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FOR THE BRIGHTEST AND BEST COME TO MINIFEST!

Saturday, February 7, 2015, 12 noon to 10:30 p.m.

Featuring two all-day dance tracks, and seven workshop and performance sites, plus unscheduled hallway shenanigans.  

Come prepared to enjoy English Country Dancing, Barn Dancing, Tango, Morris Dancing, Contra Dancing, Waltzes and more.  Singers and instrumentalists will thrill to a day of Ballad Singing, Gospel Singing, Sea Chanteying, Blues, Cowperson songs, an Irish seisi�n, Cajun and Old-timey Music. There will also be a full storytelling track, and craft vendors. Sandwiches and snacks available for purchase

Takoma Park Middle School, 

7611 Piney Branch Road,Takoma Park, MD

For full details, visit our website, FSGW.org.


 

FSGW DANCES

 

Wednesday, January 28, 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.  

FSGW English Country Dance

Chelle Fulk (fiddle), Susan Brandt (flute), and Ralph Gordon (cello). Tom Spilsbury calling.

$10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students

Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD
 

Sunday, February 1, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. 

FSGW Contra Dance 

Perry Shafran with Dance du Jour, Liz Donaldson (piano), Alexander Mitchell (fiddle) and Ralph Gordon (bass). Experienced and new dancers welcome; no partner needed. Welcome/Orientation session every Sunday at 7. Come early for an introduction to the basic moves.

Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

 

Wednesday, February 4, 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.

FSGW English Country Dance

David Knight (fiddle), Barbara Heitz (flute), and Melissa Running (piano), Stephanie Smith calling.

$10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD

 

Saturday, February 7, 7:00-9:45 p.m.

The Greenbelt Contra

Ann Fallon will call to music by Megan Beller (fiddle) and Charley Beller (guitar). Beginner lesson at 6:30.

Admission $10

Greenbelt Community Center Gym, 15 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD
 

 

February 8, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

FSGW Family Dance

Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom Annex. $5 for ages 4 and older
  

Thursday, February 12, 7:00 -10:00 p.m.
 Silver Spring Contra Dance 

Dance to live music at the
Silver Spring Contra Dance featuring featuring
OMG 2.0 (Oorts, Mitchell & Gordon), with Janine Smith calling.

Refreshments plus bonus surprises

7:00-7:30 pm: Beginner Dance Workshop

7:30-10:00 pm: CONTRAS & SQUARES

In the Silver Spring Civic Bldg, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD

Admission:

$5 students and those without income

$8 FSGW, BFMS members & Revels

$10 general

Free to first-timers. Info: 301-466-0183; www.CarpeDiemArts.org;

www.FSGW.org; [email protected]

 

Presented by CARPE DIEM ARTS c/o CLASS ACTS ARTS

in partnership with the Folklore Society of Greater Washington (FSGW) and Montgomery County's Department of Recreation

 

April 10-12, 2015

Join us for the 33rd Annual 
  • Adina Gordon & Great Bear Trio
  • Phil Jamison & the Corn Potato String Band
  • Matthew Duveneck, Anna Gilbert, & Fiddlemus
FSGW STORYTELLING

NEW STORYTELLING SERIES IN TAKOMA PARK
In winter, folks gather to hear stories. Now FSGW has inaugurated a new series that will fill the chilly hours of winter with life and light!

Judith Black
Come hear it on THE GRAPEVINE!
Tim Livengood, Noa Baum, and Jane Dorfman host this new series of old-fashioned storytelling.
Celebrate the timeless art of the bards with stories of all kinds.
Truths and myths and everything in between!  Thursday evenings in Takoma Park.
  • February 5, 2015 - Noa Baum hosts Judith Black and Ellouise Schoettler
  • March 5, 2015 - Jane Dorfman hosts Laura Simms and Bunjo Butler
First Thursday of each month
Ellouise Schoettler

7:30-8:30PM
Takoma Park Community Center
7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912

$10 suggested donation at the door.

 


 



OTHER EVENTS



 Artwork by Riki Schneyer



WOMEN'S SONG CIRCLE
Tuesday, January 27, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
(7:00-7:30pm social time, cheese and wine)
With singer, song leader and song collector Riki Schneyer

Requested donation $10-20.

In Silver Spring, MD (a few blocks from Revels off Dale Drive)

Space is limited.  

For location RSVP: [email protected] / 301-466-0183 (cell)


Saturday, January 31, 7:30 p.m. 
House Concert with Jimmy Gaudreau & Orrin Star
 $20 donation at the door. At Ballroom Blum, 8300 Osage Terrace, 20783 (Adelphi=Hyattsville on some GPSs). Directions: 301-422-0292.

T�nch�z:A Hungarian Dance Party at the Hungarian Embassy, With Live Music  

Saturday, February 28, 2015, 7:00 p.m. until whenever 

Learn Hungarian dances and dance to the authentic music of Hungary played by the F�nyes band and local musicians.

               7 - 8 pm: Dance instruction for all ages

                               Cs�ng� dances of Gyimes & Moldva

               8 - ? pm: Adult t�nch�z

                               Additional teaching throughout the evening

Embassy of Hungary, 3910 Shoemaker St. NW, Washington, DC 20008. Plenty of street parking on surrounding streets.

ATTIRE: Please wear shoes with smooth soles (for turning) and comfortable clothes.


 
 
with the Tuesday Night Ceili Club. Set and Ceili Dances.
Tuesday Nights, Green Acres Center, 4401 Sideburn Road, Fairfax City, VA
Info: [email protected];  (703) 273-6869


Open Mic at Epicure Cafe, Fairfax, VA (Mondays and Thursdays)

11104 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030

Anyone can come, sign up their name on the list, and play 2 songs. Epicure has a PA system, mics, mic stands, a house drum kit, two house pianos, several house guitars, a house accordion, a house didgeridoo, and more. Signups are on site only (never by email or phone) strictly at 7:30 pm, and music starts at 8 p.m. Especially on Thursdays, the list fills up quickly, so show up early. No cover for the open mic night, but there is a 1 item per person minimum, so you are required to purchase at least one food or drink item in support of the establishment. 


Folklore Society of Greater Washington
PO Box 5693
Washington, District of Columbia 20016-5693
fsgw.org