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events:
  - name: "Community \"Soup-er Sunday\" Dance!"
    details: "It’s last seasons “Barn Dance” but with a twist – now serving SOUP! \n\nThis is so much fun! We dance to the fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, and Appalachia and we often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!!\n6:30 pm (Intro session 6:15 pm)\nIn the gallery at Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road, Warwick. On-street parking and additional parking behind the building (enter next to City Hall).\nOffering expanded concessions – Homemade Soup & Cornbread, lemonade & fresh brewed tea.\nLive music by: First Time Stringband. At the core are melodic clawhammer banjo player, Howie Bursen, rhythm guitar player and singer, Sally Rogers (they sing their waltzes!), and harmonica, bones and foot stomper, Deck Nieforth (he also builds remarkable fiddles!).\nCaller: Paul Wilde – from RI.\nAdmission: Your choice $15 – $20 per person / WCFA Members $12 / Students (with ID) $10. Contributions are always encouraged and accepted.\nFood: We will be serving a special homemade SOUP and CORNBREAD @ $3 a bowl & all for the benefit of the band and caller!\nClothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual, layers are best for this invigorating exercise. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are ok but harder to dance with).\nRole Terms: Traditional – “ladies & gents” or “women & men” but all are welcome to choose the role term that works for them!"
    links:
      - "https://warwickcfa.org/event/community-contra-dance-at-wcfa-2/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/community-soup-er-sunday-dance/"
    start: "2023-12-17T18:15:00-05:00"
    end: "2023-12-17T21:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: RI
    city: Warwick
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - First Time Stringband
    callers:
      - Paul Wilde
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Warwick Center for the Arts
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: Worcester Contra Dance
    details: "Time: Dance 7:30-10:30 pm [Intro session 7:15 pm]\nThis is so wicked fun! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!\nDancing 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 experience is needed to have a fantastic time!\nLive music by Truffle Creek from Boston. They are Lillian Chase on the fiddle, Jonah Spear on guitar and foot percussion, and Cecily Mills on the cello. They draw heavily from the old time genre for their tune selections, but certainly don’t limit themselves to a singular tradition for repertoire selection. Together these three bring creativity, variety, tradition, and joy to any room they find themselves making music in.\nCaller: Paul Wilde from Rhode Island.\nAdmission (your choice): $10 – $12 p.p., $6 – $8 students, families $25. Donations are gratefully appreciated!\nParking: There is plenty of parking behind the church. Drive up State Street, take a left behind the church, and walk down Gertrude Street to enter the hall.\nFood! Donations of snacks for the break are wanted and gleefully appreciated!\nClothing & 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).\nRole Terms are: “Women & Men” but dancers are welcome to choose whatever role that works for them. with no worries.\nMasks: Masks are *no longer* required, but still welcome."
    links:
      - "https://www.worcesterdance.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/worcester-contra-dance/"
    start: "2024-02-10T19:15:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-02-10T22:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MA
    city: Worcester
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Truffle Creek
    callers:
      - Paul Wilde
    price: $6-$12
    organisation: CDSS
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Community Contra Dance
    details: "We are on 3rd Saturdays! \n\nWhen: Saturday, October the 19th, 7:00 pm (short basics session 6:45 pm)\nThis is so wicked fun! We dance to live fiddle tunes of Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Appalachia and America! We often switch partners after every dance so there is no need to bring a partner, and no experience is needed to have a fantastic time!!\nParking: at Warwick Center for the Arts, 3259 Post Road, Warwick. On-street parking and additional parking behind the building (enter next to City Hall).\nLive Music by: Cathy Clasper Torch on piano and Dan Lanier on violin/fiddle or guitar. Cathy is a teacher, performer and multi-instrumentalist, with a passion for improvisation and harmony. Cathy’s been a guest artist on over 40 albums, as well as projects of her own, solo or in collaboration with others. Dan brings a deep appreciation for the old styles and the essence of the genre; he has also composed hundreds of jigs, reels, and waltzes over the years. In 1982, Dan was a founder of the Rehoboth, MA contra series at Goff Hall.\nCaller: Paul Wilde from Rhode Island. Paul has been dancing for over 30 years. He said he learned how to be a caller out of necessity, by teaching new dancers over the years. He was also a school teacher for 16 years, and said that his classroom experience helped him to develop his calling skills on the dance floor!\nAdmission: Your choice $15 – $20 per person / WCFA Members $12 / Students (with ID) $10. Contributions are always encouraged.\nFood/Concessions: Assorted snacks @ $3 each all for the benefit of the band and caller!\nClothing & Footwear: Clothing is casual, layers are best for this invigorating exercise. Please wear non-street shoes that move easily on the floor (rubber-soled sneakers are okay, but harder to dance with).\nRole Terms: Traditional – “ladies & gents” but all are welcome to choose the role term that works for them!"
    links:
      - "https://site.corsizio.com/event/66f4789797f2de3dcc7140b9"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/community-contra-dance-sat-10-19-2024/"
    start: "2024-10-19T19:00:00-04:00"
    end: "2024-10-19T21:30:00-04:00"
    country: USA
    state: RI
    city: Warwick
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Paul Wilde
    price: $10-$20
    organisation: Warwick Center for the Arts
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml