To South Coast Folk SocietyMe
Aug 16 at 10:31 PM
Dear members and friends of South Coast Folk Society,
This is a call to action.
The South Coast Folk Society is a group affiliate of the
Country Dance and Song Society. Based in Massachusetts, the Country Dance and
Song Society (CDSS) is an international, non-profit organization that offers
support to its members and group affiliates. For the past 12+ years, our folk
society has purchased low-cost insurance through CDSS for our contra dances! Over
the years, CDSS has offered artistic, educational, and organizational support
to members in various ways; through classes, camps, and conferences.
The Country Dance and Song Society was established in 1915.
They’ll celebrate their 100th birthday next year! As part of their
celebration, they plan to take their delivery of services a step further, by
“taking it on the road.”
To accomplish this goal, has selected seven communities
across the US and Canada where they will hold week-long community residencies. The
community residency is a new model for strengthening communities.
These are the places where the Country Dance and Song
Society will hold community residencies for their centennial celebration:
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Tucson, Arizona - April 25 to May 1, 2015
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Owen Sound, Ontario - April 28 to May 3, 2015
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Austin, Texas - June 23 to June 28, 2015
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Halifax, Nova Scotia - September 26 to October
3, 2015
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Coos Bay,
Oregon - October 4 to October 10, 2015
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Morgantown, West Virginia - October 21 to
October 25, 2015
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Lawrence, Kansas - November 17 to November 22,
2015
We applied for this opportunity and we were selected from
applicants across the US and Canada. The Country Dance and Song Society hired
staff (musicians, dance and song leaders) to come here during October 2015 to
help us facilitate a week-long series of music, dance and song activities.
The purpose of the week-long series of activities is
threefold: to build the skills of our musicians, dancers and singers; to
strengthen the activities of our folk society; and to enjoy the party of a
lifetime.
A tour planning committee was formed in November 2013. The
committee consists of: Stacy Rose (chair), Jennifer Sordyl (outreach), Gail
Elber (publicity), Lynn Danner (hospitality) and Karen Olsen (budget and
fundraising). The tour committee has met regularly with Country Dance and Song
Society staff since Dec 2013.
The committee recently finalized and unveiled the attached
week-long schedule of activities for the centennial tour.
Now it’s time for
SCFS members and friends to participate in this work!
1. A
speakers’ bureau is being developed – a cadre of ambassadors who are willing to
visit with groups, churches, clubs, and organizations in the community to talk
about the joy and life-changing experience that dancing, singing and playing
music has brought about in their own life and in the lives of those in our
community. If you are willing to participate on this speakers’ bureau, respond
to southcoastfolksociety@gmail.com.
We will equip you to be successful!
2. Do
you belong to a group, church, club or organization that would like to have a
speaker? Respond to southcoastfolksociety@gmail.com.
3. Read
through the schedule of tour activities. Identify ONE activity on the week-long
tour that you are willing to help coordinate. Respond to southcoastfolksociety@gmail.com
and let us know which activity sounds most interesting to you. First come,
first served! Many hands makes light work.
4. We
are collecting testimonials in response to the question “Why is this important
to me?” Take a moment and answer that question, explaining why song, music
and/or dance are your chosen activities and why are they important to you. What
personal value does participating in these activities hold for you? We will
rotate and feature these testimonials on our website/other publicity uses. Send
a written testimonial (50 words) and include a picture to southcoastfolksociety@gmail.com
We’re very excited about the opportunity to partner with the
Country Dance and Song Society! It’s going to be a wonderful year of planning.
Come October 2015, we’re going to have a dance, music and song explosion on the
south coast.
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