{"events":[{"name":"Thursday Contra Dance","details":"Weekly Contra Dance – See our website for this week’s band and caller(s).\nMostly contras with occasional squares, mixers, four facing fours, and more. \n7:30pm New Dancer Lesson; 8:00pm to 10:30pm dancing \n$5 to $20 sliding scale \nOur role terms are Larks and Robins \nMasks are required on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays.","links":["https://thursdaycontra.com/","https://cdss.org/event/thursday-contra-dance-in-philadelphia/2024-11-21/"],"start":"2024-11-21T19:30:00-05:00","end":"2024-11-21T22:30:00-05:00","country":"USA","state":"PA","city":"Philadelphia","styles":["contra"],"workshop":true,"social":true,"price":"$5-$20","organisation":"PATMAD","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"},{"name":"ContraCopia","details":"9 hours of contra dances, squares & waltzes\n3 AWESOME bands and 3 AMAZING callers\nBands\nIce Cream Truckers\nNoah Van Norstrand (fiddle, feet), Kelsey Wells (fiddle), and Helen Kuhar (guitar) \nStove Dragon\nOliver Scanlon (fiddle), Sam Zakon-Anderson (keyboard), Rose Jackson (fiddle), and Helen Kuhar (guitar) \nMillserati\nImogen Mills (fiddle, vocals), Cecily Mills (cello, didgeridoo, vocals), Janet Mills (fiddle, percussion, vocals), Robert Mills (piano, accordion), Grant Yost (guitar, octave mandolin), Rohan Weeden (accordion) \nCallers\n\nGaye Fifer (Pittsburgh, PA)\nAlex Deis Lauby (New York, NY)\nBen Sachs Hamilton (Northampton, MA)\n\nRole terms will be Larks and Robins.  \nWaltz Breaks\n\nBob Pasquarello\n\nMake a weekend of your trip to the Philly area and witness this incredible talent at other dances this weekend! \n\nValleyCopia: Friday November 29th, Bethlehem PA, Time: TBD\nArden Contra: Sunday December 1st, Park Avenue Community Center, Time: TBD","links":["https://www.thursdaycontra.com/contracopia/","https://www.facebook.com/events/1940775709692052","https://cdss.org/event/contracopia/"],"start":"2024-11-30T14:00:00-05:00","end":"2024-11-30T23:00:00-05:00","country":"USA","state":"PA","city":"Philadelphia","styles":["contra"],"workshop":false,"social":true,"bands":["Ice Cream Truckers","Millserati","Stove Dragon"],"callers":["Alex Deis-Lauby","Ben Sachs-Hamilton","Gaye Fifer"],"organisation":"PATMAD","source":"events/usa/cdss.yaml"}]}