Category: Community Grants

Marlboro, VT
Hosting a weekend of community dances and workshops for musicians

Lawrence, KS
Hosting a festive dance weekend and callers’ workshop

Burlington, VT
Creating a community family contra dance for all ages and abilities
Funded by the May Gadd/Phil Merrill Fund

Michigan
Archiving the full set of historic Marley family dances, from the Vaudeville era
Funded by the Anthony G. Barrand Research Fund

Nasons, VA
Creating a set of community agreements that people in our music communities can commit to

Bloomington, IN
Hosting a workshop for new contra dance callers
Funded by the Mary Kay Friday Leadership Training Fund

Northampton, MA
Providing online lessons with New England musicians

Albany, NY
Participating in online diversity, equity, and inclusion training

Brattleboro, VT
Creating a podcast to provide comfort and community connections through traditional music, song, and poetry

Madison, WI
Hosting an open band workshop for the Madison Contra Collective Band
Funded by the Mary Kay Friday Leadership Training Fund