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events:
  - name: Call of the Loon
    details: "Welcome Spring Back To Minnesota! Tapestry Folkdance Center invites you to the 11th Annual Call of the Loon – Contra Dance Weekend! \nJoin us and a fabulous line-up of talent with live music from Stringrays and Northern Aire, and dynamic callers Will Mentor and Ted Hodapp! \nIt’s a fun weekend featuring an active schedule and many dancing opportunities. Visit our website for online registration and more information!"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/call-of-the-loon.html"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/call-of-the-loon-contra-dance-weekend-minneapolis-mn/"
    start_date: 2024-04-12
    end_date: 2024-04-14
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Stringrays
      - Northern Aire
    callers:
      - Ted Hodapp
      - Will Mentor
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Star of the North
    details: "You are invited to a weekend of engaging music and dance with premier artists:\nCaller: Gaye Fifer\nGaye has been calling at ECD and contra dance camps, weekends and festivals around the country for many years. Her pleasant style and graceful teaching put dancers at ease and set the stage for a great dance experience. A retired elementary school teacher living in Pittsburgh, PA, Gaye is the immediate past president of the Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS) and has a passionate interest in supporting dance community leaders and organizers. \nMusicians: Karen Axelrod (piano), Eric Martin (fiddle) and Shira Kammen (fiddle).  \n Star of the North 2024 workshop artists’ full biographies are available here. \nRegister for the entire weekend, October 4 – 6, 2024 \nOr \nIndividual dances and events\nPre-registration is recommended\nEntire weekend registration:\nEarly bird (register before 9/16/2024: $140 \nRegular (register after 9/16/2024: $150  \nRegister by event: \n\nFriday, October 4 Evening Dance 8:00 –10:00 pm | $35\nSaturday, October 5 Morning Dance Workshop 10:00 am – noon | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Afternoon Dance Workshop 2:00 – 4:00 pm | $30\nSaturday, October 5 Evening Ball 8:00 – 10:30 pm | $35\nSunday, October 6 Morning Dance 10:00 am – 12:30 pm |$30"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/starofthenorth"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-04/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-05/"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/star-of-the-north-english-country-dance-weekend/2024-10-06/"
    start: "2024-10-04T20:00:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-10-06T12:30:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    callers:
      - Gaye Fifer
    price: $140-$150
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
    details: "Caller: Amy Letson\nBand: Irish Diplomacy\n(Members – Sherry Taplin, Datta Hartman, Mike Ries, Ric Lee, Shawn McBurnie, John Goolsby, Sunil Bawa, Bill Lee)"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/contra"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/contra-dance/"
    start: "2024-10-12T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-10-12T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Irish Diplomacy
    callers:
      - Amy Letson
    price: $8-$15
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
    details: "Caller: Ted Hodapp\nBand: Flour City Doughboys (Members: Pat O’Loughlin, Art Bjorngjeld, Danny Hansen, Doug Lohmanz)"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/contra"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/contra-dance-3/"
    start: "2024-10-19T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-10-19T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Flour City Doughboys
    callers:
      - Ted Hodapp
    price: $8-$15
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: Contra Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
    details: "Caller: David Kirchner\nBand: Tunebuggy\n(Members: Ken Steffenson, Mattie Rynkiewicz, Maura Goodin, Mia Burgstede)"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/contra"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/contra-dance-at-tapestry-folkdance-center/"
    start: "2024-10-26T19:30:00-05:00"
    end: "2024-10-26T23:00:00-05:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - contra
    workshop: true
    social: true
    bands:
      - Tunebuggy
    callers:
      - David Kirchner
    price: $8-$15
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml
  - name: English Country Dance at Tapestry Folkdance Center
    details: "English country dancing is an accessible social dance form with a history going back several centuries. This is the dancing of Queen Elizabeth I, of Jane Austen, and a living tradition that inspires musical compositions and choreographies today. The music can be stately or sprightly, traditional or modern, recorded or live. It is danced with simple walking or skipping steps in time to the music. All dances are taught and are usually done in “long-ways sets” with partners facing in lines down the hall. After a walk-through, the easy-to-learn figures are called throughout the dance as you interact with other couples in your set and then move on to the next and repeat.\n​\nYou can come by yourself and be assured of dancing throughout the evening, since our tradition is to welcome and teach beginners and change partners for each dance. Anyone can invite anyone else to dance, regardless of gender or experience.  English country dance will satisfy your wish for pleasurable exercise, a warm social community, mental stimulation, or even transcendent aesthetic experiences. We invite you to join us! \n​Recorded Music: $12 General | $10 Members | $7 Young Adult & Youth (Ages 10 -21) \n\n\n\n\n​“Pay What You Want” first seven days of every month (1st through the 7th) – Newcomers especially encouraged to attend!"
    links:
      - "https://www.tapestryfolkdance.org/english-country-dance"
      - "https://cdss.org/event/english-country-dance-at-tapestry-folkdance-center-3/2024-11-03/"
    start: "2024-11-03T19:00:00-06:00"
    end: "2024-11-03T21:00:00-06:00"
    country: USA
    state: MN
    city: Minneapolis
    styles:
      - ecd
    workshop: true
    social: true
    price: $7-$12
    organisation: Tapestry Folkdance Center
    source: events/usa/cdss.yaml