Here's the BACDS calendar for July-September 1997 with contra and English country dances in the San Francisco area. This ASCII version as well as a compressed PostScript version of the calendar (as printed in the newsletter and distributed at dances) can be fetched via anonymous ftp from host mirador.com in directory ~ftp/pub/bacds, in the files Current_Calendar.txt and Current_Calendar.ps.Z, respectively (the latter is compressed, so be sure to fetch it in binary mode). ftp://mirador.com/~ftp/pub/bacds/Current_Calendar.txt ftp://mirador.com/~ftp/pub/bacds/Current_Calendar.ps.Z If you find yourself planning a trip to the San Francisco area in the future, and need a copy of the current calendar, you'll be able to find one in that directory either directly by ftp, or by using one of the several email ftp servers on the net to fetch it. The schedule for the current calendar quarter can always be found in the files Current_Calendar.{txt,ps.Z}, and the upcoming quarter's calendar (when available) is in Next_Calendar.{txt,ps.Z}. The current calendar can also be fetched automatically by sending any email message to the address bacds-cal@mirador.com The content of the message is ignored, and the response will be sent to the "From:" address on the message. Calendar information is also available via your favorite Web browser at the URL: http://www.well.com/user/cwj/bacds/ ************************************************************************** BACDS DANCE CALENDAR - Summer 1997 [San Francisco] Bay Area Country Dance Society A key to locations and info phone numbers appear at the end of this listing. DATE TYPE LOC CALLER MUSICIANS July Wed 2 CONTRA NGC Jim Saxe Open Band led by Chuck Aronson, Joanne Weil, David Brown, & Don Burnham Wed 2 ENGLISH SJ CANCELLED NO DANCE -- series resumes Sept. 3 Fri 4 ENGLISH MT CANCELLED NO DANCE -- Happy 4th of July! Sat 5 CONTRA SF Ken Olcott Kathrine Gardner, Charlie Hancock, Deirdre Lynds, & Kit Nelson Sun 6-13 CAMP ALT Many Sierra Swing (American Week) at Alta Sierra, featuring contras, squares, Lindy Hop, clogging, music workshops, & more. Call 510-215-2785 for info. Wed 9 ENGLISH NGC David Newitt Liz Donaldson (Maryland), Jon Berger, & Avis Minger Fri 11 CONTRA FIN Kirston Koths Kevin Carr, Jack Gilder, & Craig Johnson Sat 12 CONTRA PA Eric Black Rebecca King, Deirdre Lynds, & friend Sat 12 ENGLISH BET Bob Fraley Stan Kramer, Susan Kramer, & Charlie Hancock Sat 12-19 CAMP MEN Many English Week at Mendocino Woodlands featuring English dancing, great music, singing, delicious food, & merry abandon. Call 408-866-0299 for info. Sun 13 SQUARE ECV Ron Buchanan Betsy Branch, Mark Douglass, & & CONTRA (Pittsburgh, PA) Bobbi Nikles Wed 16 CONTRA NGC Erik Hoffman Open Band led by Paul Kotapish, Chris Knepper, & Michael Harmon Wed 16 ENGLISH SJ CANCELLED NO DANCE -- series resumes Sept. 3 Fri 18 ENGLISH MT Bob Fraley Nonesuch Country Dance Players (Ruth Anne Fraley, Stan & Susan Kramer) Sat 19 CONTRA SF Scott Higgs Mary Lea (Vermont), Paul Kotapish, & (Philadelphia) Daniel Steinberg Wed 23 ENGLISH NGC Alisa Dodson Chuck Ward, David Strong, Dick Bagwell Fri 25 CONTRA SF Charlie Fenton The Contrabandits (Kathrine Gardner, Charlie Hancock, Chris Knepper, & Kit Nelson) Sat 26 CONTRA PA Eric Black The Earls (Ray Bierl, Marty Cutler, Barb Montoro, & Alan Senauke) Sat 26 CONTRA FCC Stuart Moody Hopscotch (Debra Tayleur, David Newitt, David Gold, & Lorna Woelfel) Sat 26 ENGLISH NGC Alisa Dodson Charlie Hancock, Jon Berger, & Allen Dodson Sun 27 SQUARE ECV Jim Saxe Open Band led by David Brown, & CONTRA Kathrine Gardner, & Carlo Calabi Wed 30 CONTRA NGC Open Callers Open Band led by W. B. Reid, Stefan Curl, & Erik Hoffman; call Erik Hoffman at 510-444-4397 to join the callers or for more info Wed 30 ENGLISH SJ CANCELLED NO DANCE -- series resumes Sept. 3 DATE TYPE LOC CALLER MUSICIANS August Fri 1 ENGLISH MT Lise Dyckman Nonesuch Country Dance Players Sat 2 CONTRA SF Charlie Fenton The Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Daniel Steinberg & friends) Wed 6 CONTRA NGC David Newitt Open Band led by Craig Johnson, Chris Knepper, & Jack Gilder Wed 6 ENGLISH SJ CANCELLED NO DANCE -- series resumes Sept. 3 Fri 8 CONTRA FIN Andy Wilson Charlie Hancock, Bobbi Nikles, & Junji Shirota Sat 9 CONTRA PA Eric Black Chris Knepper & friends Sat 9 ENGLISH BET Anise Feldman Kathrine Gardner, Charlie Hancock, & friend Sun 10 SQUARE ECV Eric Black dotGals (Kathy Hirsh, Susan Sullivan, & CONTRA Karen Warrick, & Adam Cavan) Wed 13 ENGLISH NGC Lise Dyckman Craig Johnson, Stan & Susan Kramer Fri 15 ENGLISH MT Bruce Hamilton Nonesuch Country Dance Players Sat 16 CONTRA SF Charlie Fenton The Guppies (Kathrine Gardner, Craig Johnson, & Jim Oakden) Wed 20 CONTRA NGC Erik Hoffman Open Band led by For Old Time's Sake (Jerry Weinhart [Arizona], Jim Mueller & Amber Roullard-Mueller [San Luis Obispo], & W.B. Reid) Wed 20 ENGLISH SJ CANCELLED NO DANCE -- series resumes Sept. 3 Fri 22 CONTRA SF Andy Wilson The Moving Cloud Orchestra (Paul Kotapish, Paul Machlis, & guest fiddler Kevin Carr) Sat 23 CONTRA PA Eric Black Anita Anderson (Seattle) & Rex Blazer (Anchorage, AK) Sat 23 CONTRA FCC Erik Hoffman The Compound Meters (Robin Flower, Libby McLaren, & Erik Hoffman) Sat 23 ENGLISH NGC Jody McGeen David Mostardi, Laurie Edelman, & Kimberly McKittrick Sun 24 SQUARE ECV Jim Saxe Open Band led by For Old Time's Sake & CONTRA Wed 27 ENGLISH NGC Alisa Dodson Chuck Ward, David Strong, & Rod Stradling Fri 29 ENGLISH MT Bob Fraley Nonesuch Country Dance Players Sat 30 CONTRA PA Eric Black The Hillbillies from Mars (Ray Bierl, Kevin Carr, Paul Kotapish, & Daniel Steinberg) DATE TYPE LOC CALLER MUSICIANS September Wed 3 CONTRA NGC Beverly Smith Open Band led by Chris Knepper, (Philadelphia) Charlie Hancock & friends Wed 3 ENGLISH SJ Jody McGeen & Kay Thorne & Stan Kramer - Opening friends Night Party Fri 5 ENGLISH MT Bob Fraley Nonesuch Country Dance Players Sat 6 CONTRA SF Beverly Smith QuebecQuasi (Caroline Cirimele, (Philadelphia) John Hamstra, Barbara Mendelsohn, & Laurie Rivin) Wed 10 ENGLISH NGC Anise Feldman Charlie Hancock, Kathrine Gardner, & David Newitt Fri 12 CONTRA FIN Kirston Koths The Contrabandits Sat 13 CONTRA PA Eric Black The Contrabandits Sat 13 ENGLISH BET Lise Dyckman David Strong, Craig Johnson, & Anise Feldman Sun 14 SQUARE ECV Jim Saxe The Scalawags (Brendan Doyle, Susan & CONTRA Sullivan, Dan & Karen Warrick) Wed 17 CONTRA NGC Andy Wilson Open Band led by The Compound Meters Wed 17 ENGLISH SJ Jody McGeen Kay Thorne & Stan Kramer Fri 19 ENGLISH MT Bob Fraley Nonesuch Country Dance Players Sat 20 CONTRA SF Tony Parkes The Hillbillies from Mars (Boston) Wed 24 ENGLISH NGC David Newitt Craig Johnson, Avis Minger, & Anise Feldman Fri 26 CONTRA SF Charlie Fenton The CrackerJacks (Chuck Aronson, Sylvia Herold, Paul Kotapish, & Chris Lewis) Sat 27 CONTRA PA Eric Black The CrackerJacks Sat 27 CONTRA FCC Stuart Moody Scott Renfort & Jerry Allen Sat 27 ENGLISH NGC Alisa Dodson Craig Johnson, Stan & Susan Kramer, & Kimberly McKittrick Sun 28 SQUARE ECV Tony Parkes Open Band with Charlie Hancock & & CONTRA (Boston) Chris Knepper ALT - ‹Alta Sierra Camp, near King's Canyon National Park BET - Bethany United Methodist Church, Sanchez & Clipper, San Francisco (7:30 PM starting time!) ECV - El Cerrito Veterans' Hall, 6401 Stockton Ave. (1 block east of San Pablo), El Cerrito-(7 PM starting time!) FCC - Fairfax Community Church, 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Fairfax FIN - Finn Hall, 1819 Tenth Street (near Hearst, off University), Berkeley MEN - ‹Mendocino Woodlands, near Mendocino along the Northern California coast MT - Masonic Temple, 461 Florence St. (near University), Palo Alto NGC - Northern Grace Church, 2138 Cedar St. (near Oxford), Berkeley PA - YWCA, 4161 Alma Street (near San Antonio Rd.), Palo Alto SF - St. Paul's Church, 43rd Avenue @ Judah Street, San Francisco SJ - First Christian Church, 80 South 5th Street, San Jose * All listings subject to change. Please call 415-282-7374 or 415-965-9169 to confirm dance information. Unless otherwise noted, all dances begin at 8:00pm except: El Cerrito square/contra starts at 7:00pm, San Francisco English starts at 7:30pm A free newcomers session is offered for Wednesday Berkeley English and all weekend (Fri, Sat) contradances half an hour before starting time. Admission to Friday, Saturday, & Sunday dances $7, all others $6; $1 discount at the door for BACDS and CDSS or affiliate members with valid membership card. Bay Area Country Dance Society, P. O. Box 22165, San Francisco, CA, 94122 http://www.well.com/user/cwj/bacds/ ftp://mirador.com/pub/bacds/