"Swing for Life" Jan. 18 features swing dance lessons and music by the UW Jazz Ensembles

This University of Wyoming event popped up on Facebook today:

Friday Night Fever is partnering with the Jazz Advocates of Wyoming, the Swing Dance Club, and ASUW to bring a Swing for Life event on Jan. 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. 

There will be swing dancing lessons provided by the Swing Club and live ‘20s style swing music provided by the University of Wyoming Jazz ensembles. Free food will also be available at the event. The Jazz Advocates of Wyoming and the Swing Dance Club plan to give any optional donations collected at the event to I Love Life and The American Cancer Research Fund organizations.

Read all about it here. 

Planet JH Weekly: Multitude of music offerings for New Year's Eve

Planet JH Weekly explores the Hole's music options for New Year's Eve weekend. Wyoming bands include Screen Door Porch, Papa Chan Jazz Trio, Gary Small & the Coyote Brothers and a host of others playing up and down the valley and over the hills into Idaho. Check out the listings at Ringin’ in the year of the dragon

Teenage Bottlerocket in concert tonight in Cheyenne

P.S.: Thursday October 27th, Laramie, WY: 3rd St Cowboy w/The Gamits,Redbush, Wire Faces!. Friday October 28th, 2011:  Centennial, WY: Trading Post with Redbush. FMI: http://www.teenagebottlerocket.com/index.php

Delta Sonics perform at Plains Hotel April 29

The Delta Sonics, a blues band from Denver, will perform in the grand ballroom of the Historic Plains Hotel in downtown Cheyenne on Friday, April 29, 8 p.m. Advance tickets $10 at Phoenix Books and Music, 1612 Capitol Ave. Tickets at the door will be $12. FMI: 307-632-3476

"Cajun Boil and Concert" May 20 at Old West Museum

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum presents “Cajun Boil and Concert” on Friday May 20.

Cocktails & Dinner @ 6:00 p.m.
Concert & Dancing @ 7:30 p.m. 

Join us for a Cajun boil with all the fixins’, as we dance the night away to Geno Delefose & the French Rockin’ Boogie Band!  There will be door prizes, party favors and we’re raffling off a “truck basket” full of goodies!

Tickets are just $40 and can be purchased at www.oldwestmuseum.org

Call for applications: UW's Friday Night Fever Battle of the Bands competition

UW announces an opportunity for local bands to win $1,500 during Friday Night Fever's 2011 Battle of the Bands competition at 8 p.m. Friday, April 15.

Applications will be accepted no later than 5 p.m. Friday, March 25, by e-mail at fnf@uwyo.edu or by mail to Friday Night Fever, Dept. 3625, 1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071. All bands are required to submit an MP3 or musical CD demo and stage plot along with the application.

A total of six bands will be selected to compete at the Battle of the Bands 2011 for a chance to win the $1,500 grand prize. A panel of three individuals will judge the competition. Band members wanting to enter do not have to be University of Wyoming students.

For complete rules and the application form, visit www.uwyo.edu/union/cac/fnf/battleofthebands.html .

For more information call Friday Night Fever at (307) 766-6340 or e-mail fnf@uwyo.edu .