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May
5
Sun
Corvallis Contra dancing @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
May 5 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Lark
Caller: Sue Baker

Potluck: Usually there’s a pre-dance potluck

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

May
11
Sat
CFS Contra SPECIAL! @ Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church
May 11 @ 2:30 am – 6:00 am

The SyncopathsSpecial Friday night dance, sneak preview of one of  the 2014 Corvallis Contra Weekend bands: The Syncopaths: The Syncopaths have been playing, jamming and enjoying music together since 2003. They are Ashley Broder – Mandolin; Ryan McKasson – fiddle; Christa Burch – vocals, bodhrán; Jeffrey Spero, keyboard.

Our caller for the evening will be William Watson. We’re extremely fortunate that William calls Eugene home, so we get the pleasure of his calling without the effort to bring him from afar.

Corvallis contras happen on the First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances like this one!

May
19
Sun
Corvallis Contra dancing @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
May 19 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: The Lanny Martin Revue
Caller: Eric Curl

Potluck: Home of Marfa Levine 650 SE Bridgeway, 541 754 1433

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

May
25
Sat
Eugene Contra Dancing
May 25 @ 3:30 am – 7:00 am

Dances run regularly through the school year, Sept through June, the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
Beginner’s lesson: 7:30 PM. Dancing: 8:00 PM unless listed otherwise.
Dunn School Gym 3411 Willamette Street, Eugene, OR 97405 (Google Map). (Directions).
Please bring your own water bottle to the dances at Dunn School. We do not have access to a convenient water fountain or sink.

No Partner or experience needed!
Families are Welcome!
Bring soft soled shoes that won’t mark the floor.
Cost: $6 for members, $8 general. Arrive by 7:30 PM and get $1 off admission. Students with ID get another $1 off.

Special offer for folks new to contra dancing: When you pay the admission charge at your first dance in Eugene or Corvallis, you will be offered a coupon for free admission to a regular dance evening, valid in either Eugene or Corvallis. When you redeem that coupon, you will be offered a 50% discount coupon for your next dance in either Eugene or Corvallis.

Jun
2
Sun
Corvallis Contra dancing @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Jun 2 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: The Nettles
Caller: Amy Wimmer

Potluck: Home of Christine Aurundell and Erik Knoder, 2307 NW 12th St, 541 757 1211

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Jun
16
Sun
Corvallis Contra dancing @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Jun 16 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: The Poutine Pounders
Caller: Carol Piening

Potluck: Home of Marfa Levine 650 SE Bridgeway, 541 754 1433

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Sep
8
Sun
Contra: The Nettles with Andrea Nettleton @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Sep 8 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Corvallis’ own The Nettles
Caller: From Georgia: Andrea Nettleton

 

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Sep
22
Sun
Contra: Cascade Crossing with Michael Karcher @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Sep 22 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Cascade Crossing
Caller: Michael Karcher

Potluck: No potluck tonight.

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Oct
6
Sun
Contra: The Steeltones with Lindsey Dono @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Oct 6 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: The Steeltones
Caller: Lindsey Dono

Potluck: There is usually a pre-dance potluck

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Oct
20
Sun
Contra: Lark with Ron Bell-Roemer @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Oct 20 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Lark
Caller: Ron Bell-Roemer

Potluck: There is usually a pre-dance potluck

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Nov
3
Sun
Contra: Tunestruck with Woody Lane @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Nov 3 @ 2:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Tunestruck
Caller: Woody Lane

~ Potluck at 6pm; Host: Heather Tonga, 3056 NW Thistle Pl; 907-399-6085.

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Nov
8
Fri
Wild Asparagus SPECIAL CONTRA DANCE! @ Gym of the Dunn School
Nov 8 @ 3:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Wild Asparagus
Caller: George Marshall

Wild Asparagus on Thursday night: Starts promptly at 7:30 (no teaching). Stops a bit early too, to allow working folk to get at least a little sleep. Special dance, special time, special band, and a special price to help pay for it.

Nov
12
Tue
Wild Asparagus SPECIAL CONTRA DANCE! @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Nov 12 @ 3:30 am – 6:30 am

Band: Wild Asparagus
Caller: George Marshall

Wild Asparagus on Monday night: Starts promptly at 7:30 (no teaching). Stops a bit early too, to allow working folk to get at least a little sleep. Special dance, special time, special band, and a special price to help pay for it. See you at Gatton Hall!

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.

Nov
15
Fri
Registration for 2014 Corvallis Contra Weekend
Nov 15 – Dec 7 all-day

Registration is open from Nov. 15 thru Dec. 6, but the event sells out quickly, so sign up now.

The weekend is February 14-16 in Corvallis, Oregon

Bands
– Moving Violations (Massachusetts)
– Syncopaths (Los Angeles)
Callers
– Cis Hinkle (Atlanta, GA)
– Lynn Ackerson (San Francisco, CA)

Click Here for more information and to sign up.

Nov
17
Sun
Contra: Joyride with Karen Marshall @ Gatton Hall / First Congregational Church
Nov 17 @ 3:30 am – 7:30 am

Band: Joyride
Caller: Karen Marshall

~Potluck at 6pm; April & Craig Hall Cutting, 1975 SE Crystal Lake Dr #192 (CoHo Ecovillage); 541-754-7040. (Park in lot, walk back to Crystal Lake Dr; look for twinkle lights on the 2nd building.)

First and Third Saturdays of the month except July, August. Occasional special dances.