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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

  • PCDC Friday English Dance: Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Brooke Bubna, Jennie Davidson, Carl Thor

    PCDC Friday English Dance: Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Brooke Bubna, Jennie Davidson, Carl Thor

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    Fri Oct 3, 2025

    PCDC Friday Night English Dance

    Dancing 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 97219

    Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
    8936 SW 17th Av
    Portland, Oregon 97219
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  • PCDC 1st Monday Free Contra Slow Jam

    PCDC 1st Monday Free Contra Slow Jam

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    Mon Oct 6, 2025

     

    PCDC 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

    McMenamins Kennedy School
    5736 NE 33rd Ave
    Portland, Oregon 97211
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  • 2nd Thurs PCDC Contra Tunes Teaching Session by Betsy Branch

    2nd Thurs PCDC Contra Tunes Teaching Session by Betsy Branch

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    Thu Oct 9, 2025

    Time: 7-9pm (arrive in time to be tuned and ready to learn at 7:00)

    Location: Private residence in SE Portland (email sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com for the address)

    Contra dance tunes taught by ear.  All melody instruments, all levels welcome.  (Really!  There's no test at the end!)

    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:

    PCDC Sessions (google.com)

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  • PCDC Friday English Dance: Dilip Sequeira and Rachel Pusey (Positional Calling) with Lori Shaffer, Erik Weberg, Sue Songer

    PCDC Friday English Dance: Dilip Sequeira and Rachel Pusey (Positional Calling) with Lori Shaffer, Erik Weberg, Sue Songer

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    Fri Oct 10, 2025

    PCDC Friday Night English Dance

    Dancing 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 97219

    Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
    8936 SW 17th Av
    Portland, Oregon 97219
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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]

    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.

     

    (L’Etoile French Immersion School)
    68 SW Miles St
    Portland, Oregon 97219
    503-823-3180
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  • PCDC 2nd Monday Free ECD Slow Jam

    PCDC 2nd Monday Free ECD Slow Jam

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    Mon Oct 13, 2025

    PCDC 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
    5736 NE 33rd Ave
    Portland, Oregon 97211
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    PCDC PDX Contra Committee meeting

    PCDC PDX Contra Committee meeting

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    Mon Oct 13, 2025

    The Portland Contra Committee meets (usually) on 2nd Monday's to support the needs of Contra dance events and dancers.

    Meeting locations vary and may be online.  Meetings are open to all PCDC members.  If interested in attending, volunteering, or would like a Zoom link, please email contra-chair@portlandcountrydance.org.

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  • PCDC Friday English Dance: *** Different Venue Tonight **** Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Jenny Peterson

    PCDC Friday English Dance: *** Different Venue Tonight **** Lindsey Dono (Positional Calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Bill Tomczak, Jenny Peterson

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    Fri Oct 17, 2025

    PCDC Friday Night English Dance

    Dancing 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

    *** Different Venue Tonight :
    Christ Church Episcopal  
     1060 Chandler Road
    Lake Oswego

    1060 Chandler Road
    Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
    (503) 636-5618
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  • 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

    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

    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 social

    October 18
    11am to 11pm
    Sliding scale $35-75+
    Milwaukie Community Club
    10666 SE 42nd Ave, Milwaukie, OR

    Masks encouraged
    Non-gendered calling
    Inclusive of all genders and agender folks
    Community sourced potluck orchestrated by us to meet dietary needs of all

    Callers:
    Lindsey Dono
    Noah Grunzweig

    Bands:
    Brian Lindsay + friends
    Campaign for Reel Time
    Peter and the Wolf Tones

    Who 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

    Milwaukie Community Club
    10666 SE 42nd Ave
    Milwaukie, Oregon 97222
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  • PCDC Portland English Ball Workshop: Laura Hatch (Mix of positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott

    PCDC Portland English Ball Workshop: Laura Hatch (Mix of positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott

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    Sun Oct 19, 2025

     

    You do not need to be registered for the Ball in order to attend this Ball workshop.  We will be dancing some of the more difficult dances on the program, as well as some of the more common dances.

    For more information about the Ball please visit the website.

    Masks are Optional

    Time: 3:00p-5:00p

    Location:
    A Renaissance School
    234 S Bancoft St
    Portland, OR 97239

    Suggested donation is $10 - $20

    NOTE: We want to protect the floor, so please be sure to bring dancing shoes or warm socks.

    The ball workshops are designed for learning the dances on the ball program and are not intended to be an introduction to English country dance. Each of these workshops will focus on different ball dances and styling tips. Familiarity with English figures and geography will be assumed at the workshops.

    If you are new to English country dance, please attend the PCDC Friday Night English Dance as often as possible prior to participating in the workshops.

     

    234 S Bancroft St
    Portland, Oregon 97239
    971-221-2311
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  • PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam

    PCDC 3rd Monday FREE Contra Slow Jam

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    Mon Oct 20, 2025

     

    PCDC 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
    5736 NE 33rd Ave
    Portland, Oregon 97211
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  • PCDC Board Meeting

    PCDC Board Meeting

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    Tue Oct 21, 2025

    • All PCDC members are welcome
    • Meeting in person and by Zoom
    • Contact info@portlandcountrydance.org for the location and Zoom link
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  • PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman (Positional and Gender Neutral calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Brooke Bubna, Rich Scher

    PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman (Positional and Gender Neutral calling) with Laura Kuhlman, Brooke Bubna, Rich Scher

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    Fri Oct 24, 2025

    PCDC Friday Night English Dance

    Dancing 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 97219

    Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
    8936 SW 17th Av
    Portland, Oregon 97219
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  • 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

    PCDC 4th Saturday Contra: Hummingbird [Seattle] w/William Watson

    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.

    (L’Etoile French Immersion School)
    68 SW Miles St
    Portland, Oregon 97219
    503-823-3180
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  • PCDC Portland English Ball Workshop: Laura Hatch (Mix of positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott

    PCDC Portland English Ball Workshop: Laura Hatch (Mix of positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, Lisa Scott

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    Sun Oct 26, 2025

     

    You do not need to be registered for the Ball in order to attend this Ball workshop.  We will be dancing some of the more difficult dances on the program, as well as some of the more common dances.

    For more information about the Ball please visit the website.

    Masks are Optional

    Time: 3:00p-5:00p

    Location:
    A Renaissance School
    234 S Bancoft St
    Portland, OR 97239

    Suggested donation is $10 - $20

    NOTE: We want to protect the floor, so please be sure to bring dancing shoes or warm socks.

    The ball workshops are designed for learning the dances on the ball program and are not intended to be an introduction to English country dance. Each of these workshops will focus on different ball dances and styling tips. Familiarity with English figures and geography will be assumed at the workshops.

    If you are new to English country dance, please attend the PCDC Friday Night English Dance as often as possible prior to participating in the workshops.

     

    234 S Bancroft St
    Portland, Oregon 97239
    971-221-2311
    View Location
    Map A Renaissance School of Art and Science
  • PCDC 4th Monday Free ECD Slow Jam

    PCDC 4th Monday Free ECD Slow Jam

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    Mon Oct 27, 2025

    PCDC 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
    5736 NE 33rd Ave
    Portland, Oregon 97211
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    PCDC Northwest Passage Committee Meeting

    PCDC Northwest Passage Committee Meeting

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    Mon Oct 27, 2025

    The Northwest Passage Dance Camp committee meets (usually) on 4th Mondays to plan and organize our annual ECD residential camp over Labor Day weekend.

    Meeting locations vary and may be online.  Meetings are open to all PCDC members.  If interested in attending, volunteering, or would like a Zoom link, please email  chair@nwpdancecamp.org.

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  • PCDC Friday English Dance: Community Led Dance (Mixed positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Erik Weberg, Bill Tomczak, Betsy Branch, Lisa Scott

    PCDC Friday English Dance: Community Led Dance (Mixed positional and gendered calling) with Fine Companions: Erik Weberg, Bill Tomczak, Betsy Branch, Lisa Scott

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    Fri Oct 31, 2025

    PCDC Friday Night English Dance

    Dancing 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 97219

    Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
    8936 SW 17th Av
    Portland, Oregon 97219
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