Hi, Folks:
Note that there are a few interesting = dance and=20 music events coming up quickly (i.e., this next week).  For more=20 information, see longer write-ups below.
 
Today, = Sunday,=20 Sept. 10:  Peruvian Dances at the Winchester=20 Cultural Center, 3130 McLeod, 2 pm
Monday night, Sept. 11, English = Country=20 Dancing at the Clark County Library, 4103 E. Flamingo Rd, starting at = 6:30 pm -=20 admission is FREE!
Wed, September 13:  Ethnic = Express resumes international folk dancing at the Charleston = Heights=20 Arts Center, 6:30 pm
Fri, Sept. 15:  = The=20 Mandoliers perform at Piganelli's Pizza, 6:00 'til 7:30 PM =
 
It's FALL in Las Vegas, and = there are=20 plenty of great cultural events throughout the months of September = and=20 October.  I've posted a bunch the ethnic events sponsored by the = city,=20 county and other organizations in the last half of this = e-mail.  I=20 hope you'll have a chance to take part is many of these.  In = particular,=20 the Clark County Parks = &=20 Recreation program includes a = "World=20 Vibrations Music Series" and a "World Steps Dance = Series",=20 featuring music and dance groups from several=20 different countries throught the fall.  These are listed below for=20 September and October.  The series does continue into November and = December=20 - see their website at http://lasvegas.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=3D1/XJ&am= p;sdn=3Dlasvegas&zu=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.co.clark.nv.us%2Fparks%2FEvent= s_Calendar.htm for=20 additional listings.
 
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The annual meeting of the Southern Nevada Old-Time = Contra=20 Dancers that was held on August 26 resulted in the = introduction of=20 three new members to the Board of Directors:  Diana Gleason, Lilly = Hart,=20 and Marlene Dorval. Welcome, aboard!  The officers for next year = are: =20 Denise Wieland, President, Dick Killian, Vice President, Charlie = Finnilla,=20 Secretary. 
 
The next Board meeting will be held before the September 30 dance, = at 5:15=20 pm, at the Charleston Heights Arts Center.  All SNOCD = members are=20 invited to attend the meeting.
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"Welcome" to the new folks on this e-mail = list.  The=20 following line-up is for the months of September.  = The=20 bold print indicates new information since = the last=20 newsletter. Another new change is the = address=20 of our web page. It is now at: http://snocd.raincloudpub.com/ 
 
Thanks to all for your support = in keeping the=20 dancing alive in Las Vegas, and your attendance of the dance = events. This=20 message includes:
 
September 11 and=20 18:  (Monday nights)  = English=20 Country Dancing at the Jewel Box Theatre =
September 30:  (Saturday = night): =20 Old-time Barn Dance at the Charleston Heights Arts=20 Center   
Music jam sessions for traditional dance musicians = and=20 singers
        Nevada = Old-Time=20 Fiddlers' Association 
        Las = Vegas=20 Mandolin Orchestra
Other dancing/music opportunties in Las=20 Vegas  
        Ethnic Express - International folk = dancing=20
        Israeli Folk=20 Dancing
       &nbs= p;Dances of Univeral Peace
        = Southern=20 Nevada Square and Round Dance Association
       &nbs= p;Gay=20 Folks & Friends Square Dance Group       =20
Argentine=20 Tango
Cuban=20 Dancing
Belly = Dancing
Highland = Dancing
Ballroom = Dancing
Country Line = Dancing
East Coast Swing Dancing=20
   = LV ethnic=20 and cultural events       =20
   Dance events outside of=20 LV
   Arizona dances  &n= bsp;    
   Weekend dance = camps and=20 tours 
   Dancing opportunities = and information=20 from the Web
   September=20 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 Contra = Dancers=20 (SNOCD).  
 
 
September 11 and 18  = (Monday evenings): English=20 Country Dancing  (free; recorded=20 music)
 
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. The emphasis is on dances prior = to 1700,=20 but some more modern dances are also taught and called. Want to = read more=20 about ECD?  go to our website, http://snocd.raincloudpub.com/
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:  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 Dances at the = Jewel=20 Box:  October 9 & 16, November 13 & 20, = December 11=20 & 18.
 
September 30  (Saturday):  Old Time Barn = Dance at the=20 Charleston Heights Arts=20 Center
 
Join us for a lively evening of contra dancing, with = mixers,=20 waltzes, and other dances thrown in for variety.  The=20 local band, "112, and Then Some", will provide snappy fiddlin' = music (at=20 a tempo of at least 112).  If you have moved here = from=20 another dance community, do come out and enjoy the lively music, the=20 camaraderie, and the laughter, and to get your dancing fix!  We = encourage=20 any first-timers to attend the 1/2 hour lesson that starts at 6:30 pm, = as=20 it is designed to give newcomers a basic primer on what constitutes = a=20 contra dance, and help the dance flow more smoothly throughout the=20 evening. 
 
Location:  Charleston Heights=20 Arts Center, 800 South Brush Street, Las Vegas, near = Arizona=20 Charlie's.   Phone: 229.6211.
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 = 112, and Then Some (Kay, Dave, Curt, David, Barb, = Vera,=20 Ed, and .....??)
Information:  656-9513, or = return=20 e-mail.
Directions:  CHAC is one block west of = Arizona=20 Charlies, and 2 blocks northwest of the intersection of W. Charleston = Blvd. and=20 Decatur Blvd. From Highway 95, take the Decatur exit, go south on = Decatur for 4=20 stoplights, and turn right on Evergreen St.  This is the street = between the=20 Arizona Charlie's Casino and their parking lot to the south.  Go = west on=20 Evergreen, and at the first stop sign, turn left onto Brush St.  = CHAC is=20 the 2nd building on the right.
 
Future Old-TIme Barn Dances - at=20 CHAC:
        The = last=20 Saturday of the month.  (NOTE change from 4th Saturday to the last=20 Saturday, from September 2006 to August 2007).  Future = dances: =20 October 28 (Halloween dance), November 25, no December=20 dance.
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Music jam sessions for traditional = dance=20 musicians
=
 
Nevada Old-Time Fiddlers' =  Association=20 (NOFA)
 
The monthly newsletter from NOFA contains a wealth = on=20 information about fun-sounding fiddle festivals and contests, bluegrass=20 gatherings, cowboy poetry events, etc. in the West, and even some back=20 East.  For more information, contact Paul Aguirre at mohavebrown@cox.net ,=  or=20 visit their website at http://communitylink.reviewjournal.com/,=20 under Nevada Old Time Fiddlers in Arts = and=20 Culture. 
  • 1st and 3rd Saturdays, NOFA Fiddle = and=20 Old-Time Music Workshop and Jam at the Prestige at Mira Loma Assisted = Living=20 Center, 2520 Wigwam Pkwy. The workshop/slow jam session meets from = 10:00=20 am to 12:30 pm, with a beginners'/slow jam from 10 to 11 in = the=20 Reading Room on the 2nd floor. Take Pecos to Wigwam and = turn=20 east. Go past the shopping center on the left, and turn left into=20 the medical office complex. The center is straight back behind = these=20 buildings.
  • 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, NOFA = Fiddle and=20 Old-Time Music Jam, Henderson (James Gibson) Library, 280 S. = Water=20 Street, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
  • Every Tuesday:=20
    • Open bluegrass and old-time = music jam 7=20 =96 9pm, Lorna J. Kesterson Recreation Center
      500 Harris Ave., = Henderson=20 Info: 558-2263
    • Cora Coleman Senior Center, = 2100 Bonnie=20 Lane, near Lake Mead Blvd. and Bonnie Lane
      North Las Vegas, 12 = pm =96 3pm=20
  • Bluegrass=20 Performance for Fun and Friends, a new non-credit=20 course being offered this fall at the Community =
    College=20 of Southern Nevada    . This is a 5-week course, every Monday and = Wednesday evening (7-9 pm) starting September 18th. Sight-reading, = jamming,=20 chords and singing will be covered; all levels and bluegrass = instruments=20 welcome. Course fee is $125 and has required textbook =96 Bluegrass = Fakebook,=20 available to order through any bookstore or online. Course Call #=20 82099. For registration information please call CCSN at 651-4322 = or visit=20 www.ccsn.edu.
    • Las Vegas Mandolin = Orchestra
     
    Mandolin, mandola, mandocello, and mandobass players = of any=20 skill level are welcomed to form a orchestra of mandolin family=20 instruments. The goal is to resurrect for the Southern Nevada=20 community the wonderful sounds that were so common in the United States = at the=20 turn of the 20th Century. Music will include Italian, ragtime, Celtic, = old-time,=20 marches, classical, World Music, and other genres as the repertoire = develops. Practice sessions will include workshop and instructional with = formats=20 to develop skill at reading music and mandolin technique.  Contact = Dave=20 Carroll at (702) 262-9989 or CarrollD@cox.net or visit the = Mandoliers' website=20 at http://www.mandoliers.com if you're = interested.  Also call for locations of the following=20 performances:
    • The Mandoliers will be performing:=20
      •  September 15:  at Pignanelli's = Pizza=20 Parlor=20
      • September = 21: at the Four=20 Seasons Hotel for Help of Southern Nevada = Charity=20
      • October 20:  at Pignanelli's Pizza=20 Parlor
    Other dancing opportunties in Las Vegas=20 Area
     
    International Folk Dancing with = the Ethnic=20 Express: 
    • Wednesday nights, 6:30 to 9 pm, at Charleston = Heights Arts=20 Center (see directions above).  $4 general, $3 members of = Ethnic=20 Express.   Information:  732-4871.
     
    Israeli Folk Dancing
    • Every Sunday, 6 to 10 pm, = at Dance=20 Charisma, 3650 S. Jones Blvd, Ste. #16 (north of the NE = corner=20 of Twain and Jones) 
    • Instructor:  Amnon Eilat, a = certified=20 Israeli dance instructor and choreographer
    • Admission:  $10
    • Information:  254-5895 =
     
    Dances = of Univeral=20 Peace 
    • In Las Vegas, the = Dances of=20 Universal Peace meets on the first Thursday = of the=20 month, and about every other month, on the first Saturday = after the=20 first Thursday, in Pahrump.
    The = next Las Vegas=20 dance is OCTOBER 5th. 

    Time:          = ;          6:45=20 to 9:30 PM 
    LV=20 Location:         Christ = Our King=20 Community, 4925 S. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV  = (southwest=20 corner of            =20             =    =20             Tropicana and = Torrey=20 Pines)
    Cost:          = ;         =20 $10 donation or whatever you wish
    Who can=20 dance:    Everyone, even children (of reasonable = age) can=20 enjoy the=20 = dances.
    Information:        &n= bsp;  Call=20 Jeanne   (702) 631-4160, or e-mail:  zoorevue1@prodigy.com 
             =             &= nbsp;      Cell=20 number if you get lost (702) 236-9411
    Home page = for southern=20 Nevada Dances of Universal Peace:     http://raincloudpub.com/dupsn/
    Home page for=20 North American Network for the Dances of Universal=20 = Peace:
              &nb= sp;       =20     http://www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/na/
    Southern Nevada Square and Round = Dance=20 Association
    • See their website at http://www.communitylink.koz.com/lvrj/sqrddancerssonv= , or contact Anne Wells, 565-7096.  This website = serves to=20 coordinate dance programs for twenty-three clubs in Clark and Nye=20 Counties,
      Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona.
    NEW:   Gay Folks & Friends Square Dance=20 Group=85 forming this fall
    • great exercise=85physical & mental=20
    • socialize=85new friends, build community=20
    • no dress code=85always casual=20
    • lots of fun=20
    • single dancers welcome=20
    • No discrimination on the basis of anything (age, race, gender, = religion,=20 ethnic background or sexual orientation).=20
    • free=85introductory dance parties=85come to one or both:=20
    • Wednesday, October 25th, 7:30 pm, Nevada SPCA (lobby), = 4800 W.=20 Dewey Dr., LV=20
    • Friday, November 3rd, 7:30 pm, Christ Episcopal Church = (Parish=20 Hall), 2000 S. Maryland (at St. Louis), LV=20
    • For more information:  e-mail: GaySquareDanceLV@yahoo.com= =20 (Dale), phone: 444-5462 (Ed)
    Argentine Tango
    • Thursday nights, at Dance Charisma, 3650 S. Jones, = south of=20 Spring Mountain. Call 364-8700 for info. Both lessons and = open=20 dancing. 
    Cuban Dancing
    • Taste of Cuba, a restaurant = slightly east=20 of Sahara and Decatur:  Cuban music and dancing on Fridays, = Saturdays,=20 and Sundays, starting at 8 pm.
    Shifting Sands Belly Dance=20 Guild           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p; 
     
    Several folks = have told me=20 that they have enjoyed this Belly Dance class at the Clark County = Library, and=20 given that it is a form of ethnic dancing, I've included it=20 here.....
    Information: =20 702-451-7483.
    Location:  Clark=20 County Library, Jewel Box Theatre, 1401 E. Flamingo Rd.
    Cost: =20 Free
    Future = classes: =20 September 12 & 26, October 3 & 17
    Scottish and=20 Highland Dancing
    • For upcoming events = and contacts,=20 visit the Las Vegas Highland Dancing Association's website at = http://lvhda.tripod.com/events.htm

    Ballroom = Dancing

    • The US Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association = Southern NV=20 Chapter, and the UNLV - USABDA=20 = Dancesport,          &n= bsp;     =20 (702) 895-3225.  Website: www.commnitylink.reviewjournal.com/lvrj/ballroomdance= .
    Country Line Dancing
     
    People commonly ask about where country line dancing = is=20 available in the Valley.  The following are "word of mouth" - I = haven't=20 personallly checked them out, so call in advance to = verify. 
    • Gilley's at the Frontier Hotel and Casino on the = Strip: =20 Lynn Martinez will be teaching line dancing from 4 to 5pm on=20 Sundays, followed by West Coast Swing Dancing (see below).  =

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

    East Coast = Swing Dancing
    • Sunday nights, 7 to 9 pm, at the First Presbyterian = Church,=20 1515 W. Charleston - it's just west of US 95, near Martin Luther = King=20 Blvd (see map and group description at their = website, http://www.turnaroundtech.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 = 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 at (702) 648-6616, or e-mail: = mark@turnaroundtech.com=20 Website: DanceGig.com    =
    Dance Classes at the Community College of Southern=20 Nevada
     
    Dance=20 classes at the Cheyenne campus include both Beginning and Intermediate = Middle=20 Eastern Dance, as well as East Indian Dance.  Admissions:  = 651-4060,=20 Dance Program: 651-4201
     
    Other Old-Time Music, Ethnic = and Dance=20 Events in Las Vegas - and outside of Las Vegas: =20
     
    • September 12 - 18:  San Gennaro Feast, = 4245=20 Grand Canyon Drive, $7
    Located just off Flamingo Road west of the 215=20 beltway.
    • September 14 =96 17: Berkeley Old-Time Music = Convention,=20  Berkeley, CA.  Featuring New Lost
      City = Ramblers, Jody=20 Stecher, Hank Bradley and others. Workshops, dances, jams, =
      stringband=20 contest and fun!
    • September 15 =96 17: Nationally Certified = Tehachapi Fiddle=20 Contest,  Tehachapi, CA
      http://www.tehachapi.com= /fiddlecontest/=20
    • September 15, Friday, Ricardo Griego, Flamenco = Guitarist, Summerlin=20 Library Theatre, 7 pm

    Don't miss this special performance of Spanish guitar = flavored with=20 the rhythms of Latin America. A renowned guitarist, composer and = teacher,=20 Ricardo will be joined by flamenco dancers interpreting traditional = music as=20 well as his own compositions. Ricardo has opened for such acts as Los = Lobos,=20 Malo, Esteban, Linda Ronstadt and Tower of Power.

    • September 15, Friday,=20 Mexican Guitar and Mariachi = Concert,=20 East Las Vegas Community / Senior Center, 7 pm=20

      Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by listening to traditional = Mexican=20 guitar ("La Rondalla") and mariachi ("Mi Tierra") bands. They feature = the=20 center's talented students, under the direction of Miguel Curiel. = Songs are=20 performed in Spanish.  250 North Eastern Avenue. 229-1515. = Tickets: $5,=20 children 12 and under are free.

    • September 16 & 17,=20 Saturday/Sunday: =20 Pacific Islands Festival: = Ho'olaule'a=20 2006, Lorenzi Park, 9 am - 6 pm=20

      "Soak up the atmosphere of the Pacific Islands: live entertainment, = island=20 crafts, boutiques, games, traditional dances, hands-on demonstrations, = and=20 exotic foods." Tickets are $3, children 14 and under free. Call = 382-6939 for=20 information. West Washington Avenue west of Rancho Drive, Las = Vegas. =20

    • September 16, Saturday:  = Hawaiian=20 Music, "Hapa" in concert,=20 Lorenzi Park, 7=20 pm

    Listen to the sounds of Polynesia, performed by "Hawaii's hottest = group"=20 (Billboard magazine) at the Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi = Park.=20 Twin Lakes Drive off West Washington Avenue. 229-1087. Barry = Flanagan,=20 Nathan Aweau and Charles Ka'upu recently won the Hawaiian Grammy = awards for=20 Album of the Year and Contemporary Hawaiian Album of the Year. Aweau = was named=20 Male Vocalist of the Year. Call 229-6383 for tickets. They are $10 in = advance,=20 $15 at the door.

    • September 16, Saturday:  Wengert Hispanic = Dancers,=20 Sunrise Library Auditorium, 2 = pm

    Continue the celebration of Hispanic American = Heritage Month=20 at this short presentation of traditional Hispanic dances performed by = costumed seven- and eight-year-olds from Wengert Elementary=20 School.   Free.

    • Sunday, = September 17: =20 Fiestas Patrias = =96 Sponsored=20 by Univision
      Sunset Park, Sunset and Eastern =95 455-8200=20

    Music, food and craft festival = celebrates=20 Mexican Independence Day.

    • September 21 - 24:  Las Vegas Greek = Food=20 Festival
    Featuring Greek food, music, dancing, shopping, and = tours of=20 the Saint John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.  see http://access= vegas.com/cgi-bin/vegas/cforums.cgi?forumid=3D105581608727717&threadi= d=3D9990231869163&action=3Dthread
    The Las Vegas Greek Food Festival is located at = 5300 S. El=20 Camino Road, corner of Hacienda between Jones and Torrey Pines. = Parking is=20 available in and around Durango High School. Free shuttle service is = provided=20 and will run on a regular basis. The Festival runs from September = 21-24;=20 Thursday from 5:00pm to 11:00pm; Friday from 3:00pm to 11:00pm; and = Saturday=20 and Sunday from noon to 11:00pm. For additional information, please = call=20 702-248-3896.
    • September 22, Friday: = Fiesta = de la Noche,=20 Rainbow Library Amplitheatre, 5 - 9 pm

      Enjoy a night under the stars with family entertainment including = mariachi,=20 traditional dance with costumes and cowboy rope tricks presented by = Mexico=20 Vivo Dance Company. Visit various booths and enjoy activities for all = ages. At=20 7 p.m., Los Leones de la Salsa will perform exciting contemporary = salsa sure=20 to please everyone. Bring a picnic basket and lawn chair or blanket.=20 Refreshments will be available for sale; no pets, alcohol or glass = containers=20 please.

    • Friday and Saturday, September 22 - 23:  = Mexico Vivo, under the artistic = direction of Ixela=20 Gutierrez presents =93Latin America Alive=94, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod = =95=20 455-7340.  7:30 p.m.=20 =95 $7 General admission, $5 seniors and=20 students
    This=20 magnificent company of dancers, singers and musicians will present a = mosaic of=20 spectacular variety of dances from Mexico & Latin America with = beautiful=20 distinct costumes. This talented company will thrill you with their = vibrant=20 and unique performance of vallenato from Colombia, the popular Mambo = dance=20 from Cuba, the rhythmical Joropos from Venezuela, Salsa,=20 Bomba & Plena from Puerto Rico, Sevillanas from Spain, the rhythm = and=20 unique style of Greece, and the expressions and grace of classical = Persian=20 dances. Enjoy the excitement and color of this incredible = Latin-American=20 Fiesta.

    • September 23 - 24: Nationally Certified Arizona = State=20 Championship Old Time Fiddlers Contest, Payson rsandoval@pusd.com or Sandra = Shoup (620)=20 840-0116
      http://www.ariz= onaoldtimefiddlers.org/events.htm=20

    • Sunday, September 24:  World Vibration - Nigerian = Music
      Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. = McLeod =95=20 455-7340.  2 p.m. =95=20 Tickets: $10 general, $7 seniors/students=20

    This concert is presented by African = Arts=20 Productions Inc. Its founder and executive director Dele Adefemi has a = Higher=20 National Diploma in Music from Nigeria. He come from a family of = Griots=20 (custodians of traditional rites) and started playing music at age 6. = This=20 concert includes traditional and contemporary Nigerian Music played on = traditional instruments, such us Gan Gan (talking drum), Igbin drums, = bamboo=20 flute and other African=20 = drums.=

    • September 26, Tuesday, = Xavier Quijas=20 Yxayotl, Aztec and Mayan Flute Music, Whitney Library, 10=20 am

    Experience the wonders of Mesoamerica as Xavier Quijas = Yxayotl=20 (Huichole) presents a musical program for the entire family. A native = of=20 Mexico, he explores Pre-Hispanic music using hand-made replicas of = ancient=20 instruments. The program includes insight into the Aztec and Mayan = peoples as=20 well as their history and the importance of music to their cultures. = Xavier=20 shares the Nahuatl language, the primary language spoken on this = continent=20 prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. In addition, audiences can = expect=20 playful interaction with song and dance! =

    Whitney Library, September 26, 10 am
    West Las Vegas Library, September 26, 1 pm
    Sahara West Library, September 26, 4 pm
    Clark County Library, September 27, 10 am
    Spring Valley Library, September 27, 4 pm
    West Charleston, September 27, 6:30=20 pm
    • September 29-30: Utah State Fiddle = Contest,=20 Richfield, Utah 
      http://www.ar= os.net/%7Eroyce/FIDDLERS/ANNOUNCE.HTM=20
    •  
    • September 30, Saturday, Celebration of = Mehregan=20 (An Ancient Persian Autumn Festival), Rainbow Library Amplitheatre, 7=20 pm
    Danny, Farid, & Ziba Shirazi Live in Concert!  = Enjoy a=20 beautiful evening of music under the stars. Bring your lawn chair=20 and blanket. No food, glass containers, alcoholic beverages or = pets are=20 allowed. Gate opens one hour before performance.  = Pre-registration is a=20 must. Please call 507-3964.

    • October 3, Tues:  Bayanihan Philippine = National=20 Dance Company, Artemus Ham Hall, UNLV, 8=20 = pm

    Bayanihan takes its name from the ancient Filipihno = tradition=20 of working together for the common good.  The company was the = first=20 Filipino group to perform on Broadway and the first non-american dance = conmpany to perform at New York's Lincoln Center.  "An evening of = enchantment...rare and sweet grace" (the New York = Times).  $35 -=20 $50 - $80

    • October 5, Thurs:  The History of Flamenco = Dance, Clark County Library Jewel Box Theatre, 7=20 pm

    Flamenco, a dance and musical style that originates = from=20 Spain's Andalucia region, embodies a complex musical and cultural = tradition.=20 Join Margo Torea, of the Sociedad Cultural Hispania, for an overview = and=20 demonstration of the many different styles of flamenco dance in this = evening=20 program.

    • Friday, October 6, =93Starlight = and=20 Strings=94 Concert, Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod =95 = 455-7340. =20 6:00 p.m: Reception = =95 7:00 p.m:=20 Concert.  $15 General admission, $10 seniors and=20 students.

    Performed by the = Guitar Society=20 of Las Vegas to benefit the Friends of Winchester. A reception of = gourmet=20 food, wine, with classical guitar accompaniment precludes an evening = of guitar=20 music in the theatre, with a chocolate and gourmet coffee studded = intermission=20 under the stars, all to benefit the improvement of the center.=20

    • October 8: 35th Annual Old-Time Fiddlers = Convention and=20 Festival, Goleta, CA
      http://fiddl= ersconvention.org/dpage.php?page_id=3D1=20

    This is another great and fun event with contests, a = concert by The=20 Mercury Dimes, dancing and jams. =

    • Sunday, October = 8:  World=20 Steps Dance Series: Japanese Dance by Kotobuki.  = Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 = S. McLeod =95=20 455-7340.  2 p.m. =95 = Tickets: $10=20 general, $7 seniors/students=20
    Kotobuki presents Minyo Minbu = (traditional)=20 dance representing different stories of old time Japanese village=20 life.

    • October 13-15: 17th Annual Bluegrass Festival at = Logandale,=20 NV

              =  Featuring=20 many great local bluegrass bands, including one of the last times = we=92ll see the=20 Lampkins Family Band.
       =20        www.snvbluegrass.com=20

    • Friday - Sunday, October 13-15:  Age of = Chivalry=20 Renaissance Festival, Sunset Park, 2911 E. Sunset Road, = Sunset and=20 Eastern.  Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday 10 = a.m. to 5=20 p.m.  Adults $10 per day/$25 for 3 = days =95=20 Seniors/Children $5 per day.  Tickets: Sunset Park = Administration, hours:=20 Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. =96 5 p.m. closed weekends or = Ticketmaster.
      No=20 carry-in food or beverages and no pets. One plastic sealed water = bottle=20 permitted. No re-entry.
    More than=20 100 guilds re-enacting life in the 1200=92s =96 1600=92s playing out = the intrigue=20 and mystique of court life, daily life and the military, 80+ craft = vendors,=20 jousting tournaments, stage and strolling performers, medieval = pageantry,=20 hand-made craft demonstrations and sales, and food and beverage = vendors.=20 Concerts on Friday and Saturday evening will feature nationally known = Celtic=20 bands. Other entertainment includes: military presentations, camel = rides for=20 the whole family, Shakespearean plays, dance troupes and dance = lessons, black=20 powder cannon and musket demos, all kinds of renaissance variety acts, = magicians, jugglers, historical blacksmith arts and much, much=20 more=85
    • Sunday, October = 22:  World=20 Vibration Music Series: Native American Music by Tom=20 McCormack
      Winchester Cultural Center, 3130 S. McLeod =95 = 455-7340. =20 2 p.m. =95 Tickets: $10 = general, $7=20 seniors/students
    Tom McCormack plays cedar flute music = with=20 clapper-stick, rattle, and elk antlers in this performance expressing = depths=20 of Native-American cosmology. The stories will highlight the origin of = traditional songs, cedar-flute music, ancestral dance, drumming, and=20 indigenous stories.
    • November 18th:  Steve Smith and Hard = Road=20
    This bluegrass/old-time band from New Mexico is coming to = Boulder=20 City in November. WHERE??  Members of the band will also = conduct=20 workshops that evening, at a location in Boulder City yet to be=20 determined. =
     
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    OTHER LAS VEGAS MUSICAL=20 EVENTS:
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    HENDERSON PAVILION=20

    Their concerts are listed at their = website: http://www.cityofhenderson.com/parks/events/php/CulturalArts.php

    ACOUSTIC = ROUTES

    Check out up-coming concerts = at:  http://www.acousticroutes.com/. =20

    September=20 30:   The Two Man Band.  = 7:30 PM, Highland Office Center, 2753 South=20 Highland. Tickets are $20 in advance and can be purchased = through=20 the above website.

    Peter Tork of The Monkees, with longtime music=20 collaborator (and Acoustic Routes' favorite) James Lee Stanley, are = touring=20 their Two-Man Band show for the last time. The tour coincides with the = release=20 of the duo's new live CD.  =  It's two old friends (since the = 60's)=20 just playing and singing live.  James Lee Stanley produced Peter Tork's solo = CD, Stranger=20 Things Have Happened.  Peter wanted to do an acoustic tour to support = the=20 release of the CD and he asked James to go with him.  They worked up a couple of = tunes to do=20 together, became ten songs.  The fans asked for a CD of the two of them = doing those=20 songs and presto! In 1996, Two Man Band was = born. In 2001, Peter Tork and James Lee = Stanley=20 collaborated on their second effort as a duo, with "Once = Again.=94

     

    Peter is an accomplished musician who can play an outstanding = number of=20 instruments such as banjo, guitar, bass, piano, drums, organ, keyboards, = and=20 more. James Lee is also an outstanding musician and songwriter, with = eighteen=20 albums to his credit, and a new solo CD due for release this = year.

     

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    Dance and = Music Events=20 outside of Las Vegas: 

    November=20 10 - 12:  Dance in the Desert:  Oracle, AZ - The = fall=20 Arizona contra weekend, at a rustic YMCA camp on the north slopes of Mt. = Lemmon,=20 north of Tuscon.  Music by Lift Ticket, calling by Nils Friedman = and Laura=20 Brown (Washington DC).  Nils called here in LV when Mock Turtle = Soup came=20 through town a year ago.  Register now to reserve a spot:  http://www.tftm.org= /DITD_2006/DITD2006A.html

    December 26 - Januarty 1, 2007:  Christmas = Country=20 Dance School 2006:  Berea College, Berea,=20 Kentucky

    Country dancing and other folk arts such as folk drama, = storytelling,=20 singing, and crafts are wonderful activities for teachers, youth = leaders,=20 recreation personnel and everyone else!  Christmas Country Dance = School,=20 devoted to the practice and enjoyment of authentic folk material, helps = everyone=20 find usable materials for recreation prgrams, teaching situations, or = personal=20 benefit.  Daily classes offer a variey of English and American = dance,=20 music, and singing traditions.  For more info, see www.berea.edu/ccds.<= /P>

    January 30 - February 6, 2007:  English = Country=20 Dance week on St. Croix in the US Virgin = Islands

    with Bare=20 Necessities, Brad Foster and Bruce Hamilton will be leading the = dances. =20 see http://www.tropicaldancevac= ation.com

    February 8 = - 15,=20 2007:  Contra and Square Dance week on St. Croix in the US Virgin=20 Islands

    with Wild=20 Asparagus, calling by Kathy Anderson and George Marshall.  see = http://www.tropicaldancevac= ation.com

    Dance=20 schedule and contacts for Utah and Idaho=20 dances:

    For info on dances throughout Utah go to www.utahcontra.org.  Con= tra=20 dances are held in Salt Lake City, Provo, Logan, Ogden, Price, and=20 Moab, Utah; and in Pocatello, Idaho.  The schedules are given = at the=20 above website.

    Dance schedule and contacts = for Arizona=20 Dances:

    Please call ahead to confirm = dates and=20 location if in doubt... regular dates do occasionally change due to = extenuating=20 circumstances
     
    PRESCOTT:=20 Folk Happens!  Contra Dance - First Friday of each=20 month
    Grace Sparks (Prescott) Activity = Center (AKA=20 "The Armory"), 824 E Gurley Street.  Go to www.sharlot.org/madness=20 or call Leslie Loomis at 928-776-8699.  Dance is from 7:30 - 10:30, = new=20 dancers are encouraged to arrive at 7:30 for the teaching session.  =
     
    FLAGSTAFF:  Flagstaff = Friends of=20 Traditional Music Contra Dance - First Saturday of each=20 month
    Flagstaff Friends of Traditional = Music=20 Contra Dance is in NAU's Ashurst Hall.  Pre dance lesson from 7:30 = - 8:00=20 with dancing from 8:00 - 11:00. Suggested donation of $6, $5 = for=20 members. For more info visit  www.ffotm.net or=20 call Laura at 928-526-6757 or Deb at 928-774-5936
     
    PHOENIX:  Phoenix Friends of = Old Time=20 Music Contra Dance - Second Saturday of each = month
    Phoenix dances are held at the = Kenilworth=20 School, 1210 N. 5th Ave. (near I-10 and 7th Ave.)  The pre-dance = lesson is=20 at 7:00 with the dance from 7:30 - 10:30.  $8, $6 for = members.  $3 for=20 under 18 (includes childcare).  Need more info?  Call Carl at=20 602-268-7181, Ron or Linda at 480-893-3328, go to=20 members.cox.net/contradance  or email 
    phoenixcontradancer@cox.net
     
    COTTONWOOD:=20 AZ We Dance Contra Dance - Third Saturday of each month,=20 September through April
    Cottonwood dances are held at = the Cottonwood=20 Civic 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=20 learn more
     
    TUCSON:=20 Tucson Friends of Traditional Music Contra Dances- First, Third and = many=20 Fifth Saturdays!!!
    First Church United = Methodist, 915 E=20 4th St (between Park and Tyndall, just west of UA campus, parking on = West side)=20 $7, $6 members, $5 students with ID.  Refresher/introductory = session at=20 7:45, dance from 8:00 - 11:00.  To learn more = email   contradance@tftm.org  or check out=20 www.tftm.org
     
    WE MAKE HISTORY: =
    Sponsors historic dances and = balls=20 throughout the year, throughout the state.  = Interested?  Visit=20  www.wemakehistory.com for details and photos of balls!!!
     
     
    Dancing opportunities and = information from=20 the Web
     
  • Country Dance and Song Society is a central = clearing=20 house for dance camps and other events, as well as a source of music = and lots=20 of other good stuff: http://www.cdss.org/newsletter/events.html
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  • 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 links to other sites that can be of = help.  It=20 also has links to other sites with more information about contra=20 dancing.
     
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      Hot August Knight, 6855 W Flamingo Rd, 10 - 5:30 pm.

       
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    SEE YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR!  AND BRING A=20 FRIEND!