---
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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - name: Worcester Contra Dance
    details: "Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]\nThis 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!!\nCaller: 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!\nLive 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.\nAdmission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nFood! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nParking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.\nRole 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
  - name: Worcester Contra Dance
    details: "Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]\nThis 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!!\nCaller: 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.\nLive 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!\nAdmission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nParking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.\nFood! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nRole 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
  - name: Worcester Potluck & Contra Dance
    details: "One-time change to 1st Saturday, not 2nd Saturday!\nPotluck 6:00 – 7:00 Bring food to share!\nDance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]\nThis 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!\nCaller: Jordan Kammeyer\nLive Music by The Fiddling Thomsons, who are winners of the 2023 New Hampshire Governor’s Arts Award!\nAdmission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nParking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street or up Gertrude Street.\nFood: Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nRole 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
  - 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance \nCost: $12 – $20 sliding scale \nSee 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
  - name: Worcester Contra Dance
    details: "Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]\nThis is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!\nDancing 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!\nLive 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.\nCaller: Paul Wilde from Rhode Island.\nAdmission (your choice): $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nParking: 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.\nFood! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nRole Terms are: “Women & Men” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them. with no worries.\nMasks: 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
  - name: TopHill Music Contradance Party
    details: "Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nSchedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale \n\nHigh-level masks are mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle.\nUp-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.\nIf you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\n\nSee 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
  - 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. \nAn 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. \nCaller and featured musicians vary each month; please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nSchedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; beginner session at 7:45. \nCost: $10 or barter equivalent \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance \nCost: $12 – $20 sliding scale \nSee 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
  - name: TopHill Music Contradance Party
    details: "Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nSchedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale \n\nHigh-level masks are mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle.\nUp-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.\nIf you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\n\nSee 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
  - 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
  - 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. \nOther musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” \nSchedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. \nCost: $10 or barter equivalent \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. \nCalling terms: Gender-neutral terms (usually larks and robins) are used at the 3rd Saturday dance. \nThere is no preregistration or verified dancer list for the 3rd Sat. dance. There is also no attendance cap. \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: 7:30 beginner lesson, 8:00-11:00 contras \nCost: $12-$20 sliding scale \nSee 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
  - 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance \nCost: $12 – $20 sliding scale \nSee 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
  - name: TopHill Music Contradance Party
    details: "Please check the Guiding Star Grange website for details. \nSchedule: There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:45pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome! \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale \n\nHigh-level masks are mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle.\nUp-to-date vaccinations are encouraged but not required.\nIf you are not feeling well, please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\n\nSee 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
  - 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
  - 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. \nOther musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” \nSchedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. \nCost: $10 or barter equivalent \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. \nCalling terms: Gender-neutral terms (usually larks and robins) are used at the 3rd Saturday dance. \nThere is no preregistration or verified dancer list for the 3rd Sat. dance. There is also no attendance cap. \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: 7:30-8:00 beginners’ workshop, 8:00-11:00 contra dance \nCost: $12 – $20 sliding scale \nSee 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
  - name: TopHill Music Spring Special
    details: "We are pleased to bring these TWO wonderful bands together for you at one dance party!  \nPlease welcome River Road: Sarah Hadley-Yakir on fiddle, Jesse Ball on mandolin and feet, and Kristen Planeaux on keys, accordion and flute \nand \nwelcome back Nova: Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. \nThese two delightful bands offer nonstop talent and fun for this THM Contradance Party! \nBut wait—There’s more good news: \nCalling the evening program for you will be Lisa Greenleaf \nPlease join us for this double dance!\nThere will be a newcomers workshop at 7:00pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! \nAdmission: $25-30\nMasks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.\nPlease bring your own water bottle. \n**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!\nMore 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
  - name: Worcester Contra Dance
    details: "Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [short basics session 7:15 pm]\nThis is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!\nDancing 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!\nCaller: 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!\nLive 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.\nAdmission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nParking: 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.\nFood! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nRole 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
  - 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. \nOther musicians are welcome to come and be part of the amorphous “Back Row Band.” \nSchedule: 8:00 PM: Contra Dancing for All; often a beginner session at 7:45. \nCost: $10 or barter equivalent \nSee 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
  - 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. \nSchedule: Newcomers workshop 7:30-8:00 p.m. Contra dance 8:00-11:00 p.m. \nCost: $12-20 sliding scale ($10 for students and children, $8 for under 13) at the door. \nCalling terms: Gender-neutral terms (usually larks and robins) are used at the 3rd Saturday dance. \nThere is no preregistration or verified dancer list for the 3rd Sat. dance. There is also no attendance cap. \nSee 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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