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Scandia in the Rain Published by the Folk Dance Federation of California, South Volume 38, No. 6 August 2002 Folk Dance Scene Committee Club Directory Coordinators Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Beginner’s Classes Calendar Jay Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 On the Scene Jill Michtom [email protected] (818) 368-1957 Club Time Contact Location Club Directory Steve Himel [email protected] (949) 646-7082 CABRILLO INT'L FOLK Tue 7:00-8:00 (858) 459-1336 Georgina SAN DIEGO, Balboa Park Club Contributing Editor Richard Duree [email protected] (714) 641-7450 DANCERS Thu 7:30-8:30 (619) 445-4907 Ellen, Jack Balboa Park Contributing Editor Jatila van der Veen [email protected] (805) 964-5591 CONEJO VALLEY FOLK Mon 7:30 (805) 497-1957 THOUSAND OAKS, Conejo Elem DANCERS Jill Lungren School, 280 Conejo School Rd Design & Layout Steve Davis [email protected] (805) 964-5591 DESERT INTERNATIONAL Tue 7:45-8:45 (760) 342-1297 Helen Smith PALM SPRINGS, Step By Step Dance Business Managers Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 FOLK DANCERS Call to Confirm (760) 327-8684 Dwight Fine Studio, 312 N Palm Canyon Dr. Forrest Gilmore [email protected] (310) 452-0991 HAVERIM FOLK DANCERS Sun 7-9 (805) 643-2886 VENTURA, Temple Beth Torah Circulation Sandy Helperin [email protected] (310) 391-7382 OF VENTURA Ann Zacher 760 Foothill Rd (corner Kimball) Subscriptions Gerda Ben-Zeev [email protected] (310) 474-1232 ISRAEL DANCING WITH Tues 11:00am- (310) 284-3638 VENICE, Israeli Senior Center, 201 Advertising Beverly and Irwin Barr [email protected] (310) 202-6166 JAMES ZIMMER noon James Zimmer Ocean Front Walk VALLEY VILLAGE, Shaarei Zedek, 12800 Marketing Gerri and Bob Alexander [email protected] (818) 363-3761 ISRAELI DANCE WITH Tue 7:30-8:30 (818) 343-8009 Natalie Stern NATALIE STERN Wed 7:30-8:30 Chandler (Tu), L.A., Univ of Judaism Dance Fri 10:00-11:00am Studio 5600 Mulholland (W), THOUSAND Jill & Jay Michtom Gerda Ben-Zeev Sandy Helperin Steve Himel OAKS, Temple Etz Chaim, 1080 Janss (F). 10824 Crebs Ave. 2010 Parnell Ave. 4362 Coolidge Ave. 1524 Vivian Ln. 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Folk Dance Scene2 August 2002 August 200227 Folk Dance Scene Club Directory Folk Dance Scene Corner I started maintaining the Federation Clubs Scene "Club Directory" while Teri and Marvin were editors, Club Time Contact Location writers, and publishers of VENTURA FOLK Fri 7:30-9:30 (805) 985-7316 Edith Sewell VENTURA, Loma Vista Elem. School, Volume 38, No. 6 Folk Dance Scene. Teri DANCERS 300 Lynn Dr. and Marvin did almost all VESELO SELO FOLK Fri 7:30-10:30 (714) 680-4356 FULLERTON, Hillcrest Recreation Ctr, August 2002 DANCERS Sat 8:00-11:00 Lorraine Rothman 1155 N. Lemon of the work associated VINTAGE ISRAELI 4th or 5th Sat [email protected] SANTA MONICA, Bay Cities JCC, Editor’s Corner with producing the DANCING confirm 2601 Santa Monica Blvd. This month’s issue is packed with many great magazine each month. WEST LOS ANGELES Mon 7:45-10:30 (310) 202-6166 WEST L.A., Brockton School FOLK DANCERS Fri 7:45-10:45 Beverly Barr 1309 Armacost Ave articles. There is a Scandinavian theme, starting with I was a Scene reader for WEST VALLEY FOLK Fri 7:30-10:15 (818) 348-6133 CANOGA PARK, Senior Center the cover, trip reports and photographs from Scandia several years when I met DANCERS Wally Aurich 7326 Jordan Ave Dancers about their recent trip, and Ethnic Food Teri and Marvin while WESTCHESTER LARIATS Mon 3:30-9:00 (310) 374-1444 LOS ANGELES, Westchester recipes. Thanks Scandia for sharing your trip attending Federation Roberta Bissill Methodist Church, 8065 Emerson Ave Council meetings as a WESTWOOD CO-OP FOLK Thu 7:30-10:45 (310) 316-7513 Sybil WEST L.A., F. Mahood Senior Center, experiences with us. DANCERS (310) 452-0991 Forrest 11338 Santa Monica Blvd. I would like to call your attention to the Romanian representative of the now Village appeal on page 15. Nicolaas Hilferink has extinct Orange County Folk Dancers (luckily the Non–Federation Clubs shared with us a letter from a young woman who lives members are far from extinct). I had submitted in the village Mihesu de Campie in Romania. She occasional articles for publication and some changes Club Time Contact Location writes movingly about the needs of her village. to the Club Directory from time-to-time. Finally, one ANAHEIM INT’L Wed 7:30-9:30 (714) 893-8127 ANAHEIM, Unitarian Church, 511 S Harbor FOLKDANCERS Carol Maybrier Rounding out this issue is an article on the Csárdás day, I asked who actually made the changes to the CAFE DANSSA BALKAN Wed 7:30-10:30 (626) 293-8523 WEST L.A., Cafe Danssa from contributing editor Richard Duree, a contribution Club Directory and how it was done.