

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Arden January Dance - Kingfisher & Michael Karcher
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This month, we'll be dancing to music by Kingfisher, with calling by Michael Karcher!

Michael Karcher got hooked on contra dance and ECD at Swarthmore College. He started calling after moving to Seattle and honed a clear, friendly style over the next decade before returning to the east coast. Michael now calls events across the US and Canada, and dreams of bringing contra dance to Japan and taking contra dance away from France (just kidding). He helps with the Lehigh Valley contra dance and is a coordinating caller in Philadelphia. Off the dance floor, Michael teaches statistics as an assistant professor at Muhlenberg College.

Kingfisher is a Boston-based contra dance band, consisting of Cecilia Vacanti (fiddle) and Jeff Kaufman (piano, mandolin, drums, synths). 

See them play the Chattaboogie Contra in Tennessee here:
https://youtu.be/sNJ5lh30U-w

You don't need a partner, but definitely bring a water bottle and maybe a friend and some snacks to share.

THIS IS NOT OUR USUAL JANUARY DANCE DAY! The annual New Year's Day contra will be Mt Airy contra this year.

OUT-OF-TOWN BAND PRICE: $20 general admission. $15 for Arden Club members, students, and folks on limited income. Free for children under 14. No one turned away for lack of funds. Please email ardencontra@gmail.com if cost will limit your attendance!

We don't have a credit card reader, but cash, Venmo, Zelle and checks are all good.

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AFTER THE DANCE: Join us at El Diablo Burritos after the dance!
Branmar Plaza: 1812 Marsh Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810

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Community care stuff...

As always, if you're feeling under the weather, please stay home and wait for the next dance!

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If you'd like to help out, email ardencontra@gmail.com.
Questions, concerns, things I am forgetting? Let me know here or at ardencontra@gmail.com.
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- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Holly Oak
- **state**: DE
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Arden Gild Hall
- **lat**: 39.80974
- **long**: -75.48873
- **full address**: Arden Gild Hall, 2126 The Hwy,Arden, Delaware, Holly Oak, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Arden Gild Hall, 2126 The Hwy,Arden, Delaware, Holly Oak, United States
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Arden January Dance - Kingfisher & Michael Karcher ?
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