October, 2004 SF Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances

October 2004

San Francisco Bay Area Contradances and English Country Dances
Date	Type	Location	Caller	Musicians and Dance Info
Fri. 1	Contra	The Women's Building, 3543 18th Street (between Guerrero & Valencia), San Francisco	Erik Hoffman	*San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Contra Dance* with Three O'Clock Shadow (Erik Hoffman, Chris Grampp, Adam Cavan)
Fri. 1	English	Palo Alto: MT	Alan Winston	Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with William Allen
Sat. 2	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	Luceo (Rebecca King, Lee Anne Welch, Karl Franzen)
Sat. 2	Contra	Canyon	Mavis McGaugh	David Brown, Kate Chatin, and Art Peterson
Sun. 3	Ceilidh	Berkeley: GNC	Jonathan Coxhead	Noel Cragg,Erik Hoffman, & Friend
Sun. 3	Contra	San Rafael	Erik Weburg	Special San Rafael Dance - $10 members, $12 non-members, 7:30-10:30pm String Beings (NC) - Laurie Fisher (fiddle, piano), Tom Troszack (guitar), T.J. Johnson (mandolin)
Wed. 6	Workshop	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	First Wednesday Workshops: Say Yes to Swedish Hambo 6:30 - 7:30 pm, $5.00
Wed. 6	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Nick Cuccia	open band led by Kathrine and the Cute Guys (Kathrine Gardner,Charlie Hancock, and Lewis Santer)
Wed. 6	English	Mtn View	Jody McGeen	Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, & Craig Martin
Fri. 8	Contra	Prospect School	Kirston Koths	Vista Social Club (Adam Cavan - bass, Lisa Croen - fiddle, Bobbi Nikles - fiddle, Roland Nikles - guitar, Daren Santos - bodhran, mandolin)
Sat. 9	Contra	Palo Alto: First Methodist	David Newitt	Modal Citizens (Kerry Parker, Pam Swan, and Deborah Chen)
Sat. 9	English	SF: Bethany	Tom Roby	Stan & Susan Kramer, Debra Tayleur
Sat. 9	Contra	San Rafael		*No Dance* - See Special San Rafael Contras on October 3rd and October 14th
Wed. 13	English	Berkeley: GNC	Sharon Green	Shira Kammen, Noel Cragg,Charlie Hancock
Thu. 14	Contra	San Rafael	David Millstone (NH)	Special San Rafael Dance - $10 members, $12 non-members, 7:30-10:30pm Rodney Miller (NH) (fiddle), Elvie Miller (OH) (piano & accordion), Marko Packard (NH) (flute, sax, guitar)
Fri. 15	English	Palo Alto: MT	Bob Fraley	Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Elia Van Tuyl
Fri. 15 - Sun. 17	Contras, English, Irish Sets, display dance, song and music workshops	Monte Toyon, Aptos, CA	Michael Ciccone (MA), David Millstone (NH), Michael Riemer, and Kalia Kliban	*BACDS Fall Dance Weekend* A Joyful Noise (Barbara Greenberg, Daniel Beerbohm, Kathy Talvitie) Plus Rodney Miller, Elvie Miller, Marko Packer, Jon Berger, Rebecca King, and Sylvia Herold
Sat. 16	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Erik Hoffman	Vista Social Club (Adam Cavan - bass, Lisa Croen - fiddle, Bobbi Nikles - fiddle, Roland Nikles - guitar, Daren Santos - bodhran, mandolin)
Sun. 17	Contra	El Cerrito Vets Hall	Erik Hoffman	*Sponsored by Berkeley Folk Dancers* 7 - 10 pm, $5 The Repercussions (Erik Hoffman, Art Peterson, Debra Tayleur)
Wed. 20	Contra	Berkeley: GNC	Erik Hoffman	*open band* led by Squirrely String Band (David Murray, Debbie Berne, Allegra Yellin, & Rachel Kraai)
Wed. 20	English	Mtn View	Sharon Green	Stan Kramer, Bill Jensen, & Mary Tabor
Fri. 22	Contra	SF: St. Paul's	Charlie Fenton	George Wilson (NY) and Steve Baughman (SF)
Sat. 23	Experienced English	Berkeley: GNC	Alan Winston	Bangers and Mash (Craig Johnson, Stan & Susan Kramer, David Strong) --For experienced dancers
Sat. 23	Contra	Palo Alto: First Methodist	Eric Black	Swing Farm (Ray Bierl, Charlie Hancock, & Steven Strauss)
Wed. 27	English	Berkeley: GNC	Lise Dyckman	open band led by Avis Minger, Michael Siemon, Debra Tayleur
Fri. 29	English	Palo Alto: MT	Sharon Green	Halloween Party (costumes encouraged, not required) Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Stan & Susan Kramer, Mark Daly) with Ruth Anne Fraley
Sat. 30	Contra	St. Andrews Methodist Church	Eric Boo-Raku and Special Ghosts	*24th Annual Halloween Costume Ball* Driving with Fergus (Vince Wolfe, Lewis Santer, and various artists) Note Special Location: St. Andrews Methodist Church, 4161 Alma Street (across the parking lot from the Palo Alto YWCA). 8pm to midnight, $13 general, $11 members. Ron Award for best costume. Bring goodies to share.
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