Session tonight, outdoor contra dance Sat

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I hope you will read this, and then scroll through for some new botanical images. I try to post fresh ones each time.

What is coming up musically? Kicking off the fall season …

TONIGHT - We have been having fun at the weekly Wednesday jam session where we play fiddle tunes for dancing (contra, square, waltz, polkka!). Every Wed 7-9 pm here at The Canaan Institute. All are welcome. Don’t wait, just come on out tonight. More info.

SATURDAY - Aug 22nd 6-8pm, the Cornell Contra Dance Club, a student run organization, will kick off their semester with help from O’Shanigans and dance caller Casey Carr. The plan is for an outdoor contra! They have an indoor plan in case of rain. O’Shanigans quartet will be joined by Sophie Orzechowski MacRae (fiddle) and Phil Greenfield (acoustic bass). Details here.

SUNDAY - Aug 23rd 11am-2pm, Metku will play Finnish American dance tunes from the Finger Lakes at the Ithaca Farmers Market. More info.

CONCERT - Friday Sept 4th - A house concert with Cécilia – a high energy Celtic & Québecois trio featuring Timi Turmel (accordion), Erin Leahy (piano), and Louis Schryer (fiddle). Concert begins at 7:00 pm (doors 6:30). Session to follow. $35 donation at the door (sliding scale, just ask). RSVP please https://cinst.org/rsvp for directions and to reserve your seats. Details in last week’s Substack post.

CALENDAR - More folk jams and contra dances here on my calendar section of the website.

GIFT SHOP - You can find for sale, many of my images as greeting cards, calendars, framed and matted prints at Handwork Coop gift shop and art store in Ithaca NY along with dozens of other local artisans’ work.

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