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Mon Jan 8, 2024
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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Thu Jan 11, 2024
Teacher: Betsy Branch
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! 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 5th Sat. Open Band and at community jam sessions. Repeated monthly schedule through Spring:
||: 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:
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Fri Jan 12, 2024
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Sat Jan 13, 2024
(PCDC 2nd Saturday Contra: Chicken Feathers [Seattle] w/Ric Goldman)
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! Chicken Feathers (Laurie Andres, Bonnie Zahnow, & W.B. Reid) will head down from Seattle to make music for us. Ric Goldman 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!