This week's C'ville-area dance events

[Pat & John O'Neil]

1. Friday - Contra at MAC in C'ville
2. Saturday - Mardi Gras Contra at Mary Baldwin in Staunton
3. Next Weds. - Renaissance Dance at UV New Cabell Hall room 123 ?
4. Next Weds. - Irish Set Dance
5. Saturday, March 10 - Next Bean Party in Gordonsville
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1. Friday, Feb. 16 - Contra at MAC in C'ville

    The band:    Driver Parks Knicely - Bob Driver (fiddle),
                        Steve Parks (mandolin) & Neil Knicely (bass)
    The caller:   Gaye Fifer

    Dance is every 1st, & 3rd Fri, 8-11 PM.
    Beginners' workshop at 7:30. $7 admission ($4 after 9:30, youths 12 -18
    $4 & under 12 free).

Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes.

Check the website for current news and directions:
  http://www.contracorners.com
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2. Saturday, Feb. 17 - Mardi Gras Contra at Mary Baldwin in Staunton

    Wear Your Favorite Costume!

Beginners Workshop: 7:30 PM
Dance: 8:00 PM

Mary Baldwin College Physical Activities Building
Admission $6.00 (adult), $3.00 (youth),  (Mary Baldwin students - free)

    The band:     Rhythm Road
    The caller:    Gaye Fifer

Directions:

    From Exit 222 on I-81 (just North of I-64) turn right onto Rt. 250
(west) towards Staunton.
    Turn right onto Statler Blvd. (at Auto Zone). Cross Commerce Road (Rt.
11) and continue on
    Statler Blvd. At Coalter St. stoplight (next to 7-Eleven), go straight
on Edgewood Rd.
    At next stoplight go left on Augusta St. Go 3 blocks and turn left on
Tams St. (next to
    Shifflets Cleaners).  Go 1-1/2 blocks and MBC Physical Activities
Building is on right.

    Call: 540-280-2330 (cell),  540-280-2335 (cell), or 540-350-4344 (home)
with questions.
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3. Next Weds., Feb. 21 - Renaissance Dance at UV New Cabell Hall room 123 ?

. Renaissance Dance, 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7PM.

  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 and to verify location,
contact David Oxford at: dmo at pqa.com
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4.  Next Weds., Feb. 21 - Irish Set Dance Class in C'ville


The Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS) will hold an Irish Set Dance class
with live music Wed. Feb. 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Prism Community Arts
Center,
214 Rugby Road in Charlottesville.   Dances will be taught and called.
Cost is $7 for dancers and $3 for spectators.

There will be a BRIMS ceili (social dance party) at the Prism Community Arts
Center
on Sunday evening Mar. 4 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. with live music.
More details will be sent later
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5. Saturday, March 10 - Next Bean Party in Gordonsville

    Mark your calendars for the next Bean Party at the home of
    Teri & George Frick in Gordonsville. 2PM to dark-thirty.

    Details later.