Current Schedule
Color Key:
| New Dancers' Orientation is held on Fridays at the Clarkston Community Center |
7:15 - 7:45 | Admission is Free | Orientation includes a teaching session for the basic figures and courtesies and, for first time attendees, a copy of an instructional DVD we made and a free ticket to next (not current) contra dance you attend. |
| Tuesday dances are held at Messiah Lutheran Church | 7:30 - 9:45 | Admission is $3 | Dancing on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays. Music is provided by a core band and all musicians are welcome to play with the band. The core band selects and starts each tune; then the other musicians chime in. 1st and 5th Tuesdays are open mic. 3rd Tuesdays are "Dance Labs" that combine dancing with pre-selected, interconnected topics intended to explore and elevate our dance and music experience. |
| Friday dances are held at the Clarkston Community Center | 8:00 - 11:00 | Admission is $8/person for Intown Band nights, $9/person for Touring Band nights Students with ID: buy one, get one free (i.e. two students showing up together each pay half price) Dancers under 16: $3/person for Intown Band nights, $4/person for Touring Band nights Non-Dancers 16 and over: regular or student admission Non-Dancers under 16: free |
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| Special Events |
Includes dance weekends, holiday dances, monthly CCD business meetings, community events, etc. | ||
| June 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Tue | Jun 2 | Free Association Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jun 5 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jun 5 | Clifton Road String Band with Robbin Marcus Jan Smith (fiddle), Andy Smith (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), John Anderson (banjo, harmonica) |
Intown Band price |
| Fri | Jun 12 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jun 12 | Red Mountain White Trash with Susan Davis Jim Cauthen (fiddle), Joyce Cauthen (guitar), Phil Foster (mandolin), Jamie Finley (harmonica, banjo uke), Bill Martin (autoharp), Nancy Jackson (bass). |
Touring Band price |
| Sun | Jun 14 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of: Jim & Sally Crawford 4330 Tucker North Drive, Tucker, Ga. 30084 |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Click Here for written directions; Call 404-274-4365 for further assistance |
| Tue | Jun 16 | Always Something Henry Rolka (fiddle), Anne Lawing (guitar), Harvey Young (recorder), Jim Sweeney (banjo) |
Dance Lab: Power Tools |
| Fri | Jun 19 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jun 19 |
Smoke on the Water with Doug Singleton Ann Whitley (fiddle), Dave Marcus (concertina), Karen Gaughin (piano) |
Intown Band price |
| Fri | Jun 26 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jun 26 | Jamie Laval and Roger Gold with Janet Shepherd Jamie Laval (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar) |
Touring Band price |
| Tue | Jun 30 | When Picks Fly |
Open Mic |
| July 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Fri | Jul 3 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 3 |
Catch and Release with Seth Tepfer Lew Gelfond (fiddle) and June Advincula (keyboard) |
Touring Band price |
| Tue | Jul 7 | Always Something Henry Rolka (fiddle), Anne Lawing (guitar), Harvey Young (recorder), Jim Sweeney (banjo) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jul 10 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 10 | Tim and Friends with Janet Shepherd Tim Cape (fiddle), Friends |
Intown Band price |
| Sun | Jul 12 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of: Jim & Sally Crawford 4330 Tucker North Drive, Tucker, Ga. 30084 |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Click Here for written directions; Call 404-274-4365 for further assistance |
| Fri | Jul 17 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 17 |
The Capetians with Keith Cornett Eustis Tim Cape (fiddle), Julie Austin (swing guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass) |
Intown Band price |
| Tue | Jul 21 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jul 24 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 24 |
Crosstown Traffic with George Snyder Mike Robinson (fiddle), Brian Baker (guitar), Brian Donahue (mandolin), Bill Porter (flute) |
Intown Band price |
| Fri | Jul 31 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jul 31 |
Appalachian Storm with Vicki Herndon (Chattanooga) Kris Wallace (fiddle, mando), Hannah Seng (fiddle, claw hammer banjo), David Hayes (guitar, mando), Terrell Jones (bass, percussion) |
Touring Band price |
| August 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Tue | Aug 4 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Aug 7 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 7 |
Just Add Water with Robbin Marcus Sandi Goldring (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina), Larry Enlow (percussion) |
Intown Band price |
| Fri | Aug 14 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 14 | TBA with Rob Harper |
Touring Band price |
| Tue | Aug 18 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Aug 21 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 21 | Steam Shovel with Cis Hinkle David White (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar). |
Touring Band price |
| Fri | Aug 28 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Aug 28 | Clifton Road with Scott Russell Jan Smith (fiddle), Andy Smith (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), John Anderson (banjo, harmonica) |
Intown Band price |
| September 2009 | |||
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Tue | Sep 1 | Free Association Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Sep 4 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 4 | Cattywampas with Seth Tepfer Tim Cape (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass) |
Intown Band price |
| Fri | Sep 11 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 11 | Fandango Weekend kickoff with David Millstone Daron Douglas, Earl Gaddis and Jacqueline Schwab. Contra/English fusion. The Grateful Dead wish THEY had a fan base this obsessed. |
Click here for more info on Fandango ECD Weekend |
| Tue | Sep 15 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Sep 18 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 18 | Centerline Syndrome with Doug Singleton Ann Whitley (fiddle), Jan Smith (fiddle) Karen Gaughan (piano), Larry Enlow (mando, electric guitar, percussion) |
Touring Band price |
| Fri | Sep 25 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Sep 25 | Tune Dogs with Susan Davis Jan Smith (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), John Kelley (banjo) |
Intown Band price |
| Tue | Sep 29 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| 4th Quarter 2009 | |||
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Sun | Oct 4 |
Steam Shovel with Seth Tepfer David White (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar). |
Advanced Contra Dance |
| Fri | Oct 23 | [tentative date] Hand Dance with Robbin Marcus Andrea Hoag (fiddle), Dave Marcus (concertina), Charlie Pilzer (piano), Larry Enlow (percussion). |
Touring Band price |
| Fri-Sun | Nov 13-15 |
Elixir with Nils Fredland |
$60 for full weekend |
| ... AND BEYOND | |||
| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Fri | Jan 1, 2010 | Foxfire with David Millstone Daron Douglas (fiddle), Karen Axelrod (piano). |
Touring Band price |