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Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance.

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Schedule of bands and callers:

• Please note: the PNA Farmer's Market is in full swing. The parking lot may be more crowded than usual, especially if you arrive before 8:00 pm.

• Aug 20 - Jokers Wild – Deb Kirkland - fiddle, Dave Bartley - mandolin, guitar and cittern, W.B. Reid - guitar, fiddle, banjo-guitar. Unmistakable melodies on fiddle, fantastic rhythm on guitar, and scintillating sounds on all sorts of other instruments. Versatile musicians, original compositions, with a combination of old-time, blues and eastern European styles. Wendy Graham calls.
• Aug 27 - RiffRaff: Josie and Lindon Toney on fiddle, Jim Erlandson on mandolin and other gadgets, Warren Argo on guitar. They play all kinds of tunes and have a good time doing it. Sandy Strand calls.
• Sep 3 - Adam Hurt (fiddle, banjo) and Beth Hartness (guitar), both of North Carolina are in town prior to Adam teaching at American Banjo Camp. They join up with Dave Leddel (banjo) to play a mix of old-time Appalachian, New England and Celtic music. They play tunes with involved melodies and plenty of chordal movement to keep the dancers both engaged and aware of where they are in the dance. Caller Tony Saletan.
• Sep 10 - RetroSpectacles: Josie Toney - fiddle, Andrew Foster - fiddle, Scotty Leach - piano, fiddle, Ethan Jodziewicz - bass, guitar, mandolin. Carol Piening calls.
• Sep 17 - Spare Parts is Bill Matthiesen on piano, Liz Stell on flute, and Ruthie Dornfeld on fiddle. Caller Laura Me' Smith.
• Sep 24 - Soda Rock Ramblers: Linda Askew, guitar; David Cahn, accordion, fiddle, bass; Larry Edelman, mandolin, fiddle, octave mandolin; Scott Mathis, mandolin, manjo-uke, guitarron. They play a lot of tunes from the midwest and the southwest, plus quite a few originals. Dance to all of this, and pick up a copy of their new CD. Warren Argo calls.
• Oct 1 - TBD.
• Oct 8 - Wild Hair: Betsy Branch - fiddle, Todd Silverstein - whistles, Jeff Kerssen-Griep - guitar, percussion, Mark Douglass - piano. Caller TBD.
• Oct 15 - TBD.
• Oct 22 - Claude Ginsburg, Ryan McKasson, and Dave Bartley. Caller TBD.
• Oct 29 - Cascade Crossing: Carl Thor - piano, hammered dulcimer, and drum; Rich Goss - guitar, mandolin, and percussion; Sarah Goss - bass, whistle, and oboe; Lori Shaffer – fiddle; Lori Prime – fiddle. Caller TBD.
• Dec 3 - David Kaynor and friends. Fiddler, David brings together skilled musicians for a good, old-fashioned New England-style dance. Caller TBD.
• Dec 10 - KGB: Claude Ginsburg - fiddle & concertina, Dave Bartley - mandolin, cittern, guitar, percussion, etc., Julie King - piano. Caller TBD.