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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    18 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Takoma Park Old-Time Jam

  • When
    18 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

  The Takoma Park Old-Time Jam is again at Busboys and Poets in Takoma, DC, the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

  The slow jam is 7:30-8pm or so and then we'll fast jam til 9:45pm. This jam is open to all skill levels and instruments. Please come with whatever you play!

  
  

  Busboys and Poets have generously agreed to host our crazy crew so please come out and join the fray. Please make sure to support the venue by buying some food or drink!

  
  

  More info about the Old-Time Jams

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• English Country Dance: Dan Gillespie with Catherine Chapman, Colleen Reed, and Francine Krasowska

  • When
    18 Jun 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    49

  Register

  
  

  Dan Gillespie calls while Catherine Chapman (fiddle), Colleen Reed (flute), and Francine Krasowska (piano) make the music.

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• TERRA MADRE – Beppe Gambetta in concert

  • When
    20 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    The Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C., 4833 Rugby Ave, Ste 201 Bethesda, MD 20814

  Join us for an inspiring evening of music and storytelling with internationally renowned guitarist and song writer Beppe Gambetta. This event is being put on by the Italian Cultural Society of Washington, D.C., with co-sponsorship by FSGW.

  
  

  This concert will take place at the Italian Cultural Society of Washington D.C. in Bethesda, MD and is discounted for FSGW members ($33.85, general tickets are $40)

  
  

  Register on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/terra-madre-beppe-gambetta-in-concert-tickets-1366147366549?aff=oddtdtcreator
  

  
  

  TERRA MADRE is Beppe's recent album, part of this concert, a powerful program rooted in the artist’s right to dream of a beauty that defies the dullness of reality. Through a rich tapestry of Italian folk traditions, American acoustic roots, and original compositions, Gambetta brings to life stories and dreams connected to the ancestral lands of countless possible journeys. The music gives voice to those on the margins — migrants, minorities, indigenous peoples — and draws inspiration from the poetic and socially conscious legacy of artists like Fabrizio De André.

  About the artist:

  Beppe Gambetta is a musician and cultural ambassador who has been captivating audiences around the world for over forty years with the uniqueness and originality of his projects, born between the two shores of the Atlantic. He is an acoustic guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and educator, whose art is fueled above all by a deep curiosity for travel, encounters, and exploration. Beppe has revived forgotten artists, promoted and reimagined traditional guitar techniques, and created unforgettable performances and a wealth of original music. For all this, he is loved and respected on the international music scene.
  www.beppegambetta.com

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person & Zoom

  • When
    20 Jun 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  John Robinson will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30 - 9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• FSGW & VITG Storyswap

  • When
    21 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  VITG Monthly Story Swap Online
  Saturday, June 21, 7:30 p.m.

  
  Storytellers and listeners are invited to an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. For adults or families.

  Info: Jane Dorfman, 301-654-5818, dorfmanjo@gmail.com

  Cost: FREE!

  Zoom link here

  General information on Story Swaps
  

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    22 Jun 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller and dance organizer Sam Smith from Colorado returns to Glen Echo for more dancing FUN! Sam called the Friday Night Dance last Summer and it was a blast.

  Driving music by Rhys Jones (fiddle) Jay White (banjo), and Jonathan Vocke (guitar) will rock the Bumper Car Pavilion! Check out Rhys' music here: https://bio.site/RhysJones

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    25 Jun 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• English Country Dance: Melissa Running with Mari Carlson, Ralph Gordon, Liz Donaldson

  • When
    25 Jun 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  Melissa Running calls to the music of Mari Carlson (fiddle), Ralph Gordon (cello), and Liz Donaldson (piano)

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person & Zoom

  • When
    27 Jun 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Linda Mansdorf will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30-9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• FSGW Board Meeting by video conference

  • When
    01 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  On Tuesday, July 1st, the FSGW Board will meet from 8pm to 10pm in a video conference meeting. Please contact the FGSW President via this link or the FSGW WebMaster via this link to get the video conference information if you wish to attend.

  Board meetings are open to members. If you have agenda items you wish to have considered, please contact the FSGW President at: president@fsgw.org

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    02 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• English Country Dance: Melissa Running with Becky Ross, Susan Brandt, and Ralph Gordon

  • When
    02 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  Melissa Running calls to the playing of Becky Ross (fiddle), Susan Brandt (flute), and Ralph Gordon (cello)

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• NO DANCE - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    04 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  
  

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• No July Grapevine

  • When
    09 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, D.C. 20012, or Online

  
  

  The Grapevine is on hiatus for the summer.

  Learn more about The Grapevine (Storytelling) series
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    09 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• English Country Dance: Kappy Laning with Jeremy Steinberg, Jeff Steinberg, and Melissa Running

  • When
    09 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  Kappy Laning calls while (guest musician from PA) Jeremy Steinberg (clarinet), Jeff Steinberg (fiddle), and Melissa Running (piano) make the music
  

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• Silver Spring Contra Dance: Gaye Fifer calling with Dave Wiesler, David Knight, and Andrew Marcus

  • When
    10 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building 8525 Fenton Street, Silver Spring MD 20910
  • Spaces left
    100

  Register

  This dance is in the Great Hall at the Silver Spring Civic Building. 

  Please note: There is no longer free parking at the Civic Center Parking Garage.

  Caller: Gaye Fifer

  Band: Dave Wiesler on piano and guitar, David Knight on fiddle, and Andrew Marcus on accordion

  Calling Terms: Larks and Robins

  Lesson at 7:00pm, Dance is from 7:30pm to 9:30pm

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  Registration is required of all participants. Pre-registration is preferred - you may pay online or wait to pay at the door. You may register at the door. Cash and credit card are accepted at the door. Registrations may be cancelled prior to the event, and any payment will be refunded as a credit for future use. No refunds will be available after the event has started.

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• Song Circle

  • When
    11 Jul 2025
  •  
    1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Schweinhaut Senior Center or Online via Zoom

  The monthly Song Circle provides a daytime opportunity to enjoy delightful songs, old or new, humorous or serious, timeless or topical. Free!

  Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience. Come for informal group singing or just to listen, in person or via Zoom.

  July 4 is Independence Day and July 14 is Woody Guthrie’s 113th birthday as well as Bastille Day, so bring or request your favorite Woody Guthrie songs and American traditional songs (Appalachian, blues, bluegrass, chanteys, etc.), or any other songs—maybe a few in French for Bastille Day!

   If you wish to request particular songs, it helps to keep the singing going if you let us know well in advance using the registration form linked below.

  Any participant may lead any song, a cappella or self-accompanied.

  The Song Circle will be held in person at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901. Plenty of free parking!

  In-person attendees should read and follow FSGW's Respiratory Virus Guidelines.

  If you can't come in person, please join us on Zoom with any Internet-connected device--computer, tablet, or smartphone--or you can join by dialing a phone number.

  The Zoom link and phone number will be sent Friday morning to those who have attended the Song Circle using Zoom and to others who register at https://forms.gle/jr4sR9tmu6VRMBdN8 by Thursday, July 10.   

  If this will be your first use of Zoom, go to https://zoom.us, click on " Sign Up Free " and follow the prompts. Do this ahead of time so that you'll be all set to "join the meeting" when it's time to do so. Information about getting started with Zoom is at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697.

  Before you join a Zoom session, if you installed the Zoom Workplace app on your computer before May 29, go to zoom.us/download to download and install the current version (6.4.12). (For Android, 6.4.11, released May 27; for Linux, 6.4.13, released June 6.) For a smartphone or tablet, update the Zoom app from your App Store or equivalent source.

  Join us on July 11 in person or via Zoom. Especially if you're just getting started with Zoom, please try to join the Zoom session 5 or 10 minutes before 1:30 p.m. so that we can help with any technical issues before the singing begins.

  For more information see the Song Circles page.

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• July FSGW Online Open Sing

  • When
    11 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Online via Zoom

  *** NOTE *** We're going with the 2nd Friday, as the 1st Friday is the Fourth of July.

  Thank to Fred Stollnitz for hosting the Online Open Sing on Friday, 7/11/25 at 7:30 p.m.
  The topic is Woody Guthrie songs, in honor of his 113th birthday on July 14.

  ***Only those wishing to sing need to register.***

  Reminder:
  Registration will be open until Noon EDT on 7/11/25.
  Zoom Link will be sent to the Open Sing Mailing List. If you're not a member, sign up HERE

  Registration Link

  Singers List

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person

  • When
    11 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Larry Weiner
  
  will lead an
  

  Oldies but Goodies Night

  all request evening featuring recorded music international folk dance favorites
  - many easy dances to just follow along -
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Request dancing 8:00-9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• FSGW & VITG Storyswap

  • When
    12 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Falls Church, VA

  VITG Monthly Story Swap in Falls Church, VA
  Saturday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.

  
  Storytellers and listeners are invited to an evening of shared stories. Anyone is welcome to tell a tale; no one ever has to. For adults or families.

  Info: Jane Dorfman, 301-654-5818, dorfmanjo@gmail.com

  Cost: FREE!

  RSVP here

  General information on Story Swaps
  

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• July Barn Dance

  • When
    13 Jul 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Barn Dance from 1-3pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD. 

  Caller: Kappy Laning

  Music: Liz Donaldson and Gina Faber

  Covid Info: masks and vaccination are encouraged but not required

  Admission: Free!  (no need to register, just show up at the door)

  Come join us at the barn dance! This fun-spirited dance event is suitable for all ages and ability levels and features live music and calling. There will be circle dances, ceilidhs, and a variety of mixers. This dance fits the bill for families with preschool children just as well as older groups of tweens and teens. Our intergenerational community is what makes this dance unique and fun. So grab a friend or your kids and come join us!
  

  General information on our Barn Dance web page

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• Gospel Sing

  • When
    13 Jul 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    Riverdale Park, MD

  FSGW Gospel Sing in Riverdale Park, MD on Sunday,  July 13, 4 - 7 pm

  The July 2025 Gospel Sing will take place at Johanna Miller’s air-conditioned townhouse in Riverdale Park. Group singing from 4 - 6 pm followed by potluck dinner until 7pm. Hymnals provided. A mask-friendly event — masks are optional but welcome. Everyone is welcome, but be sure you are symptom-free. RSVP/directions: text Johanna at 240-274-6847 or email Kathie at kpmack2@gmail.com.

  General information about Gospel Sings

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    16 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Takoma Park Old-Time Jam

  • When
    16 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

  The Takoma Park Old-Time Jam is again at Busboys and Poets in Takoma, DC, the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

  The slow jam is 7:30-8pm or so and then we'll fast jam til 9:45pm. This jam is open to all skill levels and instruments. Please come with whatever you play!

  
  

  Busboys and Poets have generously agreed to host our crazy crew so please come out and join the fray. Please make sure to support the venue by buying some food or drink!

  
  

  More info about the Old-Time Jams

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• English Country Dance: Anna Rain with David Knight, Carrie Rose, and Liz Donaldson

  • When
    16 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  Anna Rain calls while David Knight (fiddle), Carrie Rose (flute), and Liz Donaldson (piano) play the tunes

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

  ---

  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person & Zoom

  • When
    18 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  John Robinson will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30 - 9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    23 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• English Country Dance: April Blum with Emily Aubrey, Elisabeth Epstein, and Janina O'Brien

  • When
    23 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  April Blum calls to the music of Emily Aubrey (fiddle), Elisabeth Epstein (flute), and Janina O’Brien (piano)

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person

  • When
    25 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Ben Hole will lead, teach and organize the request dancing.
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Lessons 8:00 - 8:30pm
  

  Request dancing 8:30 - 9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    27 Jul 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller, dance organizer, and contra choreographer Greg Frock calls an afternoon of fun and creative dances with delightful music by Trio Con Brio: Elke Baker, (fiddle), Paul Oorts (mandolin/banjo/musette accordion), and Jonathan Jensen (keyboard). Come join us for some sweet outdoor Summer dancing.
  

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• English Country Dance: Andrea Nettleton with Paul Oorts, Colleen Reed, and Neil Epstein

  • When
    30 Jul 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Town Hall 6106 Harvard Avenue, Glen Echo, MD 20812
  • Spaces left
    50

  Register

  
  

  Andrea Nettleton leads the dancing while Paul Oorts (mandolin and accordion), Colleen Reed (flute), and Neil Epstein (piano) play

  You may register in advance (preferred) or at the door. Attendance will be limited to 50 dancers and spectators so if you are planning on registering at the door, please check the event page beforehand to see how many spaces are left.
  

  If you have not previously attended a Wednesday night English country dance at Glen Echo, you may select "first time free" when registering. New dancers are welcome. If you have no previous English country dance experience or would like a refresher, please arrive at around 7:30 for a lesson.

  COVID info: masks and vaccinations encouraged but not required. More info

  The dance is held in the upstairs room of the Glen Echo Town Hall.

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  If you'd like to get weekly reminders and other email of interest to our local dancers, please send an email to ecd.registrar@fsgw.org to be added to the list.

  General information on our English Country Dance web page

  
  

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• Online - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    01 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Hosted by Linda Mansdorf, John Robinson, Ben Hole, Vita Hollander & other guest instructors. This is a FREE event. 

  To Register for the Zoom link contact John Robinson at j_srobinson@verizon.net
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    06 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• (copy) Online - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    08 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Hosted by Linda Mansdorf, John Robinson, Ben Hole, Vita Hollander & other guest instructors. This is a FREE event. 

  To Register for the Zoom link contact John Robinson at j_srobinson@verizon.net
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• No August Barn Dance

  • When
    10 Aug 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  There's no Barn Dance in August - see you again in September!

  General information on our Barn Dance web page

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• No August Grapevine

  • When
    13 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, D.C. 20012, or Online

  
  

  The Grapevine is on hiatus for the summer.

  Learn more about The Grapevine (Storytelling) series
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    13 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Online - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    15 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Hosted by Linda Mansdorf, John Robinson, Ben Hole, Vita Hollander & other guest instructors. This is a FREE event. 

  To Register for the Zoom link contact John Robinson at j_srobinson@verizon.net
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    20 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Takoma Park Old-Time Jam

  • When
    20 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012

  The Takoma Park Old-Time Jam is again at Busboys and Poets in Takoma, DC, the 3rd Wednesday of the month. 

  The slow jam is 7:30-8pm or so and then we'll fast jam til 9:45pm. This jam is open to all skill levels and instruments. Please come with whatever you play!

  
  

  Busboys and Poets have generously agreed to host our crazy crew so please come out and join the fray. Please make sure to support the venue by buying some food or drink!

  
  

  More info about the Old-Time Jams

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• Online - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    22 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Hosted by Linda Mansdorf, John Robinson, Ben Hole, Vita Hollander & other guest instructors. This is a FREE event. 

  To Register for the Zoom link contact John Robinson at j_srobinson@verizon.net
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    24 Aug 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: Bob Isaacs

  Band: The Hollertones (Paul Brown on banjo and mandolin, Linda Scutt on fiddle, Jeanie Theiken Creamer on guitar, and Nick Weiland on upright bass)

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• International Folk Dancing

  • When
    27 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo, MD & Online

  The Glen Echo Folk Dancers will be meeting in-person every Wednesday evening at Glen Echo Park (7300 MacArthur Blvd). 
  

  7:30 pm: beginning/intermediate/advanced teaching 

  8:30-10 pm: open request dancing

  Admission: $10

  We strongly urge everyone to be vaccinated and fully boostered, but do not require it. If you have not done so already, please send your email address to dancingplanet@erols.com.

  Note: if you are having symptoms, or if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive, or may be positive, please attend the class via Zoom for the next week or 2. If you attend the class and then test positive, please let me know immediately, so I can inform those who attended the class (without identifying you).  

  For out-of-towners and those who cannot attend in person, we are offering this class via Zoom. You can enter by clicking onto the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87152651884?pwd=QWVyVEc1cm9uWTNqTkwrYTdPWlRrdz09

  Meeting ID: 871 5265 1884
  Password: 145
  

  See the website for more information: dancingplanetproductions.com/folkdance

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• Online - International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)

  • When
    29 Aug 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Online

  Hosted by Linda Mansdorf, John Robinson, Ben Hole, Vita Hollander & other guest instructors. This is a FREE event. 

  To Register for the Zoom link contact John Robinson at j_srobinson@verizon.net
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt) - In-Person

  • When
    05 Sep 2025
  •  
    8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    15 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD

  Larry Weiner
  
  will lead an
  

  Oldies but Goodies Night

  all request evening featuring recorded music international folk dance favorites
  - many easy dances to just follow along -
  

  No experience or partner necessary. 
  

  Request dancing 8:00-9:30pm.

  More information: International Folk Dancing (Greenbelt)
  

  
  

  
  

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• CONTRASTOCK 13, An all day dance event

  • When
    07 Sep 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo, MD
  • Spaces left
    230

  Contrastock: 8+ hours of contra dancing! A premier contra dance event, featuring nationally renowned bands and callers and an amazing historic dance hall. 

  When: Sunday, September 7, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM. There is a break for dinner.

  Where: Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD

  Bands: Audrey Jaber & Alex Cumming, The Gigmeisters, and Good Company (Helen Kuhar, Cecily Mills, and Rohan Weedan)

  Callers: Alex Deis Lauby, Will Mentor, and Rick Mohr

  The famous Contrastock potluck is back! Bring a clearly labeled dish to share and enjoy a meal in the park with fellow dancers. 

  Evening Only tickets can be purchased at the door, subject to availability (first-come, first-serve). These tickets cost $20 and cover admission from 6:20pm through the end of the event.

  Please use fragrance sparingly or not at all. Contrastock is being called with non- gendered dance role terms 

  Covid protocol: Masks and vaccinations are encouraged but not required
  

  More about the FSGW COVID-19 Response policy

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    14 Sep 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: TBD

  Band: Airloom (David Knight on fiddle, Carrie Rose on flute, and Dave Wiesler on keyboard and guitar)

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• 2025 FSGW Getaway

  • Start
    03 Oct 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • End
    06 Oct 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • Location
    United Methodist West River Center, West River, MD

  Register

  The Getaway Friday, October 3rd, with a pot-luck dinner, and runs so late on Sunday night that we serve breakfast on Monday morning, October 6th.

  The Getaway is an amazing weekend-long party of folks who love to sing, play and listen to folk music. We come together in a lovely riverside retreat to join together in making music, sharing what we bring and learning from friends old and new. There will be workshops, sing-arounds, sign-up concerts, music and conversations at all hours. Participation is encouraged at any level comfortable to you in a supportive and welcoming environment. Old and new songs and tunes, recitations and stories, along with information on historical contexts and insights, have filled the Getaway, along with conversation and laughter, for over half a century; come be a part of the fun!

  Our guests this year include Michael and Carrie Kline, Brian Dolphin and Elizabeth LaPrelle and Sandy LaPrelle, Pete the Spy, George Stephens and Kathy Westra.

  Although the Getaway will not occur until the weekend of October 3 - October 6, 2025, it is helpful if you can register early. Please register before September 26. You do not need to pay immediately, but we expect you to view registration as a commitment. If you have not paid in full by September 19 we will remind you. 

  Please fill out the entire registration form. We pay close attention to what you write; we use this information to plan workshops and assign rooms.

  Here is a summary of the prices:

  Overnight Registrations                       Day Registrations

  	2 Nights	3 Nights
  Adult Member
  Upper Bunk	$265	$310
  Lower Bunk	$275	$325
  Adult Non-Member
  Upper Bunk	$300	$345
  Lower Bunk	$310	$360
  Child age through 3	$0	$0
  Child age 4 to 12	$115	$160
  Child age 13 to 17	$150	$190
  Student 18 and older	$190	$230

  	1 Day	2 Days
  Without Meals
  Adult Member	$50	$100
  Adult Non-Member	$60	$120
  Child age through 3	$0	$0
  Child age 4 to 12	$8	$15
  Child age 13 to 17	$30	$60

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Please note that if you are registering more than one person, you must complete the registration process (including payment) for each person before registering the next person.

  See the Getaway page for more details.

  
  

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• Washington Folk Festival 2025

  • When
    19 Oct 2025
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park, MD

  Save the Date!

  Same festival but just one day, not two, so it will be super-jammed packed with the most excellent folk music from the DC area!"  If you want to perform, send inquiries to publicity@fsgw.org
  

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    26 Oct 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: TBD

  Band: Midnight on the Water (Nathan Bishop on fiddle, viola, and hardingfele, Tom Krumm on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, and Dani Hawkins on cello)

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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• Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  • When
    09 Nov 2025
  •  
    2:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Glen Echo Park Bumper Car Pavilion, Glen Echo Park, MD

  Sunday Afternoon Dancing Planet Contra Dance

  Intro lesson at 2:30pm, dance from 3-6pm in the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen Echo Park, MD.

  Caller: Will Mentor

  Band: Stomp Rocket (Bethany Waickman on guitar, Dave Langford on fiddle, and Glen Loper on mandolin and tenor banjo)

  
  

  Admission: $15 Cash or $17 Venmo (to cover fees) at the door, no cards.

  Covid info: masks and vaccinations are suggested but not required.

  
  

  For more info: https://dancingplanetproductions.com/contra/

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