Welcome to the
Spokane Folklore Society Wednesday Contra Dances. February 1 & February 15
Please
join us for a fun filled month of contra dancing. Besides our second
Saturday Valentine Contra on February 11, we have two wonderful contra
dances 1st and 3rd Wednesday at the Woman's Club Hall. On February 1,
our favorite old time music band River City Ramblers will join caller
Karen Wilson-Bell for an evening of contras and maybe even a square!
Everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary. Couples and singles.
On
February 15, Dog Paw, that family of rovers, will bring a range of old
time music and classic New England tunes to the floor. Father and
daughter, Eugene and Sally Jablonsky, join Liz Dreisbach in fiddle,
woodwinds, and guitar laced music. Emily Faulkner from Sandpoint will
call contras inspired from her New England upbringing.
All
Wednesday dances are held at the Woman's Club Hall, 9th and Walnut, on
the Southhill of Spokane with a newcomer session at 7:15 followed by a
two hour dance beginning at 7:30. General Admission $10 SFS Members
& College Students $7 Kids under 18 Free. Proof of Covid Vaccinations is required. Upon
the recommendation of our callers, the SFS board has decided to host
dances at the Woman's Club on 1st and 3rd Wednesday through December. We
are reducing the number of dances each month in order to make them more
special. The first dance on September 21st is free to those current
SFS members; by joining SFS at the dance you will save $10! SFS Covid Protocols for Indoor DancesThe
board of the Spokane Folklore Society has decided to require the
proof of vaccination in order for participants
including dancers, musicians, callers, sound techs and anyone else to
be involved in one of our sponsored dances. You must bring your COVID
CDC card or a copy of it on your phone and show it at the door.
By doing this, you will be registered and will not be required to
show it at the next
dance. You will not be able to participate unless you have been
registered .Masks are optional - as weather permits windows will
be open to provide more air flow. This way, we are doing
everything we can to get us all dancing and playing music again,
whatever it takes. See you on
the dance floor! Membership Information:
It is time to renew your SFS membership. If
you are joining for the first time, your membership will help to fund
the operations of the SFS. In addition, you will receive $3 discounts
at our Wednesday dances. Also, you will receive our monthly newsletter
as well as any updates and announcements. You can join by accessing the
membership form through the following link. Link for a full year membership Fill it out and mail it
in with a check.
Newsletters Archived on SFS Website
Older editions of the
Spokane Folklore Society Newsletter can be found on the SFS website
starting from September 2020 (link at left). There are some great
articles to read.
Starting in September we added several feature columns to the
newsletters. Please enjoy our Callers Corner featuring articles by all
our regular callers.
Forty Years Ago showcases some of the people and events that were
highlights of the early years and got the SFS started on its path to
success. Penn Pals is a column where Penn Fix interviews people that
have been instrumental in starting and keeping folk traditions alive in
the Spokane region.
Current Newsletter (note: due to lack of editor, emails are being substituted for newsletters)
And now some of our older newsletters are available as well
We can help you get in touch with
other people in the
Spokane, Washington, area who are interested in music, dance, and folk
arts. Find out what's happening
on the calendar
Our major project of the year is
the
Fall Folk Festival.
One of our main
activities with SFS is Contra
Dancing. Contra dancing is a type of traditional
dance from
New England. Dancers face each other in "contra" lines and move up and
down the formation as couples in figures directed by a caller. The
Virginia
Reel is a dance in this style. You don't have to be experienced - the
caller
teaches all the moves. Special clothes are not necessary. No partner is
needed - Singles and couples are invited. Check the calendar
for the contra dance schedule. Click
here more details and some pictures and links to video of a
typical local Contra dance.
If you are interested
in having the Folklore Society help
sponsor your event, please download this .pdf
form
here. (Acrobat reader required)
If this is your first
visit to our site, please read
more about the Spokane Folklore Society: its organization and
mission.
We hope that you will join
us,
and subscribe to our monthly newsletter. 
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