BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Folk Dance Federation of California - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.folkdance.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Folk Dance Federation of California REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230205T220000 DTSTAMP:20260426T125138 CREATED:20230103T041139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230118T235314Z UID:13668-1675623600-1675634400@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Peninsula Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Join the Peninsula Council Folk Dancers for an all-request dance party! Lon Radin will emcee. \nWe’ll have dances for all levels\, beginning to advanced\, and all forms (line\, couple\, and set). Dress comfortably in layers; sneakers or low-heeled dance shoes recommended. Donations to help cover the cost of the hall are welcome. We do dances from nearly every country in the world\, and the music is incredible. \nMasks are required. Up to date vaccinations are required. If you’ve already shown us your vaccine info\, no need to do it again. If not\, you can email it to us at pfdcparty@gmail.com or bring it with you. \nSend your dance requests to pfdcparty@gmail.com along with any questions\, comments\, or suggestions. \nIf you’d like to bring a snack to share\, please make sure they are prepared for individual servings. \nDOWNLOAD and share a flier. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/pfdc-feb23/ LOCATION:St. Bede’s Church Hall\, 2650 Sand Hill Road\, Menlo Park\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2023-February-PFDC-V-2-1.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="Peninsula Council":MAILTO:pfdcparty@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T233000 DTSTAMP:20260426T125138 CREATED:20230103T032957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230103T033145Z UID:13639-1676143800-1676158200@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Cafe Shalom Dance Party DESCRIPTION:Israeli folk dancers from all over the Bay Area dance the night away at Café Shalom’s Saturday party—a monthly tradition since the 1960s! We play a wonderful mix of oldies and the latest dances based on requests. Dancers of all ages are invited to join the fun on the second Saturday of every month. \nSaturday classes are large parties with many dancers from all ages and spectrum. We dance dances from 1918 and from 2018 back to back. \nThe first part of the evening – 30-45 minutes starts with slow and beginners dances\, oldies\, and dances which we learn in Tuesday class. Later we increase the intensity\, up the beat and the pace and the evening is fully charged with great energy and fun. \n7:30 pm – Warm-up\, beginner’s\, oldies dances\, and recently taught dances\n8:00 pm – Our party perks up… with circle\, and couple dances\n9:15 pm – Birthday celebrations\, announcements\, followed by a line dance set\n9:30 – 11:30 pm – We’ll dance ‘til then or ‘til we drop – whatever comes first! \nAdmission is $10 for adults\, $5 for students. \nInfo: Text 669.444.1284\nCafe Shalom\, more details… URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/cafe-shalom-feb23/ LOCATION:Congregation Am Tikvah\, 625 Brotherhood Way\, San Francisco\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Cafe-Shalom-ReOpening-May-2022-23-small.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Cafe Shalom":MAILTO:udy@yahoo.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230212T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230212T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T125138 CREATED:20220906T145725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T022605Z UID:13281-1676192400-1676221200@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Festival of the Oaks DESCRIPTION:The 74th annual international Festival of the Oaks features a morning international folk dance workshop\, a hot lunch\, exhibition dance performance\, and a program of afternoon recreational dances. Includes a pre-owned folk dance costume sale in the dance hall. Fun for all ages! No partner needed. \nSchedule\nAll Day — Institute and Folk Dancing\, $30.00 \n\n\n9:00-9:30am\nRegistration\n\n\n9:30am-12:00pm\n Dance workshop with Farima Berenji\, Silk Road folk dance performance by the Simorgh Dance Collective\, and contras with Lenore Watson\, $18.00\n\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n Hot lunch\, $10.00\n\n\n12:00-1:00pm\n Federation membership meeting. Includes lunch provided to Federation members attending.\n\n\n12:30-4:30pm\n Pre-owned folk dance costume sale\n\n\n1:00pm\n Brief presentation by Tahitian Dance Company Te Mana O Te Ra \n\n\n1:00-5:00pm\n International dance party. Dances from around the world and institute reviews. $17.00\n\n\nFree refreshments will be served all afternoon. \nTo send dance requests for the afternoon party\, or for more info\, e-mail a request to rg94610@gmail.com or to yvonneprovaznik@comcast.net.\n \nFarima Berenji \nFarima Berenji\nFarima is an award winning\, internationally acclaimed performing artist\, instructor\, dance ethnologist\, and archaeologist. She specializes in sacred\, classical\, and folkloric dances of the Silk Road. She is a third generation artist – her devotion to the world of arts was inspired by both her mother and grandmother – performing artists\, poets\, and musicians of Azerbaijani heritage. Farima has spent her lifetime studying Persian/Iranian and Central Asian dance\, culture\, and history. Recognized as one of the few world scholarly experts of ancient and mystical dance ethnology\, she travels worldwide to record\, research\, lecture\, perform\, educate\, and to inspire dynamic creativity and rejuvenation through dance and movement.\nFarima has lectured\, facilitated research projects\, collaborated\, choreographed\, & performed for highly acclaimed internationally renowned companies and institutions such as Avaz Dance Company\, Mosaic America (formerly Sangam Arts)\, ODC\, World Dance Fusion of San Francisco\, Istanbul Conservatory of the Arts\, Vienna Conservatory of the Arts\, the National Folk\nOrganization (NFO)\, the Unique Circle of Manchester\, the Tumata Organization of Turkey\, UNESCO\, SF City Hall\, Kansas State University\, University of Manchester\, University of London\, Istanbul University\, Stanford University\, San Francisco State University\, San Francisco City Hall\, the Iranian National Museum and Conservatory and many more. Farima is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective\, Assistant Director and Program Director of Eastern Arts\, and advisory council member of Mosaic America. She is honored to be the first Iranian-American woman TEDx lecturer and performer in the field of dance. The Simorgh Dance Collective was the first Iranian dance company\, directed by an Iranian woman to perform during a reception for President Obama and President Biden. Recognized as one of few world experts and scholars of Persian dance history\, Farima infuses spirituality into her dance and teachings to impassion\, empower\, and inspire. For more details and media visit http://farimadance.com \nLenore Watson\nLenore started folk dancing and contra dance in college. She has taught international folk dance since the early 2000’s with Redding International Folk Dance. And she has been calling contra dances since 2014 in Redding and Chico\, as well as at special events – weddings\, festivals\, etc. She has called contras in previous years at the Festival of the Oaks and at other events in Northern California\, including the Officers Ball and Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Lenore loves calling contras\, and seeing the how the dancers connect and collaborate to make it work and have fun. Her favorite explanation of contra dance is that it’s like “an amusement park ride that we all create together.”\n \nDownload and print a flier to share with others. \nRegister and pay in advance \nAttendees must be fully vaccinated\, including boosters. KN-95 or N-95 masks required. \nRegister URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/festival-of-the-oaks-23/ LOCATION:Live Oak Recreation Center\, 1301 Shattuck Avenue (at Berryman)\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94709 \, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Performance,Potluck,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Festival-of-the-Oaks-2023-Flyer-Final-Final-Final-2.pdf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230218T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230218T183000 DTSTAMP:20260426T125138 CREATED:20220821T160652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230211T155938Z UID:13200-1676732400-1676745000@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Global Folk Dance Party DESCRIPTION:This month the theme is Red\, White\, and Pink! Let’s have a great dance party with our Guest Dance leaders Patricia Day Williams\, Za McDonnell\, plus more to be announced! \nJoin The Party\nBy Zoom\nRegister by Zoom\nWe’ve changed Zoom numbers. Here’s what you need to do. Use the registration link above and you’ll get an email from Zoom with your link for the Global Folk Dance Party. Feel free to share the above registration link with your friends\, they’ll get their own link to join. With the new registration\, you’ll get a reminder email the morning of the Global Folk Dance Party\, so you don’t have to look for your link. \n\nIMPORTANT – Do not use both computer and phone; you will generate feedback.\nZoom will best be viewed using side by side mode. See https://bit.ly/39dximU for info.\nWhen in the meeting\, click the ‘chat’ button to chat with everybody and make requests.\nWhen you sign into Zoom\, enter your name and city so we know where you’re from!\n\nBy Facebook Live\nJoin by Facebook Live \nif Zoom is full or you just want to watch.\nhttps://www.facebook.com/PFDCouncil/ \nFor more details and requests e-mail us at virtualfolkdance@gmail.com. Alicia La Fetra\, Lisa Michael\, and Stacy Rose will be happy to help. URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/gfd-feb-23/ LOCATION:Online\, CA\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Online,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GFDParty-Flyer-Febrary-18-2023.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="Global Folk Dance Parties":MAILTO:virtualfolkdance@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230225T173000 DTSTAMP:20260426T125138 CREATED:20221228T224724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230101T005008Z UID:13605-1677330000-1677346200@www.folkdance.com SUMMARY:Annual Lunar New Year Festival DESCRIPTION:The annual Cerritos Folk Dancers Lunar New Year Festival! \nFeaturing an East/West Workshop with Tom Bozigian and Sheree King \nSuggested donation: $15 per person at the door (non-refundable $12 if prepaid by Feb. 18\, 2023) \nFinger foods to share are welcome\, but not necessary \nDownload and share a flier! \nFor more details contact CerritosFolkDancers@gmail.com URL:https://www.folkdance.com/event/lunar-new-year-fest-2023/ LOCATION:Cerritos Senior Center\, 12340 South Street\, Cerritos\, CA\, 90703\, United States CATEGORIES:Dance Party,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=application/pdf:https://www.folkdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CFD-fest-230225ws11-flier-E-1.pdf ORGANIZER;CN="Cerritos Folk Dancers":MAILTO:CerritosFolkDancers@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR