Hoodles of Information about Upcoming Folk Happenings on the Palouse

Many events are 'perennial', happening again & again at about the same time each day, week, month, or year, so be sure to confirm the exact date & time for the current event!!  Everything upcoming should be found briefly on this Calendar page, while much more intriguing and event specific details are on shared on the Upcoming Events Page (which also has our hot new printable event posters!) Much less info, but no less important  info is found far below on the short list for dances!  

Got an event you want us to share with the world?  Let us know, anything folk-ish goes!!

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Calendar is subject to change, it's the last known info as of 2009-09-10 01:48

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Quick List of 2009 Contra Dance Dates, Themes, Dates, & Locations, +Details!

Nordic Time, Shush on in!!
Cuddle up with Romance Reds!
St. Patrick's Day Greens!
Tax Relief, Red, White & U!
Renaissance Fair Friday 
Summer Country Potluck
Summer Country Potluck
Summer Country Potluck
Summer Country Potluck
Summer Country Potluck
Summer Country Potluck
Back To School Hustle
2nd Saturday FallFest Dance!
Halloween Costume Dance!
Pre Thanks Giving
Pre Christ Mass
New Years Eve Dance!
Celebrate Good Times! (soberly!:-)

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Dances during the warmer months of summer  (Mid May through August) are usually held at the 
naturally air conditioned and rustic Old Blaine Schoolhouse, 
located south of Moscow on the NE corner of Eid & Blaine Roads.  It's about 8 miles, drive carefully. Watch for very tight, nearly square corners on the graveled and sometimes dusty road, and of course look for awesome Potlucks before the dance!!

Dances during the cool seasons of the school year  
(September through early May) are usually held at the warm & cozy
 1912 Center (AKA Moscow Community Center) 
at 412 East Third Street in Moscow, ID across from the High School

All dances are taught. Singles, families & beginners are always welcome. 
Admission is $5 for members, $7 for non-members & 
$4 for first time beginners before lessons at 7:30 p.m. Dancing begins  at 8 p.m.
 Fragrance Free events!!, please help our members stay as healthy as possible!

'Random' Daily Concerts

Weekly Wonders!

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• Monday's;

  • On summer break, check before going!! Dancin in the Attic, half an hour to an hour lesson, dancing practice afterward, and west coast is the dance of choice of late. Occasional dances are in the 1912 Center, at 8:00-10:30pm (next up, august 22 2009 (Sunday before U's start!!)  It's a practice & dance for Swing, Latin and Ballroom dances, all skill levels, and more or less in order of preference as Tango (Argentine and American, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, Mambo, Samba, Meringue, Foxtrot, Night Club Two-Step, Waltz and Polka! (just checking!)  Join the groups email list server for more information, non-street shoes an absolute must have! .  .  For more info contact us at: list owner          Admission by free will donation.

  • Classes on Quad Cities University Campuses...

• Tuesday's;

  • Moscow Food CO-OP has evening concerts featuring many varied bands and musicians, almost every Tuesday, all year long, from 5-7 (outside!) in the summer, 6-8 in winter Check the Calendar! Or the PDF for the September 2008 Schedule
  • Classes on Quad Cities University Campuses...

• Wednesday's;  

  • Wednesday Latin & Ballroom Dancing By Veronica & Ryan:  8pm lessons, 9-11 open social dancing!  $3.00 a person, DJed. Held at Sears Dance Studio, North Grande St, Pullman, WA, across from Cougar Country Drive In.  More info to come (Palouse Dance on Facebook, I'm told, for more info)  Nice floor, bring dance shoes if you can!

  • The English country dance group will be dancing in East City Park, Moscow, ID on 12 & 26 August.                                                                      Thanks, Mitchell
    ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE ongoing on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm  @The Attic at 314 E. Second St., Moscow (go up the long driveway, and up the back stairs) Come join us for a taste of Merry Old England!    Free will donations at the door gladly accepted. Classes taught by Janet Granja and Mitchell Frey For further information, please contact Janet Granja at janetgg a+ verizon. net

  • Wednesday Night Contra Dance at the Women's Club, 9th and Walnut, Spokane, WA. Beginners' instruction at 7:15, dancing starts at 7:30 and ends at 9:30. Come and bring a friend or two!  There are folk dances every Wednesday at the Women's Club during the non-summer (~June 21-sept 21?) months, but June 24th is the last dance this 'spring', :-(.  The third Wednesday in the month is a Jam Dance, with jamming musicians

  • Classes on Quad Cities University Campuses...  

• Thursday's;

  • Swing Dance with the Swing Devils on Swing Thursday's, every Thursday all year long! 1920's, '30's and '40's Big Band Social Swing in the Moscow Social Club, upstairs above CJs (in downtown Moscow, 112 North Main) Instructions at 8 p.m. Dancing at 9 p.m. $3 per person, lessons included!

• Friday's;

  • International Folk Dance Every Friday @WSU Smith Gym - Room 115 (during the school year, summers in the Attic) 7:30 - 10 p.m. ** Free ** Wiley - 332-2202 or Hedy - 332-5625

  • Classes on at the Moscow High School, for HS students only...

• Saturday's;

  • Farmers Market Music, Friendship Square, downtown Moscow, May Though October, 9-11:30 Free Social, Folk, Modern, Interpretive, Performance, and Joyful Dancing!  Some events may happen during the winter at the 1912 center... details, anyone??

  • Inland Folk with Dan Maher! 3 hours of music for your life and for your soles!  Northwest Public Radio with a much beloved world renowned local.  91.7 on the FM dial, 11-2pm  Dan plays concerts in the Attic, at the Coop, with contra bands, and for the right price, private and benefit concerts all over the North West!

  • Yogatopia hosts a Social Dance!  Ballroom, Swing, and Latin!!  Late Saturday afternoons 5:30-6pm for lessons, dancing from 6-9pm in room 103 of the Gladdish Community Center, Pullman, WA.

• Sunday's;

  • Dance Training Recovery Day!!  Bend your knees & stretch!   :-)

Monthly Magic!

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Every Month...

• First Thursday Concerts in the Attic

At long last... its the return of a PFS monthly concert series.  Well... as of November 2007 and still going today, September, 2009 , on the First Thursday of each month, we'll have a concert with a local artist in the lovely, intimate Attic.  Join us for this concert at 7:00 PM in the Attic at 314 East 2nd St in Moscow. Admission by free will donation.

• A Contra Dance   Most every 3rd Saturday -- 7:30 pm-11p.m. In the fall, winter, & spring, it's in the 1912 Center but if it's sweet summer time, it's in the wonderful Old Blaine Schoolhouse.  Check out the current events page for the next one!
• ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE ongoing on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month
  Time: 7:00pm to 9:00pm  @The Attic at 314 E. Second St., Moscow (go up the long driveway, and up the back stairs)
  Come join us for a taste of Merry Old England!    Free will donations at the door gladly accepted.
  Classes taught by Janet Granja and Mitchell Frey For further information, please contact Janet Granja at
  janetgg a+ verizon. net
• SLOW JAM  a Second Saturday jam   @The Attic, 314 East Second St.  Time: 1-3PM
  Slow jam is for shy musicians, and faltering and restarts will not ruffle any feathers. No Audience. Bring music or chords if you have them. We may go over a piece of music a number of times if we all want to take a go at learning something you share. Raw beginners welcome!    Info: Roberta 882-0273
• Thursday, March 12th, and 19th  7-9 PM NEW CALLER'S CONTRA DANCE NIGHT
  Come out to dance at the Attic at 314 East 2nd St. 
  Contra Dances taught and called by our newest callers who attended the calling workshops in Spokane. Our first evening this last Thursday was lots of fun!  If sufficient dancers come, some of our dancing musicians can be freed up to play live music for this 2 hour session. If you'd like to learn dance in a smaller and less demanding setting, here's your chance. We're hoping for a good turnout of Experienced Contra dancers to help our new callers polish up their skills. All are most welcome to come find out what the new callers are working on.  If you have written a new dance and want to try it out for the first time, come and bring it along, and we'll all give it a try.
  This event is free, and we'll provide snacks.
• Moscow Irish Jam Session   Now meeting at the One World Cafe in Moscow on the 4th Thursday, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.  times now confirmed!!  Everyone welcome to come play, or just listen. Contact us? for more info.

Disclaimer;   Event performers, musicians, callers, locations, dates, and times subject to change. 
Unknown information is subject to ?? stand in, guestimate or intentionally humorous miss-information and pun ditz.  Enjoy!!

The names may sound suspicious, but if there is a date, it's correct, till we know more! ;-)
Much more intriguing and event specific details are on shared on the Upcoming Events Page

• September, 2009

  • Sep 3rd: First Thursday Concert Series; Thursday September 3rd: First Thursday concert series with Yellow Dog Flats in The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

  • Sept 5: Type of Event: Music & Dances   Dates: Saturday  September  5,  2009  Time: 3:00 in the afternoon  Where: at the Dahmen Barn Title: Nordic Spirit - Scandinavian music and costumed dancers     Price: $7 at the door  

  • September 12th 1-3 PM All experience levels welcome, including raw beginners. We may go over a piece more than once. Bring music or chords if you have them and share a little of what you are working on. There will not be an audience. The Attic @314 East Second St. attic, up long driveway, up back stairs.

  • Sept 19: Contra Dance with music by Turning Tide  from Coeur d'Alene with Mo Oliver & David Beach & their girls, & calling by  Mitchell Frey, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.

  • September ?? 7:00 PM McConnell Mansion, 110 South Adams Street, Moscow
    Free Information (208) 882-1004 Sponsored by the Latah County Historical Society

  • Sept 26th; that Little Concert at One World cafe.  ~7-10 pm

  • Sep ??; OPEN HOUSE : The WSU Folkdancers will be hosting an open house to
    encourage people to see what International folk dancing is all about.
    This will take place on September ??, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. until
    10:00 p.m. in room 115 Smith Gym, WSU. There will be entertainment (A
    guest from Far, Far, Away, O'NotShrek, will show us some Ethnic dance),
    refreshments and exhibits. You'll get the chance to try some dances of
    other countries which will be taught, or you can just come to watch.

• October , 2009

  • Oct 1st: First Thursday concert series with John Elwood and Sally Burkhart doing their traditional tunes from America and the British isles.  In The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

  • Oct 10th: Frank Delany and Ben Barton will perform
    the blues music of Mississippi John Hurt at 7 pm in The Attic, 314 E. Second St., Moscow (go up the long driveway and up the back stairs). Admission by free-will donation.

  • Oct 17: Contra Dance, with music by John McInturff and calling by TBA, at the 1912 Center in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • Oct 30th: Halloween Contra Dance, with music by Spooky Fingers and calling by Notta Mask, at the 1912 Center in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

• November, 2009

  • Nov ?: SLOW JAM a one time First Saturday jam this month, because of Fall Folk Festival.  At the attic of 314 East Second St

  • Nov 5: First Thursday concert series with music by Dana and Susan Robinson, singer/songwriters from North Carolina.  In The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

  • Nov ?-?; Or the first full weekend in Nov Spokane Folklore Society's Fall Folk Festival, Spokane Community College   
            Saturday; 8- 10:30 PM Contra Dance with Dancing Musicians and callers Joe and Ray or somebody like them  
            Sunday; 3-5 PM Contra Dance- Celtic Kilts with Nora Scott & Mitchell Frey 

  • Nov 21: Contra Dance, with music by Calling the Shotz, Dear and calling by Hunter Cheason , at the 1912 Center in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • Nov ??; Somebody, along with Somebody Else and Another Person, in an
    acoustic house concert in The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, Sunday
    November 16th at 7 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

December, 2009

• Dec ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Beargrass, folk and country music. In The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

• Dec 19: Contra Dance, with music by The Sleigh Riders and calling by Manny Withdasac, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

• Dec 31-Jan1: New Years Eve Contra Dance Spectacular, with music by John McInturff, and calling by Simmone Uptoolate, at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Potluck dinner from 7-8:30 PM, Lessons from 8:30-9pm dancing from 9-midnight. 

• January, 2010

  • Jan ?: : First Thursday concert series with the wonderful acoustic swing music of Mia Resi Loution in Not The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 0:00 PM. Admission by free will donation. (First Thursday concert series will be on break so that we can all have the day off to relax and enjoy!)

  • Jan ??: Contra Dance with music by Out of the Wood and calling by Mitchell Frey, at the 1912 Center, 7:30 PM.    Baby It's Cold Outside  Gotta Gho

  • Jan ??st:  House Concert! Join Furnace Nearer-Me in an acoustic house concert in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, Thursday January 31st at 7 PM.

• February, 2010

  • Feb ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Lowell Est Gass-price in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • Feb ?? Contra Dance, with music by Deceased White Males and calling by Pressi Denntis, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

• March, 2010

• Mar ?: First Thursday concert series with music by a Lon Gmarch in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.
• Mar ??: Contra Dance, with music by The Thistles and calling by Sha Mrock, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.
• March ??: there will be a slow jam in the attic at 314 East 2nd St from 1 - 3 pm.
• March ??: at 7 PM in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St we'll have a acoustic house concert by Saynt Pattiis, a young-old songwriter from Somewhere Nearby.  
  Admission by free-will donation.  

• April, 2010

  • April ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Tacxted Tumuch in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • April ??: House concert with Hedachee in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • April ??: Dulcimer Day of workshops, jam and concert in Joseph, Oregon hosted by Heidi Muller.

  • April ??: Contra Dance, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.  Music by Raign Rayann Goaway, and calling by April Reigns.

• May, 2010

  • May 1st-ish: Renaissance Fair Contra Dance, with music by Mae Polls and calling by Phlowers Inner-Heir, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • May ?: First Thursday Concert Series with music by Belle Tain  in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.  

  • May ?: House concert with Renny Sauwnce in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:30 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • May ??: Contra Dance, with music by A Shower a Day and calling by Mhay Flours, at the Old Blaine Schoolhouse, 7:30 PM.

• June, 2010

  • June ?: First Thursday concert series with music by The Weeding Belles in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • June ??: Contra Dance - At the Old Blaine Schoolhouse 7:30 PM. . With The Chapels Open playing, and calling by Jill & Ted Alter,

  • June ??: Contra Dance - At the Old Blaine Schoolhouse 7:30 PM. . With Shawtgunn Wedding playing, and calling by Heir Paw,

• July, 2010

  • July ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Liberty Foryu-AnnMe in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • July ??: Contra Dance, with music by The Fiyer Krackers tooke Muh Phinghers and calling by Julie and the Seizures, at the Old Blaine Schoolhouse, 7:30 PM.

• August, 2010

  • August ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Hot August Knites in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • August ??: Contra Dance, with music by Harvested Grains and calling by Dusty Throwat, at the Old Blaine Schoolhouse, 7:30 PM.

• September, 2010

  • Sep ?: First Thursday concert series with music is by And Friends in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • Sep ??: Contra Dance, with music by Come September and calling by Awl Fallinluv, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • September ?? 7:00 PM McConnell Mansion, 110 South Adams Street, Moscow
    Free Information (208) 882-1004 Sponsored by the Latah County Historical Society

  • Sept ??th; Home Work in an acoustic house concert in the Attic at 314
    East 2nd St in Moscow, Friday September ??th at 8:00 PM. Admission by
    free- will donation.

  • Sept ??th; that Little Concert at One World cafe.  ~7-10 pm

  • OPEN HOUSE : The WSU Folkdancers will be hosting an open house to
    encourage people to see what International folk dancing is all about.
    This will take place on September ??, 2008, from 8:00 p.m. until
    10:00 p.m. in room 115 Smith Gym, WSU. There will be entertainment (A
    guest from Far, Far, Away, O'NotShrek, will show us some Ethnic dance),
    refreshments and exhibits. You'll get the chance to try some dances of
    other countries which will be taught, or you can just come to watch.

• October , 2010

  • Oct ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Octoberfest in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 8:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • Oct ??: Contra Dance, with music by Slightly Intoxicating and calling by Slurs Zaword, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • OCT ??; CELTIC DUO FROM OVERSEAS  Foreign People in an acoustic house concert in the Attic at 314 East 2nd St in Moscow, Monday October 20th at 7:00 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

  • Oct 31th: Halloween Contra Dance, with music by Spooky Fingers and calling by Notta Mask, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  

• November, 2010

  • Nov ?: SLOW JAM a one time First Saturday jam this month, because of Fall Folk Festival.  At the attic of 314 East Second St

  • Nov ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Labororie Daye in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

  • Nov ?-?; Or the first full weekend in Nov Spokane Folklore Society's Fall Folk Festival, Spokane Community College   
            Sat: 8- 10:30 PM Contra Dance with Dancing Musicians and callers Joe and Ray or somebody like them  
            Sunday 3-5 PM Contra Dance- Celtic Kilts with Nora Scott & Mitchell Frey 

  • Nov ??: Contra Dance, with music by Calling the Shotz, Dear and calling by Hunter Cheason , at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

  • Nov ??; Somebody, along with Somebody Else and Another Person, in an
    acoustic house concert in The Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, Sunday
    November 16th at 7 PM. Admission by free-will donation.

December, 2010

• Dec ?: First Thursday concert series with music by Tisha Season in the Attic at 314 E 2nd St in Moscow, 7:00 PM. Admission by free will donation.

• Dec 20: Contra Dance, with music by The Sleigh Riders and calling by Manny Withdasac, at the 1912 Building in Moscow, 7:30 PM.

• Dec 31-Jan1: New Years Eve Contra Dance Spectacular, with music by (tentatively) Th'E Last Tics Band: ., featuring the hit singles "Kissa Me at Mide-Night" and "Tall, Dark, & First Foot!" and calling by Siimonne  UpTooLate, at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Potluck dinner from 7-8:30 PM, Lessons from 8:30-9pm dancing from 9-midnight. 

Yearly Festivals!

• First FRIDAY in May: Special Contra Dance in honor of the Moscow Renaissance Fair, Usually with Potatohead playing & Joseph Erhard-Hudson calling, held at the 1912 Center  in Moscow.  Teaching at 7.30pm and dance at 8.00pm

• First Saturday (& Sunday) in May: Moscow Renaissance Fair @ East City Park, a performance dance for the event, we do a couple dances then bring in audience members!

• Memorial Day Weekend, Seattle, WA  North West Folklife

• June- Lady of the Lake Music and Dance Camp

• Random Saturday during mid summer: Rendezvous in the Park w/music by very good bands, Tickets are a bit expensive, but well worth it!

• Random Saturday during late summer: Contra Dance w/music by a good band, and calling by someone wonderful, at the Moscow Farmers Market, another performance dance on sloped concrete, although it's now not chipped and shattered anymore!

• Late August, Richland, WA Tumble Weed Folk Festival

• October Costume Dance, we usually have a special Halloween dance, costumes should be designed to be easy to dance in without damage to yourself or your partners!

• Spokane Folklore's Fall Folk Festival, usually the first or second weekend in November

• New Year's Eve Dance, ring in the new year with a traditional contra, and sing Auld Lang Syne with people who will remember it next year!

• Calandar

This page was last updated on 2009-09-10 01:48:20 .    Helping to preserve the spirit of tradition!