Joyride First Wednesday Contra Dance with caller Noah Grunzweig
Wed Oct 2, 2024
Joyride First Wednesday Contra Dance
Please visit our web site for specific information about the dance
https://joyride.erikweberg.com/
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Wed Oct 2, 2024
Joyride First Wednesday Contra Dance
Please visit our web site for specific information about the dance
https://joyride.erikweberg.com/
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Thu Oct 3, 2024
The Salem Folklore Community continues their First Thursdays Contra Dance series in 2023. They will hold their next dance from 6:30 to 9:00 at the VFW Hall (630 Hood St. NE). Masks and vaccinations recommended, but not required. They hope to create a welcoming atmosphere for both new and experienced dancers, with circles, squares, and contras designed to foster success and fun for all.
Portland's Kelly Tabor will call. The Pringle Creek Band will play.
Admission is on a sliding scale, $5-10 per person, cash only at the door.
Newcomer session at 6 pm
Dancing 6:30-9:00 pm
For more info contact salemfolklore@gmail.com.
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Sat Oct 5, 2024
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Sat Oct 5, 2024
Music by The Stage Crew: Lori Shaffer, fiddle; Sue Songer, fiddle and piano; Lanny Martin, accordion and piano.
Calling (nongendered): Noah Grunzweig
Admission: $15 per person allow us to meet our fixed expenses and pay musicians and callers adequately. Sliding scale, $6 - $20+
Newcomers session:7:00 pm; Dance starts at 7:30.
All are welcome! No partner or experience is necessary.
The 1st Saturday Contra Dance is hosted by The Stage Crew.
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Mon Oct 7, 2024
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
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Thu Oct 10, 2024
Leader: TBA
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 jams and at 5th Saturday Open Band contra dances. The repeated monthly schedule is:
||: George | Betsy | jam :||
For more information and to get on the email announcement list:
sharonjeanallen@yahoo.com
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Sat Oct 12, 2024
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! The Euphemists will bring their big, brassy sound back to the Fulton stage! Dave Goldman (keyboard), Alan Snyder (fiddle), Kaye Blesener (trombone), Greg Martin, and Stephanie Shea comprise the band. Shell Stowell will bring her boundless energy from her new home in Newport to 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!
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Mon Oct 14, 2024
PCDC sponsors an ECD slow jam on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-9 PM.
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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Sat Oct 19, 2024
Saturday night dancing at Fulton Hall continues! Local favorites Campaign for Reel Time (Betsy Branch, Mark Douglass, Bill Tomczak) will play. Eric Curl will head down from Seattle to call use 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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Sun Oct 20, 2024
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Mon Oct 21, 2024
PCDC sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays.
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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Sat Oct 26, 2024
Our Saturday night series at Fulton Hall continues! A new combination of local musicians, CC Remix (Carl Thor, Lori Prime, and Jenny Davidson) will play for our dancing pleasure. Please welcome Koren Wake from Seattle, calling dances with 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!
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Mon Oct 28, 2024
PCDC sponsors an ECD slow jam on the 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-9 PM .
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