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BACDS Events Calendar

November 2013
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
November 1 ENGLISH MT
Bob Fraley with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Sarah Kirton, Rob Powell, Mark Daly) with Ruth Anne Fraley
November 2 CONTRA SF
Zack with Uncle Farmer (Ben Schreiber, Mike Sokolovsky)
November 3 ENGLISH/CONTRA FSJ Alan Winston
Alan Winston with The Phoenix (William Allen, Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor)
November 5 ENGLISH ASE Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Erik Ievins
November 6 CONTRA CCB
Open Callers’ Night with Open band led by the Treble Makers (Erik Hoffman, John Douglas, Del Eckels, Debra Tayleur), call Erik Hoffman if you want to call a dance, 510-444-4397 or erik@erikhoffman.com
November 6 WORKSHOP/HAMBO CCB
Say Yes to Hambo! with Erik Hoffman — $5 (Experienced Hambo Dancers FREE, Come Help!) with
November 8 Contra College (CONTRA/WORKSHOP) WCP Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Contra College Callers’ Workshop, 7–9:30pm, $60, Preregistration Required: see bacds.org/cc
November 9 Contra College (CONTRA) WCP
Susan Michaels [L.A.] with The Whoots (Jim Oakden, Michelle Levy, Shira Kammen) — Note special Location and time tonight only: Woman's Club of Palo Alto, 475 Homer Ave, 7–10pm to join Contra College attendees
November 9 Contra College (CONTRA/WORKSHOP) WCP Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Waltzing for Contra Dancers with Jim Oakden, Michelle Levy, 4–5:30 pm, $5 (included in tuition fee for Contra College)
November 9 Contra College (CONTRA/WORKSHOP/SPECIAL) WCP
Susan Michaels [L.A.] with Uncle Farmer (Ben Schreiber, Mike Sokolovsky) with Jim Oakden Contra College Weekend in Palo Alto, focused on contra dance skills for new and intermediate dancers. Experienced dancers: become an even better dancer by learning the other gender role, or just enjoy dancing with new dancers! Tuition fee $150 for both days, $75 for single day. Preregistration Required: see bacds.org/cc
November 9 ENGLISH DGK Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas with Anne Goess, Bill Jensen
November 10 Contra College (CONTRA) WCP
Many Various with Uncle Farmer (Ben Schreiber, Mike Sokolovsky), callers from the Callers Workshop, 7–9pm, FREE! — beginners welcome
November 10 Contra College (WORKSHOP/HAMBO) WCP Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Hambo, music by Uncle Farmer (Ben Schreiber, Mike Sokolovsky), 5–6:30pm, $5
November 12 WOODSHED HPP
Maybe you with Community Band - community callers - a look backstage to try out new dances — see us on FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/BACDS.woodshed/members/
November 13 ENGLISH CCB Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Shira Kammen, Maggie Moore, Bill Jensen — Fried Herman dance party
November 15 ENGLISH MT
Annie Laskey [L.A.] with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Sarah Kirton, Rob Powell, Mark Daly) with Ruth Anne Fraley
November 16 CONTRA SF
Lynn Ackerson with Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Markie Sanders)
November 16 Fall Ball (ENGLISH/SPECIAL) SMT
Annie Laskey [L.A.] with Bangers & Mash (Susan & Stanley Kramer, David Strong, Craig Johnson) 19th BACDS Fall Ball — “Trip to Terpsichore”. Doors open at 7:00pm, Ball 7:30pm–10:30pm, potluck follows. Tickets: $28 preregistered (through November 4th), $35 at the door, includes 2:30pm workshop. More info at bacds.org/fallball
November 16 Fall Ball (ENGLISH/WORKSHOP) SMT
Annie Laskey [L.A.] with Fall Ball Workshop, music by David Strong, Craig Johnson, 2:30–5pm, $15 (included in admission price for the evening Fall Ball)
November 17 ENGLISH/CONTRA FSJ
CANCELED with NO DANCE
November 19 ENGLISH ASE Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Bill Jensen, Stan Kramer, Laurie Chastain
November 20 CONTRA CCB
George Marshall [MA] with Open band led by Perpetual e-Motion [ME] (Ed Howe, John Cote) Special Price $12/$10/$7
November 20 WORKSHOP/HAMBO CCB
Say Yes to Hambo! with Erik Hoffman — $5 (Experienced Hambo Dancers FREE, Come Help!) with
November 22 CONTRA SF Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Fiddle King (Lee Anne Welch, Julie Smollin, Rebecca King)
November 23 CONTRA FUM Celia Ramsay
Celia Ramsay with The Crabapples (Marta Lynch, Bob Silberstein, Norm Cotton, Teresa Fife)
November 23 ENGLISH CCB Gary Thomas
Gary Thomas with Rebecca King, Judy Linsenberg, Andy Eggleston — for experienced dancers
November 27 ENGLISH CCB Mary Luckhardt
Mary Luckhardt with Open band led by Anne Goess, Tom Lindemuth, Debra Tayleur
November 29 ENGLISH MT Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mary Tabor, Daniel Soussan, Sarah Kirton, Rob Powell, Mark Daly) with William Allen
November 30 CONTRA FUM Eric Black
Eric Black with Jack Knife and the Big Rig (Adam Cavan, Chris Grampp, Mike Stadler) — Thanksgiving dessert potluck!

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
ASE All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St Palo Alto
CCB Christ Church East Bay 2138 Cedar Street Berkeley
DGK DanceGround Keriac 1805 Divisadero at Bush San Francisco
FSJ First Unitarian Church of San Jose 160 N 3rd St San Jose
FUM First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton at Byron Palo Alto
HPP Carriage House at Holbrook-Palmer Park 150 Watkins Avenue Atherton
MT Palo Alto Masonic Temple 461 Florence Street Palo Alto
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SMT San Mateo Masonic Temple 100 N. Ellsworth San Mateo
WCP Woman's Club of Palo Alto 475 Homer Avenue Palo Alto