Swing dance is alive and well at Sanctuary in Maynard. This one is for both experienced dancers and swing dance wannabes. Sanctuary, a recently converted church, features a full stage, an enormous dance floor, and one of the best bars west of Boston.

From 6–7pm, we feature instruction with some of the best instructors in the area. Instruction will be led by Sergiy Georgiyev, the founder and director of Magenta Dance Place in Acton. who has taught ballroom across Europe and the US. Sergiy’s emphasis on maximizing confidence and minimizing stress has helped students achieve extraordinary success. He is a professor at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and collaborates with the MIT Ballroom Club and Harvard Dance Sports team. At Magenta Dance Place, Sergiy and his staff believe in the transformative power of dance and strive to create a vibrant community where everyone can express themselves through movement.

From 7–9pm, Eddie Scheer’s Swinging All Stars take to the stage. Chameleon Eddie Scheer is a Sanctuary favorite, gracing us with his vocal and drumming talents with a variety of groups and styles. He has been a fixture on the New England swing scene for more than 25 years. Whether with his jump blues band The Love Dogs, the 20-piece Compaq Big Band, or various smaller ensembles, his big voice and solid drumming have kept hearts beating and feet moving wherever he plays. The Swinging All Stars is a new unit featuring some of the best musicians in Boston — leaning toward the lighter, jazzy side of swing, but still with a deep connection to and reverence for the blues. 

Doors: 5:30pm • Instruction: 6–7pm • Dancing: 7-9pm • Tickets

Fugitive Comedy hosts some of the best and brightest comics working in the Boston area and nationally.The comedians who have joined us have appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Conan, David Letterman, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Last Comic Standing, America’s Got Talent, Comedy Central, NPR’s Commonwealth Journal, Lifetime’s Girls Night Out — and have opened for countless well-known comedians in clubs around the nation.

Will Noonan (headliner)
Will was named “Boston’s Best Comedian” by The Improper Bostonian magazine, is sometimes known as “The Honda Guy” for his job as spokesman in Honda commercials on TV and radio all over New England, and as well as for his fan-favorite role in the Netflix movie The Sleepover. He is well known for his internet presence. His Twitter account @willnoonan has over 16K in followership (including notable followers like Barack Obama, Joe Rogan, Jim Gaffigan, Bert Kreischer & Andrew Schulz.  Will has been the opening act for Bill Burr. He has appeared on The Oddball Comedy Festival with Amy Schumer, Hannibal Buress, and Sarah Silverman, told a story on NPR’s “This American Life” and was named Comedy Ambassador and Moment Maker by Microsoft. He has appeared on MTV‘s “Ridiculousness”, “Laughs” on FOX, “Gotham Comedy Live” on HULU and his comedy is played often on Sirius XM.

Kathy Gilmour (host)
Kathy recently moved back to the Boston area after living in Key West for 20 years. In addition to performing all over the country, she was chosen to perform at the Boston and Hampton Beach Comedy Festivals, the Massachusetts Funniest Competition, and was recently a finalist in the New England’s Funniest Competition. Her popular blog, “Diary of a Fathlete,” has been highlighted in many publications.

Tooky Kavanagh
With razor-sharp wit and a charm once described as “ineffable,” Tooky (rhymes with cookie) Kavanagh (no “U”) speaks her mind with honesty, charisma, and edge. She headlines shows throughout New England and has opened for a slew of prominent national acts including Hanna Einbinder (HBO Max’s Hacks), Matteo Lane (The Advice Special series on YouTube), Maria Bamford (Lady Dynamite on Netflix), and Dave Attell (Insomniac on Comedy Central). Additional stand-up credits include The Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Comic-In-Residence at The Comedy Studio, HBO’s Women In Comedy Festival, and the Boston Comedy Festival. She regularly performs at Boston-Based institutions such as LaughBoston, The Wilbur Theater, Nick’s Comedy Stop, and The Comedy Studio.  Her most recent turn at acting was co-starring in Salesmen (available now on Amazon Prime Video).

Anthony Eugenio
From Kittery Maine, Anthony like to tell jokes . . . sometimes on the “Open Mic Pain” podcast, sometimes at cool places like Nick’s Comedy Stop, Comix Roadhouse, The Tupelo Music Hall, Wicked Funny Comedy Club, and Steve Sweeney’s Comedy Den.

Doors: 7pm • Performance: 8pm • Full bar • Tickets