We the organizers of Portland Intown Contra Dance have been doing a great job paying the bills and performers and raising money for needed costs when they arise (remember raising over $4,000 to purchase a sound system or when we raised $200 for an extra air circulator?), but that always leaves us with little money in the bank for a rainy day. Nobody would want our dance to go away just because of a few slow evenings, right?
Of course not.
Announcing The Portland Triple-Decker!
Let's get some money in the bank so we can run this ship with confidence! It will start with a 30-minute waltz lesson by master Alex Hennings, then 9 hours of contra dancing with 3 bands and three callers. We've got:
Calluna (Jesse Ball, Eileen O'Grady, and Gus Cantieni) from Western Massachusetts
Orono Contraband (Anthony Viselli, Ryu Mitsuhashi, Sam Furth, and Paul Riechmann) from Maine
Joy Compass (Jamie Oshima and Clara Stickney) from Maine
and
Dave Eisenstadter from Western Massachusetts
Quena Crain from New York City
Angela DeCarlis from Boston
Oh, and since it is a fundraiser, we figure we should have a 50/50 raffle. How about that!
Bring a few extra bucks to play the 50/50 raffle!
See the event page for more details, invite your friends on Facebook, and download the flyer to share the news!