Spokane Folklore Society

ContraDance With Wild Asparagus In Spokane, WA, June 20
The Spokane Folklore Society will sponsor a contradance on Saturday, June 20,
from 8 to 11 pm, featuring the nationally known and well-loved band, Wild Asparagus with caller George Marshall. Since 1984, the five-person band has been delighting dancers with their original approach and creative use of instruments. This band draws a crowd!
Wild Asparagus will be featured at SFS's Lady of the Lake June Camp, June 21-27. Camp is already filled, but the Saturday dance is open to the public.
The dance will be held at the Woman's Club, 1428 W. 9th Ave. (corner of 9th and
Walnut Sts.), Spokane. Admission is $12 for Folklore Society members and students with ID, and $15 for nonmembers.
Because of the band's popularity, we expect there will be folks coming from out of
town, some of whom might appreciate a place to spend the night. If you would like to host an overnight guest or two, please contact Margie at 443-2710 or copelandheller@
msn.com.

An Introduction Video of this class may be viewed on the Spokane Parks & Recreation Youtube Site:

Townes Van Zandt Class http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi1KaHyuyyU&feature=channel_page

Class Description:

Townes Van Zandt and the Texas Songwriters

A new breed of Texas Songwriters emerged in the 1970’s, led by Townes Van Zandt

who believed in writing a song for the sake of the song – not for commercial success. He influenced a new generation of songwriters, including Guy Clark, Blaze Foley, Steve Earl, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, Emmy Lou Harris and others. This class examines their lives and music, and includes listening to and playing their songs, and watching videos of their performances. It is for music fans, songwriters, and guitar players.

Frank Delaney is a singer/songwriter who has performed at coffeehouses and clubs, including the Northwest Folklife Festival and Spokane Folklore Society Festivals, and is a folk music researcher/historian who has taught guitar and music workshops for many years. He produced "The Backwater Blues Show" For KPBX for 7 years.

Location: South Side Activity Center Thursday Evenings 6:30 - 8:30 PM 8 weeks

Begins Oct. 1^st. Fall Quarter 2009

Class Registration Fee $ 51.00

Class materials fee $ 10.00 for handouts and class cd

Registration: Call Spokane Parks & Recreation (509) 625-6200

or register online at www.spokaneparks.org

SFS Membership Campaign
The Spokane Folklore Society will kick off its annual membership campaign in
conjunction with the June 20 dance, featuring Wild Asparagus with caller George Marshall.
People who join (or re-join) the Folklore Society for 2009-2010 will be admitted to
the June dance at the member discount.
Current memberships will expire at the end of August. Those who join or renew
their memberships will have their names entered into drawings for prizes at the regular Wednesday night dances during the month of September, culminating with a really great prize the night of our Annual Meeting (September 30).
Our cost for dance and concert venues has been going up, so we’re going to be raising prices for the next season. The good news is that we intend to hold the line on admission prices for members. That’s one more reason to join the Spokane Folklore Society.

Society Members,
"Ask not what your folklore society can do for you; ask what you can do for your folklore society."
OK, I admit that's corny (not to mention it's plagiarism too!) -- but I'm trying to make a point here. The Spokane Folklore Society, including its subcommittees -- Fall Folk Festival, Lady of the Lake dance camps, and Wednesday Night
Dances -- runs entirely on volunteer energy. NOBODY gets paid for organizing the events we all enjoy so much. The continuation of those events depends on people like YOU being willing to contribute to the effort.
We need volunteers at all levels, from simply helping out before/after dances, to spending a couple hours on a specific task (poster distribution, potluck organization/cleanup), all the way up to serving on the board of directors or
another planning committee. Please give some thought to what skills and/or time you could give to make sure that we can continue to have our wonderful dances, concerts, and festival.
Sincerely,
Margie Heller
SFS President
National Folk Festival Returns to Butte, MT
July 10-12, 2009
The 71st annual free festival will feature about seven stages that host up to 250 performers highlighting the musical influences of immigrants from around the world. It will also feature a Montana Arts Marketplace and a First People’s
Marketplace that will feature Native American artists. Butte will host the festival this year and next year.
The 2009 line up of performers will be completely different from the 2008 lineup.
To see a list of schedule performers visit www.nationalfolkfestival.com

Friends of the Fall Folk Festival Fundraising Campaign
The Spokane Folklore Society fundraising campaign for our 14thth annual festival is underway. We invite you to become a “Friend of the Festival” by donating funds to help with the Festival expenses.
Any amount of money you can donate small or large will be appreciated. Just fill out the form included in your newsletter and send it along with your donation. The form is also available on our website:
www.spokanefolklore.org. Please consider us for any matching fund programs your employer may support. We will also be calling SFS Members in July to remind you of the wonderful mission of the Fall Folk Festival and our donor campaign. We won’t call you if you’ve already contributed.
Friends of the Festival Donors will be listed in the Spokane Folklore Society newsletter and in the Festival program. All business donors will also be listed on signs throughout the festival site, thanked by the stage announcers and featured on our website with contact information and a short description of your products and services. Without generous contributors and volunteers, this free community event would not be possible. The festival needs to raise about $20,000 to pay for rent, sound equipment, craft supplies, publicity, printing, security and required building staff.
If you know of other community members or businesses that we could contact for donations please let us know. We will send them a brochure, which outlines opportunities to become a Donor or Sponsor. Please call 747-2640
All performers and festival organizers donate their time. Please send your tax-free deductible donations to the Fall Folk Festival, PO Box 9768, Spokane, WA 99209.
The Spokane Folklore Society 14th annual Fall Folk Festival will take place Saturday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, November 1 from Noon to 5 p.m. at Spokane Community College (The Lair), N. 1810 N. Greene Street in Spokane, Washington. The festival is free to the public and features 7 stages of traditional and ethnic dance and music along with workshops, jamming and special entertainment and crafts for children.
For more information check out our website www.spokanefolklore.org
2009 Spring ContraDance Series
6/3 Vickie Marron Stars
6/10 Ray Polhemus
6/17 Susan Dankovich (H) Jam Band
6/25 All Callers
Dance Instruction 7:00PM Dance 7:30-9:30 PM
The Teaching Syllabus was requested by some contra dancers as a
way to improve the quality of dancing on Wednesday nights. The
“teaching moment” will be no longer than five minutes, and the theme
for the night will be reflected in the dances chosen by the caller.

Want the SFS to help sponsor your event?

The Folklore Society board has come up with a form (in acrobat pdf.format) to help you figure out what you'll need.
It will always be available at the SFS main index page.

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Spokane Coeur d’Alene Dance Email List This email list is a valuable tool for finding out what the dance community in the Spokane -Coeur d’Alene area is doing. Dance groups, bands, instructors and individuals publish information about classes, events and where people are going to dance. No group membership is required. To subscribe, send an email to: dancelist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com You will get a return email with a URL. Go to that web site. Choose either option (join the dancelist or become a member of yahoo groups and join the dancelist), they both work. Carpool to Moscow? Anyone want to carpool to Moscow for the Palouse Folklore Society contra dances? Contact Linnea at linneagarlock@hotmail.com or 533-0225.

Free Want ad page. Looking for a way to start a band, join a band, or just play with some like-minded musicians? Got an instrument you want to buy, sell, or trade? Try posting a free ad at the SFS free want ad page. (Now listed near the bottom of every SFS web page on the SFS menu, or click here)

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