[[events]]
name = "Lenox Contra Dance"
details = """
Come join us contra dancing to live music. We have a different band and caller each month. Dances are held on Third Saturday nights in Lenox, Massachusetts in the Lenox Community Center, at 65 Walker Street. Experience the pleasure of dancing on a beautiful wood floor, in a high-ceiling second floor (handicapped accessible) ballroom with a raised stage. 
Admission is $12-15 for adults and $8-10 for students. New Dancers – 2nd dance free! 
Dances begin with a 15-minute beginner introduction at 7:15 followed by dancing from 7:30 to 10:30. Refreshments are offered during the social break from dancing. All the dances are taught. No partner necessary. Come alone or bring friends.  Details at LenoxContraDance.org."""
links = ["https://lenoxcontradance.org/sched.php", "https://cdss.org/event/lenox-contra-dance/2025-05-17/"]
start = "2025-05-17T19:15:00-04:00"
end = "2025-05-17T22:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Lenox"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$8-$15"
organisation = "Lenox Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The Moving Violations are: Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, djembe), Autumn Rose Lester (fiddle), and Eric Eid-Reiner (piano). Caller varies each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. 
Cost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. 
Calling terms: Gender-neutral terms (larks and robins) are used at the 3rd Saturday dance. 
There is no preregistration or verified dancer list for the 3rd Sat. dance. There is also no attendance cap. 
See venue website for this month’s details. 
Masks are welcome but optional. Ventilation will be provided to the extent possible, depending on temperature, humidity, and number of dancers. If you are experiencing any symptoms, have tested positive for Covid in the last 10 days, or have a household member with Covid, please stay home and join us a future month."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2025-05-17/"]
start = "2025-05-17T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2025-05-17T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Moving Violations"]
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"]
price = "$8-$20"
organisation = "Van Kaynor"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Grange Hall Contra Dance"
details = """
Sponsored by The Vineyard Preservation Trust 
Community & Public Shindig: In the tradition of New England’s earliest settlers, Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust invite you to a New England Contra Dance to celebrate the traditions of the Grange Hall as part of the fundraising campaign to restore/rejuvenate the historic Hall. No partner or need to know how!"""
links = ["https://vineyardtrust.org/events/", "https://cdss.org/event/grange-hall-contra-dance/"]
start = "2025-05-22T18:30:00-04:00"
end = "2025-05-22T20:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "West Tisbury"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["The Flying Elbows"]
callers = ["Don Heinold"]
price = "donation"
organisation = "Vineyard Preservation Trust"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. “Experienced” means: 

You know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and basic moves without teaching
You know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse
You assist your partner and neighbor to the next move
You execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others
You respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor

Admission: $12-20 
Please help us make this a scent-free and substance-free event. 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy. 
Questions: Steve Zakon-Anderson or Katie Olmstead."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/fourth-friday-experienced-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2025-05-23/"]
start = "2025-05-23T20:00:00-04:00"
end = "2025-05-23T23:15:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Northwoods"]
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Steve Zakon-Anderson"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English Country Dance at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Join us in Greenfield for an evening of English Country Dancing. Lively, elegant, and fun: English country dances from 1650 to today, with a rotating cast of stellar musicians and callers. 
 
Cost: $10-$20, sliding scale. 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/second-fourth-wednesday-english-country-dance-at-guiding-star-grange/2025-05-28/"]
start = "2025-05-28T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2025-05-28T21:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
price = "$10-$20"
organisation = "Graham Christian"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Gender-Free Dance Camp"
links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2025.html"]
start_date = "2025-06-06"
end_date = "2025-06-08"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Calico", "Northwoods"]
callers = ["Mary Wesley", "Chris Ricciotti"]
price = "$150-$400"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Balfolk in the Berkshires"
links = ["https://sites.google.com/view/berkshirefolkarts/home"]
start = "2025-06-13T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2025-06-15T11:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "North Adams"
styles = ["balfolk"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "Berkshire Folk Arts"
source = "events/usa/north_adams.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "July Fourth"
links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"]
start_date = "2025-06-26"
end_date = "2025-06-30"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd", "irish-set"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Mary Wesley"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra"
links = ["https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"]
start_date = "2025-06-30"
end_date = "2025-07-04"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd", "scd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Frost and Fire"]
callers = ["Anna Rain", "Ben Sachs-Hamilton", "Kat Dutton"]
price = "$345-$467"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "American Dance & Music Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week/"]
start = "2025-07-19T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2025-07-26T10:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Stringrays", "Jet Bridge"]
callers = ["Janine Smith", "Michael Karcher", "Lisa Greenleaf"]
price = "$850-$1500"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Harmony of Song & Dance"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2025-07-26"
end_date = "2025-08-02"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Countercurrent"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Adina Gordon"]
price = "$850-$1500"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Campers' Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/campers-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start = "2025-08-16T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2025-08-23T10:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$750-$1400"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TradMaD"
links = ["http://minstrelrecords.com/tradmad/"]
start_date = "2025-08-23"
end_date = "2025-08-29"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend"
links = ["https://facone.org/labor-day-weekend/labor-day-weekend.html"]
start_date = "2025-08-29"
end_date = "2025-09-02"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"