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events:
  - name: Fifth Saturday Double Dance
    details: "Caller and featured musicians vary each time; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nNote: Each dance series now has its own COVID protocol. We hope every dancer will feel comfortable at one or more dances."
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fifth-saturday-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2025-05-31/"
    start: "2025-05-31T15:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-05-31T23:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - contra
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Summer Soiree
    links:
      - "https://www.ashevillecontra.com/"
    start_date: 2025-06-13
    end_date: 2025-06-15
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Asheville
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Mean Lids
      - Kingfisher
    callers:
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
      - Adina Gordon
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Dance in the Desert
    details: "A weekend of contra dancing with lots of jamming, featuring music by The Faux Paws and The Free Raisins. Callers are Koren Wake and Steve Zakon-Anderson."
    links:
      - "https://tucsoncontradancers.org/tucson-contra-dancers/dance-in-the-desert-2025/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/dance-in-the-desert/"
    start: "2025-11-07T15:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2025-11-09T15:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: AZ
    city: Oracle
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Faux Paws
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Koren Wake
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
    organisation: Tucson Friends of Traditional Music%2C Inc.
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Fire Ant Frolic
    details: "Join us for a lovely weekend of music, friendship and dancing! Steve Zakon-Anderson will be calling to the music of Northwoods. Featuring Casey Murray, Molly Tucker and Sam Zakon-Anderson. We’ll have workshops, dance parties, Sunday potluck brunch, more! Convenient location, lots of parking and nearby restaurants. For more information, visit fireantfrolic.org"
    links:
      - "http://www.fireantfrolic.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fire-ant-frolic-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start_date: 2025-11-14
    end_date: 2025-11-16
    country: USA
    state: TX
    city: Austin
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Northwoods
    callers:
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml