Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot, There’s Always Contra!
When: Saturday, December 31, 8:00 pm; quick teaching of basics for newcomers at 7:45
Where: Unitarian Church of Calgary, 1703 First Street N.W.
Callers: Steven Méthot and Michael Pollock
Band: This year we have a delightful group of musicians including Kelly Guenter and John Vooys to provide us with jigs and reels to set our toes a-tapping! Kelly and John were introduced to our dance community earlier this month and are great!
Admission: $12.00 per person
Next Dance: Saturday January 28th, 7:30 pm. We usually have our dances on the first Saturday of the month, but February’s is booked, and so we’ve advanced our dance one week. Take note!
New Years Eve
You well may be asking, “What’s so special about New Year’s Eve?” Well I could go into a long description about the sidereal year and the path of the Earth’s orbit around the sun, but I think you would rather know about our evening. Here’s what makes our New Year’s Celebration special, in no particular order:
- The dance! The evening is structured around our Contra Dance in more or less the usual set up, 3 sets of dancing with breaks in between for dancers to catch their breaths, chat and mingle, share resolutions made and broken. We will be calling some of our all-time favourites.
- The food! We ask people to bring finger food, hors d’oeuvres, munchies, treats and trifles (nothing that requires plates and forks) and to resist the temptation to nibble on them until after we are done dancing, unless you bring enough! The evening can be a bit hectic, so we encourage everyone to label any bowls or serving utensils. After 11 we will clear the decks and tuck in! We do not have a liquor license and so we ask that you help us keep this a dry
- Auld Lang Syne! We count down the old year and bring in the new with a song and a kiss and best wishes all around. After some more chatting and hobnobbing we can be on the roads before the crazies come out, and if you’re young at heart you can continue your celebrations knowing that you’ve already had a fine time dancing.
- 50/50 Draw! We are a non-profit organization, and we are often in the red. To help cover deficits in our finances we are holding a 50/50 draw at the dance. $2 a ticket gives you a chance to take home half of the pot. The other half goes to ensure that we can continue holding these dances.
- You! It wouldn’t be the same without your presence. Come celebrate with us as we mark another passing of our world’s dance around the Sun.
We do not have access to the dishes of the church, nor to the dishwashers, and so we ask you to be mindful of that as you prepare your dishes. As always, we encourage you to bring your own mugs and / or water bottles.
We will not be gathering up any “lost and found” items as we have no way of knowing if the item belongs to someone from the church. Items left behind will remain at the church. So be like Santa and make a list!
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