Current Schedule
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| Dance Basics Workshop is held on Fridays at the Clarkston Community Center |
7:30 - 8:00 | Lesson is included with paid admission to dance | New dancers are strongly encouraged to arrive no later than 7:20pm. The workshop includes a teaching session for the basic figures and courtesies. First time dancers also receive a free ticket to a future dance when they pay for admission to the current week's dance. |
| Tuesday dances are held at Messiah Lutheran Church | 8:00 - 10:15 | 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: $9/person • Regular admission for Bands with members travelling from out of area: $10/person • Students with ID and all Dancers under 16: $5 • Non-Dancers 16 and over: regular or student admission • Non-Dancers under 16: free | |
| Bi-monthly Contra Potluck Dinners are held at Messiah Lutheran Church | 7:00 - 8:00 | Bring your favorite major (chocolate, chess pie) and/or minor (meat, vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains) food group offering. |
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| Special Events |
Includes dance weekends, holiday dances, monthly CCD business meetings, community events, etc. | ||
*The Clarkston Community Center is a public facility, which we share with individual / groups of non-dancers on Friday nights. As there is no place at CCC in which valuables can be secured you are urged to leave items that you value at home or carry them on your person while you dance. Anything brought into the Hall is at your own risk.
| May 2013 | |||
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| Fri 5/3 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Renewable Energy with Cis Hinkle and guest caller Deanna Palumbo Bella Issakova (fiddle), Dave Marcus (concertina), Robbin Marcus (piano) |
Regular admission = $9 Host: Susan Keller |
| Tue 5/7 |
8:00 - 10:15pm | Tony and the Tornados Doug Olsen (fiddle), Hal Rubenstein (guitar) |
Open Mic Host: George Snyder |
| Fri 5/10 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Tim and Friends with Maggie Cowan Tim Cape (fiddle), Friends |
Regular admission = $9 Host: Joseph Steinhauser |
| Thurs 5/16 |
6:30 - 8:00pm |
Monthly CCD Business meeting Agenda items: Dance Weekend (process for selecting 2014 Friday band) |
All dancers are encouraged to attend Click Here to Googlemap this |
| Fri 5/17 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Inexplicabillies with Seth Tepfer David White (fiddle, banjo, guitar), Wes Maluk (guitar, bhodran, dumbeck, tenor banjo), Joel McConnel (mandolin, tenor banjo) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Jane Schindler |
| Tue 5/21 |
7:00 - 8:00pm | Bi-Monthly 3rd Tuesday Contra Potluck Dinner Bring an offering from a major (chocolate, chess pie) or minor (meat, vegetables, fruits, dairy, grains) food group. |
Messiah Lutheran 7:00-8:00pm |
| Tue 5/21 |
8:00 - 10:15pm | Atlanta Open Band |
Open Mic Host: George Snyder |
| Fri-Mon 5/24-27 |
Catapult! The National Contra Showcase 6 bands, 6 callers, 4 days... Get ready, Get set, DANCE... |
Host: Rob Harper <3/31=$85, >3/31=$95 |
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| Fri 5/31 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
| Fri 5/31 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
Free Association with Scott Russell Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Bill Porter (flute) |
Regular admission = $9 Host: Amy Krafchick |
| June 2013 | |||
| Tue 6/4 |
8:00 - 10:15pm | Hard Core |
Open Mic Host: George Snyder |
| Fri 6/7 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Skeeziks with Cis Hinkle Alan Dillman (fiddle, concertina), Joel McConnell (mandolin, bouzouki), Elizabeth Adams (button accordion), Terry Maluk (fiddle, percussion), Wes Maluk (guitar, tenor banjo) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Christin Whittington |
| Fri 6/14 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Oatcakes with Doug Singleton Bill McClain (fiddle), Kevin Nicholson (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Matt Phillips (mandolin), Cade Lewis (bass) |
Regular admission = $9 Host: Carole Bennett |
| Tue 6/18 |
8:00 - 10:15pm | Atlanta Open Band |
Open Mic Host: George Snyder |
| Fri 6/21 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | TBA with Robbin Marcus Stay tuned for lineup... |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Scott Russell |
| Fri 6/28 |
7:30 - 8:00pm | Dance Basics Workshop | see workshop notes above |
Fri |
8:00 - 11:00pm | Crosstown Traffic with Vicki Herndon Mike Robinson (fiddle), Margie McDonald (fiddle), Brian Baker (guitar), Brian Donahue (mandolin), Bill Porter (flute) |
Regular admission = $9 Host: Doug Singleton |
| ... AND BEYOND | |||
| Fri - Sat 7/5-6 |
CCC / CCD Fundraiser Perpetual e-Motion with Darlene Underwood and Doug Singleton Ed Howe (fiddle), John Coté (guitar) |
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| Fri 7/19 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
Speaking in Tunes David White (fiddle, banjo), Dave Heath (guitar), Rich Pettus (banjo, guitar), Lucy Ray (mando, voice) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Susan Keller |
| Fri 7/26 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
ContraForce with Diane Silver Andrae Raffield (fiddle), Jimi Peirano (guitar), Joey Dorwart (percussion, sax) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Amy Krafchick |
| Fri 8/30 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
Pigtown Alley Pam and Fred Stoll (twin fiddles), Bob Frankenhoff (keyboard), Deb Frankenhoff (percussion) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Susan Keller |
| Fri 9/20 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
KudZoo Pam and Fred Stoll (twin fiddles), Roger Gold (guitar), Jeff Hersk (bass) |
<Regular admission = $10 Host: Scott Russell |
| Fri 10/4 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
Northern Exposure Barb Kirchner (piano), Dave Marcus (concertina) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Amy Krafchick |
| Fri 10/25 |
8:00 - 11:00pm |
Dead Sea Squirrels Craig Edwards (fiddle), Cathy Mason (fiddle, banjo), Henry Yoshimura (guitar) |
Regular admission = $10 Host: Susan Keller |
| Fri-Sun 11/8-10 |
Lift Ticket with Seth Tepfer 2013 Atlanta Allemande -- save the date!! |
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