545 N. Lincoln Avenue, Szold Hall.
- Occidental Brothers Dance Band Intn'l
- Global Dance Party! Sing and dance along to Central and West African soukous, Rumba and other musical delights.
- African dance lesson at 8:30 PM.
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- Live from the Old Town School

- Available now for the first time ever! A bounty of archival dusties and killer performances from the Old Town School stage dating back to the '50s including Andrew Bird, Big Bill Broonzy, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Goodman, Bonnie Koloc and dozens more. For more info, click here.
- Purchase Live from the Old Town School via CDBaby
- Private Lessons

- Registration is open now!
Learn at your own pace with our private lesson program. Take your lessons at our Lincoln Square or Armitage location for 30, 45 or 60 minutes — you choose!
- Learn guitar, banjo, fiddle, Middle Eastern percussion, oud and how to sing like an angel from our newest private lesson teachers — Matt Brown, Lisa DeRosia, Rita Ruby and Wanees Zarour!
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- March 5th - April 29th
- April 30th - June 24th
- June 25th - August 19th
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