April 1st: Vicki Morrison and The Kumquats

No fooling--The Kumquats are back for another engagement! And Vicki Morrison calls for us in her continued work for World Peace through contra dance. So get ready to kick up your heels Sunday April 1st 2018 from 7-10 pm.

The Kumquats are:
* Bill Dudley on guitar;
* Rich Crew on fiddle and recorder; and
* Sarah Mitchell on penny whistle, flute, drum, foot percussion and hammered dulcimer.

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Date: Sunday, April 1, 2018

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March 17-18: Steamshovel & Alexandra Deis-Lauby

Steamshovel & Alexandra Deis-Lauby

Come on down to Gainesville this Saturday-Sunday, March 17-18, 2018 for another of our special 2-Day Mini-Weekend Events!

* 9 hours of premium music & dancing
* 3 three-hour Contra Dance sessions

Our out-of-state talent this weekend will be:
* Caller: Alexandra Deis-Lauby
* Band: Steamshovel

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March 4: Stepping Stones & JoLaine Jones-Pokorney

JoLaine Jones-Pokorney from Gainesville will be calling contra dances to the live music of Stepping Stones from South Florida on Saturday.

Stepping Stones are:
• Robin Osgood - fiddle
• Norman Rodham - guitar
• Nancy Shinn - flute

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Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018

Location:
Thelma A. Boltin Center
516 NE 2nd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601

Schedule:
02:30pm --- Boltin opens

02:45 - 03:30pm --- Waltz lesson, or open waltz
(No partner necessary. Live music: Stay Tuned waltz band.)

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Feb 17: Jonathan King & The Dunehoppers

Jonathan King & The Dunehoppers

The Dunehoppers are coming to Gainesville for a rollicking good time--and you're a part of it!

Calling our dances will be Jonathan King, Gainesville's own high energy dance caller.

The Dunehoppers hail from Jacksonville. They are:
* Mac Benford - banjo
* Kathy Zemanek - banjo & bass
* Bob Parsons - mandolin, fiddle & bass
* Mike Elias - guitar
* Allen Hood - fiddle

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Feb 4: Ken Gall & The McKenzies

Ken Gall & The McKenzies

Ken Gall of Indiana is returning to Gainesville to call for us to the music of The McKenzies on Sunday, February 4, 2018.

Woody and Marcia McKenzie have been playing together since they were married in 1983. Marcia plays mandolin, guitar and clawhammer banjo. Woody is accomplished on guitar, tenor banjo, and concertina, but his greatest love is the fiddle. Over the years, Marcia has added rhythm piano, bodhran, concertina, a little ukelele, and various whistles. But her favorite, and most powerful, instrument is her voice.

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