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CFS Newsletter 2-2018.Pages Feb-March 2018 Corvallis Folklore Society BIG CFS EVENTS COMING SOON Feb 16-18 Corvallis Contra Weekend (full) Corvallis Contra Weekend Feb 18 Special Sunday Dance (2 bands) is February 16-18 (full) with Feb 23 Best Cellar CoffeeHouse a special dance for Feb 25 Dåimh “Gaelic Supergroup” everyone on Feb 18. Mar 2 John McCutcheon Mar 3 Contradance Dåimh is new to Corvallis Mar 4 Hoolyeh International Folk Dance and so are The Gothard Mar 8 Special Contradance Sisters Mar 15 The Gothard Sisters Mar 17 Contradance Mar 18 Hoolyeh International Folk Dance Philomath Hwy Share a song, lead a song, or Dick & Diane’s Brooklane listen as we go round the 3310 SW circle. (usually 2nd Sunday) Chintimini Chintimini Free and open to all. 541-753-8307 Sun, March 11, 6:30-9:30 pm Kurt’s Song Circle: at Kurt & Martha Smith’s Sun, Feb 25, 6:00-8:30pm 3730 SW Deon Dr. (usually 4th Sunday) Sun, Mar 25, 6:00-8:30pm Free and open to all. 1st Methodist Church The Best Cellar CoffeeHouse Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 acoustic music for an affordable price 7:30 The Lucky In Love String Band Usually the 4th Friday of the month. 7:30 - 10:00 PM (Pete Kozak, Jeff Hino, Ron Green, and Mark Weiss). Bluegrass with a twist. Well, maybe a few twists. Hot instrumental work and three part harmony. 8:30 Paper Wings Fiddler Wilhelmina Frankzerda, (grew up in Summit but now lives in Nashville) and Emily Mann will be stopping by The Best Cellar as part of their west coast tour. These two fine, young musicians bring a traditional, Americana sound to their own original songs. Reviewed by Kristin Andreassen (of Uncle Earl) as “a gorgeous, big-hearted and masterfully played bunch of songs and tunes from two of the best musicians I know." The Best Cellar is a once-a-month evening of acoustic music sponsored by the Corvallis Folklore Society. Admission is 2-10 dollars (your choice). Kids are free and welcome. Coffee, tea, cookies, and gluten free cookies are available for purchase. We meet in the cellar of the Methodist Church on 11th and Monroe, in Corvallis. Enter from the back. For more information, contact Mark Weiss at [email protected] The CFS homepage http://CorvallisFolklore.org/ Keep up on The Best Cellar http://corvallisfolklore.org/home/coffeehouse/ the folk scene Other links: http://people.oregonstate.edu/~thiesr/CorvallisCalendarLinks.html Feb-Mar 2018 Corvallis Folk Events Kurt's: 3730 SW Deon, FMI: 541-270-6369 MC: Methodist Church: 1165 NW Monroe, (11th St. door) Feb 16-18 GH – Corvallis Contra Weekend (full) Thies: 3310 SW Chintimini, FMI: 541-753-8307 Feb 18 (Sun) GH – Special Sunday Dance with 2 bands UU: Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 2945 NW Circle Bv 7pm instruction, 7:30-10:30 pm dance, $10 everyone W Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison (age 18 and under is $6) Uncle Farmer & The Free advanced tickets at Grass Roots Books, 227 SW 2nd and Raisins w/ Susan Petrick & Will Mentor * Ticket Tomato or (for Whitesides, Brownpapertickets) Feb 23 (Fri) MC - Best Cellar 7:30 The Lucky In Love ≈≈ CFS sponsored events listed in bold type ≈≈ String Band 8:30 Paper Wings Feb 25 (Sun) W Dåimh, “Gaelic Supergroup” , 7pm, ** http://corvallisfolklore.org/home/ reserve tickets $30, general admission $20, $2 off with http://people.oregonstate.edu/~thiesr/CorvallisCalendarLinks.html CFS membership* Repeating Out of Town Events Feb 25 (Sun) Kurt's – Song Circle, 6 to 8:30pm, free, Every Tuesday — Irish Ceili Dance Lessons (Salem) March 2 (Fri) FPC - John McCutcheon, 7:30pm , 6:30 – 8:30pm, Ceili & set dance Adv tickets* $20 for CFS, $22 non-CFS; add $2 at door $5, VFW Hall, 630 Hood St., NE, Salem Mar 3 (Sat) GH – Contra Dance 7:30pm instruction, 8:00pm Every Wednesday — Scottish Country Dance dance, $8-10 sliding scale; CFS/students- $2 off; bikers/ 7-8pm beginner, 8-9pm basic-advanced, $5 or $15/month walkers- $1 off 18 & under free; Santa Clara Grange Hall, 295 Azalea Drive, Eugene Countercurrent w/ Sonya Kaufman FMI: Kalindi at 541-515-4433 Mar 4 (Sun) GH – Hoolyeh International Folk Dance , 1st Wednesday — Eugene Folklore Society Song Circle 7-9 pm, $4/$3 CFS FMI: 541-461-3786 or http://www.eugenefolklore.org Mar 5 (Mon) OFH Corvallis Guitar Society 2nd Wednesday of each month — Zydeco Dance 6:30pm lesson, 7-9pm dance, free Mar 8 (Thur) GH – Contra Dance 7:30pm instruction, World Cafe, 449 Blair Blvd, Eugene. 8:00pm dance, $8-10 sliding scale; CFS/students- $2 off; FMI: http://www.eugenefolklore.org bikers/walkers- $1 off 18 & under free; The NETTLES w/ Woody Lane Every Thursday — English Country Dance Classes (McMinnville) 7:00 - 8:30pm, McMinnville Grand Ballroom $3 FMI: http:// Mar 10 (Sat) CFS Board Meeting, 1pm Erik Knoder’s, www.portlanddancing.com/moreinfo.aspx?moreinfo=1510 2307 NW 12th, Corvallis, Yellow house with red trim, Every Thursday — Morris Dancing in Eugene Phone is 541-272-1418. FMI: http://www.tworiversmorris.com/ Mar 11 (Sun) Thies – Song Circle, 6:30 -9:30 pm, free 2nd, 4th and 5th Thursday — String-Band Jam Mar 15 (Thur) Gothard Sisters, “Celtic Folk-Pop”, Calapooia Tavern, Albany FMI:http:// calapooiabrewing.com/blog/live-music-and-events/ reserve tickets $30, general admission $20, $2 off with 2nd Friday — Ceili, 7-8pm lesson, 8-11 Ceili, $10 VFW Hall, CFS membership* 630 Hood St., NE, Salem, http://www.ceiliofthevalley.org Mar 17 (Sat) GH – Contra Dance 7:30pm instruction, 3rd Friday – English Country Dances, Santa Clara Grange 8:00pm dance, $8-10 sliding scale; CFS/students- $2 off; Hall, 295 Azalea Drive FMI: 541 935 6051 bikers/walkers- $1 off 18 & under free; 2nd & 4th Saturdays – EFS Contra Dance 7pm lesson, HANDS 4 w/ Willam Watson 7:30pm dance, $8 public, $6 EFS/CFS, -$1 before Mar 17 (Sat) Dinna Fash Celtic Trio plays St Patrick’s Day at 7:30pm&students (w/ID),The Dunn School, 3411 Willamette Calapooia Brewery in Albany. 8-11pm. No cover St., EugeneFMI: 541-302-2628 Mar 18 (Sun) GH – Hoolyeh International Folk Dance , or http://www.eugenefolklore.org 7-9 pm, $4/$3 CFS, live music by the Zahav band 3rd Saturday — Contra Dance 7:00-9:30pm dance Mar 19 (Mon) UU - Judy Fjell and Nancy Schimmel, music of Greenacres Grange, 93393 Greenacres Lane, Coos Bay Malvina Reynolds, 7:30 pm, Adv* tickets $15, add $3 atd Last Sunday – Old Time Jam4:00pm, free Mar 25 (Sun) Kurt's – Song Circle, 6 to 8:30pm, free, Cozmic, 8th and Charnleton, Eugene, FMI:541-228-1644 ** May 19 (Sat) before Contradance, Annual CFS Meeting Calendar Contact: [email protected] Locations in Corvallis Newsletter : [email protected] FMH: Friends Meeting House, 3311 NW Polk Ave Corvallis Folklore Society: http://corvallisfolklore.org/ FPC: First Presbyterian Church, 114 SW 8th St. Eugene Folklore Society: http://www.eugenefolklore.org GH: Gatton Hall, First Congregational Church, 4515 SW Salem Folklore Community www.westwindweekend.org West Hills Rd Portland Folk Music Soc. http://www.portlandfolklore.org OFH: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd 3rd St., Corvallis IC: Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW Philomath Bv http://imaginecoffee.net/ Every Tuesday IC – Celtic Jam, 7:00pm, free Let's Dance! Sponsored by the Corvallis Folklore Society Contras 1st and 3rd Saturdays (September to June) in Corvallis There will not be a Saturday Night Contradance on Feb 17. *Sun Feb 18* (Gatton Hall) Special Sunday Dance: 2 Bands & 2 Callers Lesson at 7:00 p.m. Dance 7:30 -10:30 p.m. Special Admission: $10 for everyone over 18 years old and $6 for everyone 18 and under. Uncle Farmer & The Free Raisins w/ Susan Petrick & Will Mentor Uncle Farmer is: Ben Schreiber – fiddle; Michael Sokolovsky – guitar. The Free Raisins are: Audrey Knuth – fiddle; Jeff Kaufman – mandolin, trumpet, feet; Amy Engles –piano, accordion. Sat March 3rd (Gatton Hall) Countercurrent w/ Sonya Kaufman From Olympia, WA: Brian Lindsay – fiddle; Alex Sturbaum – guitar; Sonya Kaufman – caller Thurs March 8th (Gatton Hall) Special THURSDAY NIGHT DANCE in conjunction with the CASCADE PROMENADE !!! The NETTLES w/Woody Lane Lesson @ 7:00 p.m. Dance: 7:30-10:30 Sat March 17 (Gatton Hall) HANDS 4 w/ Willam Watson From Portland: Carl Thor – piano; Fran Tewksbury – whistle, flute, percussion; Keith Moe – fiddle, mandolin; Rich Goss – guitar, percussion; William Watson, caller. Sat Apr 7 (Gatton Hall): Euphemists w/ Eric Curl From Portland: Dave Goldman – keyboard; Alan Snyder – fiddle; Paula Hamlin – sax, whistle, flute; Kaye Blesener – trombone; Jerry Nelson – guitar, sax, clarinet; From Seattle: Eric Curl – caller. Sat Apr 21 (Gatton Hall): Unleashed w/ Erik Weberg From Portland: Jocelyn Goodall – fiddle; Rick MacQuoid – fiddle, guitar; Eliza Romick – hammered dulcimer, banjo uke, percussion; Rick Piel – piano; Erik Weberg – caller. Sat May 5 (Gatton Hall) The Bridgetown Boys w/ Tarka Ayres From Portland: Victor Fiore – fiddle; Lanny Martin - piano; Jon Neff – guitar; Tarka Ayres – caller Sat May 19 (Gatton Hall): The Nettles w/ Michael Karcher From Corvallis: Laura Brophy - fiddle; Kevin Johnsrude - guitar; Michael Proctor - bass; Brian Bucolo – percussion; from Seattle, Michael Karcher – caller. Sat June 2 (Gatton Hall) InTentCity w/ Jacquie Grennen From North Idaho: Betsy Richards- fiddle; Graham Richards -guitar, fiddle; Seth Richards – piano, bass; David Richards – percussion; from Los Angeles: Jacquie Grennen – caller. Sat June 16 (Gatton Hall) Treehouse w/ Noah Grunzweig From Eugene: Ben Young – banjo, whistle; Rachael Young – piano; from Corvallis: Bo Leyden - mandolin; Shari Ame - fiddle; Kevin Craven – fiddle; from Portland, Noah Grunzweig – caller. We dance regularly at Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Road, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333. From downtown, take Western Ave.
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