Welcome to the
Spokane Folklore Society Contra Dancing in June
Our
first Wednesday dance on June 4 at the Woman’s Club Hall features Reel
Friends with Tashi Dial playing accordion, Ken Raymond on mandolin, and
Brendan Biele on guitar. Karen Wilson Bell will call contras.
Our
third Wednesday dance on June 18 at the Woman’s Club Hall features our
beloved Jam Band and a variety of our local callers hosted by Emily
Faulkner. This is our last Wednesday dance of the season.
We will start up again in September.
A special contra dance
featuring some of the staff of the Lady of the Lake June Music and
Dance Week are coming to town a day early. On Saturday June 21 at
the Western Dance Center, 1901 N Sullivan Rd in the Spokane Valley,
caller Luke Donforth from Burlington, VT with fiddler Betsy Branch and
piano player Sue Songer, will host a wonderful contra dance to finish
up our season. See the enclosed flyer for more information. General
admission is $15 and SFS Members $12
Annual Swing Dance
The
SFS’s Swing Into Summer features the amazing band The Max Quartet
playing a wide range of swing tunes on Saturday June 14 at the East
Spokane Grange. Alyssa Lobkov and Tom Hanming will offer a swing
dance workshop starting at 7PM. The two hour dance will follow
beginning at 8PM. General admission is $15 and SFS Members $12 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
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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