Friday Night Dance

Schedule Archives

Park Avenue Congregational Church
50 Paul Revere Road, Arlington, Massachusetts

dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave unless otherwise noted

2023

January 6

January 20 - cancelled

February 3

February 24

March 3

  • All Girl Band

March 17

March 31

  • Pixton Poirier Trio

April 14

  • leaders: Patrick Yacono and Dana Sussman

April 28 - cancelled

May 5

  • Romanian Night: Tom Pixton and Friends

May 12

  • All Girl Band

June 2

June 9 (spring season finale)

September 22

September 29

October 13

October 20

November 10

November 17

December 1 (live music with Shining Moon)

December 15

2022

November 18

  • music: Shining Moon
  • dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave

December 2

  • dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave

December 16

  • music: Goats of Christmas Presents
  • dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave

2020

    January 3

    January 10

    • music: the International Music Club
    • dance leaders: Estha Blachman and Dana Sussman

    January 17

  • music: the All Girl Band
  • dance leaders: Jeanne Clifford and Barbara Zeles

January 24

January 31 (CROATIAN NIGHT)

  • music: Pajdaši (buddies, friends)

February 7

  • music: the International Music Club
  • dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave

February 14 (Happy Valentine's Day!)

  • dance leaders: Patrick Yacono and Barbara Zeles

February 21 (BULGARIAN NIGHT)

  • music: Divi Zheni and Zornitsa

February 28

March 6

  • music: International Music Club
  • dance teaching: Marcie Van Cleave

The remaining 2020 dances were cancelled due to COVID-19

2019

  • February 1 (Croatian Night)
    music: Pajdaši
  • February 8
    music: International Music Club
  • February 22 (Bulgarian Night)
    music: Divi Zheni and Zornitsa
  • March 1
    music: The Next Generation
  • March 22 (Special Romanian Night)
    music: The Pinewoods Band and Friends
  • April 5
    music: International Music Club
  • April 12 (NO FRIDAY DANCE)
    -- Come to the New England Folk Festival in Mansfield, MA!
  • April 26 (NO FRIDAY DANCE)
  • May 3
    music: Shining Moon
    dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave
  • May 10
    music: International Music Club
  • May 24
    music: the Cambridge Folk Orchestra
    dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave
  • September 13
    music: International Music Club
  • October 18
    music: International Music Club
  • November 1
    music: Shining Moon
    dance leader: Marcie Van Cleave
  • November 8
    music: International Music Club
  • December 6 (Holiday Dance Party)
    music: All Girl Band
    performance: Mladost Folk Ensemble
  • December 13 (NO DANCE)
  • December 20
    music: International Music Club
  • December 27
    music: the Cambridge Folk Orchestra
    dance leaders: by Jeanne Clifford and Jonathan Young

2018

  • January 5
  • January 19
    music: the All Girl Band
  • February 16
    music: International Music Club
  • March 16
    music: Bruce Sagan and Friends
    dance leaders: Marcie Van Cleave and Tom Roby
  • April 6 (Special!)
    music: Shining Moon
  • May 4 (Romanian Program)
    music: Tom Pixton and Friends
  • May 11
    music: International Music Club
    In memory of Ray Rosenstock
  • June 15 (Chocolate Chip Night, last Friday dance of the season)
    music: the All Girl Band
  • September 14:
    music: International Music Club
  • November 9:
    music: International Music Club
  • November 16 (NO DANCE)
  • November 30:
    music: Shining Moon
    dance leder: Marcie Van Cleave
  • December 21 (HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA)
    music: All Girl Band dance performances: Mladost Folk Ensemble