THERE'S MORE NEW YEAR MERRY-MAKING TO BE MADE!

At the First Saturday Peterborough Contra Dance!  This Saturday,  
January 5th

     Featuring: Steve Zakon-Anderson calling
     and great music by:    Airdance Trio
                      Rodney Miller, Gordon Peery & Elvie Miller


WHAT A WAY TO START THE NEW YEAR!!

Venue: Peterborough Town House: 1 Grove St.
Time:   Workshop for New Dancers: 7:30  Dance: 8-11:30  Price: $8
For more information: (phone): (413) 369-4369; Email: zakon- 
anderson@...
Generic Schedule: first Saturdays (not in Aug) )

Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society  - look for other NH  
dance lists on their website!
Links: The Dance Gypsy http://www.thedancegypsy.com/
groups.google.com.folk-dancing
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/concord-dance/links/

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Speledans presents:
Scandinavian dancing in the Boston area – Winter-Sprint 2008:
              it's always nice weather at our dances!
                         Come and join our friendly dance community! 
                          Singles always welcome
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Beginners welcome at  Gammaldans
               Easy Scandinavian Dances. 
Sundays,  Jan 13, Feb 10, Mar 9, April 13, May 11, Jun 15              
2nd Sunday afternoons  -  2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
             Music by John Chambers & friends
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Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dances:
                 On first and third Saturday Nights
Jan 5 & 19, Feb 2 & 16, Mar 1 & 15, Apr 5 & 19, May 3 & 17, June 7 & 21
8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   (Some dance experience helpful.) Music by Matt
Fichtenbaum & friends, or by John Chambers & friends = - = - = - = - = -
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All Speledans events at PACC  (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
     50 Paul Revere Rd,  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
     1 block up from Mass Ave  -  Bus #77 (along Mass. Ave.) from
Harvard Square Map to PACC: HYPERLINK
"http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA"h
ttp://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
   Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
       Information:    call Erica:   781-891-3207     
         email Eph:    Eph@...     
          Web page:    www.Speledans.org
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Happy New Year! 
 
Hooray, dancing! After all the warm, cozy, sleepy, chocolate-filled 
hours of the holiday break, what could be better than ... another 
contra dance?

Saturday January 12th, from 8-11pm, we'll be at Aquidneck School 
(same as the November location, in Middletown), dancing to French 
Roast (Michelle Kaminsky on fiddle, Alan Bradbury on bass, and Mark 
Wholley on guitar)  with calling by Lucia Watson. Hope to see you all 
there!

Location: Aquidneck Elementary School, 70 Reservoir Rd, Middletown 
RI.  Directions are available on our website: www.newportdance.org 
Admission: $7 adult;  seniors and students $5; kids 10 years and 
under are free :) 
Everything else: check the website, or just ask me!

If you have any questions, or would like to help out in any way 
(flyer distribution = my gratitude, and cookies), please call or 
email me!


See you dancing!
Sarah

January 5, 2008
is the date of the next Salem Contra Dance.
Chris Ricciotti will be our caller,
accompanied by the Salem Country Orchestra.

The dance starts at 7:30 PM, and is held at the
Tabernacle Congregational Church,
50 Washington Street, Salem MA.
Admission is $8/person.  Soft-soled shoes are advised.
Newcomers are welcome.  The dance is wheelchair accessible,
alcohol and smoke free.

Thanks to Ted Cole's Music Shop and Bangkok Paradise for their
sponsorship of the First Saturday in Salem Contra Dance.

Remaining Dances:
February 2, 2008, with Linda Leslie
March 1, 2008, with Sarah Gregory Smith
April 5, 2008, with Sarah Gregory Smith
May 3, 2008, with Nils Fredland





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Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, January 5 
   
  Bill Fischer will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, January 5,  from 8-11:00 pm, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. Bill will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
   
  Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers, admission is FREE!
   
  For additional information call 978-273-8238 or check online at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
     
  See you there!


       
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The correct date for the Christmas Cotillion is Sunday, January 13, 2008.

Tony Parkes, dancing master
music by Spare Parts and friends:
Eric Buddington, Cal Howard, Dave Langford, Bill Matthieson, Liz Stell

You can still get tickets from Cal Howard or Bob Fuller at Boston area
dances, or by mail from Cal Howard, 6 Tami Lane, Burlington, MA 01803; the
price is $15 in advance, $17 at the door ($10 for students under 21).

If you purchased tickets for December 16 they can be used January 13 (no
need to exchange). If you purchased a ticket for the 16th and can't make it
to January 13, contact Cal for a refund.

For information call 781-272-0396 or email caldance@...

Please disregard my previous messages (unless you found them helpful.)

I look forward to seeing you there!

Beth Parkes

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, on January 11, at 
8 p.m. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton, and Elvie Miller.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, January 13. See details below.

To round out a weekend of dancing, Sarah Hirsch's Newport County 
dance will be held this Saturday, January 12, at the Aquidneck 
Elementary School in Middletown, RI. You can check out the details at 
<http://www.newportdance.org/>www.newportdance.org.

Speaking for all of the RCDS's board members, I want to thank 
everyone who came to the holiday dance and those of you who also 
brought food to share. It was a wonderful way to end the old year and 
welcome in the new year!

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

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PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, January 
13.

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Recorders/Early Music MetroWest (R/EMM) is having two events on Sataurday
- Morning musical workshop (9:30 AM - 12:15 PM) - $12.00
- Afternoon English and Renaissance Dance - 1:15 PM - $4.00

Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord MA

Sataurday January 12, 2008: The Dancing Master

Consort: Saturday Morning, 9:30 am-12:15 pm
Dance music throughout 15th-17th centuries.
Suave Bassedanses, elegant Pavanes, sprightly Galliards, perky Bransles & more!
Coached Consorts at 4 levels with:
  Eric Haas, Daniel Meyers, Emily O'Brien & Sheila Beardslee
Consort Visitors $12, R/EMM Members FREE.
Please register for the consort playing date by January 10.

Special afternoon dance!  1:15 PM
A lively afternoon of Renaissance & English Country Dance
Taught by Sheila Beardslee & Michael Cicone.
English country dances from the days of Playford to Jane Austen and beyond,
as well as dances from Arbeau and the Inns of Court.

All welcome!
If you are playing in the morning consort sessions, please bring a
brown bag lunch.

DANCE: $4 Suggested donation, R/EMM Members FREE.
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Contact
- 978/264-0584
- Email : sheilabb@...
- More info :
  http://earlymusicboston.com/category/remm/
  http://www.earlymusicboston.com
  http://www.bostonrecordersociety.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?op=view&id=657

Hi,
Please join us for a delightful Potluck at 6:30 just before the dance at 8:00 this Saturday evening. Bring a dish to share.
Beginner lesson at 7:30. Dancing from 8-11.
The price of the dance is only $8 with discounts for families and students.
The caller will be Tim VanEgmond from Greenfield. He will be calling to the music of the Berlin Country Orchestra.

For directions and more information, see our website:
 www.worcester dance.org

Come on down to JP for the first gender role free contra of 2008.

WHEN:  Saturday, January 12, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Tony Parkes.  Music: Locomojo with Shirley White on 
Fiddle, Amy Larkin on fiddle, and Linda Henry on piano.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

Please note that we offer a child-friendly event.  Kids are welcome and
those who come, usually dance with us.  What better way to introduce
this traditional social art form to the younger generation?

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web
site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/.

For detailed directions to the church, see
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html.

-Mike Miller

This is a final reminder of our upcoming Community Barn dance, also
this Saturday night in Rockland, MA.  This is the first (of what
eventually become) a series of dances in Rockland for the South Shore
Community.  Dances will be a mix of easy Contras, Squares, Folk and
English Country Dances, good for both kids and adults as a way of
building a new community around dancing and socializing.

 If you know of any folks from the south shore area who are new to
dancing and would be interested, please do let them know about our
dance, and if you are of a mind to, come join us yourself!

 Details:
 Date: Saturday, January 12th, 2008
 Time:  7:00pm - 10:00pm
 Location: UU Chaning Church
              45 Webster Street  Rockland MA (next to the post office
in Rockland)
 Caller: Chris Ricciotti

 Smoke, drug and alcohol free!  No experience or partners necessary to
attend.  All dances will be taught.  Wear light comfortable clothing.

 Adults, Singles, Couples, Parents, Kids, Teens, Grandparents, LGBT &
Straight, all welcome to join in this fun community event!   Home
Baked goods will be available during the break.

 For more information, contact Chris Ricciotti at (781) 982-8042 home,
or (617) 852-4042 cell or contact me by email at Ricciotti@...

 We hope to see you there!

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Fifth annual Boston Celtic Music Fest begins tonight, with a kick-off
concert at Club Passim and the Boston Urban Ceilidh dance party at
Springstep in Medford.

Tomorrow's schedule includes concerts at four stages in Harvard Square
-- Passim and the First Parish Church of Cambridge -- plus a majorly big
finale concert at 8 p.m. in First Parish. All info at bcmfest.com.

You can order your festival tickets through Club Passim. Call
617-492-7679 or go to http://www.passimcenter.org/passimcalendar and
choose "January 2008"; look at the January 11 and 12 entries and you'll
see information for BCMFest.

More info at http://going.com/bcmfest5 - (clicking "I'm
interested" or "I'm going" gives the event greater
visibility).

Tomorrow  (Sunday):     Gammaldans
          EASY SCANDINAVIAN DANCES
     Beginners welcome    Singles welcome 
Sunday Jan. 13      2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
          Music by John Chambers & friends
at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church)  Arlington Heights, MA
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
    Information: Erica 781-891-3207     
    email Eph:   Eph@...     
    Web page:    www.Speledans.org
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1/14/08

Due to travel and parking concerns, tonight's dance at 
the Scout House has been canceled.

Happy shoveling,

Lisa Greenleaf

Reminder: Bill Fischer calls for the Berlin Country Orchestra this Sunday afternoon in a family contra dance. Sunday, January 20th, 3 to 5 PM at Berlin's 1870 Town Hall (second floor), 12 Woodward St, Berlin, MA.
   
  Bill will teach all the dances, so no previous experience is necessary for the whole family to have a good time! 
   
  Thanks to grants from the Clinton Savings Bank and the Massachusett Cultural Council, admission is free!
   
  Go to our web page for more information and complete directions to the hall: 
http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/ or call 978-273-8238.
   
  See you there!!

       
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                Speledans presents:
Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dance
Jan. 18      8:00 - 10:30 pm   -   $7   
Music by John Chambers & Friends
Review of requested dances, starting at 8:00 pm  
                  Some dance experience helpful
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Music
at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
     ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at 50 Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
          email Eph:     Eph@...     
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Norwegian Dance -  Friday, Jan. 17,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
  With special guests from Norway   (see below)
Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street, Arlington, Mass.) 
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=21+Marathon+St,+Arlington,+MA+02474,+USA&s
a=X&oi=map&ct=title
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsapplegate@...

The Arlington Norwegian dance features special guest musician Kenneth
DeGala from Kongsberg, Norway, and from Tinn in Telemark, Norwegian
dance expert Karin Brennesvik.  
Kenneth plays Hardanger fiddle for traditional couples dances from
Telemark and is also a great player and dancer of the Numedal tradition.
He studies with master fiddler Hauk Buen, routinely performs for
dancing, and is judged respectably in the Norwegian traditional fidding
competitions. Karin has danced, taught and performed on numerous visits
to the United States, and she is a favorite reference for Telemark
styling for many dancers in this country.
Karin and Kenneth will teach Numedalsgangar during the early portion of
the evening. Numedalsgangar is a dynamic couples dance that is
accessible to all levels of dancers and, for the partner providing the
lead, can include many improvised elements of the halling dance. 
Music for Telespringar and other couples dancing will follow the
teaching, played on fiddle and Hardanger fiddle by Kenneth and Toby
Weinberg.


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Saturday Night, January 19, 2008

Dance to the fabulous, rock-solid, high-energy music of "Full Tilt"

Carol Bittenson, Fiddle
Debby Knight, Piano
Jim Guinness, Winds

with
Susan Elberger, caller

8:00 - 11:00 pm
$8.00 / $5.00 teens and under

at the Concord Scout House
74 Walden St., Concord, MA

As at all Scout House dances, to help us preserve the floor, please carry-in 
clean shoes to dance in and try to avoid tracking snow onto the dance floor.

 

Saturday 1/19, 7:00-10:00 

The third Saturday Melrose Contradance 
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed 
7-10PM, 3rd Saturdays in Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 
70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA 
$6 suggested 

Saturday 1/19/08

Band will include some of: 
Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) 
Peter Butcher (piano) 
Al MacIntire (accordion) 
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) 
Eli Kaynor (cello) 
and sit-ins welcome 


Sunday 1/27, afternoon workshop/dance
Launching our 31st year of playing for dances, the Fourgone conclusions will hold
an event at 
The Guiding Star Grange in Greenfield MA from 2-5:30PM

Blurb: 
Have you ever wondered why the "chestnuts" of yesteryear were so popular
then? Have you ever marvelled at the tremendous resurgence of interest in contradancing
that marked the 1970s in New England--what catalyzed the rise in popularity and 
what changes were swept into the genre along with that rise? Have you ever wanted
to "experience" a dance from that era without going back in time? 
All of this and more is coming to you on Sunday afternoon, January 27 from 2-5 at
the Guiding Star Grange in Greenfield Massachusetts! 

In 2008, The Fourgone Conclusions are celebrating their 31st year of bringing the
high-energy sound and driving fiddle harmonies that have been their hallmarks since
they first assembled for the Petersham MA contradances in 1977. Despite the turning
of the years, "the Dads" (Ray MacIntire and Ed Kaynor) have as much enthusiasm
as the "younger" generation and the recent appearance of some of Cammy's
children in the band indicate that the Fourgone Conclusions will remain viable long
into the future. Along with the band come the favorite dances of the past. 

Keeping alive what is good about our past while making room for what the future 
holds, is always a challenge. The idea of this Sunday afternoon affair came from
the regret we feel that so much of the really fun and fulfilling repertoire and 
so many of the concepts that were prevalent at all the dances 30 years ago have 
fallen by the wayside at many of the dances today. The Fourgones plan to recapture
both repertoire and ambience of a 1970s contra in their upcoming performance. They
do this for those who miss and those who missed; those who miss the '70s and
would love to revive old memories as those who missed those dances and deserve the
opportunity to taste the experience. 

You can expect a blend of the old dances (Money Musk, Lamplighter's, Queen Victoria,
Rory O'More, Hull's Victory, Lady of the Lake, Petronella, Lady Walpole's
Reel, Sacket's Harbor, The Tempest...), the hot new fads of 1970s (like New 
Floor's Revenge, Shadrack's Delight, Centrifugal Force,...), and the innovative
dances of the time (e.g., Shadrack's as a 3-couple circle, Walpole Cottage, 
Simple Gifts, Handsome Ploughboy, Levi Jackson, A New Bonnie Lass of Aberdeen, that-dance-that-cammy-wrote-that-progresses-horizontally-and-vertically-in-the-hall....).
We will teach some of the couples dances that have dropped from common usage - in
particular the second part of the Norwegian Polka that everyone used to do. 

So come celebrate our past and our present with the Fourgone Conclusions, sporting
three generations of musicians and an energy that will stay with you long after 
you get back home!

Hello Dancers!

The shortest days of the season are behind us and the sun is getting higher in the sky.  But, it's still cold outside so you'll want to kick up your heels this Saturday in Kingston, NH.  We've got a great lineup and it promises to be a terrific dance!

When:  Saturday, January 26th
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall, 163 Main Street (just west of NH route 125 on "The Plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

Caller:  Claire Mattin
Band:  Old New England (Bob McQuillen, Jane Orzechowski and Deanna Stiles)

________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Begin forwarded message:

>
> Hello Dancers!
>
> We're excited to remind you about the upcoming SNOW BALL!
> The original all-day contra dance at the Peterborough Town House!
> This Saturday, January 26th.
>
> Dance from Noon to Midnight to the incredible music of:
>
> SWALLOWTAIL w/ George Marshall and Tim VanEgmond calling
> DARK CARNIVAL w/ Peter Stix calling
> NIGHTINGALE w/ Steve Zakon-Anderson calling
> THE LATTER DAY LIZARDS with Lisa Greenleaf calling
>
> Admission: $20.00
> Please bring a clean pair of shoes to protect the floor!
> Food will be available for purchase in the balcony.
>
> For information call: Steve & Bettie 413-369-4369
>
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
>

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, on January 25, at 
8 p.m. Sue Rosen will be calling, and music will be performed by the 
Latter Day Lizards, with Dave Langford, Bill Tomczak, and Peter 
Barnes.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

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PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, February 
10.

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (01/26/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Walter Lenk
    Music: Amy Richardson Larkin, Debby Knight, and Jack O'Connor

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats
-> The Scout House Saturday Night Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/allsats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Dear dancing friends,

We will be having a special double-header gender role free contra dance 
on Saturday with a potluck dinner in the middle.

WHEN:  Saturday, January 26, 2008
2:00 to 5:30 pm --Experienced Contra Dance
5:45 to 7:15 pm --Potluck Dinner
7:30 to 11:00 pm --Regular Evening Contra Dance
WHO:   Callers: Lisa Greenleaf for the afternoon and Linda Leslie for 
the evening.
Music: Notorious I and II, with Larry Unger on guitar and banjo, Eden 
MacAdam Somer on fiddle, and for the evening dance C.W. Abbot on fiddle too.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 for each dance (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web
site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/.

For detailed directions to the church, see
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html.

-Mike Miller

If you enjoy Waltz, or would like to learn Waltz,
or would like to become a better Waltz dancer,
you will enjoy these dances.   -  -  Eph Weiss
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   Mostly Waltz 
This Sunday, Jan. 27
        2:15 - 3:00  Basic waltz lesson  
        3:00 - 5:30  Music by      
The White Heat SwingTrio
Admission  $10, students $8
at  Springstep - for directions see
www.springstep.org/contactus 
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
coming soon:
CrossStep Waltz Workshop
 Taught by Susan de Guardiola
     2 to 5 pm   Saturday Feb. 9 
     300 Mass Ave, Arlington MA
www.geocities.com/bostonwaltz 
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next Mostly Waltz
          at Springstep
    Sun. February 24 with 
   The Loose Cannons
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Also,  Mostly Waltz 
in East Hartford, CT
2 to 6 on Sundays 2/10 and 3/2
www.HCDance.org
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And Elm City Waltz
in New Haven, CT
8:30 - 11:30 on Fridays 1/25 and 2/29
www.lse.org
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Dear Dancers,

I am delighted to say that the spring semester at Brown University has begun, and so there will FINALLY be a contra dance this Friday, February 1.  We'll be kicking off semester with music by Notorious and calling by Lucia Watson.  Please join us for dancing from 8:00pm to 11:30pm in the dramatic Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI).  

All dances this semester (with the exception of the final one on May 2) will be held in Sayles Hall.  For directions as well as a photo of the space, please see our website http://contradancelinks.com/brown.html.

I look forward to dancing with you,

Julia

Dear Dancers,

I am delighted to say that the spring semester at Brown University has begun, and so there will FINALLY be a contra dance this Friday, February 1.  We'll be kicking off semester with music by Notorious and calling by Lucia Watson.  Please join us for dancing from 8:00pm to 11:30pm in the dramatic Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI).  

All dances this semester (with the exception of the final one on May 2) will be held in Sayles Hall.  For directions as well as a photo of the space, please see our website http://contradancelinks.com/brown.html.

I look forward to dancing with you,

Julia

Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, Febuary 2 
 
Dan Pearl will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, February 2,  from 8-11:00 pm, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. Dan will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
 
Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers who attend the 7:30 pre-dance instruction, admission is FREE!
 
For additional information call 978-273-8238 or check online at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
 
See you there!
       
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Speledans presents Scandinavian dancing 
      in the Boston area – Feb. 2008
           Come and join our friendly dance community! 
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Beginners always welcome at 
Gammaldans  -  Easy Scandinavian Dances 
Sunday Feb 10      2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
     Music by John Chambers & friends
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Saturday Night Scandinavian Dances - Feb 2 & 16   
8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   (Some dance experience helpful.)
     Early review of requested dances 
Feb 2 -  Music by John Chambers & friends
Feb 16 – Music by Fatt Fichtenbaum & friends
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All Speledans events at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA - One block from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
     Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.) HYPERLINK
"http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA"h
ttp://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
     Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
     email Eph:     Eph@...     
    Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Norwegian Dance    Friday, Feb 15,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
at Church of Our Saviour (21 Marathon Street, Arlington, Mass.) 
Info: Gideon Morse  (413) 253-0525   gsapplegate@hotmail.com
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Mostly Waltz      2:15 – 5:30 pm  -  $10  (Students $8)
   Sun. Feb 24    -   Basic Lesson 2:15 – 3:00 pm
   Music by “The Loose Cannons”
at  Springstep –  directions: www.springstep.org/contactus 
Info:  Helen: 781-395-1066 or hmsilver@...
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Dave Langford and Bob McQuillen will play awesome music while Steve  
Zakon-Anderson calls this coming Saturday, February 2.

7:30 workshop
8:00 - 11:30 dance
$8/$6

Peterborough NH Town Hall.

Dear Dancers,

This is a reminder that there will be a contra dance at Brown University tonight in SAYLES HALL (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI) from 8-11:30pm.  The dance will feature music by Notorious and calls by Lucia Watson.

Please see our website for directions to Sayles, http://contradancelinks.com/brown.html.

I look forward to dancing with you,
Julia 

Tonight's challenging contra dance
at the Scout House has been cancelled 
due to complicationsfrom the weather.

Yes, I know it's not bad within Rte 128, but the 
band and caller were coming from western Mass, 
where the roads are in bad shape.  I was unable to find
replacements in time, so no dance tonight.

Please call any of your dance buddies who may not 
be on this list and get the contra phone tree working!

There is a dance at Brown University tonight
http://www.contradancelinks.com/brown.html

See you all next month,

Lisa Greenleaf

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> Tonight's challenging contra dance
> at the Scout House has been cancelled
> due to complicationsfrom the weather.
>
> There is a dance at Brown University tonight
> http://www.contradancelinks.com/brown.html

Also, for those who do english, the experienced english dance is still  
on in Brookline starting at 8pm.  Jacqueline Schwab calling and  
playing.  Fortunately she wasn't coming up from Staten Island today.
http://www.cds-boston.org/english-exp.html


Christine

Hi dancers,

  Are you interested in volunteering at this year's Dance Flurry in
Saratoga Springs from Feb. 15 to 17?

  I'm scheduling volunteers to stand at doorways of venues for 3,
2-hour shifts in exchange for free admission (which this year will be
$85) to the Flurry for the weekend. I've done the work and it's easy
and painless -- checking shoes and bracelets, etc.  There might still
be other opportunities to be on other crews that might be both more
interesting and more challenging -- such as helping with sound, etc.

  If you're interested, go to www.danceflurry.org/festival/index.html
and click on volunteer at the top. The crew I've described is called
site services.


  And, if you've already paid for tickets and decide to volunteer, the
Flurry will send a refund after the festival is over.

My crew could use a lot more help!

Thanks --


    Jane Kaufman
jpuddingk2003@...

Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger, aka Notorius, with be the Beantown
Swing Orchestra's special guests tonight at the Concord
Scout House!

Plus, there will be demos by two competition dance teams!  

Details are at http://www.beantownswing.com/csh2-2-08_ann.html

Hope to see you!
Frank

Frank Hsieh
Director, Beantown Swing Orchestra
www.beantownswing.com

Join us in Worcester for our Annual Valentine Celebration!!

David Kaynor from Montague in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts will provide excellent calling and instruction for beginning and experienced dancers alike. It is always a pleasure to welcome David with his pleasant and affable style.

Joining him will be Riverbend and friends. Myra Macleod's Riverbend brings the energy and exuberance that make a night of delightful dancing.

Please feel free to bring snacks and to dress for the Valentine theme of the evening.

All dances are taught.  No partner necessary.  New dancers welcome!

Beginners' Lessons at 7:30pm. Dancing 8:00 to 11:00pm.

Admission is only $8 per person.  Family admission is just $18.
Students just $6 with ID. Children 12 & under FREE!

Calendar: http://www.worcesterdance.org/

Location:

Downtown Worcester at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main Street at the corner of State Street. It is the second church south of the old courthouse at Lincoln Square.

Please refer to our website www.worcesterdance.org for detailed directions and a map.

Lancaster Contra Dance 
Sunday, February 10, 2008  2:00-5:00 PM 
Lancaster Town Hall

The Lancaster Contra Dance is back with another 
all-ages friendly dance including live traditional music 
At the Lancaster Town Hall 695 Main Street (Route 70). 
All dances are taught.      

The February dance has the nationally known duo Nat Hewitt & Liza Constable performing a swingy version of traditional jigs and reels forus. Nat's instrument is the fiddle and Liza plays guitar and vocals.The caller, who teaches and leads the dances, is Jeff Petrovitch.  Folks who attended the October dance may remember Jeff and his verycreative dances.  

All three will be heading down from New Hampshire tojoin us. Bring your smile, a water bottle, clean soft soled shoes andpot-luck goodies for the dance break.

Admission is $8 or $5 for students and children. 
Calendar & Directions: www.songsailor.com/contra.html   

This dance series is partially funded by agrant from the Lancaster Cultural Council, a local agency whichreceives its funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a stateagency.

Info: Jill Nowak at songsailormusic@... or 978-339-3918. 

Hello, everyone! I'm very glad to welcome you back to Aquidneck School 
next Saturday, February 9th, for another rousing contra dance. From 8-
11 pm, Jump Start (Paul Lizotte, fiddle; Gene Albert, bass; Victor 
Troll, piano) will be playing, and local Brown student Sargon de Jesus 
will be calling. So come on down to RI for some lovely wintertime 
dancing!

Location: Aquidneck Elementary School, 70 Reservoir Rd, Middletown RI, 
02842. Directions are available on our website: www.newportdance.org 
Admission: $7 adult; seniors and students $5; kids 10 years and under 
are free :) 

If you have any questions, or would like to help out in any way (flyer 
distribution = my gratitude, and cookies), please feel free to call or 
email me. 
 
See you dancing,
Sarah
(401) 849-3466 ~ www.newportdance.org 

This Leap Year, there will be three Rehoboth contra dances in February!

The first will be held this Friday, February 8, at 8 p.m. Nils 
Fredland will be calling, and music will be performed by Rumblestrip, 
with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, February 10. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

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PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

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Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

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The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, February 
10.

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Hi,

The Neffa sound committee really needs your help.  Neffa's move to Mansfield
and the increase in sound quality standards now routinely expected of and
provided by various dance events has increased the demands on the Neffa
sound committee.  However, the committee has not grown in size to meet these
demands.  This is not a call for more people to volunteer for a shift during
the festival (which we always need), but a call for people to take positions
of responsibility for festival planning and execution.

Our needs are not just confined to people with skills and experience related
to sound systems.  We need general organizational and managerial skills is
areas like logistics and scheduling.

If you are willing to help, please contact me by email or phone:
617-460-0275.

  --Peter Olszowka
    Chair, Neffa sound committee


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Greetings -

The Carlisle dance this Friday, February 8 will celebrate a couple of
significant birthdays with Laurie Olshuff and John Rowen. We gather 
for the potluck
dinner at 6:30 and begin the dance around 8.

Sue Rosen will be the caller, and music will be provided by the 
Carlisle band (David Titus, Deborah Knight, Bruce Rosen and Walter 
Lenk) along with quite other sit-in musicians.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Are you looking for something a little more energetic than waltzing?  The third Lancaster Contra Dance of the year is being held this Sunday.  Go to http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html for more information & directions.  Details are below.  Spread the word...............
   
  Lancaster, MA Contra Dance 
  Lancaster Town Hall 695 Main Street (Route 70)
  Sunday 2/10 2-5 PM
  Music: Nat Hewitt & Liza Constable
  Caller: Jeff Petrovitch
  Admission: $8 or $5
  Pot-Luck Goodies at the Dance Break
   
  See you there!
  Jill

       
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Just in!!! 
This Saturday evening:
A Concord Scout House 2nd Saturday Contra Dance
February 9, 2008,  8 PM to 11PM

Cammy Kaynor calling, with
- Mark Simos, fiddle
- Bruce Rosen, piano, guitar

All are welcome.
All dances will be taught, no partner needed.

Calendar: www.cds-boston.org/american
Flyer: http://cds-boston.org/american/images/Saturday2_9.pdf

Concord Scout House,
74 Walden Street, Concord MA
$9 General Admission, $7 for CDS Boston Members,
$5 Young People, 21 and Under

Country Dance Society, Boston Centre's
New England Dance Committee
Email: nedc@...
Contact: 857-499-8907



Melrose-
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed 
7-10PM, 3rd Saturdays in Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 
70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA 
$6 suggested 

Saturday 2/16

Band will include some of: 
Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) 
Peter Butcher (piano) 
Al MacIntire (accordion) 
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) 
Eli Kaynor (cello) 
and sit-ins welcome 


4/2- 4/7 Cammy will be performing with Fred Park and Laurie Andries in the 
Northwest; Seattle on 4/3. 4/4-4/6 is the Cascade Contra Weekend near 
Eugene OR. 

Saturday 4/12, 8:00
The second Saturday Munson Library Contradance in South Amherst, MA will 
be the Fourgone Conclusions official 31st anniversary 

For my info 
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/dance1.html 

cammydance@... 
781-665-3835 


The local rag has a Youtube video of the Victorian Fair (Sept. 15, 2007) 
showing the mayor getting pie in the face, an alderman doing the hulu hoop 
and Nickolas, Eli and me playing Scollay's Reel in the background with 
actual footage 56 seconds in. 

http://www.townonline.com/melrose/entertainment/x428361499

Nothing says "Love" quite like gender role free contra dancing
(really!).  So celebrate Valentine's Day in style and shimmy, bounce,
and twirl on down to JP for our dance this Saturday.

WHEN:  Saturday, February 9, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Beth Parkes.  Music: Debby Knight on piano and Carol
Bittenson on fiddle.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web
site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/.

For detailed directions to the church, see
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html.

--Mike Miller

Dear Dancers,

The contra series at Brown continues with a dance this Friday, February 15.  We look forward to music by White Squall and calling by Linda Leslie.  Contrary to the schedule on our website, Linda will be filling in for Bob Golder, and we're lucky to have her call for us.  We will dance from 8pm-11:30pm in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St.) where our most recent dances have been.  As always, no partner or experience are necessary.

I look forward to dancing with you,

Julia

An editor of the East Bay newspaper noticed that the Rehoboth contra 
dance is having a Leap Year Dance on February 29. He is writing a 
feature about "leaplings" who were born on February 29, and he is 
trying to track down a few people to speak with. He says that if any 
of our dancers are "leaplings," he'll be sure to mention the Rehoboth 
dance in the story, too.

So, if you are a "leapling" and would like to speak with the editor 
of the paper, please email me back with your full name and your 
contact information (email address and/or phone number).

Thanks, and see you dancing!
Shawn

Reminder: Bill Fischer calls for the Berlin Country Orchestra this Sunday afternoon in a family contra dance. Sunday, February 17th, 3 to 5 PM at Berlin's 1870 Town Hall (second floor), 12 Woodward St, Berlin, MA.
   
  Bill will teach all the dances, so no previous experience is necessary for the whole family to have a good time! 
   
  Thanks to grants from the Clinton Savings Bank and the Massachusett Cultural Council, admission is free!
   
  Go to our web page for more information and complete directions to the hall: 
http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/ or call 978-273-8238.
   
  See you there!!

       
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What better way to show you love someone than to show up in Melrose this 
Saturday evening? 

Saturday 2/16
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed 
7-10PM, 3rd Saturdays in Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 
70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA 
$6 suggested 

Band will include some of: 
Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) 
Peter Butcher (piano) 
Al MacIntire (accordion) 
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) 
Eli Kaynor (cello)
Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master) 
and sit-ins welcome 


4/3- 4/6 Cammy will be performing with Fred Park and Laurie Andries in the 
Northwest; Seattle on 4/3. 4/4-4/6 is the Cascade Contra Weekend near 
Eugene OR. 

Saturday 4/12, 8:00
The second Saturday Munson Library Contradance in South Amherst, MA will 
be the Fourgone Conclusions official 31st anniversary 

For my info 
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/dance1.html 

cammydance@... 
781-665-3835 

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Every year on this day I scribble down a poem in honor of romance, 
dedicated "to my wife and all the others." They vary in quality and my own 
opinion of this year's is that it lacks a certain inspiration but it was 
cold this morning because the furnace broke (needs a new thermocoupler). 
But I can't let the day go by without honoring love. Commentary from my 
wife is below. 



2/14/2008

Two White Pines on a distant hill
Tall dark pines, standing still
Enough to touch, great boughs out-stretched
Hand in hand on clouds are etched
Above the tumble of rain-filled rill.

I saw a skirt at the Greek Church fair
Orange it was, with pleated flare
Dancing dancing, the skirt and she
Embodied sensu-ocity
I could not keep from watching there.

I heard my children hard at play.
The joyful sounds from where I lay
Reminded me how much you do
How fortunate we are that you
Are always making things OK

I caught the look as you went by
A hint of smile, a glint of eye.
So gently lifting with light behind
A wisp of hair brushed my mind.
I missed a beat as you went by.

These things I see, these things I hear,
These things I feel throughout the year
These things are how I can survive,
Evidence I am alive
And love and cherish you, my dear.

CK

Carrie says "You want evidence you're alive, get a medical examiner - not 
someone else's orange skirt! So now I guess you can tell people you gave 
your wife a thermocoupler for Valentine's Day --that, along with a poem 
inspired by a continually simmering crush on a greek hussy (but being the 
profligate strumpet/floozy yourself, that shouldn't be surprising!)...."


If you are interested in a sampling of poems from previous years, write 
back. Otherwise, just know I love you and you can feel good about that. 

Dear Dancers,

This email is a reminder that there will be a contra dance tonight at Brown University from 8:00-11:30pm in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI), located on Brown's Main Green.  The dance will feature music by White Squall and calling by Linda Leslie.  Please join us-- no partner or experience are necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Margiana, and Evie

A beautiful night for a contra dance!

Tonight at the Concord Scout House:
(Saturday, February 16, 2008)

Carol Bittenson, Fiddle
Debby Knight, Piano

These two together produce some of the tightest, solid contra dance music in
the world. They understand what it means to be Dance Musicians and not just
musicians having fun (though they have lots of fun, too!)

Beth Parkes, Calling

Time: 8:00 - 11:00
Cost: $8/$5 teens & under

Questions? 978-667-7459

 
YOU ARE INVITED TO:
A Birthday celebration - Contra Dance at The Gilmanton Academy- 4 Corners Rt 140/107
John Rogers 60 Years Young.
Bryon Ricker Calling, with the Sugar River Band, featuring Jane, Russell and Sophie Orzechowski. Sit ins Welcomed.
4-9 PM Sunday Mar 9th - Social Hour 4:00 
Supper Provided 5:00 - Dance 6:00 - 8:45 
Free Admission 
DESSERT POTLUCK
RSVP by Mar 5th 524-5288 or
jprevents@...

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Hello dancing friends,
 
This weekend, Saturday, February 23rd, at our usual location at  the 1st 
Church of Jamaica Plain (corner of Centre and Eliot Streets in JP -  across from 
the monument) we are planning a delightful dance program of  Contra Dances, 
called by Marianne Taylor, and the HOT music of _Lift Ticket with Rex Blazer - 
Fiddle, Seth  Houston - Funky Keyboards & Guitar and C.W. Abbot - Mando & 
Electric  Mando)_ (http://www.liftticketband.com/) .  The evening program will be 
mostly contras and squares, with  some international folk dances during the 
break, which Marianne will lead,  and we are also offering a special workshop 
before the evening contra dance, in  which we need a tally. (see details below).  
 
 
This Saturday evening, before the evening contra dance  from 5:30pm - 7:00pm, 
Marianne is offering a workshop on the fun,  lively, and beautiful dances of 
the Russian Ballroom tradition.   Dances will include Alexandrovsky, Lezginka, 
Karapyet, and perhaps others  depending on time and level of experience. All 
dances will be taught.   Although some dancing experience is helpful, 
beginners are welcome to join us as  well.  
 
I need to get a tally of folks who are  interested in attending this workshop 
to ensure that there will be enough  interest to make this workshop a 
reality.  If you are interested, simply  reply to this email, and we will put your 
name down on the  list.
 
Although we are not charging separately for this workshop  (particularly if 
you are planning to stay for the evening contra dance that will  follow), 
donations are certainly welcome.
 

Marianne Taylor is much loved and respected in the  Traditional Dance scene 
all over the world, and she has been teaching  international folk dancing, 
Contras & Squares, English & Scottish  Country dancing as well as Scandinavian 
Couple dances for many years.  It  is a real honor to have her leading us in 
dance again this evening. She  last called for us in JP in the early 1990's where 
she  taught Contra and English Country dances and at LCFD Dance camp  in 1990 
where many of us first learned how to Hambo together under her  instruction.
 
We hope many of you will take advantage of this rare  opportunity to learn 
some of the beautiful dances from a great  teacher.
 
The combination of the Folk dancing and Contras with the  HOT HOT Music of 
Lift Ticket should prove to be a fun filled evening of dancing  and music for 
all!  Come on out and join that party!
 
We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday  Night!
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Ricciotti




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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, February 22, at 8 
p.m. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Lift Ticket, with Rex Blazer, Sam Houston, and cw abbott.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, March 16.

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Hello Dancers:

Time to warm up with some good tunes and lively dances!  Here are the details for the Kingston Contra Dance this Saturday:

Caller:  Beth Parkes
Band:  Crowfoot (Adam Broome, Jaige Trudel and Nicholas Williams)

Date:  February 23, 2008
Place:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Admission:  $8.00
Snacks:  Pot Luck at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

Hope to see you there!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (02/23/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Sue Rosen
    Music: Amy Richardson Larkin, Debby Knight, Bruce Rosen, and Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats
-> The Scout House Saturday Night Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/allsats

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Come on down to JP this Saturday night for another unforgettable gender
role free contra dance experience.

WHEN:  Saturday, February 23, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Marianne Taylor.  Music: Lift Ticket with Rex Blazer on
fiddle, Seth Houston on funky keyboards & guitar, and C.W. Abbot on
mandoline & electric mandoline.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Besides calling contras, Marianne will be teaching international folk
dances during the break in the middle of the evening.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

For detailed directions
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html.

-Mike Miller

 
 
Just a quick up date - due to the small response,  the Russian  Ballroom 
Workshop which was scheduled at the 1st Church of Jamaica Plain,  this Saturday 
evening, Feb. 23rd, from 5:30pm - 7:00pm has been  cancelled.
 
This will not affect the regularly scheduled contra dance, which will take  
place from 7:30pm - 11:00pm, with Marianne Taylor as caller, and Lift Ticket, 
as  the band.  Evening program will be contras & squares, and some  
international folk dancing during the break, which Marianne will  lead.
 
We hope to see you all there!  It will be a fun evening!
 
Chris Ricciotti





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Due to the present weather conditions and the forecast of snow and/or 
freezing rain throughout the evening, the Rehoboth dance scheduled 
for tonight has been cancelled.

While we are sad to have to wait until next year to host Lift Ticket, 
we can be happy that there are five Fridays this month. A 
fifth-Friday Rehoboth contra will be held next week, on February 29, 
with Sue Rosen calling and music by Notorious--Eden MacAdam-Somer, 
Larry Unger, and cw abbott.

Hoping to see you there!
Shawn

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kyla Mackay-Smith <kyla@...>
Date: Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:53 PM
Subject: cancelled: Harvard Square ECD
To: Kyla Mackay-Smith <kyla@...>


As those of you with windows may be aware, it's currently snowing.
Combining the two facts that Cambridge has declared a snow emergency and
our musicians would be traveling from Vermont, the committee has decided
to cancel tonight's dance.

We're very sorry not to be able to dance, but it's better than having
everyone slipping and sliding all over the place, so please put next
month's dance (March 14, Ken Allen and Christine Robb calling, open band
led by Karen Axelrod) on your calendars.

--Kyla, for the Harvard Square English Dance committee

http://www.cds-boston.org/friday.html

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
You don't sew with a fork, so I see no reason to eat
with knitting needles.
       --Miss Piggy, on eating Chinese food

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, February 29, at 8 
p.m. Sue Rosen will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Notorious, with Eden MacAdam-Somer, Larry Unger, and cw abbott.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance. The cancellation will also be posted on the dance's Web site.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, March 16.

*****************




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The Pleasure of Your Company is Requested at an

English Country Dance

This Friday February 29th, 2008 -7:30 pm to 10:30pm, 
at Springstep in Medford MA

Music by 
Jim Ialeggio, Susie Petrov, Eric MacDonald, and Liz Maxfield.

All are welcome

Enjoy a relaxed dance party, with tea, coffee and other refreshments
available throughout the evening, and tables and chairs in the dance hall for socializing.

Learn traditional dances the traditional way, by watching and doing.
Demonstrations and minimal calling will be provided as necessary.

This dance is for dancers of all levels, with an emphasis on learning by watching.  If you know the dance, jump in!  If you're not sure, watch a few rounds and then jump in!  Set dances will be repeated for those who want to watch first. Open to beginners and experienced dancers.

So bring your friends, come and chat, dance, sit and watch, dance some more, and listen to some great music!

 CDS-Boston Centre Members: $10.00
 Non-members: $12.00
 Students: $5.00

More information: http://cds-boston.org/special.html

Springstep is at
98 George P. Hassett Drive,
Medford, MA.
For directions, go to www.springstep.org.

For more information, call Judy Erickson 978-425-4877 or
judyericks@....  Refreshment contributions welcome!

Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, March 1
 
Bill Fischer will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, March 1,  from 8-11:00 pm, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. Bill will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
 
Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin 1870 Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. in the center of town. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers who attend the 7:30 pre-dance instruction, admission is FREE!
 
For additional information call 978-273-8238 or check online at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
 
See you there!
       
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: February 29, 2008 3:36:43 PM EST
> To: Steve and Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Subject: Peterborough Dance this Saturday March 1st
>
> Hello Dancers!
>
> 	Please come enjoy the Peterborough Contra Dance this Saturday,  
> March 1st!
>
> 	  Calling by Lisa Sieverts
> 	Music by "Old New England"
>
> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
> Dancing:  8:00 - 11:30pm
>
> Admission:  $8.00
>
> For information call 413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Feintuch, Burt 
To: glenncopp@... ; Yarensky, Peter 
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 2:48 PM
Subject: Deerfield is ON


Glenn and Peter,

If you get this today and are able to send out email to your lists, we'd be grateful if you'd send something out saying Deerfield is ON. Chris Riccioti, Sarah Hydorn, Bill Zecker, yours truly.

Best,
Burt

BURT FEINTUCH | PROFESSOR OF FOLKLORE AND ENGLISH | DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES | HUDDLESTON HALL | UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE | DURHAM, NH 03824 USA | 603 862 4355 | 603 862 0110 (FAX) |


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Dear Dancers,

This Friday the Brown Contra Dance will be a night to remember!  For the second year in a row, the phenomenal band Buzzard's Bayou (Amy Larkin, Jonathan Larkin, John Alden and Al Cook) will come to play cajun-themed contra dance music.  Buzzard's Bayou was quite a hit last year, so make sure you don't miss them Friday.  In addition, we'll be seeing the Brown University debut of caller Rebecca Lay from Western Massachusetts.  We will dance from 8:00-11:30pm in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI).

As always, no partner or experience is necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Margiana, and Evie

Come to our usual Saturday night contra celebration with a wonderful 
caller from New Hampshire and a lively band of Massachusetts women who 
often play for us.

WHEN:  SATURDAY, March 8, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Nils Fredland.  Music: Locomojo, with Shirely White on
fiddle, Amy Larkin on fiddle, and Linda Henry on piano.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions to the church:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

Dear Dancers,

I am writing to remind you that there will be a contra dance tonight at Brown University.  Cajun-themed music will be played by Buzzard's Bayou (Amy Larkin, Jonathan Larkin, John Alden and Al Cook) with calling by Rebecca Lay.  We will dance in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI) from 8:00-11:30pm.  Please join us, no partner or experience is necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Margiana, and Evie

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, March 14, at 8 
p.m. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, March 16. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, March 
16.

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Reminder: Tim Van Egmond calls for the Berlin Country Orchestra this Sunday afternoon in a family contra dance. Sunday, March 16th, 3 to 5 PM at Berlin's 1870 Town Hall (second floor), 12 Woodward St, Berlin, MA.
   
  Tim will teach all the dances, so no previous experience is necessary for the whole family to have a good time! 
   
  Thanks to grants from the Clinton Savings Bank and the Massachusett Cultural Council, admission is free!
   
  Go to our web page for more information and complete directions to the hall: 
http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/ or call 978-273-8238.
   
  See you there!!

       
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Greetings -

The Carlisle dance will be this Friday, March 14. We gather for the potluck
dinner at 6:30 and begin the dance around 8.

Sue Rosen will be the caller, and music will be provided by the 
Carlisle band (David Titus, Deborah Knight, Bruce Rosen and Walter 
Lenk) along with quite a few sit-in musicians.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Hello, all! I'm very glad to welcome you back to Aquidneck School next 
Saturday, March 15, for another rousing contra dance. From 8-11 pm, 
Three Cats and a Dog will be playing, and John Alden will calling. 
Bring some friends along for a lovely in-the-Irish-spirit evening and 
lively dancing. 

Location: Aquidneck Elementary School, 70 Reservoir Rd, Middletown RI, 
02842. Directions are available on our website: www.newportdance.org 
Admission: $7 adult; seniors and students $5; kids 10 years and under 
are free :) 

See you dancing!
Sarah
www.newportdance.org

Hello,
   
  Please forward this email on to anyone who you think may be interested in calling, playing or dancing in Lancaster, MA who you know is not a member of any of the group contra dance emails.
   
  #1 The 3/16 & 5/18 Lancaster, MA Contras have been canceled.  3/16 we are short on funds & 5/18 members of Swallowtail have made plans to travel abroad.
   
  #2 The last Contra in Lancaster, MA for this season is Sunday 4/20 from 2-5 with Notorious playing & David Kaynor calling.  A pot-luck will be held at the Town Hall from 12:30-1:45.  Beginners workshop from 1:30-2:00.  Bring some great food to share at the pot-luck.  Hope to see you there :)  Check out http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html for more information and directions.
   
  #3 Next season's dances will be held on 4th Fridays from 8-11PM with a $5 for children or $8 admission for everyone else, if possible for you, range with additional donations welcome.  A potluck dinner will be held before every dance from 6:30-7:45 & a beginners workshop will go from 7:30-8:00 to run through some of the basic contra steps.  I apologize to the religious organizations that celebrate Sabbath starting Friday nights, however it is a no win situation.  The Sunday dances posed issues for the other religious organizations that worship on Sundays.  Every Saturday of the month is chock full of other dances within 30 minutes of Lancaster.  The hope here is that Friday evening dances will be more accessible to folks versus Sunday afternoons and provide a Friday dance opportunity in this area.
   
  #4 Below is a list of tentative dates that need to be booked with callers & musicians.  If you know of any large festivals or special event dances (fundraisers, Greenfield, Peterborough, Concord, NEFFA ) in the New England area that conflict with these dates, please let me know so that adjustments can be made.  So far I have the Dawn Dances, Fall Ball, Fall Frolic & Flurry dates.
   
  #5 Booking of callers and small high energy bands: Each band member & caller will be guaranteed $50 and an equal share of any additional door $ after all expenses are accounted for.  $30 will be given to the individual responsible for bringing the sound equipment (sound equipment does not need to be extravagant).  There is hope that additional door $ will be generated from an evening dance:)  Small bands with high energy work well.  We can have no larger than a 4 member band.  The dates are below.
  August 8/22
  Sept. 9/26
  Oct. 10/24
  Nov. 11/28 No Dance - Day after Thanksgiving
  Dec. 12/26 No Dance - Day after Christmas
  Jan. 1/23
  Feb. 2/27
  March 2/17
  April 4/24
   
  #6 Are there a few people in the 30 minute radius from Lancaster or who are regular Concord dancers who would be willing to help distribute flyers to other dances and post them in your towns?
   
  #7 GOOD NEWS: Wonderful, friendly organizers and callers have guided me toward ways of reducing some of our expenses, in particular insurance costs that were going directly to the Town as an enormous fee.  Yahoo!!  A huge thank you to those folks.
   
  #8 The piano has been moved after a small fiasco of having it stuck in the stairwell over night.  One very generous Concord dancer and one awesome (and very petite) Lancaster resident helped with this.  The next day the fire department and town public works sent over a total of seven strong folks who moved it the rest of the way up the stairs in two seconds flat.  My new studio space in Princeton, MA opened about three weeks ago for private lessons in voice and piano with a beginning enrollment of 7 students which is great!  It could not have been done without the piano.
   
  Thank you for reading through all of this.  I look forward to seeing you all on the dance floor spinning merrily in the near future.  And again please forward this to folks who may have an interest in calling, playing or dancing in Lancaster, MA.
   
  Happy Springing Ahead,
  Jill

       
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The Ides of March are upon us! 
Come to the Melrose contradance tomorrow evening and conspire against the 
caller.  We will play lots of Irish tunes to commemorate the approach of 
St. Patty's Day. This is the perfect way to celebrate the beginning of the 
spring season. 

Saturday 3/15
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed 7-10PM, 
3rd Saturdays in Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 West Emerson 
St., Melrose MA $6 suggested 
Band will include some of: Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) Peter 
Butcher (piano) Al MacIntire (accordion) Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) Eli 
Kaynor (cello) 
Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master) and sit-ins welcome 
4/3- 4/6 Cammy will be performing with Fred Park and Laurie Andries in the 
Northwest; Seattle on 4/3. 4/4-4/6 is the Cascade Contra Weekend near 
Eugene OR. 

On April 12 at 8PM the Fourgone Conclusions official 31st anniversary will 
be hosted by the second Saturday Munson Library Contradance in South 
Amherst, MA.
For my info http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/dance1.html  
cammydance@... 781-665-3835 

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Roaring Jelly brings its big band sound to the Concord Scout House tonight!

Beth Parkes, Calling

8:00 -11:00
$8.00 / $5.00 teens and under

Bring your friends and enjoy dancing to the sound of one of Boston's most
unique bands.

Tonight, Saturday, March 15, we welcome you down to Middletown RI for 
another rousing contra dance!  From 8-11 pm, Three Cats and a Dog will 
be playing, and John Alden will calling. 
Bring some friends along for a lovely in-the-Irish-spirit evening and 
lively dancing. 

Location: Aquidneck Elementary School, 70 Reservoir Rd, Middletown RI, 
02842. Directions are available on our website: www.newportdance.org 
Admission: $7 adult; seniors and students $5; kids 10 years and under 
are free :) 

See you dancing!
Sarah
www.newportdance.org

Dear Dancers,

This Friday, March 21, there will be a contra dance at Brown University.  We will enjoy music from White Squall (Andrew Grover, Ned Quist, and Alice Pace) as well as the calling of Bob Golder.  This dance falls right at the beginning of Brown's spring break, so come out to help us celebrate!  The dance will be held in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI) from 8:00-11:30pm.  As always, no partner or experience are necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Evie, and Margiana

Hello Dancers:

Sorry for the late reminder, but all this lovely weather (ha!) has thrown me off schedule.  Anyway, time to celebrate the arrival of Spring (at least by the calendar).  The Kingston Contra Dance this month features:

Linda Leslie calling, w/ Carey Bluhm & Gordon Peery

When:  Saturday March 22nd
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "The Plains")
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Refreshments:  Pot Luck at the break

All dances taught.  All experience levels welcome!  Bring a friend and share the joy of music and dance.

See you on Saturday!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (03/22/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Chris Weiler
    Music: Carol Bittenson, Jim Guinness, Debby Knight, and Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats
-> The Scout House Saturday Night Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/allsats

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Dear Dancers,

This is a reminder that there will be a contra dance tomorrow (Friday) night at Brown University.  We will have music by White Squall and calling by Bob Golder.  The dance will run from 8:00-11:30pm in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI) on Brown's Main Green.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Margiana, and Evie

Fellow English County Dancers:

 Come join us and bring friends. These dances have been lots of fun,
 though lightly attended; thus it would good to get a bigger crowd.  If
 you haven't come in a while, now's a good time to do it.

 For this dance we have Sue Rosen calling.

 with music by Bruce Rosen on piano, Ron Dann on clarinet, & Jonathan
 Gilbert on fiddle.

 Tuesday,  March 25   7:30 - 10:00
 First Church of Jamaica Plain
 Centre & Eliot Streets (at the monument)
 $7.00 donation requested

 Everybody welcome, beginners encouraged!
 No partner needed

 Phone:
 (617) 522-2216 (Janet)
 (617) 512-5554 (John)

 http://www.lcfd.org/bgfe/
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 Saturday, March 29   7:30- 11:00
 First Church of Jamaica Plain
 Centre & Eliot Streets (at the monument)

 We are having a special floor-refinishing fund raising dance with JP
 English (Michael Cicone calling), JP Contras (Chris Ricciotti
 calling), and Gays-for-Patsy for two-stepping.

 Music for English and Contras by Roberta Sutter, Debbie Knight, and
 Amy Cann.

 This would be a good opportunity to try out all three kinds of dance
 and socialize with community members.

 Suggested donation $12.00 (less if you can't afford it). Callers,
 Musicians, and the church space all donated so the entire gate will go
 to the church and the respective dance groups.

 Refreshments also; volunteers to bring food are wanted.




 _______________________________________________
 JP-English mailing list
 JP-English@...
 http://mail.lcfd.org/mailman/listinfo/jp-english_lcfd.org

The vernal equinox is upon us and TODAY we will have
*two* gender-free contra dances on Saturday in Jamiaca Plain, Boston:
- an advanced dance in the afternoon, and our
- regular community dance in the evening,
- with a fabulous potluck supper in between.


WHEN:  Saturday, March 22, 2:00-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Linda Leslie (afternoon) and Bob Golder (evening);
      Music: Perpetual Motion (Ed Howe and John Cote)
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.
   (Boston)

>From 2:00 until 5:30, the incomparable Linda Leslie will put us
through our paces, calling fun and challenging dances as always.

>From 5:45 ntil 7:15 (approximately) we will have a potluck supper, so
bring some food to share -- our crowd always puts on a fine spread.

>From 7:30 until 11:00, the equally beloved Bob Golder will guide us
through an evening of smooth and delightful dancing.

And providing the music for both dances will be that dynamic duo Ed
Howe (fiddle and percussion) and John Cote (guitar, mandolin and foot
percussion), now playing under the name Perpetual Motion. These two
gentlemen played for us last season to rave reviews, and we are
delighted to have them back to keep us in perpetual motion throughout
the afternoon and evening.

So come celebrate the arrival of spring by dancing with us (and never
mind the weather)!

Contact and info:
--Robert Coren <coren@...>

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10.00 (or less if you can't afford it).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.
Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these materials.

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our web
site, http://www.lcfd.org/jp/.
For detailed directions to the church, see
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html.

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Happy Easter,
   
  I have updated the Lancaster Contra Dance website with current information and schedule changes.  http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html
   
  The last dance of this season in Lancaster is:
  Sunday, April 20th from 2-5 PM
  With Notorious & David Kaynor
  Pot-luck at the hall from 12:30-1:45 - Beginner's workshop at 1:45
  Next year's dances are happening on 4th Fridays 8-11PM.  A potluck dinner will be held before every dance from 6:30-7:45 & a beginners workshop will go from 7:45-8:00
  Callers & musicians are needed:
  August 8/22
Sept. 9/26
Oct. 10/24
Nov. 11/28 No Dance - Day after Thanksgiving
Dec. 12/26 No Dance - Day after Christmas
Jan. 1/23
Feb. 2/27
March 2/17
  I am so excited to see a great crowd at the April 20th dance.  The Lancaster Town Hall is a wonderful place for the end of this afternoon series.  It has enormous windows that the sun comes shining through & a town green surrounded by beautiful historic buildings.  Bring a yummy dish to share at the pot-luck and a few friends.  Please help spread the word.  
   
  Jill
  
 
   

       
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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, March 28, at 8 
p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and music will be performed by the 
Groovemongers, with Jane Knoeck, Rebecca McCallum, and cw abbott.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

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PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling to the dance 
too dangerous, for either the dancers or the callers and musicians, I 
will send around a dance cancellation email on the afternoon of the 
dance.

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

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Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at primate@.... You can 
read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, April 13.

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Dear dancing friends,
Triple Dance Celebration on Saturday Night in JP
We're having a gender-role-free dancing celebration in Jamaica Plain on
Saturday night.  The festivities will start with a country and western
two-step dancing lesson from 7 to 7:30 pm.  This will be followed by
contra dancing and then English country dancing.  From there, the three
dance forms will alternate all night.

WHEN:  Saturday, March 29, 7:00-11:00 PM
WHO:   Contra Caller: Chris Ricciotti.  English Caller: Michael Cicone.
  Two-step teachers: various local celebrities.  Musicians: Roberta
Sutter on piano, Carol Bittenson on fiddle, Debby Knight on piano, and
Amy Cann on fiddle.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

There will be a break in the middle of the festivities with lots of
tasty treats both savory and sweet.  (Please consider bringing hors
d'oeuvres or sweets to share.)  The dance is also a fundraiser to help
cover the cost of this past summer's dance floor refinishing at the
church.  Music, calling, and dance hall are all donated, so all money
collected will go to the cause, with extra funds going back to our three
dance communities.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $12 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

Please note that we offer a child-friendly event.  Kids are welcome and
those who come, usually dance with us.  What better way to introduce
this traditional social art form to the younger generation?

  http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions to the church:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

See you there.

-Mike Miller

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Dear Dancers,

This Friday will be our last contra dance of the season in Sayles Hall.  So many of us have enjoyed this space, so please join us Friday before we return to the crystal chandeliers of the Leung Gallery.  We will be dancing to the music of our own Andrew Grover with Pete Johannsen, Stuart Kenney, and Jacob Jordan, as well as calling by Linda Leslie.  Sayles Hall is located at 79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI, and we will dance there from 8:00-11:30pm.  As always, no partner or experience are necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Margiana, and Evie

Speledans presents
Scandinavian dancing in the Boston area – April, 2008:
                   Come and join our friendly Scandi dance community! 

Summary:
Sat.   April   5 – 8:00-10:30 pm  -  Scandinavian Dance
Sun.  April 13 –   2:00-5:00 pm  -  Gammaldans (Easy Scandinavian)
Fri.    April 18 – 8:00-11:00 pm  -  Norwegian Dance
Sat.   April 19 – 8:00-10:30 pm  -  Scandinavian Dance
Sun.  April 20  –  2:15-5:30 pm  -  Mostly Waltz

Details:
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Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dances:
April 3 & April 19    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
              (Some dance experience helpful.)
Review of requested dances, starting promptly at 8:00 pm  
         Music by Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends on Nov. 3
         Music by John Chambers & Friends on Nov. 17
                                  At PACC (see below)
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Beginners always welcome at  Gammaldans
            Easy Scandinavian Dances 
Sunday April 13      2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
               Music by John Chambers & friends
                                  At PACC (see below)
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All Speledans events at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
          email Eph:     Eph@...     
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Norwegian Dance -  Friday, April 18,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
        Live Music
at Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street in Arlington, Mass.) 
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsapplegate@...
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Mostly Waltz      2:15 – 5:30 pm  -  $10  (Students $8)
Sun. April 20   -   Basic Lesson 2:15 – 3:00 pm
       Music by Amy Cann (fiddle) & friends
at  Springstep –  directions:  www.springstep.org/contactus 
Info:  Helen: 781-395-1066 or hmsilver@...
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 Dear Dancers:

Please join us this Saturday, April 5 in Medway with caller Chris
Weiler and the band Pandemonium. We'll be dancing from 7:30-10:30.
We've had a couple of great dances this winter--come back and bring a
friend to keep the dance going!

Next month we will be dancing to Christine Hale and Smoke and Mirrors on May 3.

You can also check out our information at www.contradancelinks.com/medway.html.

Hope to see you soon,
Leslie Dooley

Dear Dancers,

I am writing to remind you that there will be a contra dance tonight at Brown University in Sayles Hall (79-81 Waterman St., Providence, RI).  There will be most excellent music provided by Andy Grover, Pete Johannsen, Stuart Kenney, and Jacob Jordan.  The dance will run from 8:00-11:30pm and since the hall will be used by another group after the contra dance, it is requested that we leave promptly after the dance.

A point of clarification: tonight will be our last dance this season in Sayles Hall, but there will be two more dances to follow in Leung Gallery, the hall we have used for many years.  On April 18, White Squall will play with calling from Lisa Greenleaf, and on May 2 we will conclude the season with Wild Asparagus with George Marshall.

We look forward to dancing with you,
Julia, Evie, and Margiana

Corrections to
Scandinavian dancing in the Boston area – April, 2008:

Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dances:
April 5 & April 19    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
              (Some dance experience helpful.)
Review of requested dances, starting promptly at 8:00 pm  
         Music by John Chambers & Friends on April 5
         Music by Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends on April 19  


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> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: April 4, 2008 7:36:47 AM EDT
> To: Steve and Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Subject: PETERBOROUGH DANCE THIS SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH
>
> Hello Dancers!
>
> The first Saturday Peterborough dance will feature an exciting  
> guest band this Saturday, April 5th!!
>
>   Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
> and Music by "Crowfoot"
>
> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
> Dancing:  8:00 - 11:30pm
>
> Admission:  $8.00
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> For information call 413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

Ever heard of Contra Dancing or First Parish in Milton, UU?
 
Imagine lots of positive energy, live music, smiling faces and fun!

Contra Dancing is an early American folk tradition which emerged 
right in our area a couple of hundred years ago and continues with 
strong tradition.  Not as formal as English Country Dancing nor as 
structured Western Square Dancing, New England style Contra Dancing 
is done with live music, a caller who tells you everything you need 
to know, and best of all it is done with both your best and newest 
friends of all ages!

The Membership Committee at First Parish in Milton will host our 
dance.

Join us on April 5th at 535 Canton Avenue, Milton.  Flyer with 
complete details attached!

Teaching will begin at 7:00 and dancing will begin at 7:30.  There 
will be a 30 minute break, and the dance will continue until 10:45.

Our caller will be the world famous Linda Leslie, accompanied by 
Andrew Grover on the fiddle and Tom Dusseault on guitar.

Some of the dances will be called "gender free" which means men and 
women can dance either role!  Talk about fun!

Suggested donation is $8.00 per person or $16.00 per family.

You won't want to miss this!

Contact Mike LaFleur with questions: 617-696-3334

 

 

Hello Dancers:

Great news!  We will be holding the 4th Saturday Kingston Contra Dance in April.  There had been some doubt because it's also the NEFFA weekend.  However, many of you encouraged us to hold the dance and, so, we have secured the talent and reserved the Hall.  Since this is late notice, any help you can provide in getting the word out will be greatly appreciated.  Here are the details:

Date:  Saturday, April 26th
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Place:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125)
Caller:  Jeff Petrovich
Band:  Lloyd Carr and Roger Treat
Admission:  $8.00
Snacks:  Pot luck at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

Thanks for your assistance!  See you on the 26th.

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, April 11, at 8 
p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, April 13. See details below.

Sarah Hirsch's Newport County dance is having its last contra of the 
season on Saturday, April 12. You can find information at 
<http://www.newportdance.org/>www.newportdance.org.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, April 
13.

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Subject:

Greetings -

The Carlisle MA dance will be this Friday, April 11. We gather for the potluck
dinner at 6:30 and begin the dance around 8.

Sue Rosen will be the caller, and music will be provided by the 
Carlisle band (David Titus, Deborah Knight, Bruce Rosen and Walter 
Lenk) along with a whole host of other musicians.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Gender role free contra dance in Jamaica Plain on Saturday night--

WHEN:  Saturday, April 12, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Lisa Greenleaf.
	Music: Debby Knight on piano, Walter Lenk on mandolin, David Titus on 
fiddle, and Jim Guiness on saxaphone & clarinet.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

-Mike Miller

There will be a contra dance at Aquidneck School this Saturday, April
12th, and it's the last one of this season, so come on out!  From 8-11
pm, music will be provided by White Squall with calling by Sargon de
Jesus. It's gonna be fun. Plus, it's beautiful lately, and the island
is lovely this time of year. Just an idea. 

Aquidneck Elementary School, 70 Reservoir Rd, Middletown RI, 02842
Directions are available on our website: www.newportdance.org
Admission: $7 adult; seniors and students $5; kids 10 years and under
are free :)

See you dancing! 

** Note: This is the last Newport County contra dance of the season,
and unfortunately, indefinitely... because I'm heading off to college
(oh golly) in the fall, and so I'm actually (gasp) leaving the island
here. However, this doesn't mean the dance here has to die. If anyone
is seriously interested in taking up management of the Newport Contra
for fall 2008, please, talk to me! There could even be a small
committee of people if bureaucracy doesn't scare you. I'd love to keep
the momentum going. 

Tomorrow, 4/12
The Fourgone Conclusions will gather (want to give the caller a lift?) in 
South Amherst Massachusetts at the lovely Munson Library to celebrate 31 
years of bringing inspirational evenings of contradance. The dancing 
starts at 7:30.

Next Saturday, 4/19
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed 7-10PM, 
3rd Saturdays in Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 West Emerson 
St., Melrose MA $6 suggested 
Band: Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) Peter Butcher (piano) Nickolas 
Kaynor (fiddle) Eli Kaynor (cello) with Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing 
Master) and sit-ins welcome 

For my info http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/dance1.html  
cammydance@... 781-665-3835 

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Reminder::
Speledans presents:
      Gammaldans
          Easy Scandinavian Dances 
Sundays April 13         
2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
Beginners welcome            Singles welcome
       Music by John Chambers & friends
PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
     Information:   call Erica: 781-891-3207     
      email Eph:     Eph@...     
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Last night at the Rehoboth dance, a women's black cotton cardigan 
sweater was mistakenly taken, and the owner would like to have it 
back. Please let me know if you have the sweater, and we can make 
arrangements to  have it returned.

Also, a men's Perry Ellis pullover shirt was left behind. And a few 
dances ago, a Blackburn two-buttoned suit jacket was left behind.

Please let me know have found or lost any of these items.

Thanks,
Shawn

Hello everyone!
 
I am hoping that you can help me get out the word about our next upcoming  
Community Barn dance on the South Shore, in Rockland, MA next weekend.   This 
dance is also a fund raiser for our UU Church in Rockland, MA, as  well as a 
start for what I hope will become a regular series here on the south  shore.  Our 
last dance was very successful, and generated a lot of interest  in 
traditional dance for families and friends, not only in our community  in Rockland, but 
also in surrounding communities nearby, so come and  join in the fun!!   
 
We would really love to have some dancers from our Boston dance community  to 
come out to support this and help add your own wonderful energy and dancing  
experience to this group.
 
Below is information in text, and attached is a flyer in Microsoft Word  
format.  
 
Thanks all, and I hope to see many of you here for our 2nd dance on the  
South Shore!
 
Chris Ricciotti
 
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Rockland, MA Community Barn Dance 
 
Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2008
 
Location: Channing Unitarian-Universalist Church  (next to the  Rockland Post 
Office)
              45  Webster Street
               Rockland, MA  02370
 
Program Times: 7:00pm - 8:30pm for Families and Kids (kids under 12  must be 
accompanied by an adult)
                         8:45pm - 10:00pm for Teens and Adults
 
Admission: $7.00/person,  Kids 12 and under - FREE!
 
Yummy snacks will be on sale during the break.
 
Contra, Square, Folk and English Country Dances for ALL!   All  dances will 
be taught.  
No partner or experience is necessary.
 
For more information, contact Chris Ricciotti @ (781) 982-8042 home, (617)  
852-4042 cell, or by email at: _Ricciotti@..._ (mailto:Ricciotti@...) .
 
We look forward to seeing you there!



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Dear Dancers,

Come help us to welcome the spring weather with a contra dance this Friday at Brown University.  We will enjoy the music of White Squall with the calling of Lisa Greenleaf.  This dance will be held at our traditional location, in the beautiful Leung Gallery in Faunce House (75 Waterman St., Providence, RI).  There is no better location to celebrate the weather than with the crystal chandeliers and breezy windows of Leung.  Faunce House is the building with the arch on the edge of Brown's Main Green.  For directions, please see our website: http://contradancelinks.com/brown.html.  The dance will be held from 8:00 to 11:30pm.  As always, no partner or experience necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you, 
Julia, Margiana, and Evie

Hello Everyone,
   
  Lancaster, MA Contra Dance this Sunday, April 20 from 2:00-5:00 PM

  Here are Sunday's details:
  - Notorious Playing & David Kaynor Calling
  - Pot Luck at the Town Hall from 12:30-1:45
  - Beginner's Mini Workshop from 1:45-2:00
  - Dancing from 2:00-5:00
  - $8 Admission or $5 for Children/Students
  - Go here for more info. & directions: http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html
   
    Join us this Sunday 4/20 for a wonderful afternoon/evening of contra dancing in  Lancaster, MA from 2-5 PM.  This is the last Sunday Lancaster Contra & your last chance to see how awesome it is dancing in our friendly Town Hall at 695 Main Street (route 70) with sun shining through its enormous windows onto the dance floor.  Dances in the future will be held 4th Friday evenings from 8-11 starting in August.

   
  This dance is meant for everyone including the full range of dancers from beginners to the highly experienced for folks of all ages.  Families are encouraged to participate.  Join us for a pot-luck lunch gathering and bring a dish to share with everyone.  Please be aware that we will have a microwave but no stove top or oven for heating food.  You can bring a hot plate to help keep your food warm if you wish or a crock pot.  Cold dishes are encouraged. 
   
  Lancaster is next door to Leominster and Clinton.  It is easy to reach right off of Route 2 and 190 & can be reached from 495 by going through Bolton on 117.  The driving time is about 15 minutes from Worcester, 25 from Concord, MA, an hour from Greenfield, MA and Peterborough, NH and 5 minutes from Berlin, MA.
   
  The Lancaster Contra Dance is a non-profit dance series designed for community and cultural connections.  It is sponsored in part by the Lancaster Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
   
  See you humming, twirling and smiling on the dance floor,
  Jill 

Just a reminder that this month's 3rd Saturday Northboro Contra dance
 will be held next Saturday evening, Apr. 19th at the First Parish
 Unitarian Church in Northboro, MA.

 This month's dance features David Kaynor calling to the music of The
 Polymorphous String Band.

 Due to problems with dirt on the floor at the Parish Hall, we're
 asking everyone to use the brushes provided in the foyer to clean the
 bottoms of your shoes before entering the hall.  If you can bring a
 clean pair of shoes to change into and dance in, even better!

 More information, map and directions are available at
 http://www.JonWeinberg.com/northboro/

 We hope you can join us!

 Jon Weinberg

 | email: jon at JonWeinberg daht com
 | web:   www.JonWeinberg.com

Reminder:
Speledans presents:

Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dance
April 19      8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
Music by Matt Fichtenbaum & friends
at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
     Information:   call Erica: 781-891-3207     
     email Eph:     Eph@...     
     Web page:     www.Speledans.org
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Dear Dancers,

I am writing to remind you that there will be a contra dance tonight at Brown University.  For the first time this semester, the dance will be held in the Leung Gallery of Faunce House (75 Waterman St., Providence, RI) where we have danced for many years before.  Tonight we will hear the music of White Squall and the calling of Lisa Greenleaf.  The dance will run from 8:00-11:30pm.

We look forward to dancing with you (in Leung Gallery!),

Julia, Evie, and Margiana

 Hello Dancing Friends!  

There is one last announcement for the 2nd dance in what we hope will be  
come a local dance series in Rockland, MA on the South Shore.   Come  out and 
join us for a fun filled and community building evening of  dancing.   See 
details below:
 
Date: Saturday, April 19th
Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Rockland Channing UU Church  45 Webster  Street  Rockland, MA
               (next  to the post office in Rockland, MA)
Caller: Chris Ricciotti
Admission: $7.00/person (Kids 12 and under - FREE! -  must be accompanied by 
an adult)
 
This will be an evening of traditional dances from American, English,  Balkan 
and New England Traditions.  Everyone is welcome.  All dances  will be taught 
and no partner or experience is necessary to attend!   The first half of our 
program from 7:00pm - 8:30pm will focus  more on dances for kids and adults, 
and the 2nd half will focus more on  more on dances for adults and teens.  
Yummy snacks and beverages  will be on sale during he break.  All funds from this 
dance and the sale of  home baked goods go to help support the Rockland 
Channing UU Church.
 
This is a great community of people and the focus will be to have fun,  
sharing dancing and music together and building the start of a community of  people 
dancing here on the South Shore.   And you can  help!   Come on down and join 
in the fun, and give a gentle guiding  hand to kids and adults and help pass 
your love and joy of dancing onto  others.  It's a real gift!
 
So come on out, bring a friend, and help us celebrate a new community  
dancing, here on the south shore.
 
For more information, contact Chris Ricciotti at (781) 982-8042 home, or  
(617) 852-4042 cell.   We hope to see you  there!




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YES, there is a contra dance tonight, April 19th, at the Concord Scout
House.

Music:

Jim Guinness, winds
Dave Titus, fiddle
Debby Knight, piano

Caller: Beth Parkes

8:00 - 11:00
$8.00/ $5.00 teens and under

Come join us for the only Saturday night contra dance at the Scout House
this month!

Fellow Dancers,
   
  The last Sunday Lancaster, MA contra is today April 20 from 2-5.   
   
  Join us for a pot-luck lunch starting at 12:30 at the Lancaster Town Hall, 695 Main Street (route 70).  Bring your own heating plate for hot items.  We do not have access to a stove.  There will be one small microwave.  Cold food is encouraged.
   
  April 20, Dancing form 2-5PM
  Music: Notorious
  Caller: David Kaynor
  Pot-luck from 12:30-1:45
  Beginner's Workshop from 1:45-2:00
  Admission: $8 or $5 for children
   
  Lancaster is about an hour from Greenfield and Peterborough.  It is a half hour from Concord, MA and 15ish minutes from Worcester.  Berlin is 5 minutes away.  It is easily accessed form Route 2 & 190 and can be reached from 495 by exiting in Bolton and then following 117 into Lancaster.
   
  The next dance will be Friday, August 22 from 8-11PM.
   
  I look forward to seeing you tomorrow 4/20 in Lancaster with the energetic music of Notorious and skillful calling of David Kaynor.
   
  Smiling,
  Jill
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

       
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NEFFA  this coming weekend:
A spectacular weekend of music and dance takes place at NEFFA
on April 25-27 2008 at the High School campus in Mansfield, Mass.
Links to the festival schedule are on NEFFA home page:  www.neffa.org
Getting there:  http://www.neffa.org/getting_there.html
Map to the festival::  http://www.neffa.org/flyer_map.gif
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Many Scandinavian events will be happening this year at NEFFA:

Friday   (4-25-08)
   10:00 pm Middle School Auditorium:  Gammaldans    
        music by Gammaldansbandet

Saturday   (4-26-08)
   11:00 am Middle School Auditorium:  Scandinavian Dance for Families  
        Ginny Lee & Toby Weinberg
   1:30 pm Middle School Dance Hall:    Hambo Workshop 
	Eph Weiss & Wendy Ernst		music by Matt Fichtenbaum &
Friends
   5:00 pm High School Room 188: Scandinavian Music 
	Stämbandet
   6:00 pm Middle School Room 107: Nyckelharpa Smorgasbord 
	Harpes Four (Matt Fichtenbaum, Bronwyn Bird, Bruce Sagan, lydia
ievins)
   6:00 pm High School Auditorium: 
       Performance of New England's Norwegian Dancers
   7:00 pm Middle School Room 107: Effort-Less Fiddling 
	Toby Weinberg
   10:00 pm Middle School Auditorium: Norwegian Telemark Dance 
        Boston Spelemanslag 

Sunday   (4-27-08)
   11:00 am Middle School Room 105/106: Swedish Fiddle Old & New 
	Matt Jane & Bruce
   12:00 noon Middle School Room 105/106: Hardanger Fiddle! 
	Toby Weinberg
   4:00 pm Middle School Auditorium: Røros Brekk'dance
	Røroslaget
   4:00 pm High School Room 188   Norwegian Folk Songs From My Family
Sonja Savig

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, April 25, at 8 
p.m. Lucia Watson will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Heathen Creek, with Maia Rutman, Mark Koyama, and Pete Johannsen.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

Also, Rehoboth dancer Gene Fry is in charge of parking lot operations 
at this weekend's NEFFA event in Mansfield. Leaving the lot clean 
will help keep costs down for the festival. If you are able to help 
with clean-up at about 5:30 to 6:30 on Sunday, please let Gene know 
at gene.fry@....

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, May 11.

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Hello Dancers:

Just a reminder that we DO have a dance this Saturday in Kingston, NH - April 26, 2008:

Jeff Petrovich calling
w/Lloyd Carr and Roger Treat!

Kingston Town Hall
8:00PM to 11:00PM

See you there,

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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NOTE:  PLEASE DO NOT E-MAIL DON GORMAN (his in-box is over flowing!).  IF YOU WANT TO EXPRESS YOUR GOOD WISHES, SEND THEM VIA POSTAL MAIL TO DON AND MARIANNE'S DEERFIELD ADDRESS:

Marianne Taylor
P.O. Box 94
Deerfield, NH  03037

*****************************************************

Dear Dance Friends:

Marianne Taylor is fighting a tough health battle right now.  I've been asked to forward the information below as a way of keeping you current.  I'll pass along more news as it becomes available.

Best,
Glenn.

___________________________________________________________________-


Hi All
  Bad news;  Marianne has been admitted to Dana-Faber
in Boston.  Her leg problem has turned out to be a sarcoma
I don't have any info on room number, but Don has said
that people should send cards via snail mail to their
Deerfield address.  He has been swamped by emails.

Peter & Glenn,  you can forward the info to your email lists
but be sure to put a DO NOT EMAIL DON, please snail mail
 message at the top so it is easily noticed.

The following is some history that Sylvia had sent yesterday
Dave
------------------------------------------------------
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:SMiskoe@...>SMiskoe@...
To: <mailto:pburrage1@...>pburrage1@...
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 9:32 AM
Subject: etc

Hi -
This is one of those emails I don't like to write.  Marianne Taylor has 
been diagnosed with a sarcoma in her right leg.  She is going down to 
Dana Farber Institute in Boston for consults and to decide the proper 
course of treatment.
While this all came out over the weekend, she has been ill since 
February.  She had pain in her leg, thought it was hip related.  Got a 
cortisone shot which did nothing.  In fact, the shot process nicked a 
blood vessel which leaked, forming a hematoma that was progressively 
painful.  About 3 weeks ago she went into Eliott Hospital in Manchester 
and they first aspirated it and then surgically drained it.  The pain 
and swelling did not cease, the wound continued to drain so a week ago 
she went back to Eliott for extensive debriedment (clean-out).  I don't 
know if they found the tumor then or if they did a routine biopsy of the 
junk they took out.  Either way, they found sarcoma cells.
She has canceled everything for the next several months, including her 
workshop in Vancouver and the trip to Spain she and Don were leading.  
Don't know about other things.
I'll keep you posted on future developments.  This is all public 
knowledge, no secrets.
Hugs, and stay well,
Sylvia
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Dear Dancers,

This Friday, May 2, will be the final contra dance of the season, and we're closing with a bang!  Wild Asparagus with special guests Jeremiah McLane and Harry Aceto will play with George Marshall calling!  This band is really a special treat, so come get your contra fix before summer starts.  The dance will be held in the lovely Leung Gallery of Faunce House (75 Waterman St., Providence, RI) from 8:00-11:30pm.  As always, no partner or experience necessary.

We look forward to dancing with you,
Julia, Margiana, and Evie

Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, May 3
 
Dave Bateman will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, May 3,  from 8-11:00 pm, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. Dave will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
 
Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin 1870 Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. in the center of town. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers who attend the 7:30 pre-dance instruction, admission is FREE!
 
For additional information call 978-273-8238 or check online at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
 
See you there!
       
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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: April 30, 2008 9:05:08 PM EDT
> Subject: PETERBOROUGH DANCE THIS SATURDAY, MAY 3rd
>
>>
>> Hello Dancers!
>>
>> The first Saturday Peterborough dance will feature a special, and  
>> long awaited, guest musician this Saturday, May 3rd!!
>
>> Local hero Nat Hewitt returns to play at Peterborough!
>
>>   Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
>> and Music by Nat Hewitt & Bob McQuillen
>>
>
>> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
>> Dancing:  8:00 - 11:30pm
>>
>> Admission:  $8.00
>>
>>
>>
>> For information call 413-369-4369
>> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
>

Speledans presents
SCANDINAVIAN DANCING in the Boston area – May, 2008:

SUMMARY:
Sat. May  3 – 8:00-10:30 pm -  Scandinavian Dance
Sun. May 11 –  2:00-5:00 pm -  Gammaldans   (Easy Scandinavian)
Fri. May 16 – 8:00-11:00 pm -  Norwegian Dance
Sat. May 17 – 8:00-10:30 pm -  Scandinavian Dance
Sun. May 18 –  2:15-5:30 pm -  Mostly Waltz  (last dance until Sept)

DETAILS:
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Beginners always welcome at  Gammaldans
Easy Scandinavian Dances – early teaching
Sunday May 11      2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
               Music by John Chambers & friends
                                  At PACC (see below)
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Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dances:
May 3 & May 17    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
              (Some dance experience helpful.)
Review of requested dances, starting promptly at 8:00 pm  
         Music by Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends on May 3
         Music by John Chambers & Friends on May 17
                                  At PACC (see below)
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All Speledans events at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
          email Eph:     Eph@...     
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Norwegian Dance -  Friday, May 16,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
       Music by Toby Weinberg  on Hardanger fiddle
at Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street in Arlington, Mass.) 
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsmorse@comcast.net 
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Last Mostly Waltz here (until September)    
2:15 – 5:30 pm  -  $10  (Students $8)
Sun. May 18  -   Basic teaching until 3:00 pm
Music by Jacqueline Schwab and Reinmar Seidler
at  Springstep –  directions:  www.springstep.org/contactus 
Info:  Helen: 781-395-1066 or hmsilver@...
                Web page:  www.geocities.com/bostonwaltz
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Dear Dancers:

Please join us this Saturday, May 3 in Medway with caller Christine
Hale and the band Smoke and Mirrors . We'll be dancing from
7:30-10:30. We've had many great dances this year--come back and bring
a friend to keep the dance going this spring and into next seson!

Our last dance of the season will be on June 7 with Frank Woodward and
Roaring Jelly.

You can also check out our information at www.contradancelinks.com/medway.html.

If you do not wish to be on the Medway Contra Dance e-mail list,
please reply to this address (NOT "Reply all").

Hope to see you soon,
Leslie Dooley

Dear Dancers,

Just a reminder that Wild Asparagus will be here at Brown University tonight for our final contra dance!  The band will be performing with special guests Jeremiah McLane and Harry Aceto, with George Marshall calling.  This is not a dance to miss, so make sure you come out to celebrate Wild Asparagus's amazing music.  The dance will run from 8:00-11:30pm in the lovely Leung Gallery of Faunce House (75 Waterman St., Providence, RI). 

We look forward to dancing with you,

Julia, Evie, and Margiana

Speledans presents a Hambo mini-workshop
       Fix problems with hambo
       Learn to turn more comfortably
       Relax and Enjoy your partner
       Become a better dance partner

One-hour Workshop led by Eph Weiss & Helen Silver
        starts promptly at 2:00 pm next Sunday
followed by lots of practice & easy Scandinavian Dances
at          Gammaldans
           all dances will be taught
Sunday May 11      2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7
Live Music by John Chambers & friends

at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church)
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA

Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207
          email Eph:     Eph@...
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Thanks to a fifth Friday, there will be three Rehoboth contra dances in May!

First up is the dance this Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m. Dan Pearl will be 
calling, and music will be performed by Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, 
Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, May 11. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, May 11.

*****************




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Greetings -

The Carlisle MA dance will be this Friday, May 9. We gather for the potluck
dinner at 6:30 and begin the dance around 8.

Sue Rosen will be the caller, and music will be provided by the 
Carlisle band (David Titus, Deborah Knight, Bruce Rosen and Walter 
Lenk) along with a whole host of other musicians.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Gender role free (GRF) country dancing in JP on Saturday night will be a 
celebration of both New England Contra dancing and English Country 
dancing.  Please join us!

WHEN:  Saturday, May 10, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   *Callers: Sarah Gregory Smith -- contras, and Michael Cicone -- 
English.  *Music: Bill Smith and Friends with Bill Smith on banjo and 
mandolin, Beth Murray on piano, Vince O'Donnell on fiddle, and Robin 
Kynoch on penny whistle.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 (or pay what you can).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as some
of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience discomfort when
exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

-Mike Miller

Speledans presents
SCANDINAVIAN DANCING IN THE BOSTON AREA:

SUMMARY:
FRIDAY   May 16 – 8:00-11:00 pm -  Norwegian Dance
SATURDAY May 17 – 8:00-10:30 pm -  Scandinavian Dance
SUNDAY   May 18 – 2:15--5:30 pm -  Mostly Waltz (last until Sept)

DETAILS:
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SATURDAY NIGHT SCANDINAVIAN DANCE:
May 17    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
              (Some dance experience helpful.)
Review of requested dances, starting promptly at 8:00 pm  
            Music by John Chambers & Friends
                             At PACC (see below)
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All Speledans events at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
          email Eph:     Eph@...     
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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NORWEGIAN DANCE -  Friday, May 16,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
         Music by Toby Weinberg on Hardanger fiddle
at Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street in Arlington, Mass.) 
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsapplegate@...
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Last MOSTLY WALTZ here (until September)    
2:15 – 5:30 pm  -  $10  (Students $8)
Sun. May 18  -   Basic teaching until 3:00 pm
Music by Jacqueline Schwab and Reinmar Seidler
at  Springstep –  directions:  www.springstep.org/contactus 
Info:  Helen: 781-395-1066 or hmsilver@...
                Web page:  www.geocities.com/bostonwaltz
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Thanks to a fifth Friday, there will be two more Rehoboth contra 
dances this month!

This Friday, May 23, at 8 p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and 
music will be performed by Crowfoot, with Jaige Trudel, Adam Broome, 
and Nicholas Williams.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, June 15.

*****************




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Hello Dancers:

Come celebrate the start of the Memorial Day weekend with us!  The fourth Saturday Kingston Contra Dance on May 24th promises to be a good one.  Check it out:

When:  Saturday - May 24, 2008
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 "on the plains")
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Snacks:  Pot Luck at the break (bring your favorite goodies to share)
Caller:  Lisa Sieverts
Band:  Sweet Briar (Anthony Jaccarino, Jeff Raymond, Linda Hornig and Julia Plumb)

**Note:  Two band members are looking for a place to stay between Kingston and Brattleboro, VT for Saturday night.  If you can help, please contact Anthony Jaccarino (aj711@...).

Hope to see you on Saturday!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (05/24/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Walter Lenk
    Music: Carol Bittenson, Jim Guinness, and Debby Knight

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Thanks to a fifth Friday, there is one more Rehoboth contra dance this month!

This Friday, May 30, at 8 p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and 
music will be performed by Dave Langford and Owen Marshall, who is 
making his Rehoboth debut.

Also, in an update to the flyer, the musicians for the following 
Rehoboth dance on June 13 will be the father-daughter duo of Rodney 
and Elvie Miller, with Lisa Greenleaf calling.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, June 15.

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: June 1, 2008 6:31:31 PM EDT
> To: Steve and Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Subject: PETERBOROUGH DANCE THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 7th
>
> Hello Dancers!
>
> The first Saturday Peterborough contra dance this month happens to  
> fall on Steve's birthday, June 7th!
> I hope you will all come, have a wonderful time dancing & sing to  
> him at the break!   Thanks, Bettie
>
> 	Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
> and  Music by Old New England
>
> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
> Dancing 8:00 - 11:30pm
>
> Admission $8.00
>
> For information call 413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

Begin forwarded message:

> From: David.Millstone@... (David Millstone)
> Date: June 1, 2008 11:55:29 PM EDT
> To: (Recipient list suppressed)
> Subject: Calling for dances
> Reply-To: millstone@...
>
> Have you ever thought you'd like to be able to call a few dances?  
> Perhaps you
> have modest ambition... rather than touring the country in a fancy  
> bus, earning
> millions of dollars and being featured in People magazine the way  
> the big name
> callers are <grin>, you'd like simply to be able to call a few  
> dances at a
> friend's wedding, or a family oarty celebrating a birthday, or a  
> gathering of
> friends...
>
> Here's a great opportunity to get excellent training to build your  
> skills as a
> dance leader:
>
> COUNTRY DANCE & SONG SOCIETY
> Community Dance Leaders Course
> Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth MA
> July 19 - 26, 2008
> Andy Davis, Program Director
> http://www.cdss.org/programs/2008/pw-community-leaders.html
>
> This one week mini-course will be held in conjunction with Folk  
> Music  Week at
> Pinewoods (Alistair Brown, Program Director).  Participants will  
> spend part of
> the day in the Community Dance Leaders Course and part of the day,  
> and the
> evenings, as full participants in the classes, dances and other  
> activities of
> Folk Music Week.
>
> The course is designed for anyone with an interest in leading,  
> organizing,
> calling for, and playing for community dances.  The course will  
> include
>      What do we mean by community dance? (family events, schools,  
> weddings,
> camps, etc)
>      The nuts and bolts of organizing dances... when,  where, and  
> for whom.
>      Selecting dances from the rich traditions of play parties,  
> singing games,
> longways, circles,    squares, mixers, contras, and folk dances.
>      Planning dance programs   'how to plan or not to plan...'
>      Playing music for community dances.  (Bring instruments!)
>      Teaching for intergenerational groups, teenagers, beginners,  
> schools,
> camps, weddings, etc.
>
> At this week you will have the opportunity to...
>      Meet other leaders, callers and musicians.
>      Share materials and collect new dances.
>      Play for dancing, call dances and dance, dance, dance!
>      Be restored in a beautiful natural environment.
>      Take classes in a variety of vocal, instrumental and dance  
> traditions.
>
> You will return home with...
>      Inspiration to promote traditional dance in your community.
>      New friends, colleagues and powerful connections in the  
> community dance
> world.
>
> Pinewoods Camp is a beautiful place, nestled between two ponds,  
> where music and
> dance have been nurtured for many years.  Good food, good friends,  
> fresh air,
> wooden dance floors and a deep tradition of promoting music and  
> dance make
> Pinewoods Camp a place of inspiration and magic.  For more  
> information contact:
>
> Country Dance and Song Society	
> 132 Main St / PO Box 338	
> Haydenville, MA 01039-0338
> 413-268-7426		
> office@...
> www.cdss.org		
>
> or
> Andy Davis
> andy@...
> www.dancingmasters.com
> 802-257-1819
>

On Thursday, June 5 the contra dance at the Concord Scout House will
feature the second annual contra prom!   Come in your fancy clothes
and enjoy a night of contra dancing among frills, sparkles, and tails.

This is an event inspired and initiated by the "fireplace set," and
all are welcome to participate and enjoy, no matter what you decide to
wear.  Come celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of
summer.

I'll be calling and the fantastic music will be provided by Whoa-La
(Jaige Trudel, Jessie Gagne-Hall and Adam Broome).

See you there,

Lisa Greenleaf

Note: if you cannot see this e-mail properly because your HTML is turned
off, please go to  <http://www.beantownswing.com/csh6-7-08_ann.html>
www.beantownswing.com/csh6-7-08_ann.html
 
Swing Dance at the Concord Scout House
Saturday, June 7   7:30 - 11:00pm
featuring 
Beantown Swing Orchestra
with
Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger
 
Admission: $15 adults, $10 students.  Free refreshments.
 <http://www.concordscouthouse.org/> Concord Scout House, 74 Walden Street,
Concord, MA (accessible by commuter rail) 
Sponsored by and proceeds to benefit the Concord-San Marcos Sister Cities
Committee
Contact: Frank Hsieh at 617-272-5730 or  <mailto:director@...>
director@...
To join the Beantown Swing Orchestra e-mail list, send an e-mail to
subscribe@...
 
Admission price includes:

*	

	Beginner swing dance lesson 7:30-8:30pm with
<http://www.youwanttodance.com/> Liz Miller and Seth Burgess (no partner
required)
*	

	Dancing to live big band music 8:30-9:30pm and 10:00-11:00pm with
the Beantown Swing  <http://www.beantownswing.com/> Orchestra, featuring
Eden MacAdam-Somer (violin, vocals) and Larry Unger (guitar)
*	

	Dancing to live small group swing music 9:30-10:00pm with Notorius
<http://www.larryunger.net/bands/notorious.shtml>  (Eden and Larry)

 
  <http://www.beantownswing.com/images/photos/CSH5-5-07_stage.jpg>
<http://www.beantownswing.com/images/photos/eden_larry_tr.jpg> 
 
Jazz violinist/vocalist Eden MacAdam-Somer and guitarist Larry Unger will be
the band's special guests.
 
This is the 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra's last dance in Concord until
October, and possibly the last dance of the year there, so make sure you
come see us at this historical venue this Saturday.  We have an all-star
cast which will surely make it worth your while!
 
Back by popular demand are  <http://www.fiddlegarden.net/> Eden
MacAdam-Somer and  <http://www.larryunger.net/> Larry Unger, who will
perform with the band and also play as a duo during the band's break.  Eden
is one of the most exciting and versatile young violinists performing today.
She has been a featured soloist with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz
and swing bands, bluegrass combos, and American folk groups.  Larry has been
a full time musician since 1984 and performs at over 200 dances a year
across the United States, Canada, France, Scotland, Denmark, and Sweden.
Together, Eden and Larry perform as the group
<http://www.larryunger.net/bands/notorious.shtml> Notorius, presenting
everything from traditional American and Celtic fiddle tunes to jazz, blues,
and the group's original compositions.
 
 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r21C7CmoSC8> Click here to see a video clip
of Eden and Larry playing with the Beantown Swing Orchestra at the Scout
House earlier this year.
 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLVPzejApa4> Click here to see a video clip
of Eden and Larry playing as a duo during the band's break last year.
 
Before the band goes on, Lindy Hop instructors Liz Miller and Seth Burgess
will give an hour-long beginner lesson starting at 7:30pm, which is free
with admission and no partner or experience is required.  Because the
"followers" rotate through the "leaders," it's a great way to meet people
before the dance begins.  
 
And, throughout the evening, the 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra will get
the dance floor hopping with classic big band arrangements from the 1930s
and 1940s.  The band mainly consists of college students from Berklee and
NEC, as well as some recent grads.  There is plenty of energy here to get
the place swinging all night long!
 
 Concord Scout House <http://www.concordscouthouse.org/color-csh.jpg> 
The Scout House, located in beautiful historic downtown Concord Center, is
an 18th century barn that was converted into a dance hall in 1940 and has
remained a popular dance venue ever since.  The acoustics are great, and the
dance floor is so springy you feel like you can fly!  Please bring a change
of shoes to protect the dance floor.  Parking is readily available on the
street or in nearby public lots (but please do not park in the church lot
just to the right).  If taking public transportation, the Concord station of
the commuter rail (Fitchburg line) is a six minute walk from the Scout House
through a very safe neighborhood. 
 
Hope to see you this Saturday, and please forward this announcement to all
your friends!
 
For Beantown Swing Orchestra's dance schedule, news, band info, and
audio/video clips, please visit  <http://www.beantownswing.com/>
www.beantownswing.com.
 
See us on the big screen on September 19 in the movie "My Best Friend's
Girl" with Kate Hudson, Dane Cook, Jason Biggs, and Alec Baldwin!  We're
also in the trailer <http://www.mybestfriendsgirlmovie.com/> !
 
 
 
 
 
 




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Speledans presents
Scandinavian dancing in the Boston area –June, 2008:

Summary:
Sat.  June  7  – 8:00-10:30 pm -  Scandinavian Dance
Fri.   June 13 – 8:00-11:00 pm -  Norwegian Dance
Sun. June 15 – 2:00 - 5:00 pm -  Gammaldans (Easy Scandinavian)
Sat.  June 21 – 8:00-10:30 pm -   Scandinavian Dance

Details:
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Beginners always welcome at  Gammaldans
Easy Scandinavian Dances – early teaching
Sunday June 15     2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7 
               Music by John Chambers & friends
                                  At PACC (see below)
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Saturday Night  Scandinavian Dances:
June 7 & June 21    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7   
              (Some dance experience helpful.)
  June 7: Music by Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends 
  June 21: Music by John Chambers, Matt Fichtenbaum
                   & Friends (last Spring dance – a party!}
                                  At PACC (see below)
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All Speledans events at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church) 
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207     
          email Eph:     Eph@...     
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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Norwegian Dance -  Friday, June 13,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
         Live music, of course!
at Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street in Arlington, Mass.) 
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsapplegate@hotmail.com
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Hi Dancers:
We hope to see you at the last dance of the season, this Saturday, June 7 from 7:30-10:30 at Christ Episcopal Church, School Street in Medway.  

Our caller will be Frank Woodward with the fun band Roaring Jelly.  Their sound will really fill our little hall!  Thanks to all of you who danced with us this year.  You have kept our dance going for another season!

Admission is $7.00 for adults, $3.00 for teens and kids 12 and under free.

You can also check out our information at www.contradancelinks.com/medway.html.

Leslie Dooley

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, June 13, at 8 p.m. 
Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by the 
father-daughter duo, Rodney and Elvie Miller. This will be Rodney's 
first appearance at the Rehoboth dance!

The forecast calls for cooler weather by the end of the week, but 
bringing a water bottle along might be a good idea!

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, June 15. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, June 15.

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The Cambridge Fresh Pond VFW hall...
is in the queue to be taken down in the next week or two, in case anyone wants a last photo or look before it goes. Contractors are basically don e salvaging interior items.  The youth center building is up and enclosed, standing in the former parking lot behind the VFW Building. The future community hall will be built on the location of the VFW building.

~Mark Jones

Dance your socks off and support our favorite dance venue!

Contra Dance and Silent Auction
to benefit the Concord Scout House
Saturday, June 14
7:30-11PM
$15 (under age 21: $10)

Lisa Greenleaf calls to amazing alternative music (it's been
pre-recoded and edited to fit contra dances). Lisa and her iPod
are donating their talents to the cause--won't you come and
enjoy the dance and bid on fabulous items?

The silent auction will be open at 7PM for viewing.  Bidding
will conclude at around 9:25 PM.  You must pay for your item
that night--bring cash or a check.

Here are some of the items your fellow dancers are offering.
Minimum bids range from $3 to $150.

Piano lesson with Jacqueline Schwab
House concert by Outrageous Fortune (1930's swing 'n folk)
60 day membership to Community Boating in Boston
Hand sewn dance shoe bags
Hand knit funky kids hats
Spa basket
One hour massage
Hand sewn dance skirts
Homeopathic consultation
Resume help-3 hrs
Hand constructed bluebird houses
Organize basement
Rugalach-home made
Organic veggies
Carpentry-4 hrs
Dancer's Basket
Cookies
Bracelet-hand beaded
Blacksmith lesson
Iron candlestick
Iron dragonette
Iron BBQ fork
Discovery Museum Passes x4
Fitness pass to Village Fitness in Cambridge
Doonesbury collection
Jam basket
Concordopoly
Bread basket
Dog walking-2 hrs
Fudge-1.5 #
Fudge w/ almonds -1.5 #
Stained glass window
Ceiling fan
Closet organize
Fashion consult
Dance instruction
Garden tour
Yard Work-3 hrs

I hope to see you there-

Lisa Greenleaf

Greetings -

The the last Carlisle MA dance of the season will be this Friday, June 13.
We gather for the potluck dinner at 6:30 and begin the dance around 8.

Sue Rosen will be the caller, and music will be provided by the 
Carlisle band (David Titus, Deborah Knight, Bruce Rosen and Walter 
Lenk) along with a whole host of other musicians.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Reminder:    SCANDINAVIAN dancing this weekend

Summary:
Fri.   June 13 – 8:00-11:00 pm -  Norwegian Dance
Sun. June 15 – 2:00 - 5:00 pm -  Gammaldans (Easy Scandinavian dances)

Details:
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Norwegian Dance -  Friday, June 13,  8 to 11 pm  -  $7
         Music from Norway (some from Sweden)
         With Brian Wilson
at Church of Our Saviour  (21 Marathon Street in Arlington, Mass.)
Info: Gideon: (413) 253-0525    gsapplegate@...
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Gammaldans  Easy Scandinavian dance party
Beginners welcome  –   early teaching
Sunday June 15     2:00 - 5:00 pm  -  $7
               Music by John Chambers & friends
at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church)
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
Singles always welcome - Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207
          email Eph:     Eph@...
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org
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The Scout House fundraiser dance and silent auction were
a big success! Just in the silent auction portion alone we
raised $2393. Mark Jones will be along later this
week to give us the tally from admissions and donations.

A very warm THANK YOU to all of the talented donors who
offered amazing crafts, services and baked goods.  Bidding
wars  developed over several items including the tins of fudge,
Nell's dance skirts and several of the wrought iron objects.

If you bought a service and need more information,
please feel free to contact me and I'll connect you
with the right person.

I'd like to reiterate appreciation to Mark Jones
for setting up and captaining the sound board during this
unusual evening of music. Unsung heroes include Cortni Frecha for
creating a tasty spread of goodies at the break, and Pamela,
Joe and Al for staying until the bitter end to help us clean up.
Your help was very much appreciated.

Thanks to all of you for coming and supporting
the Scout House. May we continue to enjoy fine
community events like last night's.

Lisa Greenleaf

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The last of the season Melrose Contradance this Saturday!





Saturday 6/21
Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed
7-10PM, Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 West Emerson St., Melrose 
MA
$6 suggested

Band will include some of: Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) Peter
Butcher (piano) Al MacIntire (accordion) Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) Eli
Kaynor (cello) Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master) and sit-ins
welcome

 For my info http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
 cammydance@... 781-665-3835

Celebrate the Summer Solstice, Arthur's graduation from High School,
and the conclusion of the spring season of dancing in Melrose this
Saturday.

The Indigo Buntings and Ovenbirds are filling the woods with their
song! The peas are ripe on the vine. Ladies Slippers are fading as the
Coreopsis unleashes its color. Many things are good. This Saturday's
contradance is also a Graduation Party for Arthur who had a very
successful time in High School and is going to Harvard in the fall.

The dance is held at the Unitarian Church across from the library from
7-10PM. During this contradance you are invited to partake of the
refreshments, socialize, dance, and chat with the graduate.

Lia plans to call one or two dances herself for the first time.

Pictures from the May dance a year ago are at this URL thanks to Stew 
Stryker;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewstryker/sets/72157600234477249/.

This dance is open to all ages and abilities and it is the perfect way
to celebrate all good things.

Hope to see you there, Cammy


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Speledans presents
LAST SCANDI BEFORE FALL

Scandinavian Dance Party
 June 21    8:00 - 10:30 pm  -  $7
Music by John Chambers, Matt Fichtenbaum & Friends

at PACC (Park Ave. Cong. Church)
      ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MA
      1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd
      Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass. Ave.)
Map to PACC:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=50+Paul+Revere+Rd,+Arlington,+MA
         Information    Erica: 781-891-3207
          email Eph:     Eph@...
        Web page:  www.Speledans.org

Hello friends:

Please forgive the non-dance nature of this message--but I would love
to see you at the concert!

Regards,
Michael Cicone

------------------------

Kallet, Epstein and Cicone Concert - Sunday, July 20th, Somerville, MA

Special summertime concert in honor of the new trio CD, Heart Walk!
For those of you that missed our CD Release in Watertown last month,
here's another chance: an intimate, acoustic, air-conditioned show on
Sunday July 20, 7:30pm, at Third Life Studio in Union Square,
Somerville MA. 

Only 45 tickets will be sold - advance ticket purchase
strongly recommended.

Here's how:
1) Online: 
$16. Send request to ellen@... - you will
receive a return e-mail that allows you to click and pay via PayPal.

2) In person: 
$15 cash at Sandy's Music, 896A Mass Ave in Cambridge.
(617)491-2812

3) Via mail: 
$15 check to OVERALL MUSIC, PO Box 560182, W Medford MA
02156 - checks must be received no later than Friday, July 18 - that
is the last day we can check the PO Box.

Any remaining tickets will be available at the door for $18. Contact
ellen@... with any questions relating to ticket  sales.

Third Life Studio
33 Union Square, Somerville
(Almost at the heart of Union Square, on the segment of
Somerville Ave. coming into Union Square from Porter Square)
Directions, a map, and parking info can be found at
www.thirdlifestudio.com/directions.html (do not use Mapquest!)

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, June 27, at 8 p.m. 
Nils Fredland will be calling, and music will be performed by Dave 
Langford and Karen Axelrod.

As a reminder, during July and August the Rehoboth dance will be held 
only once a month, on second Fridays. The dates this year are July 11 
and August 8.

The next Jammers dance will held at the dance hall on Sunday, July 
13. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, July 13.

*****************




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Hello Dancers:

It's time again for the 4th Saturday Kingston Contra Dance.  Come join us and celebrate the arrival of summer in the air conditioned Kingston Town Hall!  Here are the details:

Caller:  Alice Morris
Band:  Sarah Jane Nelson and Tom Moreau
When:  Saturday, June 28th
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the Plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Snacks:  Pot Luck refreshments at the break

Hope to see you on Saturday!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (06/28/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Chris Ricciotti
    Music: Amy Larkin,  Debby Knight, and Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
  July 12 - Dan Pearl with Debby Knight, Jack O'Connor, Bruce Rosen, Walter Lenk

Note that here will be no dance on July 5, due to Scout House floor 
refinishing.

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Come to the next gender role free (GRF) contra dance in Jamaica Plain, Mass.

WHEN:  Saturday, June 28, 7:30-11:00 PM

WHO:   Caller: Linda Leslie.  Music: Dogtown with Becky Miller on 
fiddle, Tom Randall on piano and guitar, and Norb Spencer on accordian.

WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

Admission is $10 / $6 for students (or pay what you can for all).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica 
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.  Scent free.  Children welcome.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

--Mike Miller

Jane Heinze-Fry has sent me some information about an upcoming 
wedding contra dance.

Some of you may remember long-time Rehoboth contra dancer Matt Oldale 
(from the Cape). A few years ago, he and Joan LaPointe met at a 
Brattleboro Dawn Dance, and last fall they celebrated their marriage 
in a simple family wedding.

Now they're hoping to involve all their family and friends in a 
celebration by hosting a contra dance on Sunday, August 3, in the New 
Paltz area of upstate New York (halfway between New York City and 
Albany.)  If you are interested in learning more details about the 
event, please contact their friend and fellow Rehoboth dancer Jane 
Heinze-Fry at jahfry@....

I've attached a photo of Matt and Joan from the Rehoboth album.

Also, to help counter the high cost of transportation, Gene Fry 
recommends that dancers post rides to share or look for rides to the 
Rehoboth dance at the following site, where he has registered for 
ride-sharing:

<http://www.erideshare.com/carpool.php?&search=Rehoboth>www.erideshare.com/carpool.php?&search=Rehoboth

Thanks, Gene!

See you soon!
Shawn


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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, July 11, at 8 p.m. 
Sue Rosen will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

Please note that this is the only Rehoboth dance this month. While 
the dance series goes year-round, we have only one dance per month in 
July and August.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, July 13. See details below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, July 13.

*****************




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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (07/12/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Dan Pearl
    Music: Debby Knight, Jack O'Connor, Bruce Rosen, Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
  July 19 - Lisa Greenleaf  with Carol Bittenson, Jim Guinness, Debby and Walter

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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To all of Marianne's local friends in the dance community, Don needs 
> your help.
> 
> Marianne came home to Deerfield on Tuesday (7/8).  She will be seen by a 
> hospice nurse in the morning and a home health aide in the early 
> afternoon. 
> 
> - She needs to have volunteers with medical experience to come in the 
> evening (6 or 7pm to 9 or 10pm) to help turn her, change her, clean her 
> and possibly change dressings. (Also to make sure that Don is eating and 
> perhaps check to see that he's following through with the medication 
> schedule.)
> 
> - She needs volunteers that don't need to have medical experience to 
> come in during the in-between hours to make sure she is eating, getting 
> fluids, provide company and possibly help around the house (laundry, etc).
> 
> - We need people to coordinate both sets of volunteers but the urgent 
> need is for someone to coordinate the MEDICAL volunteers.  I'll handle 
> this until Saturday morning but after that someone else needs to perform 
> this function at least until I get back from Maine on the following 
> Saturday (7/19).
> 
> Please email or call me ASAP if you can help, medically, during any of 
> the evenings from 7/12 to 7/19, and if you are willing to coordinate 
> help:  (barbaralynnewilliams@... 603-433-2735)
> 
> Thanks very, very much and much love to you all,
> Barbara
> 
> PS - Don is restricting visitors to immediate family and by invitation.  
> He's said that musicians are pretty much welcome any time.  Betsy 
> Woodman (bwoodman@... 603-735-6456) is coordinating musician visits, 
> so you can check with her to see if there are particular times of need.  
> If you want to see Marianne, you stand a better chance by being either a 
> musician or a volunteer! So HELP! (please)

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Hello folks!

Tonight (Friday, July 11th), Matching Orange is playing for a contra dance in Arlington, with Dan Pearl calling.  The dance is from 7-10 p.m. at the Park Ave. Congregational Church at 50 Paul Revere Road in Arlington, MA.  (The church is just a moment up the hill from the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Park Ave. in Arlington Heights.)  Entry is $10 for adults, and $8 for students/children.

Matching Orange plays lively New England, Irish, French-Canadian, and Cape Breton music, and recently was the band for a Friday night contra at the Concord Scout House.  The band is: Michael Vitale (fiddle, feet), Eric Eid-Reiner (piano), and Eric McDonald (mandolin).  You can hear mp3s of the band online at <www.myspace.com/MatchingOrange>.

See you there!

~ Eric Eid-Reiner
Eric.Eid.Reiner@...






      

Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (07/19/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Lisa Greenleaf
    Music: Carol Bittenson, Jim Guinness, Debby and Walter

The next Dance -
  July 26 - Chris Weiler with Carol Bittenson,  Debby Knight, and Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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The next Mill City Contra Dance is Friday, July  18!


The Mill City Contra  Dance takes place in the historic Waumbec Mill, 250
Commercial  Street, Manchester, NH in the AIR CONDITIONED "Mill-a-Round Dance
Studio" on the third Friday of each month.

The schedule for July  & August is:

July 18:  "JumpStart" (Victor  Troll, piano; Paul Lizotte, fiddle; Gene
Albert, bass) with special guest Bruce  Randall (trombone, whistles and
coconuts);
David Casserly and Sandy Lafleur  calling.

August 15:  Randy Miller, fiddle; Bill  Zecker, piano.  Lark-Aeryn Speyer
calling

Beginners' Workshop at  7:30 p.m.  Dance from 8 - 11 p.m.  No partner
necessary; all dances  taught.  Please bring clean soft-soled shoes.  $8/adult,
$5/student, under 12, free.


For more information  contact Paul Lizotte:  _plizotte@..._
(mailto:plizotte@...)  or (603)  595-4484.   Website:
_http://www.nhdances.org/millcity/_ (http://www.nhdances.org/millcity/)

Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (07/26/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Chris Weiler
    Music: Carol Bittenson, Debby Knight, and Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
   Aug  2 - Sue Rosen with Emily Troll, Debby Knight, Bruce Rosen, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (08/02/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: Sue Rosen
    Music: Emily Troll, Debby Knight, Bruce Rosen, Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
   Aug  9 - David Kaynor with Vince O'Donnell, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, August 8, at 8 
p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

Please note that this is the only Rehoboth dance this month. The 
dance goes back to 2nd, 4th, and occasionally 5th Fridays starting in 
September.

There will also be a Jammers dance at the Rehoboth dance hall this 
Sunday, August 10. See details below.

This dance will be the last for Sarah Hirsch before she heads off to 
college. Sarah, the daughter of Morris and Barbara Hirsch, has been 
dancing in Rehoboth literally all her life. She has spread her 
enthusiasm for contra dancing among her friends and even started her 
own series in Middletown. We will miss Sarah at the regular dances, 
and we'll look forward to seeing her back in Rehoboth during school 
breaks!

Any refreshment contributions to help celebrate Sarah and other 
Rehoboth dance teens who are heading off to college would be greatly 
appreciated!

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $7, $4 for children under 16, and $15 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be this Sunday, August 
10.

*****************




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Hello Dancing Friends!? 

?
This is a special invite from Chris Ricciotti.

Yes, another year has gone by and this year, after having a very busy summer, I'd like to do something fun and social with to help me celebrate my 48th birthday party, and you are invited!

(PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPREAD HE WORD TO OTHERS WHO WOULD ENJOY COMING TO THIS!)

?

SCHEDULE:

Sunday, August 10th, 4:30pm - 9:30pm, 

4:30pm - 6:30pm Dinner Pot Luck - (early arrivals welcome - call ahead)? 

Please bring some yummy dinner foods to share (dessert treats welcome for later)

?

6:30pm - 9:30pm:?Square Dance Party!?? The dances will be?from the?old time singing squares, as well as traditional?square dances figures?from the New England tradition, so if you already know how to contra dance, you can do this!? Tony Parkes will be our caller, and we'll be using recorded music from that era to set the stage for what is sure to be a lively, fun filled evening of dancing fun!? Yes, squares?are GREAT?fun, even for die hard contra dances, so put on a smile,?don't be shy and come out and join us!? Cake and goodies served?during the break.

?


Late arrivals will be welcome to this party.? Summer is a busy season for a lot of you so?please RSVP to let me know if you can attend, and to let us know if there is enough interest for this event.

LOCATION:

Channing UU Church in Rockland, MA?(approx 30 mins?SOUTH of Boston)?- 45 Webster Street (next to the Post Office) in Rockland, MA.? The church hall has a delightful old dining room?area for eating as well as?nice old wooden dance floor for dancing.

?

DRIVING (Save Gas!? Think about Carpooling!):

HERE IS THE CHURCH WEBSITE (WITH A PICTURE OF THE CHURCH):


http://members.aol.com/uuchanning/


?

HERE ARE DIRECTIONS TO THE CHURCH:


http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?address=45+Webster+Street&city=Rockland&state=MA&zipcode=02370&country=US&cid=lfmaplink


?

WE ARE ACCESSIBLE BY THE MBTA!

Check the MBTA Schedule at:? 

http://www.mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/rail/lines/?route=OLCOLONY&direction=O&timing=U&RedisplayTime=Redisplay+Time

?

Call ahead to let us know?and we will pick you up?at the Abington Commuter Rail Train Stop. 

(Check the schedule carefully!?? Not all trains stop at Abington!)

?

Trains leave South Station at:

2:00pm, arriving in Abington at 2:31pm? 

4:10pm, arriving in Abington at 4:41pm

5:25pm, arriving in Abington at 5:52pm

(this train also stops at JFK, Quincy Center & Braintree)

?

The last train leaves Abington for Boston at 10:00pm, arriving South Station at 10:33pm

?

Please RSVP so we will know how many are coming?to ensure enough dancers for the square dance party and to plan for table set up for food and to plan rides to and from the train station.? I hope many of you can attend!



Sincerely,

Chris Ricciotti?

?

?

?




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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (08/09/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord. David Kaynor will be coming in from Western 
Mass to call for us, and Boston dance stalwart Vince O'Donnell will 
be playing fiddle.

   Caller: David Kaynor
    Music: Vince O'Donnell, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
   Aug 16 - Tony & Beth Parkes with Carol Bittenson, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Hello,

The Lancaster, MA dance continues. Here'e the schedule this coming year.

Some 4th Fridays, September - March, 8PM-11PM
Beginners quick lesson at 7:45
Dancers of all levels and ages welcome
Lancaster Town Hall 695 Main Street (Route 70) Lancaster, MA 01523
Admission: $8 or $5 for folks who have never danced at our hall

Pot-luck: 6:45 before every dance at the hall - bring your own warming plate/pot for food that needs heat

More Information at:
Jill Nowak:  http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html
Email: songsailormusic@... 978-339-3918

Calendar:

Sept. 26, 2008
Dandelion Wine (Pan Chan fiddle banjo mandolin, Phil Pitha accordian, Julie Vallimont piano) & Chris Weiler Calling

Oct. 24, 2008
Nor'easter (Cedar Stanistreet fiddle, Julie Vallimont piano, Max Newman mandolin) & Rickey Holt Calling

Nov. No Dance - Thanksgiving Vacation Week

Dec. No Dance - Winter Vacation Week

Jan. 23, 2009
Jumpstart (Victor Troll piano, Gene Albert bass, Paul Lizotte fiddle) & Chris Lahey Calling

Feb. 27, 2009
Band & Caller TBA - check the website

March 27, 2009
Polymorphous String Band (Jon Weinberg hammered dulcimer guitar, Dick Hyland guitar mandolin, Lyn Paul bass)
& Dan Pearl Calling

This is a hall with old fashioned character on a beautiful rural town green patiently waiting for you to bring your water bottle, clean soft soled dance shoes and friendly open dance community smiles.

Hope to see you there.
Jill

Hello dancing friends,

This is a last call looking for dancers to come out for the Birthday/Square dance party I'm planning this weekend.?? I know that this is a very busy vacation time of the year for many of you, but I am also aware some of you may want to attend, but have not responsed.? 

As of right now, I have not had enough response yet to move forward with the dance, so if you are interested in attending, please let me know by Friday mid day.? If you need more information, please refer back to the email note I sent out a few days ago.

Recap:? 
This Sunday, August 10th - Rockland, MA? (UU Channing Church? -? 45 Webster Street next to the Post Office)

Plans:
4:30 - 6:30 Food and social
6:30 - 9:30 Dance party with dessert
Late commers welcome.? RSVP needed

If you're planning to attend, please respond by replying to this email, or call me at (781) 982-8042 or by cell phone at (617) 852-4042.

Thanks All!?? Hope you are all having a great summer, and I'm looking forward to more dancing with everyone this fall!

Chris Ricciotti


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Hello dancing friends! 
 
Thanks to all of you who have responded, the birthday / square dance  party 
is on for this Sunday, August 10th in Rockland, MA.  Please spread  the word, 
and dancing friends are most welcome!  I have changed the times  for dancing 
slightly to accommodate dancers who are traveling long  distance. 
 
Recap:  
This Sunday, August 10th - Rockland, MA  (UU Channing  Church  -  45 Webster 
Street next to the Post Office)

Plans  (slight change in plans to accommodate people traveling longer  
distances) 
4:30 - 5:30 Food and social (Pot Luck!  Bring yummy  dinner foods to share 
and desserts for later)
5:30 - 7:30 or so Dance  party with breaks, followed by desserts!
.
Late comers welcome.

Thanks All!   I am looking forward to  reconnecting with friends and enjoying 
some wonderful dancing with you  all!
 
Huggs all around,

Chris Ricciotti
 



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What a great dance last night! Thanks to all of you who could make it 
and helped celebrate our young dancers heading off to college!

There were a few items left behind at the dance last night (and a 
pair of shoes from the previous dance), and some have already been 
claimed.

Please let me know if you are the owner of any item below. Unclaimed 
items are kept only so long before being donated to others.

Thanks,
Shawn

******************

Pair of slip-on women's shoes, low-heeled, purplish color

Blue drawstring bag with dance slippers

Striped Hollister stretch pants

Small purple coin purse

Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (08/16/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

  Callers: Tony & Beth Parkes
    Music: Carol Bittenson, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
   Aug 23 - David Millstone with Randy Miller, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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This Thursday, 8/14/08
Melrose's Community Night Out at the playing fields at Pine Banks
(Melrose MA) is a city-wide social event where residents and city
officials mingle. This year I have been asked to call a few simple
contras and squares for any who will. The band is scant so sit-ins
would be especially welcome (especially back-up guitar).

Saturday 9/20, the third Saturday dances in Melrose begin again:
 Contradances for the community - all ages and abilities welcomed
 7-10PM, Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church 70 West Emerson St., 
Melrose MA
 $6 suggested

This dance is open to all ages and abilities and it is the perfect way
to celebrate all good things.
Band will include some of: Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds) Peter
 Butcher (piano) Al MacIntire (accordion) Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle) Eli
 Kaynor (cello) Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master) and sit-ins
 welcome

Morris stuff:
Commonwealth Morris Men have open practices this month on Wed evenings!
Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9PM in Harvard Square on the Cambridge MA
Common, come watch the Commonwealth Morris Men dance and perhaps learn
a few steps yourself. We will be doing dances from
Ascott-Under-Wychwood and perhaps some in the "Minneapolis on the
Charles" tradition.

Other Morris -
The Wreckers Morris of Cornwall in England are visiting the area
8/20-8/24. Contact me if you would like more information.


For my info http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
 cammydance@... 781-665-3835


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Hello all:

Well, if you were hoping for one last dance before Summer's end, you're in luck.  By popular request we have been able to assemble a great combination of talent to make the 4th Saturday Kingston dance possible in August.  This is rather last minute, so we'd appreciate you spreading the word to friends, family, e-mail lists, etc.  Here are the dance details:

Caller:  Don Primrose
Tunes:  Neil and Sophie Orzechowski

When:  Saturday, August 23rd
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of NH Route 125 on "the plains")
Time:  8:00 to 11:00pm
Admission:  $8.00
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Snacks:  Pot luck refreshments at the break

Hope to see you on the 23rd!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (08/23/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Caller: David Millstone
    Music: Randy Miller, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

David Millstone and Randy Miller are both steeped in contra dance 
tradition, and are coming down from New Hampshire to call and play 
for us.

The next Dance -
   Aug 30 - Linda Leslie & Bob Golder with David Titus,  Debby, and Walter

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Dear friends:

It is with sadness that I tell you of Marianne Taylor's passing.  She left us on August 19th at 3:45pm.  The world dance community has lost a fabulous teacher and musician, graceful dancer, good will ambassador, and all-around very special person.  More information will be forthcoming in the days ahead.  In the meantime, Don has requested no phone calls for the next 48 hours.  Our thoughts and prayers are with him, and Marianne's family.

Glenn.

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It's that time of year to update the Rehoboth contra dance email 
list! If you want to be removed from the list, please let me know. If 
you want to stay on the list, you don't need to do anything--you will 
remain on the list.

Also, the contra dance band Swallowtail is celebrating its 30th 
anniversary with a contra and square dance weekend on September 
19-21. Guest bands Wild Asparagus and Elixir (with Rehoboth regulars 
Nils Fredland, Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, and Anna Patton) will also be 
performing. The event will take place at Camp Becket in the Berkshire 
Mountains of Western Massachusetts.

For more information, email George Marshall at george@... 
or call 413-575-6283. Details are also available at Swallowtail's Web 
site: http://www.swallowtail.com/. Congratulations to Swallowtail!

The Rehoboth dance season starts up again on September 12, and you'll 
receive a dance reminder email before then.

Looking forward to seeing you back in Rehoboth!
Shawn


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        Please forgive us if you've gotten this more than once!




        Star Hampshire Remembers Patrick 




        Hello Folks,


        Penny, David Millstone and Janice Darling have organized a one day gathering (or longer should you care to stay overnight)  to honor the memory of Patrick Stevens and the camaraderie of dance and music that we shared at Star Hampshire for so many years.  This would not be a dance weekend, but an informal one day gathering on Saturday,  September 13 to enjoy each other's company one more time and remember the person whose vision brought us all together .   


        Two events -- a chapel service in our usual style and a small dance--will be organized for the daytime on Saturday between about 9 and 3 pm, and you can either come out for the day (just the cost of the boat ride - $41 plus parking $5) or book a one or two night Personal Retreat on Star Island in order to stay longer and enjoy the peace of the island, explore, relax on the porch, and reconnect with your spirit   (see below for info). 


        We welcome musicians or callers who would be able to help make this happen.  David Millstone is happy to call.  We have strong interest from musician Mary Cay Brass who will already be on the Island for Tony Barrand's Guilford Small Church Choir conference, and from Peter Yarensky, but would like to add to the band if possible, and to open the mic to others who might like to call a bit.  The conference can provide AV equipment so you would just need to bring your instruments.


        You will be in charge of making your own arrangements using the information below (ie this isn't a conference, and the organizers (Janice, Penny and David) are not collecting any money etc) but please RSVP your general interest and availability to Janice asap (jedarling@...) (especially musicians !)  in order for us to be able to plan the best use of the time and spaces that are being offered.    Of course you can come even if you haven't let us know, as you are making your own arrangements....   


        We hope to see many familiar faces in this our tribute to Patrick and to the beauty of Star.   Please pass this on to all whom you know might be interested, as our Star email list is incomplete.  Below find schedules, websites and prices to help you with your plans.  Please don't hesitate to call (781-646-0992) or email jedarling@...) with any questions that I might be able to help you answer.


        dancing on a star,
        Janice Darling
        for Penny Reynolds and David Millstone 




        Saturday Day Trippers:  


        In order to have time for our events, the post Labor Day boat schedule gives us only a very early 7:30 am boat to the island on Saturday morning;  the last return on Saturday is at 3:30 pm.  Total cost :  $41 per person (quoted by Uncle Oscar  using a complex equation!)  plus $5 per car.  One possibility is to arrive in the area Friday night, and stay overnight on land, coming out to the island for the day (or overnight) on Saturday.  See http://www.uncleoscar.com/   for more complete (though a little confusing) info.   Note that the 9 am Lobster boat does not go to Star Island.  




        To Stay overnight:


        As soon as you have decided, book a Personal Retreat on Star Island, which gives you accommodation and three meals by going to http://www.starisland.org/retreats/  for a complete description and registration form.  The rates are below give you an idea of the costs.


        Choose either Friday to Saturday (transportation to the island is by the special Star Island conference boat which leaves Uncle Oscars at 3 pm on Friday, returning on the regularly scheduled 3:30 boat on Saturday ) 


        or Saturday to Sunday (leaving on the 7:30 am boat on Saturday, but getting to stay over and relax until Sunday afternoon at 3:30, $41 for the boat plus $10 parking, plus an extra charge ($12?)  for Sunday lunch).    


        or book the whole weekend from Friday to Sunday if you should so desire.  
            

          

        Personal Retreat 
        Room Type 1 night 2 nights


        triple $135 $226
        double $144 $242
        single $174 $292


        motel dbl $152 $257
        motel sngl $255 $427 




        Uncle Oscar Boat Schedule (the ride takes 45 minutes)


        Friday      TO  star:  3 pm (this is the conference ferry by special arrangement) and you have to have made arrangements for a Personal Retreat (see above)


        Sat  and Sun    
        TO  Star: 7:30  am (this is the boat to catch in order to catch the events, although there are boats at 11:15  am and 2:30  pm )


        FROM Star:     1:20 pm and 3:30 pm







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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (08/30/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

   Callers: Linda Leslie and Bob Golder
     Music: David Titus, Debby Knight, and Walter Lenk

The next Dance -
   Sept 6 - Walter Lenk with Carol Bittenson, and Debby Knight

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Kerry was a seminal figure in the contra transformation of the 70s  
and 80s, let's all turn out to support him at these September dances.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Peter Amidon <peter@...>
> Date: August 28, 2008 6:42:11 PM EDT
> To: peter@...
> Subject: Contras in Greenfield and Concord benefit Kerry Elkin
>
> From: Lissa Schneckenburger <lissafiddle@...>
> And from Bob Childs <rchilds618@...>
>
> Dances in Celebration of Kerry Elkin
>
> Saturday September 13th, Greenfield MA
> Friday September 19th, Concord, MA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Come celebrate the musical contributions of one of New England's
> finest dance fiddlers for the past 30 years, Kerry Elkin. Kerry has
> performed with Childsplay, Wild Asparagus, Fresh Fish, and The
> Geese in the Bog, as well as being featured in small ensembles
> with musicians such as Mark Roberts, Laurel Martin, Dave Surette,
> and Mark Simos. Kerry's music has been enjoyed throughout the
> United States, Ireland and Sweden in dance halls, pubs and music  
> festivals.
>
> As many of you may know, Kerry was diagnosed with MS (multiple  
> sclerosis)
> in January of 2007. Within a short period of time he lost the  
> ability to play
> the fiddle. This has been devastating for Kerry, and it is a great  
> loss to the
> contra dance community. Two benefit contra dances have been organized
> by Childsplay (Bob Childs made Kerry's fiddle, as well as those of  
> many
> other contra dance musicians), on September 13th, in Greenfield, MA  
> and
> September 19th, in Concord, MA, to celebrate Kerry Elkin. Members of
> Childsplay and other friends of Kerry will provide the music.   
> Proceeds
> raised will benefit both Kerry directly and MS research,  
> www.acceleratedcure.org.
> See the details for the dances below.  You can also download pdfs  
> of the
> posters at http://www.childsplay.org.
>
>
> We look forward to seeing you at one (or both!) of the dances to
> celebrate Kerry on September 13th, in Greenfield, MA and
>                         September 19th, in Concord, MA!
>
> Thank you for your support
>
>
> Saturday September 13th, Greenfield MA
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Saturday, September 13th 8:00PM
> Greenfield Grange
> 401 Chapman St, Greenfield MA.
>
> Musicians include: Stuart Kenney, Peter Barnes, Mary Lea, Keith  
> Murphy,
> Graham DeZarn, Laurel Martin, Roger Treat, Sarah Thomae, Mark Simos,
> Julia Borland, Bob Childs and Steve Zakon-Anderson (calling)
>
> Tickets: $10.00 (available at door)
> A portion of the proceeds will go to MS research
> www.acceleratedcure.org
> For more information: www.childsplay.org
> Directions
> Friday September 19th, Concord, MA   
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Friday, September 19th 7:30PM
> Scout House
> 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA.
>
> Musicians include: Amy Larkin, Dave Surette, Dave Langford, Bonnie  
> Bewick, Roger Treat,
> Sue Rosen, Laurel Martin, Hanneke Cassel, Gordon Peery, Dave  
> Surette, Mark Simos,
> Sarah Thomae, Bob Childs and Sue Rosen (calling)
>
> Tickets: $10.00 (available at door)
> A portion of the proceeds will go to MS research http:// 
> www.acceleratedcure.org
> For more information: http://www.childsplay.org

 *Speledans** presents*

*Scandinavian Dancing in the Boston area* –* Fall 2008:*



*Gammaldans: ** **Easy Scandinavian Dances*  $ *7**  ** *

*Sundays:** ** * 2nd Sunday Afternoons   2 to 5 pm   beginners welcome

*                   **   Sept 14  -  Oct 12  -  Nov 9  -  Dec  4 *

Music by:   *    *John Chambers & friends   Request teaching at 2 PM

* *

*Scandinavian Dances:*  $ *7*

*Saturday Night:**   *1st & 3rd  Saturday Nights   8 to 10:30 pm

*Sept 6 *&* 20*** -  Oct 4 *&* 18  -  Nov 1 *&* 15  -  Dec 6 *&* 20*

Music by either Matt Fichtenbaum & friends or John Chambers & friends

                   Review of requested dance, starting promptly at 8 pm



**Sept. 20* - *Special Concert & Dance*, with guest *Lena Jonsson  *$ *10*

* Stockholm Conservatory's** **'Riksspelman'* (fiddler of national
recognition)



* *

All Speledans events at PACC in Arlington Heights
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         Park Ave Congregational Church

         1 block up from Mass Ave at Paul Revere Rd

         Bus #77 from Harvard Square (along Mass Ave)

Singles always welcome - *Come to Dance or to Enjoy the Live Music*

         Information:   call Erica: 781-891-3207

         email Eph:     Eph@ieee.org

         Web page:     www.Speledans.org <http://www.speledans.org/>





*Norwegian Dance*:  *usually* *3rd Fridays**  * *8 to 11 pm   ** *$ *7*

         Live music             friendly instructions  (as needed)
Church of Our Saviour - 21 Marathon Street, Arlington, MA

         Information:          call Gideon: 413-253-0525
                                    email:  gsapplegate@...





*  If you do NOT want to receive these mailings, please notify Eph@...*


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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: September 1, 2008 7:47:43 PM EDT
> To: Steve and Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Subject: PETERBOROUGH DANCE THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th
>
> Hello Dancers!
>
> The first Saturday Peterborough contra dance returns this Saturday,  
> September 6th!
> We're starting the season off right with:
>
> 		Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
> 	and  Music by Amy Larkin & Bob McQuillen
>
> Please join us!
>
> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
> Dancing 8:00 - 11:30pm
>
> Admission $8.00
>
> For information call 413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
>

Hello dancers!
Margiana and I are excited to announce that our first Brown University Contra of the season will be taking place this Friday, September 5th. We are in a new location for this particular dance, just three blocks away from our old stomping grounds in Leung Gallery. Here are the details:

Friday September 5th, 8-11p.m.
in Alumni Hall,
194 Meeting Street, Providence, RI.

Live music by: Wild Asparagus
Live calling by: George Marshall
Live dancing by: YOU!

We would also like to thank you all for your patience this semester as Margi and I learn the basics of organizing a contradance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email. 

See you on Friday!
Evelyn and Margiana

Hello friends,
I'd like to apologize for not "blind cc-ing" that last email, and thank you to everyone who kindly pointed it out to me. Just a perfect example of the trial and error that comes with learning how to run a contradance. Again, thank you all so much for your patience as we learn this process, and we hope to see you dancing on Friday!
Evelyn and Margiana

Rehoboth dancers Evelyn Ansel and Margiana Petersen-Rockney are now 
organizing the Brown University contra dance. The first Brown dance 
is this Friday, and Evelyn and Margi have asked me to pass along a 
message to you.

I'll be in touch again next week prior to the start of Rehoboth's 27th season!

See you soon,
Shawn


************************

Hello dancers!

Margiana and I are excited to announce that our first Brown 
University Contra of the season will be taking place this Friday, 
September 5th. We are in a new location for this particular dance, 
just three blocks away from our old stomping grounds in Leung 
Gallery. Here are the details:

Friday, September 5th, 8-11 p.m. in Alumni Hall, 194 Meeting Street, 
Providence, RI

Live music by: Wild Asparagus
Live calling by: George Marshall
Live dancing by: YOU!

We would also like to thank you all for your patience this semester 
as Margi and I learn the basics of organizing a contra dance. If you 
have any questions, please do not hesitate to email 
(Evelyn_Ansel@...).

See you on Friday!
Evelyn and Margiana

Hello again lovely dancers!
We just wanted to remind you again that the first contra of our season is tomorrow night, and it is in a NEW LOCATION for our returning dancers. Again, here are the particulars: 

Friday September 5th, 8-11p.m.?
in Alumnae Hall,?
194 Meeting Street, Providence, RI.?
Admission is $7 for students, $10 for community members

Live music by: Wild Asparagus?
Live calling by: George Marshall?
Live dancing by: YOU!

For our community members and incoming freshmen, Alumnae Hall is on the Pembroke campus. To get to Alumnae Hall from our main green, go through Faunce Arch and continue straight (crossing Waterman St.) onto Brown St. 
Continue on Brown St. for three blocks
Take a right onto Meeting St.
Alumnae hall is on your left, about halfway down Meeting St, in the middle of that quad. 

As far as parking goes, we can only suggest that you find street parking nearby. 
We hope to see you all tomorrow night!
Margiana and Evelyn

Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (09/06/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

    Caller: Walter Lenk
     Music: Carol Bittenson and Debby Knight

The next Dance -
   Sept 13 - Chris Lahey with Carol Bittenson, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Dear Dance Friends:

As promised, here is the information for Marianne Taylor's memorial service (and dance).  Please feel free to pass it along to others who may be interested.

Thanks,
Glenn.

_________________________________________

Remembering Marianne Taylor
Saturday, October 4, 2008

Memorial Service, Deerfield Community Church, 5:30 p.m.
Potluck supper to follow service

Contra dance, Deerfield, NH, town hall, 8 p.m.
Tony Parkes, caller, emcee
Burt Feintuch, fiddle
Sarah Hydorn, flute
John Carew, guitar
Bill Zecker, piano

Guest callers and guest musicians welcome

~Please join us at the dance Marianne founded~
For information, call Sarah Mason, 603.463.4182


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This month, two contra dances (one in Greenfield and one in Concord) 
will be held to honor contra fiddler Kerry Elkin.

In 2007, Kerry was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and lost the 
ability to play. His friends and fellow musicians have organized 
these two dances to celebrate his musical contributions.

Along with Dan Lanier, Carol Entin, and John Alden, Kerry was a 
co-founder of the Rehoboth contra dance. Rehoboth dancers will be 
able to sign a card of well wishes for Kerry at the first dance of 
the new season next Friday, September 12.

Below is information about the special September dances for Kerry 
from Bob Childs of Childsplay.

Next week I'll be sending out the Rehoboth dance reminder as usual 
for Friday's dance.

See you soon,
Shawn

********************

Dances in Celebration of Kerry Elkin

Saturday, September 13, 8:00 p.m., $10, Greenfield MA
Friday, September 19, 7:30 p.m., $10, Concord, MA

Come celebrate the musical contributions of one of New England's 
finest dance fiddlers for the past 30 years, Kerry Elkin. Kerry has 
performed with Childsplay, Wild Asparagus, Fresh Fish, and Geese in 
the Bog, as well as being featured in small ensembles with musicians 
such as Mark Roberts, Laurel Martin, Dave Surette, and Mark Simos. 
Kerry's music has been enjoyed throughout the United States, Ireland, 
and Sweden in dance halls, pubs, and music festivals.

Kerry was diagnosed with MS (multiple sclerosis) in January 2007, and 
within a short period of time he lost the ability to play the fiddle. 
This has been devastating for Kerry, and it is a great loss to the 
contra dance community. Two contra dances have been organized by 
Childsplay to celebrate Kerry Elkin. Members of Childsplay and other 
friends of Kerry will provide the music.

We look forward to seeing you at one (or both!) of the dances on 
September 13, in Greenfield, MA, and September 19, in Concord, MA!

For more information: www.childsplay.org and www.kerryelkin.com

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After a long August break, the Rehoboth contra dance series starts 
its 27th season with two dances scheduled for September (on the 
second and fourth Fridays).

This Friday, September 12, at 8 p.m., Tony Parkes will be calling, 
and music will be performed by Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza 
Constable, and Glen Loper.

Please be aware that the admission fees have risen as follows: $8 for 
adults, $5 for children under 16, and $18 for families with children 
under 16.

The Jammers dances at the dance hall are also starting up again. The 
first one will be Sunday, September 21. See details below.

Any refreshment contributions to help celebrate the start of the new 
season would be greatly appreciated!

See you soon!
Shawn

**************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html.

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, September 
21.

*****************




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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (09/13/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

    Caller: Chris Lahey
     Music: Carol Bittenson, Debby Knight, Walter Lenk

Hope to see you there!

Walter

The next Dances -
   Sept 20 - the regular 3rd Saturday series with Beth Parkes starts up
   Sept 27 - the regular 4th Saturday series with Debby and Walter starts up

-> The Scout House Summer Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/summersats

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Welcome back to gender-role-free (GRF) contra dancing in JP!  We're 
starting our 20th anniversary season, and we're both excited and amazed 
that so much time has passed.

WHEN:  Saturday, September 13, 7:30-11:00 PM

WHO:   Caller: Chris Ricciotti.  Music: Dogtown with Becky Miller on
fiddle, Tom Randall on piano and guitar, and Doug Creighton on accordian.

WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

See you there,
Mike Miller

Reminder:

Scandinavian dance tomorrow, Sunday Sept. 14, 2:00 - 5:00 pm
at the Park Ave. Cong. Church in Arlington Heights.
Easy old-time (Gammal) Scandinavian dances, including Schottis, Polka, Snoa,
Hambo.
Beginners always welcome...
Friendly instruction (first hour) and reminders for dancers at all levels.
John Chambers and friends provide live (and lively) music.
Still only $7.

www.Speledans.org <http://www.speledans.org/> - our web page, with dance
schedule.
Eph@... - contact for info (or to be removed from this list)


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Hello dancers,
It is time for the second contra dance of our season! 
We hope to see all your smiling faces on the dance floor this Friday, September 19th. Here are the details:

When: Friday, September 19th, 8:00-11:30 p.m.
Where: Sayles Hall, Brown University, Providence RI. 

Live Music by: WHITE SQUALL
Live calling by: LINDA LESLIE
Live dancing by: YOU!

Admission is $5 for students, $7 for community members. Snacks and goodies for the break are always appreciated! 
Hope to see you all on the dance floor,
Evelyn and Margiana

Scandianvian Dance & Special Concert
Saturday evening Sept 20
at Park Avenue Congregational Church (PACC)
  50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington Heights
Concert starts at 8 pm - dance at 8:30 pm. $10

Live Music:
Lena Jonsson, a Swedish fiddler, will join Speledans musicians
Matt Fichtenbaum, John Chambers & friends

Bio of Lena Jonsson by Sonja Benson
Lena Jonsson is a young and exceptionally talented Swedish fiddler who is
coming to visit friends of long-standing but is delighted to share her folk
traditions with us.  Lena comes from Hälsingland, a beautiful province north
of Stockholm with unusually rich folk music traditions.  In recognition of
her extraordinary talent, she was just awarded the rare title of
riksspelman, or "National Folk Musician" of Sweden, a generally acknowledged
badge of mastery for Swedish folk musicians.  She plays in the legendary
Bollnäsbygdens Spelmanslag (music group) with other local fiddlers,
including members of her gifted musical family.  This group makes music in
traditional styles and provides traditional tunes a modern edge, mixing
back-country fiddle with electric guitar. While in school, Lena formed her
own folk music group Lortbäckerz (muddy waters) whose music is characterized
by its energy, rhythm, and the strong roots in the Swedish tradition.  In
Sweden, Lena is pursuing an advanced degree in the music and is looking to
learn about American fiddle styles during her visit to the United States."
========================
www.Speledans.org -our web page, with dance schedule
Eph@... - for info (or to be removed from this list)
google map:  PACC


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Hi All!  The next Mill City Contra Dance is this Friday, September 19!
 
The dance takes place in the historic Waumbec Mill, 250 Commercial 
Street, Manchester, NH in the "Mill-a-Round Dance Studio" on the third 
Friday of each month.  Come dance in Air Conditioned comfort!
 
Music by Amy Cann and Jane Orzechowski!  Chris Weiler calling!
 
Dessert pot luck at the break!

Beginners' Workshop at 7:30 p.m.  Dance from 8 - 11 p.m.  No partner 
necessary; all dances taught.  Please bring clean soft-soled shoes.  
$8/adult, $5/student, under 12, free.
 
For more information contact Paul Lizotte:  plizotte@... or (603) 
595-4484.  Website:  http://www.nhdances.org/millcity/

Hello dancers,
Just wanted to remind you all that there is a contra this Friday. Again, here are the details:

When: Friday, September 19th, 8:00-11:30 p.m.
Where: Sayles Hall,  Brown University, Providence RI. 
Live Music by: White Squall
Live calling by: Linda Leslie

Just as a reminder, Sayles Hall is on the main green between Waterman St. and George St. If you enter the green from the Waterman St. side through Faunce Arch, Sayles is the second hall on the left, in between Salomon and Wilson. 

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. 
See you on the dance floor!
Evelyn and Margiana

Kerry Elkin is a wonderful fiddler whom I first met when he used to
 drop in at the Petersham dances in the infancy of the Fourgone
 Conclusions (1977-78). In the past year he has been suffering from MS
 to the point he can no longer play the fiddle. A dance to benefit
 Kerry and the MS foundation is being held tomorrow in Concord MA:

 Friday, September 19th 7:30PM
 Scout House
 74 Walden Street, Concord, MA.
 $10

 A link to info is on the Childsplay webpage (childsplay.org).
 Gordon Peery has created a web site, www.kerryelkin.com


 That is not the only thing happening tomorrow!
 'Tis "international talk like a pirate day" -
 http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

 Aye aye and Saturday, 9/20, be the Melrose contradance; the first of
 the fall series.
 Arrrrr scurvy dogs. Bring y' bucket o' chum t' add t' the
 refreshments, grab a parrrtnarr and dance t' the music of arrr
 wondarrful band of musical arrrrtists.

 Third Saturdays each month we hold Contradances for the community in
 the Melrose UU Church - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in
 musicians welcome, no partners necessary!
 Come celebrate fall, dancing traditional New England square and contra
 dances to live music in a relaxed community-oriented setting. The band
 includes Eli Kaynor (cello), Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle), Peter Butcher
 (piano), Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddle, recorder), and Lia Kaynor
 (assistant dancing master).

 70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
 7-10PM

 $6 suggested donation
 http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
 781-665-3835

Hello folks-
As requested, here is the most recent schedule for the remainder of the semester, complete with locations! We will let you know about the last three callers in the next two weeks or so. 

October 3rd: 
STUART KENNY, 
ANDY GROVER & FRIENDS
with 
BOB GOLDER 
Sayles Hall

October 17th: 
RUMBLESTRIP 
with 
LUCIA WATSON 
Leung Gallery, Faunce

November 7th: 
MAGIC FOOT 
(caller TBA)
Sayles Hall

November 21st: 
WHITE SQUALL 
(caller TBA) 
Sayles Hall 

December 5th: 
HEATHEN CREEK 
(caller TBA)
(location TBA)
  
Come Dance With Us!

All dances are 8 – 11:30 pm 
Providence, RI 
1ST AND 3RD FRIDAYS 
*No partner or experience necessary*

Hello Dancers:

Happy Autumnal Equinox!  Time to get moving and generate some body heat.  Here are the details for our Kingston Contra Dance this month:

Caller:  Claire Mattin
Band:  Timm Triplett and Carey Bluhm

Date:  Saturday, September 27th
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of NH Route 125, on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Snacks:  Pot Luck at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

See you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, September 26, at 8 
p.m. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Dave Langford and Peter Barnes.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

Tony Parkes, who called our season-opening dance two weeks ago, has 
started up a new square dance series on most fourth Fridays at the 
Payson Park Church in Belmont, MA. You can find information at the 
following link: http://www.hands4.com/4thFridaySquares/.

Lastly, it is with sadness that I inform you of the passing of Jeff 
Ratsch, who died on Wednesday, September 17. Jeff had been a longtime 
Rehoboth dancer and, with his wife Lucia Watson, served on the board 
of the Rehoboth Country Dance Society. He will be greatly missed. You 
can read his obituary at the following link:

<http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000117788483X>http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000117788483X

Those wishing to send condolences to Lucia may do so at the following 
address: 102 Foster Center Road, Foster, RI 02825.

See you soon,
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, October 
26.

*****************

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (09/27/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

    Caller: Walter Lenk
     Music: Dave Titus, Vince O'Donnell, Debby Knight

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Hi, neighbors (and out-of-town fans)!

It's almost here... my new square dance series near Boston, newly entitled

R I P - S N O R T I N'  S Q U A R E S!

What: A chance to explore the many and varied styles of traditional square
dance, along with a few classics from the early days of modern square
dancing (1945-1960).

Who (performers): Tony Parkes, caller, with live music by Amy Cann and
friends.

Who (dancers): Beginners or experienced square / contra / country dancers,
with or without a partner. No classes, no costumes, no commitment.

When: Fourth Fridays, 8-11 p.m. Specifically, 9/26/08, 10/24/08, 12/26/08,
1/23/09, 2/27/09, 3/27/09. No dance in November (Thanksgiving) or April
(NEFFA); May 2009 date TBA.

Where: Payson Park Church, 365 Belmont Street, Belmont, Massachusetts -- on
the Belmont-Watertown line, near the Belmont Street/Trapelo Road split,
across from the Oakley Country Club. It's about a 20-minute ride from
Harvard Square on the 73 bus.

How much: $8 general admission, $5 for students under 21.
Contributions of desserts and snacks are welcome.

Why: Because squares are fun! Contras are fun, too, but there are plenty of
places around Boston to dance them. The focus at this series will be on
squares, with a few other dance types mixed in for variety.

There are several ways to stay in touch with us:

- We have a flyer, with a dynamite new logo by dancer / illustrator
Genevieve Shapiro. Watch for it at Boston-area dances!

- The flyer can be viewed at
www.hands4.com/4thfridaysquares .

- We have an electronic mailing list:
boston-trad-squares@yahoogroups.com . If you get an invitation to join, it's
from me. You can subscribe without a Yahoo account by sending a blank
message to boston-trad-squares-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .

- Each dance will also be a Facebook "event".

Other suggestions for spreading the word about this series are welcome.

I'm excited about this new venture, and I hope many of you will join me. Be
there AND be square!

Tony Parkes
978-667-7459
tony@...

Lisa Greenleaf is still recovering from an illness, so the lovely 
Linda Leslie will be calling Friday night's dance in Rehoboth.

I know you'll join me in wishing Lisa a quick return to health and in 
thanking Linda for helping us out!

See you soon,
Shawn

Hello dancers,
It is that time of month again... come join us in Sayles Hall for our third contra dance of the year!

When: Friday, October 3rd, 8:00-11:30p.m.
Where: Sayles Hall, Brown University, Providence, RI.

Live music by: Andy Grover, Stuart Kenney and friends!
Live calling by: Bob Golder
Live dancing by: You!

Admission is $5 for students, $7 for community members. See you dancing soon!
Margiana and Evelyn

Come dance tonight at the Concord Scout House. Yankee Ingenuity is being 
joined by fabulous fiddler Amy Richardson Larkin with fantastic calling 
by Linda Leslie.

Next week Jack and Cal are being joined by Notorious (Larry Ungar and 
Eden MacAdam-Somer) with calling by Bill Olsen from Maine.

If you haven't been to a Monday dance in a while, they've been really 
great!!! Hot music and dancing!!

7:30-10:30 pm
General Admission $10 — After 9:30 pm $5 — Students (under 22) $5

Concord Scout House -- 74 Walden St., Concord, MA
Rt. 2 to Rt. 126 (4 miles west of Rt. 128), turn right to go north 1 
mile. Hall is on the left next to Tritarian Congregational Church.
Plenty of free parking nearby (but not in the church lot, please!).
6 minute walk from MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg line, Concord stop.

Walk-through instructions for all dances! Beginners and singles welcome!
Please bring a clean pair of shoes to change into for dancing.

For more information call (781) 272-0396 or (978) 369-1232.

Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, October 4
 
Tim Van Egmond will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, October 4,  from 8-11:00 pm, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. Tim will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
 
Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin 1870 Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. in the center of town. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers who attend the 7:30 pre-dance instruction, admission is FREE!
 
For additional information call 978-838-2738 or check on-line at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
 
See you there!


      

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Challenging Contra Dance Series
~for EXPERIENCED dancers~

THIS Friday, Oct 3 at the Concord Scout House
74 Walden St., Concord, MA

Featuring calling by Sue Rosen
and rockin' music by Sarah Blair, Mary Cay Brass and Peter Siegel.

8-11PM
Admission: $9
21 and under: $7

Check out the complete schedule at
http://www.tiac.net/~mabaker/challenging-contras.html

A reminder that this is for experienced dancers.
This is not the time to introduce your friends to
contra dancing! There will be no walk-thrus as
well as harder dances that we don't normally get to
do at a regular evening and that require good knowledge
of contra figures. If you are an experienced dancer,
you're gonna have a blast!

See you there,

Lisa Greenleaf

Hi Folks, 
Just a reminder that there is a dance this Friday, October 3rd.

When: 8-11:30 p.m. 
Where: Sayles Hall on the Main Green

Live music by: STUART KENNEY, ANDY GROVER & C.W. ABBOTT 
Live calling by: BOB GOLDER 
Live dancing by: YOU!

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. And for you out-of-towners and new people, mapquest directions to 75 Waterman St. will get you right to our main green. Hope to see you all dancing!

Evelyn and Margiana

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: October 1, 2008 2:03:01 PM EDT
> Subject: 2 PETERBOROUGH DANCES IN OCTOBER!
>
>> Hello Dancers!
>>
>> There are 2 great dances at the Peterborough Town House this month!
> 	Please bring some friends and join us for:
>
>> The First Saturday Peterborough Contra Dance
>> this Saturday, October 4th featuring:
>>
>> 		Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
>> 	and Music by "Old New England"
>>
>  and
>  The 13th Annual Fall Ball on Saturday, October 18th
> 	An ALL DAY CONTRA DANCE
> with dancing from Noon to Midnight featuring: (in order of appearance)
>
> 	"Beverwyck String Band"
> 	with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
>
> 	"Airdance"
> 	with caller Rachel Nevitt
>
> 	"Notorious"
> 	with caller Sue Rosen
> and
> 	"Tidal Wave"
> 	with caller Will Mentor
>
>
>> Regular Dance:
>> Workshop for new dancers 7:30pm
>> Dancing 8:00 - 11:30pm
>> Admission $8.00
>
> Fall Ball:
> Dancing 12:00pm - 12:00am
> Admission $20.00
>>
>> For information call 413-369-4369
>> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
>

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, October 10, at 8 
p.m. Nils Fredland will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

Please be aware that there are three dances in Rehoboth this 
month--on October 10, 24, and 31. There will be a Halloween contra 
dance this year! With the Sunday Night Jammers dance scheduled for 
October 26, there is plenty of dancing in Rehoboth this month!

T-shirt alert! Of the sage-green T-shirts, only 1 medium and 1 large 
are left. There are still several extra-large shirts, but if you 
would like to reserve the medium or large shirt, please let me know, 
and I'll put it aside for you.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in M through XXL sizes) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, October 
26.

*****************




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Greetings -

Please join us this Friday, October 10 for a new season of dancing and
dining in Carlisle.  We gather for a potluck dinner at 6:30 and the dancing
starts at 8pm.

Admission is still only $5 for all everyone!

Special alert to fans of Ernie's: he and Joan are planning to be at the
dance this week and they'd love to see you.

I'd love to see you too!

Walter

-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

At Friday's dance, and the previous one, several belongings were left behind.

Please let me know if any of the following items belong to you.

Thanks,
Shawn

******************

blue and mauve tie-dye T-shirt

olive green long-sleeved shirt

brown leather jacket

purple- and cream-colored women's zip-up hooded jacket

blue full-length women's coat

Ray Ban glass case

Sony lens cap for camera

Hi Folks,
Just a reminder that there is a dance this Friday, October 17th.

When: 8-11:30 p.m.
Where: Leung Gallery in Faunce House on the Main Green

Live music by: NAT HEWITT AND LIZA CONSTABLE
Live calling by: LUCIA WATSON
Live dancing by: YOU!

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. And for you out-of-towners and new people, mapquest directions to 75 Waterman St. is the address of Faunce. Hope to see you all dancing!

Evelyn and Margiana

Come contra dance tonight at the Scout House with Yankee Ingenuity!!

Music provided by Yankee Ingenuity (Peter Barnes - Cal Howard - Mary Lea 
- Jack O'Connor)
Calling by Linda Leslie

Mondays 7:30-10:30 pm
General Admission $10 � After 9:30 pm $5 � Age 22 (and under) $5

Concord Scout House -- 74 Walden St., Concord, MA
Rt. 2 to Rt. 126 (4 miles west of Rt. 128), turn right to go north 1 
mile. Hall is on the left next to Tritarian Congregational Church.
Plenty of free parking nearby (but not in the church lot, please!).
6 minute walk from MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg line, Concord stop.

Walk-through instructions for all dances! Beginners and singles welcome!
Please bring a clean pair of shoes to change into for dancing.

For more information call (781) 272-0396 or (978) 369-1232.

Cancellations only when the police advise against all driving.

I forgot to mention that Jane and Gene Fry are celebrating their 25th 
wedding anniversary tonight! Come have cake!

Chris

CWW wrote:
> Come contra dance tonight at the Scout House with Yankee Ingenuity!!
>
> Music provided by Yankee Ingenuity (Peter Barnes - Cal Howard - Mary Lea 
> - Jack O'Connor)
> Calling by Linda Leslie
>
> Mondays 7:30-10:30 pm
> General Admission $10 — After 9:30 pm $5 — Age 22 (and under) $5
>
> Concord Scout House -- 74 Walden St., Concord, MA
> Rt. 2 to Rt. 126 (4 miles west of Rt. 128), turn right to go north 1 
> mile. Hall is on the left next to Tritarian Congregational Church.
> Plenty of free parking nearby (but not in the church lot, please!).
> 6 minute walk from MBTA Commuter Rail: Fitchburg line, Concord stop.
>
> Walk-through instructions for all dances! Beginners and singles welcome!
> Please bring a clean pair of shoes to change into for dancing.
>
> For more information call (781) 272-0396 or (978) 369-1232.
>
> Cancellations only when the police advise against all driving.
>
>   

Lucia Watson has asked me to pass on an invitation to the Rehoboth 
dancers to attend a memorial gathering for her husband Jeff Ratsch, 
which will be held at the Rehoboth dance hall on Sunday, November 2, 
in the afternoon.

Details are in the attached Word file.

See you,
Shawn


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Come to the gender role free contra dance in Jamaica Plain on Saturday 
night!

WHEN:  Saturday, October 18, 7:30-11:00 PM

WHO:   Caller: Tony Parkes.  Music: Rumblestrip with Liza Constable on
guitar and vocals; Nat Hewitt on fiddle; and Glen Loper on mandolin and
banjo.

WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 / $6 for students (or pay what you can for all).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

IMPORTANT: Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented
products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and
experience discomfort when exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

(Resent with announcement in body of email)

Lucia Watson has asked me to pass on an invitation to the Rehoboth
dancers to attend a memorial gathering for her husband Jeff Ratsch,
which will be held at the Rehoboth dance hall on Sunday, November 2,
in the afternoon.

Details below.

See you,
Shawn

Memorial Celebration
Jeff Ratsch
1955 - 2008

Sunday, November 2
2:00 - 4:00 PM *
Goff Hall, 
123 Bay State Road
Rehoboth, MA

Join friends and family in gathering to remember Jeff,
share recollections, and celebrate his life.
Refreshments will be served.

If you wish, a memorial gift can be made in Jeff's name to
Heifer Project International. http://www.heifer.org/myregistry/jeffratsch.

Goff Hall is part of the Rehoboth Town Library.
There is ample parking.
Detailed driving directions can be found at
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth_map.html.

*First day of Standard Time - clocks back one hour.

  The 13th Annual Fall Ball on Saturday, October 18th
	An ALL DAY CONTRA DANCE
with dancing from Noon to Midnight featuring: (in order of appearance)

	"Beverwyck String Band"
	with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson

	"Airdance"
	with caller Rachel Nevitt

	"Notorious"
	with caller Sue Rosen

	"Tidal Wave"
	with caller Will Mentor

Fall Ball:
Dancing 12:00pm - 12:00am
Admission $20.00


For information call 413-369-4369
Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

Join us tonight at the Concord Scout House,

Saturday, October 18, 2008

8:00 - 11:00

Beth Parkes, Caller
Carol & Steve Bittenson musicians (and perhaps others.)

$8 / $5 teens and under

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, October 24, at 8 
p.m. Steve Zakon-Anderson will be calling, and music will be 
performed by Rodney Miller and Gordon Peery.

Because of the 5th Friday this month, there will also be a Halloween 
contra dance next week on the 31st!

The Sunday Night Jammers dance is scheduled for this weekend, on 
October 26. You can read more about the Jammers dances below.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

See you soon!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, October 
26.

*****************




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Howdy Folks,

The 4th Friday is quickly approaching with another high energy contra in Lancaster, MA.� Last month was great fun.............so I am guessing that this month will be even more exhilerating with costumes welcome and these details:

Friday, Oct. 24 8-11 PM

Nor'easter (Cedar Stanistreet fiddle, Julie Vallimont piano, Eric McDonald mandolin) &

Rickey Holt Calling


 * At the Lancaster Town Hall (Route 70) 695 Main Street Lancaster, MA
*Admission is $8 with all additional donations welcome

* Pot-luck dinner before every dance at the hall from 6:45-7:45.� If
you bring food that needs heating, please also bring your own heating
plate or hotpot.

* Beginner's workshop from 7:45-8:00 to run through some of the basic contra steps



Live Music ~ No Partner Necessary ~ All Dances Taught ~ All Ages
Bring Pot-Luck Refreshments fo Intermission -
Please bring soft soled clean shoes to dance in to help protect our floor.

See you on the dance floor.� Miss Jill










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RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE UPCOMING 11TH ANNUAL AUTUMN HARVEST BALL, A RE-CREATION OF A VICTORIAN BALL!


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2008  5:00PM – 11:00PM

 

RESERVE TICKETS NOW by responding to this email or by contacting Chris Ricciotti or John Burrows at: (781) 982-8042.

 

ARE YOU NEW TO THE HARVEST BALL?  IT’S GREAT FUN!  READ THE DETAILS BELOW!

 

We will be decorating the church hall on Friday Evening, November 7th at the 1st Church in JP, 6:30pm or later.  Please let us know if you can help us out.   Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

 

Autumn in New England!  How could we do better!  What better way to celebrate this special time of year than with a dance ball!   And you're invited!  

 

Date:  Saturday, November 8th, 2008

 

Location:  1st Church of Jamaica Plain 

(Corner of Centre and Eliot Streets in Jamaica Plain [Boston], MA)

 

Cost:  $15.00 (reserve tickets now in advance), $18.00 at the door, $8.00 (sliding scale) Student Rate   (work exchange available - and needed- for reduced or free admission - no one turned away on ability to pay!)  

 

Festive, formal or period costumes encouraged but not required to attend this event.

 

Program:

5:00 - 7:00  Elegant Candlelit Pot Luck Dinner

Come join us for this beautiful candle lit dinner get together!  All are asked to bring dinner food to share.  Marcia "Moo" ou
r wonderful food coordinator will again be on hand to assist.  Please contact Marcia to let her know what you are bringing to avoid duplication and to ensure a balanced meal.  You can email her at: marcia@....   It would be greatly appreciated if folks can assist Marcia with table set ups, break downs, and some clean up in the kitchen afterwards.

 

7:00pm - 7:25pm: Warm Up Waltzs

 

7:30-11:00pm  11th Annual Autumn Harvest Ball!

Ball Cards will be handed out just before the dance begins with a list of the evening dances.  There will also be “extras� (dances not listed on the ball cards) that will be announced from time to time.  

 

As has been our tradition, it is requested that you not to sign up dances ahead of time, but rather sign off on each other's cards after each dance to keep dancing friendly and accessible to all.  We will start off with a Grande March, followed by the rest of the elegant dances on the program.  Chris Ricciotti will be our ball MC and prompter this year.

 

There will be a yummy dessert potluck during the break in the ball program, around 9:30pm, followed by more dancing.   Please consider bringing a yummy dessert item for this.  

 

We have exquisite and lovely live music from the Fabulous and ever popular, SPARE PARTS with Bill Matthiesen on Piano, Liz Stell on Flute along with a special guest musician, Eden McAdam Somer on Fiddle.  This wonderful b
and is well known not only for their contra dance music, but also for recreating the classic elegance of traditional music from Victorian and vintage dance balls all over the United States.  We are pleased again to have them joining us again for this special event.  Once you hear them, you will know why these folks have become a long time favorite of our dance community.

 

 

DETAILS ABOUT THIS EVENT:

So what is this event all about?  This is our special once a year ball that recreates a program of music and dancing that was likely on ball programs in New England during the Victorian Era, from the civil war (ca.1860) thru about 1910, pulling material from both the City Ball and Country Dance traditions. The figures have the feel of a cross between English country-dances and our modern day Contras, with a smoother and more elegant feel, but no less robust than some of our more complex dances of today.  

 

If you have danced contras before, you will feel pretty much at home dancing these older figures.  There are some styling differences, and we will teach these as part of the evening dance program as a way to help recreate the flow and the form of these dances as they were danced then.  

 

The dances we do this evening are the earlier grandparents of the contra dances we do today.  Similar to English Country dances, these old New England dances had their own tune and a history.  As the earlier English dances in New Engl
and became Americanized with the influence of Scottish, Irish and French Canadian immigrants, a rich and lively set of Early American and New England style dances developed, "Chestnuts" as the old timers still call them, that became the standard contra dance repertoire of country barns and ballrooms alike.  We will recreate this unique and exciting dance experience during the evening ball.

 

We go all out for this special event.  Our hall will be beautifully decorated with lots of festive lights and candles and decorations of the New England Autumn.  The food for this event is exquisite, as many people pitch in and bring in wonderful homemade dinner and dessert goodies!  Please bring some of your own dinner and/or dessert food to share, and feel free to bring along something special of the autumn to decorate the hall with.

 

Period, formal, or festive costumes are most welcome and encouraged, but not a requirement to attend.  Wear something that you would feel comfortable dancing in.

 

To reserve tickets for this event, or for more information, feel free to contact Chris Ricciotti or John Burrows at:  (781) 982-8042 - home; (617) 852-4042 - (cell);  or by email at:  Ricciotti@...

 

We look forward to having you join us for this special once a year event of golden memories!!


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Hi dancers:

Sorry for the late reminder about Saturday's dance, but it's a great lineup and should be lots of fun.  Here are the details:

Caller:  Doug Protsik (of Old Grey Goose fame)

Band:  Frank Ferrel and the Feral Cats (Frank Ferrel, Jeff "Smokey" McKeen and Doug Protsik)

When:  Saturday, October 25th
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains")
Admission:  $8.00
Refreshments:  Pot luck snacks at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

Hope to see you on the dance floor!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Hi,

I just learned that there will be a contra dance and dinner called the
Urban Barn Dance tomorrow evening (10/24) at the VFW Dilboy post in
Davis Sq., Somerville.  The cost is $40 and benefits Mass. Farmers
Markets.  Music by Sean Smith and calling by David Titus.  You are
advised to purchase tickets in advance.  Check out
http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/.

 --PeterO

Dear Dancers and Friends,

I wanted to share and ask for your help in letting others know about caller and musician workshops in Gilmanton, NH, on Saturday afternoon, December 13, 2008, with a dance in the evening.

Workshops Flyer: 
  -  http://www.lynndurham.com/Swallowtail.pdf 
Gilmanton NH Dance Series Calendar: 
  -  http://www.lynndurham.com/flyer.pdf

The band Swallowtail is coming and offering workshops for callers and for musicians on how to call and play for contra dances. 
Swallowtail is: 
George Marshall - calls, concertina, bodhran; 
Timm Triplett - piano; 
Ron Grosslein - fiddle, mandolin, bazouki and sometimes flute; 
Tim Van Egmond - calls, hammered dulcimer and percussion including spoons; 
David Canteini - saxophone, flute, bombard, whistle, feet and oboe.

  - www.swallowtail.com

Contra dancing is an opportunity for all ages to join together and
have fun. You can bring a great historic activity that can be enjoyed
life-long to those you teach.

George Marshall's caller workshop is directed toward dancers and
beginning callers who would like to learn more about calling with an orientation toward developing, encouraging and generating more callers in the community.

It would be a great session for teachers wanting to bring this back to
their school, teaching the children a lifelong activity that?s good
for their health! It's pure joyful exercise for people of all ages
done in an alcohol and smoke free environment. Afterwards attendees
will receive an e-book of caller tips.

The musician's workshop with Ron, David and Timm will focus on
teaching techniques and repertoire used in playing for dances. There
will be music posted on the www.Swallowtail.com site for attendees to
access before the class. Rhythm, improvisation, chords and backup
playing will be addressed along with listening, communication, and
other ensemble playing skills to make the most danceable music
possible.  Some fairly simple tunes will be used to explore ways and
means of taking the energy to the next level.  There will be some
talking, but the emphasis will be on playing together and pushing the
limits in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere.  All instruments
welcome.

The sessions will be 90 minutes from 4-5:30 PM Dec. 13th with a cost of $20 per person. If that is not affordable call anyway, we have a
sliding scale cost or Country Dance and Song Society (www.cdss.org)
has provided funds for scholarships. Do not let cost deter you from
signing up and taking advantage of this great opportunity.

There will be a pot luck dinner for workshop attendees.

In the evening there will be a dance that will demonstrate what was
taught in the afternoon and give you the chance to experience the fun.
The cost is $12 for the holiday dance and festive attire is suggested.
Be sure it's comfortable clothing and bring clean soft soled shoes to
protect the wood floor.

The dance will be held in the Academy Building above the Town Offices
hear the corner of Routes 140 and 107. Bring a water bottle, smile and
prepare to feel the joy.

Click on the links for sample contra dances or paste into browser
window. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G2DmPRIALc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo8RWbLRnso

For the poem ?Life Asked Me To Dance? click here: www.lynndurham.com/poem.html

Here is a PDF flyer for posting:
http://www.lynndurham.com/Swallowtail.pdf and one for the rest of the
year: http://www.lynndurham.com/flyer.pdf

Thank you so much for any assistance you can provide in sharing this
information with people you know who might be interested.

Peace, Love and Joy,
Lynn Durham

For more information contact:
Lynn Durham at 603-926-9700 smile@...
Gale Wood 603-679-5448 gtwood@...
Jonathan Hall 603-267-8983 hallcountry@...

"You are one thought away from feeling better!" Lynn Durham, RN
Five minutes of remembered anger can depress your immune system for up to 6 hours. Changing your thoughts to care or compassion boosts immunity, and changes your heart variability pattern. Choose carefully the thoughts you hold.

Lynn Durham, RN, Well Being Coach
603-926-9700
254 Meetinghouse Road
Gilmanton, NH 03237, USA

Join us in Lancaster, MA tonight 10/24 for a friendly all levels contra dance with:
Nor'easter (Cedar Stanistreet fiddle, Julie Vallimont piano, Eric McDonald mandolin) & Rickey Holt from New Hamppshire calling.

The dance begins at 8PM at the Lancaster Town Hall, 695 Main Street (Route 70) and admission is $8.

We have a yummy potluck that begins at 6:45 and serve potluck goodies at the dance break.

Bring your clean soft soled dance shoes and a smile.

More specific information and directions at: http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html

See you on the dance floor.

Jill

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, October 31, at 8 
p.m. Linda Leslie will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Michelle Kaminsky and French Toast--Mark Wholley, Alan Bradbury, and 
Jim Joseph

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Reminder: First Saturday contra dance in Berlin this Saturday evening, November 1
 
David Kaynor will call traditional contra and square dances this Saturday, November 1,  from 8-11:00 PM, upstairs at the 1870 Town Hall, Berlin, MA, with live music by the Berlin Country Orchestra.  All dances are taught. David will also provide pre-dance instruction on the basic steps at 7:30.
 
Everyone is welcome - from beginner to experienced.  Come with or without a partner. (Please wear clean, soft-soled shoes.) The Berlin 1870 Town Hall is 1.8 miles west of Rte. 495, right off Rte. 62 at 12 Woodward Ave. in the center of town. Admission is $5 per person with a maximum of $12 per family. For first-time dancers who attend the 7:30 pre-dance instruction, admission is FREE!
 
For additional information call 978-273-8238 or check on-line at  http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/
 
See you there!


      

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: October 30, 2008 9:40:36 AM EDT
> Subject: DANCE THIS SATURDAY, NOV 1ST, AT THE PETERBOROUGH TOWN HOUSE
>
> HELLO DANCERS!
>
> You Can Wear Your HALLOWEEN COSTUME One More Time To The:
>
> 1st Saturday Peterborough Contra Dance
> 			this Saturday, November 1st
>
> Treats include:
> 	Musical guests - Dave Langford - on his devilishly great fiddle
> 				and  Gordon Peery - local demon on piano
> 	with calling by - Steve Zakon-Anderson - whose calls have haunted  
> this hall for 25 years!
>
> (their might be chocolate too!!)
>
> Workshop for New Dancers:  7:30pm
> Dancing: 8:00 - 11:30pm
> Admission: $8.00
>
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
> for more info call Steve & Bettie: 413-369-4369
>
>



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Hi, Berlin Country Orchestra dance reminder list subscribers,
 
[First let us apologize for this broadcast, but it's one of very few ways we could think of to re-unite camera and owner...]
 
A digital camera was found outside in a driveway near Town Hall after last night's dance. On the chance that its owner is on this list, we're sending this message to assure them that the camera is safe and in working order. If this sounds like the camera you lost last night, please just reply to this message and we'll work out getting it back into your hands.
 
Thanks and sorry for the interruption,
 
--Don Davis for the BCO
 
PS see you at the next dance December 6!


      

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Hello folks!
Well, we've certainly missed you all these past two weeks, but we're happy to report that it is time to get your contra shoes back on! We will be having a dance this Friday, November 7:

8-11:30 in Sayles Hall
Live music by: MAGIC FOOT
Live calling by: REBECCA LAY
Live dancing by you!

Just a reminder, Sayles hall is on the main green at the University (search for directions to 75 Waterman Ave. if you need a street address). Brown University parking is open to the public after 6pm on weekends. Admission to the dance is $5 for students, $7 for community members. Snacks and goodies are always a welcome contribution at the break! And since we're coming up on the end of the semester, here are the details for the last few dances:

Friday, November 21:
WHITE SQUALL with RALPH SWEET
8-11:30, Sayles Hall

Friday, December 5:
HEATHEN CREEK with GEORGE MARSHALL
8-11:30, Sayles Hall

Hope to see you all dancing soon!

Evelyn and Margiana

This Friday, November 7, BOB ISAACS will be calling
for you at the Challenging Contra Dance Series
~for EXPERIENCED dancers~

Bob is the king of new choreography, writing all-room grid squares,
cool and unusual contras, and other tantalizing treats.  He'll be
putting together some fun mini-medlies, too, set
to the driving music of Dark Carnival, so don't miss it.

Nov 7 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $9 / 21 and under: $7

See you there,

Lisa Greenleaf

Check out the complete schedule at
http://www.tiac.net/~mabaker/challenging-contras.html

Please join us for our November contra dance.

Bob Golder a well known and respected caller from New Bedford in the 
South Coast region of Massachusetts will give us clear teaching and 
calling for beginning and experienced dancers.

Joining him from Rhode Island will be Andrew Graver and Tom Duseault. 
Playing for us away from their usual band affiliations, they will give 
us all the rhythm and melody that we need to make a delightful evening 
of contra dancing.  Join us as they give us their special 
interpretations of New England contra music.

All dances are taught. No partner necessary. New dancers are always 
welcomed!

Contra dancing is a New England tradition in a family friendly, smoke 
and alcohol free environment.

Feel free to bring sweets and other snacks to share at the break
 
Please wear clean soft-soled shoes to protect the floor while dancing.

Beginners' lesson at 7:30pm. Dancing is from 8:00 to 11:00 with a 
short break.


Admission is only $8 per person.  Family admission is just $18 and 
students with ID just $6.  Children 12 and under FREE!

Dancing is at the Wesley United Methodist Church in the church hall 
accessible from the left side of the church building. Just follow the 
signs. 114 Main Street at the corner of State Street in Worcester. 

Park behind the church or on State Street.

For directions and more information, see our website 
 www.worcesterdance.org

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This is a final announcement about our upcoming 11th Annual Autumn Harvest Ball this weekend.? Tickets are still available, $15.00 if you reserve now, $18.00 at the door, Student Rate, $8.00.? Work Exchange available for a reduced rate or free ticket.? No one turned away on ability to pay.?? 

To reserve tickets, simply reply to this email with the number of tickets you'd like to reserve, and the names of each attendee, and you're all set!

DETAILS:

Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2008

Location: 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (corner of Centre & Eliot Streets in Jamaica Plain - Boston, MA)



Festive, formal or period costumes are?encouraged, but not required to attend this event.

Program:

5:00 - 7:00 Elegant Candlelit Pot Luck Dinner


7:00pm - 7:25pm: Warm Up Waltzs


7:30-11:00pm 11th Annual Autumn Harvest Ball!? (yummy dessert POT LUCK during the break!)
?

We have exquisite and lovely live music from the Fabulous and ever popular, SPARE PARTS with Bill Matthiesen on Piano, Liz Stell on Flute along with a special guest musician, Eden McAdam Somer on Fiddle.? Chris Ricciotti is our MC and caller for this year's ball.


This is our special once a year ball that recreates an evening of dances that were likely on ball programs in New England during the Victorian Era, from the civil war (ca.1860) thru about 1910, pulling material from both the City Ball and Country Dance traditions. It's a fun filled evening of great music, dancing and history!

We go all out for this special event. Our hall will be beautifully decorated with lots of festive lights and candles and decorations of the New England Autumn. The food for this event is exquisite, as many people pitch in and bring in wonderful homemade dinner and dessert goodies! Please bring some of your own dinner and/or dessert food to share
Please contact Marcia Hubbelbank let at: marcia@... to let her know what you can bring.?

We look forward to having you join us for this special once a year!!


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Hey everyone, don't forget to come out and help me celebrate my 40th 
tomorrow night! The dance is free!

I'll be bringing some goodies, but bring some of your own to share, too.

Chris Weiler

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The next Thursday contra dance at The Concord Scout House is on November 6:

Sue Rosen and
Notorious

Chris Weiler is celebrating his birthday tonight, and EVERYONE
is his guest!

See you there! Remember: The dance starts at 7:30pm.

NEFFA: neffa.org

Website: http://ThursdayContras.com <http://ThursdayContras.com>
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One of our Rehoboth dancers, Rob deFriesse, took digital photos at 
the Halloween dance last Friday.

You can view dozens of images of the dancers and their costumes at 
the following URL:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/defriesse/sets/72157608635810923/


I'll have some non-digital photos in the album next time, too!

See you soon,
Shawn



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Hello folks,
Just a reminder that we are having a dance tomorrow night (Friday, November 7) from 8-11:30 in Sayles Hall, and we hope to see all of your smiling faces there!

Live Music by: MAGIC FOOT
Live Calling by: REBECCA LAY

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. Sayles Hall is on our main green (second building on your left if you enter the green through Faunce Arch, 75 Waterman St.) Come relax and dance and decompress after this wild election week!

Evelyn and Margiana

How can you beat the cool choreography of Bob Isaacs
and the fabulous sound of Peter Barnes? (with
Maty Lea and Lise Brown, no less).

Challenging contras this Friday, 8-11 PM at The Scout House.
All the details at:
http://www.tiac.net/~mabaker/challenging-contras.html

-- Lisa

Boston Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest), Boston's grassroots,
community-oriented festival of Celtic music and dance, is going west
along the road again � to Westford, Mass.

On Friday, Nov. 14, a group of area Celtic musicians will stage a
benefit concert for BCMFest at The Westford Museum. The event, which
begins at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:15) is a reprise of last year's
successful "BCMFest Goes West(ford)" show.

Featured performers will be:

Doug Lamey and Cliff McGann�This duo, part of the popular band The
Boston Kiltics, play in the driving, rollicking Cape Breton fiddle
tradition that has inspired the likes of Jerry Holland, Natalie
MacMaster and Ashley MacIssac, to name a few. Lamey is the grandson of
Bill Lamey, who was a major figure in the Greater Boston Cape
Breton/Scottish music scene for more than three decades. McGann, in
addition to his fine instrumental work on guitar and whistle, is known
for his enviable trove of songs, both contemporary and traditional,
and his entertaining stories.

Katie McNally�A former runner-up Junior National Scottish Fiddle
Champion, McNally has performed with and opened up for such notable
musicians as Hanneke Cassel, Brittany Haas, and Laura Risk, and
appeared at such popular venues as Club Passim and The Cantab Lounge.

Eric Eid-Reiner�Born into a musical family, Eid-Reiner is a talented
piano player whose influences range from traditional fiddle tunes to
jazz, from Jewish music to modern folk, from ragtime to the blues. He
is particularly in demand as a contra dance musician, and is a member
of the up-and-coming band Matching Orange.

Eric McDonald�McDonald's prowess on mandolin extends across several
different kinds of music, including not only Celtic but
bluegrass/old-timey, folk-rock and contra dance (he plays with Eric
Eid-Reiner in Matching Orange). McDonald, also a solid singer and
guitarist, has performed with Jaded Mandolin, Ari & Mia Friedman and
The Jess Yoakum Band, among others.

Sarah Collins�Equally accomplished as a classical violinist, Collins
is one of a number of superb young musicians who have developed their
Celtic fiddling abilities at the Boston Harbor Scottish Fiddle Camp
and Sierra Fiddle Camp (run by famed Scots fiddler Alasdair Fraser).

McNally, the major planner and coordinator for the first "BCMFest Goes
West(ford)" concert as well as this year's edition, says that given
the success of last year's concert, "it seemed only natural to hold
another BCMFest fundraiser at the Westford Museum.

"There's a huge folk music following north of Boston that often times
gets overlooked and because of the show, we were able to draw in a
whole new crowd to the festival in January," she explains. "I'm so
happy to able to help a grassroots organization like BCMFest flourish,
and I hope the Westford show becomes a permanent fixture in the
festival's schedule."

Admission to the concert is $15, $5 for teens and free for under age
12. All proceeds benefit BCMFest, which will mark its sixth
anniversary on Jan. 9-10, 2009 [Information about the Boston Celtic
Music Fest is available at bcmfest. com]. Reservations for the concert
are recommended: Call (978) 692-5550 or e-mail Museum@....
For directions, see www. westford. com/museum/.

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, November 14, at 8 
p.m. Rebecca Lay will be calling in her first appearance at Goff 
Hall, and music will be performed by Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna 
Patton, and Peter Barnes.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated.

This month's Sunday Night Jammers dance is scheduled for November 23. 
You can read more about the Jammers dances below.

Lastly, due to the popularity of Rehoboth's 25th anniversary shirt, a 
new T-shirt will be available soon--most likely by the Thanksgiving 
weekend dance later this month. The new shirt, a fund-raiser for the 
dance, is based on the anniversary shirt, but it is printed only on 
the front and is worded a bit differently. The colors will be the 
same--black with gold and silver lettering. In addition, some of the 
shirts will be in a ladies'-cut style, and all of them will be 100 
percent cotton. A PDF of the design is attached to this email.

See you soon!
Shawn

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

Sage-green Rehoboth T-shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still 
available. They cost $15 and can be purchased at the door or by mail. 
See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, November 
23.

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Just a reminder that this month's 3rd Saturday Northboro Contra dance
will be held next Saturday evening, Nov. 15th at the First Parish
Unitarian Church in Northboro, MA.

This month's dance features Tim VanEgmond calling to the music of The
Polymorphous String Band with musical guest Robin Kynoch on whistle.

Due to problems with dirt on the floor at the Parish Hall, we're
asking everyone to use the brushes provided in the foyer to clean the
bottoms of your shoes before entering the hall.  If you can bring a
clean pair of shoes to change into and dance in, even better!

More information, map and directions are available at
http://www.JonWeinberg.com/northboro/

We hope you can join us!

Jon Weinberg

| email: jon at JonWeinberg daht com
| web:   www.JonWeinberg.com

Greetings -

Please join us this Friday, November 14 in Carlisle for a potluck dinner
(6:30) and dance (8:00).  The leaves have fallen, our arms are strong from
raking and the air is crisp and clear---perfect conditions for eating good
food and dancing with good friends.

Admission is still only $5!

Best,

Walter

Here's a link to some photos that Cynthia shot at last month's dance:
http://carlislecontradance.shutterfly.com/

-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
         http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

"Melrose Contradances for the Community" Novenber 15, this Saturday:

Third Saturdays each month we hold Contradances for the community in
the Melrose UU Church - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in
musicians welcome, no partners necessary!

Come celebrate fall, dancing traditional New England square and contra
dances to live music in a relaxed community-oriented setting. The band
includes Eli Kaynor (cello), Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle), Peter Butcher
(piano), Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddle, recorder), and Lia Kaynor
(assistant dancing master).

70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
7-10PM
$6 suggested donation
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
781-665-3835
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29th Annual Thanksgiving Contradance, Thursday November 27

Every Year since 1979, we have held a Contradance on Thanksgiving in
the Boston area - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in musicians
welcome, no partners necessary!

This is the perfect way to work off Thanksgiving dinner in the company
of friends and family, doing traditional New England square and contra
dances to live music in a relaxed community-oriented setting. The band
includes Al MacIntire, Walter Lenk, Debbie Knight, Eli Kaynor,
Nickolas Kaynor, Cammy Kaynor, and Lia Kaynor (assistant dancing
master) and others who have not checked in yet.

St. John's United Methodist Church
(Park across from Starbucks or take the bus from Harvard Square)
80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown MA
8:30PM
$8 suggested donation
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
781-665-3835
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Links to photos of the Harvest Ale -- Morris dancing in Western MA on
the Columbus Day weekend -- are below. The teams dancing were:

- Pipe Dream
- Commonwealth Morris Men
- Jack in the Green
- Rock Creek Morris Women
- Ladies of the Rolling Pin

The host teams are:
- Juggler Meadow Morris Men
- Wake Robin
- Rapscallions

There's a mess of photos from the Harvest Ale at these various links.
Undoubtedly, many of the pictures are of more interest to the dancers
involved than others.

Stew
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewstryker/collections/72157607984306228/

Jane
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42319&l=cbb64&id=595456228
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=42325&l=f3202&id=595456228

Alan
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94046383@N00/sets/72157608043487591/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/94046383@N00/sets/72157608033449670/

Sarah
http://www2.snapfish.com/share/p=47271225113007262/l=438040160/g=55095676/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB


Sean
http://s93.photobucket.com/albums/l68/essteess/Harvest%20Ale%202008/

Cammy
http://s422.photobucket.com/albums/pp310/cammydance/HarvestAle2008/

This Saturday, November 15th at the Concord Scout House:

Music: 
Dave Titus, fiddle
Debby Knight, piano
Jim Guinness, winds

Calling by special guest Lark-Aeryn Speyer. 

8:00 - 11:00
Admission $8.00 / $5.00 teens and under

Come dance in the historic Concord Scout house to the calling of one of the
area's bright new stars!

Dear Friends,

It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you of the passing of 
Barbara Hirsch, who died Thursday night after a brief illness.

The wife of Morris Hirsch and the mother of Sarah Hirsch, Barbara was 
a long-time Rehoboth dancer. She and Morris introduced many young 
dancers from Middletown to the Rehoboth dance, bringing them by the 
carloads.

Barbara's sturdy, self-reliant character, her enthusiasm for dancing, 
her generous willingness to help beginners, and the work that she put 
into the Newport dance are all to be admired.

We will miss Barbara greatly, and Morris has suggested that it would 
be fitting if the Newport dance could be revived in her memory.

On Sunday, November 23, visiting hours will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. 
at the Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway, in Newport, RI. The URL 
for the funeral home is:

http://www.memorialfuneralhome.com/

If you would like to send condolences to Morris and Sarah, their address is:

42 Renfrew Avenue
Middletown, RI 02842

A floral arrangement has been sent to the family's home on behalf of 
the Rehoboth dance community.

Morris has expressed a desire to have dancers be in touch with him. 
You can reach him at:

401-849-3466 (home)
401-527-2809 (cell)
morris_hirsch@...

He is also looking for a housemate and would appreciate your 
spreading the word or letting him know about any possibilities.

Attached to this email is a JPG of the Hirsch family taken in 1999.

In sadness,
Shawn

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Hello dancers,
Come join us this Friday for our second to last dance of the semester!

Friday, November 21
8-11:30 p.m. in Sayles Hall
live music by WHITE SQUALL
and live calling by RALPH SWEET


Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. Snacks and goodies for the break are always appreciated! 
We hope to see you on the dance floor,
Margiana and Evelyn

So what if the weather has turned cold again, when you can have a hot time dancing with us 
at the Concord Scout House this Monday night?

The exciting calling of Lisa Greenleaf will be layered in harmony over the music of Amy Larkin 
(fiddle), Bruce Rosen (piano),  Jack O'Connor & Cal Howard.

Start your week off right!

Dancing 7:30-10:30 pm, Monday November 17, 2008
General Admission: Adults $10 ($5 after 9:30 pm); Age 22 (and under) $5

Hello Dancers:

Get ready for a little pre-Thanksgiving dancing in Kingston this Saturday.  Here are the details:

When:  Saturday, November 22nd
Time:  8:00pm to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall  (163 Main Street)
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing
Pot Luck:  Refreshments at the break

Caller:  Beth Parkes
Band:  Gordon Peery and Sophie Orzechowski

Hope to see you there!

Glenn.
________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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Greetings -

There is a dance this Saturday night (11/22/08) from 8 to 11 at the 
Scout House in Concord.

     Amy Larkin and Carol Bittenson, fiddles
     Deborah Knight, Piano
     Walter Lenk, Mandocello and calls

Hope to see you there!

Walter

Our next dance will be the New Year's Eve dance at the Scout House on 
Wed 12/31/08 from 8 PM to 1 AM, with Lisa Greenleaf, Walter Lenk, Amy 
Larkin, Emily Troll, Deborah Knight, Jack O'Connor, Bruce Rosen, and 
Cal Howard.
    See the flyer for this at   http://www.configular.com/dance/nyeve

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats

-- 

===========================================
Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
===========================================

Hello dancers,
Just a reminder that we have a dance tonight, and we are hoping to see you all there!


Friday, November 21
8-11:30 p.m. in Sayles Hall
live music by WHITE SQUALL
and live calling by RALPH SWEET


Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members. Sayles is on our main green; if you enter the green from Faunce Arch (75 Waterman St.), Sayles is the second big building on your left. nacks and goodies for the break are always appreciated!
We hope to see you on the dance floor,
Margiana and Evelyn

SHORT VERSION

Peterborough, NH, contra dance
Wednesday, November 26
8:00 - 11:30 PM

"Giving Thanks to Bob McQuillen" theme (shh! surprise!)
calvacade of callers and musicians

For more information:
http://www.monadnockfolk.org/

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
--- Forwarded Message from Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson
<zakon-anderson@...> ---

We are writing to spread the word about a special contra dance  
evening we will
be holding in Peterborough on Wednesday November 26th.  That is the  
night before
Thanksgiving, when we usually have a dance in Peterborough.  This  
year we are
having a special theme which is "Giving Thanks to Bob McQuillen"  
night in honor
of his now 60 years of playing for contra dances!  The evening will  
also be a
benefit night, with proceeds going to both the Johnny Tremblay Fund  
for Young
Musicians and the Peterborough First Saturday Series Fund.  We would  
love to
have a stageful of musicians and callers for the evening (and a floor  
full of
dancers), to honor Bob, to help raise money for these two causes, and  
to make it
really fun!!

The dance will run from 8:00 to 11:30 PM.

The part about honoring Bob will, hopefully, be sort of a surprise  
for him.  He
has already been asked to play for the evening, but not told ALL of  
the details.
He was told it was to be an anniversary celebration of twenty years  
of doing the
Thanksgiving eve dance in Peterborough (we lied - it's actually been  
22).  Bob
has also been told that lots of people will be invited to participate  
and that
proceeds will go to the two funds listed above.  (The surest way to  
make sure
Bob agrees to come to an event is to include his favorite, the Johnny  
Tremblay
fund!) Bob is usually less interested in participating in events that  
are to
honor him, so the surprise part about honoring Bob during the evening  
was not
actually mentioned to him.  He doesn't tend to read dance flyers very  
much, so
we are hoping that he will ultimately end up remaining relatively  
unaware of
that aspect.

PLEASE, PLEASE  help also to spread the word. If you can think of  
someone
appropriate to forward this to, please do so.

Steve and Bettie Z-A

There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, November 28, at 8 
p.m. Lisa Greenleaf will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Free Association, with Jim Guinness, Amy Larkin, and Debby Knight.

Lisa will be conducting an introductory/refresher workshop at 7:30 
p.m., so bring along any relatives who are visiting for the holiday.

The new Rehoboth dance T-shirt will be on sale at the dance. The cost 
is $15, and there are both women's and men's styles available.

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated!

See you soon--and enjoy the holiday!
Shawn

****************

The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

In addition to the new black Rehoboth T-shirts, the sage-green shirts 
(in XL and XXL sizes only) are still available. Both shirts cost $15 
each and can be purchased at the door or by mail. See details on the 
Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, December 
21.

*****************


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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: November 26, 2008 8:26:42 AM EST
> Subject: THANKSGIVING EVE DANCE TONIGHT!
>
> HELLO DANCERS!
>
> It's time to work up an appetite tonight at the annual
>
> 	THANKSGIVING EVE CONTRA DANCE!
>  		at the Peterborough Town House
>
> 	let's all celebrate together with an evening of
> 	"GIVING THANKS TO BOB McQUILLEN"
>
> a stageful of musicians and callers and a floor full of dancers
> 	celebrating Bob for his 60 years of great music!
>
> Admission:  $10.00
> to support the Johnny Tremblay Fund for Young Musicians
> and the Peterborough First Saturday Contra Dance Series
>
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
> For information call Steve & Bettie 413-369-4369

(2 holiday dances with a solstice 3rd Saturday dance between):

The 29th Annual Thanksgiving Contradance, Thursday November 27

Every Year since 1979, we have held a Contradance on Thanksgiving in
the Boston area - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in musicians
welcome, no partners necessary!
This is the perfect way to work off Thanksgiving dinner in the company
of friends and family, doing traditional New England square and contra
dances to live music in a relaxed community-oriented setting. Cammy
Kaynor will lead the dancing and Lia Kaynor is the assistant dancing
master.

St. John's United Methodist Church
(http://www.gbgm-umc.org/watertown/)
80 Mt. Auburn St., Watertown MA
(Park across from Starbucks or take the bus from Harvard Square)

8:30PM
$8 suggested donation

Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds)
Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master)
Al MacIntire (accordion)
Walter Lenk (mandocello)
Debbie Knight (piano)
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle)
Eli Kaynor (cello)
and sit-ins welcome

For my info
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/dance1.html

cammydance@...
781-665-3835

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"Melrose Contradances for the Community"-- A Solstice contradance on
Saturday, December 20

Third Saturdays each month we hold Contradances for the community in
the Melrose UU Church - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in
musicians welcome, no partners necessary!

Come celebrate the mid-winter solstice, dancing traditional New
England square and contra dances to live music in a relaxed
community-oriented setting. The band includes Eli Kaynor (cello),
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle), Peter Butcher (piano), Cammy Kaynor (caller,
fiddle, recorder), and Lia Kaynor (assistant dancing master).

 70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
 7-10PM
 $6 suggested donation
 http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
 781-665-3835

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A Christmas Dance-
Similar to Thanksgiving, for many years we have held a dance on
Christmas, 12/25 in the Boston area. Whether you celebrate Christmas
or not, there is a poignancy to the last days of the year that is even
more powerful when we gather as a community and dance. The location is
the Melrose UU Church (see above) and the dance will feature older
English Country dances as well as some contras and squares. Details
(e.g., start time and who is in the band) will be coming.

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Third Saturday contras in Melrose will continue in 2009.

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The Commonwealth Morris Men will again be hosting a Mid-winter
Celebration in Newton on Wednesday 1/14/09. Details will be coming or
check on line at http://www.commonwealthmorris.com/mwc.html
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Old news -
Links to photos of the Harvest Ale -- Morris dancing in Western MA on
the Columbus Day weekend -- contact me

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Family News
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Eli's Cello:

Eli's Haydn C Maj concerto performance as Concerto Competition Winner
with Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra Sunday, November 30, 2008 at  3:00 PM
Sanders Theater, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge/Harvard Square:
http://www.proarte.org/
Wunderkinds of Music

Beatrice Affron, Conductor
2008 Concerto Competition Finalists, Guest Soloists

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Haydn, Cello Concerto in C Major, Movement 1
Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, Movement 1
Mozart, Flute Concerto in G Major, Movement 1
Haydn, Symphony No. 82
Respighi, Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite 3

http://www.proarte.org/people/Kaynor.html

2007 professional media video of "Camp Nirvana" String Quartet
program: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zinuxOh2f0w
(Eli's quartet is wearing those yellow shirts)

Tickets are available at the door or you can purchase tickets by
calling Pro Arte at (617) 779-0900, sending Pro Arte a fax at (617)
779-0900 (with your seating preference and your VISA or Mastercard
number), submitting an on-line order form, or ordering tickets from
the Harvard Box Office/Sanders Theatre.
http://140.247.118.196/tickets/details.cfm?EVENT_ID=7980

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The Boston Ballet with Lia--

Lia's Nutcracker Performances
(She's a Chinese "Tea" dancer in final act this year):

Fri           Nov 28    7:30 p.m.
Sat           Nov 29    7:30 p.m.
Thurs      Dec 4       7:30 p.m.
Sat           Dec 6       7:30 p.m.
Sun         Dec 7        1:00 p.m.
Fri           Dec 12      7:30 p.m.
Sat           Dec 13      7:30 p.m.
Fri           Dec 19      7:30 p.m.
Sat           Dec 20      7:30 p.m.
Sun         Dec 21      5:30 p.m.
Wed       Dec 24      12:00 p.m.
Sat          Dec 27       7:30 p.m.
Sun         Dec 28      5:30 p.m.


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Come join us at the gender role free contra dance in JP on Saturday night!

WHEN:  Saturday, November 29, 7:30-11:00 PM

WHO:   Caller: Laura Johannes.  Music: Free Association with Amy Larkin 
on fiddle, Debby Knight on piano, and Jim Guiness on saxophone.

WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 / $6 for students (or pay what you can for all).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

IMPORTANT: Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented
products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and
experience discomfort when exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

This Friday, December 5, Steve Holland will be calling
for you at the Challenging Contra Dance Series
~for EXPERIENCED dancers~

Steve called a lot of very cool, interesting dances at
the old NOMAD Festival, and he plans to bring those as well as
exciting no-walk through contras.  All this PLUS
the fabulous music of Notorious, with special guest
Matt Glaser.

December 5 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $9 / 21 and under: $7

See you there,

Lisa Greenleaf

Check out the complete schedule at
http://www.tiac.net/~mabaker/challenging-contras.html

Hello--

Help us heat up the hall this Saturday, December with caller Will
Loving and the band Smoke and Mirrors. As always, the dance runs from
7:30-10:30 at Christ Episcopal Church in Medway. If you can't make it,
please consider supporting the dance by purchasing a season ticket. To
do so, contact MarkDooley3@gmailcom.

Next month's dance on January 3 features the band Matching Orange with
caller Lark-Aeryn Speyer.

You can also check out our information at www.contradancelinks.com/medway.html.

Hope to see you soon,
Leslie Dooley

Hello folks,
We are sorry for the late notice, but we WILL be having a contradance in Providence this Friday, December 5th! Here are the details:

When: Friday, December 5th
8-11:30 pm
Live Music by: HEATHEN CREEK
Live Calling by: GEORGE MARSHALL

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members
*****NOTE!***** Due to scheduling conflicts for this dance, we will be holding the dance at the FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF PROVIDENCE.
The church is on 1 Benevolent St. (the corner of Benevolent St. and Benefit St.) It is only a few blocks from the University. We hope to see you all on the dance floor!
Evelyn and Margiana

Reminder: Dan Pearl will call for the Berlin Country Orchestra in the next contra dance of our 2008-2009 season: this Saturday, December 6th, from 8:00 to 11:00 PM.
 
The dance will be held at Berlin's 1870 Town Hall (second floor), 12 Woodward St, Berlin, MA (Woodward St. intersects Central St/Rte. 62 just a few hundred feet west of Carter St. in Berlin town center. Turn right on Woodward St. and Town Hall is the building with stone front steps on your immediate left. We'll have our usual sign nearby.)
 
This dance is actually one of several events connected with the 13th annual "Christmas in Berlin" celebration, which takes place all day on December 6th throughout the town. You may want to come early and make a day of it! At the 1870 Town hall alone there will be sandwiches & salads, performances by local school musicians, a kids' Winter Musical Show, and more!
 
For more information on Christmas in Berlin, follow this link (or copy/paste into your browser's adderss bar): http://townofberlin.com/Christmas%20in%20Berlin/Christmas%20in%20Berlin.htm. For specifics on 1870 Town Hall events for this Saturday (and beyond!), follow this link: http://townofberlin.com/TownHall.htm.
 
For more information on the BCO and for complete directions, please visit our web site at: 
http://www.geocities.com/brlncountryorch/schedule or call 978-273-8238.
 
See you there!!


      

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Hello all!
Just a reminder that we WILL be having a contradance in Providence TONIGHT, December 5th! Here are the details of the last dance of our semester:

When: Friday, December 5th
8-11:30 pm
Live Music by: HEATHEN CREEK
Live Calling by: GEORGE MARSHALL

Admission is $5 for students and $7 for community members
*****NOTE!***** Due to scheduling conflicts for this dance, we will be holding the dance at the FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH OF PROVIDENCE.
The church is on 1 Benevolent St. (the corner of Benevolent St. and Benefit St.) It is only a few blocks from the University.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1+Benevolent+St.%2C+Providence%2C+RI

 We hope to see you all on the dance floor!
Evelyn and Margiana

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: December 4, 2008 3:56:32 PM EST
> Subject: DANCE THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th!
>
> HELLO DANCERS!
>
> Can you believe it's already the first Saturday of December?
>
> Time to dance in Peterborough again after that wonderful  
> Thanksgiving-Eve Dance for Bob!
> Thanks again to all of you who came and celebrated him!
>
> There's reason to be excited again, because the folks on stage this  
> Saturday, December 6th, brought the house down at the Fall Ball!
> Come dance to:
> 	"NOTORIOUS"
> 		     Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger
> with calling by	Steve Zakon-Anderson
>
> There will even be a special dance performance during the break by  
> local favorites - Jack in the Green Morris Men!
>
> Admission:  $8.00
> Workshop for New Dancers:  7:30pm
> Dancing:  8:00-11:30pm
>
> For information call:  Steve & Bettie Z-A  413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society

Contradance TONIGHT
Windham Town Hall
Windham, NH (off Rte. 93, exit 3, Rte. 111)

Friday, December 5th, 8:00-11:00 pm

Music by:
Paul Lizotte, fiddle; Debbie Gerstein, piano; Joe Pollock, mandolin
Calling:
Frank Woodward

Admission is $6

Dear dancers,

Please join us on Tuesday, December 9th at 7:30 pm as Linda Leslie  
leads the Jamaica Plain English Country Dance series to music by the  
duo of Jean Monroe and Ron Dann.  It's December - the daylight  
shortens, the darkness lengthens, the temperature drops - but the  
dancing & music continue to be hot & joyous.  Come dance in the  
company of friends old & new.

Please note that there will *not* be a dance on December 23rd, so this  
is your last chance to dance English Country Dancing in Jamaica Plain  
before the holidays.  We'll finish 2008 with a flourish on Tuesday,  
December 30th, with an Experienced Dance led by Graham Christian &  
featuring Jean Monroe on solo piano.  And, we'll start 2009 on  
Tuesday, January 13th with the Jamaica Plain ECD Anniversary Dance,  
again led by Graham with fabulous music by Jacqueline Schwab & Dave  
Langford.

Come dance!!
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We dance at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown  
Jamaica Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the  
monument, on the second, fourth and fifth Tuesdays of the month  
(September – July), from 7:30 to 10:00 pm.

Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes.

Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented products, as  
some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and experience  
discomfort when exposed to these things.

For more information on this and other dances in our series, see our  
website, http://www.lcfd.org/bgfe/

For detailed directions to the church, see http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html 
.


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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, December 12, at 8 
p.m. Sue Rosen will be calling, and music will be performed by 
Rumblestrip, with Nat Hewitt, Liza Constable, and Glen Loper.

PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling too dangerous, 
for either the dancers or the caller and musicians, a dance 
cancellation email will be sent by mid-afternoon on the day of the 
dance.

The next Jammers dance will be on Sunday, December 21. See details below.

The new Rehoboth dance T-shirt is now on sale. The cost is $15, and 
there are both women's and men's styles available.

For this dance in particular, dancers' contributions toward 
refreshments at the break will be appreciated!

The end of the year is a time when people often make donations to 
charitable organizations. The Rehoboth Country Dance Society, which 
sponsors the Rehoboth contra dance, is a 501(c)(3) charitable 
organization, and any contributions made to it are tax-deductible. 
Donations help with the upkeep of the sound system and also go toward 
general operating expenses, including a "rainy day" fund. You can 
bring your donation to the dance, or mail it to:

Shawn Kendrick
Rehoboth Country Dance Society
40 Brook Street
Rehoboth, MA 02769

Checks should be made out to: RCDS.

The Society's board members wish to extend a warm thank-you to those 
dancers who contribute regularly and to all dancers for your 
continuing support of the Rehoboth dance!

See you soon!
Shawn

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

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In addition to the new black Rehoboth T-shirts (in women's and men's 
cuts), the sage-green shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still 
available. Both shirts cost $15 each and can be purchased at the door 
or by mail. See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. In the event of inclement weather, a dance 
cancellation notice will be sent to those on the Rehoboth email list 
by mid-afternoon on the day of the dance. The next Jammers dance will 
be held on Sunday, December 21.

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Greetings -

The Carlisle dance this Friday (12/12/2007) will feature Dudley 
Laufman leading seasonal
songs and dances. Musicians include Jacqueline Laufman, David Titus, 
Jack O'Connor, Deborah Knight, and Walter Lenk (who will also call 
some dances).

Come for the potluck dinner at 6:30 and dancing at 8.

Hope to see you there!

Walter


-> The Carlisle 2nd Friday dance flyer is posted at
      http://www.configular.com/dance/carlisle

-> The Scout House New Year's Eve Dance flyer is posted at
      http://www.configular.com/dance/nyeve

-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
      http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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Jamaica Plain Gender-Role-Free Contra Dance --

WHEN:  Saturday, December 13, 7:30-11:00 PM
WHO:   Caller: Sue Rosen.  Music: The BVDs with Bruce Rosen on piano and 
guitar, Vince O�Donnell on fiddle, and Dave Titus on fiddle.
WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 / $6 for students (or pay what you can for all).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica 
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

IMPORTANT: Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented 
products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and 
experience discomfort when exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

Tickets are still available!

Tony Parkes & Beth Parkes and Cal Howard cordially invite you to the 33nd
annual Concord Christmas Cotillion

A party and dance featuring classic contras, quadrilles (formal squares),
and couple dances with 

Tony Parkes, Dancing Master, with music by Spare Parts, and friends:
- Bill Matthiesen, piano
- Liz Stell, flute
- Eric Buddington, fiddle
- Dave Langford, fiddle
- Cal Howard, bass

Sunday, December 14, 2008
Reception and hors d'oeuvres at 6:15 p.m.
Dancing from 6:45 p.m. until 10:30 p.m.
Dessert buffet at the mid-dance break

Concord Scout House
74 Walden Street, Concord, Massachusetts 01742

PERIOD, FORMAL, OR FESTIVE ATTIRE REQUESTED. Any festive attire is
acceptable. Formal (or less so) from any period, but please, no shorts or
T-shirts. This is traditionally the one contra dance of the Boston year
where people dress up.

Contributions of hors d'oeuvres or dessert most welcome and encouraged (the
organizers will provide punch and coffee)

Admission $17 at the door $10 for students under 21

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From:  <gtwood@...>
Date: Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:31 PM

Hello all,
The Callers and Musicians Workshops, as well as,
the Swallowtail Dance, sheduled for this evening in Gilmanton
NH, have been canceled due to, power outage/ ice storm
we'll try again in the fall!
Please call your dance compadres and help us get the word out

Thanks Gale
603-817-9879
_______________________________________________
Callers mailing list
Callers@...
http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers

1) Solstice Contra this Saturday 12/20, 7-10
3rd Saturday contra with an emphasis on Scandinavian music and couples 
dances

2) Annual Christmas Dance on Thursday 12/25, 7-10
This year we will do mostly old dances - "chestnuts" from the contra
years and the old English Country dances

For both:
Newcomers welcomed on the dance floor and in the band.
Suggested donation $6
The Melrose Unitarian Universalist Church,
70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
781-665-3835

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Pictures of Eli at the concerto concert 11/30 are here
http://www.proarte.org/competition08PhotoGallery.html

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Please join us at the
Midwinter Celebration of Dance, Song and Ritual Drama
Wednesday, January 14th  7:30-8:30pm
in the lovely Parish Hall, First Unitarian Society of Newton, MA
http://www.commonwealthmorris.com/mwc.html

The Midwinter Celebration will showcase many talented performers of
ritual dance, drama and song. This free, 1-hour performance will
feature the internationally known Orion sword team, the Banbury Cross
and CandyRapper youth teams (our next generation!), and Green River
Tap and Die (a molly team from central Massachusetts), plus songs,
stories and a mummer's play.
 The audience is invited to join us after the performance for mulled
cider and a a potluck dessert social. Please consider bringing a few
of your favorite treats to share!

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More detail about the Melrose dances:
"Melrose Contradances for the Community" December 20, this Saturday:

Third Saturdays each month we hold Contradances for the community in the 
Melrose UU Church - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in musicians 
welcome, no partners necessary! Come celebrate the solstice, dancing 
traditional New England square and contradances to
live music in a relaxed community-oriented setting. The band includes Eli 
Kaynor (cello), Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle), Peter Butcher (piano), and Cammy 
Kaynor (caller, fiddle, recorder). With St. Lucia day just past, we will 
play more scandinavian tunes than usual and teach a few couples dances.

70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
7-10PM
$6 suggested donation
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
781-665-3835

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23rd Annual Christmas Contradance, Thursday December 25

Every Year since 1985, we have held a Contradance on Christmas in the 
Boston area - all dances taught, newcomers and sit-in musicians
welcome, no partners necessary!

This is the perfect way to work off holiday dinners in the company of 
friends and family, doing a mix of old English Country dances and
traditional New England square and contra dances to live music in a 
relaxed community-oriented setting. Cammy Kaynor will lead the dancing
and Lia Kaynor is the assistant dancing master. This year's theme is 
"cherstnuts" - that is favorites from years past back to the 17th
century. Come kick up your heels to Newcastle, The Black Nag, Lady 
Walpole's Reel, Rory O'More, and French Fours, or more gracefully and 
elegantly dance Heidi Laughman's Simple Gifts, The Siege of Limmerick, and 
Hole in the Wall.

70 West Emerson St., Melrose MA (across from the library)
7-10PM
$6 suggested donation
http://mysite.verizon.net/manystrings6/
781-665-3835

Cammy Kaynor (caller, fiddler, winds)
Lia Kaynor (Assistant Dancing Master)
Al MacIntire (accordion)
Walter Lenk (mandocello)
Debbie Knight (piano)
Nickolas Kaynor (fiddle)
Eli Kaynor (cello)
and sit-ins welcome

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Gile Beye 
To: pmatmht@... ; glenncopp@... 
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:16 AM
Subject: Deerfield Dance


Hi Alice and Glenn,

Sarah Mason's power is still out and she would like to publicize the Deerfield Dance.  Could you send this information out to your lists?

 

Deerfield Dance - January 3, 2009

Tony Parkes calling

Music by Sarah Hydorn, Bill Zecher, Burt Feintuch, John Carew (my apologies for any name misspellings)

 

Thank you.  I hope you both are safe and warm.

 

Thanks again,

Gile

 


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The Third Saturday Series at the Scout House invites you to their Annual
Holiday Contra Dance

With special refreshments and a holiday reading by Tony Parkes

Music by

Full Tilt

Jim Guinness, Winds
Carol Bittenson, Fiddle
Debby Knight, Piano

Beth Parkes, Caller

8:00 - 11:00 pm
$8/$5 teens & under

The Concord Scout House
74 Walden St, Concord, Mass.

Speledans Scandinavian Dance
Holiday Party Tonight
CANCELLED - PARKING BAN
Have a Merry Christmas!

At PACC - Park Avenue Congregational Church 
in Arlington Heights cancelled

Arlington has a snow/parking ban in effect.

Hello dancers:

The Seacoast Holiday Dance takes place this Saturday in Kingston.  It's a fun evening with lots of great music, pot-luck snacks and festive attire for those who care to indulge.  Here are the details:

When:  Saturday, December 27th
Time:  8:00 to 11:00pm
Where:  Kingston, NH Town Hall (163 Main Street, just west of Route 125 on "the plains" in Kingston)
Callers:  Peter Yarensky and Sarah Mason
Band:  Lamprey River Band
Admission:  $8.00
Snacks:  Pot-Luck at the break
Shoes:  Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing

Best wishes to you and yours for the Holidays!

Glenn.

________________________________
Glenn Coppelman
Kingston, NH
603-772-5355
glenncopp@...
 
"On with the dance! let joy be unconfined"  Lord Byron (1788-1824)

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There will be a Rehoboth contra dance this Friday, December 26, at 8 
p.m. Dan Pearl will be calling, and music will be performed by Amy 
Larkin and Roberta Sutter.

PLEASE NOTE: If snow or icy conditions make traveling too dangerous, 
for either the dancers or the caller and musicians, a dance 
cancellation email will be sent by mid-afternoon on the day of the 
dance.

If the weather does not warm up before Friday, parking on the grounds 
of Goff Hall will be limited. The parking lot at the Carpenter Museum 
down the road will be available, and car-pooling is highly 
recommended!

Dancers' contributions toward refreshments at the break are always appreciated!

The board members of the Rehoboth Country Dance Society extend to all 
of you our best wishes for the holiday season and the New Year!

Happy dancing! And see you soon!
Shawn

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The Rehoboth dance is held at 124 Bay State Road, Goff Memorial Hall, 
in Rehoboth, MA. Admission is $8, $5 for children under 16, and $18 
for families with children under 16. You can view and print out the 
entire Rehoboth schedule by visiting 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/rehoboth.html.

****************

In addition to the new black Rehoboth T-shirts (in women's and men's 
cuts), the sage-green shirts (in XL and XXL sizes only) are still 
available. Both shirts cost $15 each and can be purchased at the door 
or by mail. See details on the Rehoboth dance Web site.

*****************

The Celtic-inspired jam sessions continue in Rehoboth every Sunday 
night from 7-9 p.m. at Goff Hall. If you play an instrument, want to 
learn some dance steps, or just want to listen, you are welcome to 
attend! All ages and levels of ability are welcome. For information 
or to check about cancellations, call Bob Elliott at 508-669-5656 or 
Judith Schrier at 401-751-4554, or you can e-mail Bob at 
bobolinkelliott@... and Judith at Judith_Schrier@.... You 
can read more about the Jammers at the Rehoboth dance link: 
http://www.contradancelinks.com/jammers.html

The Jammers are also now holding free monthly community dances from 7 
to 9 p.m. A potluck at 6:00 p.m. precedes the dance, and all dance 
steps are taught. In the event of inclement weather, a dance 
cancellation notice will be sent to those on the Rehoboth email list 
by mid-afternoon on the day of the dance. The next Jammers dance will 
be held on Sunday, January 11.

*****************


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Hey Boston Dancers, 

I'm writing from the Gender free dancers in Jamaica Plain.  This year
marks our 20th anniversary!

We would love to have a packed house and your support of this
wonderful dance.  If you have never made it to a JP Dance, then this
would be a great one to try out.  (We use bands and bare-arms instead
of ladies and gents for calling.)  

Visit our website at lcfd.org or email me at t.e.clough@... for
more details. 
____________________________

Bob Golder, Linda Leslie, Beth & Tony Parkes & Chris Ricciotti. calls
with music by DOGTOWN, HEATHEN CREEK, GROOVEMONGERS, and special guests!!!
DANCE ALL DAY! DANCE ALL NIGHT! POTLUCK IN BETWEEN! Come and join us
for the fabulous celebration of 20 years of gender-free contra dancing
in Jamaica Plain! 

DATE: January 24, 2009 

LOCATION: First Church of Jamaica Plain, Corner of Centre & Eliot
Streets in Jamaica Plain

TIMES: 
2:00 pm - Afternoon Advanced Dance with music by Groovemongers 
and Heathen Creek.
5:45 pm - Potluck dinner, home movies, and reminiscences.
7:30 pm - Evening dance for all levels with music by Heathen Creek and
Dogtown.

Come celebrate the holidays with a warm, friendly, high-energy 
gender-role-free contra dance in Jamaica Plain on Saturday night.

WHEN:  Saturday, December 27, 7:30-11:00 PM

WHO:   Caller: Chris Ricciotti.  Music: Gift of the Marcii with Aaron 
Marcus on piano, Andrew Marcus on accordion and doumbek, and Peggy 
Marcus on percussion.

WHERE: First Church (U-U) of Jamaica Plain, Centre & Eliot Sts.

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

Admission is $10 / $6 for students (or pay what you can for all).

We're at the First Church Unitarian-Universalist in downtown Jamaica 
Plain, on Eliot St. at the corner of Centre St., opposite the monument.

Please bring soft-soled shoes.

IMPORTANT: Please do not wear perfume, cologne, or other scented 
products, as some of our dancers are chemically sensitive, and 
experience discomfort when exposed to these things.

http://www.lcfd.org/jp/

Directions:
http://www.lcfd.org/jp/directions.html

Not a contra dance but if you are looking for a traditional dance tonight in
the Boston area:

Rip Snortin' Squares

Explore the many and varied styles of traditional square dance
along with a few classics from the early days of modern square dancing

Fourth Fridays  -  8-11 pm
Next Dance: December 26, 2008
Caller: Tony Parkes        Music: Amy Cann & friends

Payson Park Church  365 Belmont St., Belmont, Mass.
(on the 73 bus line from Harvard Square, Cambridge)
Admission $8 ($5 for students under 21)

This Friday, January 2, Nils Fredland
at the Challenging Contra Dance Series
~for EXPERIENCED dancers~

Nils will be be bringing his smooth contra style along
with his trombone so he can rock out with musicians
Ethan Hazzard-Watkins, Anna Patton, Owen Marshall
and Garrett Sawyer

January 2 at The Scout House
8-11PM / Admission: $9 / 21 and under: $7

See you there,

Lisa Greenleaf

Check out the complete schedule at
http://www.tiac.net/~mabaker/challenging-contras.html

Greetings -

Just a reminder about the New Years Eve dance this Wednesday night 
(12/31/08) from 8 PM to 1 AM at the Scout House in Concord.

   Callers: Lisa Greenleaf and Walter Lenk
  Music by: Amy Larkin, Emily Troll, Debby Knight, Jack O'Connor, Bruce Rosen,
                                                          and Cal Howard

Hope to see you there!

Walter

-> The Scout House New Year's Eve Dance flyer is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/nyeve
-> The Scout House 4th Saturday Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/fourthsats
-> The Scout House Saturday Night Schedule is posted at
            http://www.configular.com/dance/allsats

-- 

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Walter Lenk    Cambridge Ma    617-547-7781
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The Annual New Year's Eve dance at the Scout House
is happening!  8PM-1AM with lots of hot music and
warming contras.

Reminders:
-Bring a dessert/savory treat to share at the break
-Pack a shovel in your car to help with parking (extra points
	if you shovel around your parking space)
-Change out of your boots in the vestibule

Safe travels to all.  We look forward to rockin' The House tonight.

Lisa Greenleaf

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Steven & Bettie Zakon-Anderson <zakon-anderson@...>
> Date: December 31, 2008 4:30:41 PM EST
> To: Undisclosed-recipients: <>;
> Subject: Peterborough Contra Dance THIS SATURDAY, January 3rd
>
>> Hello Dancers!
>
>
> There are 2 great dances at the Peterborough Town House to start  
> the new year off!
> Please bring some friends and join us for
>
> The First Saturday Peterborough Contra Dance
> this Saturday, January 3rd featuring:
>
> 	Calling by Steve Zakon-Anderson
> and Music by "Old New England"
>
>  and
>  The 16th Annual SnowBall on Saturday, January 24th!
> 		An ALL DAY CONTRA DANCE
> 	with dancing from Noon to Midnight featuring: (in order of  
> appearance)
>
> "Big Bandemonium"
> with caller Bob Isaacs
>
> "Moving Violations"
> with caller Rebecca Lay
>
> "Rumblestrip"
> with caller Rachel Nevitt
>
> and
> "Les Z Boys"
> with caller Steve Zakon-Anderson
>
> January 3rd Dance Info:
> Workshop for new dancers at 7:30pm
> Dancing 8:00-11:30-m
> Admission $8.00
>
> January 24th SnowBall Info:
> Dancing 12:00pm - 12:00am
> Admission $20.00
>
> For more information call 413-369-4369
> Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society
>
>

Hello Everyone,

I am about to do a rumor bust! Please joyously pass on and/or post/list this information & bring your friends to join us on Jan. 23 from 8-11 PM at the Lancaster Town Hall, 695 Main Street (Route 70), Lancaster, MA.

The Lancaster Contra Dance is NOT canceled or ended. The next one is coming our way at the end of January. Here are the details a bit in advance:

Jan. 23 8:00-11:00PM
Live traditional music by Jumpstart (Victor Troll piano, Gene Albert bass, Paul Lizotte fiddle) & Chris Lahey teaching and calling the dance

*Admission is $8 with all additional donations welcome
* There will be NO Pot-luck dinner before the dance at the hall regardless of what the web site may say
* Beginner's workshop from 7:45-8:00 to run through some of the basic contra steps if necessary
Live Music ~ No Partner Necessary ~ All Dances Taught ~ All Ages
Bring Pot-Luck Refreshments for Intermission
Please bring soft soled clean shoes with light colored soles.
(Hard & dark soled shoes leave damage marks on the floor)
Clean tennis sneakers are great!
Details & directions can be found at: http://www.songsailor.com/contra.html
Jill 978-368-9062 songsailormusic@...

Happy New Year - Smiling & Humming Merrily,
Jill


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