Footnotes

New Music Jams for Contra, ECD, and Waltz Tunes By Kathy Story, PCDC Board President What: Jams for all acoustic instruments and all levels of musicians, whether you play by notes or by ear. Come make music with us! Where: McMenamins Kennedy School, 5763 NE 33rd Ave., Portland When:● Contra and waltz jam: 1st and …

By David Macemon Registration for the Portland English Country Ball opens in mid-July! What: Portland English Country Ball When: November 1, 2, and 3, 2024 Where: Oaks Park Dance Pavilion Performers: Gaye Fifer from Pittsburgh will be calling, with music by Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, and Lisa Scott. John Oorthuys will provide sound engineering. Additional …

By Cynthia Stenger What: Northwest Passage English Country Dance Weekend When: Labor Day weekend, August 30–September 2, 2024 Where: Mt. Hood Kiwanis Camp, near Sandy, OR Featuring: Separate dance and music tracks with workshops, concerts, and dances provided by two fabulous callers (Graham Christian and Jenna Simpson) and two fabulous bands (Trio Con Brio and …

What: This 90-minute community event is free and open to anyone who wants to dance, play, or listen tolovely waltzes in the shady lanes between the fragrant roses of Peninsula Park. When: Sunday, August 11 at 5 pm for dancers, or 4:15 for musicians (Rain date: 5 pm, Sunday, August 18) Where: Northwest corner of …

By Kathy Story, PCDC Board President Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s PCDC Board election. The voting turnout was 41% of the PCDC membership. All candidates received greater than 50% of the votes cast. The results: Bill Tomczak is joining the board as a new member. Ash Goren, Lindsey Grayzel, Victor Fiore, …

By Kathy Story, PCDC Board President This year is the 40th anniversary of the founding of PCDPC, the ortland Country Dance Community. Although folks in Portland were organizing contra and English dances prior to that, 1984 is when our articles of incorporation were filed and Oregon recognized us as a nonprofit organization. To mark this …

By Lindsey Grayzel Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of PCDC at the annual PCDC Summer Picnic! PCDC is providing falafel, hummus, pita, and drinks–and there will be birthday cakes! Bring a potluck side dish to share. You can also expect a jam session, an English dance sampler, a clothing exchange, and games. This is a …

Board members Attending: Dave Colpo, Kathy Story, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Mark Swan, David Macemon, Sara Munz, Victor Fiore, Jody Odowick, Ash Goren General Updates: 

Board members Attending: Dave Colpo, Kathy Story, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Mark Swan, David Macemon, Sara Munz, Victor Fiore, Jody Odowick, Ash Goren General Updates:

by Kathy Story, PCDC Board President I sat down with Syd recently to find out how she became involved in the contra dance scene. When and where did you begin playing the violin?  I grew up in Santa Rosa, California, where all public schools had music programs and orchestras. Even my grammar school had an …