Contra Dance Band
Mid-Maryland Folk Arts Council Frederick Contra Dance
Saturday, Sept 23, 2017 from 8-11pm
A free beginners’ workshop starts at 7:15pm
Trinity Episcopal School
6040 New Design Rd
Frederick, MD 21703
Admission is $10 general, $5 students, $5 age 12 and under
Andrea Hoag & Charlie Pilzer and young dynamo Rebecca Weiss (WA DC area – fiddles, piano) + Special guests Marianne Tatom (clarinet), Marni Rachmiel (flute & sax) & Ruth Mabel Boytz (bass) celebrate the 25th Anniversary Commemorative Polka Pants Tour – and kick off your NW FOLKLIFE weekend – with a rollicking dance! Perennial fav David Kaynor (MA) calls a collection of super-cool contras.
7:30 pm till 10:30 pm
Free introductory “dance skills” workshop every week at 7:00pm
Admission $8 – 12, kids & first-time contradancers free
Please respect the health needs of many dancers and come fragrance-free.
For more information call 206-525-0932.
The Polka Pants Band presents a concert of tunes and the people who go with them- stories about who we’ve learned from, met along the way, and played with.
7:30pm Concert ($15, $12 AACTMAD members)
Pittsfield Union Grange – 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
1:00-3:00 Pittsfield Open Band workshop with David Kaynor ($5 donation requested)
3:30-5:30 Open jam with band ($5 donation requested)
6:00 Potluck
8:00-11:00 Contra Dance ($12 general, $11 AACTMAD members, $7 students)
7:30pm Beginners’ Introduction
Please bring clean shoes to change into for dancing.
Email: hellmann@umich.edu Phone: 734-646-4835, 734-769-1052
Pittsfield Union Grange – 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Information provided by: AACTMAD First Saturday Dance
3:00-5:00 Scandinavian music workshop ($ 8, $7 AACTMAD members)
5:00-6:30 Potluck
6:30-9:00 Scandinavian music jam, with dancing encouraged ($5 donation requested)
Pittsfield Union Grange – 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Dance Starting Time: The Wednesday night dance starts at 8:00pm. Newcomer lessons start at 7:30pm.
Location: Harmony School, 909 E 2nd St, Bloomington, IN 47401, USA
• Protect the floor: Bring clean, smooth-soled shoes. Help clean the floor after the dance and get Free admission to the dance. Talk to Bill Baus.
• After each Wednesday dance some of us go out for drinks and munchies. Each week a different person gets to choose where to go. Click here to see who will decide where to go after the dance.
June 8, 2017 -Oh Contraire Dance Series
Oh Contraire is excited to present these special artists on a Thursday night.
Potluck supper at 6:00 pm, Dancing from 7:30 ‘till the band quits.
This is likely to be a combination of a contra dance, and a concert, come dance, come listen, or both.
We are extra friendly to beginners, all are welcome.
All this fun happens at 128 N. Broadway, Berea KY 40403. Above the fudge shop, stairs on the left. If there’s a shark’s head on the wall, you are in the right place.
http://bereacontradance.org/ (859) 985-5501
Location: Swisshelm Park Community Center
1050 Windermere Drive in Pittsburgh (Swisshelm Park neighborhood)
See the directions pages for more details.
If you need help getting to or from the dance, we can help connect you with a ride. Please contact our ride coordinator. If you have any questions, comments, or concerts please contact us at info@pittsburghcontra.org or give us a call at (412) 945-0554.