Joyride first Wednesday contra dance with caller Suzanne Girardot
Wed Dec 3, 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 December 2025
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First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and Victoria Fox First Saturday Contra with Stage Crew and Victoria Fox
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Sat Dec 6, 2025Band: The Stage Crew—Lori Shaffer, fiddle; Sue Songer, fiddle and piano; Lanny Martin, accordion and piano
Caller: Victoria Fox (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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FREE DANCE! PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Joyride w/Deb Comly [Colorado] FREE DANCE! PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Joyride w/Deb Comly [Colorado]
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Sat Dec 13, 2025![FREE DANCE! PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Joyride w/Deb Comly [Colorado]](https://portlandcountrydance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fulton-2025-1024x769.jpg)
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Local favorites Joyride will play for our dancing pleasure (Sue Songer, piano, fiddle; Jeff Kerssen-Griep, guitar, percussion; Erik Weberg, flutes, harmonica, bombarde; George Penk, fiddle) . Deb Comly will visit from Colorado 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!An anonymous donor will sponsor this evening's dance. Any funds received will be donated to Neighborhood House.
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. -
3rd Saturday Contra: The Campaign for Reel Time w/Lindsey Dono 3rd Saturday Contra: The Campaign for Reel Time w/Lindsey Dono
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Sat Dec 20, 2025 Saturday night dancing at Fulton Hall continues! Local favorites The Campaign for Reel Time (Betsy Branch, fiddle; Mark Douglass, Piano; Bill Tomczak, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, percussion?) will play for our dancing pleasure. Lindsey Dono [Tacoma] will call dances with gender-neutral terms.
Covid precautions are suspended indefinitely! We will continue to monitor potential exposures at Portland contra 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!
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Contra Remix Contra Remix
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Sun Dec 21, 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: Bandwidth w/Laurel Thomas PCDC 4th Saturday Contra: Bandwidth w/Laurel Thomas
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Sat Dec 27, 2025 Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Bandwidth will play for our dancing pleasure (Carl Thor, keyboard, mandolin; Keith Moe, fiddle; Gordy Euler, keyboard, fiddle, whistle). Local favorite Laurel Thomas will call dances using gender-neutral terms.
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.