[[events]]
name = "5th Friday dance"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2022-12-30T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2022-12-30T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["River Road"]
callers = ["Will Mentor"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "New Year's Eve Party"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2022-12-31T20:00:00-05:00"
end = "2023-01-01T00:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["balfolk", "contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Nova"]
callers = ["Steve Zakon-Anderson"]
price = "$15-$25"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "1st Saturday contra"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2023-01-07T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2023-01-07T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
callers = ["George Marshall"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2023-01-14T20:00:00-05:00"
end = "2023-01-14T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "3rd Saturday contra"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2023-01-21T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2023-01-21T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Moving Violations"]
callers = ["Ben Sachs-Hamilton"]
price = "$8-20"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party"
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"]
start = "2023-01-28T20:00:00-05:00"
end = "2023-01-28T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$10-$15"
organisation = "Guiding Star Grange"
source = "events/usa/greenfield.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Beantown Stomp"
links = ["https://www.beantownstomp.com/"]
start = "2023-03-10T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2023-03-12T15:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Boston"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["River Road", "Eloise & Co."]
callers = ["Luke Donforth", "Lisa Greenleaf"]
price = "$40-$120"
organisation = "JP Gender Free Contra Dance"
source = "events/usa/boston.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "NEFFA"
links = ["https://www.neffa.org/"]
start_date = "2023-04-21"
end_date = "2023-04-23"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Marlborough"
styles = ["contra", "scandi", "balfolk"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "NEFFA"
source = "events/usa/neffa.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "The Phoenix"
links = ["https://amherstecd.org/our-dances/phoenix/", "https://www.bandsintown.com/e/103850608?app_id=pkvts0on0m&came_from=287&utm_medium=api&utm_source=partner_api&utm_campaign=event"]
start_date = "2023-04-28"
end_date = "2023-04-30"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Lenox"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Alchemy"]
callers = ["Andrew Shaw", "Graham Christian"]
price = "$200"
organisation = "Amherst Area English Country Dancers"
source = "events/usa/lenox.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "LCFD Spring Camp"
links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2023.html"]
start_date = "2023-06-09"
end_date = "2023-06-11"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "Lavender Country and Folk Dancers"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "July 4th Session"
links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"]
start = "2023-06-29T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2023-07-04T10:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Alchemy", "Night Watch"]
price = "$383-$393"
organisation = "CDS-Boston Centre"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English-Scottish-Contra session"
links = ["http://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"]
start_date = "2023-07-03"
end_date = "2023-07-07"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["scd", "contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "Boston Branch, RSCDS"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Session I"
links = ["http://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-scottish-sessions.html"]
start_date = "2023-07-07"
end_date = "2023-07-10"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "Boston Branch, RSCDS"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Scottish Session II"
links = ["http://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-scottish-sessions.html"]
start_date = "2023-07-10"
end_date = "2023-07-15"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["scd"]
workshop = true
social = true
organisation = "Boston Branch, RSCDS"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Family Week at Pinewoods"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/off-season-family-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2023-07-15"
end_date = "2023-07-22"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$67-$950"
organisation = "Pinewoods"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "American Dance & Music Week at Pinewoods"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2023-07-22"
end_date = "2023-07-29"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$950"
organisation = "Pinewoods"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Harmony of Song & Dance"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2023-07-29"
end_date = "2023-08-05"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$950"
organisation = "Pinewoods"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "English Dance Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/english-dance-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2023-08-05"
end_date = "2023-08-12"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$950"
organisation = "Pinewoods"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Early Music Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/early-music-week-at-pinewoods-2/"]
start_date = "2023-08-12"
end_date = "2023-08-19"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$990"
organisation = "Pinewoods"
source = "events/usa/pinewoods.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Contra Dance"
details = """
Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun!! We dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia and we often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!!
Caller: Billy Fischer! Billy has been calling dances for over thirty years, starting out in New Haven, Connecticut with the contra dance series that has been a fixture of the folk music and dance scene since 1976. In addition to contra dances in and around the northeast, he has called at various dance camps regionally and nationally. This will be quite a treat!
Live Music: Dead Sea Squirrels are Cathy Mason on fiddle and mandolin; Craig Edwards on fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and vocals; and Henry Yoshimura on guitar and vocals.
Admission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Food! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.
Role terms are: “Ladies & Gents” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role their heart desires."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"]
start = "2023-11-11T19:15:00-05:00"
end = "2023-11-11T22:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Contra Dance"
details = """
Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun! We dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia and we often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!!
Caller: Don Heinold. Don has been calling dances for over 14 years. Don is sought for weddings, parties & regular dances! He is known for teaching waltz and still does waltz lessons.
Live music by Old Bel Air, who are Jenn Wheeler, piano; Steve Hunker, accordion; Dave Fox. fiddle; Jo-Anne Lund, fiddle; Dave Blodgett, guitar; Bill Fisher, mandolin; Joyce Isen, percussion; and Jerry Bellows, recorder. They make a terrific sound you will love to dance to!
Admission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.
Food! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Role Terms are “Women & Men,” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them, with no worries."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"]
start = "2023-12-09T19:15:00-05:00"
end = "2023-12-09T22:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Don Heinold"]
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Potluck & Contra Dance"
details = """
One-time change to 1st Saturday, not 2nd Saturday!
Potluck 6:00 – 7:00 Bring food to share!
Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun! We dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia and we often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!
Caller: Jordan Kammeyer
Live Music by The Fiddling Thomsons, who are winners of the 2023 New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Award!
Admission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.
Food: Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Role Terms are “Women & Men,” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them with no worries."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-potluck-contra-dance/"]
start = "2024-01-06T18:00:00-05:00"
end = "2024-01-06T22:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Fiddling Thomsons"]
callers = ["Jordan Kammeyer"]
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "36th Ralph Page Dance Event"
links = ["https://www.neffa.org/ralph-page/rpde/", "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-12/1/", "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-12/2/", "https://cdss.org/event/ralph-page-dance-weekend-saturday/", "https://cdss.org/event/ralph-page-dance-weekend-friday-evening/", "https://cdss.org/event/neffas-ralph-page-dance-weekend/2024-01-13/"]
start = "2024-01-12T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2024-01-13T22:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Sugar River Band", "Canterbury Dance Orchestra"]
callers = ["Tod Whittemore", "Lisa Greenleaf", "Dudley Laufman"]
price = "$40-$65"
organisation = "NEFFA"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance 
Cost: $12 – $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/first-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-02-03/"]
start = "2024-02-03T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2024-02-03T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "George Marshall"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Contra Dance"
details = """
Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!
Dancing is to live fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia! We often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!
Live music by Truffle Creek from Boston. They are Lillian Chase on the fiddle, Jonah Spear on guitar and foot percussion, and Cecily Mills on the cello. They draw heavily from the old time genre for their tune selections, but certainly don’t limit themselves to a singular tradition for repertoire selection. Together these three bring creativity, variety, tradition, and joy to any room they find themselves making music in.
Caller: Paul Wilde from Rhode Island.
Admission (your choice): $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church. Drive up State Street, take a left behind the church, and walk down Gertrude Street to enter the hall.
Food! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Role Terms are: “Women & Men” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them. with no worries.
Masks: Masks are *no longer* required, but still welcome."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"]
start = "2024-02-10T19:15:00-05:00"
end = "2024-02-10T22:30:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Truffle Creek"]
callers = ["Paul Wilde"]
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party"
details = """
Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! 
Cost: $12-20 sliding scale 

High-level masks are mandated for this dance.
Please bring your own water bottle.
Up-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.
If you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!

See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-02-10/"]
start = "2024-02-10T19:45:00-05:00"
end = "2024-02-10T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Alice Kenney"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The Back Row Band will return to the Guiding Star Grange Friday 2/16, led by Susan Conger and Steve Howland on fiddles, Becky Hollingsworth on piano and Joe Blumenthal on bass. Our caller will be Rich Sbardella. 
An N-95 or equivalent mask is required. If you play an acoustic instrument, come and join the band on stage. There will be a beginner’s session at 7:45 if you are a new dancer. 
Caller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; beginner session at 7:45. 
Cost: $10 or barter equivalent 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-02-16/", "https://cdss.org/event/third-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange-2/"]
start = "2024-02-16T19:45:00-05:00"
end = "2024-02-16T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Back Row Band"]
callers = ["Rich Sbardella"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Joe Blumenthal"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance 
Cost: $12 – $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/first-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-03-02/"]
start = "2024-03-02T19:30:00-05:00"
end = "2024-03-02T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "George Marshall"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party"
details = """
Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! 
Cost: $12-20 sliding scale 

High-level masks are mandated for this dance.
Please bring your own water bottle.
Up-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.
If you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!

See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-03-09/"]
start = "2024-03-09T19:45:00-05:00"
end = "2024-03-09T23:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Alice Kenney"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Beantown Stomp"
links = ["https://www.beantownstomp.com"]
start_date = "2024-03-15"
end_date = "2024-03-17"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Cambridge"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Mean Lids", "The Figments"]
callers = ["Maia McCormick", "Will Mentor"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Caller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Other musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” 
Schedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. 
Cost: $10 or barter equivalent 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/third-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-03-15/"]
start = "2024-03-15T19:45:00-04:00"
end = "2024-03-15T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Back Row Band"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Joe Blumenthal"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The Moving Violations are: Van Kaynor (fiddle, feet), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, percussion), 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 (usually 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 and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-03-16/"]
start = "2024-03-16T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-03-16T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Moving Violations"]
price = "$8-$20"
organisation = "Van Kaynor"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Fifth Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
River Road with Alex Deis-Lauby calling. Caller and featured musicians vary each time; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30 beginner lesson, 8:00-11:00 contras 
Cost: $12-$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/fifth-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange-2/"]
start = "2024-03-29T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-03-29T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["River Road"]
callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Jesse Ball"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Fifth Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = "See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/fifth-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange-2/"]
start = "2024-03-30T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-03-30T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance 
Cost: $12 – $20 sliding scale 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/first-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-04-06/"]
start = "2024-04-06T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-06T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
callers = ["George Marshall"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "George Marshall"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Contradance Party"
details = """
Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! 
Cost: $12-20 sliding scale 

High-level masks are mandated for this dance.
Please bring your own water bottle.
Up-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.
If you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!

See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-04-13/"]
start = "2024-04-13T19:45:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-13T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "Alice Kenney"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "NEFFA"
details = "13 parallel stages, Friday thru Sunday."
links = ["https://www.neffa.org/festival-home/"]
start = "2024-04-19T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-21T17:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Marlborough"
styles = ["balfolk", "contra", "e-ceilidh", "ecd", "scd", "scandi"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Live Wire", "Kingfisher", "Torrent", "Good Company", "Dogtown"]
callers = ["Alex Deis-Lauby", "Rick Mohr", "Ben Sachs-Hamilton", "Bob Isaacs", "Michael Karcher", "Dereck Kalish"]
organisation = "NEFFA"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Caller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Other musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” 
Schedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. 
Cost: $10 or barter equivalent 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/third-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-04-19/"]
start = "2024-04-19T19:45:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-19T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Back Row Band"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Joe Blumenthal"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The Moving Violations are: Van Kaynor (fiddle, feet), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, percussion), 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 (usually 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 and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-04-20/"]
start = "2024-04-20T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-04-20T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Moving Violations"]
price = "$8-$20"
organisation = "Van Kaynor"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "First Saturday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Schedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance 
Cost: $12 – $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/first-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-04/"]
start = "2024-05-04T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-04T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Asparagus"]
callers = ["George Marshall"]
price = "$12-$20"
organisation = "George Marshall"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Spring Special"
details = """
We are pleased to bring these TWO wonderful bands together for you at one dance party!  
Please welcome River Road: Sarah Hadley-Yakir on fiddle, Jesse Ball on mandolin and feet, and Kristen Planeaux on keys, accordion and flute 
and 
welcome back Nova: Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. 
These two delightful bands offer nonstop talent and fun for this THM Contradance Party! 
But wait—There’s more good news: 
Calling the evening program for you will be Lisa Greenleaf 
Please join us for this double dance!
There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:00pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! 
Admission: $25-30
Masks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.
Please bring your own water bottle. 
**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!
More info: Alice Kenney, 413-575-9721, alicekenneypt@gmail.com"""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/tophill-musics-spring-special-contradance-party/", "https://cdss.org/event/second-saturday-tophill-music-contradance-party-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-11/"]
start = "2024-05-11T19:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-11T23:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Nova", "River Road"]
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"]
price = "$25-$30"
organisation = "TopHill Music"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Contra Dance"
details = """
Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [short basics session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!
Dancing is to live fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia! We often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no need to know how!
Caller: Rich Sbardella – Rich has been a dance caller for 30 years, and he has had the opportunity to lead contra dances, square dances, barn dances, and community dances throughout New England and as far away as Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Florida! His dances in Connecticut have been a big hit! Don’t miss this!
Live Music: Mickey Koth (fiddle) and John Kalinowski (accordion). They are an energetic and exuberant contra dance and concert band with roots in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, jazz, and classical music. Their original arrangements of New England and Celtic reels, jigs, hornpipes, and waltzes delight and surprise listeners and dancers alike.
Admission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street and left behind the church and walk down Gertrude Street to enter the hall.
Food! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Role Terms are “Women & Men,” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them. with no worries."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"]
start = "2024-05-11T19:15:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-11T22:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Notes"]
callers = ["Rich Sbardella"]
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Third Friday Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
Caller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. 
Other musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” 
Schedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. 
Cost: $10 or barter equivalent 
See venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://cdss.org/event/third-friday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-17/"]
start = "2024-05-17T19:45:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-17T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Back Row Band"]
price = "$10"
organisation = "Joe Blumenthal"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Contra at Guiding Star Grange"
details = """
The Moving Violations are: Van Kaynor (fiddle, feet), Ron Grosslein (fiddle, mandolin, percussion), 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 (usually 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 and Covid policy."""
links = ["https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html", "https://cdss.org/event/third-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2024-05-18/"]
start = "2024-05-18T19:30:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-18T23:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Greenfield"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["The Moving Violations"]
price = "$8-$20"
organisation = "Van Kaynor"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Gender-Free Dance Camp"
links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2024.html"]
start = "2024-06-07T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-06-09T16:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Maia McCormick", "Scott Higgs"]
price = "$150-$400"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Swing into Summer"
links = ["http://www.swingintosummer.org/"]
start_date = "2024-06-14"
end_date = "2024-06-16"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Countercurrent", "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Adina Gordon"]
price = "$100-$260"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "July Fourth"
links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"]
start_date = "2024-06-27"
end_date = "2024-07-01"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pinewoods English-Scottish-Contra"
links = ["https://rscdsboston.org/pinewoods-esc.html"]
start_date = "2024-07-01"
end_date = "2024-07-05"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd", "scd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["River Road"]
callers = ["Michael Karcher"]
price = "$335-$453"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.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"]
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 = "2024-07-27"
end_date = "2024-08-05"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Brooke Friendly"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Campers’ Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/campers-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2024-08-17"
end_date = "2024-08-24"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Sue Rosen"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TradMaD"
links = ["http://minstrelrecords.com/tradmad/"]
start = "2024-08-24T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-08-30T10:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Alex Cumming"]
price = "$980"
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 = "2024-08-30"
end_date = "2024-09-02"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Ben Sachs-Hamilton"]
price = "$365-$415"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"