Joyride first Wednesday contra dance with caller Jean Gorrindo
Wed Oct 1, 2025
Calendar
This calendar shows local and PCDC affiliated events. To see more (and to be able to filter by type of events) go to our extended regional calendar.
Events in October 2025
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Salem Contra Dance: Pringle Creek w/ Ric Goldman [Portland] Salem Contra Dance: Pringle Creek w/ Ric Goldman [Portland]
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Thu Oct 2, 2025![Salem Contra Dance: Pringle Creek w/ Ric Goldman [Portland]](https://portlandcountrydance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-10-02-Salem-flyer.png)
The Salem Folklore Community continues their First Thursdays Contra Dance series in 2025. Join us from 6:30 to 9:00 at the VFW Hall (630 Hood St. NE). Masks and vaccinations recommended, but not required. They hope to create a welcoming atmosphere for both new and experienced dancers, with circles, squares, and contras designed to foster success and fun for all.
Pringle Creek will make music (Dennis Rothrock, Louise Rothrock, Shawn Morford, Jeff Graham), and Ric Goldman from Portland will call with gender-neutral terms.
Admission is on a sliding scale, $5-10 per person, cash only at the door.
Newcomer session at 6 pm
Dancing 6:30-9:00 pm
For more info contact salemfolklore@gmail.com of check out the Salem Folklore Facebook page.
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First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and caller Noah Grunzweig First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and caller Noah Grunzweig
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Sat Oct 4, 2025Band: The Stage Crew—Lori Shaffer, fiddle; Sue Songer, fiddle and piano; Lanny Martin, accordion and piano
Caller: Noah Grunzweig (nongendered role terms)
Location: Fulton Hall, 68 SW Miles St, Portland
Time: 7:00 - 10:30 pm. Newcomers' session at 7:00; Dance starts at 7:30
Admission: $15 per person is our break-even point; $6 - $20 Sliding scale
All are welcome. No partner or experience is required, dances are taught on the spot. Enjoy this healthy activity to live fiddle music with friendly people. Comfortable shoes recommended. Fragrance free, please.
First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and caller Noah Grunzweig First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and caller Noah Grunzweig
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Sat Oct 4, 2025Band: The Stage Crew—Lori Shaffer, fiddle; Sue Songer, fiddle and piano; Lanny Martin, accordion and piano
Caller: Noah Grunzweig (nongendered role terms)
Location: Fulton Hall, 68 SW Miles St, Portland
Time: 7:00 - 10:30 pm. Newcomers' session at 7:00; Dance starts at 7:30
Admission: $15 per person is our break-even point; $6 - $20 Sliding scale
All are welcome. No partner or experience is required, dances are taught on the spot. Enjoy this healthy activity to live fiddle music with friendly people. Comfortable shoes recommended. Fragrance free, please.
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PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Pringle Creek w/Penelope Weinberger [DC] PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Pringle Creek w/Penelope Weinberger [DC]
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Sat Oct 11, 2025![PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Pringle Creek w/Penelope Weinberger [DC]](https://portlandcountrydance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fulton-2025-1024x769.jpg)
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Pringle Creek musicians play for our dancing pleasure. Penelope Weinberger visits from the Washington, DC area to call dances using gender-neutral terms.
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends
Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!Covid protocols: Though not required, masks and up-to-date vaccinations are recommended to help keep our community healthy. We continue to monitor potential exposures at PCDC events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details. -
SPECIAL 12-hour dance: On to the Next w/ Brian Lindsay & Friends, Campaign for Reel Time, Peter and the Wolf Tones, Lindsey Dono, and Noah Grunzweig SPECIAL 12-hour dance: On to the Next w/ Brian Lindsay & Friends, Campaign for Reel Time, Peter and the Wolf Tones, Lindsey Dono, and Noah Grunzweig
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Sat Oct 18, 2025 On To The Next
Oct 18 / 11 am - 11 pm
On To The Next is a queer-normative community dance event intended to bring our NW elders and next gen queerdos together for a day of dance, dining, and dreaming of what we want our communities to be as we face the next acts of our lives, together.
Come dance, dine, and dream about our future together!
9 hours of dance with a 2 hour community dinner socialOctober 18
11am to 11pm
Sliding scale $35-75+
Milwaukie Community Club
10666 SE 42nd Ave, Milwaukie, ORMasks encouraged
Non-gendered calling
Inclusive of all genders and agender folks
Community sourced potluck orchestrated by us to meet dietary needs of allCallers:
Lindsey Dono
Noah GrunzweigBands:
Brian Lindsay + friends
Campaign for Reel Time
Peter and the Wolf TonesWho is this for?
On To The Next is intended for experienced dancers of all identities and body designs. New dancers are welcome, and will likely find it accessible, but they should know to have their attention caps on and to enjoy the learning curve, as the event will not cater to their experience level. Our event is inclusive of people of all or no genders. We use Larks & Robins as calling terms & will have gender-free restrooms.
We prioritize consent, playfulness, and co-creative space. As such, we ask our chaos monkeys to play inside the container as much as possible and for our order monkeys to let go of controlling others as part of their play.
Come absorb the joy, friendship, and community fellowship of a dance weekend in one day!
More info
For additional important info, please read the About page and our Values and Expectations.
If you have questions about the website or registration, email ash@pdxcontra.org.
If you have any other questions, please email noah@contraremix.com.
Registration open now
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Contra Remix Contra Remix
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Sun Oct 19, 2025Contra Remix is back!Keep spreading the good word to continue filling up the hall with even more of our friends and new friends we haven't met yet!Here is what you'll find on this page:1. About Us & Basic event details
2. Covid & other illness Protocols (Required)
3. Current Community Agreements
4. Support we need from you
1. About Us & Basic Event Details:
Dancing some Sunday of the month, Sept-May: Contra Remix is a queer loving, inter-generational dance series that focuses on ecstatic, joyful dance connection and asking everyone in our community to own the culture we each create. Anyone who can get down with this is welcome. Gender neutral terms are used when teaching and calling dances. No fragrances - especially mint!Location: Norse Hall - Upstairs Ballroom
Time: Intro & warm up @ 6:30. 7:00-10:00 is the main dance.
Payment Methods: Cash, Venmo, or PayPal only. No Credit Cards.
Admission: $6-20, MASK REQUIRED
Sliding scale:
2-4 dances helping cover the admission table (contact us)
$6-10 Capitalism pays you less, so you pay less.
$11-15 Will cover rent and pay performers
$16-20 balances out the unfairness of capitalism for folks who need to pay less.Pub social after: Hungry Tiger outdoor patio area in the back.2. Covid & Public health culture:- We are still orienting to long-covid coping in our personal lives, so Masks are required at our events. Wear a well-fitted (no gaps) N-95, K-N95, or surgical mask with a cloth mask cover to create a sealed fit.
- Do not attend events if you are contagious with anything or hung out with someone you know was contagious w/o masking that week. Not sure if you're contagious - Ask a nurse friend, google, or stay home.
- Let us know if you have symptoms of Covid-19, RSV, or Flu 1-3 days after an event. Then, please be extra sweet to yourself.
- Wash your hands!3. Community Agreements:This is a queer loving space that supports the expression, exploration, and rejection of gender & sex identities. The terms used to identify partnered positioning in our dance are Larks and Robins. No mint products are allowed at this dance. We are other fragrances-free as well. Entering this dance space, we ask that you agree to to the following cultural practices:1. To practice taking care of yourself to the best of your own, current capacity.
2. To practice taking care of each other - especially on the dance floor.
3. To practice consent in dancing, asking for support, resolving injury, and seeking repair.
4. To practice saying “no” and “yes” in ways that both support your well being & don’t harm others.
5. To practice being ok with screwing something up & allowing yourself and others to be imperfect - on and off the dance floor.This is a living artifact that reflects the current agreements of the organizers and active community members and is subject to negotiation - except for the no mint.4. Community Support Needed:- Spread the word! We rely on you to make sure word spreads like a double rainbow across the sky.- Door volunteers: Ya’ll know, and we’ve appreciated your support making sure Jaydra doesn't have to do all the door work alone. Noah usually gets paid as talent, but neither of us get paid to organize this shindig, so please continue to support Jaydra also getting to enjoy the evening. You can also pay for your dance by doing a door shift for 1-3 dances. Most valuable times to support are during the lesson and first half hour of dance.111 NE 11th AvPortland, Oregon 97232503-972-3329 -
PCDC 4th Saturday Contra: Hummingbird [Seattle] w/William Watson PCDC 4th Saturday Contra: Hummingbird [Seattle] w/William Watson
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Sat Oct 25, 2025 Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! The fine musicians of Hummingbird will fly down from Seattle to play for our dancing pleasure (Nick Leininger, guitar; Koren Wake, fiddle, viola de gamba; Melissa Coffee, whistle, electronic saxophone). William Watson will call dances using gender-neutral terms.
Note a special "End of the World" party theme for this night. Costumes encouraged!
We will continue to monitor potential exposures at PCDC events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details.
7:00 pm newcomer/refresher lesson
7:30 pm dancing starts
10:30 dancing ends
Some dancers head to a pub for "afters" -- all are welcome!Covid protocols: Though not required, masks and up-to-date vaccinations are recommended to help keep our community healthy. We continue to monitor potential exposures at PCDC events and adjust policies as needed. Refer to the PCDC Covid policy for details.