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events:
  - name: Snow Ball Dance Weekend
    details: "We will be dancing January 26th, 27th and 28th in Gulfport, Florida to the music of two fabulous bands – Kingfisher, the eclectic duo of Cecilia Vacanti and Jeff Kaufman; and Nova, a neo-trad trio from New England featuring Kathleen Fownes, Everest Whitman, and Guillermo Sparrow-Pepin. Our callers will be Janine Smith and Will Mentor. \nRegistration opens October 15, and tickets are $120. After December 20, the price is $135."
    links:
      - "http://floridasnowball.tampabaycontra.com/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/snow-ball-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2024-01-26T18:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-01-28T14:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: FL
    city: Gulfport
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Kingfisher
      - Nova
    callers:
      - Janine Smith
      - Will Mentor
    price: $120-$135
    organisation: Tampa Friends of Old Time Dance
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: NEFFA
    details: "13 parallel stages, Friday thru Sunday."
    links:
      - "https://www.neffa.org/festival-home/"
    start: "2024-04-19T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-04-21T17:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Marlborough
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - e-ceilidh
      - ecd
      - scd
      - scandi
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Live Wire
      - Kingfisher
      - Torrent
      - Good Company
      - Dogtown
      - Roaring Jelly
      - Cojiro
      - The Orphans
      - Open Band
      - Raise the Roof
      - The Dixie Butterhounds
      - The Midlings
      - Chimney Swift
      - Not Enough Fiddles
      - Rum & Onions
      - Wissahickon Express
      - "Einstein's Little Homunculus"
      - Les Bijoux Folque Orchestra
      - Zarkadelphia
      - Joy Factor
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Rick Mohr
      - Ben Sachs-Hamilton
      - Bob Isaacs
      - Michael Karcher
      - Dereck Kalish
      - Carl Levine
      - Dylan Simpson
      - David Millstone
      - Sue Gola
      - Liesl Jandrey
      - Tamar Myers
      - Qwill Duvall
      - Jeremy Korr
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
      - Donna Hunt
      - Greg Frock
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Cindy Larock
      - Hannah Chamberlain
      - Don Veino
    organisation: NEFFA
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Dancing Fish
    links:
      - "https://dancingfish.dance/event/sept-6-7-2024-kingfisher/"
    start: "2024-09-06T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-09-07T21:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: FL
    city: Melrose
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Kingfisher
      - Playing with Fyre
    callers:
      - Dereck Kalish
      - Terry Doyle
    organisation: Dancing Fish
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Chattaboogie
    links:
      - "https://contranooga.us/"
    start: "2025-01-10T18:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2025-01-12T15:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: TN
    city: Chattanooga
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Turnip the Beet
      - Kingfisher
    callers:
      - Timothy Klein
      - Vicki Herndon
    price: $90-$145
    organisation: Chattanooga Traditional Dance Society
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Summer Soiree
    links:
      - "https://www.ashevillecontra.com/"
    start_date: 2025-06-13
    end_date: 2025-06-15
    country: USA
    state: NC
    city: Asheville
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Mean Lids
      - Kingfisher
    callers:
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
      - Adina Gordon
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml
  - name: Dancing Fish
    links:
      - "https://dancingfish.dance/"
    start: "2025-07-04T18:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-07-06T15:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: FL
    city: Melrose
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Kingfisher
      - Crossover
    callers:
      - Luke Donforth
      - Bob Isaacs
    price: $30
    organisation: Dancing Fish
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml