This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Friday - Halloween Contra in Staunton
2. Friday - C'ville Waldorf School Contra in Crozet
3. Saturday - Contra in Richmond
4. Saturday - Troublesome Creek Concert in C'ville
5. Saturday - Contra in Damascus
6. Next Weds. - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville
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1. Friday, Oct. 27 - Halloween Contra in Staunton

Staunton Contra dance is on
Friday Oct 27 - at Mary Baldwin PAC building on
Tams St. at  8 PM ( 7:30 workshop)
It is a Halloween dance and there will be a costume contest
     $6 for adults - $3 for those 12-18 -
children under 12 & MBC students free
>>    Caller is Shawn Brenneman
>>     Band is Catharsis
Directions from exit 222 on I 81
Turn right onto Rte 250 (west) toward Staunton.
Turn right onto Statler Boulevard (at the AutoZone).
Cross Commerce Road (Rte 11) and continue on Statler Blvd.
At the Coalter St. stoplight (next to Seven Eleven) go
straight
 ahead onto Edgewood Road. At the next stop light go left
onto Augusta Street.
Go three blocks and turn left on Tams St. (next to
Shiplett's Cleaners)
  Go 1 ½ block and the Physical Activities Building is on
the right.
(Call 280-2330 or 280-2335 with questions)
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2. Friday, Oct. 27 - C'ville Waldorf School Contra in Crozet

No C'ville or Greenwood dance this weekend? Don't despair!

Contra Dance in Crozet - Friday, October 27

Calling by:   Brad Sayler
Music by:    Bo Bradham (fiddle) and Craig DuBose (guitar)

A rare appearance by Bo and Craig, musical partners for nearly two
decades. The dance will be held at the Charlottesville Waldorf
School, from 8:00-11:00 PM. $7.00 at the door.

Directions to the Charlottesville Waldorf School: Take I-64 to Route
250 (Exit 107, Crozet). Go right on 250 to the second light. Turn
left. Continue straight through the 4-way stop in town.
Charlottesville Waldorf School is on the left.
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3. Saturday, Oct. 28 - Contra in Richmond

TADAMS presents it's Richmond Contra Dance each 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Beginner's Workshop:    7:00 PM
Dance:                            8:00 - 11:00 PM

Admission: $5 members/students; $8 non-members

    The band:    Jane's Gang - Jane Rothfield (fiddle), Allan Carr (guitar),
                       Paul Sidlick (mandolin) & Geoff Harden (bass)
    The caller:   Ann Fallon from Maryland

For directions and more info, check the TADAMS web site at:
            http://home.comcast.net/~richmondva/TADAMS/home.htm
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4. Saturday, Oct. 28 - Troublesome Creek Concert in C'ville

Troublesome Creek String Band in concert at the Dickinson Theater  this
Saturday at 8PM

This Saturday, October the 28th, the Troublesome Creek String Band
http://www.troublesomecreekstringband.com/ is proud to be performing
their first concert in their home community of Charlottesville.  It will
happen in Piedmont Community College's wonderful, new, acoustically
designed, Dickinson Theater. http://pvcc.edu/arts.asp  They will be
followed by an up and coming, top-notch, bluegrass band "No Speed-limit"
from South-west VA. They are young, very hot and serve up a female
vocalist Amber Collins, who is of 'Krauss' (as in Alison) proportions.
http://www.nospeedlimitband.com/index.shtml
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5. Saturday, Oct. 28 - Contra in Damascus

Saturday, October 28th will be the final contra dance of 2006 at the Rock
School
on the corner of Shady Ave and Water Street.  Family band favorite "Toss the
Possum"
will play for the dancers with Mom, Laura Zisette on keyboards, sons Robbie
and Chas
on fiddle and bass, and daughter Janse on flutes and whistles. Contra dance
music is
Celtic in origin but each band puts it's own stamp on it with style and
choice of instruments.

The old Rock School auditorium is praised for being the perfect place to
hold these dances,
both for the wonderful wooden dance floor and the ambience of the rock walls
and large windows.
To protect the wood floor, dancers are asked to wear soft-soled shoes.

Admission is $6 for adults with children twelve and under free.  This
wonderful multigenerational
activity is great fun and the exercise is quite healthy.  Die-hard
non-dancers are urged to come just
to enjoy the lively music that these talented musicians create.

For more information, please call (276)475-5140 or email
bunnymed at hotmail.com.

Come as you are, wear soft flexible shoes for dancing, and the caller will
teach each dance.
Come to dance or come to listen - no partner is required.

Admission: $6 (children twelve & under free)

For further information, contact Bunny:
bunnymed at hotmail.com or (276) 475-5140
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6. Next Weds., Nov. 1 - Renaissance Dance at MAC in C'ville

Renaissance Dance, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7PM, Charlottesville
Municipal Arts Center.  No admission, but donations to cover the cost of the
hall appreciated.  Primarily English Country Dance of the early seventeenth
century and Italian dance of the late 16th.  No experience required,
no partner required. For more info, contact David Oxford at dmo at pqa.com