Thursday Night Folk Dancing

Schedule Archive

Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Rd., Arlington Heights, MA

2024

  • January 4
  • January 18 (Shining Moon)
  • February 1
  • February 15 (Gogofski)
  • March 7
  • March 21 (Pixton Poirier Band)
  • April 4
  • April 18
  • May 2
  • May 16
  • June 6
  • June 13

2023

January 5

  • programmer: Sue Rose
  • review: dances Sonate and Primavera En Salonica

January 19

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono
  • music: Shining Moon

February 2

  • music: GoatHog Day

February 16

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford
  • review: Melnisko, Melnik and Gadja Hor

March 2

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono
  • review: Lautareasca (Patrick), Melnisko and Melnik (Jeanne Clifford)

March 16

  • programmer: Sue Rose
  • review: Korim Lanu Lalechet (Sue), Sarba Zarnestenilor (aka Sarba "Z") (David Salstein)

April 13

  • music: the Pixton Poirier Trio
  • review: Moj Maro Moj Marine (Sue Rose); Gajda Hor (Jeanne Clifford); Seljančica (Tom Pixton)

April 27 - cancelled

May 4

  • programmer: Meyer and Laura Billmers
  • review: Melnisko (Meyer Billmers); Tinka (Paula Rosenstock)

May 18

  • programmer: Sue Rose
  • review: Mahala Mori Shej (Sue Rose); Tinka (Paula Rosenstock)

June 1

  • programmer: Carl Lazarus
  • review: La Vida Total (Carl Lazarus); Tinka (Paula Rosenstock); Mahala Mori Shej (Sue Rose)

June 15

  • music: The Goats

July 13

  • programmer: Paula Rosenstock
  • Pinewoods review of Sonia and Cristian's dances: Horodnicul and Schioapa Dunaveana (Sue Rose); Sarba de la Valcea (Jeanne Clifford)

July 20

  • programmer: Laura and Meyer Billmer
  • Pinewoods review of Sonia and Cristian's dances: Horodnicul, Schioapa Dunaveana, Sarba de la Valcea, Ciubaneasca lui Ionel and Lamaita (Jeanne Clifford)

August 17

  • programmer: Laura and Meyer Billmers
  • Pinewoods review of Sonia and Cristian's dances: Horodnicul, Schioapa Dunaveana, Sarba de la Valcea, Ciubaneasca lui Ionel, and Lamaita

August 24

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono
  • Pinewoods review of Sonia and Cristian's dances: Horodnicul, Schioapa Dunaveana, Sarba de la Valcea, Ciubaneasca lui Ionel, and Lamaita

September 7

  • programmer: Paula Rosenstock
  • Balkan Camp review: Kamber and Gagauzko and Shumarsko, Gergana Panova's dance from Pirin, Bulgaria (Jeanne Clifford)

September 21

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford
  • Balkan Camp review: Kamber and Gagauzko and Shumarsko, Gergana Panova's dance from Pirin, Bulgaria; Radi Le from Iliana's FAC workshop (Jeanne Clifford); Yves Moreau requests

October 12

  • programmer: Julie Sussman
  • Review (Oktoberfest): Jeanne Clifford: Radi Le (Iliana Bozhenova); Gagauzko (Balkan Camp); Ronde de Chantecorps and Canta Cucu n Bucovina (Bianca de Jong)

October 26

  • Programmer: Laura Billmers
  • Review (Oktoberfest): Ronde de Chantecorps and Canta Cucu n Bucovina (Bianca de Jong)

November 2

  • Music: the Pinewoods Band
  • Yves Moreau memorial program

November 16

  • Programmer: Carl Lazarus
  • Review (Oktoberfest and Yves Moreau): Ronde de Chantecorps and Canta Cucu n Bucovina (Bianca de Jong); La Vida Total, Pravo Rodopsko Horo (Yves Moreau)

December 7: LIVE MUSIC PARTY with the ALL GIRL BAND

December 21: The Goatcracker (Holiday Party)

2022

July 21

  • programmer: Sue Rose

September 15

  • lesson: Roberto Bagnoli's Colindul Cerbului, Moma Oda Za Voda

September 29

  • programmer: Paula Rosenstock
  • lesson: Roberto Bagnoli's Branle Gai Alsacien

October 6

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono
  • lesson: Roberto Bagnoli's Moma Oda Za Voda

October 20

  • programmer: Laura Billmers
  • lesson: Joe Graziosi's dances from Oktoberfest

November 3

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford
  • lesson: Sirijisko Horo and Joe Graziosi's dances from Oktoberfest

December 1

  • programmer: Carl Lazarus
  • lesson: La Vida Total and Sonate

December 8

  • live music: All Girl Band

2020

January 2

  • programmer: Meyer Billmers

January 9

  • programmer: Kathy Hagelston
  • lesson: Baile da Camacha

January 16

  • programmer: Abby Yanow

January 23

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono

January 30

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford

February 6

  • programmer: Meyer Billmers

February 13

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford
  • music: the All Girl Band

February 20

  • programmer: Abby Yanow

February 27

  • programmer: Laura Billmers

March 5

  • programmer: Carl Lazarus

March 12, 2020 - June, 2022: dances cancelled due to Covid 19

2019

September 5

  • programmer: Carl Lazarus

September 12

  • programmer: Abby Yanow

September 19

  • programmer: Paula Rosenstock
  • music: the All Girl Band

September 26

  • programmer: Patrick Yacono

October 3

  • programmer: Meyer Billmers

October 10

  • programmer: Julie Sussman

October 17

  • programmer: Kathy Hagelston
  • lesson: reviews from Oktoberfest Weekend

October 24

  • programmer: Arline Ferguson

October 31 (Halloween dance)

  • programmer: Jeanne Clifford

November 7

  • programmer: Carl Lazarus

November 14

  • programmer: Kathy Hagelston
  • lesson: Vira do Sitio

November 21

  • programmer: Dana Sussman and Patrick Yacono
  • music: Shining Moon

November 28 (NO DANCE – happy Thanksgiving!)

December 5

  • programmer: Julie Sussman

December 12

  • programmer: Arline Ferguson

December 19

  • programmer: Laura Billmers

December 26 (NO DANCE – happy holidays!)