Corvallis Folk Events

CFS sponsored events listed in bold face font

Sept 20 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
The Barnstormers with Sue Baker

Sept 21 (Sun) — CFS board meeting

6:30 pm. Call 752-3795 for directions.

Sept 21 (Sun) — Lisa Ornstein and Dan Compton (house concert)

7:00 pm, Diane Arney's house. Call with questions: (541) 753-0762. Advance tickets $15 at Grass Roots Books and Music.

Sept 22 (Mon) — Music with the Mayor; Three Fingered Jack

12:30 to 1pm, Corvallis City Hall Plaza, FREE.
TFJ plays traditional Celtic, Contra dance and Old-timey music, with Shari Ame on fiddle and vocals, Bruce Marbin on guitar and bouzouki, Beth Brown on cello, and Laureen Urey on bodhran. For more information 766-6985

Sept 26 (Fri) — Best Cellar Coffee House

7:30-10pm Unitarian Fellowship, 2945 NW Circle, Corvallis. 35th Anniversary Show featuring an all-star "best cellar" lineup, including the two performers who opened the very first best cellar in June of 1973. bestcellarcoffeehouse@home.comcast.net

Sept 29 (Mon) — Music with the Mayor: Leftover Strings

12:30 to 1pm, Corvallis City Hall Plaza, FREE.
Leftover Strings includes Michael Proctor on bass, Linda Feitner on guitar, Craig Wallace on fiddle and Ed Waymire on banjo, playing traditional and contemporary Bluegrass music. More Info 766-6985

Oct 3-5 (Fri-Sun) — 30th Silver Falls Musical Gathering

CFS' annual retreat weekend

Oct 3 (Fri) — Dana Cooper (house concert)

7:00 pm, Diane Arney's house. Call with questions: (541) 753-0762.

Oct 4 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Cascade Crossing with Michael Schuh

Oct 8 (Wed) — CFS Newsletter deadline

Oct 12 (Sun) — Bill Staines

7:30pm First Congregational Church, 4515 SW West Hills Rd., Corvallis; Tickets $13 advance at Grass Roots Books and Music or $14 at the door, $2 more if not a CFS member, $1 discount for seniors and children 12 and under.

Oct 17 (Fri) — Hanneke Cassel

8pm contemporary Scottish and Cape Breton fiddle with cellist Ariel Friedman and guitarist Christopher Lewis. Unitarian Fellowship, Corvallis, 2945 NW Circle Blvd., Corvallis. Tickets on sale at Grass Roots Books and Music beginning Sept 17; $16 advance/$18 day of show, $2 discount for CFS members, seniors, and children 12 and under.

Oct 18 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Unleashed! with Elinor Preston

Oct 24 (Fri) — Best Cellar Coffee House

7:30-10pm Unitarian Fellowship, 2945 NW Circle, Corvallis. Tom Rawson (great Seattle based folk singer and long time Best Cellar favorite) and Madera (local music group that sings truly beautiful Latin folk songs, with great guitar, to boot). bestcellarcoffeehouse@home.comcast.net

Nov 1 (Sat) — Debra Cowan (house concert)

3:00 pm, Diane Arney's house. Call with questions: (541) 753-0762.

Nov 1 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
Boys & Girls Club, 1112 Northwest Circle Blvd
The OpporTunists with Susan Petrick

Nov 10 (Mon) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Wild Asparagus with George Marshall

Nov 15 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
The Nettles with Eric Curl

Dec 6 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
The Laurel Valley Ramblers with William Watson

Dec 20 (Sat) — Contra Dance

7:30pm instruction, 8pm dance, $6 CFS/EFS/students, $7 public.
FCC Gatton Hall, 4515 SW West Hills Rd.
Tunestruck with TBA

April 2009 — Claudia Schmidt (house concert)

Diane Arney's house. Call with questions: (541) 753-0762.

Out of Town Events

Every Thursday — English Country Dance Classes (McMinnville)

7:00 - 8:30pm, McMinnville Grand Ballroom Taught by Miss Laura Plett, 971-237-6147. $3 per person, per night or monthly at $10/person, $15/couple and $20/family.

2nd & 4th Saturdays (Sept - June) — Eugene Folklore Society Contra Dance

(7:30pm lesson, 8pm dance) NEW LOCATION: César Chavez Elementary School, 1510 W 14th Ave. FMI: 541-302-2628 Admission $7 general public, $6 EFS/CFS members, $1 off if you show up by 7:30, $1 off for students (must show ID).

First, 2nd, and 4th Thursday of each month (Albany)

Wild Hog in the Woods host a string-band jam at Calapooia Tavern in Albany.

Last Friday of each month is the Old-Time jam in Eugene

7PM at World Cafe (5th and Blair next to Sam Bond's Garage).

Sept 12 (Fri) — Salem Hayloft Concert

"Luck Penny" (Brad Johnson, Kara Quello, Tim Crosby) (celtic/folk)
David Plaehn, Jeff Hino (blues harmonica/guitar)

Oct 10 (Fri) — Leo Kottke and Loudon Wainwright III

8pm, McDonald Theater, 1010 Willamette St, Eugene; $31.50 advance at Safeway outlets and Fasttix and McDonaldTheater.com.

Multi-day Retreats, Camps, and Events, WITH ADVANCE REGISTRATION

American Banjo Camp

Sept. 5-7, 2008 (Labor Day weekend) Fort Flagler, Washington
Workshops, jamming, concerts, and demonsrations. Housing and meals included (Friday dinner through Sunday lunch). Register in advance ($395), first-come, first served. Maintains a waiting list. See web site for more details.

Silver Falls Musical Gathering

Oct 3-5, 2008, Silver Falls State Park
Meeting new and old friends, singing and song circles, playing music / jamming, dancing, drumming, informal gatherings and concerts organized by the participants, laughter, beautiful trees and water falls, great food — meals are a Friday night meal, Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and a Sunday brunch. A playful celebration of friends and family, keeping alive our world folk traditions of music and dance and creating new traditions to pass on!

Danceable Feast Dance retreat weekend

Oct 7-9, 2008, SKY Camp, 40 minutes SE of Eugene. Contra with Wild Asparagus and George Marshall, Cajun/Zydeco with the Too Loose Cajun Band and Mark Green and Mary Mcloed; Cuisine by Annie Johnston (Friday snack/dessert through Sunday lunch). (PDF flier)

Corvallis Contra Weekend

Feb 13-15, 2009, locations within Corvallis
Contra dancing, music and dance workshops. Home stays available for out-of-town registrants. Register in advance (about $65), possible lottery if full. Maintains a waiting list. See web site for more details. This is a CFS event.

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CFS has found a new calendar person, Dave Rabinowitz. I will add his contact information shortly.

Deadline is 5 pm on the Sunday before the 2nd Wednesday of the month.