Traditional New England Barn Dances

Dudley Laufman & Jacqueline Laufman

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Schedule

 

January   February   March   April   May   June   July   August   

September   October   November   December

 

Please note: This schedule is for only our public dances and poetry readings. Many of our engagements are private and not listed here.

 

     Purple highlight indicates this is not a dance, but either poetry readings, lectures, a concert or other special event     

            Lectures are sponsored in part by the New Hampshire Humanities Council's program Humanities To Go (HTG).    

  
     
 
 
 

   May                                                                            2013   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday May 4 6:00 Cornwall, CT - Town Hall: potluck at 6:00, dance starts at 7:00 24 Pine St, motherhouse.us/family-contra-dance-2/ 
Sunday May 5 5:00 Sanbornton, NH - Perlman-Chong Red Barn, 34 Wadleigh Rd. Potluck first, dance following it. Please RSVP to Lynn Chong  603-934-6486
Saturday May 11 7:30 Groton, MA - Groton Grange, 80 Champney St. www.grotongrange.com/ 
Thursday May 30 7:00 Manchester, NH - City Library, 405 Pine St. LECTURE - 300 years of Contra Dancing: From Then until Now 
 
 

  June                                                                            2013   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Fri-Sat-Sun June 14-16 wknd Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp  www.mainefiddle.org Great camp & it's not just for fiddles!
week June 16-21 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp www.mainefiddle.org  Great camp & it's not just for fiddles!
Saturday June 29 5:00 Sanbornton, NH - Wind in the Timothy Kitchen Junket this 5th weekend will be  at the Perlman-Chong  Red Barn, 34 Wadleigh Rd. Potluck first, dance following it. Please RSVP to Lynn Chong  603-934-6486
         
 
 

  July                                                                              2013   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Monday July 1 6:00 South Harpswell, ME - Colony, potluck before
Saturday July 13 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
Friday July 19   Plymouth, NH - 250th Celebration town dance party
Saturday July 27 all day Canterbury Faire  -  Morris dancing performances
Saturday July 27 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
         
 
 
 

  August                                                                         2013   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Aug  3 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
Saturday Aug 10 8:00 Nelson, NH - Nelson Town Hall featuring the    Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra    
week Aug 11-16 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp www.mainefiddle.org  Great camp & it's not just for fiddles!
Saturday Aug  17 7:30 Randolph, NH - Berringer's Barn, Randolph Hill Rd.
week Aug 18-23 7:00 Liberty, ME - Maine Fiddle Camp www.mainefiddle.org   Great camp & it's not just for fiddles!
Saturday Aug  24 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
Saturday Aug 31 7:00 E. Andover, NH - Wind in the Timothy Kitchen Junket this 5th weekend will be at the Bernhard-Mayman barn at 292 Maple Street
Saturday Aug  24 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
 
 
 

  September                                                                   2013   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Sept 14   Monson, ME - Finnish Farmers Hall 
Sunday Sept 29 2:00 Montpelier, VT - Grange Hall family dance

 

 

  October                                                                       2013   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Oct 5 8:00 Nelson, NH - Old timers dance. Potluck about 6:30.
weekend Oct 18-20 Dummerston, VT - Pourparler Conference www.nfo-usa.org/pourparler2012.htm 
Sunday Oct 27 5:00 Sanbornton, NH - Perlman-Chong  Red Barn, 34 Wadleigh Rd. Potluck first, dance following it. Please RSVP to Lynn Chong  603-934-6486
       
 
 

 

  November                                                                     2013   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 
Sunday Nov 10 2:00 Concord, MA - Girl Scout House, Walden St  www.neffa.org/ 
Saturday Nov ? 7:00 Groton, MA - grange, Champney St.
Thursday Nov 21  day Waterville Valley, NH - dance workshop at NHAHPERD Physical Education Teachers Convention
Saturday Nov 30 7:30 Canterbury, NH - Wind in the Timothy Kitchen Junket, bring flashlight, snacks, instruments www.laufman.org 
 
 

  December                                                                     2013   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Sunday Dec 8 5:00 Sanbornton, NH - Red Barn, Wadleigh Rd. Potluck first, dance following it. Please RSVP to Lynn Chong  603-934-6486
Saturday Dec   5:30 Canterbury, NH - Shaker Village
Saturday Dec 21 8:00 East Concord, NH - Community Center, 14 Eastman St  featuring the    Canterbury Country Dance Orchestra      homepage.nhvt.net/dwh/contra.htm
Monday Dec 31 8:00 Tamworth, NH - Town Hall, Tamworth Center sites.google.com/site/tamworthoutingclub/ 
 
 

  January                                                                     2014   

 All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Friday Jan   6:30/8:00 Carlisle, MA - Unitarian Church, Carlisle Center. Potluck supper followed by special Christmas songs and dances  8:00-10:00
 Sunday  Jan 3:00 Westford, MA - Parish Center for the Arts, 14 Lincoln St in the center of town
 Weekend Jan  wknd Durham NH - Ralph Page Legacy Dance Weekend, Memorial Union Bldg, UNH www.nhcountrydance.com/music/rpdlw.html 
 
 

  February                                                                   2014   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

Saturday Feb 7:00

Nottingham, NH - Community Center Valentine Family Dance

Sunday Feb   2:00 Gilmanton, NH - Academy Town Office bldg, junction NH 140 & 107. Potluck at 5:00. Bring food, drink, instruments
Saturday Feb 7:00 Barrington, NH - 289 Scruton Pond Road,  Palmquist-Bingham's studio; BYOB and/or snack 664-9000
         
         
 
 
 

  March                                                                        2014   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

 Sunday March 2:00 Concord, MA - Scout House, Walden St   www.neffa.org/ 
Saturday March 7:30 Groton, MA - Groton Grange, 80 Champney St. www.grotongrange.com/ 
Saturday March   7:30 Canterbury, NH - Wind in the Timothy Kitchen Junket, bring flashlight, snacks, instruments www.laufman.org 
Sunday March   12:00 Canterbury, NH - Hutchinson's Sugarin' Off Party 260 Hackleboro Rd, dancing, singing Bubble, bubble bubble and mud
 
 

  April                                                                           2014   

All our dances are dance parties...everyone can take part

 

         
Saturday April 11:00 Mansfield, MA - Middle School Auditorium, NEFFA: New England Folk Festival www.neffa.org 
         
Friday April   6:45 Canterbury, NH  Poetry Fest : featuring Richard Cambridge, John-Michael Albert, Lynn Chong and Marin Tirabassi. See flyer for details.
 
 

 

 

All dances are called ~ no experience needed

Families, children, teenagers and sit-ins are all welcome

We may or may not do contras or squares.

We may only do old time dances like the Virginia Reel

or Portland Fancy...depends on the crowd.

 

 

Call ahead to make sure the dance is on:

Directions

TWO FIDDLES

Jacqueline & Dudley Laufman

PO Box 61, Canterbury, NH, USA 03224

Tel: 603-783-4719   Fax: 603-783-4719

 

New email as of January 2007: 

jdlaufman (at) comcast (dot) net

(Put the @ symbol in above address instead of the word (at) with no spaces and a . between comcast and net to deter spam.)

 

Last updated: 05/08/2013

 

Visit the New Hampshire State Council's Traditional Arts website: 

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and its New Hampshire Folklife  

www.nh.gov/nharts/folklife.html

 

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