Lake City Contra/Old Time Country Dance
Every Thursday at
Lake City Community Center
12531 - 28th Ave NE
8:00pm till 11:00pm,
Free introductory "dance skills" workshop - NOW EVERY WEEK! - at 7:30pm
Admission $8 (students & seniors $5, kids & first-time contradancers
free).
Please respect the health needs of many dancers and come fragrance-free.
For more information call 206-525-0932.
NOTE: The Lake City Farmers Market is now open for the season on Thursdays,
until 7:00 pm. This year it is in the park between the Lake City Library and
the Lake City Community Center.
There is a nice array of fresh veggies & fruit, yummy cheeses, smoked salmon,
bread & pastries, as well as delicious grilled food. Vendors include The Patty
Pan Grill, La Pasta, Full Circle Farm, Mount Townsend Creamery, Lucky Palate,
and many more. Eat outdoors in the park if the weather is nice, or bring your
picnic into the hall before the dance starts! If you buy items to take home
that need refrigeration, you are welcome to use the fridge in the kitchen if
you put your stuff in a bag marked with your name & phone #.
28th Ave NE will be closed off from NE 125th Street to the south edge of the
library's parking garage, but access to "our end" of 28th Ave NE will be
available off NE 127th Street. Go by the sign that says "local access only"
and drive into the LCCC parking lot. The entire street reopens after the
vendors pack up.
Schedule of callers and bands:
- June 12-The "Kingston Quartet" (Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley, Betsy Cooper, Anita Anderson) some of your favorites from "KGB" and "Tricky Brits/BAG O' Tricks" team up on melodious and pulsating fiddle, flute, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, & piano. Dynamic young caller Adina Gordon (Swannanoa, NC) orchestrates the fun!
- June 19-From the hot contra scene in Philadelphia comes "The Contraptions" (Nora Smith on fiddle, Chloe Maher on piano, and Bill Quern on mandolin, banjo, fiddle, harmonica, & concertina ). Adept caller & dance composer Rick Mohr flies in from Watertown, MA.
- June 26-The "Toad Mountain Ramblers" (Mike Schway fiddle, Dave Nerad banjo
& Clyde Curley guitar - Bellingham) play high-altitude music that will make
you jump and holler! Caller David Kaynor (Montague, MA) guides the
way. Special break-time performance by the fabulous Taptone Syncopators!!!
The TapTone Syncopator's 25th Reunion: OLD SOLES
The TapTone Syncopators were the first precision clogging group in the Pacific Northwest, inspired by the Green Grass Cloggers, and the Fiddle Puppets (now Footworks). We performed during the early 1980s. Our last performance was in 1983 at Bumbershoot.
Rooted in old time music and the living tradition of mountain dancing we
experienced in North Carolina and Virginia, the TapTones express the essence
of the music with traditional and not so traditional steps and figures
executed with metal taps and colorful costumes.
The TapTone Syncopators are Laurie Hampton, Cynthia Salzman, Sue Truman, Dina Blade, Doug Booth, and Barbara Bee Breckenfeld. Our illustrious band is Sue Truman, Armin Barnett, Jerry Gallaher, Warren Argo, and David Cahn.
We will perform one (1) 3 minute routine in three (3) places; catch us while you can, because that's it for the next 25 years, and THAT will be something to see!
Thursday June 26th - Lake City Contra Dance; 9:30 PM (during the break)
Thursday July 3rd - Fiddle Tunes; Participant's Concert and possibly in another concert
Monday July 14th - Tractor Tavern Square Dance; 9:30 PM (during the break); music by Sue Truman with the Tallboys
- July 17-Open Band with hosts Greg & Jere Canote (fiddle & guitar) - bring your
instruments and share the excitement! Calling by the illustrious Eric Curl &
friends.
- July 24-Don't miss "RetroSpectacles" (Josie Toney, Andrew Foster, & Scott
Leach on fiddles, mandolin, & piano) - the Northwest's coolest teenage
contradance band! Always enjoyable caller LauraMe' Smith has 20/20 contra
vision.
- July 31-NO DANCE - prep for LCCC Salmon Bake (on Aug 1 & 2)
- Aug 7-The music of "MAD Dames" (Deb Kirkland, Marni Rachmiel, & Anita Anderson
on fiddle, sax, flute, piano) is impassioned, ardent, and a little wacky - but
they're totally under control, no need for straightjackets! Callers Joe
Micheals & Morna Leonard share the excitement.
- Aug 14-Olympia's "RiffRaff" (Lindon Toney, Josie Toney, Warren Argo, & Jim
Erlandson on 2 fiddles, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo) brings great merriment
and verve to their dances. Genial and gracious Sandy Strand calls.
- Aug 21-Another hot young band with shared DNA: "Gift of the Marcii" (Andrew,
Aaron, & Peggy Marcus - Newton MA, Syracuse NY, Takoma Park MD)
http://amarcus.org/marcii...traditional and original tunes on accordion,
piano, concertina, dulcimer and various percussion instruments; mostly
French-Canadian style with many other elements thrown in, including tangos,
klezmer, latin rhythms, and jazz riffs. Adam Carlson calls lively dances to
fit.
- Aug 28-Delirously delicious dance music from fiddler extraordinaire Ruthie
Dornfeld, piano ace Bruce Rosen (Newton, MA), & multi-instrumental wizard Mark
Roberts on guitar, mandolin, flute, banjo, & percussion. Acclaimed
Boston-area caller & prolific dance composer Sue Rosen (Newton, MA) whips up a
special menu of dances for us.
- Sep 4-Seattle's top contra band "KGB " (Claude Ginsburg, Dave Bartley, & Julie
King) plays"fiddle tunes infiltrated by foreign agents" on fiddle, guitar,
piano, mandolin, bouzouki, & percussion . Clever &
versatile caller LauraMe' Smith masterminds the action.
- Sep 11-Potent, driving Scottish music from acclaimed masters Calum MacKinnon,
Muriel Johnstone (BC), Deby Grosjean (CA), and Ralph Gordon (W VA) on 2
fiddles, piano, & bass. Hearty caller Hal Mueller chooses wonderfully zesty,
harmonious contras.
- Sep 18-"Spare Parts" (superb piano & flute duo Bill Matthiesen & Liz Stell
from W MA, plus Seattle's star fiddler Ruthie Dornfeld) play a tasteful
selection of"music from past to present, always with dance groove"
http://bfv.com/spareparts/. Smooth and personable caller Darlene Underwood
visits from Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Sep 25-Ride the wave of euphoria generated by the passion and artistry of the
"Rhythm Rollers" (Cathie Whitesides, Laurie Andres, & WB Reid on fiddle,
guitar, banjo, accordion, & piano). It's always fun when Tony Mates is
calling!
- Oct 2-Andrea Hoag & Charlie Pilzer (DC) fiddle & piano; Mike Richardson
caller
- Oct 9-"Grey Owl" (Miche Baker-Harvey, Phil Katz, Jay Finkelstein) fiddle,
melodeon, guitar; Woody Lane (Roseburg, OR) caller
- Oct 16-"Latter Day Lizards" (Dave Langford, Peter Barnes, Bill Tomczak -
Arlington & Greenfield, MA + Boulder, CO) fiddle, guitar, clarinet, saxophone,
banjo uke, dumbek, piano, flute, harmonica www.latterdaylizards.com;
Lynn Ackerson (El Cerrito, CA) caller
- Oct 23-Ray Bierl (Oakland CA), Bonnie Zahnow & WB Reid; Sherry Nevins caller
- Oct 30-Halloween Dance! "The OpporTunists" (Alan Snyder, Erik Hoffman, Topher
Gayle); Susan Petrick caller - all SF, CA
- Nov 6-Marni Rachmiel, Joanne Lauterjung-Kelly, & Dave Bartley flute, sax,
accordion, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki, percussion; Joe Micheals caller
- Nov 13-"Nightingale" (Becky Tracy, Keith Murphy, Jeremiah McLain - Vermont)
http://www.nightingalevt.org/& George Marshall (MA) caller
- Nov 20-"Hands Four" (Carl Thor, Fran Tewksbury, Keith Moe, Rich Goss -
Portland) fiddle, flute, guitar, piano, percussion; caller TBA
- Nov 27- NO DANCE - Thanksgiving
- Dec 4-"Out of the Wood" (Kathy Bowman, Pat & Vicki Marron - Sandpoint, ID);
caller TBA
- Dec 11-Alan Roberts, Sande Gillette, Betsy Cooper & Eric Anderson (SF CA)
fiddles, flute & piano; David Kaynor (Montague, MA) caller
- Dec 18-TBA
- Dec 25- NO DANCE - Merry X-Mas
- Jan 1, 2009-First Day Dance with "Celticladda" (Randy Miller, Tom Hodgson, &
Eric Anderson (NH, MA, CA) fiddle, guitar, piano; Adina Gordon (Asheville,
NC) caller
Please read footprints for a brief history of this dance series.
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Last Modified: July 12, 2008
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