TACOMA CONTRA DANCEpresentsNEW YEARS EVE CONTRA DANCEwith music byTHE FIFTH SATURDAY CONTRADANCEDecember 31, 2011 - 8:45pm -12:30amwith a 7:30 - 8:30pm supper beforehand |
Joe Micheals is a wonderful caller who will guide us effortlessly - but with great dances - into the new year. None finer. The band, Fresh Cider, will be Laurel Stone on fiddle, Craig Shaw on flute, fife, and whistle, Phil Katz on melodeons, Jay Finkelstein on guitar, and Dave Goodmanson on piano. We think of ourselves as having a "classic New England contra dance" sound and repertoire, which we bring to dances in the Northwest - most recently the Seattle Thursday and Friday dances, the Fifth Saturday dance in October, the Yakima dance, and the Portland Roadhouse over Cascade Promenade weekend. We play "close to the dance and the dancers", choosing our tunes to match the dance chosen by the caller, and our styling to support the dancers as each dance evolves. It is a pleasure to play for our friends out on the dance floor. In all immodesty, Fresh Cider just got back from playing one heckuva gig December 17 at the Corvallis dance.
Specifics on our dance:
The New Years Eve Dance will be held at Christ Church Wells Hall, 310 North K Street, Tacoma - directions below. It is well-known as one of the sweetest halls in Puget Sound. The dance will run from 8:45pm -12:30am (supper beforehand at 7:30.) The cost is $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door.Details, including supper arrangements, and purchase of advance tickets, are at: http://www.tacomacontradance.org/calendar.phpPlease avoid wearing scented products (e.g. perfume, aftershave, cologne, scented hand lotion) to any contra dance. (Dancing, being aerobic, magnifies their scent, and also the effect of the solvents used therein!) Some dancers are hypersensitive or allergic to such products. A word about children's attendance: It is fine for older children and teenagers who are comfortable interacting with adults on their own. However, it is not appropriate for small children unless they are on the sidelines supervised by adults at all times. A caution on parking: The street right across from the hall has been posted as a "residents only" zone, so please don't park there - tickets have been given. There is plenty of parking on adjacent streets, and there are spots behind the church as well.
Directions to Wells Hall
310 North "K" Street, Tacoma
From Seattle, "Eastside" of Lake Washington, or Des Moines
I-5 south to exit 133 (Tacoma City Center). Then take I-705 and Schuster Parkway exit on the right (still called I-705). From there again stay right and take the Stadium Way (first) exit from Schuster Pkwy. At the top of the exit ramp, turn right. The street goes up hill, then swings left onto North 1st. You pass Stadium Thriftway and a Chevrolet lot, and then merge into Division at a traffic light. Continue on Division, turn right onto North "K". Wells Hall is the second building on the left. Enter the dance through the church courtyard.From Olympia
Because of difficulties regarding exiting from Route 16 into Tacoma, we recommend that you add an extra 5-10 min and come all the way north on I5 to the I-705 exit (Tacoma City Center). Then follow the directions onto Schuster Parkway, etc. as given above. (We may discover a better route from south of Tacoma, and if so we'll post it. Similarly if you have an efficient way to get to the hall, involving Route 16, please let us know.)From West of the Narrows Bridge
Take WA 16 east across the Narrows, and take exit 1B for Union Ave. Keep left at the fork; follow signs for University of Puget Sound. Turn left onto S Union Ave (at which point you'll be northbound.) Go about 1.5 mile and turn right into 6th Avenue. Follow 6th about a mile to a multi-way intersection; there take a soft left into Division Ave. Follow Division to North "K" Street, where you take a left. Wells Hall is the second building on the left. Enter the dance through the church courtyard.For more information please contact:
info@ZZZtacomacontradance.org - 253 752 6483
Phil Katz - philkatz@ZZZhalcyon.com - 206 722 8228.
(You know what to do with the Z's)