Oshtemo Grange Hall
$5-$20, or pay what you can afford
04:30 PM - 06:00 PM on Sat, 12 Oct 2024
As a benefit for the community organization, Country Dancing in Kalamazoo, there is a live performance of 2 string bands.
Families and all ages are invited to come to the historic Grange Hall in Oshtemo Township and enjoy the lively music, up-tempo dance numbers, and songs.
Rinktum Ramblers String band will offer songs, ballads, old-time tunes, and stories of how this music reveals important aspects of 18th and 19th Century American history.
The Gulf Coast Drifters are a super group of 4 musicians playing in various bands in Michigan for contra dances and square dancing. Their band of fiddle, banjo, guitar, and bass will be playing both older tunes passed down by generations and more recently composed tunes. During a brief portion of some of their tunes, there will be a demonstration of Appalachian flatfoot dancing, sometimes called clogging. There may also be brief demos of Square and Contra Dancing.
Following the concert, you’re invited to join us for a potluck supper at 6 pm. Please bring a dish to share if you’d would like to stay for the potluck.
There’s a suggested donation of $5-$20, or pay what you can to help support this non-profit organization that sponsors twice-monthly contra dances at the Grange Hall
Free parking in the Grange parking lot and in that of the church across the street.
Doors open at 4:00pm and the Grange Hall is fully ADA accessible.
Then stay around for our regularly-scheduled Saturday Evening Contra Dance, 7:30-10:30 pm, with a free lesson at 7:00 pm. Admission to the dance is by donation, with $5 to $20 suggested, or whatever you can afford.
More information about scheduled dances and the bands that will be playing for them is at
CountryDancingatKalamazoo.com
