Friday, September 30th, 8pm – 11pm, a concert, not a dance, featuring one of our regular,  favorite bands, Edge of Erin (Dianna Davis, Sam Stelting and Robyn Ton) playing at 9 Irish Brothers (EAST) in Lafayette IN: 3520 St. Rd. 38 E. Info @ http://www.nineirishbrothers.com/event/west-edge-erin

Saturday, October 1st, 6 pm, a house concert, featuring another of our regular, favorite bands, Iron Curtain Meltdown, presented by the Flying Cat House Concert Series. An international smorgasbord of folk music! Eastern European, Celtic, French-Canadian, Americana, and more. Dianna Davis: accordion, clarinet, foot percussion, and vocals; Maggie Davis: fiddle and vocals, Mario Joven: guitar and vocals; Samantha Stelting: bass, viola, fiddle, and vocals.

Unlike our dances, and unlike Friday’s concert, RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED Saturday night! To reserve your spot, contact the concert venue via E-MAIL at FlyingCatHouseConcerts@comcast.net or 317-466-7953. (Please note that you can RSVP via Facebook just for fun if you want, but you will ALSO need to contact them directly in order to receive a confirmation with the street address, directions, and other details.)

-Suggested Donation: $10 per person all proceeds go to the performers
-Guests are invited to bring a dish for a casual, “cocktail party” style buffet of light snacks, finger food, and sweets. Bottled water will be provided, and you may bring wine, beer, etc.
-No small children please

Seating is limited – so make your reservation today!

Join Juliet & Barry at 7 p.m. this week, for all your contra questions answered. They’ll cover whatever people want to learn, or get better at.

Join us on September 27th as two of our newer callers share the evening! Vickie Stohl and Trevor DeWitt will call, with Edge of Erin playing.

Registration is open for Gypsy Moon Ball 2011, with savings through October 13 (postmark date). Although not at the scout camp, we have a full weekend in downtown Indianapolis, with many nearby restaurants & cultural events. And parking! And t-shirts!

Join us at 8 p.m. Tuesday (7:40 if you’re new or want help getting more comfortable dancing) to contra to music by LEDfoot with Ken Gall calling.

You’re also welcome at our Board Meeting, 6:30 in Earth House Cafe. (For fall 2011 we’re meeting 3rd Tuesdays instead of 2nd Tuesdays.)

Spirit & Place has posted their schedule for this year’s festival. We’re collaborating with other dance groups on “Circles and Swirls,” Wednesday, November 09, 2011 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM at Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ Gymnasium.

Sometimes we learn best by doing, sometimes by hearing, watching, etc. Contra dancers in Atlanta made a series of YouTube videos to help folks become skilled, courteous, & desired dancers faster.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laEJ1cmSH9Y

September 13 features music by the Coffee Zombies and calling by David Ernst.

Although it’s a 2nd Tuesday, there’s NO board meeting, because we have to move them to 3rd Tuesdays for fall 2011. Everyone’s welcome next week, 9/20, at 6:30. We’re working on Gypsy Moon Ball, and even if you can’t attend, we seek volunteers to help with setup and cleanup (ask about reduced admission), snacks, and housing visiting dancers.

Indy Contra board meetings have moved to 3rd Tuesdays for fall 2011. We start about 6:30, and try to finish around 7:30 or 7:40.  Everyone’s always welcome.