Eugene English Dance: Alixe Dancer and Chuck Ryer calling to recorded music
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Sat Nov 1, 2025
Eugene Garden Club
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 November 2025
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Eugene English Dance: Alixe Dancer and Chuck Ryer calling to recorded music -
PCDC 1st Monday Free Contra Slow Jam PCDC 1st Monday Free Contra Slow Jam
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Mon Nov 3, 2025PCDC sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.
The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.
The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.
If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!
Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
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Portland English Ball Weekend Portland English Ball Weekend
All day
Fri Nov 7, 2025 – Sun Nov 9, 2025
2025 Portland English Country Dance Ball Weekend
November 7,8,9
Oaks Park Dance PavilionSaturday November 8
The Ball
Registration Required
Caller: Laura Hatch (calling using a mix of positional and gendered terms)
Musicians: Fine Companions (Bill Tomczak, Betsy Branch, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott)
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysFriday November 7
Pre-Ball Dance
Open to everyone (admission not included in Ball registration)
Callers: Dilip Sequeira & Rachel Pusey (Calling positionally)
Musicians: Laura Kuhlman, Erica Liebert, Jenny Peterson
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysSunday November 9
Sunday Ball Brunch
Ball attendees only7805 SE Oaks Park WayPortland, Oregon 97202503-206-4284 -
Portland English Ball Weekend Portland English Ball Weekend
All day
Fri Nov 7, 2025 – Sun Nov 9, 20252025 Portland English Country Dance Ball Weekend
November 7,8,9
Oaks Park Dance PavilionSaturday November 8
The Ball
Registration Required
Caller: Laura Hatch (calling using a mix of positional and gendered terms)
Musicians: Fine Companions (Bill Tomczak, Betsy Branch, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott)
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysFriday November 7
Pre-Ball Dance
Open to everyone (admission not included in Ball registration)
Callers: Dilip Sequeira & Rachel Pusey (Calling positionally)
Musicians: Laura Kuhlman, Erica Liebert, Jenny Peterson
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysSunday November 9
Sunday Ball Brunch
Ball attendees only7805 SE Oaks Park WayPortland, Oregon 97202503-206-4284 -
Portland English Ball Weekend Portland English Ball Weekend
All day
Fri Nov 7, 2025 – Sun Nov 9, 20252025 Portland English Country Dance Ball Weekend
November 7,8,9
Oaks Park Dance PavilionSaturday November 8
The Ball
Registration Required
Caller: Laura Hatch (calling using a mix of positional and gendered terms)
Musicians: Fine Companions (Bill Tomczak, Betsy Branch, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott)
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysFriday November 7
Pre-Ball Dance
Open to everyone (admission not included in Ball registration)
Callers: Dilip Sequeira & Rachel Pusey (Calling positionally)
Musicians: Laura Kuhlman, Erica Liebert, Jenny Peterson
Sound Engineer: John OorthuysSunday November 9
Sunday Ball Brunch
Ball attendees only7805 SE Oaks Park WayPortland, Oregon 97202503-206-4284Cancelled: PCDC 2nd Sunday English Dance Cancelled: PCDC 2nd Sunday English Dance
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Sun Nov 9, 2025The 2nd Sunday Experienced dance will be taking a break. We hope to restart this series in the Fall
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PCDC 2nd Monday Free ECD Slow Jam PCDC 2nd Monday Free ECD Slow Jam
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Mon Nov 10, 2025PCDC sponsors an ECD slow jam on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.
The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.
The ECD jam plays tunes from the Barnes Collection. If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!
Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
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PCDC ECD Committee Meeting PCDC ECD Committee Meeting
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Wed Nov 12, 2025The English Country Dance Committee meetings are held in odd months, on-line, from 6:30 – 8:00.
Meetings are open to all PCDC members. If interested in attending and/ or volunteering, please email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
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PCDC 2nd Thurs Jam Session PCDC 2nd Thurs Jam Session
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Thu Nov 13, 2025Time: 7-9pm
Location: Private residence in Portland (email sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com for the address)
Contra dance tunes jam session. All acoustic instruments, all levels welcome. (Really! No one is counting how many wrong notes get played!)
FREE! No cost to participants!
We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month to learn tunes by George Penk or Betsy Branch, alternating between SW and SE Portland. The focus is on developing a common repertoire to play by ear at jam sessions and, for those who wish, at 5th Saturday Open Band contra dances. Every third month rather than learn new tunes, we jam on the ones we've learned plus whatever else people want to play. The repeated monthly schedule is as follows:
||: George | Betsy | jam :||
For location details and to get on the email announcement list:
sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com
For more info and an archive of tunes:
Contact organizer -
PCDC Friday English Dance: Cynthia Stenger (Gendered Calling) with Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott, Leslie Hirsch PCDC Friday English Dance: Cynthia Stenger (Gendered Calling) with Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott, Leslie Hirsch
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Fri Nov 14, 2025Dancing starts at 7:30.
Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request.
No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor.
No partner required
Admission: Sliding Scale. Pay what you can. Recommended range $7.00 - $20.00
For more information about English Dance, please see: https://portlandcountrydance.org/english-country-dance/
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.
Questions? Email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
8936 SW 17th Av
Portland, Oregon 97219Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall -
Set to Music English Dance: Laura Hatch calling to recorded music Set to Music English Dance: Laura Hatch calling to recorded music
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Sat Nov 15, 2025
You are cordially invited to an English Country Dance party! Come enjoy a delightful evening of exciting, exuberant, and beautiful dances, both new and old. No partner or previous experience required!
Ages 13 through adult. $15 per dancer in advance, $20 at the door if any are left. Limited to 100 dancers.
Hope to see you on the dance floor!
More information is available on the Set to Music Facebook page.
Tickets on on sale a couple of weeks prior to the event. Tickets can be purchased here.
Questions? Email Laura: settomusicecd@gmail.com
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PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam
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Mon Nov 17, 2025PCDC sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays 7pm-9pm in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.
The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.
The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.
If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!
Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
McMenamins Kennedy School -
PCDC Friday English Dance: Laura Hatch (Mixed Positional and Gendered Calling) with The Hat Band: Jon Neff, Syd Newell, Meg Tapley PCDC Friday English Dance: Laura Hatch (Mixed Positional and Gendered Calling) with The Hat Band: Jon Neff, Syd Newell, Meg Tapley
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Fri Nov 21, 2025Dancing starts at 7:30.
Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request.
No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor.
No partner required
Admission: Sliding Scale. Pay what you can. Recommended range $7.00 - $20.00
For more information about English Dance, please see: https://portlandcountrydance.org/english-country-dance/
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.
Questions? Email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
8936 SW 17th Av
Portland, Oregon 97219Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall -
PCDC 4th Monday Free ECD Slow Jam PCDC 4th Monday Free ECD Slow Jam
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Mon Nov 24, 2025PCDC sponsors an ECD slow jam on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211.
The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.
The ECD jam plays tunes from the Barnes Collection. If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!
Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
McMenamins Kennedy School -
PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman (Positional and Gender Neutral calling) with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman (Positional and Gender Neutral calling) with Erica Liebert, Carl Thor, Norman Farrell, Landon Kuhn
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Fri Nov 28, 2025Dancing starts at 7:30.
Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request.
No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor.
No partner required
Admission: Sliding Scale. Pay what you can. Recommended range $7.00 - $20.00
For more information about English Dance, please see: https://portlandcountrydance.org/english-country-dance/
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.
Questions? Email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
8936 SW 17th Av
Portland, Oregon 97219Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall