We mourn the passing of long time contra community member Lynn Basham last week. He was a stalwart member, a passionate musician, migrating from wooden flute to mandolin to fiddle, and caller, and more. and friend to many. He contributed … Continue reading →
Shelter in place to the maximum ability. No firm decision, but May dances also likely to be cancelled. Stay tuned.
Continue reading →Note: Note COVID-19 impact – stay tuned Friday, January 3 Celtic Confusion with Lynn Basham Saturday, January 18 Celtic Confusion with David Kreiss-Tomkins Friday, February 7 Celtic Confusion with David Kreiss-Tomkins Winter Dance Weekend February 14-16 Audrey Knuth and Amy … Continue reading →
The annual membership meeting of the Contra Borealis Dancers will be held May 18 at 6:30 pm prior to the 8:00 pm dance. It is also a potluck, so feel free to bring your best culinary effort to the table. … Continue reading →
Our local paper, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner published a fine article on Dance Camp North and our contra community. http://www.newsminer.com/features/latitude_65/contra-camp-welcomes-dancers-north/article_d4b48fd6-abf2-11e8-9533-97fe4461aae4.html
Continue reading →The Northern Lights Council of Dancers will be having their annual meeting 7 pm- 8 pm Oct. 13, 2016 at the Pioneer Park Dance Hall. Contra Borealis Dancers are one of six clubs that comprise this organization that runs our … Continue reading →
The first gathering of the Fairbanks Callers Collective happened at the Basham’s this afternoon. Their housesitters weren’t apprised of it in advance, but happily rolled with the punches, or at least stomping on the floor above them. It was a … Continue reading →
We just received a $500 grant as a contribution toward the purchase of our new stage risers. The grant is from CDSS – the Country Dance and Song Society, who I refer to as the mothership of contra, English and … Continue reading →
The organization that runs our dance hall, Northern Lights Council of Dancers, is having their annual meeting with a potluck and demo of the various groups that use the hall, including us. Please do consider coming and meeting the other … Continue reading →
Our next contradance is this Sat. Sept. 7 at the Wood Center Ballroom at UAF. Adina Gordon, our guest caller from Vermont will be calling and Gaelic Fusion playing with Autumn Rose Lester, guest fiddler from upstate New York. The … Continue reading →