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CFS home
CFS calendar
(many events of interest)
music and song
concerts
best cellar
usually 4th Fridays
local folk
open mike
house concerts
highly irregular
song circle
usually 1st Tuesdays 6:30
produce  a concert
perform
(contact Chere)
CFS announce list
(announcements only)
participatory dance
contra dances
contra weekend
dance mail list
(announcements only)
other efforts
high school
music contest
silver falls
Oct. retreat weekend
organizational stuff
meetings
usually 6:30, 3rd Sunday, odd months Sept-May
by-laws
history
contacts
membership
Other resources
wazzuplocal.com
event calendar
GT calendar
Dick's list
of local resources
local venues
links
Other Corvallis associations
International Folk Dancing
1st & 3rd Sundays, 7:00 to 9:00 pm, Chintimini Senior Center. FMI Contact: Donna Poling, 753-7638
Dick Thies' Folk and Celtic Concert series
Lunchimes, usually weekly, during the OSU Summer term.
Corvallis Fall Festival
Annual, late-September arts, crafts, and live music.
da Vinci Days
Annual, mid-late July, kinetic sculpture race, live music, arts, science
Chamber Music Corvallis
"Celebrating 49 years of bringing only the finest chamber music to Oregon"
Corvallis Community Band
"...a musical organization, open to any one who plays a band instrument with at least high school level ability. The Band's purpose is two-fold: to provide concerts for the enjoyment of the community and to provide a friendly, high-quality musical organization for people who want to continue playing music with other like-minded people"
Corvallis OSU Symphony
Corvallis youth Symphony Association
Heart of the Valley Choir
"... the choir supports the music education and personal growth of 300 children from Benton, Linn and Marion Counties."
Hilltop Big Band (MySpace page)
OSU Music Department
Local retail outlets of note
The Book Bin
215 S.W. 4th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333, 1(541)752-0040
Used and some new books, CDs, and DVDs. Occasional live music.
Bullfrog Music
133 SW 2nd St., (541)752-1253
"...a shop dedicated exclusively to new and used fretted instruments." New, some used, repair, and instruction.
The Fingerboard Extension
120 NW Second Street, Corvallis, OR 97330 (541)752-5679
New and used musical instruments, more stringed than otherwise.
Gracewinds Music
137 SW 3rd St., Corvallis, Or. 97333, 1(541)754-6098, 1(800)584-4970
A full-line music store, with pianos (mecahnical and electronic), band instruments, guitars, amplifiers, sheet music, and rentals.
Grass Roots Books and Music
227 SW 2nd, Corvallis 97333, 541-754-7668
A local book and CD store, Grass Roots handles the sales of tickets for many CFS events
Happy Trails
100 SW 3rd Street, (541)752-9032
"The Best Selection of New & Used CDs in the mid-valley area."
OSU Bookstore, Inc.
2301 SW Jefferson, Memorial Union building, 1-541-737-4323 or 1-800-595-0357
The Troubadour Music Center and Instrument Repair Shop
125 SW Washington, (541)752-7720
"New, used, and consigned Instruments, Lessons, Complete Accessories, Restoration and Repair." Occasional instrument set-up, restoration, and repair workshops.
Organizations and events in the region
Eugene Folklore Society
Contra dances on 2nd and 4th Saturdays
Annual Dance Camp in early April
Odd year dance camp in July
Lane County Ukulele Club (ukulaneys - Eugene)
Cute on-line (flash) uke tuner!, chord charts, songs (in PDF files), sources for Ukes, and links to on-line tunes.
Salem Folklore Community
Mini-festivals in June and December, the annual "Westwind Musical Gathering" (2007 PDF flier) on the Oregon coast, the first weekend in May. SFC is getting some new life as of 2007.
Salem Uke Strummers Association (SUSA)
Monthly gatherings (second Sundays)
Portland Country Dance Community
Contra dances on 2nd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays
English Country Dancing every Friday
Contra dance and music camp over Labor Day
(NEW) In-Town Contra dance weekend in May
PCDC has a nice set of links to other dance events
Portland Folk Music Society (Formerly the Portland Folklore Society)
Concerts, coffee houses, song circles, and open mikes. They also have a thorough calendar and set of links.
Portland Songwriters Association Society
Workshops (third Saturdays), showcases (second Wednesdays), seminars, quarterly newsletter (available on-line), song contest ($1000 in prizes), and membership directory.
Bubba Guitar (Old Time Music in Portland)
Thorough calendar and links (to articles, associations, and tunes), old-time square dances, annual Old-time music gathering (mid January).
Portland Uke Association
"Dedicated to the fun and fellowship of ukulele playing." Monthly gatherings (fourth Sundays), with beginner instruction.
Mid-Columbia Folklore Society (Hood River and The Dalles, OR)
Contra dances on 2nd Saturdays, October to June
Occasional House Concerts
Annual "Simcoe Mountain Music & Dance weekend" (early September)
Central Oregon Songwriters Association (Bend)
Monthly gatherings (last Sundays), index of member bios,
Northwest Folklife
Best known for the (free) Northwest Folklife Festival at the end of May (estinates up to 50,000 visitors each day for four days), Folklife also produces a film series and educational efforts throughout the year.
Songwriters Of the Northwest Guild (S.O.N.G.) (Seattle area)
Monthly gatherings first Thursdays), featuring workshops, presentations, and critiques. "Member showcase" links to member information and MP3 files.
Three Rivers Folk Society (Richland, WA)
Concerts, song circle, contra dances, coffee houses, annual "Tumbleweed Music Festival" Labor Day weekend
3RFS has a nice set of links
Seattle Folklore Society
Concerts, house concerts, song circles, a very thorough monthly newsletter, jam sessions, and contra and English Country dances. They also provide a lengthy list of places to play.
American Banjo Camp
Labor Day weekend, Fort Flagler, Washington
Workshops, jamming, concerts, and demonsrations. Register in advance ($395), first-come, first served.
Vancouver (BC) Folk Song Society
Twice monthly folk singing events, annual summer and winter retreats, informal events in member's homes, and participation in major peace marches.
British Columbia Folklore Society
Folklore with a broad definition, music, songs, legends, material culture, and history.
Other regional dance organizations National Organiztions
The Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS)
North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance
International organization, with a huge annual conference, almost a "folk music industry trade show," now held in Memphis each year.
FAR-West (Folk Alliance Region - West)
The regional branch of the national organization, with a conference in the region each year.

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