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BACDS Events Calendar

April 2017
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
April 1 CONTRA SF
Richard Barnes with Adrianna Ciccone, Colin Cotter
April 4 ENGLISH ASE
Ric Goldman [OR] with Mary Tabor, Richard Page, Shauna Pickett-Gordon
April 5 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open band led by Sean Wood [So Cal], Larry Unger [MA]
April 7 Playford Ball (ENGLISH) HVC
Cavalcade of Callers with Charlie Hancock, Judy Linsenberg, David Mostardi Playford Ball Rehearsal, 8–11pm, $12
April 7 ENGLISH MT
Dance cancelled — come to the Playford Ball Rehearsal Dance!
April 8 CONTRA FUM Charlie Fenton
Charlie Fenton with Daniel Steinberg, Adrianna Ciccone
April 8 ENGLISH SJP
Stephen White with David Strong, Rob Powell, Craig Johnson
April 8 Playford Ball (ENGLISH/SPECIAL) SJW Kalia Kliban
Kalia Kliban with Persons of Quality (Jon Berger, Jim Oakden, Rebecca King) 37th Annual BACDS Playford Ball! 6:45–11pm. Pregistration required. More info at bacds.org/playford
April 9 ENGLISH FSJ Alan Winston
Alan Winston with The Phoenix (William Allen, Mary Tabor) with Robin Lockner — now on second Sundays
April 9 FAMILY CONTRA HVC
Andy Wilson with David James [Long Beach], Craig Johnson — Family Week Benefit dance, 4–7pm
April 11 WOODSHED HPP Maybe you?
Maybe you? with Maybe you? - A peek backstage, a look at new stuff, a chance to try calling. Free for everyone.
April 12 ENGLISH CCB Sharon Green
Sharon Green with David Strong, Judy Linsenberg, Christopher Jacoby, Bill Jensen
April 12 ENGLISH/WORKSHOP CCB Sharon Green
Sharon Green with David Strong INTRO TO ENGLISH DANCE — FREE! (donations gladly accepted), 6:45–7:30pm
April 14 CONTRA/WALTZ FUM
Susan Petrick, Richard Powers, Nick & Melissa Enge with Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Kevin Carr [OR], Paul Kotapish, Daniel Steinberg) Friday Night Waltz presents an evening of Contras and Couple Dances (Waltz, Polka, One-Step) — Instruction in all dance forms 7pm–9pm, main dance with Susan & Hillbillies 9pm–midnight, $15/$13/$10 — See www.contrawaltz.com for details
April 14 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Open band led by Divertimento (James Langdell, William Allen, Paul Kostka)
April 15 CONTRA SF Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Tripleplay (Ben Schreiber, Chris Knepper, Charlie Hancock)
April 16 CONTRA FSJ Susan Petrick
Susan Petrick with Magic Reelism (David Wright, Susan Jones, Cheryl McKinney, Del Eckels) — Intro 2:30pm, Dance 3–6, $12/$10/$5 — now on third Sundays!
April 18 ENGLISH ASE Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Ben Schreiber, Susan & Bill Jensen
April 19 CONTRA CCB Erik Hoffman
Erik Hoffman with Open band led by Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Steven Strauss)
April 21 ENGLISH MT Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mary Tabor, Mark Daly) with Bill & Susan Jensen
April 22 CONTRA FUM
Alexandra Deis-Lauby [NYC] with The Rose and Thorns (Valerie Rose, Erik Hoffman, Bill Cope)
April 22 ENGLISH CCB David Newitt
David Newitt with Puck’s Deceit (Charlie Hancock, Ben Schreiber, Judy Linsenberg) — for experienced dancers
April 23 CONTRA HVC Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Tempest in a Teacup (Adrianna Ciccone, Ben Schreiber, Daniel Steinberg) — 4–7 pm, $10
April 23 James Candlin Memorial (CONTRA/ENGLISH) LSC Kalia Kliban
Kalia Kliban with Persons of Quality — Memorial Dance for James Candlin, 2–6pm, FREE! Details at bacds.org/JamesCandlinMemorial/
April 26 ENGLISH CCB
Andrea Nettleton [GA] with The Offbeats (Ben Schreiber, Ashley Broder [SoCal], Jeff Spero [SoCal]) — Not an Open band
April 28 CONTRA SF
Andrea Nettleton with The Offbeats (Ben Schreiber, Ashley Broder [SoCal], Jeff Spero [SoCal]) — Special Price: $10/$12/$6
April 29 CONTRA FUM
Andrea Nettleton with The Offbeats (Ben Schreiber, Ashley Broder [SoCal], Jeff Spero [SoCal])
April 30 CONTRA HVC
Andrea Nettleton with The Offbeats (Ben Schreiber, Ashley Broder [SoCal], Jeff Spero [SoCal]) — Zesty contras, 4–7:15pm, $10

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
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
HVC Hill and Valley Club - 1808 B Street (at Linden) 1808 B Street Hayward
LSC Lucie Stern Center 1305 Middlefield Road Palo Alto
MT Palo Alto Masonic Temple 461 Florence Street Palo Alto
SF St. Paul's Presbyterian Church 1399 43rd Avenue San Francisco
SJP St. John's Presbyterian Church 25 Lake San Francisco
SJW San Jose Woman's Club 75 South 11th Street San Jose
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto