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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":"Spring Dance Romance","links":["https://tcdancers.org/sdr"],"start_date":"2024-05-24","end_date":"2024-05-26","country":"USA","state":"NC","city":"Carrboro","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"bands":["The Mean Lids","River Road"],"callers":["Gaye Fifer","Alex Deis-Lauby"],"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":"Contra at Guiding Star Grange","details":"Wild Asparagus with George Marshall, David Cantieni, Becky Tracy, Ann Percival and guests. 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