Calendar
Week of May 8th
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PCDC FREE Community Jam Session
PCDC FREE Community Jam Session
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Thu May 9, 2024Leader: TBA
Time: 7-9pm
Location: TBA (email sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com)
No cost to participants! All instruments, all levels welcome!
Once per quarter we'll gather for a community jam session. Tunes will be played by ear from the common contra dance repertoire. For recordings of tunes taught at past 2nd Thursday Tune Teaching sessions, see:
If you are interested in learning more tunes by ear, the Contra Tune Teaching Sessions are FREE and meet the 2nd Thursday of the month. Tunes are taught 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 5th Saturday Open Band and at community jam sessions. The repeated monthly schedule through Spring is:
||: George | Betsy | jam :||
For more information and to get on the email announcement list:
sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com
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(Mask Optional) PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman with TBD
(Mask Optional) PCDC Friday English Dance: Ric Goldman with TBD
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Fri May 10, 2024
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/
If you test positive for COVID after attending a PCDC event, please email igotcovid@portlandcountrydance.org to tell us when you tested positive, what event you attended, and any symptoms you might want to mention. We will never reveal your identity.
Questions? Email ecd-chair@portlandcountrydance.org
Location: Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall
8936 SW 17th Av
Portland, Oregon 97219Burlingame Water Tower Dance Hall -
PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: The Euphemists w/Gordy Euler
PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: The Euphemists w/Gordy Euler
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Sat May 11, 2024
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! The Euphemists (Dave Goldman, Alan Snyder, Kaye Blesener, Greg Martin, and Stephanie Shea) will make music for us. Gordy Euler will call dances using gender-neutral terms.
Covid precautions are suspended indefinitely! 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!