BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//208.97.181.95//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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-11936@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Concerts\,Contra Dancing\,Jam Sessions\,Outside C orvallis\,Singing\,Workshops CONTACT:http://westwindweekend.org/ DESCRIPTION:Westwind Weekend\nof music and dance\nA beautiful setting on th e Oregon Coast. A pristine\, sheltered beach\, tidepools galore\, wildlif e in the water\, woods\, and air\, hikes that lead to superb vistas up and down the coast. It’s a weekend at the beach\, with music and friends old and new. It’s always sunny at Westwind\, AND it almost always rains. Wh ich is to say\, any weather can happen.\nA growing\, family friendly commu nity. More than a fourth of those who attend the Westwind Weekend are you ng people. Kids bring their friends. They dig in the sand\, play Frisbee \, hike\, play cards\, dance\, play music\, drink hot cocoa\, help out\, h ang out\, and build lasting memories.\nNon-stop music jams. At any moment you’ll find swing favorites on the front porch\, old-time in the shed\, a nd Irish/contra tunes in the kitchen. Some of the finest musicians in the Willamette Valley come to Westwind and are joined by folks just learning to play and everyone in between.\nContra dancing and more. Friday and Sat urday evenings feature the Westwind All Star Orchestra playing tunes\, and dance programming that’s aimed at all ages and abilities. Expect family d ances\, contras and squares\, and a set of Scandinavian favorites. Also fi nd musicians jamming and swing or zydeco dancing underway outside the main hall.\nCamper-led workshops. Gumboot dancing\, daisy chain squares\, swi ng chords\, beach talk\, favorite folk songs: come with your special talen t to share or learn something you’ve never heard of before. Sunday morning expect time for singing the gospel of our non-denominational love of comm unity.\nA Saturday camper concert. Enjoy listening to the crazy\, creative \, and sublime as your fellow campers perform\, or put together your own h igh or low art performance and step up onto the whale bone stage.\nHappy\, hearty vegetarian food.\nRegistration is open.\nTickets: http://westwindw eekend.org/. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240506 GEO:+44.998161;-123.842951 LOCATION:Westwind Stewardship Group’s Camp Westwind @ Otis\, OR 97368\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Westwind Weekend URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/westwind-weekend-8/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2018/01/Westwind24.jpg\;300\;199\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklore. org/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Westwind24.jpg\;300\;199\,large\;https ://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Westwind24.jpg\;3 00\;199\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 01/Westwind24.jpg\;300\;199 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nA beautiful setting on the Oregon Coast. A pristine\, sheltered beach\, tidepools galore\, wildlife in the water\, woods\, and a ir\, hikes that lead to superb vistas up and down the coast. It’s a weeke nd at the beach\, with music and friends old and new. It’s always sunny a t Westwind\, AND it almost always rains. Which is to say\, any weather ca n happen.
\nA growing\, family friendly community. More than a four th of those who attend the Westwind Weekend are young people. Kids bring their friends. They dig in the sand\, play Frisbee\, hike\, play cards\, dance\, play music\, drink hot cocoa\, help out\, hang out\, and build las ting memories.
\nNon-stop music jams. At any momen t you’ll find swing favorites on the front porch\, old-time in the shed\, and Irish/contra tunes in the kitchen. Some of the finest musicians in th e Willamette Valley come to Westwind and are joined by folks just learning to play and everyone in between.
\nContra dancing and more< /strong>. Friday and Saturday evenings feature the Westwind All Star Orch estra playing tunes\, and dance programming that’s aimed at all ages and a bilities. Expect family dances\, contras and squares\, and a set of Scandi navian favorites. Also find musicians jamming and swing or zydeco dancing underway outside the main hall.
\nCamper-led workshops. Gumboot dancing\, daisy chain squares\, swing chords\, beach talk\, favorite folk songs: come with your special talent to share or learn somet hing you’ve never heard of before. Sunday morning expect time for singing the gospel of our non-denominational love of community.
\nA Saturday camper concert. Enjoy listening to the crazy\, creative\ , and sublime as your fellow campers perform\, or put together your own hi gh or low art performance and step up onto the whale bone stage.
\n< strong>Happy\, hearty vegetarian food.
\nRegistration is open.
\nTickets: http://westwindweekend.org/.
X-COST:$150 / $80 teens / $60 preteens X-TICKETS-URL:http://westwindweekend.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9251@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CFS\,In Corvallis\,Online\,Outside Corvallis\,Sin ging CONTACT:Kurt\; song-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org DESCRIPTION:Online Song Circle\nShare a song\, lead a song\, request a song \, or listen as we go round the circle. Song Circle is free and open to al l who wish to participate. Bring your own instrument\, borrow one\, or ju st sing.\nThe song circle is conducted on Zoom (you can download the app t o your laptop\, tablet or smart phone at https://zoom.us/ ). You can pla y or sing along with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing\, please set your audio settings to\n\nOriginal Sound: on (if this is available o n your Zoom version)\nAutomatically adjust microphone volume: unchecked\nS uppress background noise: low\n\nYou can access the audio settings when yo u are in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the microphone icon and clicking audio settings.\nYou can get the Zoom link by emailing Kurt at so ng-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org . DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210912T203000 LOCATION:Online @ For Zoom link see text RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=2SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Online Song Circle URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/online-song-circle/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nShare a song\, lead a song\, request a song\, or listen as we go round the circle. Song Circle is free and open to all who wish to participate. Bring your own instrument\, borr ow one\, or just sing.
\nThe song circle is conducted on Zoo m (you can download the app to your laptop\, tablet or smart phon e at https://zoom.us/ ). You can play or sing along with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing\, please set your audio settings to
\nYou can access the audio settings when you are in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the micro phone icon and clicking audio settings.
\nYou can g et the Zoom link by emailing Kurt at song-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org .
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9252@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CFS\,In Corvallis\,Online\,Outside Corvallis\,Sin ging CONTACT:Kurt\; song-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org DESCRIPTION:Online Song Circle\nShare a song\, lead a song\, request a song \, or listen as we go round the circle. Song Circle is free and open to al l who wish to participate. Bring your own instrument\, borrow one\, or ju st sing.\nThe song circle is conducted on Zoom (you can download the app t o your laptop\, tablet or smart phone at https://zoom.us/ ). You can pla y or sing along with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing\, please set your audio settings to\n\nOriginal Sound: on (if this is available o n your Zoom version)\nAutomatically adjust microphone volume: unchecked\nS uppress background noise: low\n\nYou can access the audio settings when yo u are in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the microphone icon and clicking audio settings.\nYou can get the Zoom link by emailing Kurt at so ng-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org . DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210926T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210926T203000 LOCATION:Online @ For Zoom link see text RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;BYDAY=4SU SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Online Song Circle URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/online-song-circle-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nShare a song\, lead a song\, request a song\, or listen as we go round the circle. Song Circle is free and open to all who wish to participate. Bring your own instrument\, borr ow one\, or just sing.
\nThe song circle is conducted on Zoo m (you can download the app to your laptop\, tablet or smart phon e at https://zoom.us/ ). You can play or sing along with your microphone muted. If you plan to sing\, please set your audio settings to
\nYou can access the audio settings when you are in a Zoom meeting by pressing the ^ next to the micro phone icon and clicking audio settings.
\nYou can g et the Zoom link by emailing Kurt at song-circle-2@CorvallisFolklore.org .
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-8834@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z 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.
\n X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Contra X-COST:TBA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9709@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Concerts\,House Concert\,Outside Corvallis CONTACT:Lisa Lynn\; lisa@lisalynne.com\; https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-c oncerts/ DESCRIPTION:Fire & Grace – William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga\nFire & Grace is an eclectic collaboration between guitarist William Coulter and violin ist Edwin Huizinga. This unique duo explores the connective musical elemen ts of classical\, folk\, and contemporary traditions from around the world . Fire & Grace’s repertoire is vast\, ranging from Bach to Vivaldi\, tango to Celtic tunes\, traditional Bulgarian to American fiddle tunes and walt zes\, all played with a sense of discovery and commitment to the elements of passion and virtuosity — fire and grace — found in these diverse tradit ions. Recent and upcoming performances have included engagements at the Ca rmel Bach Festival\, the Mozaic Festival\, the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival \, the Electric Earth Concerts\, the Monterey Museum of Art\, and with Tom aseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas. In March and April 2017\, Fire & Grace t oured to New Zealand with appearances at the UPSURGE Festival\, the Festiv al of Colour\, and the New Zealand School of Music. The group’s self-title d debut album combines melodies from Argentina\, Bulgaria\, and Western Eu rope with dance elements from baroque and folk musical traditions.\nThis i s a house concert at a private home located in the town of Monroe/Alpine\, about halfway between Eugene and Corvallis. We ask each attendee to donat e $20 or $25\, which all goes to the outstanding world-class touring perfo rmers. To reserve a ticket\, please email lisa@lisalynne.com. Address will be provided upon reservation RSVP. More information about Cedar House Con certs is available here:\nhttps://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/\nTick ets: https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220811T190000 LOCATION:Cedar House Barn @ Alpine\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Fire & Grace – William Coulter and Edwin Huizinga URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/fire-grace-william-coulter-and -edwin-huizinga/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2022/07/FireGrace-217x300.jpg\;217\;300\,medium\;https://corvallisfo lklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/FireGrace-217x300.jpg\;217\;300 \,large\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Fir eGrace-217x300.jpg\;217\;300\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp- content/uploads/2022/07/FireGrace-217x300.jpg\;217\;300 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThis is a house concert at a private home located in the town of <
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https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/
\nTickets: https://lisalynne.com/cedarh ouse-concerts/.
X-COST:$20-25 X-TICKETS-URL:https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/ X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-9711@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Jam Sessions\,Outside Corvallis\,Singing\,Worksho ps CONTACT:Yvonne McMillan\; mt_girl_yvonne@yahoo.com DESCRIPTION:Philomath Bluegrass Workshop/Jam DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220914T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220914T220000 LOCATION:Marys River Grange @ 24707 Grange Hall Road\, Philomath RRULE:FREQ=MONTHLY;UNTIL=20221215T235959Z;BYDAY=2WE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Philomath Bluegrass Workshop/Jam URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/philomath-bluegrass-workshop-j am/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2022/07/Philomath-Bluegrass-Jam.jpg\;600\;451\,medium\;https://corva llisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Philomath-Bluegrass-Jam.j pg\;600\;451\,large\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads /2022/07/Philomath-Bluegrass-Jam.jpg\;600\;451\,full\;https://corvallisfol klore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Philomath-Bluegrass-Jam.jpg\;600 \;451 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nElixir blends driving fiddle and guitar with the rich texture and rhythmic excitement o f a full horn section\, deftly weaving brassy riffs and daring solos in an d out of traditional Irish\, French Canadian and New England tunes. Elegan t melodies evolve into raucous dixieland horn riffs\; transcendent harmoni es\, playful improvisations\, and rock\, swing and reggae-inspired rhythms weave in and out of traditional and original Irish\, French Canadian and New England tunes.
\nA powerhouse acoustic duo based in Seattle WA\, featuring fiddle\, guitar\, harmony vocals\, and foot percussion.
\nAlex Sturbaum and Brian Lindsay display a musical fluency that comes from a decade of playing together at contra dances\, concert halls\, jam sessi ons\, festivals\, bars\, and living rooms all across the continent. When d ancers and listeners experience the blend of lyrical melodies\, groovy cho rds\, thumping percussion\, and vocal harmonies all simultaneously\, the r eaction is usually “How does so much music come from just two people?!”
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Nils Fredland has been calling dances with admirable skill and infectious energy since 2000. Respected for his expertise as a teacher and caller\, sensitive lead ership\, 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 dan ces\, presenting material from centuries-old “chestnuts” to cutting-edge c ontemporary choreography.
\nNils is also known for breathing new lif e into traditional singing squares\, and he has co-authored two books on t he topic with master callers. Nils studied classical trombone at Indiana U niversity\, and has played his horn in ensembles ranging from symphony orc hestras to ska bands. In Elixir Nils 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 c aller\, choreographer\, and dance organizer in the Los Angeles contra danc e scene.
\nA fixture in the Los Angeles contra dance commun ity since 2010\, Jacqui currently calls at contra dances around the nation and in her home community of Los Angeles\, CA. Jacqui produced and organi zed the 3rd Saturday contra dance series held at the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena\, CA\, from 2014 to 2016.
\nNOTE: This is a fragra nce-free event. Please do not use cologne\, perfume\; or scented deodorants\, soaps or other grooming products. We will provide scent-free hand soap at the dance venues.
\nRegister after Nov. 17\, 20 22 by completing the online application form or by printing\, filling out and maili ng the paper registration form.
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Tick ets: https://ccw.corvallisfolklore.org/ccw/.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Contra X-COST:$100 dancers/ $10 non-dancer X-TICKETS-URL:https://ccw.corvallisfolklore.org/ccw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10231@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Concerts\,Contra Dancing\,Jam Sessions\,Outside C orvallis\,Singing\,Workshops CONTACT:Alan\; 503-779-5284\; alkanaskie@gmail.com\; http://westwindweekend .org/ DESCRIPTION:Salem Folklore Community’s\n34th Annual \nWestwind Weekend\nof music and dance\nA beautiful setting on the Oregon Coast. A pristine\, sh eltered beach\, tidepools galore\, wildlife in the water\, woods\, and air \, hikes that lead to superb vistas up and down the coast. It’s a weekend at the beach\, with music and friends old and new. It’s always sunny at Westwind\, AND it almost always rains. Which is to say\, any weather can happen.\nA growing\, family friendly community. More than a fourth of tho se who attend the Westwind Weekend are young people. Kids bring their fri ends. They dig in the sand\, play Frisbee\, hike\, play cards\, dance\, p lay music\, drink hot cocoa\, help out\, hang out\, and build lasting memo ries.\nNon-stop music jams. At any moment you’ll find swing favorites on the front porch\, old-time in the shed\, and Irish/contra tunes in the kit chen. Some of the finest musicians in the Willamette Valley come to Westw ind and are joined by folks just learning to play and everyone in between. \nContra dancing and more. Friday and Saturday evenings feature the Westw ind All Star Orchestra playing tunes\, and dance programming that’s aimed at all ages and abilities. Expect family dances\, contras and squares\, an d a set of Scandinavian favorites. Also find musicians jamming and swing o r zydeco dancing underway outside the main hall.\nCamper-led workshops. G umboot dancing\, daisy chain squares\, swing chords\, beach talk\, favorit e folk songs: come with your special talent to share or learn something yo u’ve never heard of before. Sunday morning expect time for singing the gos pel of our non-denominational love of community.\nA Saturday camper concer t. Enjoy listening to the crazy\, creative\, and sublime as your fellow ca mpers perform\, or put together your own high or low art performance and s tep up onto the whale bone stage.\nHappy\, hearty vegetarian food.\nRegist ration opens February 23.\nTickets: http://westwindweekend.org/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230505T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230507T140000 GEO:+44.998161;-123.842951 LOCATION:Westwind Stewardship Group’s Camp Westwind @ Otis\, OR 97368\, USA SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Westwind Weekend URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/westwind-weekend-7/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2015/01/Westwind.jpg\;300\;226\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklore.or g/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Westwind.jpg\;300\;226\,large\;https://c orvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Westwind.jpg\;300\;22 6\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Wes twind.jpg\;300\;226 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nA beautiful setting on the Oregon Coast. A pristine\, sheltered beach\, tidepools galore\, wildlife in the water\, woods\, and air\, hike s that lead to superb vistas up and down the coast. It’s a weekend at the beach\, with music and friends old and new. It’s always sunny at Westwin d\, AND it almost always rains. Which is to say\, any weather can happen.
\nA growing\, family friendly community. More than a fourth of tho se who attend the Westwind Weekend are young people. Kids bring their fri ends. They dig in the sand\, play Frisbee\, hike\, play cards\, dance\, p lay music\, drink hot cocoa\, help out\, hang out\, and build lasting memo ries.
\nNon-stop music jams. At any moment you’ll find swing favorites on the front porch\, old-time in the shed\, and Irish /contra tunes in the kitchen. Some of the finest musicians in the Willame tte Valley come to Westwind and are joined by folks just learning to play and everyone in between.
\nContra dancing and more. Friday and Saturday evenings feature the Westwind All Star Orchestra pla ying tunes\, and dance programming that’s aimed at all ages and abilities. Expect family dances\, contras and squares\, and a set of Scandinavian fa vorites. Also find musicians jamming and swing or zydeco dancing underway outside the main hall.
\nCamper-led workshops. Gum boot dancing\, daisy chain squares\, swing chords\, beach talk\, favorite folk songs: come with your special talent to share or learn something you’ ve never heard of before. Sunday morning expect time for singing the gospe l of our non-denominational love of community.
\nA Saturday camper concert. Enjoy listening to the crazy\, creative\, and sub lime as your fellow campers perform\, or put together your own high or low art performance and step up onto the whale bone stage.
\nHa ppy\, hearty vegetarian food.
\nRegistration opens Februa ry 23.
\nTickets: http://westwindweekend.org/.
X-COST:$150 / $80 teens / $60 preteens X-TICKETS-URL:http://westwindweekend.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-10843@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Concerts\,House Concert\,Outside Corvallis CONTACT:Lisa Lynn\; lisa@lisalynne.com\; https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-c oncerts/ DESCRIPTION:The Western Flyers\nDubbed “The Biggest Little Band in the Land \,” powerhouse Western swing & country trio The Western Flyers serve up an irresistibly hot\, unmistakably Texas-style sound popularized by Bob Will s in the 1940s with an electrifying energy all their own. Featuring a fres h\, all-star lineup led by Western swing master Joey McKenzie on rhythm gu itar & vocals\, champion fiddler Ridge Roberts\, and upright jazz bassist Matthew Mefford\, the award-winning Flyers are guaranteed to have even the shyest of wallflowers swinging on the dance floor.\nWatch a video here.\n This is a house concert at a private home located in the town of Monroe/Al pine\, about halfway between Eugene and Corvallis. We ask each attendee to donate $20 or $25\, which all goes to the outstanding world-class touring performers. To reserve a ticket\, please email lisa@lisalynne.com. Addres s will be provided upon reservation RSVP. More information about Cedar Hou se Concerts is available here:\nhttps://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/ \nTickets: https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T180000 LOCATION:Cedar House Barn lawn @ Alpine\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Western Flyers URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/the-western-flyers/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2022/07/Western-Flyers.jpg\;300\;201\,medium\;https://corvallisfolkl ore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-Flyers.jpg\;300\;201\,larg e\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Western-F lyers.jpg\;300\;201\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/u ploads/2022/07/Western-Flyers.jpg\;300\;201 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDubbed “The Biggest Little Band in the Land\,” powerhouse Western swing & country trio The Western Flyers ser ve up an irresistibly hot\, unmistakably Texas-style sound popularized by Bob Wills in the 1940s with an electrifying energy all their own. Featurin g a fresh\, all-star lineup led by Western swing master Joey McKenzie on r hythm guitar & vocals\, champion fiddler Ridge Roberts\, and upright jazz bassist Matthew Mefford\, the award-winning Flyers are guaranteed to have even the shyest of wallflowers swinging on the dance floor.
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te home located in the town of Monroe/Alpine\, ab
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ticket\, please email lisa@lisalynne.com.<
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\nTickets: https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/.
X-COST:$20-25 X-TICKETS-URL:https://lisalynne.com/cedarhouse-concerts/ X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11334@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:Festival\,International Folk Dancing\,Outside Cor vallis CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Veselo Dance Festival 2024\nClick on image for more information \nTickets: https://veselofolkdancers.org/2024-veselo-festival. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240120T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T213000 LOCATION:The Veteran’s Memorial Association @ 1626 Willamette St\, Eugene\, OR SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Veselo Dance Festival 2024 URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/veselo-dance-festival-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2023/11/Veselo2024.jpg\;720\;768\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklore. org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Veselo2024.jpg\;720\;768\,large\;https ://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Veselo2024.jpg\;7 20\;768\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 11/Veselo2024.jpg\;720\;768 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nClick on image for more informat ion
\nTickets: https://veselofolkdancers.o rg/2024-veselo-festival.
X-COST:See website X-TICKETS-URL:https://veselofolkdancers.org/2024-veselo-festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11800@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CFS\,CFS Contradance\,Contra Dancing\,In Corvalli s CONTACT:cfs.dance.registrar@gmail.com\; https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/ ccw2024/ DESCRIPTION: CFS annual Corvallis Contra Weekend 2024\nRiptide Trio\nRiptid e is one of the most energetic contra dance bands on the scene today. They love the tunes they play\, and their repertoire contains hundreds of tun es from New England\, Quebec\, Ireland\, Appalachia\, and a few other plac es. Featuring Glen Loper on mandolin\, Alden Robinson on fiddle\, Max Newm an on guitar.French Canadian and New England tunes.\nThe Fiddle Hellions\n Combine the driving rhythm of George Penk’s fiddle\, the soaring harmonies of Betsy Branch’s fiddle\, and the propulsive accompaniment of Sue Songer ’s piano and you get…The Fiddle Hellions! This trio of long-time musical c ollaborators from Portland\, Oregon came together to give concerts and lea d jam sessions at Fiddle Hell online in 2021 and have been repeat performe rs in this setting ever since. They take special delight in chances to sha re their vibrant energy with live dancers.\nFrannie Marr\nFrannie Marr\, f rom southern California\, began contra dancing in 1998 when she went looki ng for a new form of dance to bring back to her elementary school. She qu ickly fell in love with the music and dance scene and became an organizer as well as a caller. Frannie is known for her excellent choices of wonder ful dances\, and her clear precise walkthroughs which make her easy to und erstand and follow. Can you tell she was a kindergarten teacher? Frannie ’s joy of dance is so present in her exuberant calling you’ll think you’re at a dance party. Which is exactly where you’ll be when you arrive in Co rvallis.\nJulian Blechner\nJulian Blechner has a passion for contra dance and is excited to share it with you! He is a seasoned contra and set dance caller based in Western Massachusetts. Since 2011\, he’s called dances of all sizes\, from big festival and camp stages\, to series from Maine to t he Mid-Atlantic. Julian is excited to return to the West Coast to call! He loves calling for all skill levels. He brings a cheerful\, friendly attit ude with clear\, concise teaching and prompting. Julian has written dozens of dances\, and combines this expertise with his love of dancing to provi de a joyful flair to dances!\n \nNOTE: This is a fragrance-free event. Ple ase do not use cologne\, perfume\; or scented deodorants\, soaps or other grooming products. We will provide scent-free hand soap at the dance venue s.\nRegistration is open!\nCheck the FAQ for Covid restrictions before reg istering.\nTickets: https://ccw.corvallisfolklore.org/ccw/. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T170000 GEO:+44.55634;-123.302747 LOCATION:Gatton Hall\, First United Congregational Church @ 4515 SW West Hi lls Road\, Corvallis SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Corvallis Contra Weekend 2024 URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/corvallis-contra-weekend-2024/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklo re.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182\,large\ ;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Riptide-Tri o2.jpg\;300\;182\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nRiptide is one of the most energetic contra dance bands on the scene today. They love the tunes they play\, and their repertoire contains hundreds of tunes fr om New England\, Quebec\, Ireland\, Appalachia\, and a few other places. F eaturing Glen Loper on mandolin\, Alden Robinson on fiddl e\, Max Newman on guitar.French Canadian and New England tunes.
\nCombine the driving rhythm of George
Penk’s fiddle\, the soaring harmonies of Betsy Br
anch’s fiddle\, and the propulsive accompaniment o
f Sue Songer’s piano and you get…The Fiddle
Frannie Marr\, from south ern California\, began contra dancing in 1998 when she went looking for a new form of dance to bring back to her elementary school. She quickly fel l in love with the music and dance scene and became an organizer as well a s a caller. Frannie is known for her excellent choices of wonderful dance s\, and her clear precise walkthroughs which make her easy to understand a nd follow. Can you tell she was a kindergarten teacher? Frannie’s joy of dance is so present in her exuberant calling you’ll think you’re at a dan ce party. Which is exactly where you’ll be when you arrive in Corvallis.< /p>\n
Julian Blechner has a passion for contra dance and is excited to share it with you! He is a seasoned contra and set dance caller based in Western Massachusetts. Since 2011\, he’s called dan ces of all sizes\, from big festival and camp stages\, to series from Main e to the Mid-Atlantic. Julian is excited to return to the West Coast to ca ll! He loves calling for all skill levels. He brings a cheerful\, friendly attitude with clear\, concise teaching and prompting. Julian has written dozens of dances\, and combines this expertise with his love of dancing to provide a joyful flair to dances!
\n\n
NOTE: This is a fragrance-free event. Please do not use cologne\, perfume\; or scented deodorants\, soaps or other grooming products. We will provide sc ent-free hand soap at the dance venues.
\nTickets: https://ccw.corvallisfolklore.org/ccw/.
X-TAGS;LANGUAGE=en-US:Contra X-COST:$100 dancers/ $10 non-dancer X-TICKETS-URL:https://ccw.corvallisfolklore.org/ccw/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-11832@corvallisfolklore.org/home DTSTAMP:20240329T022149Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:CFS\,CFS Contradance\,Contra Dancing\,In Corvalli s CONTACT:cfs.dance.registrar@gmail.com\; https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/ ccw2024/ DESCRIPTION: Corvallis Contra Weekend 2024 Public Dance\nMasks Required\nRi ptide Trio\nRiptide is one of the most energetic contra dance bands on the scene today. They love the tunes they play\, and their repertoire contain s hundreds of tunes from New England\, Quebec\, Ireland\, Appalachia\, an d a few other places. Featuring Glen Loper on mandolin\, Alden Robinson on fiddle\, Max Newman on guitar.French Canadian and New England tunes.\nThe Fiddle Hellions\nCombine the driving rhythm of George Penk’s fiddle\, the soaring harmonies of Betsy Branch’s fiddle\, and the propulsive accompani ment of Sue Songer’s piano and you get…The Fiddle Hellions! This trio of l ong-time musical collaborators from Portland\, Oregon came together to giv e concerts and lead jam sessions at Fiddle Hell online in 2021 and have be en repeat performers in this setting ever since. They take special delight in chances to share their vibrant energy with live dancers.\nFrannie Marr \nFrannie Marr\, from southern California\, began contra dancing in 1998 w hen she went looking for a new form of dance to bring back to her elementa ry school. She quickly fell in love with the music and dance scene and be came an organizer as well as a caller. Frannie is known for her excellent choices of wonderful dances\, and her clear precise walkthroughs which ma ke her easy to understand and follow. Can you tell she was a kindergarten teacher? Frannie’s joy of dance is so present in her exuberant calling y ou’ll think you’re at a dance party. Which is exactly where you’ll be whe n you arrive in Corvallis.\nJulian Blechner\nJulian Blechner has a passion for contra dance and is excited to share it with you! He is a seasoned co ntra and set dance caller based in Western Massachusetts. Since 2011\, he’ s called dances of all sizes\, from big festival and camp stages\, to seri es from Maine to the Mid-Atlantic. Julian is excited to return to the West Coast to call! He loves calling for all skill levels. He brings a cheerfu l\, friendly attitude with clear\, concise teaching and prompting. Julian has written dozens of dances\, and combines this expertise with his love o f dancing to provide a joyful flair to dances!\n \nNOTE: This is a fragran ce-free event. Please do not use cologne\, perfume\; or scented deodorants \, soaps or other grooming products. We will provide scent-free hand soap at the dance venues.\n\nNewcomers lesson starts at 7:00pm (experienced dan cers encouraged)\; dance starts at 7:30pm.\nEach dance is taught. No part ner necessary (it’s traditional to dance each dance with a different partn er).\nWe are still seeking new volunteers to help with dances in the fall! If you are interested in volunteering this fall\, please see role descrip tions and tell us how you would like to help by taking our volunteer surve y at:\nhttps://bit.ly/CorvallisContraVolunteering2022\nFor questions regar ding contra dance volunteering\, please contact Shell Stowell at corvallis contra@gmail.com\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T220000 GEO:+44.55634;-123.302747 LOCATION:Gatton Hall\, First United Congregational Church @ 4515 SW West Hi lls Road\, Corvallis SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Special Sunday Dance URL:https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/event/special-sunday-dance/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/up loads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182\,medium\;https://corvallisfolklo re.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182\,large\ ;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Riptide-Tri o2.jpg\;300\;182\,full\;https://corvallisfolklore.org/home/wp-content/uplo ads/2024/02/Riptide-Trio2.jpg\;300\;182 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nRiptide is o ne of the most energetic contra dance bands on the scene today. They love the tunes they play\, and their repertoire contains hundreds of tunes fro m New England\, Quebec\, Ireland\, Appalachia\, and a few other places. Fe aturing Glen Loper on mandolin\, Alden Robinson on fiddle \, Max Newman on guitar.French Canadian and New England tunes.
\nCombine the driving rhythm of George
Penk’s fiddle\, the soaring harmonies of Betsy Br
anch’s fiddle\, and the propulsive accompaniment o
f Sue Songer’s piano and you get…The Fiddle
Frannie Marr\, from southern California\, began contra dancing in 1998 when she went looking for a new form of dance to bring back to her elementary school. She quickly fell in love with th e music and dance scene and became an organizer as well as a caller. Fran nie is known for her excellent choices of wonderful dances\, and her clear precise walkthroughs which make her easy to understand and follow. Can y ou tell she was a kindergarten teacher? Frannie’s joy of dance is so pres ent in her exuberant calling you’ll think you’re at a dance party. Which is exactly where you’ll be when you arrive in Corvallis.
\nJulian Blechner has a passion for contra da nce and is excited to share it with you! He is a seasoned contra and set d ance caller based in Western Massachusetts. Since 2011\, he’s called dance s of all sizes\, from big festival and camp stages\, to series from Maine to the Mid-Atlantic. Julian is excited to return to the West Coast to call ! He loves calling for all skill levels. He brings a cheerful\, friendly a ttitude with clear\, concise teaching and prompting. Julian has written do zens of dances\, and combines this expertise with his love of dancing to p rovide a joyful flair to dances!
\n\n
NOTE: This is a fragrance-free event. Please do not u se cologne\, perfume\; or scented deodorants\, soaps or other grooming pro ducts. We will provide scent-free hand soap at the dance venues.
\nNewcomers lesson starts at 7:00p m (experienced dancers encouraged)\; dance starts at 7:30pm.
\nEach dance is taught. No partner necessary (it’s traditional to dance each dance with a different partner).
\nWe are still seeking new volunteers to help with dan
ces in the fall! If you are interested in volunteering this fall\, please
see role descriptions and tell us how you would like to help by taking our
volunteer survey at:
\nhttps://bit.ly/CorvallisContraVolunteering2022\nFor questions regarding contra dance volunteering\, please contact S
hell Stowell at corvalliscontra@gmail.com