April 2024 – Class Update with Gigs and Workshops!

Posted on April 5, 2024 by Second City Samba

Hello Beautiful People! Do you smell the spring in the air?

Classes are still on THROUGH July! WHAT!!? Every Thursday 7-8:30 pm. Our sliding pay scale begins at $15. I will be better with facebook/IG notifications if we CANCEL or have another announcement. We have been cycling through some Rio Batucada Repertoire, a few new samba reggae sequences and finally we are getting into Maracatu. Instruments are provided! Come thru to ROCK and LEARN.

Classes:

April 4,11,18,25. May 2,16,23, 30. June 6,13,20,27. July 11th LAST CLASS

Workshops: email me if you have any questions or want more info! evanstonsamba@gmail.com

April 20th 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm 4011 n ravenswood ave ste 101. $30 Dance workshop with Rainha Vania Oliveira.

May 10th – 12th: Ayodele Drum and Dance Weekend

May 15th: Pagode Workshop with Jorge Alabe. $20 7-9 pm

May 16th: Samba Class with Jorge Alabe. $20 7-9 pm

May 17th-19th: Candomble Symposium

Gigs:

April 27th, 12 pm spring fling in Riverside, IL.

May 9th. Moraine Valley Community College 7:30 pm (9000 W. College Pkway, Palos Hills, IL)

Planned June 7th and 8th adventure to WISCONSIN. Leave friday MAYBE 4 pm and be back SAT NITE around 9 pm

July 4th – Evanston, IL – 4th of July Parade

July 7th – Chicago, IL – Square Roots Parade (?)

January 2024 Update!

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Second City Samba

Hello World!

We are ready to get back at it! Are you? This year will be OFF the charts. We have new drum heads! WHAT! We have new repiques?! WHAT!!!! We have some parts to fix a few tamborims! WHATT!!!!?

Classes start back up THURSDAY January 11th! We are accepting new students so if you want to show up – please do so! ATTENTION NEW PEOPLE: fill out THIS form. The most up to date information is on facebook and instagram.

Classes are THURSDAYS from 7-8:30 pm in the SambASEment. Each session is $15 and we will ask everyone to pay at the beginning of the month. Cash is fine and Venmo is available.

January Classes: 11,18,25

February Classes: 1,8,15,22,29 (WHAT!!!)

March Classes: 7, 14,21,28

looking for a gig late february and LARGER gig in APRIL. April/May dates TBA. July Parades are ON (4th in Evanston and Old Town Square Roots). Most likely NO rehearsal in August. Trying to bring in 1-2 special guests over the next 6 months. Also – we will introduce our newest member!

lots of love,

-Reed and Liz

Classes are still on!

Posted on August 23, 2023 by Second City Samba

hello world!

we are still having classes on thursday nights! 7-8:30 pm

August 24th, August 31st (NO CLASS!! GO SEE ILE AIYE!!)

September 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

October 5th, 12th, 19th

POSSIBLE GIGS 9/9 and 10/14

BREAK rest of OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, and DECEMBER.

Classes RESUME JAN 4th!!

We are due 9/29 so stay posted.

February 2023 Update

Posted on February 24, 2023 by Second City Samba

A little overdue…

February Classes

2nd, 9th, 16th, NO 23rd

March Classes

2nd, 9th, NO 16th, 23rd, 30th

SPECIAL SESSION 14th and 15th with Gabriel Lopes 7-9 pm EACH NIGHT

April Classes

6th, 13th, 20th, SHOW @ LANE TECH ON THE 27th. 6 pm

May Classes

4th, 11th, 18th, 25th

June Classes

TO BE ANNOUNCED. We are planning on the Evanston 4th of July Parade.

June 2022, Classes are BACK

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Second City Samba

Hello World!

Classes are back in session! Fingers crossed we are able to get together and perform at some events! We will be meeting WEDNESDAY nights at the SamBasement. Message me for exact address. The plan is to shred for July 4th Parade in Evanston, a pop up performance mid-to-late July, and maybe August 20th Parade TBA.

Here are the dates we will be holding class:

June 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th

July 2nd (?) PARADE MONDAY!!

July 6th, 13th, 20th

August 3rd, 10th, 17th

all the best, – Reed and Liz

April 2022

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Second City Samba

Hello World!

We are starting to organize classes and rehearsals again!! Please email me (evanstonsamba@gmail.com) to be added to the list. You may check out our IG and Facebook for more up-to-date happenings. Stay tuned for a carnival party April 22nd and 23rd to watch the live stream. The plan is to prepare for May 12th at Lane Tech and then July 4th in Evanston and perhaps August 20th at the Chicago Caribbean Carnival Celebration.

***Also, we have officially changed from Evanston Escola de Samba to Second City Samba. Same Group, Same Groove – DIFFERENT NAME. Shout out to Rudy and Jake for the help.

-Reed and Liz