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. All dances are open mic for established and cub callers. |
| Friday dances are held at the Clarkston Community Center | 8:00 - 11:00 | • Regular admission: $8/person • Regular admission for Bands with members travelling from out of area: $9/person • 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 regular admission, $4/person for out-of-town band member nights • Non-Dancers 16 and over: regular or student admission • Non-Dancers under 16: free | |
| Special Events |
Includes dance weekends, holiday dances, monthly CCD business meetings, community events, etc. | ||
| January 2010 | |||
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| Date | Event | Notes | |
| Tue | Jan 5 | Tuesday Dance quarterly pot luck |
Begins at 6:30pm |
| Tue | Jan 5 | Renewable Energy Robbin Marcus (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jan 8 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jan 8 | Crosstown Traffic with Scott Russell Mike Robinson (fiddle), Margie McDonald (fiddle), Brian Baker (guitar), Brian Donahue (mandolin), Bill Porter (flute) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Jan 15 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jan 15 | The Avant Gardeners with Robbin Marcus Laura Light (fiddle), George Paul (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina), Jubal Creech (percussion) See also the SATURDAY ADVANCED DANCE with Avant Gardeners and Doug Singleton |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Sun | Jan 17 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of Margie Cooper 985 Courtenay Dr, Atlanta GA 30306 (Morningside/VaHi neighborhood) Vote for the 2010 Steering Committee officers |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Click Here for written directions; Call 404-815-9365 for assistance |
| Tue | Jan 19 | Peavine Creek Ann Whitley (fiddle), Albert Smith (fiddle), Doug Olsen (guitar), Cindy Olsen (bass), John Anderson (banjo) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jan 22 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jan 22 | Just Add Water with Janet Shepherd Sandi Goldring (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina),with guest star Ken Kolodner (hammer dulcimer, fiddle) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Tue | Jan 26 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Jan 29 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Jan 29 | Jamie Laval & Sandi Goldring with Cis Hinkle Jamie Laval (fiddle) and Sandi Goldring (piano) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| February 2010 | |||
| Tue | Feb 2 | Renewable Energy Robbin Marcus (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Feb 5 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Feb 5 | Peavine Creek with Doug Singleton Ann Whitley (fiddle), Albert Smith (fiddle), Doug Olsen (guitar), Cindy Olsen (bass), John Anderson (banjo) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Feb 12 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Feb 12 | Hammers and Strings with Janet Shepherd Cleek Schrey (fiddle, piano), Rhys Jones (fiddle), Joel Wennerstrom (banjo) Electrifying ... makes dancers' soles go zoom. |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Sat | Feb 13 | Contra Dance at Emory University - 8:00 - 11:00pm starring Local Heroes with Cis Hinkle LOCATION: Glenn Memorial Fellowship Hall, 1660 N. Decatur Rd, Emory Campus Click Here to Google Map this location |
Admission is Free but donations at the door will be gratefully accepted and passed on to Partners in Health (for Haiti earthquake relief) |
| Tue | Feb 16 | Always Something Henry Rolka (fiddle), Anne Lawing (guitar), Patrick Powers (bass), Jim Sweeney (banjo) |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Feb 19 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Feb 19 | Clifton Road String Band with Susan Davis Jan Smith (fiddle), Andy Smith (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), John Anderson (banjo, harmonica) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Sun | Feb 21 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of Janet Shepherd 1410 McClendon Dr, Decatur GA 30033 (near Home Depot on Lawrenceville Hwy) |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Call 770-939-8646 for assistance |
| Fri | Feb 26 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Feb 26 | The Capetians with Rob Harper Tim Cape (fiddle), Julie Austin (swing guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| March 2010 | |||
| Tue | Mar 2 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Mar 5 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Mar 5 | Oatcakes with Susan Davis Bill McClain (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Matt Phillips (mandolin), Cade Davis (bass) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Mar 12 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Mar 12 | Perpetual e-Motion with Diane Silver Ed Howe (electric fiddle), John Cote (synthesizer guitar, didgeridoo, feet). Mesmerizing and addictive ... perched at the convergence of electronic and traditional dance music. |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Sun | Mar 14 |
Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm Home of Dave and Robbin Marcus 6501 Rockland Rd, Lithonia GA 30038 (in Arabia Mtn State Park) |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this; Call 770-482-8717 for assistance |
| Tue | Mar 16 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| Fri | Mar 19 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Mar 19 | Tune Dogs with Doug Singleton Jan Smith (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass), John Kelley (banjo) |
Regular admission = $8 |
| Fri | Mar 26 | New Dancers' Orientation | |
| Fri | Mar 26 | The Elftones with Seth Tepfer Mara Shea (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Tue | Mar 30 | TBA |
Open Mic |
| ... AND BEYOND | |||
| Fri | Apr 9 | Inexplicabillies David White (fiddle, banjo, guitar), Wes Maluk (guitar, bhodran, dumbeck, tenor banjo), Joel McConnel (mandolin, tenor banjo) . |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Apr 23 | KGB with Woody Lane Claude Ginsberg (fiddle), Dave Bartley (anything with strings), Julie King (piano). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | May 28 | Contrarians with Beth Molaro Paul Epstein (fiddle), Will Carter (stand-up bass), Gary Reynolds (guitar, trumpet, piano), John Longwell (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Jun 4 | Gypsy Meltdown with Jack Mitchell Colleen Reed (flute, saxophone, percussion), Kathy Kerr (fiddle), Keith Gillis (guitar). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Aug 20 | Blue Ridge Rounders 2006 Mountain Music Champions Bob Buckingham (fiddle), Amy Buckingham (guitar), Josh Johnson (banjo), Dan Wood (bass). |
Regular admission = $9 |
| Fri | Oct 15 |
Ed & Elsie Ed Baggott (fiddle), Elsie Peterson (piano). New Old Time Music |
Touring Band price Click here to link to sample sound files |