{"events":[{"name":"Hawaii Contra Dance Week","links":["https://kalani.com/hawaii-contra-dance-week-march-2023/"],"start":"2023-03-11T16:00:00-10:00","end":"2023-03-17T12:00:00-10:00","country":"USA","state":"HI","city":"Pahoa","styles":["contra"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"bands":["Tangent"],"callers":["Gaye Fifer","Claire Takemori"],"price":"$1420-$3100","organisation":"Kalanimua","source":"events/usa/hawaii.yaml"},{"name":"Jonesborough Contra","details":"Never contra danced before? We gotcha covered! You’ll want to be there at 7pm for the Newcomer Lesson. Dance begins at 7:30pm.  \n\nCost: $12 Adults, $8 Students, $30 Families\nCash or Venmo\nDonations to help cover expenses appreciated\nCome as you are, no partner needed\nShort newcomer lesson starts promptly at 7pm\nDance starts at 7:30pm\nFriends, families, and children welcome\n\nFollow us on Facebook & Instagram or on our website. \nWe are an all-volunteer nonprofit educational organization which is dedicated to the cultivation of a healthy community through traditional dance and music.","links":["https://historicjonesboroughdancesociety.net/events","https://cdss.org/event/jonesborough-tn-contra-3/"],"start":"2024-04-13T19:00:00-04:00","end":"2024-04-13T22:30:00-04:00","country":"USA","state":"TN","city":"Jonesborough","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["George Paul"],"callers":["Claire Takemori"],"price":"$8-$12","organisation":"Historic Jonesborough Dance Society","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"Lake Eden Arts Festival - Spring","links":["https://theleaf.org/"],"start_date":"2024-05-10","end_date":"2024-05-11","country":"USA","state":"NC","city":"Black Mountain","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["Playing with Fyre"],"callers":["Claire Takemori"],"organisation":"TryContra","source":"events/usa/trycontra.yaml"},{"name":"Berkeley Contra Dance","details":"BACDS (Bay Area Country Dance Society) presents dances every Thursday night (except holidays) at \nChrist Church Berkeley, 2138 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA. \nContra dancing happens on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th Thursday of the month, from 8pm to 10:30pm. \nEnglish Country Dancing happens on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, from 7:45pm to 10pm. \nBoth are are preceded by beginners’ lessons. \nIn addition, there is an experienced English dance on the 4th Saturday of the month from 7:30pm to 10pm at the same location. \nDetails at our website. \nWe also have Facebook groups: \n\nBerkeley Contra Dance\nBerkeley English Country Dance","links":["https://bacds.org/series/contra/berkeley_wed/","https://cdss.org/event/berkeley-ca-contra-and-english-dances/2024-06-06/"],"start":"2024-06-06T20:00:00-07:00","end":"2024-06-06T22:30:00-07:00","country":"USA","state":"CA","city":"Berkeley","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["The Whiskey Brothers Trio"],"callers":["Claire Takemori"],"price":"$6-$25","organisation":"CDSS","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"}]}