BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bellingham Country Dance Society - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Bellingham Country Dance Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bellingham Country Dance Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20280312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20281105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T044548Z CREATED:20250624T025354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T044548Z UID:1259-1762628400-1762639200@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:*Special Contra Dance*: Countercurrent + George Marshall DESCRIPTION:**Special Location** \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Christ the King (previously Norway Hall) – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nBand: Nationally touring band Countercurrent hails from Olympia\, WA — Alex Sturbaum & Brian Lindsay\, a powerhouse acoustic duo based in Olympia\, WA featuring fiddle\, guitar\, harmony vocals\, and foot percussion. Contra dance & folk music that will rock your socks. A flurry of fiddle\, a ginormous gallop of guitar. One of the best dance bands on the west coast! \nCaller: Nationally touring caller. The gratifyingly magnanimous George Marshall from Massachusetts \nEntry: $15 – $25; $10 students (by donation) \nMore about the band and caller: \n \nCounter Current Nov 2024 @ Christ the King \nCtK Hall (Norway Hall) URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/special-contra-dance-counter-current-george-marshall/ CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251115T220000 DTSTAMP:20260811T045832Z CREATED:20250827T211435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T045832Z UID:1390-1763233200-1763244000@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Dave Bartley and Blueberry Jam + Maya Roe DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: Delighting our senses tonight we have Dave Bartley on fretted instruments\, Sky Leuba on piano\, Todd Citron on winds and bodhrán. Otherwise know as Blueberry Jam and the Citrus Bartlett Macaroon. Something tasty is on the menu… \nCaller: From the Island nation of Vancouver is Maya Roe in calling vocation\, making it seem a notion of vacation\, you’d think she rowed her boat merrily down the Padden Stream to fair Fairhaven. Really though\, she’s on Holiday. \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nMaya Roe: (she/her) is a contra caller based in the Pacific Northwest on the traditional territory of Nuu-chah-nulth and Coast Salish nations. After years of loving contra\, Maya decided to take her love for contra to the next level and become a caller when dances began reopening after the Covid-19 pandemic. Maya strives to create evenings that are welcoming to newcomers and exciting for experienced dancers. \nMaya Roe \nDave Bartley:\nDave plays guitar\, mandolin\, cittern\, and several other stringed instruments. He has played many styles of music over the years and continues to range over several genres. He has performed throughout the US and Canada\, and in England\, Australia\, France and Greece. It is difficult to count the number of bands in which he plays.\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dave Bartley\n \n \n \n \n \n Sky Leuba (on left; photo credit Asaiah Montoya)\n \n \n \n \n \n Todd Citron\n \n \n \n\nPhoto credit Asaiah Montoya URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-dave-bartley-sky-todd-maya-roe/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251122T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T044404Z CREATED:20250624T025837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T044404Z UID:1266-1763838000-1763848800@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Sweater Weather + Morna Leonard DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: From Sequim and Seattle we have the coziest fluffiest old time crew\, it’s (the abridged) Sweater Weather String Band. With Rosie O’Neil on guitar\, Joey Gish on fiddle\, and Claire Furtwangler on cello \nCaller: Striking right to dancing marrow and into our wee dancing hearts\, it’s our local caller from Bow\, WA — Morna Leonard. \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nClaire Furtwangler and Joey Gish \nRosie O’Neil URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/sweater-weather-morna-leonard/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T044653Z CREATED:20250624T030012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T044653Z UID:1270-1765652400-1765663200@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Heliotrope + Laura Mé Smith DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: With great breath and great scope\, it’s Heliotrope.  From Bellingham is Robin Brown\, fiddle; Paul Englesberg\, flute and concertina; Michael Hobart\, guitar; and from Mt. Vernon is Greg Sherman\, bass. \nCaller: The elegantly loquacious and learned Laura Mé Smith of Kirkland\, WA \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nHeliotrope: L to R – Michael\, Paul\, Robin\, Greg \nLaura Mé Smith (right) with Calaskan \n  URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/heliotropelauramesmith/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251231T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260101T003000 DTSTAMP:20260809T044704Z CREATED:20250624T030217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T044704Z UID:1272-1767211200-1767227400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:New Years Eve Contra Ball: Countercurrent + Jesse Partridge DESCRIPTION:Time: 8:00 pm –  12:30 pm \nBeginner Lesson: 7:30 pm – 8:00 pm \nLocation: Christ the King Church – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nBand: Nationally touring band Countercurrent hails from Olympia\, WA — Alex Sturbaum & Brian Lindsay\, a powerhouse acoustic duo based in Olympia\, WA featuring fiddle\, guitar\, harmony vocals\, and foot percussion. Contra dance & folk music that will rock your socks. A flurry of fiddle\, a ginormous gallop of guitar. One of the best dance bands on the west coast! \nCaller/Instructor:  Of Olympia\, WA\, Jesse Partridge: by progeny\, a man of birds\, Jesse will take us all under the wing that we may all be birds of a feather dancing together\, plucking up the courage to spread our wings and dance to our hearts content\, light on the feet\, as light as a feather\, shaking our tail feathers\, such that the year’s travails are nothing but water off a duck’s back. Duck duck goose\, my friends\, this is no wild goose chase\, we shall all end the night as proud as a peacock and with two thousand twenty six feathers in our caps. (more normal bio below) \nEntry: $20-$20; $15 students (by donation) \nCoffee\, snacks provided. Sparkling cider toast at midnight. Ball drop with the Jewel of Bellingham. \nFinger food Potluck: please bring a savoury or sweet finger food to share! \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n NYE 2024\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alex Sturbaum & Brian Lindsay\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Jesse calling at Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival\n \n \n\nJesse started life as a fiddler\, which led him to become a\ncontra dancer\, dance organizer\, and dance caller. He teaches orchestra\nat the Olympia Waldorf School and fiddle lessons privately. Jesse can\noften be found at local contra dances throughout the Pacific Northwest as a\nmusician\, caller\, or participant. He lives in swell time with an orange\ntabby cat named Sunny. URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/nye-contra-ball-2025/ LOCATION:CTK Downtown (Norway Hall)\, 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226 CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T045457Z CREATED:20250804T005016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T045457Z UID:1340-1768071600-1768082400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Pajamajam + Judy Zeidel and Sky Leuba DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: We have Cayley Schmid (fiddle) of Sub Zero Glitter Fridge and Rosie O’Neil (guitar) of Bison Socks will express their mutual enthusiasm for music\, dance\, pajamas\, and friends by shredding a variety of spicy pan-Celtic tunes. \nCaller: Judy Zeidel and Sky Leuba of Bellingham! \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nPajamajam: L to R – Cayley Schmid\, Rosie O’Neil URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-pajamajam-tbd/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260214T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T045532Z CREATED:20251202T093409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T045532Z UID:1739-1771095600-1771106400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Heliotrope + Callie Allison DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \nBand: With great breath and great scope\, it’s Heliotrope from Bellingham and Mount Vernon: Robin Brown\, fiddle; Paul Englesberg\, flute and concertina; Michael Hobart\, guitar; Greg Sherman\, bass. \n\nCaller: From Seattle Callie Allison \nCallie Allison calling NYE 2025 \n  \nHeliotrope: L to R – Michael\, Paul\, Robin\, Greg URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-vienna-sheyer-and-friends-tbd/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260228T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T041442Z CREATED:20251016T071304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T041442Z UID:1475-1772305200-1772316000@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Electrodes + Russell Owen DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: The endlessly electrifying Electrodes from Seattle: Joe Bowbeer on electric fiddle\, Marcy Kubbs on keyboard\, and Joe Micheals on guitar. \nCaller: From Seattle we have Russell Owen. \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nThe Electrodes:\n“The Electrodes\, who hail from Seattle\, played together for the first time in Yakima in 2011. Now they are a common sight at dances throughout the Northwest. Featuring Joe Bowbeer (5-string electric violin)\, Marcy Kubbs (piano) & Joe Micheals (guitar)\, they play a combination of Irish\, Appalachian\, and original tunes.”\n \nThe Electrodes – Joe Micheals\, Joe Bowbeer\, and Marcy Kubbs \nRussell Owen:\n“I enjoy contra\, English country\, Scandinavian and folk dancing and have been calling contra and English for many years. I feel my role as a caller is to pick fun\, interesting dances\, teach them efficiently\, then get out of the way in order to maximize connection between the dancers and musicians.” URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/electrodesrussellowen/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260314T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260314T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T041524Z CREATED:20251016T070158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T041524Z UID:1473-1773514800-1773525600@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Hayden Stern and Friends + Suzanne Girardot DESCRIPTION:Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: From Seattle we have Hayden Stern on fiddle\, Rosie O’Neil on guitar\, and Dana Christie on upright bass. \nCaller: From Seattle we have Suzanne Girardot \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \n\nHayden Stern + Friends! \n  \nSuzanne Girardot URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-haydenfriends-suzanne-girardot/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260328T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T045530Z CREATED:20251202T084603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T045530Z UID:1718-1774724400-1774735200@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Heliotrope + Alex MacLeod DESCRIPTION:CALLING:  Robins and Larks. \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \nBand: With great breadth and great scope\, it’s Heliotrope.  From Bellingham is Robin Brown\, fiddle; Paul Englesberg\, flute and concertina; Michael Hobart\, guitar; and from Mt. Vernon is Greg Sherman\, bass. \nCaller: Hailing from Seattle\, Alex MacLeod is a dance caller and musician who calls\, performs\, and instructs across the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Over the last 12 years Alex has developed his calling style while calling for all kinds of dances – from festivals to farms\, weddings to bat mitzvahs\, in barns\, on boats\, in fields and in grange halls\, in churches and bars and schools. He has been influenced by community dance calling greats like Bill Martin\, Bob Dalsemer\, Susan Michaels\, and Phil Jamison. His dances are always full of laughter and learning\, with practical instruction that engages novice and experienced dancers alike. Alex also plays old time fiddle music\, often for square dances\, and plays drums in the Seattle country band Paradise Drifters. \ntheparadisedrifters.com \n@macleod_alex \n@tractortavernsquaredance \n\nHeliotrope: L to R – Michael\, Paul\, Robin\, Greg \nAlex MacLeod at the Bellingham Contra URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-heliotrope-alex-macleod/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T045541Z CREATED:20251202T093733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T045541Z UID:1741-1775934000-1775944800@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Old Growth Graveyard + Morna Leonard DESCRIPTION:CALLING:  Robins and Larks \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \nBand: Longtime partners in crime\, Ryan McKasson and Colin Cotter have had a creative collaboration spanning many years\, bands\, gigs\, productions\, late nights\, adventures\, and more. The two met over 20 years ago at Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School (where they are both now faculty members)\, and they have since traveled all over the country making music together and sharing a creative spark. “Old Growth Graveyard” is the most recent distillation of their artistic partnership. \nCaller: Striking right to dancing marrow and into our wee dancing hearts\, it’s our local caller from Bow\, WA — Morna Leonard. URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-ryan-mckasson-and-colin-cotter-morna-leonard/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T041430Z CREATED:20251016T074401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T041430Z UID:1489-1777143600-1777154400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: PSA Triplicity + Katie Pinter DESCRIPTION:CALLING:  Robins and Larks. \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nBand: PSA Triplicity features Paul Englesberg\, Sky Leuba\, and Alex Schneider from Bellingham \nCaller: Vancouver’s newest youngest caller\, Katie Pinter. As hearty as a pinto bean\, she’ll be serving up a fine selection of down home dances. Furthermore\, with the grace of a painter\, Ms. Pinter will punctually pin herself to all our dancing hearts into perpetuity. \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (by donation) \n\n  \nKatie Pinter \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sky Leuba\n \n \n \n \n \n Paul Englesberg URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-paulskyalex-katie-pinter/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T220000 DTSTAMP:20260809T045536Z CREATED:20251202T094457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260809T045536Z UID:1746-1778353200-1778364000@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Blueberry Jam + Laura Mé Smith DESCRIPTION:Calling: Ladies and Gents. \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm \nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) \nBand: Blueberry Jam: is the passion project of Sky Leuba\, a local Bellingham musician who grew up just across the border in Langley\, BC. It features a somewhat rotating cast of musicians aiming to have a jolly good time setting the twinkling on the dew drop in the meadow of dancers and listener. The music is well established in the tradition of “Celtic” fiddle tunes\, but with a propensity for improvisation\, arrangement\, and the addition of original piano composition that speaks to Sky’s formative education in classical and jazz. \nCaller: The elegantly loquacious and learned Laura Mé Smith of Kirkland\, WA \n\nLaura Me Smith (right) with Calaskan \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Todd Citron\n \n \n \n \n \n Sky Leuba\n \n \n \n \n \n Liam Weydert URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dance-blueberry-jam-laura-me-smith/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T220000 DTSTAMP:20260907T211850Z CREATED:20260808T074128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T211850Z UID:2255-1789239600-1789250400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra Dance: Hayden Stern and Friends + Craig Wolfe DESCRIPTION:Band: from Seattle and Bellingham\, Hayden Stern\, Ryan McKasson\, & Clea Taylor: Hayden on fiddle\, Ryan on fiddle and viola\, Clea on cello. We are sure to enjoy the masterful playing of stringed\, fretless instruments. Don’t fret – the instruments and the dancers will be in very good hands\, and Craig Wolfe will guide everyone’s feet with clear calling and interesting choreography. \nCalling by Craig Wolfe of Seattle \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door near parking lot).  1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation – Cash + Venmo accepted) URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/haydensternandfriends/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-09-07_11-13-56.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T220000 DTSTAMP:20260924T054729Z CREATED:20260811T043808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T054729Z UID:2284-1790449200-1790460000@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Dawn Chorus + Frannie Marr DESCRIPTION:Dawn Chorus: Grace Hendrickson-Jones on flute\, Cedar Stanistreet on fiddle\, Rosie O’Neil on guitar. \nCalling by Frannie Marr of Vancouver\, WA \n \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door by parking lot)\n1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation) Cash + Venmo accepted URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-dawn-chorus/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-09-23_22-40-55.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261010T220000 DTSTAMP:20260929T035828Z CREATED:20260811T043809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T035828Z UID:2285-1791658800-1791669600@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Springtide Trio + Caitlin Bannan DESCRIPTION:Band: Springtide Trio\, from Maine\nWilly Clemetson on fiddle and foot percussion\, Elsie Gawler on cello and fiddle\, Ethan Tischler on guitar. \nCalling by Caitlin Bannan of Seattle \n \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: CTK Downtown – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nEntry: $12 – 20; $12 students (suggested donation)  Cash + Venmo accepted URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-springtide-trio/ LOCATION:CTK Downtown (Norway Hall)\, 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226 CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SpringtideTrio.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261024T220000 DTSTAMP:20260924T192405Z CREATED:20260811T043809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T192405Z UID:2286-1792868400-1792879200@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Sky Leuba & Hanz Araki + Valerie Cohen DESCRIPTION:Band: Sky Leuba & Hanz Araki: Sky on piano\, Hanz on flute and whistle. \nCalling by Valerie Cohen of Seattle \n \n  \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door by parking lot)\n1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation) Cash + Venmo accepted \n  \n  URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-sky-leuba-hanz-araki/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SkyLHanzA.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261031T220000 DTSTAMP:20260907T225431Z CREATED:20260811T043810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T225431Z UID:2287-1793473200-1793484000@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Open Band Orchestra + John Hatten DESCRIPTION:Open Band Orchestra: Make music! Wear a costume! Dance\, dance\, dance. \nCalling by John Hatten of Bellingham \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door by parking lot)\n1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation) Cash + Venmo accepted URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-open-band-orchestra/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/OBP-Fall2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260929T054048Z CREATED:20260811T043810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T054048Z UID:2288-1794682800-1794693600@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Ice Cream Truckers + George Marshall DESCRIPTION:Ice Cream Truckers: Noah VanNorstrand on fiddle\, mandolin\, and feet\, Kelsey Wells on fiddle and banjo\, Helen Kuhar on guitar. \nCalling by George Marshall of Greenfield\, MA \n \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: CTK Downtown – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nEntry: $12 – $20; $12 students (suggested donation) Cash + Venmo accepted URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-ice-cream-truckers/ LOCATION:CTK Downtown (Norway Hall)\, 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226 CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Ice-Cream-Truckers.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261128T220000 DTSTAMP:20260907T221620Z CREATED:20260811T043811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260907T221620Z UID:2289-1795892400-1795903200@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Anita Anderson\, Dave Bartley\, & Ryan McKasson + Morna Leonard DESCRIPTION:Band: Anita Anderson\, Dave Bartley\, & Ryan McKasson\nAnita on piano\, Dave on guitar and bouzouki\, Ryan on fiddle. \nCalling by Morna Leonard of Bow \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door by parking lot)\n1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation)  Cash + Venmo accepted URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-anita-anderson-dave-bartley-ryan-mckasson/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DB-RMcK-AA.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261212T220000 DTSTAMP:20260929T052624Z CREATED:20260811T043811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T052624Z UID:2290-1797102000-1797112800@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:Contra: Heliotrope + Emily Faulkner DESCRIPTION:Band: Heliotrope\nRobin Brown on fiddle\, Paul Englesberg on flute and concertina\, Michael Hobart on guitar\, Greg Sherman on bass. \nCalling by Emily Faulkner of Sandpoint\, ID \n \nTime: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nBeginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm \nLocation: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (side door by parking lot)\n1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven \nEntry: $12 – $15; $8 students (suggested donation) Cash + Venmo accepted \n  URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/contra-heliotrope/ LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Heliotrope.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261231T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20270101T003000 DTSTAMP:20260929T050957Z CREATED:20260811T043811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T050957Z UID:2291-1798745400-1798763400@bellinghamcountrydance.org SUMMARY:NYE Contra Dance Ball! The Electrodes + Abigail Hobart DESCRIPTION:Band: The Electrodes \n Joe Bowbeer on electric fiddle\, Marcy Kubbs on keyboard\, Joe Micheals on guitar. \nCalling by Abigail Hobart of Granada\, Spain \n \nTime: 7:30 pm – 12:30 am \nLocation: CTK Downtown – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nEntry: $20 – $25; $15 students [suggested donation – Cash + Venmo accepted] URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/nye-contra-dance-ball/ LOCATION:CTK Downtown (Norway Hall)\, 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226 CATEGORIES:Contra ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/main/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Electrodes.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR