This seems like it would be a blast.  What about Sacred Heart?  For some reason, Carmody seems like too small a space for this.  It needs a proper hall.

Right -- contact http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/image/id/55095/headline/Harbor%20City%20Squares/

The Harbor City Squares to develop complementarity.  I think their events are alcohol-free, so complementarity should be easy.

Sounds like fun, but if the serving of Pabst is a prerequisite for holding this event, you have your priorities all fluskeroo'd.

Clyde Iron?

Thanks everyone.

I am aware of the HC Squares and have spoken with them enough to learn about their dress code.  Though I have yet to dance with them, I think my vision is significantly different than the service they provide.  Any members out there feel free to speak up.  Also, looking at your link, David, I see they don't allow vulgarity. 

I agree with Paul that Sacred Heart and Depot don't have the right acoustics and are just too darn big.  One square (8 dancers) needs just 10 sq ft or so and I don't anticipate drawing in more than 3-4 squares anytime soon (though I'd be happy to be wrong).

I'll go check out Roper's and the Elk. Thanks, Paul.

I'm not sure what is motivating my Pabst requirement.  I'm just following instincts.

I'll have to look again at the Clyde upstairs.  The arena thingy I think would fall in the too big category.

Is being a veteran a requirement to enter the VFW?  I've often wondered about this.

Is Norway Hall above the Fetus?  Do they serve booze?

All American Club in the West End.

Paul, Adam and Ruby: Great.  I'll add All American and Jim's to my tour tonight.  

Bill: I work with Terrence and the Tamarack Dance Association (http://tamarackdance.org/) which is still going strong.  Although Trepanier Hall no longer has bathrooms due to the YWCA getting a gut job - so now we dance at Avalon Education Institute(http://www.avalonedu.org/).  This bar thing is sort of a new twist on an old idea.

First night of touring complete.  whew!

All American isn't open on Mondays.

VFW does allow non-veterans, but only for the last 15 years - so I was right to be confused.  It looked pretty good and was full of cribbage players on a Monday.

Elk's Lodge wasn't open to walk-in folks.  It appears to be a hall that is reserved and is thus out of our price range.

Roper's wasn't right.  Ratio of dance floor to seating area was way too low.  And it was too successful in it's own right.  They don't need us hippies in there. 

Mama's looked promising for a while.  Cement floor, but cute.

The Main was our first beer stop (way too tardy).  The dance floor was too small, cement, and cagey.

A few odd sports bars and Frankie's had the wrong geometries.  VFW still in the lead.

Then, we really liked the Flame.  So, we had our second drink at another gay bar and started to re-think our objectives.  Could we have black-light techno squares?

On the way home, we stopped at the Legion in West Duluth.  It was set up just right and would be easy getting that to work...but, would it only reinforce old stereotypes about square dance?

More research needed.

The All American Club could start opening Mondays. I know a guy.

Tom, somehow I missed the part about booze. Clearly the YWCA won't work. Is the old Mama Gets in Superior open as some kind of bar? I've played some gigs there in years past and they have a great old wooden floor. It was the old Berger Hardware. I haven't been over that way for a while. Its last incarnation, I believe, was as a Caribbean-type place. It may be shuttered now. Like I say though, great old timey wooden floor. Good luck.

Wow, if you could lure me into square dancing, my mother and father (may he rest in peace), old square  dancers, would be VERY happy. I like the hippy and no-dress-code parts.

Tom, I think we didn't stop at Mama Gets because it was closed on Mondays.  It is Marlee's Caribbean Restaurant now.

Billys, just north of Martin Road.

1)Break into the armory via the Chester creek tunnel
2) bring PBR
3) dance your asses off
4) ????
5) profit!

What about the Sunset up Martin Road? Not really sure if it has a dance floor. Or maybe the old Lakeview Castle (can't remember the current name) up the shore?

Come check out the All American Club tonight or tomorrow night. I'll be down here and I'm incredibly interested in hosting your square dance night at the AAC.

There are plans in the works to make this happen at All-American Club.  Stay tuned.

The All-American Cub for Aug. 22?

Great!  The American Club at 1931 W. Michigan St.  Well, we were just in the process of moving International Folk Dance at Nettleton to Monday night.  Hmmm. Joel