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BACDS Events Calendar

August 2018
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S)STYLELOCATIONCALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
August 01CONTRACCBRic Goldman [OR]Open band led by Chris Knepper, Charlie Hancock
August 03ENGLISHMTDilip Sequeira & Rachel PuseyNonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Susan & Bill Jensen
August 04CONTRASFWarren BlierLarry Unger [MA], Karina Wilson [NM]
August 07ENGLISHASECANCELEDNo Dance—Off for the summer, back in September
August 08ENGLISHCCBRic Goldman [OR]James MacQueen, Betsy St. Aubin, Patti Cobb
August 10ENGLISH/REGENCYSMECANCELEDNo Dance—Off for the summer, back in September
August 10 to August 12CONTRA/CAMP/SPECIALJPCSue Rosen [MA], Seth Tepfer [GA]Hotpoint Stringband [OH] (Hilarie & Mark Burhans, Mark ”Pokey” Hellenberg, Marlene Shostak, Nick Weiland), Nova [New England] (Kathleen Fownes, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Everest William) — BALANCE THE BAY, Fri–Sun August 10–12
Contra Dance Weekend Pre-registration required—see bacds.org/btb for details
August 11CONTRAFUMCANCELEDNO DANCE—Go to BalanceTheBay, FUM Monday!
August 11ENGLISHSJPSharon GreenStringFire! (James MacQueen, Caroline McCaskey, Erik Ievins, Patti Cobb)
August 12CONTRA/SPECIALPRCSeth Tepfer [GA]CounterBalance post BtB Dance with Hotpoint Stringband [OH] (Hilarie & Mark Burhans, Mark ”Pokey” Hellenberg, Marlene Shostak, Nick Weiland), Nova [New England] (Kathleen Fownes, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, Everest William), special date & time: 7–10pm, $14/12/7
August 12ENGLISHFSJCANCELEDNo Dance—Off for the summer, back in September
August 13CONTRA/SPECIALFUMSusan PetrickHotpoint Stringband [OH] (Hilarie & Mark Burhans, Mark ”Pokey” Hellenberg, Marlene Shostak, Nick Weiland) —note special day (Monday) & special time (7:30–10:30pm), $14/$12/$7
August 14WOODSHEDHPPmaybe you?maybe you? - A peek backstage, free for everyone. Callers try out new material, teaching techniques, etc; dancers give input and things get better. Join us!
August 15CONTRACCBAndy ShorePolaris (Marta Bartholomew [VT], Rose Jackson, Jesse Ball, Sam Zakon-Anderson [3 from MA])
August 17ENGLISHMTKalia KlibanNonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Robin Lockner, William Allen
August 18CONTRASFAndy ShorePolaris (Marta Bartholomew [VT], Rose Jackson, Jesse Ball, Sam Zakon-Anderson [3 from MA])
August 18ENGLISHCCBJoanna Reiner [PA]Not Quite Tricky Brits [WA] (Anita Anderson, Sande Gillette, Dave Bartley)—experienced dancers
August 19CONTRAFSJAndy ShorePolaris (Marta Bartholomew [VT], Rose Jackson, Jesse Ball, Sam Zakon-Anderson [3 from MA])—Intro at 2:30, Dance 3–6pm
August 19 to August 26CAMP/ENGLISH/MUSICBRmany great leadersHEY DAYS English camp at Bishop Ranch
Sat–Sat August 19–29
August 21ENGLISHASECANCELEDNo Dance—Off for the summer, back in September
August 22ENGLISHCCBDavid NewittOpen band led by Susan Worland, David Mostardi, Charlie Hancock
August 25CONTRAFUMJim SaxeAudrey Knuth, Christopher Jacoby
August 25ENGLISHCCBCANCELEDNo Dance—Switched to 3rd Sat for Hey Days
August 26CONTRAHVCCelia RamsayWhimsies (Beth Christian, Roxanne Oliva, Debra Tayleur) 4–7pm
August 29CONTRACCBCharlie FentonOpen band led by The Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg)
August 31ENGLISHMTLise DyckmanNonesuch Country Dance Band (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Susan Jensen, William Allen

Dance Venues

VENUENAMEADDRESSCITY
ASEAll Saints Episcopal Church555 Waverley StPalo Alto
BRBishop's Ranch5297 Westside RoadHealdsburg
CCBChrist Church Berkeley2138 Cedar StreetBerkeley
FSJFirst Unitarian Church of San Jose160 N 3rd StSan Jose
FUMFirst United Methodist Church of Palo Alto625 Hamilton at ByronPalo Alto
HPPCarriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park150 Watkins AvenueAtherton
HVCHill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden)1808 B StreetHayward
JPCJanet Pomeroy Center207 Skyline BlvdSan Francisco
MTPalo Alto Masonic Temple461 Florence StreetPalo Alto
PRCPomeroy Recreation Center [formerly Janet Pomeroy Center)207 Skyline BlvdSan Francisco
SFSt. Paul's Presbyterian Church1399 43rd AvenueSan Francisco
SJPSt. John's Presbyterian Church25 LakeSan Francisco
SMESt. Mark's Episcopal Church600 Colorado AvenuePalo Alto