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By Betsy Branch Betsy Branch, George Penk, Sue Songer, and Bill Tomczak cordially invite you to play in the second half of PCDC’s New Year’s Eve’s Eve celebration dance on Saturday, December 30, 2023. All levels and instruments (except piano) are welcome. The setlist will include tunes George and Betsy have been teaching at the …

By Betsy Branch The 2nd Thursday Tune Session on November 9 will be an open community by-ear jam session. We will play tunes learned at the September and October tune sessions, as well as other tunes from previous sessions. We will likely play some of the tunes that will be featured at the NYEE celebration …

By Kelly Tabor Tuesday, November 14George Marshall with the Faux PawsPolish Hall, 3832 N. Interstate Avenue7 pm for newcomer/refresher lesson, 7:30 pm for dancing George Marshall, of the well-known contra dance band Wild Asparagus, is teaming up with Faux Paws for this special Tuesday night dance. George Marshall was introduced to square and contra dancing …

The Portland Roadhouse needs an infusion of fresh volunteer energy! The Portland Roadhouse, an annual fundraiser for Northwest Folklife, is at a crossroads. The current Roadhouse Board has been involved since its conception in 2009 and the first Portland Roadhouse dance in 2010. We ran ten great all-day dances, kept the Roadhouse alive through the …

Raindance Rides Again Hey Dad, are we there yet?  Hold your taters, Timmy. We’ll be there at the end of April. In the meantime, keep a look out for January 1st, when registration opens.  We haven’t had a Raindance in many years, not since the darkness fell across the land. But 2024 is the year—the …

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

Board Members attending: Dave Colpol, Kathy Story, Ash Goren, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Mark Swan, David Macemon, Sara Munz General Business:

Board members attending: Jody Odowick, Kathy Story, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Mark Swan,David Macemon, Sara Munz General Business: COVID Policies:

Board Members attending: Dave Colpo, Jody Odowick, Kathy Story, Ash Goren, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Victor Fiore, Mark Swan, David Macemon, Sara Munz General Business: NW Passage: Camp was successful, and a good time was had by all. PCDC Adjacent: Roadhouse is looking for new Board members.

Board Members Attending: Dave Colpo, Kathy Story, Ash Goren, Lindsey Grayzel, Rick Kimball, Victor Fiore, Mark Swan, David Macemon, Sara Munz General Business: PCDC Picnic Report: ~60 attended (plus a few yellow jackets) and a good time was had by all. Existing policy clarified: Board & Committee members and major volunteers (as defined by theboard …