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events:
  - name: New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
    details: "NEFFA attracts over 2000 attendees and close to 1000 performers. The Festival is unique because of the participatory nature of the events. The Festival is known for its varied social dance program, which includes: Contra and traditional square dancing, international folk dancing, couple dancing, waltzing, English country, Scandinavian, and more. There are plenty of introductory workshops, as well as sessions geared towards intermediate and advanced dancers. A particular favorite is the no walk-through contra dance medley, which originated at the NEFFA Festival! \nNEFFA is a great place to bring your family. There are many family-oriented programs at the Festival, from dancing and singing to storytelling and a family activities area. \nThere is music everywhere! You will find jam sessions, instrument workshops, group singing, and traditional music throughout the Festival. \nCostumed ethnic performing groups have been a part of NEFFA since the beginning representing many different cultures: Middle Eastern, Serbian, Bulgarian, Filipino, Polish, and Scandinavian. \nThe Festival Marketplace offers hand-crafted materials and folk-related items for purchase."
    links:
      - "https://www.neffa.org/festival-home/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/new-england-folk-festival-neffa/"
    start: "2025-04-25T18:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-04-27T17:00:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Marlborough
    styles:
      - balfolk
      - contra
      - ecd
      - scandi
      - scd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Roaring Jelly
      - Joy Factor
      - Kingfisher
      - Torrent
      - Confluence
      - Festival Orchestra
      - Not Enough Fiddles
      - Live Wire
      - Rum & Onions
      - The Orphans
      - Dogtown
      - The Moving Violations
      - "Einstein's Little Homunculus"
      - Jump Start
      - Sugar River Band
      - Zarkadelphia
      - "Tabbies' Delight"
      - Chimney Swift
      - Cojiro
    callers:
      - Melanie Axel-Lute
      - Donna Hunt
      - Maia McCormick
      - Dereck Kalish
      - Hannah Johlas
      - Michael Karcher
      - Lisa Greenleaf
      - Chris Page
      - Darlene Underwood
      - Sue Rosen
      - Ben Sachs-Hamilton
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Jacob Bloom
      - Bev Bernbaum
      - Sue Gola
      - Carl Levine
      - Steve Zakon-Anderson
      - Julian Blechner
      - Harris Lapiroff
      - Qwill Duvall
    price: $85-$120
    organisation: NEFFA
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Experienced Contra at Guiding Star Grange
    details: "The dances in this series are open to all but will be geared toward experienced dancers. “Experienced” means: \n\nYou know how to do a roll away, California twirl, pass through to a wave, contra corners, and basic moves without teaching\nYou know where to be at the start of each dance phrase and how to recover from a lapse\nYou assist your partner and neighbor to the next move\nYou execute flourishes safely and on time without disturbing others\nYou respond to confusion and missteps by others with grace, encouragement and good humor\n\nAdmission: $12-20 \nPlease help us make this a scent-free and substance-free event. \nSee venue website for this month’s details and Covid policy. \nQuestions: Steve Zakon-Anderson or Katie Olmstead."
    links:
      - "https://www.guidingstargrange.org/events.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/fourth-friday-experienced-contra-at-guiding-star-grange/2025-04-25/"
    start: "2025-04-25T20:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2025-04-25T23:15:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Greenfield
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Good Company
    callers:
      - Harris Lapiroff
    price: $12-$20
    organisation: Steve Zakon-Anderson
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml