---
events:
  - name: Balance the Bay
    links:
      - "https://www.bacds.org/camps/btb2022/"
    start_date: 2022-08-12
    end_date: 2022-08-14
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Francisco
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Syncopaths
      - The Dam Beavers
    callers:
      - Will Mentor
      - Lindsey Dono
    price: $30-$175
    organisation: Bay Area Country Dance Society
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Contra Carnivale
    links:
      - "https://contracarnivale.org/"
    start: "2023-01-13T19:00:00-08:00"
    end: "2023-01-15T22:30:00-08:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: San Luis Obispo
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Notorious
      - Riptide
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Seth Tepfer
      - Will Mentor
    price: $120-$195
    organisation: Sierra Music and Arts Institute
    source: events/usa/california.yaml
  - name: Epicenter
    links:
      - "https://nbcds.org/epicenter-2023/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/1274767079982894/"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426278460928839/posts/3306456466244353/"
    start: "2023-03-31T19:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2023-04-02T18:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Mill Valley
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - The Latter Day Lizards
      - The Figments
    callers:
      - Cis Hinkle
      - Lindsey Dono
    price: $90-$175
    organisation: North Bay Country Dance
    source: events/usa/nbcds.yaml
  - name: "Dance S'More 2023"
    links:
      - "https://ladyofthelake.org/dancesmore"
      - "https://www.facebook.com/events/629834818974969/"
    start: "2023-08-06T16:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2023-08-12T13:00:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: ID
    city: Harrison
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Alex Sturbaum and Bryan Lindsay
      - Audrey Knuth and Amy Englesberg
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Susan Michaels
    price: $465-$750
    organisation: Lady of the Lake
    source: events/usa/lady_of_the_lake.yaml
  - name: Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend
    details: "Monterey Country Dance Community is thrilled to be back for our 7th annual Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend! Join us for three days of dancing to nationally renowned musicians and callers in beautiful downtown Monterey, California. \nSpots fill up fast, so register today! \nNovember 3-5, 2023\nMusic by Elixir and The Free Raisins\nCalling by Nils Fredland and Lindsey Dono\nat the Monterey YMCA, 600 Camino el Estero in Monterey, CA \n\nDance with us Friday night through Sunday night in beautiful Monterey, CA\nThe YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula is an airy WWII-era wooden USO dance hall, just a short walk from the ocean and historic downtown Monterey.\nHealthy light snacks will be provided every day, all day, with tables indoors and out\nThe details of our COVID policy will be finalized later, but our regular dance series has a policy of masks optional at this time. We will have good quality paper masks available, for those who would like to use them, and we will work to ensure ventilation in the hall, no matter the weather\nWork scholarships available!\nMore information available on our website"
    links:
      - "https://montereycontradance.org/index.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/foggy-moon-contra-dance-weekend/"
    start: "2023-11-03T18:30:00-04:00"
    end: "2023-11-05T22:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: CA
    city: Monterey
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Elixir
      - The Free Raisins
    callers:
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Nils Fredland
    organisation: Monterey Contra Dance Community
    source: events/usa/cdss_2023.yaml
  - name: The Portland Roadhouse
    details: "A Northwest Contradance Showcase. Five all-volunteer bands and callers to benefit Northwest Folklife.  \n$10 to $25, sliding scale."
    links:
      - "https://portlandroadhouse.org/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/the-portland-roadhouse/"
    start: "2024-03-10T12:00:00-07:00"
    end: "2024-03-10T18:30:00-07:00"
    country: USA
    state: OR
    city: Milwaukie
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: false
    social: true
    bands:
      - Riffraff
      - Coriolis
      - Blue Star
      - Hummingbird
      - The Euphemists
    callers:
      - Eric Curl
      - Koren Wake
      - Lindsey Dono
      - Jesse Partridge
      - Kelly Tabor
    price: $10-$25
    organisation: The Portland Roadhouse
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Youth Dance Weekend
    links:
      - "http://youthdanceweekend.org/"
    start_date: 2024-09-06
    end_date: 2024-09-08
    country: USA
    state: VT
    city: Weston
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Calico
    callers:
      - Alex Deis-Lauby
      - Lindsey Dono
    price: $105-$285
    organisation: TryContra
    source: events/usa/trycontra.yaml