BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.97.181.95//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Corvallis Folklore Society X-WR-CALDESC:Where the community gathers for music\, dancing and more X-FROM-URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8834@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T144618Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CFS\,CFS Contradance\,Contra Dancing\,In Corvalli s CONTACT:cfs.dance.registrar@CorvallisFolklore.org\; http://corvallisfolklor e.org/home/ccw DESCRIPTION: CFS annual Corvallis Contra Weekend 2022 CANCELED\nThis event is yet another casualty of Covid\nElixir\nElixir blends driving fiddle and guitar with the rich texture and rhythmic excitement of a full horn secti on\, deftly weaving brassy riffs and daring solos in and out of traditiona l Irish\, French Canadian and New England tunes. Elegant melodies evolve i nto raucous dixieland horn riffs\; transcendent harmonies\, playful improv isations\, and rock\, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms weave in and out o f traditional and original Irish\, French Canadian and New England tunes. \nSecond band TBA\n \nNils Fredland\nNils Fredland has been calling dances with admirable skill and infectious energy since 2000. Respected for his expertise as a teacher and caller\, sensitive leadership\, and generosity\ , Nils is one of the busiest and most sought-after callers in the business . He draws on a large and varied repertoire of dances\, presenting materia l from centuries-old “chestnuts” to cutting-edge contemporary choreography .\nNils is also known for breathing new life into traditional singing squa res\, and he has co-authored two books on the topic with master callers. N ils studied classical trombone at Indiana University\, and has played his horn in ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to ska bands. In Elixir Nils brings together his myriad talents in one thrilling package. Nils al so works as the American Dance Publications Coordinator at the Country Dan ce and Song Society.\nJacquie Grennan\n\nJacqui Grennan is a contra dance caller\, choreographer\, and dance organizer in the Los Angeles contra dan ce scene.\nA fixture in the Los Angeles contra dance community since 2010\ , Jacqui currently calls at contra dances around the nation and in her hom e community of Los Angeles\, CA. Jacqui produced and organized the 3rd Sat urday contra dance series held at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena\, CA\ , from 2014 to 2016. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220220T170000 GEO:+44.55634;-123.302747 LOCATION:TBA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Corvallis Contra Weekend 2022 (CANCELED) URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/corvallis-contra-weekend-2022- tentative/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2014/06/Elixer.png\;300\;227\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/ home/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Elixer.png\;300\;227\,large\;https://corva llisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Elixer.png\;300\;227\,ful l\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Elixer.pn g\;300\;227 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nElixir blends d riving fiddle and guitar with the rich texture and rhythmic excitement of a full horn section\, deftly weaving brassy riffs and daring solos in and out of traditional Irish\, French Canadian and New England tunes. Elegant melodies evolve into raucous dixieland horn riffs\; transcendent harmonies \, playful improvisations\, and rock\, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms w eave in and out of traditional and original Irish\, French Canadian and Ne w England tunes.
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Nils Fredland has been calling dances with adm irable skill and infectious energy since 2000. Respected for his expertise as a teacher and caller\, sensitive leadership\, and generosity\, Nils is one of the busiest and most sought-after callers in the business. He draw s on a large and varied repertoire of dances\, presenting material from ce nturies-old “chestnuts” to cutting-edge contemporary choreography.
\nNils is also known for breathing new life into traditional singing square s\, and he has co-authored two books on the topic with master callers. Nil s studied classical trombone at Indiana University\, and has played his ho rn in ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to ska bands. In Elixir N ils brings together his myriad talents in one thrilling package. Nils also works as the American Dance Publications Coordinator at the Country Dance and Song Society.
\nJacqui Grennan is a contra dance caller\, choreographer\, and danc e organizer in the Los Angeles contra dance scene.
\nA fixt ure in the Los Angeles contra dance community since 2010\, Jacqui currentl y calls at contra dances around the nation and in her home community of Lo s Angeles\, CA. Jacqui produced and organized the 3rd Saturday contra danc e series held at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena\, CA\, from 2014 to 20 16.
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