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Seacoast Country Dance Calendar ~ News & Commentary

Local Dance Edition: Summer, 2014

 

General Information

  1. •Time: 8:00 to 11:00 or later unless noted.

  2. •Admission: about $5 - $9 unless noted.

  3. •Please do not call information numbers early in the morning or late at night!

  4. •Always call to confirm before major traveling!

  5. ‣Note: Dances that are in grey text don’t have callers/bands confirmed, and items in grey italic text have even more uncertainty, possibly about whether they will happen.

Weekly Dances & Other Recurring Events

  1. •Dance: Mondays - Nelson, NH Town Hall, Contras, $3, 8:00 - 10:30, 603-762-0235. [Summer location: Heberton Hall, 76 Winter Street, Keene, NH]

  2. •Every Wednesday - Durham, NH Unitarian Fellowship - Jam Session; Canadian, New England, Swedish & other fiddle tunes. $2, students $1 (2014: tentatively no session 8/13, 11/26, 12/24, 12/31). 7:30 - 10:00, 603-664-2513.

  3. •Concord, NH Music Theater - Strathspey & Reel Society. Scottish music gathering. Last Sundays (usually); 1:00 - 5:00, 603-225-6546.




Commentary

H
ere is the Summer 2014 revision to the Seacoast Country Dance Newsletter. For the past year or two it’s been difficult to update this web site as the software I use is no longer supported and every time I make any changes I have to upload the entire web site, which takes a lot of time. I’ve chosen software to replace existing software, but between course revisions and the Psychology department at UNH moving to a new building this summer, I’ve been pretty busy. As far as I know all listings here are correct.
 

Dance Series Information

 

This is a new section that will take some time to develop. I’ve got the core of the local dances covered now; eventually I hope to have a fairly extensive listing including most of the dances I used to list, with fuller contact information. Note that e-mail addresses will be disguised to reduce junk e-mails.

First Weekend Dances

First Thursdays

  1. •Dover, NH City Hall - Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason, Lamprey River Band; guest musicians and callers invited. 8:00 - 10:30, 288 Central Ave., Dover NH, 03820.
    Contact: Peter, 603-664-2513; peter dot yarensky at unh dot edu, http://www.nhcountrydance.com/music/lamprey.html.

  2. ‣2014 Dates: 8/7, 9/4, 10/2, 11/6, 12/4.

First Saturdays

  1. •Deerfield, NH Town Hall - Various bands & callers. Raymond Road, Deerfield, NH 03037. Pot luck refreshments at the break.
    Contact: Rickey, 603-679-1915; holt dot e at comcast dot net.

  2. ‣2014 dates: 9/6, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6. 


Second Weekend Dances

Second Saturdays

  1. •Exeter, NH Unitarian Church -  Rickey Holt, Stone Soup. 12 Elm Street, Exeter, NH 03833. 
    Contact: Rickey, 603-679-1915; holt at e dot comcast dot net.

  2. ‣2014 Dates: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13.

  3. •Gilmanton, NH Old Town Hall - 1800 Rt 140, Gilamnton Iron Works, Gilmanton NH
    Cantact: Gale Wood, gtwood at worldpath dot net. Various musicians and callers.

  4. ‣2014 Dates: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13.


Third Weekend Dances

Third Saturdays

  1. •Concord, NH, East Concord Community Center, 19 Eastman St., Concord NH 03301 
    Cantact: David Harris, 603-225-4917; dwh at nhvt dot net, http://homepage.nhvt.net/dwh/contra.htm.

  2. ‣2014 Dates: 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/20


Fourth Weekend Dances

Fourth Saturdays

  1. •Kingston, NH Town Hall -  Various bands & callers. 163 Main St., Kingston, NH, 03848. Pot luck refreshments at the break.
    Contact: Glenn, 603-772-5355; gcoppelman at gmail dot com.

  2. ‣2014 Dates: 8/23, 9/27, 10/25, 11/22, 12/27


 
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This is the online edition of the Seacoast Country Dance Newsletter. The newsletter was in limbo for a few years but it’s now back in existence as a web-based calendar.

The following is seriously out of date; I’m only leaving it for my own convenience in case I try to get the newsletter more in its old format.


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Thurs. July 2

  1. •DOVER City Hall - Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason, Lamprey River Band. Guest musicians and callers welcome. Clean, soft-soled shoes only!  8:00 - 10:40, 603-664-2513.

Sat. July 11

  1. •EXETER Unitarian Church -  Rickey Holt, Stone Soup. Workshop 7:30, dance 8:00, clean soft-soled shoes; 603-679-1915. 

Fri. July 25

  1. •FARMINGTON Recreation Center - TBA. 603-738-9259.

Thurs. August 6

  1. •DOVER City Hall - Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason, Lamprey River Band. Guest musicians and callers welcome. Clean, soft-soled shoes only!  8:00 - 10:40, 603-664-2513.

Sat. August 8

  1. •EXETER Unitarian Church -  Rickey Holt, Stone Soup. Workshop 7:30, dance 8:00, clean soft-soled shoes; 603-679-19

Sat. August 22

  1. •KINGSTON Town Hall - Jeff Petrovich, Perpetual e-Motion. 603-772-5355.

Summer Cancellations:

  1. •Concord & Kingston - No dance July, no Concord dance August; Concord resumes 9/19.

Early September

  1. •Thurs. Sept. 3: Dover; Fri. Sept. 12: Exeter.

Special Events

  1. •Sun. Aug. 9: Canterbury, NH, Parish House - Fiddling Picnic; all fiddlers  & general public invited! Play/listen to music and eat good food! 3:00 - 6:00, pot luck supper, donation accepted, sponsored by the Conservation Commission, 603-664-2513.

  2. •Sat. Aug. 15: Webster, NH Town Hall - Bradford/Frank Fortune Square Dance Second Reunion Dance, Bob Boynton Jr. with Woody Roberts & friends (original band/family thereof). Introductory teaching 1:00; dance 1:30 - 5:00, 603-774-4412.

  3. •Sat. Sept. 12: Warren Farm, Barrington, NH - Barrington Natural Heritage and Agricultural Fair. 10:00 - 4:00; traditional music from 11:00-1:30, Peter Yarensky & Teresa Wyman host/organizers, all traditional musicians invited. 603-664-2513.




   

  1. •Dover: First Thursdays; Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason calling with the Lamprey River Band; guest callers and musicians welcome.

  2. ‣Dates: 9/3, 10/1

  3. •Deerfield: First Saturdays, various bands, callers. Listing follows.

  4. ‣Done for the season (it gets hot in the summer).

  5. ‣Next dance 11/7. (Due to the Deerfield Fair the hall isn’t available for October.)

  6. •Exeter: Second Saturdays; Rickey Holt, Stone Soup.

  7. ‣Dates: 9/12, 10/10

  8. •Kingston: Fourth Saturdays, various bands, callers. Listing follows.

  9. ‣9/26: Beth Parkes, Einstein’s Little Homunculus

  10. ‣10/24: Chris Weiler, Nor’Easter

  11. ‣11/28: Old Grey Goose

  12. ‣12/26: Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason,  Lamprey River Band - Seacoast Holiday Dance. Pot luck dessert, guest callers & musicians welcome.

  13. •Star Hampshire Traditional Music & Dance Weekend: September 18 - 20, Star Island. Details on the Star web site.

  14. •Ralph Page Dance Legacy Weekend: January 15 - 17, 2010, Durham, NH. Details on the RPDLW Web Site.