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New Dancers' Orientation
is held on Fridays at the Clarkston Community Center
7:15 - 7:45 Admission is Free Orientation includes a teaching session for the basic figures and courtesies and, for first time attendees, a copy of an instructional DVD we made and a free ticket to next (not current) contra dance you attend.
Tuesday dances are held at Messiah Lutheran Church 7:30 - 9:45 Admission is $3 Dancing on 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays. Music is provided by a core band and all musicians are welcome to play with the band. The core band selects and starts each tune; then the other musicians chime in. All dances are open mic for established and cub callers.
Friday dances are held at the Clarkston Community Center 8:00 - 11:00 • Regular admission: $8/person
• Regular admission for Bands with members travelling from out of area: $9/person
• Students with ID: buy one, get one free (i.e. two students showing up together each pay half price)
• Dancers under 16: $3/person for regular admission, $4/person for out-of-town band member nights
• Non-Dancers 16 and over: regular or student admission
• Non-Dancers under 16: free
Special Events
Includes dance weekends, holiday dances, monthly CCD business meetings, community events, etc.
July 2010
Fri Jul 2 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Jul 2 Carolina Dingos with Robbin Marcus
Jamie Laval (fiddle), Roger Gold (guitar), Jack Deveraux (mandolin, fiddle, uillean pipes)
Regular admission = $9
Tues Jul 6 Tuesday Dance quarterly pot luck Begins at 6:30pm
Tue Jul 6 Always Something
Henry Rolka (fiddle), Anne Lawing (guitar), Patrick Powers (bass), Jim Sweeney (banjo)
Open Mic
Fri Jul 9 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Jul 9 Crosstown Traffic with Rob Harper
Mike Robinson (fiddle), Margie McDonald (fiddle), Brian Baker (guitar), Brian Donahue (mandolin), Bill Porter (flute)
Regular admission = $8
Fri Jul 16 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Jul 16 Nor'easter with Chris Weiler
Cedar Stanistreet (fiddle), and Max Newman (mandolin, guitar) with guest Eric Anderson (piano)
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to sample sound files
Tue Jul 20 Peavine Creek
Open Mic
Fri Jul 16 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Jul 23 The Capetians with Doug Singleton
Tim Cape (fiddle), Julie Austin (swing guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass)
Regular admission = $8
Cub Caller Maggie Cowan will be calling two dances this evening.
Sun Jul 25 Monthly CCD Business meeting: 6:30 - 8:30pm
Home of Kitty Wimbish
3227 Bobbie Lane, Decatur 30032
All dancers are encouraged to attend
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Fri Jul 30 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Jul 30 Wildcat with Hank Morris
Laurie Fisher (fiddle), Karen Gaughin (piano), Nic Coker (banjo, guitar)
Regular admission = $9
August 2010
Tue Aug 3 Free Association
Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute)
Open Mic
Fri Aug 6 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Aug 6 Free Association with Janet Shepherd
Bob Kirkman (fiddle), Stven Carlberg (piano), Alan Gordon (mandolin, tenor banjo), Bill Porter (flute)
Regular admission = $8
Cub Caller Andrea Nettleton will be calling two dances this evening.
Fri Aug 13 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Aug 13 Cattywampas with Susan Davis
Tim Cape (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Pete Senkowski (bass)
Regular admission = $8
Tue Aug 17 TBA
Open Mic
Fri Aug 20 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Aug 20 Blue Ridge Rounders with Robbin Marcus
2006 Mountain Music Champions
Bob Buckingham (fiddle), Amy Buckingham (guitar), Josh Johnson (banjo), Dan Wood (bass)
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Regular admission = $9
Fri Aug 27 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Aug 27 Peavine Creek with Cis Hinkle
Albert Smith (fiddle), Doug Olsen (mandolin), Cindy Olsen (bass), John Anderson (banjo), Peter Jenkins (guitar)
Regular admission = $8
Tue Aug 31 TBA
Open Mic
September 2010
Fri Sep 3 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Sep 3 Oatcakes with Rob Harper
Bill McClain (fiddle), Scott Russell (guitar), Matt Phillips (mandolin), Cade Davis (bass)
Regular admission = $8
Tue Sep 7 TBA
Open Mic
Fri Sep 10 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Sep 10 Tim & Friends with Seth Tepfer
TBA
Regular admission = $8
Fri Sep 17 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Sep 17 Footloose with Robert Cromartie
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to sample sound files
Tue Sep 21 TBA
Open Mic
Fri Sep 24 New Dancers' Orientation  
Fri Sep 24 A Joyful Noise with Seth Tepfer
Barbara Greenberg (violin), Daniel Beerbohm (flute, clarinet, whistle), Kathy Talvitie (piano)
Fandango English Country Dance Weekend
Regular admission = $9
... AND BEYOND
Fri Oct 15 Ed & Elsie with Tom Calwell & Myra Hirschberg
Ed Baggott (fiddle), Elsie Peterson (piano). New Old Time Music
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to sample sound files
Fri Nov 12-14 "West Side Contra"
Perpetual e-Motion and Tidal Wave with Diane Silver and Susan Kevra
CCD's 34th Annual November Festival Weekend
Decatur Recreation Center (Dec Rec)
231 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030
Fri Nov 19 Tribal Tune Twisters with Doug Singleton
David DiGuiseppe (accordion), Roger Gold (guitar), Jim Roberts (percussion).
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to a YouTube clip of them playing for our 2009 November Dance Weekend
Fri Nov 26 Evil Twins with Cis Hinkle
David Knight (fiddle), Laurie Fisher (piano).
Regular admission = $9
Sat Jan 1
(2011)
The Fixations
Cathie Whitesides (fiddle), Laurie Andres (piano, piano accordion), Sandy Bradley (rhythm guitar).
Advanced Challenge Dance
Fri Jan 14 Mean Lids with Robbin Marcus
Ben Smith (fiddle, baritone fiddle, whistle, guitar), Miriam Larson (flute, jaw harp, guitar), Matt Turino (guitar, fiddle, feet).
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to some (very rough) sample sound files
Fri Jan 28
Cocks o' the North with (Wisconsin born) Seth Tepfer
Sam Bartlett (banjo), Eric Schedler (accordion), Claudio Buchwald (piano).
Regular admission = $9
Fri Feb 11
Avant Gardeners with Janet Shepherd
Laura Light (fiddle), George Paul (guitar), with guest artists Jubal Creech (percussion), and David DiGuiseppe (accordion).
Regular admission = $9
Fri Mar 4 Waxwing with Gary Nelson
Andrew Levin (fiddle), Robin Behn (flute, penny whistle), Stevie Nix (guitar), Wayne Hitt (piano).
Regular admission = $9
Click here to link to some sample sound files
Fri May 27
Contrarians
Paul Epstein (fiddle), Will Carter (stand up bass), Gary Reynolds (guitar, trumpet, piano), John Longwell (mandolin, tenor banjo, fiddle)
SoleFest Weekend!