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BACDS Events Calendar

August 2017
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Schedule of Events

DATE(S) STYLE LOCATION CALLER(S)
TEACHER(S)
MUSICIANS
August 1 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance—Summer Break
August 2 CONTRA CCB
Ric Goldman [OR] with Open band led by The Loose Newts (Chris Knepper, Charlie Hancock, Del Eckels)
August 4 ENGLISH MT
Ric Goldman [OR] with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Bill & Susan Jensen
August 5 CONTRA SF Kelsey Hartman
Kelsey Hartman with Tripleplay (Ben Schreiber, Chris Knepper, Charlie Hancock)
August 8 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.
August 9 Phoenix In Concert (ENGLISH/CONCERT) STALB
Anna Rain [MD] with Phoenix (Nora Smith [MA], Corey Walters [MA], Christopher Jacoby) - TONIGHT ONLY 7:30-10:00 AT ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH, 1501 WASHINGTON AVE, ALBANY
August 11 Balance the Bay (CONTRA/CAMP) JPC
Luke Donforth [VT],
Sarah VanNorstrand [NY] with BALANCE THE BAY
Fri–Sun August 11–13 Contra Dance Weekend with calling by Luke Donforth [VT], Sarah VanNorstrand [NY], music by Maivish [QC/VA] (Adam Broome, Matthew Olwell, Jaige Trudel) and Great Bear [NY/MA/VT/NC]] (Andrew VanNorstrand, Noah VanNorstrand, Kim Yerton, Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens, Dana Billings, Chris Miller); Pre-registration required—see bacds.org/btb for details
August 11 ENGLISH/REGENCY SME
CANCELED with No Dance—Summer Break
August 12 CONTRA FUM
CANCELED with No Dance—Go to Balance the Bay, come back on Monday!
August 12 ENGLISH SJP Sharon Green
Sharon Green with Maggie Moore, Rob Powell, Craig Johnson
August 13 Balance the Bay (CONTRA/SPECIAL) JPC
Luke Donforth [VT] with CounterBalance post-BtB dance with Great Bear [NY/MA/VT/NC]] (Andrew VanNorstrand, Noah VanNorstrand, Kim Yerton, Rebecca Bosworth-Clemens, Dana Billings, Chris Miller) and Maivish [QC/VA] (Adam Broome, Matthew Olwell, Jaige Trudel)—special date & time 7–10pm, $14/12/7
August 13 ENGLISH FSJ
CANCELED with No Dance—Summer Break
August 14 CONTRA FUM
Michael Karcher [WA] with Great Bear Quartet (Andrew VanNorstrand, Noah VanNorstrand, Kim Yerton, Chris Miller) —note special day (Monday) & time (7:30), $14/$12/$7
August 15 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance—Summer Break
August 16 Mason & Weed In Concert (CONTRA/CONCERT) STALB
Michael Karcher [WA] with Mason & Weed (Stuart Mason [SLO], John Weed) (Not open band) TONIGHT ONLY 7:30-10:00 AT ST. ALBAN'S CHURCH, 1501 WASHINGTON AVE, ALBANY
August 18 ENGLISH MT Alan Winston
Alan Winston with Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Daniel Soussan, Mark Daly, Mary Tabor) with Debra Tayleur & friend
August 19 CONTRA SF Michael Karcher
Michael Karcher with Mason & Weed (Stuart Mason [SLO], John Weed)
August 19 ENGLISH CCB
Andrew Swaine [UK] with Charlie Hancock, Jonathan Jensen [MD], Nicky McConkey [UK]—for experienced dancers
August 20 Hey Days (ENGLISH/CAMP) BR
many great leaders with HEY DAYS English camp at Bishop Ranch
Sat–Sat August 20–27 Leaders Andrew Swaine [UK], Brooke Friendly [OR], Daisy Black [UK], & Kalia Kliban are joined by The Figments (Anna Patton [VT], David Knight [DC], Owen Morrison [MA]), Barry Truter (Canada), Jonathan Jensen (MD), Nicky McConkey (UK), Charlie Hancock, and Jon Berger for a week of Music, Dance, Singing, Mummer's Play, Joy and More.—SOLD OUT! See bacds.org/heydays for more info
August 20 CONTRA FSJ Michael Karcher
Michael Karcher with Mason & Weed (Stuart Mason [SLO], John Weed)
August 23 ENGLISH CCB
James Hutson [SoCal] with Open band led by Anne Goess, Elizabeth Todd, Debra Tayleur
August 26 CONTRA FUM Yoyo Zhou
Yoyo Zhou with Fresh Possum (Daniel Steinberg, Ben Schreiber)
August 26 ENGLISH CCB
CANCELED with No Dance—Switched to 3rd Saturday because of Hey Days
August 27 CONTRA HVC
Ric Goldman [OR] with Uncle Dave (Kathrine Gardner, Chris Jong, Dave Courchaine), 4–7pm
August 29 ENGLISH ASE
CANCELED with No Dance—Summer Break
August 30 CONTRA CCB Yoyo Zhou
Yoyo Zhou with Open band led by Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, Steven Strauss)

Dance Venues

VENUE NAME ADDRESS CITY
ASE All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St Palo Alto
BR Bishop's Ranch 5297 Westside Road Healdsburg
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
JPC Janet Pomeroy Center 207 Skyline Blvd San Francisco
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
SME St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Avenue Palo Alto
STALB St. Alban's Church 1501 Washington Avenue Albany