[[events]]
name = "TopHill Music Spring Special"
details = """
We are pleased to bring these TWO wonderful bands together for you at one dance party!  
Please welcome River Road: Sarah Hadley-Yakir on fiddle, Jesse Ball on mandolin and feet, and Kristen Planeaux on keys, accordion and flute 
and 
welcome back Nova: Kathleen Fownes on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar, and Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin on accordion and piano. 
These two delightful bands offer nonstop talent and fun for this THM Contradance Party! 
But wait—There’s more good news: 
Calling the evening program for you will be Lisa Greenleaf 
Please join us for this double dance!
There will be a newcomers workshop at 7:00pm. Please come early to help our new dancing friends! All are welcome. Let’s gooooooooooooo! 
Admission: $25-30
Masks are recommended but not mandated for this dance.
Please bring your own water bottle. 
**If you are not feeling well please do not attend, but rather care for yourself and others and join us next time!
More 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"

[[events]]
name = "Worcester Contra Dance"
details = """
Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [short basics session 7:15 pm]
This is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!
Dancing is to live fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia! We often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no need to know how!
Caller: Rich Sbardella – Rich has been a dance caller for 30 years, and he has had the opportunity to lead contra dances, square dances, barn dances, and community dances throughout New England and as far away as Nevada, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Florida! His dances in Connecticut have been a big hit! Don’t miss this!
Live Music: Mickey Koth (fiddle) and John Kalinowski (accordion). They are an energetic and exuberant contra dance and concert band with roots in Irish, Scottish, French-Canadian, jazz, and classical music. Their original arrangements of New England and Celtic reels, jigs, hornpipes, and waltzes delight and surprise listeners and dancers alike.
Admission: (your choice) $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!
Parking: There is plenty of parking behind the church by driving up State Street and left behind the church and walk down Gertrude Street to enter the hall.
Food! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!
Clothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are discouraged, but some do wear them even though it makes dancing harder).
Role Terms are “Women & Men,” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them. with no worries."""
links = ["https://www.worcesterdance.org/", "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"]
start = "2024-05-11T19:15:00-04:00"
end = "2024-05-11T22:30:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Worcester"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Wild Notes"]
callers = ["Rich Sbardella"]
price = "$6-$12"
organisation = "CDSS"
source = "events/usa/cdss.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Gender-Free Dance Camp"
links = ["https://www.lcfd.org/spring-camp-2024.html"]
start = "2024-06-07T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-06-09T16:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Maia McCormick", "Scott Higgs"]
price = "$150-$400"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Swing into Summer"
links = ["http://www.swingintosummer.org/"]
start_date = "2024-06-14"
end_date = "2024-06-16"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
bands = ["Countercurrent", "Miranda Weinberg, Aaron Marcus, & Carrie Rose"]
callers = ["Gaye Fifer", "Adina Gordon"]
price = "$100-$260"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "July Fourth"
links = ["https://cds-boston-j4weekend.weebly.com/"]
start_date = "2024-06-27"
end_date = "2024-07-01"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
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"

[[events]]
name = "American Dance & Music Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/american-dance-music-week-2/"]
start_date = "2024-07-20"
end_date = "2024-07-27"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Will Mentor"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Harmony of Song & Dance"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/harmony-of-song-dance-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2024-07-27"
end_date = "2024-08-05"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Lisa Greenleaf", "Brooke Friendly"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Campers’ Week"
links = ["https://camp.cdss.org/camp-weeks/campers-week-at-pinewoods/"]
start_date = "2024-08-17"
end_date = "2024-08-24"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Sue Rosen"]
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "TradMaD"
links = ["http://minstrelrecords.com/tradmad/"]
start = "2024-08-24T15:00:00-04:00"
end = "2024-08-30T10:00:00-04:00"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Alex Cumming"]
price = "$980"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"

[[events]]
name = "Pinewoods Labor Day Weekend"
links = ["https://facone.org/labor-day-weekend/labor-day-weekend.html"]
start_date = "2024-08-30"
end_date = "2024-09-02"
country = "USA"
state = "MA"
city = "Plymouth"
styles = ["contra", "ecd"]
workshop = true
social = true
callers = ["Ben Sachs-Hamilton"]
price = "$365-$415"
organisation = "TryContra"
source = "events/usa/trycontra.yaml"