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• December Barn Dance

  • When
    08 Dec 2024
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Annex, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Barn Dance from 1-3pm in the Annex (Ballroom Backroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. 

  Caller: Penelope Weinberger

  Music: String Beans (Chuck Becker and Clara Becker)

  Covid Info: masks and vaccination are encouraged but not required

  Admission: Free!  (no need to register, just show up at the door)

  Come join us at the barn dance! This fun-spirited dance event is suitable for all ages and ability levels and features live music and calling. There will be circle dances, ceilidhs, and a variety of mixers. This dance fits the bill for families with preschool children just as well as older groups of tweens and teens. Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend or your kids and come join us!
  

  General information on our Barn Dance web page

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• Gospel Sing

  • When
    08 Dec 2024
  •  
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Kensington, MD

  The December Gospel Sing will take place at the home of Karen Smith in Kensington MD near Wheaton Plaza. Group singing of Southern country gospel for two hours, from 4 - 6 pm, followed by a potluck dinner until 7pm. Hymnals provided. A mask-friendly event — masks are optional but welcome. Everyone is welcome, but be sure you are symptom-free. RSVP/directions: text Karen at 240-338-0180, email Kathie at kpmack2@gmail.com, or call Kathie at 301-270-5367 (voicemail, no texts).

  General information about Gospel Sings
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    11 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Grapevine Storytelling - Jude Treder-Wolf, now with Renee Brachfeld

  • When
    11 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, D.C. 20012, or Online

  Register

  Our featured tellers this month are the galvanic Jude Treder-Wolff and the Grapevine's own Renee Brachfeld!

  Join us on Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 Eastern at Busboys and Poets Takoma; or, for out-of-towners, via Zoom. You can register FOR FREE for access to the live stream or to catch the recorded show later. No registration needed for in-person.

  You will get emails with reminders on the date, time, and location, as well as Zoom information. We ask for donations to support our tellers, suggested $20 per person (feel free to give more!). Donations can be made in person or online before, during, or after the show, at: https://fsgw2.org/grapevine.html

  The Grapevine is spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story, hosted by storytellers Renée Brachfeld and Tim Livengood.

  
  

  ABOUT OUR TELLERS:

  Renee Brachfeld is a professional storyteller and juggler, baker, long distance runner, glass artist, and cat lover. Her work has taken her from Anchorage to Miami, from London, England to Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Her performances combine the wonder of storytelling with the unbridled joy of juggling. Renee has taught many classes for both children and adults at CDSS and Lloyd Shaw dance camps. She is co-founder of The MultiFaith Storytelling Institute. Renee lives in Washington DC with her husband, Mark Novak, and Bear, the cat.

  The heart of Jude Treder-Wolff’s storytelling as a performer and as a teacher is empowerment, healing, and galvanizing one’s strength through the art of story. She has been featured on PBS Stories From The Stage, RISK! Live show and podcast, The Story Collider, Generation Women, Funny Over 50, Better Said Than Done, Story District, and many other shows. She is host and creator of (mostly) TRUE THINGS on Long Island, NY. More about Jude

  
  

  Learn more about The Grapevine (Storytelling) series
  

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• English Country Dance: Andrea Nettleton with music by Becky Ross, Colleen Reed, and Janina O'Brien

  • When
    11 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    48

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  Andrea Nettleton leads the dancing while Becky Ross (fiddle), Colleen Reed (flute), and Janina O’Brien (piano) make the music

  In-person dancing at Glen Echo Town Hall
  

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• Silver Spring Contra Dance: Caroline Barnes calling with Frog Hammer

  • When
    12 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring MD 20910
  • Spaces left
    97

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  This dance is in the Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. 

  Please note: There is no longer free parking at the Civic Center Parking Garage.

  Caller: Caroline Barnes

  Band: Frog Hammer

  Calling Terms: Larks and Robins

  Lesson at 7:00pm, Dance is from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  Registration is required of all participants. Pre-registration is preferred - you may pay online or wait to pay at the door. You may register at the door. Cash and credit card are accepted at the door. Registrations may be cancelled prior to the event, and any payment will be refunded as a credit for future use. No refunds will be available after the event has started.

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• Song Circle

  • When
    13 Dec 2024
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Schweinhaut Senior Center or Online via Zoom

  The monthly Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. Free!

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen, in person or via Zoom.

  Bring or request your favorite songs related to winter celebrations, or any other songs! We'll go around the room as many times as we can, giving everyone a chance to lead or request a song (or just pass) during each round.

  If you wish to request particular songs, it helps to keep the singing going if you let us know in advance using the registration form linked below.

  Susan McNelis will lead songs with guitar accompaniment, and any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied. 

  The Song Circle will be held in person at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901. Plenty of free parking!

  In-person attendees should read and follow FSGW's Respiratory Virus Guidelines.

  If you can't come in person, you can join us on Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The Zoom link and phone number will be sent Friday morning to those who have attended the Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Thursday, December 12.   

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up Free " and follow the prompts. Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  Before you join a Zoom session, if you installed the Zoom Workplace app on your computer before November 25, go to zoom.us/download to download and install the current version (6.2.11) (For macOS, version 6.2.10, released November 18).  For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store or equivalent source.

  Join us on December 13 in person or via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1:30 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the singing begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person & Zoom

  • When
    13 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Linda Mansdorf will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30-9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• (Online) FSGW & VITG Storyswap for December 2024

  • When
    14 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    online

  FSGW and Voices in the Glen invite storytellers and listeners to an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. Event details and Zoom link here.

  Cost: FREE!

  General information on Story Swaps
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    18 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Takoma Park Old-Time Jam

  • When
    18 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

  The Takoma Park Old-Time Jam is again at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park, the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

  The slow jam is 7:30-8pm or so and then we'll fast jam til 9:45pm. This jam is open to all skill levels and instruments. Please come with whatever you play!

  
  

  Busboys and Poets have generously agreed to host our crazy crew so please come out and join the fray. Please make sure to support the venue by buying some food or drink!

  
  

  More info about the Old-Time Jams

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• English Country Dance: Melissa Running with music by Mari Carlson, Bruce Edwards, and Neil Epstein

  • When
    18 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  Melissa Running calls while Mari Carlson (fiddle), Bruce Edwards (bassoon), and Neil Epstein (piano) play

  In-person dancing at Glen Echo Town Hall
  

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• Celtic Holiday House Concert with KA/PO and Eileen Estes

  • When
    20 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring, MD

  
  

  Celtic Holiday House Concert with KA/PO--Karen Ashbrook (hammered dulcimer, Irish flute) & Paul Oorts (harp guitar, accordion, cittern)--and special guest, traditional vocalist extraordinaire, Eileen Estes.

  Come to an unforgettable evening of exceptional artistry, with finely crafted traditional tunes and heartfelt renditions that celebrate the season with warmth and authenticity!
  

  Friday, December 20, 8 p.m.
  
  Suggested donation $20 to $35/person--includes a reception with the artists.

  Reservations at karenashbrook.com/events or contact mail@karenashbrook.com, 301-655-0103

  
  

  
  

  General information on Concerts
  

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person

  • When
    20 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Ben Hole will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30 - 9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• December 2024 In-Person Open Sing

  • When
    21 Dec 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Kensington, MD

  Nancy King will host the in-person Open Sing on December 21 at her home in Kensington, Maryland, from 2 to 5 p.m.

  The topic is "Celebration." That would include all kinds of celebrations, not just the seasonal holidays.

  Please let Nancy know by email (kingnancy064@gmail) or phone (301-933-3073) if you plan to come, and to get directions.

  
  

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• Holiday Party (Greenbelt Community Ctr - Gymnasium) - In-Person

  • When
    22 Dec 2024
  •  
    2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Sunday, December 22, 2024 - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

  Greenbelt Community Center - Upstairs Gymnasium
  (Metropolitan DC Area)
  15 Crescent Rd. - Greenbelt, MD

  Free

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• NO DANCE - International Folk Dance

  • When
    25 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  No International Folk Dance on Christmas

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• No English Country Dance: Christmas Day

  • When
    25 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  No Dance

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• NO DANCE - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    27 Dec 2024
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• BFMS New Year's Eve English Country Dance

  • Start
    31 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • End
    01 Jan 2025
  • Location
    Balroom Blum, Adelphi, Maryland

  The Baltimore Folk Music Society's New Year's Eve English Country Dance (Co-sponsored by FSGW) will be at Ballroom Blum in Adelphi, Maryland, starting at an 8:00 pm arrival time on December 31st and ending shortly after toasting the New Year at midnight on January 1st. 

  Live music by Susan Brandt, Tom Wright and Melissa Running, and calling by April Blum!

  Tickets are $30, $20 for students.

  Preregistration required. Attendance is capped at 50.

  Registration is based on a lottery system, which will be drawn on or close to the 15th of December. Please email jerryandapril@aol.com before December 15th to register for the lottery. Once the lottery closes, a drawing will take place to establish who has gotten in right away and who is on the waitlist, which will be maintained and updated.Dancers are encouraged to have a light supper before arriving, and to bring something sweet or savory to share at the break.  
  

  More information at bfms.org

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• New Year's Eve Contra Dance Ball

  • Start
    31 Dec 2024
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • End
    01 Jan 2025
  •  
    12:15 AM
  • Location
    Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Ave, Chevy Chase, MD
  • Spaces left
    109

  Register

  FSGW is thrilled to return to the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase for another fantastic New Year’s celebration. We plan a full evening of fun dances to amazing musicians. Stay tuned for the fanciest NYE in the Metro area. 

  Doors open at 7:15, and the Grand March starts at 8. There will be a toast at midnight, followed by Auld Lang Syne, then some final dancing.

  Caller: Gaye Fifer

  Band: Hot Coffee Breakdown (Tom Cunningham, Kate Sanders, and Luis deLeon)

  Come join us for the end-of-year festivities!

  We are looking for a few volunteers! Please email the ball chair if you are interested in volunteering.

  Details and updates can be found on the New Year's Eve Contra Dance Ball page.

  Attendees are encouraged to bring a snack to share! 

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  More info on FSGW's Covid response here
  

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• NO DANCE - International Folk Dance

  • When
    01 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  Happy New Year! No International Dance tonight

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance
  

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• FSGW Board Meeting by video conference

  • When
    07 Jan 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  On Tuesday, January 7th, the FSGW Board will meet from 8pm to 10pm in a video conference meeting. Please contact the FGSW President via this link or the FSGW WebMaster via this link to get the video conference information if you wish to attend.

  Board meetings are open to members. If you have agenda items you wish to have considered, please contact the FSGW President at: president@fsgw.org

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing - Annual Chocolate Party

  • When
    08 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Annex (Ballroom Backroom) at Glen Echo, MD & Online

  A pot luck and dance party! Bring anything you want, as long as it's chocolate.

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Grapevine Storytelling with Gerald Fierst and Howard Lieberman

  • When
    08 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, D.C. 20012, or Online

  Register

  Our featured tellers this month are the fierce Gerald Fierst and the libertine Howard Lieberman!      
  

  Join us on Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30 Eastern at Busboys and Poets Takoma; or, for out-of-towners, via Zoom. You can register FOR FREE for access to the live stream or to catch the recorded show later. No registration needed for in-person.
  

  You will get emails with reminders on the date, time, and location, as well as Zoom information. We ask for donations to support our tellers, suggested $20 per person (feel free to give more!). Donations can be made in person or online before, during, or after the show, at: https://fsgw2.org/grapevine.html

  The Grapevine is spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story, hosted by storytellers Renée Brachfeld and Tim Livengood.

  
  

  ABOUT OUR TELLERS:

  Gerald Fierst is an actor, storyteller, and author who has worked internationally in film, television, and theater. He worked closely with Dr Yaffa Eliach and adapted her award-winning collection of oral histories, “Hasidic Takes of the Holocaust” into the musical play “Dancing With Miracles”. He has received two Parents Choice Awards for recordings of world folktales. More about Gerry

  Howard Lieberman, poet, storyteller, and performance artist, has done everything on stage except sing. He has been regarded as the finest Jewish traditional Irish Ceili dancer in Manhattan. His tap dancer father and math teacher mother partially explains his wild mood swings. Howard now lives in bucolic, Republican, Stillwater, Minnesota with a New York accent and a jaded sense of humor. More about Howard

  
  

  Learn more about The Grapevine (Storytelling) series
  

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• Silver Spring Contra Dance: Gabe Popkin calling with Waverley Station

  • When
    09 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring MD 20910
  • Spaces left
    100

  Register

  This dance is in the Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. 

  Please note: There is no longer free parking at the Civic Center Parking Garage.

  Caller: Gabe Popkin

  Band: Waverly Station (David Knight, Ralph Gordon, Liz Donaldson)

  Calling Terms: Larks and Robins

  Lesson at 7:00pm, Dance is from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  Registration is required of all participants. Pre-registration is preferred - you may pay online or wait to pay at the door. You may register at the door. Cash and credit card are accepted at the door. Registrations may be cancelled prior to the event, and any payment will be refunded as a credit for future use. No refunds will be available after the event has started.

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• January Barn Dance

  • When
    12 Jan 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Annex, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Barn Dance from 1-3pm in the Annex (Ballroom Backroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. 

  Caller: Kappy Laning

  Music: Liz Donaldson and Emily Aubrey

  Covid Info: masks and vaccination are encouraged but not required

  Admission: Free!  (no need to register, just show up at the door)

  Come join us at the barn dance! This fun-spirited dance event is suitable for all ages and ability levels and features live music and calling. There will be circle dances, ceilidhs, and a variety of mixers. This dance fits the bill for families with preschool children just as well as older groups of tweens and teens. Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend or your kids and come join us!
  

  General information on our Barn Dance web page

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    12 Jan 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: Janine Smith

  Band: Handspring (Alexander Mitchell on fiddle, Carrie Rose on flute, and Owen Morrison on guitar and feet)

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    15 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    22 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    29 Jan 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• FSGW Board Meeting by video conference

  • When
    04 Feb 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  On Tuesday, February 4th, the FSGW Board will meet from 8pm to 10pm in a video conference meeting. Please contact the FGSW President via this link or the FSGW WebMaster via this link to get the video conference information if you wish to attend.

  Board meetings are open to members. If you have agenda items you wish to have considered, please contact the FSGW President at: president@fsgw.org

  
  

  
  

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• February Barn Dance

  • When
    09 Feb 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Annex, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Barn Dance from 1-3pm in the Annex (Ballroom Backroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. 

  Caller: Kim Forry

  Music: Jacob Howley on guitar and David Colton on fiddle

  Covid Info: masks and vaccination are encouraged but not required

  Admission: Free!  (no need to register, just show up at the door)

  Come join us at the barn dance! This fun-spirited dance event is suitable for all ages and ability levels and features live music and calling. There will be circle dances, ceilidhs, and a variety of mixers. This dance fits the bill for families with preschool children just as well as older groups of tweens and teens. Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend or your kids and come join us!
  

  General information on our Barn Dance web page

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• Grapevine Storytelling with Jamie Brickhouse and Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

  • When
    12 Feb 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, D.C. 20012, or Online

  Register

  Our featured tellers this month are the bashful Jamie Brickhouse and the robust Jessica Piscitelli Robinson!
  

  Join us on Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30 Eastern at Busboys and Poets Takoma; or, for out-of-towners, via Zoom. You can register FOR FREE for access to the live stream or to catch the recorded show later. No registration needed for in-person.
      
  

  You will get emails with reminders on the date, time, and location, as well as Zoom information. We ask for donations to support our tellers, suggested $20 per person (feel free to give more!). Donations can be made in person or online before, during, or after the show, at: https://fsgw2.org/grapevine.html

  The Grapevine is spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story, hosted by storytellers Renée Brachfeld and Tim Livengood.

  
  

  ABOUT OUR TELLERS:

  Jamie Brickhouse is a “natural raconteur”, says the Washington Post, and is a multiple Moth StorySLAM champion. Jamie is a fixture on the New York storytelling scene, and has appeared many other places, too. He is the writer/performer of the solo shows, Dangerous When Wet: Booze, Sex, and My Mother; I Favor My Daddy: A Tale of Two Sissies; Pearl Necklace: A Gay Sexcapade; and The Brothers Orphan. More about Jamie

  Jessica Piscitelli Robinson is the person behind the annual Women’s Storytelling Festival. She has performed at Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival, on WGBH’s “Stories from the Stage,” has been featured in the Stone Soup, Florida, and Hampton Storytelling Festivals, and is a 2023 ORACLE Award recipient. Jessica is the author of the Guide to Personal Storytelling, for Story Crossroads, as well as Stages: My Life in Stories, a memoir in stories. More about Jessica

  
  

  Learn more about The Grapevine (Storytelling) series
  

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• Silver Spring Contra Dance: Kim Forry calling with Wombat Crossing

  • When
    13 Feb 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring MD 20910
  • Spaces left
    100

  Register

  This dance is in the Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. 

  Please note: There is no longer free parking at the Civic Center Parking Garage.

  Caller: Kim Forry

  Band: Wombat Crossing (Charlie Pilzer, Carl Friedman, and Robin Wilson)

  Calling Terms: Larks and Robins

  Lesson at 7:00pm, Dance is from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  Registration is required of all participants. Pre-registration is preferred - you may pay online or wait to pay at the door. You may register at the door. Cash and credit card are accepted at the door. Registrations may be cancelled prior to the event, and any payment will be refunded as a credit for future use. No refunds will be available after the event has started.

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    23 Feb 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: TBD

  Band: TBD

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    09 Mar 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: Melissa Chatham

  Band: The Morrison Brothers

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• Mid-Winter Festival

  • When
    22 Mar 2025
  • Location
    Browne Academy, Alexandria, VA

  
  

  The Midwinter Festival returns at a new location! More information to come!

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• #Dance Weekend 2025

  • Start
    29 Mar 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    30 Mar 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
  • Spaces left
    225

  SAVE THE DATE!

  #Dance Weekend is an ultra challenging urban dance weekend featuring mind bending figures, non-gendered calling, and phenomenal music. Two days of amazing workshops, dancing, community, fun, and food in the fabulous open air, covered Bumper Car Pavilion; workshops throughout Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD

  Callers: Lisa Greenleaf and River Rainbowface

  Bands: Free Raisins (Audrey Jaber, Amy Engelsberg, Jeff Kaufman), and Bowrider (Kelsey Wells, Alex Sturbaum, Brian Lindsay)
  

  Volunteering: Full-weekend volunteers will be assigned 3 hours of work. Partial-weekend volunteers will be assigned 1 hour of work

  More about #Dance Weekend

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• 39th Annual Washington Spring Ball (English Country Dance)

  • When
    17 May 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building - Great Hall, Silver Spring, MD
  • Spaces left
    110

  SAVE THE DATE!

  Come join us for a fabulous time! Doors open at 7:00 pm. Dancing starts at 7:30.

  Music by Hijinks featuring Miranda Weinberg on violin, Carrie Rose on flute, and Kathy Talvitie on keyboard.

  
  

  Please visit the Annual Washington Spring Ball page for additional details.

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