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The Board of Directors met at Harvey Cohen's home on ... and musicians, too. On Thursday, August 16, the April 26. It was the first meeting of the new Board, and summer series will feature a -Come All Ye- Contra and President Dan Pearl welcomed new members Don Square dance. If you are interested in calling or playing Cobean, Cheryl Deckert, Julia Huestis, and Kathy Terzi. for dances then this is your golden opportunity. Enthusiasm, not years of experience, is required. If you CDS will be undertaking a fundraising effort this year. would like to contribute to part of the evening, give Dan Several ideas are being considered. The Board is a call at 872-5228. This is YOUR evening interested in hearing from any members who have ides or -- PARTICIPATE! energy to contribute to this much-needed effort. .Mary Starford reported that plans for the summer series, which is being jointly sponsored by CDS, NEFFA, and Thanks... the F AC, are proceeding well. Look for the notice detailing the series enclosed with this newsletter. The CDS Board grateCully thanks the following supporters oC the Kenneth Crook Pinewoods Scholarship Chuck Gordon presented the Board with a revised draft Fund: of an Admission Policy for all CDS-sponsored residential events. Based on the responses from the membership, Beal &; Peggy Hyde, John &; Lelon Krzywicki, Bertram the policy will guarantee a reasonable balance of men Scharf, Jacqueline Schwab, Chris Walker~ and Louise and women. Winston. Sandra Borden was voted in as a member of the English This fund is used to provide financial support for people Dance Committee, replacing Carole RamsdeJI, who ha..., to attend the CDS July 4th \Veekend. resigned. . .. And More Thanks... The possibility of a CDS-sponsored winter residential event is being investigated by ~1ary StaCford. The CDS Dance Committee (Harvey Cohen, Juia Huestis, Deanna Marvin, and Dan Pearl) Dan Pearl is in the process of compiling a CDS Board thank all who ma.de the Tuesday night dance an Member's Manual. Any members who are interested in enjoyable blend of friendship, music, and motion. Special helping to compile details should contact Dan. thanks go to Diane Biglow, Stan Darcy, Andy Dennison, Honey Hastings reported on phns for Labor Day Joyce Ingold, Ingrid Klimore, Chris Nolet, Fran Weekend at Pinewoods. This event is becoming an Pertenick, and Louise Vlinston for help beyond the call increasing1y popular way to end the summer (or many Oc duty. Also thanks to our regularly featured talent: members. Interested members are urged to apply early Ted Sannella, Tony Saletan, Peter Barnes, and Cal for admission. Look for details in the flyer enclosed with Howard. this newsletter. Next season will see some substantial changes in CDS The next Board meeting will be on Sunday, June 24 at New England Dance offerings. Plans are now in the Lila Farrar's home in Sturbridge. All CDS members are works - details will be announced soon. Ir you would welcome at all Board meetings. Call Dan Pearl at like to get involved in the production of the series, see 872-5228 if you're interested in attending one. any member of the New England Dance Committee. \Ve have a big, but exciting job ahead of us and we could use --Deborah D'Amico, Secretary your help. *************************************************************************************************** Country Dance Society, Centre 309 Washington St., Wellesley Hills, MA 02181 Telephone (617) 235-6181 *************************************************************************************************** ...And Even More Thanks!

As Chairperson of the English Dance Committee I would Thursday I June 21: l\,YEF'FA Contra with AppJejack. like to thank our English Country Dance leaders Helene Thursday, June 28: Contras with S. Schnur, M. Lea, J. Cornelius, George Fogg, Emily Ferguson, Robin Rogers­ Schwab, C. Smith, & L. Clark. Browne, Brad Sayler, and Jackie Schwab; our English Thursday, July 5: NEFFA Contra with Swallowtail. Country Dance musicians IIBare Necessities· (Mary Lea, Wednesday, July 11: English Country Dance. G. Fogg & Peter Barnes, and Jackie Schwab); our Ritual Dance R. Rogers-Browne with Bare Necessities. leaders Jody Evans, Cynthia WheaT, Chris \Valker, Andy Thursday, July 12: Contra Party with D. Pearl, P. Barrand, Tony Barrand, and Kathy Tighe; and our Barnes, R. Sutter, & C. Kaufman. Ritual Dance musicians Andy Barrand, Marty Stock, Joe \Vednesday, July 18: Other Countries' Contras & Bowbeer, Ed Durham, and Bill Tomczak, for a very Squares. The Taylors. enjoyable season of dancing. I would also like to t:lank Thursday, July 19: Waltz/Pivot Intro with M. Taylor. my colleagues on the English Dance Committee, Hich 8:30: Contras & Squares with S. Elberger. Jackson, Adam Moskowitz, Carole Ramsdell, and Mary Music by the BLT. Sta.rford, for planning and organizing events and administering the dances; Cynthiz. \Vhear for ce­ 4th Saturdays in June, July, and August: English organizing the Ritual Dance series; and Stephanie Jack Country Dance on Cape Cod. 8PM. Barnstable for co-organizing the Playford Ball. Finally a special Unitarian Church, Rte. 6-A, Barnstable Village, r..fA. thanks to Gene for setting up and taking down the sound The August 25th dance will be a party: potluck supper at system in Hannum Hall. 6:30PM, live music, and guest leader Pat Talbot, from Chicago. For information call the \Vorrells at 362-9570. -- Arthur Ferguson Dance Camps CALENDAR (Camps are open by advance registration only.) Dance Series Friday, June 29 - Monday. July 2: CDS 4th of July Weekend at Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, ~IA. ~ Tuesday: CDS New England Squares and Contras. 8:15 - ll:OOP.M. Instruction at 7:45PM. Brimmer & Monday, July 2 - Friday, July 6: CDS Ritual Days at May School Gym, Middlesex Road, Chest.nut Hill, MA. Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MA. Callers: Ted SanneHa & Tony Saletan. Soft-soled ~hoes Sunday, August 25 - SUl1day, September 1: Camper's only. $3.00 members/$3.50 others. Series ends June 19. Week at Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth, tvfA. Co­ Every Wednesd2l,;. CDS English Country Dancing. 8:30 sponsored with CDSS National. - 1l:00PM. 7 Temple Street, Cambridge, MA. Music: Saturday. September 1 - Tuesday, September 4: CDS Bare Necessities. $3.00/$3.50. Series ends June 13. Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods. (see enclosed flyer.) Starting Thursday, June 21: CDS/NEFFi\/FAC Summer Friday, September 21 Sunday, September 23: Series. See enclosed flyers. All dances 8PM. Thursday CDS/AMC Cardigan Mountain weekend. Features dances at the First Congregational Church, corner dancing & hiking. Garden & Mason Streets, Cambridge. ~1A. \Vednesday dances at the First Unitarian Church, Belmont, MA. For information on any of the above events, call $3.50/$3.25. CDS/NEFFA at (617) 235-6181.

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CDS has been an influential part of the Boston Dance The CDS/NEFFA office has changed its address! By the scene since 1915. \Ve are proud to have contributed to time that you receive thi::.: newsletter, we will have the development of many local callers and musicians. moved in with the Folk Arts Center of New England, in Although this season has been financially poor for CDS, Central Square, Cambridge. Thim move was made to we do not measure our success by numbers alone. more economically serve the needs of the CDS About seven years ago, the crowded conditions at the membership. Cambridge YWCA forced us to move our Tuesday dance , WE NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS in our new oUice. to Chestnut Hill. The current attendance level now " If you have any of these items, we would love to hear provides us the opportunity to explore new options. To4.li~ from you! supplement the items in our suggestion book, we have solicited and received advice from many dancers and * A TELEPHONE - Modular connector, desk model, dial or pulse (not touch-tone only). Any color is OK. Your dance leaders. donation will save CDS $30, plus monthly rental costs. We have decided to bring the Tuesday night dance back to Cambridge. Starting in September, our Tuesday night * TELEPHONE ANS\VERING MACHINE - Voice-activated recording, variable-length outgoing dance will be held at the First Congregational Church, at , message, dual-cassette, must be programmable by Mason and Garden Streets, just off the Common. You 4 remote (so that we can place a weather cancellation may have already danced in this hall, which has a rine ~il;" notice on the tape without a trip to the office), floor and pleasant acoustics. ~ preferably touch-tone keyboard remote cont.rol. Your We are aware that the vitality of Harvard Square donation will save CDS about $150. includes a parking problem. But the Square is an exciting pla.ce, with many places to eat or snack (before News from Maine and after the dance), and good connections for public (. English Country Dancing is alive and well in Brunswick, transportation. Maine, under the direction of several aspiring dance The program will reature many local and out-of-town ,."••1 leaders and supported by the music of the Nonesuch callers and musicians. Our dance will be a quality dance Count.ry Dance Band. It has been nearly three years - fun and satisfy ing for experienced dancers and now since we got our start with George Fogg and a grant newcomers alike. from Boston CDS. We continue to meet regularly on the third Saturday of every month. We appreciate your loyalty. See you in the fall! We try to add a little spice to the dancing by having a P .S.: There is a possibility that CDS will be running a special surprise each month. Past offerings have monthly New England Dance Party at Brimmer and included a pancake race (with a copy of the Bare May (the last Saturday of the month), starting m Necessities album for a prize), a story time teaching the October. Watch future newsletters and flyers! moral of the Tichborne Dole, tvfaypole dancing, and one evening in which all the dances were chosen around the Dance on the Cape theme of the hey.

If you are vacationing on Cape Cod this summer, you July promises to be another special evening. The might like to go to an English Country Dance there. On Pejepscot Historical Society of Brunswick, Maine, is the 4th Saturdays in July and August, there will be fortunate to have in its collection a handwritten Country dancing at the Barnstable Unitarian Church, manuscript, dated 1795, which apparently was the Ute. 6-A, Barnstable Village, at 8PM. On August 25 the working copy of notes belonging to a dancing master in dance will feature live music and a guest leader from Topsham. So far we have not been able to identify Chicago, Pat Talbot. It will be preceded by a potluck many of the thirty dances notated with dances found in dinner at 6:30. For more information, call the Worrells other published sources. \Ve have made an effort to at 362-9570. reconstruct the dances from the notes and to choose appropriate tunes for them. We will offer a selection of Come All Ye Musicians and Callers! these at a dance jointly sponsored with the PHS on July 21 at the Varney Lecture Hall, School Street, Brunswick, There is still space for YOU in tbe program on Maine. There wil1 be a workshop from 3 to 5PM for Thursday, August 16. On that date the summer series beginners, followed by a dance at 8PM for all, with the

will feature a II Corne An Yea Contra & Square dance proceeds going to benefit the PHS. Period dress is featuring your friends as leaders and musicians. If you welcome. Those int.erested in attending should call Robb are interested in calling or playing for this dance, Spivey, (207) 726-8216 (evenings). PLEASE CALL SOON: Dan Pearl, 872-5228. -- Robb Spivey ********************************************************************************* COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY 595 AVENUE, ROOM 210 BOSTON CENTRE, INC. CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 TELEPHONE: (617) 235-6181 ********************************************~******.. ****************************** 1,{t..( - (3£{O Board News CALENDAR The Board of Directors met on May 17 at the home of Dance Series Julia Huestis. \Vednesdays and Thursdays: CDS/NEFFA/FAC Summer CDS members will see no change in their dues corne this Series. See enclosed flyers. All dances 8PNI. Thursday Fall. Memberships will remain $8 for regular members dances at the First Congregational Church, corner and $5 for senior citizens. Evelyn Lamond and Arthur Garden & :Mason Streets, Cambridge, MA. Wednesday Ferguson were voted in 3.S members of the Endowment dances at the First Unitarian Church, Belmont, MA. Committee, replacing Helene Cornelius and Chris $3.50/$3.25. Walker, whose terms have expired. Mary Stafford reported that her investigations into a site \Vednesday, July 18: Other Countries' Contras & for a possible CDS-sponsored winter residential event Squares. The Taylors. have produced an excellent possibility: Sargent Camp, in Thursday, July 19: 7:30: Waltz/Pivot Intro with M. southern New Hampshire. The availability of cross­ Taylor. 8:30: Contras & Squares with S. country ski trails and snowshoe trails, plus the cozy Elberger. Music by the BLT. cabins heated by wood-burning stoves, make the facility Wednesday. July 25: English Country Dance, featuring especially inviting. The Board is looking for an triple-time dances, with J. Schwab & B. enthusiastic member, or members, to organize a winter Sayler. ~1usic by C. Kaufman, B. Tomczak, residential event. Please contact Dan Pearl if you're interested. & K. Axelrod. Thursday, July 26: . INEFFA Contral Dea Marvin reported that this year's Food Booth at format. Music by G. Wilson, R. Rappaport. NEFFA was one of the most successful ever. Housed in Wednesday, August 1: Turning Dances. Basic skills/ an attractive new booth, and offering anew, expanded easy popular dances from the International menu, the Food Booth provided much-needed income for repertoire, with C. Taylor. CDS. Many thanks go out to all who helped Dea with Thursday, August 2: 7:30: Waltz intro with P. Mc­ this welcome success. Keever. 8:30: Contras & Squares with \V. Lenk. The Board approved the change in location of the CDS t\1usic by R. Dornfeld, J. O'Connor, L. Clark, ofrice. See article elsewhere in this newsletter. The & J. Schwab. Board also approved the English Committee Financial \Vednesday, August 8: English Country Dancing, Ceaturing Pat Shaw dances, with H. Cornelius Proposal and the New England Committee Report and & E. Ferguson. Music by C. Kaufman, B. Tom­ Proposal. czak, & K. Axelrod. Two tentative dates have been set for summer Board Thursday, August 9: Square Dance vv'ith P. 'McKeever. meetings. They are July 10 and August 14. Times and Music by C. Romaine, S. :Mathis, & J. Spector. locations for each will be set at a later date. All CDS Wednesday, August 15: Turning Dances. A cut above members are welcome at aJi Board meetings. CaU Dan basic; dances Crom the International repertoire, Pearl if you are interested in attending one. with ,M. Taylor. Music by S. \Vorland, C. Anderson, & C. Howard. -- Deborah D'Amico, Secretary Thursday, August 16: Come All Yeo If interested, call Cardigan Weekend Dan Pearl: (617) 872-5228. Lead musicians: V. O'Donnell & B. Rose. The annual AMC-CDS Country Dance \Veekend will be Dance Camps held at Cardigan Ski Lodge in Alexandria, New Hampshire, on September 21-23. There will be three (Camps are open by advance registration only.) callers and three musicians on hand for the dances and dance classes. Hikes to the summit of ~fount Cardigan Sunday, August 25 - Sunday, September 1: Camper's or to Welton Falls on Saturday. Folk singing each Week at Pinewoods Camp, Plymouth) MA. Co­ evening after the dances. Sunday noon barbeque. Tot.al sponsored with CDSS National. cost $60 for members of A.fvfC or CDS. See flyer Cor Saturday. September 1 - Tuesday, September 4: CDS more details. Labor Day Weekend at Pinewoods. (see enclosed flyer.) -- MartIn Markham Friday, September 21 Sunday. September 23: CDS/AMC Cardigan Mountain weekend. Features Thanks to... dancing & hiking. See enclosed flyer.

John Conway, Marcia Goldensher, and Christine & Ed For information on any of the above events, call Helwig, the most recent contributors to the Kenneth CDS/NEFFA at (617) 235-6181. Crook Pinewoods Scholarship Fund. \Ve use the Fund to help people who couldn't otherwise aCCord to attend our Fourth of July weekend at Pinewoods. Additional thanks go to Gertrude Houghton Cor her recent unrestricted donation to CDS. Gertrude doesn't dance with us too orten, and so we appreciate her support to CDS all the more. country Dance Society Non-Profit Org. Boston Centre, Inc. U.S. POSTAGE 595 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 210 PAID Cambridge, MA 02139 Wellesley Hills, MA 02181 Permit #58340 CD5 :Boston 11ews

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·Contras in the Square" Season Premiere Little Bits Harvard Square is the place, and we are Still needed for the new CDS/NEFFA office providing the action! New England Contras and are a dial desk phone, and a remotely Squares return, in a new exciting format, to programmable telephone answering machine. If the First Congregational Church in Cambridge you have any of these items kicking around the (site of the Thursday Summerdance). house or have a way to get them inexpensively. let us know before October 1st. The series features many different callers and musical groups from near and far. Special Charity Stafford is the usual editor of guests include Brad Foster, The Southerners, the Newsletter. She couldn't do it this month and Applejack! The first dance of the season and so it gives me the opportunity to thank is September 4th, where you can join ~ her for the splendid job that she has been ~~~~. Mary Lea, Leah Weiss, and Cal Howard doing. Not only is it a lot of work, but it Romp in the Hey". See the flyer for has to be done on time. And Charity's been the fall schedule. doing it. Thank you, Charity. We hope to enjoy your company at CONTRAS IN THE SQUARE! Historical Dance Class at N.E. Conservatory CDS member Julia Sutton is beginning her Weekend Dance Parties at Brimmer & May 18th year as Director of the Collegium Terpsichore of the New England Conservatory. CDS is doing its part to fill up your This group is devoted to learning, performing, weekends with Dance! Circle the last and enjoying the social and theatrical dances Saturdays of October, November, and December of the 16th to 18th centuries in their on your calendars. Ted Sannella will be original style with historical costumes and calling Contras and Squares to the exciting instrumentation. music of Carol Kaufman, Roberta Sutter. and Peter Barnes. This year's focus will be on the London of George Frideric Handel. and will include 18th This new dance format is experimental. If century English country dances (such as Mr. your enthusiasm and attendance warrants it, we Beveridge's Maggot, Spanish Gypsy, and Mad will extend the dance for the rest of the Moll) chosen from the large selection of season. Show your support for CDS Dancing! dances that swept the ballrooms and stages of Europe and the colonies. Thanks to ••• Classes are held Mondays starting September 10th. For registration information ..• all the people who contributed their time call JUlia Sutton (Chairperson of the Music and toil to make the CDS July 4th Weekend and History/Musicology Department) at 325-5579. Ritual Days at Pinewoods splendid events. Don't forget to ask her about the sUbstantial John Krzywicki, Bob Paul. Cynthia Whear. and discount for CDS membersl Beth Robinson spent countless hours planning, talking, solving problems, and running around. As the chairpeople, they all did Board News magnificent jobs, and deserve congratulations and thanks from us all. The Board of Directors met at Lila Farrar's home in Sturbridge on June 24. Also, special thanks to Jackie Schwab, who took time out from her job as Camp Manager, to Treasurer Harvey Cohen reported that the donate her beautiful musicianship for the Bolles Fund Pinewoods scholarships were English Country Dance portion of the Ritual awarded to Paul Kermiet and Tamara Days program. With Earl Gaddis, your music Loewenthal. Both will be attending English was overwhelming! and American Week. The Board established several new classes J of membership which will give several new ways ~. ~2_ _;i ~:J { -~C.: ~-- ~J to join and support CDS. Many of the classes ~·~1-?I~~·~·'~~~~I~·~~~ include premiums and offer family benefits. l \, The Board also approved a Season Ticket, # available to members, which would allow free , . W admission to most Boston Centre events. Members will receive details with their Every Tuesday: "Contras in the Square" New renewal notices, shortly. England Country Dancing. FCCI. 8:00-11pm. Newcomer instruction at 1:30. $3.25/$3.15. Arthur Ferguson presented the English Starts Sept 4. Committee Report and Proposal for 1984-85. The first Wednesday of the season is September Every Wednesday: English Country Dancing. 1 12th. Temple St., Cambridge MA. 8:30-11pm. Music by "Bare Necessities". $3.50/$4.00. Oct 31 Adam Moskowitz reported that the 1984 only: at FCC'. Starts Sept 12. Playford Ball was greatly enjoyed by all who attended. Dwight Hall was felt to be Wednesdays: English Ritual Dancing. 7 Temple particularly well-suited for the Ball, and St., Cambridge MA. 8pm-9pm. $4.50/$5.00. Adam urged the Board to use the same hall for First series: "Open (to all) Morris Dancing". next year. The Board confirmed Stephanie Jack Starts Sept 19. Oct 31 only: at FCC*. as Chairperson for the 1985 Playford Ball. First Fridays: Experienced English Country The Board approved the series of three Dancing. Church of Our SaVior, Monmouth & Saturday dances proposed by the New England Carlton Sts., Brookline MA. Jackie Schwab, Dance Committee (see the "Weekend Dance musician. 8-11pm. $3.50/$4.00. Starts Oct 5. Parties" article). La~t Saturdays: Contra and Square Dance Any member is welcome to attend the Board Party. Brimmer & May School, 69 Middlesex Rd., meetings. If you are interested, call Dan Chestnut Hill MA. Ted Sannella with Carol Pearl (617/872-5228). Kaufman, Roberta Sutter and Peter Barnes. Deborah D'Amico, Secretary $3.50/$4.00. Starts Oct 21. Dance Camps New Members Welcome (open by advance registration only) If you picked up this Newsletter at a Sept 1-4; CDS Labor Day Weekend. dance, and you are interested in joining CDS, we would love to have you with us! Benefits Sept 21-23: CDS/AMC Cardigan Mountain include having this Newsletter and flyers Weekend. Featuring DanCing and Hiking. mailed to your home, a discount at our events, REGISTER NOW. and preferential admission to residential dance events at Pinewoods. Membership is Special Events still $8 per year. Call the office or, better yet, join up at our dances! Saturday Sept 8: NEFFA Contra with The Woods Hole Folk Orchestra. FCC*. 8pm-l1pm. $3.00/$3.25. CALENDAR Saturday Sept 22; Pinewoods Morris Men annual Dance Series Cambridge Morris Tour. Plans are still being made for an evening English County Dance in Thursdays: CDS/NEFFA/FAC summer series. FCCI. Cambridge. Watch for flyers. $3.25 (members)/$3.50 (regular). "Come All Ye" New England Looking Ahead nc ng. 8pm. Musical leaders: O'Donnell and Rosen. Saturday December 22: CDS Christmas Party at Aug 23 - 1:30pm: Scottish Basics with M. Perkins School. Watertown. Taylor. 8:30: Contras with W. Lenk. Saturday March 9: CDS Playford Ball at Perkins Music: Dornfeld, Pearlman, and Robinson. School, Watertown. Aug 30 - 1:30pm: Hambo Basics with M. Taylor. 8:30: Contras and Squares with T. Saletan. Music: The BLT.

* - FCC is the First Congregational Church in For more information about any of the above Cambridge, Mason & Garden Streets (at Harvard events, call the CDS/NEFFA office at (our new Square). telephone number) 6111354-1340.

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LABOR DAY WEEKEND 1984 RITUAL DANCE 1984-1985

Well, once again CDS-Boston Centre has The English Ritual Dance series begins on closed the season at Pinewoods with a September 19, a week later than English fine Labor Day Weekend. This year camp Country Dancing, this year featuring was filled a week after the lottery date, Peter Masters teaching an "Open (to all) and there was soon a waiting list of 20 Horris: Ducklington tradition". This will men and women. But "wait-listed" people be followed by Andy Barrand teaching a should take heart: many of those 20 had Waltz Clog series, and then by Cynthia been accepted into camp by S3turday, the Whear teaching a Longsword series. 1st of September! After the Christmas and New Years' holi­ A special feature of the weekend was a days, Shag Graetz will teach a class in "Silent Auction", the proceeds of which Longborough tradition Morris, and plans were donated to CDSS to help pay the are still being completed for a third cost of rebuilding cH. Some fascinating Morris series, Northwest or Border Morris, objects and services were offered and and possibly a Rapper series. Watch your over $1000 was raised. cH, by the way, newsletter for details! was inspected and approved on Friday, August 31, so participants in Campers' Week got to inaugurate the hall that night. It was used for dancing through­ out Labor Day Weekend, and "Blackwell Hall" was a featured dance on Monday night, to honor the efforts of Jim Black­ well, who has put a hard summer into seeing this project at last completed. Congratulations, Jim; it's worth the wait!

Sunday night's dance was a costume ball, the theme being "20,000 Leagues Under cHIt. The hall was delightfully decorated, and so were the dancers! This festive event was followed by a Talent Show which re­ THANKS TO .••.• vealed unexpected depths (and heights) in some of our campers. Congratulations and thanks are in order for Mary Stafford, CDS President-elect. As usual at Labor Day Weekend, the Mary has just produced a series of three "classes" were provided by the campers English Country dances for the CDS/NEFFA/ themselves, and proved the many capabil­ FAC Summer Series. The series has been ities of those who attend these events. very successful, owing in part to Mary's There was lots of good daytime dancing, contribution, our fine mUS1Clans, and and for those who wanted to rest their the enthusiasm of Qur leaders and dan­ feet, there were games, giant bubbles cers. and mask-making in which to participate. The attractive set of flyers that arr­ It was a wonderful weekend, and many ived with last month's newsletter was thanks are due to ~o~ex Hastings, who also Mary's work. Mary's touch gives our put it all together for us. publicity personality and charm. MES ***CALENDAR**'1( Last Saturdays: Contra and Square Dance Party. Brimmer & May School, 69 Middlesex Dance Series Rd., Chestnut Hill, MA. Ted Sannella with Carol Caufman, Roberta Sutter and Peter Every Tuesday: "Contras in the Square"­ Barnes. $3.50/$4.00. Starts Oct. 27. New England Country Dancing. FCC*. 8:00­ 11:00 P.M. Newcomer instruction at 7:30. DANCE CAMPS $3.25/$3.75. (open by advance registration only)

Every Wednesday: English Country Dan­ Sept. 21-23: CDS/AMC Cardigan Mountain cing. 7 Temple St., Cambridge, MA. 8:30­ Weekend. Featuring Dancing and Hiking. 11:00 P.M. Beginners welcome! Music by REGISTER NOW. "Bare Necessities". $3.50/$4.00. Oct. 31 only: at FCC* beginning at 8:00 P.M. SPECIAL EVENTS Wednesdays: English Ritual Dancing. 7 Saturday Sept. 22: Pinewoods Morris Men Temple St., Cambridge, MA. 8:00-9:00 P.M. annual Cambridge Morris Tour. An evening $4.50/$5.00. First series: "Open (to English Country dance will follow the all) Morris", Peter Masters, teacher; tour: Belmont Unitarian Church, 404 Con­ Andy Barrand, music; Ducklington trad­ cord Ave., Belmont, MA. $4.00; 8:30­ ition. Starts Sept. 19. Oct. 31 onl~: at FCC* beginning at 7:00 P.M. 11:00 P.M.

First Fridays: Experienced English Coun­ LOOKING AHEAD •.• try Dancing. Church of Our Savior, Mon­ mouth & Carlton Sts., Brookline, MA. Saturda~ D~c. 22: CDS Christmas Party at Jackie Schwab, musician. 8:00- 11:00 P.M. Perkins School, Watertown, MA. $3.50/$4.00. Starts Oct. 5. Saturday March 9: CDS Playford Ball at * - FCC is the First Congregational Church in Perkins School, Watertown, MA. Cambridge, Mason & Garden Streets (at Harvard Square).

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