"Welcome" to the = new folks on=20 this e-mail list. =20 The = following line-up is=20 for the month of February.  The = bold=20 print indicates new information since the January newsletter.  = Thanks=20 to all for your support in keeping the dancing alive in = Las=20 Vegas, and your attendance of the dance events.  There was a great = turn-out=20 for the January Old Time Barn Dance, about 60 folks - a fine beginning = for the=20 new year.  Information about contra and English Country dancing is = also=20 posted on the Southern Nevada Old Time Contra Dancers (SNOCD) = website, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/.  
This message includes:
 
    = February 14=20 & 28:  (Monday nights):  English Country Dancing at=20 the Jewel Box Theatre=20
    February 22:=20  (Tuesday night): =20 Contra Dancing at the=20 Jewel Box Theatre
<= FONT=20 size=3D2>    February 26:  (Saturday = night):  Old-time Barn Dance = at CHAC
    Music jam=20 sessions for traditional dance musicians and singers
        Nevada = Old-Time=20 Fiddlers' Association
        Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra 
   Other = dancing/music=20 opportunties in Las Vegas  
        Ethnic Express = - Ethnic=20 food and dancing, January 21
   =20     Israeli Folk Dancing - new time:  = 6 - 9 pm=20 Sunday evenings   
       &nbs= p;   =20 Tuesday, February=20 15:   6:30pm,=20 Israeli Dancing at UNLV, Moyer Student Union=20 Ballroom 
        = Omar=20 Kharim's Belly Dance Guild
       =20 Dances of Univeral Peace - new location and new day of the=20 month
   =20     Country Line Dancing - new info
   =20     West Coast Swing Dancing =
        = East Coast=20 Swing Dancing
   =20     Acoustic Routes Concerts:
          =  February=20 14:  Tommy Emmanuel - Australian guitarist 
        Kimarie = Lynn -=20  the "Twas Jazz Trio
    Arizona dances
    Weekend dance camps and=20 tours  
        April = 8-10,=20 Harwood Lodge, California
        = April 23,=20 Spring Frolic, Phoenix with Kathy Anderson
        May Madness, = Prescott=20 AZ, with Wild Asparagus - May 2005
        June:  = Lady of the=20 Lake Music and Dance Camps
    Dancing opportunities = and information=20 from the Web
    February calendar
 
This missive is quite = lengthly, and=20 there is a calendar at the end.  It will be sent only around the = beginning=20 of the month.  Event reminders may be sent throughout the month. = Our policy=20 is that WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS.  If you would = like to be=20 removed from this mailing list, please send your request by return = e-mail. =20 This information is courtesy of the Southern = Nevada Old-Time=20 Contra Dancers (SNOCD).  
 
February 14th & 28th (Mon. evenings): English=20 Country Dancing 
 
English Country Dancing (ECD) is the "more-refined" = cousin of=20 contra dancing. Think elegeance, grace, propriety, and, of course, = eye-contact=20 and just a little bit of flirting...  Sponsored by University=20 Historical Dance Enthusiasts. Want to read more about ECD?  go to = our=20 website, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/=   =20
Location:   Jewel Box = Theatre,=20 Clark County (Flamingo) Library, 1401 E. Flamingo=20 Ave.
Time:  6:30 to 8:45 pm.
Admission:  Free
Callers:  JB=20 Green 
Info:  return e-mail, or=20 656-9513
Directions:  The library is between = Maryland=20 Parkway and Eastern Ave., on the south side of the street.  The = library=20 entrance that is close to the Jewel Box theatre is the door closest to = the=20 intersection of Flamingo and Escondido.  Inside the door, turn = left, go=20 down a short flight of stairs, and the Jewel Box is the room on your=20 right.
 
Future Jewel Box ECD=20 Dances:  March 14, 21; April 11, 18
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February 22nd=20 (Tues. evening): Contra Dancing  (free, LIVE=20 music)
 
An evening of contra dancing, or its cousins = (triplets, reels,=20 etc. - maybe a square?), depending on the number attending.  All = dances are=20 taught, and no partner is needed.  We have a = LIVE BAND=20 providing music - the Seredipitones
 
Location:   Jewel Box = Theatre,=20 Clark County (Flamingo) Library, 1401 E. Flamingo=20 Ave.
Time:  6:30 to 8:45 pm.
Admission:  Free
Info:  return e-mail, or=20 656-9513
Directions:  see = above
 
Future Jewel Box Contra=20 Dances:  (generally, 3rd Tuesdays)    
    March 8 (not the 3rd = Tuesday!),=20 May 17, June 21, July 19, August 18, September 13, October 18, and
    November=20 15
 
February 26=20 (Saturday):  Old Time Barn Dance at CHAC
 
Our local band has morphed into = ContraPoint,=20 with many of the same faces, and it will liven up the evening with = snappy dance=20 music.  If you have moved here from = another=20 dance community, do come out and enjoy the lively music, the = camaraderie, and=20 the laughter, and get your dance fix!  We encourage any = first-timers to=20 attend the 1/2 hour lesson that starts at 6:30 pm, as it is = designed to=20 give newcomers a basic primer on what constitutes a contra dance and = help the=20 dance flow more smoothly throughout the evening. 
 
Location:  Charleston Heights Arts=20 Center, 800 S. Brush Street, Las Vegas
Time:  Contra dance = instruction at 6:30=20 pm, dancing from 7 to 10 pm. 
Cost:  General admission:$6; = members of=20 SNOCD:$5; students and active military: $3.  
Music:  Live fiddlin' music by = ContraPoint. 
Callers:  Live
Information:  656-9513, or = return=20 e-mail.
Directions:  From U.S. 95, take the Las = Vegas=20 Boulevard exit, and turn north, going away from downtown Las Vegas, = toward=20 Cashman Field.  The Reed Whipple Center is on = the west=20 side of N. Las Vegas Blvd, between Bonanza and Washington streets, and = just=20 about across from the street that turns east into Cashman Field.  = If you=20 are traveling north and go down the hill and see the Las Vegas Library = and the=20 Leid Children's Discovery Museum and the left (the one with the tall = cylinder=20 structure), you have gone too far.  Reed Whipple is the building = south of=20 the library.
 
Future Old-TIme Barn Dances - at=20 CHAC:
Generally, the last Saturdays of the month - = currently=20 scheduled through August 2005
    Mar. 26, April 30, May 28, June 25, July 30, August = 27
 
Sneak Previews:
April Workshop - Richard Albanese = will be=20 back near the end of April - workshop details to be=20 arranged..
Special Guest Caller - Bev Bernbaum = - from=20 "back East" - for the May 28th CHAC barn=20 dance
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Music jam sessions for traditional dance=20 musicians
 
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers'  Association
 
For more infor, contact Mike Farrow at 565-7253 or Darla Sorensen,=20 452-7453, or visit their website at http://communitylink.rev= iewjournal.com/,=20 under Nevada=20 Old Time Fiddlers
  • 1st and 3rd Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music Workshop and = Jam: workshop from 10 to 11 am, and jam from 11 to 1pm, at = the=20 Multigenerational Center next to the Henderson Pavilion, SE of the=20 intersection of Green Valley Parkway and I-215.=20
  • Every Tuesday, at 1 pm, Slow Jam/Workshop at the Cora Coleman = Senior=20 Center, 2100 Bonniie Lane, one mile east of Nellid Blvd off of Lake = Mead Blvd.=20
  • 3rd Wednesdays, NOFA Fiddle and Old-Time Music Jam, Henderson = Library, 280=20 S. Water Street, 6:30 pm.
The Las Vegas Guitar Society of Las Vegas is = meeting 3/2=20 and 4/22 (generally monthly) at 6:30 p.m. in the Jewel Box = Theater at=20 the Clark County Library, 1401 E. Flamingo Road. Meetings are open to = the public=20 and Society membership is open to anyone interested in the study and = performance=20 of guitar music. All ages and music styles are represented in the = society. For=20 more information, call 656-6475.
 
Las Vegas Mandolin Orchestra -   = Mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and mandobass players of any = skill level=20 are welcomed to form a orchestra of mandolin family = instruments. The=20 goal is to resurrect for the Southern Nevada community the = wonderful sounds=20 that were so common in the United States at the turn of the 20th = Century. Music=20 will include Italian, ragtime, Celtic, old-time, marches, classical, = World=20 Music, and other genres as the repertoire develops. Practice = sessions will=20 include workshop and instructional with formats to develop skill at = reading=20 music and mandolin technique.  Contact Dave Carroll at (702) = 262-9989 or CarrollD@ix.netcom.com if = you're=20 interested."
 
 
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Other dancing opportunties in Las Vegas Area
 
 
International Folk Dancing with the Ethnic=20 Express: 
  • Wednesday nights, 6:30 to 9 pm, at Charleston Heights Arts Center = (see=20 directions above).  $4 general, $3 members of Ethnic=20 Express.   Information:  732-4871.=20
  • Friday evening, February 18, 7 - 10 = pm:  Enjoy=20 an evening of ethnic food and = dancing, at=20 the Inca Peruvian Restaurant, 2797 S. Maryland Parkway.  The = music will=20 be that which is commonly danced Wednesday evenings at CHAC.  =
Israeli Folk Dancing with Amnon Eilat
  • Instructor:  Amnon Eilat, a certified = Israeli dance=20 instructor and choreographer=20
  • Information:  254-5895=20
  • Sunday afternoons, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.  = $5. =20 NOTE TIME CHANGE!!
At Lev HaShem Messianic Congregation, 3644 N. Rancho = Drive, Ste.=20 102. The location is on the east side of Rancho, between Cheyenne = Ave.=20 and Craig Rd., north of W. Gowan Rd.  Take 3rd driveway on right = north of=20 Gowan, and go into the business office complex.  = The=20 Messianic Congregation is on the left, in the 4th building - look for = Ste.=20 102. 
  • Tuesday, February=20 = 15:   6:30pm,=20 UNLV, Moyer Student Union Ballroom

    Amnon Eilat = will be=20 teaching a variety of dances.  Sponsored by Hillel at = UNLV, an=20 organization for Jewish university students. $5 donation requested = from=20 students, and $10 from community members for this event. Be = prepared=20 to have fun!
Omar Kharim's Belly Dance Guild
 
Several folks have told me = that they have=20 enjoyed this Belly Dance class at the Clark County Library, and given = that it is=20 a form of ethnic dancing, I've included it here.....
Tuesday evening, = Mar 1=20
Information:  = 702-451-7483.
Location:  Clark = County Library,=20 Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
Cost:  = Free
Scottish and=20 Highland Dancing
  • The Silver Thistle School of=20 Dance, providing instruction in Highland and Scottish country=20 dance, meets at the Jewel Box Theatre, Clark County Library, on = either=20 Tuesday evenings, or on Saturdays (1/15, 1/25, 2/5, 2/15, 3/15, = 3/29). =20 Call 244-1916 for more info.
Dances of Univeral = Peace =20 -  Is changing their location and date
Meets=20 on the first Thursday of the month, and = about every=20 other month, on the first Saturdays, in Pahrump.
The next dance is = March=20 3rd.

Time:          = ;          6:45= =20 to 9:30 PM 
LV=20 = Location:          NEW:=20 Christ Our King Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines = Drive,=20 Las Vegas, NV 89118
   =20             =    =20         (southwest corner of Tropicana = and=20 Torrey Pines)
Cost:          &nb= sp;        =20 $10 donation or whatever you wish
Who can=20 dance:    Everyone, even children (of reasonable = age) can=20 enjoy the=20 = dances.
          &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;    =20 Typically there is a chaperone for children if they choose not to=20 = dance.
Information:        &nb= sp;  Call=20 Jeanne   (702) 631-4160, or e-mail:  zoorevue1@prodigy.com 
=             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;   Cell=20 number if you get lost (702) 236-9411
 
Dates for 2005:  March 3rd, April 7th, = May=20 5th, June 2nd, July 7th, Aug 4th, Sept 1st, Oct 6th, Nov = 3rd
Southern Nevada Square and Round Dance=20 Association
  • See their website at http://www= .communitylink.koz.com/lvrj/sqrddancerssonv,=20 or contact Anne Wells, 565-7096.  This website serves to = coordinate=20 dance programs for twenty-three clubs in Clark and Nye = Counties,
    Nevada and=20 Mohave County, Arizona.
Argentine Tango
  • Sunday afternoons, introductory class, 2 pm, at Dance Charisma, = 3650 S.=20 Jones, south of Spring Mountain. Call 364-8700 for info. =20
  • Thursday nights, at Dance Charisma.  Both lessons and open=20 dancing.  Call 364-8700 for info. 
Ballroom Dancing
 
The US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association Southern NV Chapter, = and the=20 UNLV - USABDA Dancesport, 
(702) 895-3225.  Website: www= .commnitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ballroomdance.
  • Last Saturdays UNLV Moyer Student Union Ballroom, 7 to 10=20 pm:  February 26
Country Line Dancing
 
People commonly ask about where country line dancing is available = in the=20 Valley.  The following are "word of mouth" - I haven't personallly = checked=20 them out, so call in advance to verify. 
  • Gilley's at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on the Strip:  Lynn = Martinez will be teaching line dancing from 4 to 5pm on Sundays,=20 beginning January 2, followed by West Coast Swing Dancing (see = below). =20

  • Roadhouse Casino, 2100 N Boulder Hwy (near Sunset) Henderson.  = My=20 erstwile scout says "I have it on good authority that there are = Country Line=20 Dancing lessons on Wednesdays beginning at 6pm.  There is also = swing=20 dance music from 7:30 til 10pm. 

East Coast Swing Dancing
  • Sunday nights, 7 to 9 pm, at the First Presbyterian Church, 1515 = W.=20 Charleston - it's just west of US 95, near Martin Luther King = Blvd (see=20 map and group description at their website, http://www.turnar= oundtech.com/dance/index.html.). Free. = Donations are=20 accepted and appreciated to pay for the room and expenses (like name = tags and=20 supplies).  All extra = donations=20 are given to Las=20 Vegas area = shelters for=20 battered women.  Beginners = and veteran=20 dancers are welcome and do not need a partner. Each week the patterns = are=20 different. More than = 100=20 students attend this class every Sunday. Most (80%+) are single = adults.=20 Call Mark = or Cheryl=20 at (702) 648-6616, or e-mail: mark@turnaroun= dtech.com=20 Website: DanceGig.com    =
West Coast Swing Dancing
  • Gilley's at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on the Strip:  "For = those=20 wanting to refresh their west coast swing skills, Lynn Martinez will = be=20 teaching west coast at Gilley's in the New Frontier, on the = strip,=20 beginning on Sunday, January 2, from about 5 to 6pm. Her teaching = style is=20 "workshop" -- every lesson starts with some very basic stuff, so no = prior=20 experience is required, but the second half of the lesson can move = into very=20 advanced stuff.  She tends to build on the prior week's pattern, = so that=20 over the course of the month, one can learn more stuff than one would = expect=20 after the first lesson. She rotates dancers during the lesson, so no = partner=20 is required. The lessons are free, and there is time for a half-hour = of=20 dancing/practice before heading over to First Presbyterian for East = Coast=20 lessons."
Other Events: 
 
ACOUSTIC ROUTES  - =20 2753 South = Highland Drive=20 (NEW LOCATION).  Visit their website for    =20     more information and map, and for ticket = purchases:  www.acousticroutes.com. &= nbsp;=20 This location is the old Atomic Energy Commission's building, with a = really nice=20 theatre (the old telecommunication room) - it's worth the visit just to = feel the=20 historic context of the building!

February 13:  Tommy Emmanuel, Australia's Legendary=20 Guitarist
 
Tommy Emmanuel's career spans three decades and continues = to=20 intersect with some of the finest musicians in the world time and time = again. A=20 household name in his native Australia,he=92s garnered tens of thousands = of loyal=20 fans on all five continents. Known as a musician=92s musician,=94 he=92s = been=20 described (more than once, and by some of the biggest names in the = industry) as=20 the greatest guitar player alive today. He is Tommy Emmanuel,=20 C.G.P.  

Emmanuel=92s unique style=20 =97 he calls it simply =93fingerstyle=94 =97 is akin to playing a guitar = the way a=20 pianist plays a piano. While Tommy has many imitators, few approach his = mastery.=20 He even has his own annual guitar festivals, =93Tommy Fest,=94 in = Newport News, VA,=20 Louisville, KY and Dortmund, Germany.

Jazz = legend Chet Atkins=20 was one of the first people who inspired Emmanuel to pick up a guitar. = Decades=20 later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel=92s biggest fans, and is = responsible=20 for declaring Emmanuel a =93Certified Guitar Player=94 =97 an honor = shared by only two=20 other people in the world (Jerry Reed and John = Knowles).  =93I think he=92s probably = the greatest=20 finger-picker in the world today,=94 Atkins said a few months prior to = his death=20 in 2001. =93He=92s inventive, fearless and has a flawless sense of = rhythm. You can=92t=20 watch Tommy perform and not feel happy.=94

In his storied career, the Grammy-nominated Emmanuel has set = sales=20 records that have yet to be broken and performed alongside hundreds of = other=20 musical legends including Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Sir George Martin, = Hank=20 Marvin and Joe Walsh. Olivia Newton-John, Al Jarreau and Sheena Easton = have also=20 recorded songs written by Emmanuel.

Kimarie Lynn and 'Twas Jazz Trio
 
Kimarie Lynn, the very talented singing daughter = of our=20 fiddle player, Regina Trojanowski, performs with her mom on violin and = Manny=20 Gomez, from the C&G Conspiracy, on guitar.
  • Saturday, February 19: Rock n=92 Java 8876 = South=20 Eastern # 106 8:00PM till?=20
  • Friday,=20 March 11:  7:00PM Kimarie Lynn performs solo with the = Las Vegas=20 Arts Academy with the Academy guitar ensemble at the Arts Academy. = Info and=20 tickets @ 799-7800.
  • Saturday,=20 March 19: Borders Summerlin (215 and Charleston), 7:00PM to=20 9:00PM
  • Friday,=20 April 1:  Guitar Society of Las Vegas Members Concert = Friends=20 & of Winchester Benefit at the Winchester Community Center, as = part of the=20 show with a short but powerful set! 
  • Saturday,=20 April 16:  Borders Henderson, 7:00PM to=20 9:00PM
 
 
Dance schedule and = contacts for=20 Arizona Dances:
don't hesitate = to call ahead=20 to confirm dates and location if in doubt... regular dates do = occasionally=20 change due to extenuating circumstances
 
PRESCOTT: Folk Happens!  = Contra=20 Dance - First Friday of each month
Grace Sparks = (Prescott)=20 Activity Center (AKA "The Armory"), 824 E Gurley Street.  Go to = www.sharlot.org/madness = or call=20 Leslie Loomis at 928-776-8699.  Dance is from 7:30 - 10:30, new = dancers are=20 encouraged to arrive at 7:30 for the teaching session.  Precott's = Folk=20 Happens! also sponsors May Madness Contrafest, this year on May 20 - 22=20 featuring George Marshall and Wild Asparagus.
 
FLAGSTAFF:  Flagstaff Friends of = Traditional Music=20 Contra Dance - First Saturday of each month
Flagstaff Friends = of=20 Traditional Music Contra Dance is in NAU's Ashurst Hall.  Pre dance = lesson=20 from 7:30 - 8:00 with dancing from 8:00 - 11:00. Suggested donation = of $6, $5 for members. For more info visit  www.ffotm.net or call Laura at 928-526-6757 or Deb at=20 928-774-5936
 
PHOENIX:  Phoenix Friends of Old Time Music Contra = Dance -=20 Second Saturday of each month
Phoenix dances are held at the Kenilworth School, 1210 N. = 5th Ave.=20 (near I-10 and 7th Ave.)  The pre-dance lesson is at 7:00 with the = dance=20 from 7:30 - 10:30.  $8, $6 for members.  $3 for under 18 = (includes=20 childcare).  Need more info?  Call Carl at 602-268-7181, Ron = or Linda=20 at 480-893-3328, go to members.cox.net/contradance  or=20 email 
phoenixcontradancer@cox.net
 
COTTONWOOD: = AZ We Dance Contra Dance - Third Saturday of each month, = September=20 through April
Cottonwood dances are held at the Cottonwood = Civic=20 Center (also known as the Clubhouse) 805 N. Main Street in Old Town=20 Cottonwood.  From I-17, Exit #287 to Cottonwood on Hwy 260, left on = Hwy 89A=20 to the Civic Center.   Dances are preceded by a potluck dinner = from=20 5:30 to 6:30 at the hall, with a pre-dance lesson from 6:30 - 7:00 and = dance=20 from 7:00 - 10:00. $5 per dancer. Call Deb at 928 -774-5936 or = email=20 debmike@npgcable.com to = learn=20 more
 
TUCSON: Tucson Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dances- First, = Third and many Fifth=20 Saturdays!!!
First Church United = Methodist, 915=20 E 4th St (between Park and Tyndall, just west of UA campus, parking on = West=20 side) $7, $6 members, $5 students with ID.  Refresher/introductory = session=20 at 7:45, dance from 8:00 - 11:00.  To learn more=20 email   contradance@tftm.org  or check out = www.tftm.org
 
WE MAKE HISTORY: =
Sponsors historic dances and balls throughout = the year,=20 throughout the state.  Interested?  Visit  www.wemakehistory.com for=20 details and photos of = balls!!!
 
 
Dance Camps and Tours
 
  • Spring = Frolic=20 Contra Dance, April 23, 2005, Phoenix,=20 AZ
The Phoenix Friends = are organizing=20 a special Spring Frolic Contra Dance in April.  After a=20 few years absence Kathy Anderson is coming back to Arizona to call the = dances=20 for the Phoenix Spring Frolic Contra Dance! She is looking  = forward to=20 sharing the stage with The Privy Tippers and meeting her friends from = past=20 Arizona dance weekends, as well as the new dancers. Kathy has = been =20 calling and writing dances since 1982, from Alaska to Florida and in = the=20 Bahamas and Europe.. She is known for her energetic, smooth flowing=20 contras,  exciting squares, quick clear teaching and a great = sense of=20 humor. Kathy will also be teaching a participatory squares workshop in = the=20 afternoon  before the evening Spring Frolic contra dance. If you = are a=20 caller or an aspiring caller and want to hone your square calling = abilities=20 you can  reserve your space by e-mailing to phoenixcontradancer@cox.net = or call=20 (602) 564-6620. The Frolic will take place on April 23, 2005 at the = Kenilworth=20 School.  A limited number of tickets will be sold. The = ticket prices=20 will be $12.00 per dancer before April 17th and $14.00 per dancer = after April=20 17th. You can also register by mail.  Questions??? email = phoenixcontradancer@cox.net =20
  • MAY = MADNESS, May=20 2005, Prescott, AZ
Register now for May = Madness,=20 with Wild Asparagus and caller = George=20 Marshall, May 20-22, 2005, in Prescott, Arizona. Wild Asparagus is = basically the=20 best known contra dance band, and many will say, the best dance = band in=20 the United States, and hail from western Massachusetts (see www.wildasparagus.com ). They play at dance camps from Hawaii (ask Kay=20 Sanderson), to the Caribbean, to Europe. This=20 is a great opportunity to = hear them so=20 close to home.  George Marshall is an excellent caller, and=20 accompanies the band on their far-flung travels.  The music will = be=20 supplemented by Tucson=92s Privy=20 Tippers. =20 Registration forms are available online at http://sharlot.org/madnes= s/index.shtml
  • The following include other announcements that have been sent to = me=20 through the mail or by e-mail; the first item is a "master = listing".=20
      • Country Dance and Song Society is a central clearing house for = events:=20 http://www.cdss.org/n= ewsletter/events.html  =20
      • Mt. Baldy Contra Dance Weekend at Harwood Lodge:=20  Contra dance, workshops, music jams, hiking, = and=20 possibly skiing  (Sponsored by "The Living=20 Tradition")
        When:  Fri., Apr. 8 thru. Sun., Apr. 10,=20 2005.   Contra dancing Fri. eve., Sat. 4 - 11pm, and = Sun.=20 morn.   (Potluck & dance follow in LaVerne Sun. = afternoon-eve.)
        Where:  Harwood Lodge, Mount = Baldy Angeles=20 National Forest (Northeast of LA and Pasadena)
        Price: =20 $125
        Caller:  TBA  ?? Martha Wilde, from San = Diego??
        Music=20 by:  Cathie Whitesides and W.B. Reid [both Seattle]
        Checks = to: "The Living = Tradition" c/o=20 Barbara Stewart, 10353 Hillhaven Ave., Tujunga, CA = 91042. =20
        Contact: Barbara at 818-951-8255 or=20 BStewart@BaumHedlundLaw.com
          Web:  http://www.TheLi= vingTradition.org/SkiDance.html=20
      • Sophisticated Sequential Frog Contra Dance=20 Weekend:  March 4-6, 2005 - This appears to be the = successor=20 to the Fiddlin' Frog Festival ??  and is being held at the = Pasadena=20 Masonic Temple.  $124 for the weekend - see their website at = www.FolkWorks.org.  = This will=20 likely fill quickly. Callers:  Ted Hodapp and Lynn Ackerson, = music by=20 the Groovemongers, and FOr Old Times Sake (LA = group)=20
      • Contra Holiday in Medieval England, April = 3-10, 2005,=20 with Wild Asparagus and George Marshall, caller.=20 Info:  757-867-6807, or gwyn@widomaker.com.  = See also http://www.widomaker.= com/~gwyn/contra.html.=20
      • Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Camp-June 2005:  = Spokane Folklore Society's Lady of the Lake Camp will = take place=20 from June 18 -26, 2005 on the shores of Lake Coeur = d'Alene.  We=20 have a fine roster of musicians this year to lead dance = and=20 music workshops including Wild Asparagus, the wonderful dance=20 band from Massachusetts and Vermont, and the perennially = happy=20 musical twins, Greg and Jere Canote.   George Marshall = and Kathy=20 Anderson will be calling great contras and intricate squares = and also=20 leading a callers workshop and swing dancing.  Alan Jabbour = will be=20 on hand for fiddle and folklore workshops and Melanie Luedders = will lead=20 the community choir. Ken Glastre will be providing the fine = sound. =20 As always, the beautiful scenery on the = lake will provide a=20 spectacular backdrop for the week's fun; dancing, playing = music,=20 swimming, hiking, and hanging out on the porch.   More=20 information:Vickie Marron at (208) 683-3912, email-vickiemarr@aol.com. =20 Brochures will be mailed out in early January.  Mail and = website=20 (www.ladyofthelake.org) reg= istration=20 will begin at that time.
  • Dancing = opportunities and=20 information from the Web
    If you're traveling and would like to find=20 a contra dance at your destination, our web site, http://raincloudpub.com/snocd/, has=20 link to other sites that can be of help.  = It also has=20 links to other sites with more information about contra = dancing.
     
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      Israeli Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 

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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - = 9

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      Acoustic Routes, 8 pm: = Tommy=20 Emmanuel
       
      Israeli Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 

      14

      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 - 9=20 pm

      15

      Israeli dancing, Moyer Student Union, UNLV, 6:30 - 9 = pm
      16
       
      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 -=20 9

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      Ethnic Food and Dancing, Inca Peruvian Restaurant, 2797 S. = Maryland=20 Parkway,   7 pm
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      Israeli = Dancing  3644 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 = pm 
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      Contra Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre 6:30 - 9 = pm 
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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - = 9

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      Old Time Barn Dance, CHAC, 6:30 - 10 = pm
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      Israeli=20 Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 pm    
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      English Country Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre = 6:30 - 9=20 pm

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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 9=20 pm

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      Dances of Universal Peace,     7-10 pm, = 4925       S. Torrey Pines Dr.=20

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      Israeli=20 Dancing  3644=20 Rancho,      6 to 9=20 pm

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      Contra Dancing, Jewel Box Theatre 6:30 - 9 m 

       
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      Int'nl Folk Dancing, CHAC, 6:30 - 9=20 pm
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    SEE YOU ON THE DANCE = FLOOR!  AND=20 BRING A FRIEND!