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http://www.cds-boston.org st Deadline for Summer Newsletter: May 1 , 2001. Details, back page. From the President A reminder that we have moved our of Dear Friends, fices to: In this, my final column as president of the 42 West Foster Street Country Dance Society, Boston Centre, I would Melrose MA 02176 like to thank you for allowing me to serve, to help next to the Melrose Police Station. lead this organization into the 21st Century. We have accomplished many things over the past two Phone for Folk Arts Center in this office is years, not due so much to my own work, but to that (781) 662-7475. of many individuals with whon1 I have had the The new address location is NOT the pleasure of working. mailing address, which is: As you know, the CD project featuring Bare Country Dance Society, Boston Centre Necessities has been a wonderful success. People PMB 282 across the country-in many foreign countries as 1770 Massachusetts Avenue well-have purchased volumes of the series for Cambridge MA 02140 their listening pleasure, to play along with on a musical instument, and, of course, to dance to. We can be proud of a wonderful and useful product and a piece of art, really, that has been produced by the hard work of the many people involved. Challenging Contras Series, Additionally, you may know that we have be Sundays at the Scout House come Resident Members of the Center for Tradi This exciting new series for experienced dancers tional Dance and Music. While it is still just draw had its premiere in November with the Election ings and ideas, we are working hard to make it a Anticipation Dance-a great success with Lisa reality. The Center is in the process of hiring an Greenleaf and einstein's little homunculus, attract Executive Director and has established an Advisory ing twice as many people as we expected! Board, on which we have a seat. A couple of weeks Our upcoming dances this spring promise to be ago, the Resident Member groups nlet with the even more popular, as more people hear about architects who designed the facility and with the them. See page 8 for location and time, or call Ann at (617) 354-0864. Dances are: Continued on page 2 March 4, Fair Wind Fiesta: Dan Pearl with Domino, a great band from Canada, with Rich ard Forest, Sabin Jaques, and Rejean Brunet. CDS Boston Events on page 8 Other events on page 9-13 Continued on page 4 Address for News items on page 14 rns Rnrtnn NI'1IJ( From the President, C01ltill1ledfrom page 1 First Weekend at Pinewoods Don't plan your summer without considering leadership of the Center to wor k out our new office First Weekend at Pinewoods, a truly relaxing way space. As it stands now, CDS and NEFFA will share to welcome in the summer. First Weekend differs a 23 O-square-foot space that will have room for the from many other camp weeks and weekends, be future growth of our organizations. We will, of cause the events for the weekend are suggested and course, have need in the near future for furniture led by campers as well as regular staff. Campers and other equipment, but for now we are taking it help create a schedule that evolves as the weekend one step at a time. progresses, to produce an enjoyable mix of dance This March, we will have a number of new and and music sessions, as well as crafts, songs, stories, renewed faces on the Board. First a word of thanks and other activities for adults and children. to their predecessors. I would like to thank Andy Both staff and canlpers are encouraged to lead or Kohler,]ennie Hango, Adam Moskowitz, and]udy play music for one-hour workshops during the day. Francis, who will be completing their terms as These workshops have included English dances, Director, and also Ann Cowan, who has completed contras and squares, couple dances, dance band, a one-year term as Clerk, filling out the term of informal jam sessions at all levels, and morris or Alison Woodman. Mark]ones and Anne Richardson sword dancing. Other activities have included ca will be stepping down from their positions as noe lessons, swimming across Long Pond, conn' as Treasurer and Vice President, respectively. Addi in the pond, nature walks, yoga, rubber stamping, tionally, I am sad to say that Mary Stafford has giant bubbles, folk singing, madrigals, and lots resigned fronl her position as President Elect. I more. Ifyou have an idea for a workshop you want thank them all for helping CDS remain a vibrant to lead or a request for one you'd like one ofthe staff community organization. to lead, we'll do what we can to facilitate it. I look forward to welcoming the new Officers A staff of callers and musicians is hired to play for and Directors. While you will receive more infor the evening dances, which are a mix of English and mation on the entire slate, I would like to say just a American dances. This year!s staff will include couple of words about our new President Elect, Vince O'Donnell, David Titus, and other favorites. Paul Levitt. I have known Paul for many years; we ] anet Scudder will join us again this year as children's were teammates on Bluemont Morris when we activity leader. Janet has extensive experience as an both lived in the Washington, DC area. He will be art educator and storyteller and weaves both these a strong leader ofthe organization. He is very giving strengths together to provide fascinating work of his time and energy, and I believe that CDS will shops for children of all ages. continue to grow and flourish under his leadership. First Weekend activities include two evening This is only possible with the support of all the dances and morning and evening gatherings for hardworking volunteers-so thanks to all the com campers to come together and share stories, songs, mittees, whose work paid off with wonderful dances, music, jokes, whatever inspires you. Then ofcourse, series, dance weekends, and special events. there are the two wonderful ponds with all the It has been an honor and a pleasure to be a part swimming and canoeing you could want, the spon· of this Board, representing a group of people so taneous jam sessions that happen all over camp, and dedicated to such a wide variety of dance traditions. if welre lucky, some sunshine, a warm breeze, and -Margaret Scott Keller clear skies for stargazing. Please join us June 15th to 17th (Friday after noon to Sunday evening) for the cost of $145 per adult; fees decrease for different age groups of Gala Spring Fling Bash children. les the Contra Dance Delirium 3 at the Scout For more infornlation, contact Susan & Jack House, our final Fifth Saturday of the Season. Wild Janssen, (508) 875-1310 or [email protected] or Asparagus is coming! Their leader George Marshall Michael Resnick & Diane Biglow, (781) 862-6681 will call. We'll dance 7-11 PM and serve an elegant or resnick@excelon corp. com dessert at intermission. See page 8 for details. Look for a flyer and application included in this newsletter or at your local dances. 2 CDS Boston News Fried Herman Weekend 200 I 2nd Saturday English Dances Fried Herman is returning to Bostonl She com There are two more of these exciting dances this posed dances such as Rose of Sharon, The First season, on March 10 and May 12. What I find Lady, Astoria Lass, and Songs of the Harpist, and exciting-and you might too-is that they provide will be with us for the weekend of April 6th and 7th. a place to develop new callers and new musicians, She is widely recognized as among the greatest which we will need in the future, and they are an living choreographers of English country dance. opportunity for those who are writing new dances On Friday night, she will be teaching at the First to try them out with real live dancers, to see how Friday dance for experienced dancers, with music they feel to dance and perhaps to rewrite a part of by Jacqueline Schwab, at 8: 15 PM at the Church of the dance that really doesn't work. Our Savior, Carlton and Monmouth Sts. in Brook When the group gathers at the First Baptist line. On Saturday she will do a workshop in the Church in Central Square, Ken Allen is at the afternoon from 2:00 to 5 :00 PM, again at the keyboard. Without this series, how long would it Church of OUf Savior. Later that evening, she will have been before CDS Boston discovered Ken? lead a party at the Park Avenue Congregational Leslie Lassetter, one of the producers of this series, Church in Arlington, from 7:30-10:30 PM. asked Ken about his musical background. Music for the dance and workshop will be pro How long have you been dancing? vided by Peter Barnes, Mary Lea, and Margaret Ann I took my first dance class when I \vas in high Martin. Admission for First Friday will be the usual school, about 10 years ago in Havelock, North $5. Admission for the Saturday events will be $10 Carolina. I had a friend who wanted to take ballet for each event and $16 for a combined ticket. and who insisted that I join her. I didn't know Fried1s workshop in February 1995 was a high anything about it but was curiolls, so I went along point of that year's season, as Fried programmed to humor her.