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SUMMARY:Intro to Volunteering at BCDS
DESCRIPTION:Wondering where to begin? It all starts with setting up for a dance. We’ll go over all the steps for setting up for a BCDS dances. Lights\, quilts\, chairs\, etc… Did you know you can get free entry when you help set up? \nAs we’ll review some other ways to get involved like helping out with schedule flyers\, promo posters\, admin\, open band\, open calling\, door monitoring\, social media\, sound engineering\, snacks\, printing\, and more!\n\nIntro to Volunteering at BCDS \nTime: 6:00 – 7:00pm\nLocation: Fairhaven Library Hall (enter through side door). 1117 12th St.\, Fairhaven\nTeacher: various board members\nEntry: free of course! \nFind more info at our volunteer page \nStay after for social dancing at 7pm \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				More the merrier?\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Collin being nifty and helpful.\n				\n		\n\nWhiteboard art by Volunteers Sage and Leah
URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/intro-to-volunteering-at-bcds/
LOCATION:Fairhaven Library\, 1117 12th St\, Bellingham\, WA
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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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
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SUMMARY:Dance Hall Decorating Party at CTK
DESCRIPTION:What’s a dance ball without decorations and delights?  Come join us decorate CTK for the big NYE contra ball. We’ve got stars\, moons\, lights\, tinsel\, paper chains\, and greenery that all need to be arranged just so. Indeed\, you’re the very one to do it—none other could! Help is also needed with heavy lifting of equipment\, tables\, and such. There’s a place for you\, do not fear. (P.S. Help is needed to take it all down after the dance the next day also). \nDay: Tuesday\, Dec 30th\nTime: 1:00pm – 4:00pm\nLocation: Christ the King Church – 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham \nRemember the dance is the next day \n  \nCTK Hall
URL:https://bellinghamcountrydance.org/event/dance-hall-decorating-party/
LOCATION:CTK Downtown (Norway Hall)\, 1419 N. Forest St.\, Bellingham\, WA\, 98226
CATEGORIES:Other
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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
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