[[events]]
name = "CDSS Executive Committee Visits Philadelphia"
details = """
Hello Philadelphia-area friends! The executive committee of the CDSS Board is coming to visit—we’d love to see you at these special dances and events! 
All events are organized and sponsored by local organizations. Check the event listings on the Germantown Country Dancers calendar for more info. 
Germantown Country Dancers English Country Dance 

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 8:00 p.m.

Merion Friends Activities Building, 615 Montgomery Ave., Merion, PA
Callers: Robert Mills, with CDSS Board members Luanne Stiles and Juliette Webb
Band: Ann Bies, Bob Pasquarello, Lee Dietterich, Kathy Talvitie

Mt. Airy Contra Dance 

Thursday, Jan. 23, 8:00 p.m.

The Irish Center (Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center), 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA
Callers: Donna Hunt coordinating, with CDSS Board members
Band: Wissahickon Express – Rick Mohr (fiddle), Cecelia Tannous-Taylor (fiddle), Evan Mohr (percussion, guitar), Chloe Mohr (piano)

Community Picnic & Contra Dance 

Friday, Jan. 24

Bring-Your-Own Picnic: 6:00 p.m.

Dance: 7:30 p.m.

Park Avenue Community Center, 1229 Park Ave., Swarthmore, PA
Callers: CDSS Board members David Smukler and Diane Silver
Band: SPUDS Open Band, led by Boxwood (Sarah Gowan, Chloe Mohr, Rick Mohr, and Bill Quern)
Other performances by: Fiddlekicks Cloggers, Kingsessing Morris Men, and GCD’s Colonial Assembly

Community Picnic & English Country Dance 

Saturday, Jan. 25

Bring-Your-Own Picnic: 6:00 p.m.

Dance: 7:30 p.m.

Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene St., Philadelphia, PA
Callers: Tanya Rotenberg, Liz Snowdon, Sam Rotenberg, Ted Rudofker
Band: TBA (CDSS and GCD musicians)
Other performances by: Renegade Morris and the Germantown Country Dancer demo team

All-Community Meeting 

Sunday, Jan. 26, 11:00 a.m.

The Irish Center (Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center), 6815 Emlen St., Philadelphia, PA
Come share your ideas, enthusiasms, successes, concerns, and questions with the executive committee of the CDSS Board, then join everyone for pub songs and community games led by Eastern Cooperative Recreational School. Pizza lunch provided for all."""
links = ["https://germantowncountrydancers.org/CDSS.php", "https://cdss.org/event/cdss-executive-committee-visits-philadelphia-dances-and-community-gatherings/", "https://cdss.org/event/germantown-country-dancers-english-country-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/mt-airy-contra-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/community-picnic-contra-dance/", "https://cdss.org/event/community-picnic-english-country-dance/"]
start = "2025-01-22T20:00:00-05:00"
end = "2025-01-26T14:00:00-05:00"
country = "USA"
state = "PA"
city = "Philadelphia"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = false
social = true
bands = ["Boxwood", "Wissahickon Express"]
callers = ["David Smukler", "Diane Silver", "Donna Hunt", "Juliette Webb", "Liz Snowdon", "Luanne Stiles", "Robert Mills", "Sam Rotenberg", "Tanya Rotenberg", "Ted Rudofker"]
organisation = "Country Dance & Song Society"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"