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March 2010Mostly Victorian Tea Dance The Mostly Victorian Tea Dance will be held at the Masonic Hall in Porter Square, 1950 Mass Ave, Cambridge. A Taste of Vienna: Barbara Pugliese and Michael Bergman will teach some dances that we learned at the Vienna Vintage Dance Week. Overall, we'll be working with music and dances of the 1890s, with some suitably Viennese refreshments. Music by the Ad-Hoc Waltz & Quadrille Band. The dance will feature a mix of teaching and social dance. Visit the Tea Dance webpage for pictures and detailed information. For more information or answers to your questions contact Michael at (617) 964-7684, or email A Scandalous Ball in Bohemia The honor of your presence is requested at Eight o'clock P.M. Saturday, March 27th, Pratt Hall for an evening of Terpsichorean Delights in the company of the most Bohemian citizens of London town, including EXPLORERS, Actors, Mesmerists, Gamblers, INVENTORS, Artists, Opera-Dancers, WRITERS, Adventuresses, Military Gentlemen, American Expatriates, and POETS. Fancy dress is Requested. Absolute Discretion is assured to All in attendance. For more information visit the Ball webpage April 2010Grand Civil War Ball The Lackawanna Historical Society and the Delaney Delacy Guard, Sons of Veterans Reserve, proudly announce the 6th Annual Scranton Civil War Ball - April 10, 2010, with live music by vintage dance band, Spare Parts & prompting by Martha Griffin at a NEW location - the Historic Masonic Lodge/Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Join us on Sunday for a period fashion demo, lecture and Victorian tea. For more information on the weekend's events and to register, please phone (570) 344-3841 or visit our Civil War Day Website Mostly Victorian Tea Dance The Mostly Victorian Tea Dance will be held at the Masonic Hall in Porter Square, 1950 Mass Ave, Cambridge. Ragtime! Marc Casslar will teach dances of the Ragtime Era, with a mix of recorded music and the Ad-Hoc Waltz and Quadrille Band. The dance will feature a mix of teaching and social dance. Visit the Tea Dance webpage for pictures and detailed information. For more information or answers to your questions contact Michael at (617) 964-7684, or email New England Folk Festival NEFFA is a fabulous blend of dance, music, crafts, and food from many lands. The 2008 Festival at Mansfield (Mass.) High and Middle Schools, will be the 64th annual Festival. One of the things that makes the Festival special is that all performers donate their talents as volunteers. Visit the official NEFFA Website for further details of about the Festival. Cape May Victorian Dance Weekend Kick up your heels as they did in Cape May 100 years ago. Vintage Dance instructor Marc Casslar will conduct dance workshops on Saturday and prepare participants for the Vintage Ball Saturday, where you can show off your new steps in vintage costume to live music by Spare Parts. On Sunday afternoon it’s time for an elegant Tea Dance. For more information, call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278 or visit sponsor's website. May 2010Returning Heroes Ball The War is over and it is time for those who fought so bravely on both sides to engage in more social and peaceful pursuits. Join us for an evening of contra-dances, quadrilles, waltzes and polkas accompanied by the live music of Spare Parts. This Ball will be held at the Berlin Town Hall, Berlin, MA. More details will be available soon. For more information, contact Barbara Pugliese, 781-396-2870 or Katy Bishop 781-593-3038, or emailJune 2010July 201019th Annual Nahant Victorian Day Ball Live music will be provided by Spare Parts. Formal or semi-formal attire is requested, period attire is especially welcome. Light refreshments will be provided at the intermission. Current plans include a dance workshop, taught by Ben Bishop, to be held the day of the ball. A few dances will be called during the Ball including the Nahant Quadrilles Full details will be available soon. For further information contact Katy Bishop at: (781) 593-3038 or e-mail Visit the Nahant Ball Web Page for additional information about the event (full information for the 2010 ball will be updated shortly), costuming hints, and places to visit around Nahant! August 201022nd Annual Newport Vintage Dance Week Enjoy a week of dancing amid the splendors of the Gilded Age in Newport, RI, on the campus of Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI. Named a 2009 Most Memorable Party by the New York Times! The Newport Vintage Dance Week is an exceptional week of dance and elegance. Dance instruction will include popular ballroom dances of the mid 19th century (1860's), late 19th century (1890's) and of the Ragtime era (1910's). More details to follow as they become available. Formal balls will be held at mansions in Newport and Portsmouth including Belcourt Castle, Glen Manor House and the spectacular Ochre Court on Salve Regina's campus. We are delighted to welcome Margarita Marambio, Barbara Pugliese and Joan Walton as instructors. Visit the Newport Vintage Dance Week page for the latest information. September 2010October 2010November 2010December 2010Even Later ...Other Event ListingsWe make no claim to having a complete (or even accurate!) list of Vintage Events; we encourage you to view these other sources of Vintage Events around the country... John Burrows' Vintage Dance events calendar at: www.burrows.com/events.html The Elegant Arts Society calendar listings at http://www.elegantarts.org/events.html Flying Cloud's Vintage Dance Calendar (Cincinnati, OH) at: http://www.vintagedance.net/flash_index.html The Lively Arts History Association's (Southern California) (which includes two Vintage Dance groups) at: www.lahacal.org/calendar.html Lastly, Grand Traditions Vintage Dance Academy (Ann Arbor, MI) Vintage Dance calendar at: www.vintagedance.com/calendar.htm Vintage e-mail list
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