Name: Contra Dance: Blueberry Jam + Laura Mé Smith
Start: 2026-05-09T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-09T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Fairhaven Library

Join us for our April potluck and square dance! Don’t know how to do-si-do or allemande left? No problem! No experience or partner necessary. All dances will be taught by the caller.

If joining for the potluck, please bring a dish to share (if you can) and a label with ingredients for people with dietary restrictions. If you don’t have time, don’t worry! Join us for a delicious meal anyhow. This is a non-alcoholic, all ages event.

Potluck: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Eat, chat, and make friends!

Dance: 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm. Dance, laugh, and cry tears of joy!

Location: CTK Downtown, 1419 N Forest St, Bellingham, WA 98225

Entry: $12–15; $8 students (by donation)

Band: Sparklebrite Dance Band is a never-before-heard PNW old-time quartet featuring Kate Lichtenstein on fiddle, Matt Sircely on bass, Stuart Illson on banjo, and Andy Rick on guitar.

Caller: Devin Champlin is a Bellingham-based musician and artist who makes up songs for singing with his band, likes to play old fiddle music on a variety of instruments, and can occasionally be found calling at square dances. He first learned to call by playing in the band at many-a-dance and eventually absorbed enough of the moves and patter to be able to call a few dances on his own. He likes to keep things light and fun while still honoring tradition and the legacy of his mentors.

Devin Champlin

Calling: Ladies and Gents.

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

Entry: $12-$15; $8 students (by donation)

Band: 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.

Caller: The elegantly loquacious and learned Laura Mé Smith of Kirkland, WA