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Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: Bellingham locals Blueberry Jam with Sky Leuba on piano and concertina, Liam Weydert on guitar. Caller: Vancouver new and upcoming talent Katie Pinter! Entry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation) More […]
Join us for the beginner portion of our workshop series “Flourishes and Twirls: Exploring the Country Dance Form”! "Hey For Four and the Ladies Chain" 101 Hey you! Hey-For-Four, or affectionately called "Heys", are one of the most common difficult moves for beginners. Ever wanted to slow it down and practice? Now's your chance! As […]
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: From Bellingham and Seattle we have Claire Furtwangler on cello, Rosie O'Neil on guitar and Elise Snoey on fiddle. From the high cascades to the glacial crystal waters, these lassies have scoured […]
Join us for the advance portion of our workshop series “Flourishes and Twirls: Exploring the Country Dance Form”! "Hey For Four and the Ladies Chain" 201: Hey you! So you've done more than a few "Heys" and want to know more ways to make things interesting. Ever heard of ricochet? As well we'll cover ways […]
Halloween Contra! Wear a costume! Have fun, be a pun, monkey, favourite dancer, banana, princess, prince, toad, road, a cart of cabbages, a body of bandages, or a mummy? Bellingham Witches: For your viewing pleasure, the roving Bellingham Witches flash mob will do a dance routine some time between 8 and 9pm. For a video […]
**Special Location** Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Christ the King (previously Norway Hall) – 1419 N. Forest St., Bellingham Band: 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, […]
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: Delighting our senses tonight we have Dave Bartley on fretted instruments, Sky Leuba on piano, Todd Citron on winds and bodhran. Otherwise know as Blueberry Jam and the Citrus Bartlett […]
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: 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 […]
Join us for the beginner track our workshop series "Flourishes and Twirls: Exploring the Country Dance Form" Intro To Swinging: Basics and Common Twirls The Swing. The foundation of every good dance. We're remiss without a partner swing, let alone a neighbour swing. So how's it done? How is it not done? How is it […]
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: Bellingham's Open Band Orchestra and rallying such multitudal savants, ten aunts, the myriad flaunting fiddles - all sauntering, we have the dauntless Dave Really "Saint-Antoines" on lead fiddle, Michael "Hobart's […]
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? As we'll review some other ways to get involved like helping out […]
Time: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Beginner lesson: 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm Location: Fairhaven Library Auditorium (enter through side door). 1117 12th St., Fairhaven Band: 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. […]