[[events]] name = "Balance the Bay" links = ["https://www.bacds.org/camps/btb2022/"] start_date = "2022-08-12" end_date = "2022-08-14" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "San Francisco" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["The Syncopaths", "The Dam Beavers"] callers = ["Will Mentor", "Lindsey Dono"] price = "$30-$175" organisation = "Bay Area Country Dance Society" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Contra Carnivale" links = ["https://contracarnivale.org/"] start = "2023-01-13T19:00:00-08:00" end = "2023-01-15T22:30:00-08:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "San Luis Obispo" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Notorious", "Riptide", "The Free Raisins"] callers = ["Lindsey Dono", "Seth Tepfer", "Will Mentor"] price = "$120-$195" organisation = "Sierra Music and Arts Institute" source = "events/usa/california.yaml" [[events]] name = "Epicenter" links = ["https://nbcds.org/epicenter-2023/", "https://www.facebook.com/events/1274767079982894/", "https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426278460928839/posts/3306456466244353/"] start = "2023-03-31T19:00:00-07:00" end = "2023-04-02T18:30:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Mill Valley" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["The Latter Day Lizards", "The Figments"] callers = ["Cis Hinkle", "Lindsey Dono"] price = "$90-$175" organisation = "North Bay Country Dance" source = "events/usa/nbcds.yaml" [[events]] name = "Dance S'More 2023" links = ["https://ladyofthelake.org/dancesmore", "https://www.facebook.com/events/629834818974969/"] start = "2023-08-06T16:00:00-07:00" end = "2023-08-12T13:00:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "ID" city = "Harrison" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay", "Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg"] callers = ["Lindsey Dono", "Susan Michaels"] price = "$465-$750" organisation = "Lady of the Lake" source = "events/usa/lady_of_the_lake.yaml" [[events]] name = "Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend" details = """ Monterey Country Dance Community is thrilled to be back for our 7th annual Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend! Join us for three days of dancing to nationally renowned musicians and callers in beautiful downtown Monterey, California. Spots fill up fast, so register today! November 3-5, 2023 Music by Elixir and The Free Raisins Calling by Nils Fredland and Lindsey Dono at the Monterey YMCA, 600 Camino el Estero in Monterey, CA Dance with us Friday night through Sunday night in beautiful Monterey, CA The YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula is an airy WWII-era wooden USO dance hall, just a short walk from the ocean and historic downtown Monterey. Healthy light snacks will be provided every day, all day, with tables indoors and out The details of our COVID policy will be finalized later, but our regular dance series has a policy of masks optional at this time. We will have good quality paper masks available, for those who would like to use them, and we will work to ensure ventilation in the hall, no matter the weather Work scholarships available! More information available on our website""" links = ["https://montereycontradance.org/index.html", "https://cdss.org/event/foggy-moon-contra-dance-weekend/"] start = "2023-11-03T18:30:00-04:00" end = "2023-11-05T22:00:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Monterey" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Elixir", "The Free Raisins"] callers = ["Lindsey Dono", "Nils Fredland"] organisation = "Monterey Contra Dance Community" source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml" [[events]] name = "The Portland Roadhouse" details = """ A Northwest Contradance Showcase. Five all-volunteer bands and callers to benefit Northwest Folklife.  $10 to $25, sliding scale.""" links = ["https://portlandroadhouse.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/the-portland-roadhouse/"] start = "2024-03-10T12:00:00-07:00" end = "2024-03-10T18:30:00-07:00" country = "USA" state = "OR" city = "Milwaukie" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Riffraff", "Coriolis", "Blue Star", "Hummingbird", "The Euphemists"] callers = ["Eric Curl", "Koren Wake", "Lindsey Dono", "Jesse Partridge", "Kelly Tabor"] price = "$10-$25" organisation = "The Portland Roadhouse" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "American Dance & Music Week" links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-2/"] start_date = "2024-07-20" end_date = "2024-07-27" country = "USA" state = "MA" city = "Plymouth" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Will Mentor", "Lindsey Dono"] organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Youth Dance Weekend" links = ["http://youthdanceweekend.org/"] start_date = "2024-09-06" end_date = "2024-09-08" country = "USA" state = "VT" city = "Weston" styles = ["contra"] workshop = true social = true bands = ["Calico"] callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Lindsey Dono"] price = "$105-$285" organisation = "TryContra" source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml" [[events]] name = "Rose City Dance-A-Rama Contra Weekend" details = "In-Town Contra dance weekend in Portland, Oregon featuring Wild Asparagus (George Marshall calling) and Joyride (Lindsey Dono calling)." links = ["https://www.dancearama.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/rose-city-dance-a-rama-contra-weekend/"] start = "2024-11-15T20:00:00-08:00" end = "2024-11-17T22:30:00-08:00" country = "USA" state = "OR" city = "Portland" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["Joyride", "Wild Asparagus"] callers = ["George Marshall", "Lindsey Dono"] organisation = "Dance-A-Rama" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml" [[events]] name = "Fiddling Frog" details = "A full weekend of great contra dancing to fabulous bands and skillful callers in beautiful Pasadena, CA. Bands and callers for 2025 to be announced soon!" links = ["https://www.caldancecoop.org/special-events/fiddling-frog/", "https://cdss.org/event/fiddling-frog-contra-dance-weekend-2025/"] start = "2025-02-21T19:30:00-05:00" end = "2025-02-23T19:30:00-05:00" country = "USA" state = "CA" city = "Pasadena" styles = ["contra"] workshop = false social = true bands = ["The Syncopaths", "River Road"] callers = ["Susan Petrick", "Lindsey Dono"] organisation = "California Dance Co-operative" source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"