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Park Avenue Contra (Swarthmore PA)
Park Avenue Community Center 1229 Park Ave, Swarthmore, PA, United StatesJoyful community contra dancing on 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Sit-in musicians welcome on 2nd Tuesdays for our By-Ear Open Band (tunes + other details on our website).
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St Agnes Fountain
ONLINEWell-known and loved for their Christmassy tours, we’re pleased to welcome St Agnes Fountain to the Live to your Living Room stage this December. Presenting their new CD Flakes and Flurries, as well as a selection of traditional festive favourites, as the saying goes, Christmas starts with St Agnes Fountain! What to expect: Nothing says […]
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Weekly Austin Contra Dance
Hancock Recreation Center 811 East 41st St., Austin, TX, United StatesA free weekly dance at Hancock Recreation Center, with music by the jam/pickup band, Local On-Call Orchestra (LOCO). We dance every week that Hancock Recreation Center is open. A brief beginners session is taught at 7:30, before the dance program begins. Dance ends about 9:30. Free parking lot. We welcome beginners. If you can […]
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Hannah Rarity & Anna Massie
ONLINEIt’s the most wonderful time of the year, when we welcome Hannah Rarity and Anna Massie for their annual Christmas celebration! Whether you’re wrapping presents or breaking into the emergency selection box, this gig will get you in the festive mood! What to expect: An evening of festive and folky fun with two of Scotland’s […]
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Weekly Austin Contra Dance
Hancock Recreation Center 811 East 41st St., Austin, TX, United StatesA free weekly dance at Hancock Recreation Center, with music by the jam/pickup band, Local On-Call Orchestra (LOCO). We dance every week that Hancock Recreation Center is open. A brief beginners session is taught at 7:30, before the dance program begins. Dance ends about 9:30. Free parking lot. We welcome beginners. If you can […]
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Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones + Heartwood Chorus
ONLINE +1 moreWe’re delighted to welcome, in collaboration with the wonderful Downend Folk and Roots, Yorkshire folk duo Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones. Enjoy a festive collection of traditional winter tunes from their 2023 Christmas album Wesselbobs, including unique and memorable local versions of the classics we all know and love. Fun fact: A wesselbob, or wassail-bob, […]
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A Warning to the Curious – Two Ghost Stories by M R James
ONLINEBack by popular demand following his gripping candlelit Halloween performance, we welcome Robert Lloyd Parry and his spine-tingling retelling of M R James’ finest ghost stories in A Warning to the Curious! Telling scary tales by the fireside has been a Christmas tradition for centuries, and this performance offers two eerie stories for your delectation: […]
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Fiddler’s Dream Music and Dance Camp
- Camps
- Contra Dance
- English Country Dance
- Family and Community Dance
- Playing Music
- Weekend
- Workshops and Lessons
This ALL-VOLUNTEER event is a 3-day/3-night weekend for callers, dancers, and traditional musicians to enjoy one another's talents and company in a camp setting. The focus is contra dance and related music. Everyone has the opportunity to help provide the entertainment for this event. Musicians can jam, play for dancing, and lead workshops in tunes or techniques. Callers […]
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Buena Vista Community Contra Dance
Buena Vista Congregational United Church of Christ 217 Crossman Ave, Buena Vista, United StatesCome contra dance with us! First Saturdays, September thru May. We will have live music to dance to, starting at 7 PM. And for our September, December and May dances, we start at 6 PM with Potluck Dinner. Each dance will be taught before it is danced. Partners are not required, nor is previous dance […]
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Asheville Community Square Dance
Haw Creek Commons 315 Old Haw Creek Rd, Asheville, NC, United StatesGrab your friends or your partner! Live music, dancing, and community fun—no experience needed and everyone’s welcome! Start the night with a flatfoot lesson, and dance your heart out to driving fiddle tunes and a caller who knows how to bring the fun. Our dances are on the first Saturday of every month, September through […]
$5 – $10
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.