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Lake City Contra/Old Time Country Dance Every Thursday at Lake City Community Center 12531 - 28th Ave NE 8:00pm till 11:00pm, Free introductory "dance skills" workshop every week at 7:30pm Admission $8 (students & seniors $5, kids & first-time contradancers free). Please respect the health needs of many dancers and come fragrance-free. For more information call 206-525-0932.

National Public Radio aired a story about young people and contra dance on 7/2/10!
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128273050
["Elixir" will play here on Feb 3, 2011 with caller Nils Fredland; "Perpetual eMotion" will play here on Feb 24 with caller Will Mentor!]

NOTE: The Lake City Farmers Market is open on Thursdays from 3 to 7 pm between the community center and the library. Cars enter the parking area from the north end of 28th Ave. NE (from NE 127th St.), and there is free parking in the underground garage. Come early and have a picnic dinner outdoors in the park or inside the hall! Dancers may use the refrigerator at the hall for perishables - please mark your bags with your name & phone #. http://www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org/markets/lake_city

Schedule of callers and bands:

Aug 12-Catch an exciting ride that goes up, up, and up with "Lift Ticket" (Rex Blazer from MT & FL on fiddle, Jeff Spero from LA, CA on keyboards, T.J. Johnson from Charlottesville, VA on mandolin, and Russell Shumsky from Vancouver, BC on percussion). http://www.liftticketband.com Ace caller Woody Lane from Roseburg, OR adds expert foot percussion.

Aug 19-Tonight's dance menu features delicious, savory Quebecois music from "Group du Jour" (David Cahn, Clyde Curley, & Bill Meyer on fiddle, accordion, mandolin, guitar, & piano). Peppy caller Wendy Graham (Durango, CO) serves it up nice and hot.

Aug 26-Put your dancin' shoes on, cuz here comes "Minnie Pearl Jam" (Claudia Anastasio, Frank Blade, Cary Lung, Dave Leddel, & Nancy Katz raisin' a ruckus on fiddles, mandolin, banjo, guitar, & bass). Witty, engaging caller Tony Mates keeps the fun meter on high!

Sept 2-Be on the alert for this superstar new-generation contra-band with deep roots: "Night Watch" (Elvie Miller, Naomi Morse, & Owen Morrison from MA, VA, & TN playing accordion, piano, fiddle, guitar & mandolin, and foot percussion too.)    http://www.nightwatchacoustic.com   Affable caller Eric Curl selects excellent dances.

Sept 9-"Spare Parts" (Bill Matthiesen & Liz Stell from W MA with Seattle’s Ruthie Dornfeld) presents beautifully lyrical and dynamic interpretations of favorite and unusual contradance music on fiddle, piano, & flute. http://www.bfv.com/spareparts/moreparts.html Jennifer Youngman calls lovely and lively dances to fit.

Sept 16-"The Avant Gardeners" from Charlottesville, VA (Laura Light on fiddle, George Paul on piano, Jubal Creech on percussion, and Seattle’s Dave Bartley on guitar, mandolin, & bouzouki) have grown their reputation as one of the premier contradance bands in the country with a cornucopia of traditional & original tunes & swingin’ improvisation. http://www.TheAvantGardeners.com our motto: "We can't help ourselves!" Creative & energetic caller Seth Tepfer (Atlanta GA) directs the harvest.

Sept 23-"Soda Rock Ramblers" - CD Release Party! Larry Edelman from Denver CO (fiddle, mandolin), Scott Mathis & Linda Askew from Albuquerque NM (mandolin, guitarron, guitar), and Seattle’s David Cahn (fiddle, accordion, bass) bring spirited, soulful, & rare music of the south, midwest, and southwest for dancers’ delight. http://homepage.mac.com/larryedelman/Personal9.html Caller Suzanne Girardot adds her talent with rhythm & flow.

Sep 30-Jump into the happy surge created by the powerful "Rhythm Rollers" (Seattle headliners Cathie Whitesides, Laurie Andres, & WB Reid on fiddle, piano, accordion, banjo & guitar). Hearty caller Warren Argo pumps up the fun!

Oct 7-"Sybaritic String Band “ (Rich Sobel, Brian Hayden, Barry Cole, Leith Davis – Vancouver BC) fiddles, mandolin, tenor banjo, guitar, piano, percussion http://www.richsobel.com/sybaritic/index.htm   Woody Lane (Roseburg, OR) caller   

Oct 14-“Jake Lake Five“ (Sarah Comer, Stuart Williams, David Cahn, Graham Mitchell & Tyler Hagood fiddles, accordion, guitar, mandolin, cello, bass); Joe Micheals caller

Oct 21-"Common Ground" (Sono Hashisaki, Jay Finkelstein, Phil Katz) fiddle, melodeons, guitar; LauraMe’ Smith caller

Oct 28-"Hands 4" (Carl Thor, Fran Tewksbury, Keith Moe, Rich Goss - Portland) fiddle, flute, guitar, piano, percussion

Nov 4-"GinSu" [Claude Ginsburg on fiddle & concertina, Marni Rachmiel on flute & sax, Dave Bartley on guitar etc, & Russell S (Vancouver BC) on percussion]; Susie Kendig caller

Nov 11-"Out of the Wood" (Kathy Bowman, Pat & Vicki Marron - Sand Point, ID) fiddle, mandolin, guitar, piano; Ray Polhemus (Spokane) caller

Nov 18-"Syncopaths" (Ryan McKasson on fiddle, Ashley Broder on mandolin, Jeff Spero on keyboard, and Christa Burch on bodhrán – WA & CA) http://www.syncopaths.com; George Marshall (of “Wild Asparagus” - MA) caller

WED Nov 24- SPECIAL Thanksgiving Eve Dance – stay tuned!!!

Nov 25 - no dance – Happy Turkey Day!

Dec 2-"Red Crow" (Susan Burke, Chuck Pliske, Joe Micheals, Wayne Clark) fiddle, piano, concertina, guitar, bass, banjo, percussion

Dec 9- TBA; Morna Leonard (Montana) caller

Dec 16-"Retrospectacles" (Josie Sokoloff-Toney, Andrew Foster, Scott Leach, Ethan Jodziewicz) fiddles, mandolin, piano, bass   http://www.facebook.com/pages/theretrospectacles David Kaynor (Montague, MA) caller

Please read footprints for a brief history of this dance series.