Calendar

Sep 30, 2016at 8:00 pmBoulder Contra DanceAvalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder, COwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland (calling, trombone)
Oct 1, 2016at 8:00 pmFort Collins Contra DanceCity Park Center (Club Tico), 1599 City Park Dr, Fort Collins, COwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland (calling, trombone)
Oct 2, 2016at 1:00 pmDenver Contra DanceHighlands Masonic Center, 3550 Federal Blvd., Denver, COwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland (calling, trombone)

Waltzes and couples dancing at 1 PM, contras from 2 to 5 PM!
Oct 20, 2016at 8:00 pmOld Farmer's BallWarren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC, United Stateswith Elixir
with Beth Molaro (calling) and Brian Bender (trombone)
Oct 21, 2016to Oct 23, 2016Lake Eden Arts Festival377 Lake Eden Rd, Black Mountain, NCwith Elixirwith Brian Bender (trombone)
Nov 4, 2016to Nov 6, 2016Foggy Moon Dance WeekendMonterey, CA
United Stateswith Elixir
with Brian Bender (trombone) plus George Marshall and Warren Blier (calling), Barefoot, BLAM, and the Crabapples.
Jan 12, 2017at 7:30 pmHouse ConcertPhoenix, AZ, United Stateswith ElixirFor details and reservations contact: or (602)791-1238
Jan 13, 2017to Jan 14, 2017Phoenix Winter FrolicPhoenix, AZ, United States
with Elixir
with Brian Bender (trombone)
Apr 21, 2017to Apr 23, 2017Hands Four Spring DanceBerea, KYwith Elixirwith Wendy Graham (calling) and Brian Bender (trombone)
Apr 27, 2017at 7:30 pmConcord Contra Dance74 Walden St
Concord MA 01742
United Stateswith Elixir
Apr 28, 2017at 8:00 pmGreenfield Experienced Contra Dance401 Chapman St
Greenfield MA 01301with Elixir
Apr 29, 2017at 8:00 pmMontpelier Contra DanceCapitol City Grange, Montpelier, VTwith Elixir
Jun 8, 2017at 8:00 pmOld Farmer's BallWarren Wilson College
701 Warren Wilson Rd
Swannanoa NC 28778with Elixir
With Eloise & Co. (Becky Tracy, Rachel Bell, Owen Morrison)
Jun 9, 2017to Jun 11, 2017Summer soirée
Jul 22, 2017to Jul 29, 2017Harmony of Song and DancePinewoods Camp, Plymouth, MAwith Elixir
Aug 5, 2017to Aug 12, 2017Family Week at OgontzOgontz Camp, Lyman, NHwith Elixir
Aug 20, 2017to Aug 26, 2017HeyDays BACDS English WeekBishop's Ranch, Healdsburg, CAwith Elixir
Sep 7, 2017at 7:00 pmOld Farmer's BallWarren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NCwith Elixirwith The Morrison Brothers Band
Sep 8, 2017to Sep 10, 2017MoondanceTable Rock State Park, NCwith Elixir
Oct 6, 2017at 8:00 pmConcord Experienced DanceConcord Scout House
74 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, United Stateswith Elixir
Oct 7, 2017at 8:00 pmMontpelier Contra DanceCapital City Grange, Montpelier, VTwith Elixir
Dec 15, 2017at 8:30 pmContra at Glen EchoSpanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MDwith Elixirwith Eloise & Co.
Dec 17, 2017at 7:30 pmContra Dance at Glen EchoSpanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, MDwith Elixirwith Eloise & Co.
Dec 26, 2017to Dec 31, 2017Christmas Country Dance SchoolBerea, KYwith Elixir
Jan 12, 2018to Jan 14, 2018Orange Blossom BallGold Star Ballroom, South Daytona, FLwith Elixirwith The Morrison Brothers Band
Jan 26, 2018to Jan 28, 2018Florida Snow BallThe Gulfport Casino Ballroom
5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport, FL 33707, United Stateswith Elixir
Feb 23, 2018to Feb 25, 2018Dancing with the GODSThelma Boltin Center, Gainesville, FLwith Elixirwith The Figments
Apr 6, 2018to Apr 8, 2018Epicenter Dance WeekendStrawberry Recreation Center, Mill Valley, CAwith ElixirWith Naomi Morse on Fiddle and Brian Bender on Trombone
Apr 13, 2018to Apr 15, 2018Call of the Loon Contra Dance WeekendMinneapolis, MNwith Elixir
May 31, 2018at 7:30 pmConcord Contra DanceConcord Scout House, 74 Walden St
Concord MA 01742with Elixir
Sep 21, 2018to Sep 22, 2018Contrashock 2018Brooklyn Waldorf School
11 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238with Elixir
With Nils Fredland and Will Mentor calling, music by Elixir and Wake Up Robin!

Friday 9/21:
7:30 PM Contra Dance Lesson
8-11:00 PM Contra Dance

Saturday 9/22:
2:15-5:30 PM Challenging Contras
7:00 PM Contra Dance Lesson
7:30-10:45 PM Contra Dance
Sep 23, 2018at 1:00 pmContrastock VIIISpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith ElixirAnother great Contrastock party! With Elixir, Maivish, Wake Up Robin, Nils Fredland, Will Mentor, and Susan Michaels
Nov 2, 2018to Nov 4, 2018Foggy Moon Dance WeekendMonterey, CA
United Stateswith Elixir
Jan 18, 2019to Jan 20, 2019Contra CarnivaleSan Luis Obispo, CAwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland calling and playing trombone!
Jan 25, 2019at 8:00 pmGreenfield Contra Dance401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MAwith Elixir
Jan 26, 2019at 3:00 pmSnow BallPeterborough, NHwith Elixir
May 24, 2019at 5:00 pmto May 27, 2019FolkmadnessSocorro NMwith Elixir
Jun 9, 2019at 3:30 pmWaltz Time DancesGlen Echo Park, MDwith Elixirwaltz lesson 2:45-3:30
Jun 21, 2019to Jun 23, 2019Summer SoireeWarren Wilson Collegewith Elixirwith Brian Bender, trombone and Alexander Mitchell, fiddle
Jun 29, 2019at 11:00 pmPalo Alto w/Figments
Jun 30, 2019at 6:00 pmto Jul 6, 2019BACDS American WeekYMCA Camp Jones Gulch
11000 Pescadero Rd, La Honda, CA, United Stateswith Elixir
Jul 7, 2019at 2:00 pmGlen Echo Waltz TimeSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith Elixir
Jul 13, 2019at 3:00 pmto Jul 21, 2019Family Week at PinewoodsPinewoods Camp
80 Cornish Field Rd
Plymouth MA 02360with Elixir
Jul 27, 2019to Jul 28, 2019Susquehanna Folk Festival Roundtop Mountain Resort
925 Roundtop Rd, Lewisberry, PA 17339, United Stateswith Elixir
With Rodney Miller and Stuart Kenney
Aug 9, 2019to Aug 11, 2019Balance the Baywith Brian Bender, trombone and Audrey Knuth, fiddle
Aug 30, 2019to Sep 2, 2019Mountain MADnessAvalon Ballroom, Boulder, COwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland & Lisa Greenleaf calling, and Buddy System
Oct 11, 2019to Oct 13, 2019Harvest MoonCarillo Ballroom, Santa Barbara, CAwith Elixirwith Nils Fredland, calling and trombone
Oct 18, 2019at 8:30 pmFND Contra DanceGlen Echo Park, MDwith Elixirwith Anna Patton and Naomi Morse
Oct 19, 2019at 2:00 pmAfternoon WaltzFront Porch 221 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United Stateswith ElixirOwen Morrison's Daybreak Trio will play for an afternoon of waltzing and other couple dances, sponsored by The Front Porch
Oct 19, 2019at 8:00 pmConcert w/Daybreak TrioFront Porch
221 E Water St, Charlottesville, VA 22902, United Stateswith Elixir
Owen Morrison, Anna Patton and Naomi Morse in concert.
Oct 20, 2019at 3:30 pmWaltz TimeSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith Elixirwith Anna Patton and Naomi Morse
Oct 20, 2019at 7:30 pmFSGW Contra DanceSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith Elixirwith Anna Patton and Naomi Morse
Dec 6, 2019to Dec 8, 2019Winter WarmupColumbus, OHwith Elixirwith Audrey Knuth, fiddle and Brian Bender, trombone
Jan 12, 2020at 7:30 pmGlen Echo Contrawith Carrie Rose and David Knight
Jan 23, 2020at 7:30 pmNEFFA ContraConcord Scout House
74 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, United Stateswith Elixir
Jan 24, 2020at 8:00 pmGreenfield Contra Dance401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MAwith Elixir
Jan 25, 2020Snow BallPeterborough, NH, United Stateswith Elixir
Jan 31, 2020at 8:30 pmFriday Night ContraGlen Echo Park, MDwith ElixirWith Carrie Rose and David Knight
Feb 6, 2020at 10:30 pmLake City contra danceSeattle Latvian Centerwith Elixir
Feb 7, 2020to Feb 9, 2020Supersonic Contra Dance WeekendLeif Erikson Hall, Seattle, WA, United Stateswith Elixir
Mar 15, 2020at 3:30 pmWaltz TimeSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith Elixirwith Carrie Rose and David Knight
Mar 20, 2020at 8:30 pmFND Contra DanceGlen Echo Park, MDwith Elixirwith Morrison Brothers Band
Apr 3, 2020to Apr 5, 2020POSTPONED: Gypsy MeltdownCharlotte, NC, United Stateswith ElixirThis event has been postponed. Stay tuned for further details...
Apr 9, 2020at 7:30 pmSilver Spring Contra DanceSilver Spring Civic Building
1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United Stateswith Elixir
With Jim Morrison and Bill Wellington
Apr 17, 2020to Apr 19, 2020Desert spring Monte Vista Resort
8865 E Baseline Rd, Mesa, AZ 85209, United Stateswith Elixir
With The Figments
Apr 24, 2020at 8:30 pmFriday Night ContraGlen Echo Park, MDwith ElixirWith Scotty Leach
Apr 26, 2020at 7:30 pmFSGW Contra DanceSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MDwith Elixirwith Scotty Leach
May 22, 2020to May 24, 2020FolkmadnessSocorro NMwith ElixirWith Eloise & Co.
Jun 19, 2020to Jun 21, 2020Summer Soirée w/MoBrosWarren Wilson College
701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778, United Stateswith Elixir
With The Morrison Brothers Band
Jun 21, 2020at 2:30 pmFathers Day Zoom Concert & Dance2:30 PM EDT / 11:30 AM PDT

A program of waltzes and other selections– swing, fiddle tunes, and a singing square– for your dancing and listening pleasure. We miss playing together! We miss playing for you! So please join us for this event that is a dance party, a father’s day concert, a quixotic musical undertaking, and a reunion of friends from far and wide.

With Anna Patton at the musical engineering helm, we are preparing recorded tracks for each other so that all of us can take turns playing live for you from our homes. We’re taking the opportunity to debut new tunes and songs, as well as playing and singing some old favorites. Join us on Zoom to watch, listen, dance along, and find out what we’ve been up to.

Join on Zoom: www.proyl.com/jQ7fk9RX3
Follow the link above, enter the code that appears on the screen, and you will be forwarded to the Zoom link

Stream on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/3133037080109542

Elixir will donate 10% of proceeds from this event to the Movement for Black Lives in support of organizing to end racist violence and to invest in Black communities.
Jul 18, 2020at 5:00 pmto Jul 26, 2020Family Week at PinewoodsPinewoods Camp
80 Cornish Field Rd
Plymouth MA 02360with Elixir
Aug 10, 2020to Aug 16, 2020Camp CascadeCamp Louise
24959 Pen Mar Rd, Cascade, MD 21719, United Stateswith Elixir
Sep 4, 2020at 8:30 pmFriday Night ContraGlen Echo Park, MDwith ElixirWith Daybreak Trio (Naomi Morse, Anna Patton
Sep 5, 2020to Sep 7, 2020FootfallCamp Louise
24959 Pen Mar Rd, Cascade, MD 21719, United Stateswith Elixir
With Daybreak Trio (Naomi Morse, Anna Patton)
Oct 9, 2020at 8:00 pmto Oct 11, 2020MoondanceCarrillo Ballroom
100 E Carrillo St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, United Stateswith Elixir
With Eloise & Co. (Becky Tracy, Rachel Bell)
Nov 7, 2020at 5:00 pmConcert for Foggy MoonLive on Zoomwith ElixirElixir will perform a live online concert in lieu of playing for the Foggy Moon dance weekend. Details here: www.facebook.com/events/261790015189072
Nov 13, 2020at 8:00 pmto Nov 15, 2020Pittsburg Fall Dance WeekendSt Nicks Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 419 S. Dithridge St. Pittsburgh, PAwith ElixirWith Daybreak Trio (Anna Patton and Naomi Morse)