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NHPR Folk Calendar

Sunday, April 27

>>>Crossroads at St. Kieran’s Center for the Arts ~ Berlin, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.stkieranarts.org

Monday, April 28

>>>Music from Prince Edward Island w/ Richard Wood, Cynthia McLeod, Gordon Belsher & Caroline Bernard at the Tillotson Center ~ Colebrook, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.gnwca.org  603-246-8998

>>>Folk Music History Film followed by Short Concert w/ Tom Rush & Jim Rooney at the Tupelo ~ White River Junction, VT ~ 5pm ~ www.wrif.org 802-498-8438

                                                   Tuesday, April 29

>>>Roy Zimmerman in concert; 7:00PM-9:00PM; Unitarian Universalist Church of Manchester, Manchester, NH

 

Wednesday, April 30

>>>Crossroads at the Skye Theater ~ South Carthage, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-562-4445, www.necelticarts.com

Friday, May 2

>>>Harvey Reid at the York Harbor Inn ~ York, ME ~ 6pm ~ 207-363-5119

>>>Jim Rooney, reading from his book In it for the Long Run, A Musical Oddyssey, Coolidge Hotel Salon Series, White River Jct, VT, 6pm, reading/gig w/Pat Alger & Colin McCaffrey (will be selling/signing books)

>>>Random Acts of Harmony, Sunapee Coffeehouse, 7 p.m. www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org

Saturday, May 3

Memorial Service for Bob McQuillen: The "service" will be at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH at 2pm, followed by a reception at the Monadnock Country Club on High St in Pbro from 4-8, followed by the Contra Dance at the Peterborough Town Hall at 7pm dedicated to Mac. At the reception and dance there will be lots of opportunities for playing and dancing and sharing of stories.

Sunday, May 4

>>>Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at the First Baptist Church ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 7pm ~  802-257-1571

      Tuesday, May 6

>>>Deadstring Ensemble, PORTSMOUTH BOOK & BAR, 9 p.m.Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US

>>>Bradford Bog People, Chasing Blue, Acousticana and more at Bluegrass on the Bogs, Hanson, MA; www.bluegrassonthebogs.com

                                                   Friday, May 9th

>>>Rodney Crowell, Flying Monkey Performance Center, with special guest Shannon McNally; 7:30; Plymouth, www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Friday, May 16

>>>Isa Burke & Ellie Buckland at the Portsmouth Book & Bar ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ for more info:603-427-9197, www.bookandbar.com

Saturday, May 17

>>>Alastair Moock at the Simple Gifts Coffeehouse ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-578-9470

>>>Stephanie Corby and Danielle Miraglia, The New Moon Coffeehouse, 8 p.m. Universalist Unitarian Church, 16 Ashland St. (rtes 110 and 125), Haverhill MA. (978) 459-5134

Thursday, May 27

>>>David Surette & Susie Burke at the Courting House Museum ~ South Berwick, ME ~ 7pm ~ www.oldberwick.org

Sunday, June 8

>>>Windborne at the Dublin School ~ Dublin, NH ~ 7pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

Wednesday, June 18

>>>Steve Martin w/The Steep Canyon Rangers at the Music Hall ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.themusichall.org

Thursday, June 19

>>>David Surette at the Lebanon Farmer’s Market ~ Colburn Park ~ Lebanon, NH ~ 4:15pm and 5:45pm

Friday, July 25

>>>David Surette & Susie Burke at The Factory Court Brown Bag Series ~ Rochester, NH ~ 11:45am ~ 603-330-3208,603-781-7116, www.rochestermainstreet.org

Tuesday, August 12

>>>Susie Burke at the Rotary Arts Pavillion ~ Dover, NH ~ 10:30am ~ www.cochecoartsfestival.org

>>>David Surette & Susie Burke Nottingham Town Concert ~ Nottingham, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-679-3435

                                                                       Dances

Note: Most dance locations require clean soft-soled shoes and do not allow street shoes. Partners not required.

Every Monday

 

>>>Contra dance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org  Callers & musicians include Don Primrose, Jeffrey Petrovitch, Lisa Sieverts, Rich Hart, Bob McQuillen, Gordon Peery, Harvey Tolman, Lloyd Carr & Roger Treat

>>>Clogging  at Dance In Motion Dance Studio ~ Randolph, Vt. ~ 6:45 PM, workshop 6:00 PM ~ 802-522-2935, Greenmtnclogger@aol.com

 

Every Wednesday

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Loren Wright leading at The Church of the Good Shepherd ~ Nashua, NH ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-891-2331 or nashuascd@comcast.net

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w Bernard McGrath leading at The Westminster Center School ~ Westminster, Vt ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-9371 or 802-463-3078

>>>Contradance at the Richard W. Black Center, Hanover, NH, 7 PM,  781-385-1480

>>>Scottish Country Dance /w John Bartholomew leading, Bill Tobin and Gary Apfel at The Town Hall ~ Fairlee, Vt. ~ 7:00 PM ~ 603-353-4647 or GaryApfel@MyBluelight.com

Every Friday

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Community Parish House ~ Greenland, NH ~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-773-9795 or ljstravel@attibi.com

>>>Scottish Dance /w Bill Tobin leading at The Town Hall ~ Lancaster, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 802-751-7671 or 1btobin@together.net

 

Every Sunday

>>>Circle Dance at Neskaya ~ Franconia, NH ~ 3:30pm ~ www.neskaya.com  603-823-5828

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Thursday, May 1

>>>Contradance w/ Peter Yarensky, Sarah Mason & The Lamprey River Band at the City Hall, Dover, NH, 8pm, 603-664-2513, www.nhcountrydance.com Email: peter.yarensky@unh.edu

Friday, May 2

>>>Traditional Square Dance at the Town Hall, Wentworth, NH, 8 PM,  603-764-9993
>>>Contra & Scandinavian Dance w/ Steve Zakon-Anderson & Moving Violations at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA , Scandi 8pm, contra 8:30pm, 403-549-1913, www.themovingviolations.com

>>>Keene Family Dance at Heberton Hall ~ Keene Public Library ~ Keene, NH ~ 6:30pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

 

Saturday, May 3

Saturday, May 3

Memorial Service for Bob McQuillen: The "service" will be at ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH at 2pm, followed by a reception at the Monadnock Country Club on High St in Pbro from 4-8, followed by the Contra Dance at the Peterborough Town Hall at 7pm dedicated to Mac. At the reception and dance there will be lots of opportunities for playing and dancing and sharing of stories.

 

>>>Contradance at the Town House, Peterborough, NH, 7:30PM:workshop, 8PM:dance, www.monadnockfolk.org

>>>Contra w/ George Marshall & Wild Asparagus  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, wkshp 8pm, dance 8:30pm, www.wildasparagus.com

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall ~ Deerfield, NH ~ 8PM ~ 603-463-4182, 603-679-1915

>>>Contradance w/ Rebecca Lay at the Capital City Grange, Montpelier, VT, 8pm, 802-744-6163, www.capitalcitygrange.org/contradances

 

Thursday, May 8

>>>Circle Dancing  at 7:30 p.m. at the Milford Unitarian Church . Every dance is taught and beginners are welcome. No partners needed. Contact is Mary Kuhn and her phone number is 603-487-2732. Email maryfloyd@mfire.com

>>>Caribbean Contradance w/Julian Gerstin at the Chivers Center ~ Saxon River, VT ~ 7pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

Friday, May 9

>>>Contradance w/ David Kaynor & The Greenfield Dance Band at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-367-9380 or www.davidkaynor.com

>>>Scottish Country Dance at The Unitarian Church ~ Keene, NH ~ 7:30 PM ~ 603-352-3237 or tantrim@keene.edu

>>>Contradance w/ Alice Morris, Randy Miller & Roger Kahle at the Londonderry Senior Center, Londonderry, NH, 8pm, 603-529-1586, Email:weareampm@gsinet.net

>>>Contradance at the Edmunds Middle School ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ 802-496-2523 www.queencitycontras.org

Saturday, May 10

>>>Contradance w/Linda Leslie & Arigana Highway at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-773-1671, www.guidingstargrange.org ,Email: tophillmusic@aol.com

>>>Contra at The Academy Building ~ Gilmanton, NH .~ 8:00 PM ~ 603-267-7227

>>>Contra /w Rickey Holt and Stone Soup at The First Unitarian Society ~ Exeter, NH ~ 8:00 PM with workshop at 7:30 PM ~ 603-679-1915

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH workshop:7:30PM, dance 8PM, www.monadnockfolk.org

>>>Contradance w/  Northern Spy, David Millstone calling, Tracy Hall, Norwich, VT., 8 PM All Dances are taught, beginners welcome clean, soft-soled shoes required, 802-785-4607 or rbarrows@cs.dartmouth.edu

>>>Contradance at the Wescustogo Hall, North Yarmouth, ME, Potluck at 7:30, Dance at 8:30pm, 207-233-4325 or fiddle103@yahoo.com

>>>Contra w/Mary Wesley at the Town Hall ~ Cornwall, VT ~ 7pm ~ 802-453-2856

Sunday, May 11

>>>English Country Dance /w Dave Bateman & Justine Paul at Presidential Oaks ~ Concord, NH ~ 5:30 PM ~ 603-433-2735 or dave.bateman@verizon.net

>>>Contradance  at the Stone Church ~ Brattleboro, VT  ~ 7:30pm ~ www.brattcontra.org  802-257-9234 

Kate has been hosting The Folk Show since 1995. In addition to her studio work, Kate emcees festivals and concerts throughout the Northeast.
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