Swingin' Tern❤️Donna Hunt💙Grand Picnic💜June 4th💛Air Conditioning!

Donna Hunt

Grand Picnic

This Saturday, June 4th

Saturday, June 4th 7:30pm—10:30pm

[Beginners’ Workshop & Check-In at 7pm]

Donna Hunt & Grand Picnic

Sam Zygmuntowicz—fiddle; Michael Gorin—fiddle; Jody Kruskal—Anglo concertina; Danny Weiss—guitar

Admission $15 [students $5]

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ

Vaccination and N95/KN95 or surgical masks are required [see below for more information]

Hams that they are, Grand Picnic shows their rye humor as they sandwich in tunes as long as we can mustard the strength to keep up. With an open-faced smile, Donna will serve up a premium spread of Wonder-filled dances as we ketchup to her no-loaf contras. The best thing since sliced bread, Grand Picnic rises to the occasion with music you knead. Roll in with your bun and only, it’s the yeast you can do. Don’t be sconed, leave your muffin the car and wear a flour in your hair.

Donna Hunt

Having garnered an excellent national reputation, we are proud that Donna Hunt developed her calling chops at Swingin’ Tern Dances. Calling contras with interesting choreography and variations, Donna is known for utilizing clear, concise instructions to minimize teaching time and maximize dance time. Donna infuses the dancers with confidence, regardless of their skill level, and she enjoys guiding new dancers and challenging experienced ones.

Donna calling at Tern

Grand Picnic

Grand Picnic has been bringing their high-energy contra dance music to the Swingin’ Tern stage since 1986. Grand Picnic features Sam Zygmuntowicz on fiddle, Michael Gorin on fiddle, Jody Kruskal on Anglo concertina, and Danny Weiss on guitar.

Grand Picnic [3 of the current 4 members]

Introducing our new

dance home in Chatham!

Here’s a peek at our new light and airy home in Chatham from our last dance. It has a lovely wood floor and it’s air-conditioned!!

Our new home is at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 200 Main Street, Chatham, NJ. Enter from Main Street and park behind the church. Return under the portico and enter up the wide steps. There are many restaurants within two blocks of the dance on Main Street: Indian, Soul, Italian, Pakistani, Chinese, Mexican, and American cuisines.

The view from the parking lot behind the church. Walk back to left for the main dance hall entrance. An elevator is available if needed through the door shown in this picture. 50 parking spaces are available in the church lot. A municipal lot may be accessed from Bowers Lane directly across Main Street from the church. The large train station parking lot is two blocks away. Street parking is available.

Large windows are on all four sides of the dance hall providing excellent ventilation. Air conditioning will be available for the summer.

The wood floor is well-worn with great percussive qualities! We can't wait to hear those balances! The kitchen, bathrooms, large foyer, and terrace are just off the dance floor.

Mass Transit from NYC and beyond

We are thrilled to once again have our dance easily accessible by mass transit. The Chatham train station is just two and a half blocks from the dance hall. Use New Jersey Transit from Penn Statio n in NYC and take the Morris & Essex line terminating at Morristown or Dover. Convenient train times to Chatham are lv 5:11/ar 6:15pm or lv 6:11/ar 7:15. Return trips leave Chatham at 10:35 and 11:35.

Covid Protocol

Proof of Covid Vaccination and wearing face masks are required.

In accordance with CDC and Folk Project policy, face masks are required within the building and while dancing. N95/KN95 masks are preferred but surgical masks have been added to the list of acceptable masks. Please bring your own N95, KN95, FN94, or surgical face mask—we’ll have extra masks at the ticket desk if you forget.

Remember to bring your vaccine card to show at the ticket desk. You will be turned away if you do not have a CDC Covid Vaccination card or approved record indicating you have been fully vaccinated for more than two weeks. Boosters are recommended.

We are maintaining a roster of dancers that have been vaccinated to speed admission at future dances. If you aren’t already on our vaccine list, you may expedite entry by sending an image of your Covid Vaccination card in advance to Doug at dheacock@aol.com. We will add your name to the roster. We are asking for email addresses should there be a need to contact you about an issue at the dance.

Please arrive early. We ask for your patience at check-in.

We will have some individually wrapped snacks for the break. You are welcome to bring your own snacks—if you plan to share, please make sure they are individually wrapped.

Please bring your own water bottle with your name on it [which can be refilled at the kitchen sink]. We will not be providing a punch bowl.

Upcoming Dances at Tern

Our dances are held on the first and third Saturday year-round, plus NYE. Regular dances run from 7:30 to 10:30pm with a beginners' lesson at 7pm.

June 18 – TBA

Good Things to Know

Contra dancing is aerobic. Wear comfortable, cool clothing. To protect our wooden floor, please bring non-marking, non-street shoes to change into.

Volunteers are what makes our dance run. Click the volunteer email link below to help out and get free admission to a future regular dance.

Make a gift to Tern by sponsoring a dance which is a great way to celebrate your special occasion. Click the Sponsor email link below.

Hungry before or after the dance? There are several restaurants within two blocks of the dance on Main Street: Indian, Soul, Italian, Pakistani, Chinese, Mexican, and American cuisines

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How to Be a Great Dancer

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