Friday, November 6:
Compaq Big Band
"...a repertoire that begins with honoring the classics from the 30s and 40s as performed by the bands of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and other greats. [But] the standards are merely a terrific base for a truly complete big band; Compaq complements these arrangements with the best swing charts from the 50s right up through the hottest big bands of today."

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE LESSONS CONTINUE THIS WEEK
(starting at 7:45):
- Beginner with Karen Leeds
- Intermediate with "Slick" Mike Smith
(see below for more details about the lessons)

"The Annex" downstairs:
No Annex Dance this week

Join us upstairs for live music

Dear Swing City Patrons!

Just a heads up about tonight, COMPAQ Big Band! Plus Slick Mike is teaching intermediate and Karen Leeds on beginners. It should be a great night as it always is with all these guys. Hope to see you at the City Club!

Holiday Party Update: Dec. 11 at Huron Ave with ETTB!

Mark your calendars for our holiday party, Friday, Dec. 11 with "Eight to the Bar", tentatively BACK AT HURON AVE. Details are being finalized. If we're not at Huron Ave, the dance will be at the Courtyard Marriott, on a newly acquired much bigger dance floor just for the purpose. Either way will be great! Mark your calendars.

This Week at Swing City:

Compaq Big Band is in the house this week, one of the rare professional Big Bands out there. 20+ Pieces, and a long time favorite at Swing City and the New England swing dance community.

Lots of plans are in the works for the venue, but in the meantime, please join us this coming and every week as we continue to establish the City Club as the new best weekly venue in town.

- Tons of free parking
- Ice Cold Air Conditioning
- Full Bar, ~$4 cocktails
- Snacks
- Great Floor (one patron was giddy with excitement recently! thx)
- Easy "T" Access

7:30pm: Beginner and Intermediate Swing Dance Lessons, no partner necessary.
9:00pm: Band goes on (DJ in the breaks)
until ~12:30am or when people leave

The great thing about the new intermediate lessons program is that the bulk of our regular dancers will be able to take a non-beginner class with our rotation of Boston's top dance instructors, while still being able to bring beginner friends for the intro lesson. The intro class will be single step East Coast, while the intermediate class will be taught in triple-step and sometimes will include some Lindy and more. The intermediate class will be different each week. Furthermore, if either lesson is too hard or simple for you, one can just switch to the other one as needed.

So please join us for lessons, a night of rich live music, dancing, affordable cocktails (yes, $4!), lots of cool fun people of all ages, and some great exercise. Bottom line, a great night out for only $15 ($10 with college ID), the cheapest cocktails in town, and a super vibe! Read, "Boston's official Cheap Date."

Tons of Swing City Photos are in the Photo gallery

See you there!

A Note on Parking

Please use the huge free lot to the LEFT of the main entrance of the City Club. The lot to the right is the club members' parking and they get annoyed when it's filled with other cars. Simply turn into the driveway before the awning, proceed through the gate in the fence, and park in the large lot.

Comments on some recent feedback:

We got a lot of great comments and suggestions from people in regard to improving Swing City. One thing was somewhat common: a lot of people simply haven't come out to Swing City recently, some folks even dating back to the move to Newton (!).

Thus, a brief Swing City FAQ or sorts:

- MYTH: Swing City is far away and hard to get to. It's not! On the map it looks far for the people coming from the 'burbs, but if you made it to Newton, the Somerville location takes literally only 5 minutes longer to reach from Newton Corner/Mass Pike than the MacKenzie Center. It's easy highway driving all the way, and just three blocks from the highway exit. Getting to Swing City probably even takes less time than going through traffic lights to the various past and present Watertown/Cambridge spots. Coming from Rt. 2 via Alewife is obviously local roads, but its not bad once you have it down.

- Call to action: Swing City Needs You! Many people haven't made it out to the new place yet. Now is the time! Given the economy and all the competition, it is YOU, the grass-roots past and present Swing City patrons, who are going to determine the future success. Some people just don't know why they haven't made it yet. Come join the party! Swing City is a great community and a lot of people would really like to have you there! Also, Swing City is definitely a great, yet inexpensive night out.

If you have your own comments to share, we'd love to hear them. Please email us at olaf@swingcityboston.com

See you this Friday!
-Olaf
on behalf of all of our entertainers and staff

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Getting to Swing City: Quite a few people have griped about finding the City Club. I ask them how they got there, and they all say, "I used my GPS". AH! NO WONDER! Trust me, it's REALLY EASY if you just follow our directions. We're just off the higway. GPS will take you on the scenic "shortcut" through Cambridge and Somerville. Take my word--take the highway route!

Thus, for those people coming from south and western 'burbs, just take Mass Pike to I-93 North, take exit 28, make a left, left again at the second light, and park in the huge lot. From the Newton Corner exit it's maybe 10-15 minutes max.

The new place is the Somerville City Club, at 20 Innerbelt Road, Somerville (map). It's adjacent to the Holiday Inn near Sullivan Square, directly off I-93 and 3 blocks from the Orange Line. There are also a bunch of convenient buses that come through, ample parking, our "Annex", and of course... a FULL BAR.