🌾🌻🎶 A Thanksgiving concert and Contra Dance 🎶🌻🌾
Bring the whole family for an uplifting afternoon of music and dance!
Tickets $15 - $25 Children under 12 free!
Doors at 2:30pm
Music starts at 3pm
About the Awakeneers:
A nomadic tribe of multi-instrumentalist songwriters (most of whom are siblings) the Awakeneers offer a genre-bending blend of acoustic positivity that orbits elliptically around the idea of folk music.
Segueing from a foot-stomping fiddle tune to a hip-hop guide to mindfulness, or a meditative love song to Mother Earth, their music centres around honest vocals with rich harmonies and diverse acoustic instrumentation.
Since their early days as small-town buskers this unique musical family has toured North America and Europe by sailboat and by van, playing for folk clubs, festivals, ecovillages, and congregations of all faiths.
What is Contra dancing?!
Contra dancing is a fun, energetic form of traditional dancing that has been around for a few centuries at least. It is usually done in lines (and sometimes in circles), and is often likened to square dancing without the squares. There is no fancy footwork required, and a complete newcomer can be dancing along in a matter of minutes with the help of the dance caller, who gives instructions as the dance goes along.
Aside from being great fun (and good exercise), contra dances are also a beneficial and therapeutic thing to do with all your neighbours and acquaintances, especially in the middle of winter on a very small island!
As one person put it:
"Contra dance is a community builder extraordinaire!!! It's cooperative, 100% inclusive, non-judgmental, hard work, fun and filled with laughter!!! I highly recommend it as a precursor to every town hall meeting!"
The simple moves that make up the dances are demonstrated before each dance and then a caller announces each move as the dance progresses. Anyone can participate -- no previous experience or aptitude required. Of course, dances are accompanied by lively live music.
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