Mini Folk Festival

Sat 26 May to Sun 27 May. Gainesville Dance & Music Association, 308 W University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Gainesville, 32604. Tara Bolker, 352-376-6383. Gainesville Dance and Music Association - [email][events]

Tent Camping, Jamming and Hanging at Barry's lakeside property in East Gainesville from noon on Saturday till three on Sunday. Concert and Dance Performances, Contra Dancing and more. Contact us for driving and parking directions for both venues, or to be included in the performance line-up on Saturday or Sunday afternoon, play for contra on Sunday afternoon or add another workshop. See page 2 for the schedule.

Schedule:

Organized and hosted by Chuck Levy, Barry Gibbons (in absentia), Eleta
Sucsy, Paul Wales and Annie Orlando, and Tara Bolker.

LOCATION #1:
Tent Camping, Jamming and Hanging at Barry's lakeside property in East Gainesville from noon on Saturday till three on Sunday.

LOCATION #2:
Cross Creek Cloggers 30th Reunion Pot-Luck and Jam at Paul and Annie's riverside property in Southwest Gainesville starts at four on Saturday.

lOCATION #3:
Concert and Dance Performances, Contra Dancing and More at Gainesville Dance & Music Association in Downtown Gainesville
from four till late on Saturday and Sunday one till eight.

Saturday:

4 p.m. -- beginning Israeli dance workshop

5 p.m. -- contra with BriarPickers -- no walk-throughs! Fun contra dances to traditional fiddle tunes with a twist

7 p.m. -- dance performances
- Inisheer Irish Dance Co
- Hot Pepper Steppers Duet
- Cross Creek Cloggers 30th Anniversary(!) Reunion Performance, with a Green Grass Finale for all to join in

8 p.m till ?? -- ElectricContra with Full Circle and assorted callers (Yes, they're going to do that Santana medley)

Sunday:

1 p.m. -- Brown Bag Brunch Concert - Kanapaha Trio; whistles, harp, bouzouki, guitar and more. Full Circle Duo; hammered dulcimer and guitar.

2 p.m. -- English dance workshop -- all levels

4 p.m. -- one more contra dance - still need musicians -- email tara@p2c2e.net

6 p.m. -- open waltzing and waltz-time set dances

7 p.m. -- partner dance workshop, Israeli style waltzes and Latin dances