May - June - July '08
ASHOKAN FIDDLE & DANCE SUMMER 2008—our 29th year!
WESTERN & SWING WEEK June 29–July 5
NORTHERN WEEK July 20–26
SOUTHERN WEEK August 10–16
Visit www.ashokan.org/ashokan/camp.shtml for more details and our online registration
Fiddle & Dance, PO Box 49, Saugerties, NY 12477 / office@ashokan.org / 845-246-2121.
FIDDLERS DREAM, Studley Auditorium, New Paltz, NY / Sat, May 17
An amazing evening of music with BALFA TOUJOURS, CHRISTINE BALFA, DIRK POWELL, COURTNEY GRANGER, RILEY BAUGUS & JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON w. MIKE & RUTHY MERENDA! Tix: Unison Arts 845-255-1559. www.unisonarts.org
CLEARWATER'S GREAT HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL MUSIC & ENVIRONMENTAL FESTIVAL / Sat–Sun, June 21–22
Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Music, storytelling, dancing, crafts & sail the Hudson on the Sloop Clearwater. Five stages incl. dance stage. PETE SEEGER, MIKE & RUTHY (MERENDA!), ARTIE & HAPPY TRAUM, CHERYL WHEELER, MAGPIE, DAVID AMRAM, The SLEEPY HOLLOW STRING BAND, The SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS of DREAMS, STEVE CHARNEY, STORYCRAFTERS & many more! Adv tix: $ 30 day / $45 wkend. Mmbrs: $25 day / $40 wkend. Call gate prices. 12 & under: free. Ltd Income rates. Clearwater Festval, 112 Little Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 800-67-SLOOP / www.clearwater.org
28th Annual OLD SONGS FESTIVAL of TRADITIONAL MUSIC & DANCE / Fri–Sun, June 27–29
Old Songs, at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Altamont, NY (10 mi. west of Albany), Folk, Traditional, Celtic and World Music & Dance; 120 daytime workshops; instrument vendors; creative play area for kids. Le VENT du NORD, CARROLL & DOYLE, ANDREW & NOAH VanNORSTRAND, GROOVEMAMA, SPARKY & RHONDA RUCKER, KIRK & MILLER, BILL SPENCE, The AMIDONs, PRISCILLA HERDMAN, WALT MICHAEL & CO., SI KAHN, APRIL VERCH, SCOTT AINSLIE, IRA BERNSTEIN & RILEY BAUGUS, The PUPPET PEOPLE & more! Fri. in-depth classes from 3–5pm, $15, free with All-Festval ticket: $85 until 6/6, $100 thereafter; $40 ages 13–18, until 6/6, $50 thereafter; 12 & under free. Day tickets, onsite parking available. Camping onsite $15 with the All-Festival ticket (under 18 camp free with parent). Old Songs, Inc., POB 466, Voorheesville, NY 12186. 518-765-2815 / oldsongs@oldsongs.org / www.oldsongs.org
FINGERLAKES GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC & DANCE / Thurs–Sun, July 17–20
Four days & nights of the best of Cajun, Zydeco, String Band, Latin, World Beat, African, Roots Rock & more, all on 4 stages including a spacious dance tent. Hosted by DONNA THE BUFFALO, with over 60 bands, at the Fairgrounds in Trumansburg, NY, 10 mi. north of Ithaca on Rt. 96. 4 day ticket: $75 until 5/1; $110 at gate. 4 day Youth Ticket: $50.12 & under free. Day tickets available. Full-Festival onsite tent camping: $60. Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance, POB 941, Trumansburg, NY 14886. 607-387-5098 / grassroots@grassrootsfest.org / www.grassrootsfest.org
SUMMER DANCES at ASHOKAN / June 28, July 19 & August 9
Great music & dancing at Ashokan's outdoor pavilion! Purchase a delicious meal by Michael Hughes & his staff on two nights.
Sat, June 28, 8pm, $10 Western & Swing Dance Party
with THE RED STICK RAMBLERS and friends
Sat, July 19, 8pm, $10 New England Dance Party (dinner 6-8pm)
with DAVID KAYNOR & The NORTHERN WEEK ALL STARS.
Sat, Aug 9, 8pm, $10 Southern Dance Party (dinner 6-8pm)
with THE RED STICK RAMBLERS
JAY & MOLLY will sit in each nite! Ashokan, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, NY. Info: 845-246-2121 / www.ashokan.org/ashokan/summerdance.shtml
VANAVER CARAVAN'S SummerDance! 2008 / Mon–Fri, July 21–Aug 7
A three week dance intensive designed to expose students to a wide variety of styles & expand perceptions and vocabulary of dance. For students 9–teens. SummerDance on Tour, August 8–14, is a NEW week revolving around performing throughout the Hudson Valley for dancers who participate in the three previous weeks. vcoffice@vanavercaravan.org / www.vanavercaravan.org / 845-256-9300
SUMMERSONGS: a songwriter's summer camp / Aug 2–8
At the Ashokan in Olivebridge, NY. Cost: $799, $899 after 5/31/08, inclusive. www.Summersongs.com / 845-750-6871
ASHOKAN FESTIVAL OF NATURE & THE ARTS / Labor Day Wknd
Aug 30-31 Concerts, jam sessions & dancing plus a chance to explore Ashokan's 370 acres of trails, fields, forests, wild edible walks, Cathedral Falls, the gorge... workshops in outdoor photography, painting & gardening. Ashokan, 477 Beaverkill Rd, Olivebridge, NY 845-657-8333 / www.ashokan.org
THE DANCE GYPSY FESTIVAL PLANNER
Dance Gypsy lists 500 dance camps, weekends & festivals at www.thedancegypsy.com along with most regular dances in the New England area. 802-257-4478 / tdg@thedancegypsy.com
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