Always on Sunday

09/22/2024

Well, this is a bit last minute (not the planning, just the posting), but we are having a live music party with Orkestar Banitsa on Sunday, September 22 from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m., at our usual dance location in Wethersfield, CT. This will be our first live music party in over 4 years. Admission sliding scale - $10-$15.

Orkestar Banitsa is a Massachusetts based band that plays lively traditional dance music from the Balkans, including Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Albania, and Bosnia. Addie Rose Holland (clarinet/vocals), Becky Ashenden (accordion/percussion/vocals), Gawain Thomas (accordion/percussion), Barbara Blumenthal (tambura/percussion), and Joe Blumenthal (bass/percussion).

They have played not only for Always on Sunday, but also for the Amherst International Folk Dance and for The Folk Arts Center of New England.

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01/07/2024

No dancing this Sunday, January 7th, due to forecasted inclement weather (and a parking ban!)

10/05/2023

An agricultural museum in North Franklin, Connecticut, has been hosting barn dances for decades. Recently, the barn has been so packed some participants dance outside.

09/22/2023

Always on Sunday will not meet on Sunday, September 24, 2023, due to Yom Kippur.

09/22/2023

An announcement from the Folk Arts Center of New England:

Join us for a weekend of dance and music at FAC's Oktoberfest - October 6-9
There’s nothing like autumn in New England - and what better way to enjoy it than by doing what we love best? The Folk Arts Center has just the opportunity: Oktoberfest, our dance and music weekend in Vermont!
The fun this year runs from October 6-9, during Indigenous Peoples’ Day Weekend, when the foliage is at its most glorious, and folks are happy to gather together to kick up their heels and lift their voices.
Most people stay at Hulbert, but there are other flexible options for participation. The days are spent learning, dancing, and sharing music together with FAC staff, including Bianca de Jong, an incredible dance teacher from the Netherlands, and Alex Cu***ng, an energetic dance caller, musician, and singer, combined with outdoor activities like canoeing and hiking in the area coordinated by members of the Hulbert staff. In the evening, our fabulous band, the Flying Squirrel Orchestra, will tune up and we will enjoy an evening dance party, followed by an afterparty with refreshments, spontaneous singing and dancing, and other moments for connection.

The only thing currently missing from this weekend is you, and registration is now open!

Website: https://facone.org/oktoberfest/oktoberfest.html
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/702668904524575
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/NbWVPo4PKNcksEM16

This registration form is for Oktoberfest, the annual dance, music, camaraderie, and leaf-peeping weekend sponsored by the Folk Arts Center! *This form will ask you questions about your dietary requirements, housing preferences, and other things that make it easier for us to make this Oktoberfest ex...

09/03/2023

Two of our Always on Sunday programmers will be featured at HCD Mostly Waltz in October and December.

The HCD Mostly Waltz dance meets on the first Sunday of each month, from October through June, at Temple Beth Torah, 130 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT. We will be starting our 2023-2024 season on October 1 from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. with recorded music and DJ Barbara Renna. Admission for this dance is $10.
Our November through February dances will all have live music and an admission fee of $15.00
The November 5th dance will have live music by Spare Parts from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. and a free introductory waltz lesson by Don Heinold from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m.
The December 3rd dance will have live music by Karen Axelrod and Rachel Bell from 3:00 to 5:30 and a free introductory waltz lesson by Charlie Mandelberg from 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Further information about Mostly Waltz can be found on the HCD website: www.hcdance.org

05/20/2023

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