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August 2023
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S)	STYLE	LOCATION	CALLER(S) TEACHER(S)	MUSICIANS
August 3	CONTRA	CCB	Kelsey Hartman	Red Rock Island String Band, Paul Kotapish, Kate Chaitin, Connor Maguire, Brianna Hathway
August 4	ENGLISH	SME	Alan Winston	Alicia Cover, Craig Johnson, Mary Tabor, Robin Lockner
	English dancing for all 7:30-10:00 Dances called without reference to gendered roles. For this evening only, dancing in the church itself
August 7	WOODSHED	LAUMC	Maybe you?
	Woodshed dance moved to August 7 to avoid conflict with special Palo Alto Contra on August 14; returning to second Mondays after that.
August 10	ENGLISH	CCB	Alan Winston	Craig Johnson, David Mostardi, Michelle Masek
	English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00
August 11	Balance the Bay Contra Dance Weekend (CONTRA/CAMP/SPECIAL)	JPC	Michael Karcher, Lisa Greenleaf	Gaslight Tinkers, Nova
	Sign up now! Partial registration options available. - BALANCE THE BAY contra dance weekend in San Francisco. Music by: NOVA, a neo-trad trio hailing from New England featuring Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar and mandolin, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. Nova draws from both traditional repertoire and original compositions to create high energy music for concerts and dancing. THE GASLIGHT TINKERS’ blend of global rhythms creates a joyously danceable sound around a core of traditional New England old time and Celtic fiddle music, merging boundless positive energy with melody and song: Peter Siegel on guitar, Garrett Sawyer on bass, Jopey Fitzpatrick on drums, and Noah VanNorstrand on fiddle. With gender-neutral calling by LISA GREENLEAF, widely acclaimed for her humor, high-energy calling, and clear teaching of zesty, flowing dances; and MICHAEL KARCHER who has honed a warm and concise style of teaching and calling, to the delight of dancers across the continent.
August 12	ENGLISH	SJP	Lise Dyckman	Corwin Zekley & Grace Fellows [London]
August 13	ONLINE/ENGLISH	ONLINE	Sharon Green	Odd Sundays Garage Band
	1:30-2:30 pm Solo adaptations of English country dances either to recorded or live music.
August 13	CounterBalance Contra Open Dance (SPECIAL)	JPC	Michael Karcher	Gaslight Tinkers
	Special final dance for Balance the Bay open to all without preregistration! $25/$15 low income. Pay at the door with cash, check, PayPal or Venmo. (Well-fitting mask and Covid test within 6 hrs of arrival required.)
August 14	CONTRA	FUM	Michael Karcher	Gaslight Tinkers
	beginners 6:30 / dance 7:00-10:00
August 17	CONTRA	CCB	Tanya Merchant	The Cain Raisers, Craig Johnson, Erik Hoffman, Stefan Curl
August 24	ENGLISH	CCB	Kalia Kliban	Anne Goess, Bill Jensen, Charlie Hancock
	English dancing for all - newcomer lesson at 7:15; dance 7:45-10:00
August 26	CONTRA	FUM	Alan Winston	Midnight Chargers, Patti Cobb, Valerie Rose, Elizabeth Ingber
August 26	ENGLISH	CCB	Sharon Green	David Mostardi, Ben Jackson, Christopher Jacoby
August 27	ONLINE/ENGLISH	ONLINE	Kalia Kliban
	1:30-2:30 pm Solo adaptations of English country dances either to recorded or live music.
August 31	CONTRA	CCB	Doe Taryn	The New Vintage Revelers, Dan Warrick, Harry Leidstrand, Paul Kotapish

Dance Venues

VENUE	NAME	ADDRESS	CITY
CCB	Christ Church East Bay	2138 Cedar Street	Berkeley
FUM	First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto	625 Hamilton at Byron	Palo Alto
JPC	Janet Pomeroy Center	207 Skyline Blvd	San Francisco
LAUMC	Los Altos United Methodist Church	655 Magdalena	Los Altos
ONLINE	online	wherever	the cloud
SJP	St. John's Presbyterian Church	25 Lake	San Francisco
SME	St. Mark's Episcopal Church	600 Colorado Avenue	Palo Alto