I'll be in Wheaton, IL Nov. 11-ish til Nov. 21, then in Chicago (Lakeview area) for a few days. In Wheaton, I'm taking care of my husband's dad and will need to stay very close to home, so I anticipate getting to these:

Tues. Nov. 12
Folk-Lore Center & Acorn Coffee Bar
29 W 140 Butterfield Rd
Warrenville IL
(630)393-1247
http://www.folk-lorecenter.com/
Old Time Jam 2nd Tuesday 7:00pm - 8:30 pm
We went to it once while there over the summer, and were about the only people there except for a few brand-new fidddle students who did jam with us a bit before and after lessons they had arrived for, and the proprietor, who played with us a bit too.

Weds. Nov. 13 and
Weds. Nov. 20
Fox Valley Folklore Society, Aurora, Illinois
Weekly Songcircles on Wednesday nights
North Aurora Community Center
Route 31 and Butterfield Road (route 56)
630-897-3655
Very good songcircle. Largely consists of the folks who put on the annual Fox Valley Folk Festival, so it includes some informal meeting-type chat in addition to an eclectic and welcoming song circle.

Sure love to see some Mudcatters!

I'm driving back sometime after the 21st, and hoping to stop and see Mudcatters-- PM me if you are an hour or less off 80/90 on the way back from IL to PA, as far as central PA (going up to Tioga County).

~Susan