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NHPR Folk Music and Dance Calendar 10.16.16

Music

Every Monday

>>>Wild Eagles Blues Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com

>>>Hootenanny at the Salt Hill Pub ~ Hanover, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.salthillpub.com

>>>Bluegrass Jam at McNeill’s Brewery ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 8:30pm ~ jrbenjamin@gmail.com

Every Tuesday

>>>Bluegrass Jam at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 9pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com           

>>>Celtic Music Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

Every Wednesday

>>>Celtic & Old Timey Music Jam at DelRossi’s ~ Dublin, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.delrossis.com  603-563-7195 Note: No Jam on April 13. There is a Magical Strings concert instead.

Every Thursday

>>>Live Irish Music(Family Friendly) w/Various Musicians including Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki and Jim Prendergast  at the Stone Church ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.stonechurchrocks.com

>>>Bluegrass Jam at Harlow’s Pub ~ Peterborough, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-924-6365, www.harlowspub.com

>>>Traditional Irish Set at the Salt Hill Pub ~ Newport, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.salthillpub.com

Every Saturday & Sunday

>>>Open Irish Session at Beara Irish Brewing Company  ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ 2-7pm ~ 857-342-8272, www.bearairishbrew.com

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Monday, October 17

>>>Havana Cuba All-Stars at Fuller Hall ~ St. Johnsbury, VT ~ 7pm ~ 802-748-2600

 

Tuesday, October 18

>>>Old Time Session at McNeill’s Brewery ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 6pm ~ larry@tricinium.com

>>>Bonhomme Setter at the Green Church ~ Mexico, ME ~ 7pm ~ 207-562-4445, www.necelticarts.com

 

Thursday, October 20

>>>Ulster Landing at The Flying Goose ~ New London, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-526-6899, www.flyinggoose.com

 

Friday, October 21

>>>Joe Crookston at Deb’s House ~ Harrisville, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org

>>>David Mallett at One Longfellow Square ~ Portland, ME ~ 8pm

>>>Miss Maybell & Slim Pickins at the Shannon Door Pub ~ Jackson, NH ~ www.missmaybellandslimpickins.com

Saturday, October 22

>>>Pub Sing at McNeill’s Brewery ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 3pm ~ brattleboropubsing@gmail.com

>>>Fall Fiddle Fest Concert at the Concord Community Music School ~ Concord, NH ~ 7:30pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

>>>Ed Gerhard at the Wakefield Opera House ~ Sanbornville, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-664-7200 www.edgerhard.com

>>>Bob McCarthy at The Red Barn ~ Wilmot, NH ~ 6:30pm ~ 603-526-7934, http://wilmotcommunityassociation.com

>>>Alan Reid & Rob van Sante at the Town Hall ~ Nelson, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.monadnockfolk.org

 

 

Sunday, October 23

>>>Miss Maybell & Slim Pickins at the Tuckerman’s Brewery ~ Conway, NH ~ www.missmaybellandslimpickins.com

 

Tuesday, October 25

>>>Slow Jam at McNeill’s Brewery ~ Brattleboro, VT ~ 6pm ~ engle.louisa@gmail.com

Wednesday, October 26

>>>Christmas Revels Community Event at the New London Historical Society ~ New London, NH ~ 6:30pm ~ www.nhpr.org 603-866-3083, http://revelsnorth.org  

 

Thursday, October 27

>>>Greg Brown at the Stone Mountain Arts Center ~ Brownfield, ME ~ 8om ~ 207-935-7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com

>>>Scottish Troubadours Alan Reid & Rob van Sante at the Colebrook Country Club ~ Colebrook, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-246-8998, www.gnwca.org

>>>David Francey at The Flying Goose ~ New London, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-526-6899, www.flyinggoose.com

Saturday, October 29

>>>Miss Maybell & Slim Pickins at the Book and Bar ~ Portsmouth, NH ~ www.missmaybellandslimpickins.com

>>>Bill Staines at the St James Coffeehouse ~ Greenfield, MA ~ www.acousticmusic.com/staines/bssched.htm

>>>Magpie at the UU Church ~ Concord, NH ~ dinner & Concert 5:30pm ~ 603-224-2407, www.magpiemusic.com  

Sunday, October 30

>>>Brooks Williams at Deb’s House ~ Harrisville, NH ~ 6pm ~ www.pfmsconcerts.org

>>>The Indigo Girls at the Capitol Center for the Arts ~ 7:30pm ~ www.ccanh.com

Dances

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

Every Monday

 

>>>Contra dance w/ various Callers & Musicians at the Town Hall, Nelson, NH, 8PM, 603-827-3044 or www.monadnockfolk.org  

>>>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

>>>Line Dancing at the Gilford Public Library ~ Gilford, NH ~ 9am ~ 603-524-6042

Every Friday

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

>>>Set Dancing Lessons & Practice Dance at the Durham Universalist Church ~ Durham, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-749-1038, www.seacoastsetdancers.org  Thru Dec 4

Every Saturday

>>>Contra Square Dance at the Tamworth Townhouse ~  Tamworth, NH ~ 8 PM ~ July & August ~ 603-323-8023

Every Sunday

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

>>>Line Dancing at the Starr King Unitarian Meeting House ~ Plymouth, NH ~ 4pm ~ 603-536-1179

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Friday, October 21

>>>Mill City Contradance at the Waumbec Mill, Manchester, NH, Beginners workshop 7:30Pm, dance, 8PM, 603-595-4484 or plizotte@rivier.edu

>>> Contradance  at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, 7:30PM, 603-456-3098

>>>Contra w/ Chip Hedler, David Carpenter & David van Houten at the Town Hall ~ Franconia, NH ~ www.thedancegypsy.com

>>>Contradance at Grace Episcopal Church ~ Manchester, NH ~ 8pm ~ www.wordworthy2.org/

 

Saturday, October 22

>>>Contradance  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-369-4369, www.guidingstargrange.org

>>>Contradance  Caller:David Kaynor, 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 Town Hall ~ Kingston, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-772-5355, 603-679-5448

>>>Contradance for GALA (Global Awareness Local Action) at the Town Hall ~ Wolfeboro, NH ~ 7pm ~ 603-539-6460 www.galacommunity.org

Sunday, October 23

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

 

Thursday, October 27

>>>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

Friday, October 28

>>>Sacred Circle Dance at the Portsmouth Center for Yoga & the Arts, Portsmouth, NH, 7 PM, amyla44@juno.com  603-664-2796

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

>>>Mad Robin Contradance at the First Congregational Church ~ Burlington, VT ~ 8pm ~ www.madrobincallers.org  www.thedancegypsy.com

>>>Contradance w/ Frank Woodward, Rich Hart & The Milford Musicians at the Town Hall ~ Milford, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-487-2480 

>>>Seacoast Contra at the Newfields Town Hall ~ Newfields, NH ~ Beginner Lesson:7:30pm, Dance:8pm ~ www.seacoastcontra.com

>>>Newmarket Contra Dance at the Newmarket Millspace ~ Newmarket, NH ~ 8pm ~ 603-463-0451 http://www.newmarketcontra.com

 

Saturday, October 29

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

>>>Contradance  at the Guiding Star Grange, Greenfield, MA, 8pm, 413-369-4369, www.guidingstargrange.org

>>>Contradance at the Town Hall, Warner, NH, Beginners Class: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8pm

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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