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When you buy through Amazon.com, help support FSGW by using this link, http://smile.amazon.com/ch/52-6059782.
When you do, Amazon will make a small donation to FSGW. As you know through folktales such as "Stone Soup," (Aarne-Thompson tale type 1548), small donations can add up to tasty meal if enough people contribute!
Volunteers Needed for FSGW's Washington Folk Festival
Get hands-on experience in a wide variety of skills.
A few of hours of your time can help make the Festival possible. We need help not only during the festival weekend but on the weekends of May and June. Duties range from set-up/tear down to event planning and management, volunteer coordination, publicity, web page design, database management, fundraising, food preparation and more. To volunteer: Go to www.washingtonfolkfestival.org and fill out an on-line volunteer form. If you are interested in exploring a staff role, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. or call Dwain Winters at (301) 526-8558.
Wednesday, April 1, 8:00-10:30 p.m. FSGW English Country Dance Stephanie Smith and Ann Fallon lead the dancing to the music of Tina Chancey (fiddle), Bruce Edwards (bassoon and concertina), and Liz Donaldson (piano) Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD
Saturday April 4 is is Blumapaloza as FSGW's tireless Prez, April Blum, almost manages to be two places at once as she calls for the Hot Square Babes in the afternoon and for Transatlantic Crossing at the Greenbelt Contra in the evening.
Saturday, April 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Hot Squares Spring Edition Dance Party!
The Hot Square Babes (Laura Brown, Ann Fallon, Eva Murray, Janine Smith, and Susan Taylor) and April Blum calling.
Run of the Mill String Band from Philadelphia will play the tunes, that's Palmer Loux on fiddle, Greg Loux on guitar, Paul Sidlick on banjo, and Mat Clark on bass.
$10 donation
Ballroom Blum, 8300 Osage Terrace, Adelphi, MD
Saturday, April 4, 7:00-9:45 p.m.
Greenbelt Contra, Greenbelt, MD
April Blum calling to music by Transatlantic Crossing - a talented family of Greenbelt musicians: John, Anne, and David Gardner. Beginner lesson at 6:30. Soft-soled shoes, please.
Co-sponsored by FSGW and the City of Greenbelt.
Adults $10, Ages 7-18 $5, 6 and younger free.
Greenbelt Community Center Gym
15 Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD
Info: 301-397-2208.
Sunday, April 5, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW Sunday Contra
Perry Shafran with Atlantic Crossing
$10/members; $13/general admission; $5/students
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD
Wednesday, April 8, 8:00-10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Rich Galloway leads the dances to the playing of Chelle Fulk (fiddle), Barbara Heitz (flute), and Francine Krasowska (piano)
Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD
Thursday, April 9, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
(7:00-7:30 p.m. introductory lesson)
FSGW/
Carpe Diem Second Thursday Contra/Square Dance
Anna Rain calls with Genticorum from Quebec
Sponsors: FSGW, Carpe Diem and Montgomery County Recreation Department
Free admission to first time dancers
$5 students/low-income; $8 FSGW/BFMS/CDSS members; $10 general.
Silver Spring Civic Bldg, One Veterans Plaza. Free parking at 801 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Info: Busy Graham,301-466-0183 / [email protected]. www.FSGW.org /www.CarpeDiemArts.org
Saturday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
FSGW & Creative Cauldron Present Carpathia Dance Ensemble with Tisza Hungarian Dancers
Passport to the World: Dances from Central and Eastern Europe
$20 /General Admission; Students & Seniors: $18
Artspace, Falls Church
410 S. Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA
Sunday, April 12, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Family Dance with the Little Dust Ups String Band
Children and their parents are invited to join in the fun!
Spanish Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo Park, MD. $5
April 10-12, 2015
Chesapeake Dance Weekend
Come celebrate spring's arrival at the 33rd Annual Chesapeake Dance Weekend on April 10-12, 2015. Held on the banks of the Rhode River in Edgewater, Maryland, this year's camp will feature a star-studded lineup:
- Adina Gordon & Great Bear Trio
- Phil Jamison & the Corn Potato String Band
- Matthew Duveneck, Anna Gilbert, & Fiddlemuse
There's still room, so sign up today! Scholarships are available.
FSGW CONCERTS
Sunday, April 12, 3:00-5:30 p.m.
Blues, jazz, early country, old-time jug band, honkey-tonk and more.
Martin is a musician's musician and a powerful singer. He is proficient on guitar, five-string banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass, Cajun accordion, and dobro. Susanne is a phenomenal harmony singer who provides the perfect complement to Martin's robust vocals.
Suggested donation is $15.
For reservations and directions, contact Andy or Sondra Wallace at 301-324-7311, or e-mail them.
Mount Lubentia, 603 Largo Road, Upper Marlboro, MD
Friday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Celtic Music in a New Key
$20 /General Admission; Students & Seniors: $18
Artspace, Falls Church
410 S. Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA
Saturday, April 18, 8:00 p.m.
General admission: $15; free to FSGW members
Washington Ethical Society Auditorium
7750 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Please park on 16th Street
Info, tickets: www.fsgw.org
SPECIAL EVENT
The schedule is as follows:
- Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: All-Day singing from The Sacred Harp with a midday break for dinner. Please bring a dish to share.
- Sunday, April 12, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., All-Day singing from The Shenandoah Harmony with a midday break for dinner. Please bring a dish to share.
The convention is free and open to the public. All are welcome and no experience is required. Copies of The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition) and The Shenandoah Harmony (2013 Edition) will be available to borrow.
Location: The
Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike (Route 193), Great Falls, Virginia.
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