Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Doors: 5PM 

Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6-6:30PM 

Showtime: 6:30PM

Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45 PM (in between first and second set)

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - At Door

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Outcast Big Band: 

The 18-piece Outcast Jazz Band have been swinging their way through some of the most prestigious ballrooms and events in the Chicagoland area for over 40 years. Their love of the classic big band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more, have garnered them a loyal fan base of listeners and swing dancers, and regular performance dates across Chicagoland.

The band features only the finest Big Band dance instrumental songs, as well as the dual vocal punch of siblings Vince and Claudia Clark. Vince brings his own unique vocal interpretations to classics from Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more; while Claudia’s powerful vocals breathe new life info great standards from Peggy Lee, Diann Schuur and others.

LOUD BODIES Dance

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Doors: 6PM

Showtime: 7PM

Tickets: $25 - General Admission - Day of show 

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About the show: 

This show has cultivated the conversation of sustainability within ourselves and our daily practices. How can we find ways to make sustainable choices, both for our world and ourselves? How can artists develop sustainable practices that excite us to keep moving forward, continuing to express ourselves creatively and authentically? *Four OG Dances* created by Maria Blanco, Maddy McCarthy, Sarah Ellen Miller + Alix Schillaci Danced by Reign Winker, Alix Schillaci, Sarah Ellen Miller, Maddy McCarthy, Jaylen Ray, Deja Hood, Lucy Williams, Chloe Hamilton, Diamond Gant + Dre Soule. Styling + Design by Jean Elliot, Ella Frauenhofer, Izzy Jackson + Alix Schillaci Featuring Art & Performance by: Christina Mighty Asha Rowland Michelle Miles + Reign Winker. 

About LOUD BODIES Dance: 

LOUD BODIES is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization working to support the Chicago dance community by providing a safe, movement space for artists through mentorship and performance opportunities and the creation of new dance works. Our goal is to foster a welcoming, explorative, unapologetic community for dance artists to invest in themselves, their own creative practice, and their individual, unique growth. We believe that dance is a legitimate and powerful tool for protest, fueling conversation, self expression and collaboration. We emphasize this belief by partnering with local, non-profit + mutual aid organizations, pushing the conversation through loud dances filled with discourse, and leading with the intent of giving these organizations a platform to share what they do, and how we can further help. Our forever ambition is to use what we do best to make ourselves and the others around us feel good, to do our part, and to break the mold of expectations in our own artistic communities.

BEYOND THE VEIL - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2023 | A Funerary Masquerade 

Date: December 31, 2023 

Showtime: 6PM - 1AM 

Get tickets here! 

Purchase open bar package add on here!

You are cordially invited to the funeral of 2023. Join us in a breathtaking historic church as we lay another year of hellish chaos to rest in proper fashion; unleashing our inner freaks at a spooky four stage dance party!

Featuring…LIVE

Drab Majesty
Light Asylum
Patriarchy
MVTANT
Scary Black
Comfort Cure
Sweat Boys
Moon 17
Circa Tapes

DJ

Echodroides
PRPHNE
Mr Bobby
Flesh_Bot
Sprite
Vorp
Clarissa
Invicta

PLUS:

Nocturna with DJ Scary Lady Sarah all night in the Catacombs

Our special guest Mistress of Ceremonies, Chicago’s own DETOX

Visuals by VIDEOWASTE

DRESS CODE (unenforced): Funeral attire, veils, fancy masks, death masks, halloween masks. Everything spooky and formal or informal. Victorian grievers and late night screamers.

Complete the cathartic experience with a prize raffle, photobooth, and a few spooky surprises - all included with your entry! 

SANCTUM HOLIDAY PASS: Purchase a 2 or 3 day pass to Sanctum Festival on Halloween weekend, get 25% off your NYE ticket! 

ALL VIP: All tickets grant equal access! No class separation.

BEYOND THE VEIL - NEW YEAR'S EVE 2023 | A Funerary Masquerade 

Date: December 31, 2023 

Showtime: 6PM - 1AM 

Get tickets here! 

Purchase open bar package add on here!

You are cordially invited to the funeral of 2023. Join us in a breathtaking historic church as we lay another year of hellish chaos to rest in proper fashion; unleashing our inner freaks at a spooky four stage dance party!

Featuring…LIVE

Drab Majesty
Light Asylum
Patriarchy
MVTANT
Scary Black
Comfort Cure
Sweat Boys
Moon 17
Circa Tapes

DJ

Echodroides
PRPHNE
Mr Bobby
Flesh_Bot
Sprite
Vorp
Clarissa
Invicta

PLUS:

Nocturna with DJ Scary Lady Sarah all night in the Catacombs

Our special guest Mistress of Ceremonies, Chicago’s own DETOX

Visuals by VIDEOWASTE

DRESS CODE (unenforced): Funeral attire, veils, fancy masks, death masks, halloween masks. Everything spooky and formal or informal. Victorian grievers and late night screamers.

Complete the cathartic experience with a prize raffle, photobooth, and a few spooky surprises - all included with your entry! 

SANCTUM HOLIDAY PASS: Purchase a 2 or 3 day pass to Sanctum Festival on Halloween weekend, get 25% off your NYE ticket! 

ALL VIP: All tickets grant equal access! No class separation.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music from Fiesta Cuba 6:30 - 10PM  (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

About the event: 

¡Bailar y Cumbanchar! Enjoy Cuban culture through music and dancing. Join us for a fun class and practice your new skills by dancing the night away to inviting rhythms. No experience or partner needed!  ¡A gozar!

Edson Leonardo Cabrera Veitia - Edson De Cuba

Born in Cuba and graduated from the highly regarded Escuela Nacional de Arte in Dance in 2005. During this training period at the National School of Art in Havana, he participated in the ITs Festival in the Netherlands under the direction of Feri de Geus and Noortje Bijvoets. Subsequently, he joined the Cuban dance company Ballet Rakatan, dancing as a soloist. In 2007, he became a member of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, participating in several international tours. Mr. Cabrera was made Principal Dancer in 2010.  Since arriving in Chicago, Mr. Cabrera has danced with Hedwig Dances, Kechari, Concert Dance and teaches Cuban dance classes in the Chicago area.

Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024

Doors: 5PM 

Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6-6:30PM 

Showtime: 6:30PM

Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45 PM (in between first and second set)

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - At Door

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Outcast Big Band: 

The 18-piece Outcast Jazz Band have been swinging their way through some of the most prestigious ballrooms and events in the Chicagoland area for over 40 years. Their love of the classic big band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more, have garnered them a loyal fan base of listeners and swing dancers, and regular performance dates across Chicagoland.

The band features only the finest Big Band dance instrumental songs, as well as the dual vocal punch of siblings Vince and Claudia Clark. Vince brings his own unique vocal interpretations to classics from Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more; while Claudia’s powerful vocals breathe new life info great standards from Peggy Lee, Diann Schuur and others.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music from Fiesta Cuba 6:30 - 10PM  (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

About the event: 

¡Bailar y Cumbanchar! Enjoy Cuban culture through music and dancing. Join us for a fun class and practice your new skills by dancing the night away to inviting rhythms. No experience or partner needed!  ¡A gozar!

Edson Leonardo Cabrera Veitia - Edson De Cuba

Born in Cuba and graduated from the highly regarded Escuela Nacional de Arte in Dance in 2005. During this training period at the National School of Art in Havana, he participated in the ITs Festival in the Netherlands under the direction of Feri de Geus and Noortje Bijvoets. Subsequently, he joined the Cuban dance company Ballet Rakatan, dancing as a soloist. In 2007, he became a member of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, participating in several international tours. Mr. Cabrera was made Principal Dancer in 2010.  Since arriving in Chicago, Mr. Cabrera has danced with Hedwig Dances, Kechari, Concert Dance and teaches Cuban dance classes in the Chicago area.

Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

Date: Sunday, March 3, 2024

Doors: 5PM 

Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6-6:30PM 

Showtime: 6:30PM

Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45 PM (in between first and second set)

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - At Door

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Outcast Big Band: 

The 18-piece Outcast Jazz Band have been swinging their way through some of the most prestigious ballrooms and events in the Chicagoland area for over 40 years. Their love of the classic big band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more, have garnered them a loyal fan base of listeners and swing dancers, and regular performance dates across Chicagoland.

The band features only the finest Big Band dance instrumental songs, as well as the dual vocal punch of siblings Vince and Claudia Clark. Vince brings his own unique vocal interpretations to classics from Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more; while Claudia’s powerful vocals breathe new life info great standards from Peggy Lee, Diann Schuur and others.

Join us in the Cafe/Bar Wednesday thru Saturday starting at 5 PM - 8PM

Golden Hour at Epiphany Center for the Arts is accentuated by free live music with food and drink specials, and, good friends… creating a magical aura that will help you, our valued patron, wind down or up your day!

Live Music from Fiesta Cuba 6:30 - 10PM  (FREE ADMISSION)

Golden Hour Specials

- $4 craft beer

- ½ priced bottle of wine

- Delicious 2 for 1 lite bites

Golden Hour specials end at 8 PM but live music continues until 10 PM/10:30PM in the The Sanctuary 

(Check calendar for upcoming performances).

About the event: 

¡Bailar y Cumbanchar! Enjoy Cuban culture through music and dancing. Join us for a fun class and practice your new skills by dancing the night away to inviting rhythms. No experience or partner needed!  ¡A gozar!

Edson Leonardo Cabrera Veitia - Edson De Cuba

Born in Cuba and graduated from the highly regarded Escuela Nacional de Arte in Dance in 2005. During this training period at the National School of Art in Havana, he participated in the ITs Festival in the Netherlands under the direction of Feri de Geus and Noortje Bijvoets. Subsequently, he joined the Cuban dance company Ballet Rakatan, dancing as a soloist. In 2007, he became a member of Danza Contemporánea de Cuba, participating in several international tours. Mr. Cabrera was made Principal Dancer in 2010.  Since arriving in Chicago, Mr. Cabrera has danced with Hedwig Dances, Kechari, Concert Dance and teaches Cuban dance classes in the Chicago area.

Outcast Jazz Band's Big Band Dance Party

Date: Sunday, April 7, 2024

Doors: 5PM 

Traffic Jam! Swing Dance Lesson: 6-6:30PM 

Showtime: 6:30PM

Intermediate Swing Dance Lesson 7:15-7:45 PM (in between first and second set)

Tickets: $20 - General Admission | $25 - At Door

‘Service charges apply to ALL ticket purchases (online and box office)’ - Credit card only at door

About Outcast Big Band: 

The 18-piece Outcast Jazz Band have been swinging their way through some of the most prestigious ballrooms and events in the Chicagoland area for over 40 years. Their love of the classic big band sounds of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and more, have garnered them a loyal fan base of listeners and swing dancers, and regular performance dates across Chicagoland.

The band features only the finest Big Band dance instrumental songs, as well as the dual vocal punch of siblings Vince and Claudia Clark. Vince brings his own unique vocal interpretations to classics from Louis Jordan, Ray Charles, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra and more; while Claudia’s powerful vocals breathe new life info great standards from Peggy Lee, Diann Schuur and others.