Events - Week View

English Country Dance for experienced dancers featuring two fabulous bands and callers, great workshop leaders, camper-led activities, and more!

Callers: Jenna Simpson and Graham Christian
Bands: Night Heron (Aubrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, Karen Axlerod)
Trio Con Brio (Jonathan Jensen, Elke Baker, Paul Oorts)

Come join us for a wonderful extended weekend of dancing, singing, music making, friendship, frolic, and fun in the woods at the beautiful Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp, about a hour east of Portland, near Rhododendron, Oregon.

Maximum camp cost is $445 (there are lower cost options) for 4 days/3 nights covering food, lodging, and program. You‘ll have good times and meet good folks at no extra charge!

Northwest Passage is a Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) event. Grants of $100 are available for PCDC members. Anyone can apply regardless of need.

Northwest Passage is a fragrance free camp.

At PCDC, we strive to have an inclusive and safe environment for all people, regardless of race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. If you experience or see anything questionable, please let an organizer know. Thanks for helping to make our dances a safe and welcoming space for all!

A ballad is a song that tells a story. Bring us your ballads from renowned collections, local history, family tradition, or just ripping good yarns.

Watch live on Facebook using the link provided. For the Zoom participant link, join the mailing list or email info(at)lynnoel.com on the day of the event.

Sep 1 (Sun): Labor Day Chantey Sing
Nov 3 (Sun): Halloween and Harvest Sing with Tam Lin Marathon

MAILING LIST & TIP JAR
http://www.mermaidstavern.com

The Tumbleweed Music Festival is a free, open-air, community acoustic music festival sponsored by the Three Rivers Folklife Society, which is traditionally held on Labor Day weekend each year. The 2024 festival will be our 28th annual! We feature many kinds of acoustic music (primarily folk, blues, bluegrass, etc.) but are welcoming to all types of music and dance performances.

The festival begins Friday of Labor Day weekend with a free "New Horizons" concert, presenting younger (and euphemistically "higher energy") performers than many of our attendees are used to seeing. We‘ve found some fantastic people that way who have since become Tumbleweed family members, returning to perform often.

Saturday and Sunday of that weekend, from 11 am to 6 pm, we have a new performance or workshop on each of our 4 outdoor and 2 indoor stages, and 2 workshop rooms every 45 minutes; there‘s also an open-mic stage that keeps its own schedule. All performances and workshops are free except for the Saturday benefit concert and the Sunday evening Contra Dance - those are ticketed events.

Our Saturday night headliners:
Homebrew Stringband
Mike and Carleen McCornack
William Pint & Felicia Dale

One other feature of Tumbleweed is the annual "Jane Titland Memorial Songwriting Contest," in which songwriters submit songs matching that year‘s festival theme; for 2024, our theme is "By Water, Under Trees."

Uilleann piper Preston Howard Wilde leads an Irish piping session - it’s a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Sep 1 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer/songwriter
Sep 2 (Mon): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - pop voice, guitar
Sep 4 (Wed): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Sep 5 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Sep 8 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass
Sep 9 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Sep 11 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Renato Caranto - blues voice, guitar, sax
Sep 12 (Thu): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 15 (Sun): Megan Cronin Tucker - singer/songwriter
Sep 16 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Sep 18 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 19 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Sep 22 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels -- Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Sep 23 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 25 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 26 (Thu): Gordon Lee Trio - jazz piano
Sep 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Sep 29 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 30 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice

Folk Espresso, early morning folk music to get your week started.

Hosted by:
Diane Hunt (1st Monday),
Jonathan Lay (2nd Monday),
Kevin Grgurich (3rd Monday),
Diane Hunt (4th Monday),
Gordy Euler (5th Monday),

Previous shows on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/folk-espresso.

English Country Dance for experienced dancers featuring two fabulous bands and callers, great workshop leaders, camper-led activities, and more!

Callers: Jenna Simpson and Graham Christian
Bands: Night Heron (Aubrey Jaber, Shira Kammen, Karen Axlerod)
Trio Con Brio (Jonathan Jensen, Elke Baker, Paul Oorts)

Come join us for a wonderful extended weekend of dancing, singing, music making, friendship, frolic, and fun in the woods at the beautiful Mt Hood Kiwanis Camp, about a hour east of Portland, near Rhododendron, Oregon.

Maximum camp cost is $445 (there are lower cost options) for 4 days/3 nights covering food, lodging, and program. You‘ll have good times and meet good folks at no extra charge!

Northwest Passage is a Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) event. Grants of $100 are available for PCDC members. Anyone can apply regardless of need.

Northwest Passage is a fragrance free camp.

At PCDC, we strive to have an inclusive and safe environment for all people, regardless of race, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. If you experience or see anything questionable, please let an organizer know. Thanks for helping to make our dances a safe and welcoming space for all!

Led by Joe Offer, new Zoom link posted every week, just before doors open: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=168014&messages=37.

Sessions are led by Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Maurice Condie (guitar). These are open access sessions, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up and join in!

We believe great things happen when we play tunes together! People connect with each other and make friends, and we keep our music traditions alive by sharing tunes and passing them on. What’s more, playing tunes can make you feel happy, and if you do it often enough, you’ll notice that you are getting better at playing your instrument too!

It turns out that you don’t even have to be in the same place…great things still happen when we play music together, online from the comfort of your own home.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

Everyone is muted, which means that you hear your own instrument, completing a trio with our fiddle and guitar. You can play the tune, or try some harmony!

Trad & Irish song session.

Email maureenmcnally6(at)gmail.com for Zoom link.

Portland Country Dance Community (PCDC) sponsors a contra slow jam on the 1st and 3rd Mondays from 7-9 PM in the community room at McMenamins Kennedy School.

The events are free and open to all acoustic musicians, whether you play by dots or by ear.

The contra jam plays tunes from the Portland Collection and the waltz books edited by Bill Matthiesen.

If you don’t have the books, we’re happy to share. Come make music with us!!

Questions: Email Kathy Story, PCDC President
at board-chair*(at)*portlandcountrydance.org.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Sep 1 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer/songwriter
Sep 2 (Mon): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - pop voice, guitar
Sep 4 (Wed): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Sep 5 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Sep 8 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass
Sep 9 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Sep 11 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Renato Caranto - blues voice, guitar, sax
Sep 12 (Thu): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 15 (Sun): Megan Cronin Tucker - singer/songwriter
Sep 16 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Sep 18 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 19 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Sep 22 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels -- Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Sep 23 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 25 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 26 (Thu): Gordon Lee Trio - jazz piano
Sep 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Sep 29 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 30 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice

Kate and The Lads play traditional music, transporting you to the West of Ireland, free.

Cooler weather means Fall in the Pacific Northwest and makes one want to dance.

8-8:30 pm Lesson/warm-up

8:30-10:30 pm: Open dancing

DJ for the evening is Dorothy Sharrar

$15-$10 sliding scale

Visit Lenora‘s Ballroom on the web ~ LenorasBallroom.com

Our mailing address is:
Lenora‘s Ballroom
3300 SE Woodward
Portland, OR 9720

A spicy mix of folk and acoustic music, much of which is connected to the American south, including (but not limited to) acoustic blues, Texas folk, Cajun, string band & Texas swing.

Hosted by Diane Karl, past shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/early-morning-gumbo.

This is an open access session, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up.

At our weekly singaround, you can perform a song to the rest of the group, just as you would in a regular folk club, or you can just join and listen to some live music. Tunes and poems are welcome too. When it’s your turn to perform, everyone else is muted on Zoom so that everyone can hear you.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

If you’d like us to record your performance so that you have a copy to keep, then we’re very happy to do so. We’re always willing to offer advice to help you to get the best sound quality when performing online, so do get in touch if you have any questions.

The music corner fills with super talented female musicians and the room overflows with their fantastic music.

Traditional and Contemporary folk music.

Hosted by:
Jack Bohl (1st Wednesday),
Will Selzer (2nd Wednesday),
John Risley (3rd Wednesday),
Steven Smith (4th Wednesday),
**rotating hosts** (5th Wednesday).

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page: https://kboo.fm/program/pastures-plenty.

Tony Becker of San Jose, California and Mark Wallis of Gloucester, England host this Transatlantic session for all interested parties on Wednesdays at 8:00 PM UK time. For American visitors, please note we are now all on standard ‘winter‘ time, so that is 12:00 PM Pacific in the USA.

Open to all who play traditional Irish music and It has the obvious limitations of Zoom in that only one musician can play at a time. But we go round the ‘room’ and take it in turns - no pressure though and the baton can be passed if you just want to listen. We just play for a couple of hours.

On a good day we have a variety of instruments from pipes to Melodeon, banjo to fiddle and it can be a good way to pick up tunes. It is very friendly and we welcome everyone. The only criterion is we try to stick to Irish traditional.

7:30-10 pm, $5-20 sliding scale, Info: joyridecontra(at)gmail.com or www.joyride.erikweberg.com.

Joyride: George Penk (fiddle), Erik Weberg (flutes, harmonicas, bombardes), Jeff Kerssen-Griep (guitar, percussion), Sue Songer (piano, fiddle)

Sep 4 (Wed): caller Susan Michaels

Nearly all of our callers since Spring 2022 have opted to use gender-neutral terms in their teaching and prompting. Assume gender-neutral calling unless otherwise indicated.

COVID Policy:
Masks are now optional for dancers and performers alike.
Proof of vaccination is not required for entry to the event.
You will not need to provide contact information and sign a waiver.

In other words, at this time, attending the first Wednesday contra dance will be the same as in pre-COVID years with the exception that wearing a mask for self-protection is encouraged for those who wish to do so. Please respect others’ choices with regard to wearing or not wearing masks without judgement or prejudice.

Accordionist extraordinaire Mike Beglan and multi-instrumentalist Nancy Conescu share with us their love of traditional Irish music.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Sep 1 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer/songwriter
Sep 2 (Mon): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - pop voice, guitar
Sep 4 (Wed): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Sep 5 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Sep 8 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass
Sep 9 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Sep 11 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Renato Caranto - blues voice, guitar, sax
Sep 12 (Thu): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 15 (Sun): Megan Cronin Tucker - singer/songwriter
Sep 16 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Sep 18 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 19 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Sep 22 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels -- Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Sep 23 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 25 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 26 (Thu): Gordon Lee Trio - jazz piano
Sep 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Sep 29 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 30 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice

Traditional American music, folk and traditional musics from a variety of sources including early country recordings from the 20s and 30s.

Hosted by:
Kurt Liebezeit (1st Thursday),
Gordy Euler (2nd Thursday),
Kurt Liebezeit (3rd Thursday),
Jonathan Lay (4th Thursday).

Previous shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/rise-when-rooster-crows

Sessions are led by Marina Dodgson (fiddle) and Maurice Condie (guitar). These are open access sessions, so there’s no need to book in advance, you’re welcome to just turn up and join in!

We believe great things happen when we play tunes together! People connect with each other and make friends, and we keep our music traditions alive by sharing tunes and passing them on. What’s more, playing tunes can make you feel happy, and if you do it often enough, you’ll notice that you are getting better at playing your instrument too!

It turns out that you don’t even have to be in the same place…great things still happen when we play music together, online from the comfort of your own home.

Phoenix Folk Ltd exists to promote participation and performance in folk and acoustic music, song and dance across the North East of England. We aim to be a friendly face of folk music, to help keep alive the great traditions of folk music and to encourage talent and personal musical development.

Just $10/week for the Winds of Donegal classes. Every Thursday we teach you the basics of the three‘s, seven‘s and jig steps so that you can enjoy the live music ceilis around Portland and Ireland. Classes are geared toward 13 and older. Bring a water bottle and wear comfortable shoes not heels.

Artichoke Community Music class led by Arlo Leach, $120 for six weeks.

Everybody loves seeing a jug band, but there’s often more to this fun music than meets the eye. In this class we’ll dig into original jug band recordings from the 1920s-30s, learn about the artists who created them and practice building arrangements that reflect their unique style.

Players of all skill levels will have a role in our arrangements. If you already play a standard instrument like guitar, mandolin or harmonica, or a homemade instrument like jug, washboard or washtub bass, please bring it. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn a homemade instrument if you like. Depending on how the class goes, we might conclude with a performance of some kind.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Sep 1 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer/songwriter
Sep 2 (Mon): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - pop voice, guitar
Sep 4 (Wed): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Sep 5 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Sep 8 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass
Sep 9 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Sep 11 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Renato Caranto - blues voice, guitar, sax
Sep 12 (Thu): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 15 (Sun): Megan Cronin Tucker - singer/songwriter
Sep 16 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Sep 18 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 19 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Sep 22 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels -- Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Sep 23 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 25 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 26 (Thu): Gordon Lee Trio - jazz piano
Sep 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Sep 29 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 30 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice

Featuring the best in traditional and contemporary folk and roots music, on Friday mornings. Features a variety of contemporary and traditional folk and roots music, with a focus on new releases and vintage favorites.

Hosts:
Most Fridays: Dan Shramek
4th Fridays: Steven Morrison

Prior shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/cascadia-coffeehouse

Folk, political, and women‘s music, both traditional and contemporary. A folk music collective, Don and Laurie love to feature live local and nationally known musicians! Music and conversations with an uplifting tilt. Live guests have included Peggy Seeger, Tracy Grammar, Linda Waterfall, Shanghaied on the Willamette, Geoff Muldaur, Utah Phillips, Rosalie Sorrels, and Anne Feeney.

Hosted by Don Jacobson and/or Laurie Sonnenfeld.

Past shows are available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/movin.

Hosted by Jeff Rosenberg, Phil G, and Leigh Anne Kranz, The Songcircle blends songs from various eras and genres to reveal new connections, exposing forgotten artists and discovering new ones, exploring connective themes and topics, or responding to the events of the day.

Studio guests have included Loudon Wainwright III, Eric Andersen, The Von Trapps, and many others.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/songcircle.

Curley and the band will be back in town this Friday night at Mekong Bistro to say so long to summer & party into fall. The very best of Louisiana zydeco sound! Mekong Bistro features plenty of room for dancing, full bar & restaurant, and lots of off-street parking. Full bar and food for purchase. Doors open 6:30 pm Zydeco dance lesson 7 pm Band plays 7:30 - 10 pm $20 Cascade Zydeco members $25 General admission Cash only please

Modern English country dance for all, Dancing starts at 7:30. Show up early to check in. Newcomers are always welcome. We waive the admission fee the first time you attend. An introductory session is available at 7:15 upon request. Admission: Sliding scale, pay what you can: recommended range $7- $15.

No street shoes permitted beyond entryway. Only clean soled shoes permitted on the dance floor. No partner required.

We welcome people who respect our expressed dance-community values and code of conduct without regard for age, race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, or ability.


Aug 2: caller David Macemon with Erica Liebert, Landon Kuhn, and Megan Tapley
Aug 9: caller Cynthia Stenger with Norman Farrell, Erica Liebert, and Landon Kuhn
Aug 16: caller Lindsey Dono with Laurie Schaffer, Sue Songer, Norman Farrell, and Jon Neff
Aug 23: caller Ric Goldman with Fine Companions (Betsy Branch, Bill Tomczak, Erik Weberg, and Lisa Scott
Aug 30: ****CANCELED (see you at Northwest Passage)****

Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All dances are mask-optional at this time. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

COVID Policy:
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated.

Music in the country style, including western & western swing, cowboy & country blues, country folk, bluegrass, rockabilly, hillbilly, Americana, and honky tonk. hosted by Robert Parish, Wayne and Kathy Johnson, Wayne Selzer, Mary Rondthaler, and Gary Baysinger.

1st Saturday - Robert Parish along with son Graham play sets featuring particular artists as well as sets with a variety of artist.

2nd Saturday, Wayne and Kathy - Variety of country, western, western swing, country folk, country blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and Americana.

3rd Saturday - Will Selzer - Blends all types & styles of country music from 50+ years, rooted in mid-20th century, men and women artists equally. The goal is to entertain our listeners and to have fun.

4th Saturday - Mary - Bringing a musician’s ear to the collective with a focus on older country and Western swing from the ‘30s to the ‘70s, always with a good dose of women artists.

5th Saturday - Gary - Countrypolitan Blues - A mix of eastern philosophy and western swing; the yin, the yang, and the do-si-do.

Past shows available on the program page at https://kboo.fm/program/swing-n-country.

Every Saturday, 9 am to noon, the best of traditional and contemporary bluegrass and old time music, and information about local shows and festivals!

First Saturday: Rachel and Justin

Second Saturday: Dave Elliott

3rd Saturday: Gareth Jenkins

4th Saturday: Chip Russell

5th Saturday: Phil Hodgen

prior shows available on the KBOO program page at https://kboo.fm/program/music-true-vine.

Tom’s folk music program is going on 35 years and one of the longest running music radio shows around.

You can listen on www.folkmusicnotebook.com on Saturday at 4 pm PST and repeated again on Sunday at 1 am.

Urban and country blues with R&B, soul, jazz, zydeco and classic rock, every Saturday from 5-7 pm.

Hosted by: Dr. Jane, Rick Mitchell, Steve Cheseborough, Dave Johnson, Chuk Barber.

We open up a "room" on Zoom at 6 pm Pacific Time every Saturday evening. We start singing at 6:30 pm and we keep it going until the last person leaves. Feel free to come in anytime, and stay as long as you like. We run it kind of like a physical song circle. Everyone who wants to can sing once, and then we’ll do another round, and just keep going around as long as you like. Of course, it is totally fine to just listen and some people do. For more information, go to the heading ‘Song Circles‘ on this drop down menu.

West My Friend are Eden Poynter (guitar, vocals) and Jeff Poynter (accordion, vocals). They are veterans of the Victoria music scene and recently released their fourth album “In Constellation” (nominated for an Independent Music Award). Ticket Prices on-line at the door General Admission $24 $27 PFS Members $21 $24 Ages 12-18 $12 $14 Under 12 Free Free All concerts start at 7:30 pm. Doors to seating open at 7. PFS Westside Concerts 2024/2025 take place at Southminster Presbyterian Church. These concerts have a focus on regional artists. We have nine concerts, all on Saturday nights, scheduled for the 2024/2025 season (September through May). Upcoming Concerts: Oct 12: Tish Hinojosa Dec 7: Brightwell & Moran Jan 11: Fadin‘ by 9 Feb 8: John Batdorf Mar 22: Heart & Hammer Band Apr 12: Tom May & Friends May 10: The Kings of Mongrel Folk COVID Policy: PFS Concerts follow the guidelines set by the State of Oregon. Currently, there are no mask requirements. There may be additional requirements for select performances. This policy is subject to change and ticket holders will be contacted with updates.

Emily Forsyth and Loren Raymer are hosting this month‘s Cajun Jam at their home in Vancouver this Sunday. Dance to live music and indulge in the always-decadent potluck extravaganza. Bring potluck to share, BYOB, a hat or sunglasses, and a chair to sit in the incredibly lovely yard.

Emily and Loren are also opening their home for this event in support of Teresa Huddleston‘s upcoming trip to Guatemala where she and her granddaughter, Sophia, will be volunteers for Habitat for Humanity.

Free! But donations to help get Teresa and Sophia to Guatemala are appreciated - muchas gracias!

Please RSVP to tlhuddleston*(at)*hotmail.com or 360-910-8526 so they have an idea of how many people to expect.

Uilleann piper Preston Howard Wilde leads an Irish piping session - it’s a wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

The 2nd Sunday English Dance for Experienced Dancers is an opportunity to dance to the music of Fine Companions (and friends), suggested donation $10, dance shoes required, no street shoes permitted beyond the entrance.

The dances will be a balance of familiar dances and unfamiliar dances.

The callers will encourage dancers to incorporate style points such as quality of movement, timing, transitions and dancing with the music.

We ask that dancers be comfortable dancing standard English Dance figures including:
- Heys in various orientations
- Regular and Double figure eights
- Triple minor progressions
- Dancing with couples outside of your group of 4
- Straight and draw poussettes.

Mask Policy:
PCDC has authorized committees to make decisions about masking policies for their own events. All regular Contra and English dances will be mask-optional. Check the upcoming dances information to verify status of a dance.

COVID Policy:
PCDC no longer requires proof of vaccination, but we continue to encourage everyone to be vaccinated. While currently available COVID-19 vaccines no longer do much to prevent transmission, they continue to be effective for protecting oneself from more serious illness.

LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Sun/Mon 7:00 - 9:00pm, Wed/Thu/Sat 8:00 - 10:00pm

No cover charge, tips for musicians welcome!

Sep 1 (Sun): Jack McMahon - singer/songwriter
Sep 2 (Mon): Molly Starr with Stan Cassell - pop voice, guitar
Sep 4 (Wed): Noah Bernstein, Shao Way Wu, Tim DuRoche - adventurous jazz
Sep 5 (Thu): Ben Graves Trio - jazz guitar
Sep 8 (Sun): Whiskey Deaf - bluegrass
Sep 9 (Mon): Newport Nightingales - 20s,30s harmony
Sep 11 (Wed): Ellen Whyte and Renato Caranto - blues voice, guitar, sax
Sep 12 (Thu): Olivia Fields - jazz saxophone
Sep 15 (Sun): Megan Cronin Tucker - singer/songwriter
Sep 16 (Mon): Ayars Times Two - pop/jazz
Sep 18 (Wed): Paul Mazzio and Clay Giberson - jazz trumpet and piano
Sep 19 (Thu): Catarina New - jazz, Brazilian
Sep 21 (Sat): Adlai Alexander with Dan Faehnle of Pink Martini
Sep 22 (Sun): Jessica and Chuck Israels -- Outer Voices - jazz voice and bass
Sep 23 (Mon): Terry Robb - blues master
Sep 25 (Wed): Mike Horsfall and Kevin Deitz - jazz vibes and bass
Sep 26 (Thu): Gordon Lee Trio - jazz piano
Sep 28 (Sat): Adlai Alexander and Dan Balmer
Sep 29 (Sun): Piano Bar with Courtney Freed and David Saffert
Sep 30 (Mon): Jessie Marquez - Cuban, Brazilian voice