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Storyteller Diane Macklin at last year's Washington Folk Festival. This Year's Festival will be held Saturday, May 30 and Sunday, May 31.
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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.
FSGW DANCES
Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 - 10:30 p.m.
FSGW English Country Dance
Melissa Running calls to the playing of Becky Ross (fiddle), Anna Rain (recorders), and Liz Donaldson (piano)
Light refreshments. $10/members; $12/non-members; $5/students
Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Street, Glen Echo, MD
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hursday, May 7, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.
(7:00-7:30 p.m. introductory lesson)
FSGW/Carpe Diem Second Thursday Contra/Square Dance
DeLaura Padovan and Janine Smith calling to Steve Hickman & John Devine with Major Minor Marimba Trio (Maren, Darrow, Steven)
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, May 9, 2015, 2:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Music by Waverley Station (Liz Donaldson, Ralph Gordon & David Knight)
Practice Session: 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Potluck Dinner: 5:15-6:30 p.m.
Dance: 7:30-11:00 p.m.
Ticket information at http://www.bronord.com/ball2015/
Cherry Hill Park Conference Center
9800 Cherry Hill Road, College Park, MD
Sunday, May 10, 3-5 p.m.
Family Dance with Dave Eisenstadter with Lumber Jacksons
(washboards & banjos & trumpets and kazoos--oh, my!)
Admission: $5
Spanish Ballroom Annex, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD
Sunday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Contra Dance
Dave Eisenstadter with the Lumber Jackson 5
Admission: $10/members; $13/non-members; $5/student or child.
Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD
FSGW CONCERTS
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Jon Brooks:
Kerrville New Folk Winner and a three-time "Songwriter of the Year" nominee at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.
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Sunday May 17, 2015, 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
We continue our "North of the Border" theme with Canadian Singer-Songwriter Jon Brooks. Jon is a Kerrville New Folk Winner and a three-time "Songwriter of the Year" nominee at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. His songs feature sparse instrumentation on guitar and banjitar and densely layered poetry characterized by paradox, understatement and allusions to Western religious, literary and folk traditions. His latest album, The Smiling & Beautiful Countryside, explores a little known area of Canadian culture--violence. With a body count of 75, it will turn all your stereotypes about Canadians upside down!
Opening for Jon Brooks is Lou Dominguez, a topical singer-songwriter in the tradition of Phil Ochs.
Free to Members, $15/all others.
The Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St. NW, Washington, DC. Closest Metro Station: Takoma (Red Line). Parking available in the Takoma Metro lot.
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