Welcome! Come on in! Next pageImportant note: There are chemically sensitive people who attend our dances, some with allergies and asthma. We ask that you come to dancing without wearing fragrances for their benefit. This includes underarm deoderants with scent, aftershave colognes, perfumes, fragrant soaps, hand lotions, pomades, mousses, and scented talcum powders. It is a real hardship on the sensitive to try to dance when they cannot breathe, so please be compassionate and come scent-free. Also, those of us who are sensitive are also bothered by smoke (asthma!), so please do NOT smoke anywhere near any entrances. After all, people are trying to breathe!
The First Friday party is held in the hall downstairs in the Gold Room, in the same building. The potluck (finger food only, please) on party nights begins at 7:30 P.M., with live music beginning around 8:00 P.M. We don't generally have teachers on first Fridays because it is a live music night. The jam session after the last band lasts until around 11:00 p.m.
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Do you play a musical instrument? Are you interested in learning new and wonderful rhythms and musical forms from other cultures? You can explore and enjoy participating in Club Band! Club Band is currently meeting at Robert Bell's house in McKinleyville (1090 Vista) at 6:30 P.M. on Mondays. If you want to join, it's best to either e-mail me at 
(sorry, but you'll have to type this in. I've had to take measures due to the spam problem.), or call me or Robert Bell. We're both in the Humboldt County phone directory. I live in Arcata; he lives in McKinleyville. We do not hold auditions, as it is a community band, made up mostly of folk dancers who love to play the music as well as dance it. All levels of skill welcome. Keep in mind, however, that we may not have instruments to loan, so bring your own if you have one. Members who play your particular instrument may be able to help you with some technique, but please be aware we cannot afford the time to teach you your instrument during our weekly practice sessions, as we are a performing group.
Current Members: Robert Bell - bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, violin, and voice; Joyce Burton - dumbek, tupan and voice; Patrick Edgar - violin; Evaonne Hendricks - accordion, flute, kaval, clarinet, trombone, pennywhistle, zills, bones, guitar, banjo, violin, and voice; Rick Kruse - Stand-up bass, violin, and voice; Leah Kruley - oboe, recorders, and keyboard; Sue Portugal - recorder, cornet, guitar, and voice; Cynthia Romano - Dumbek and voice; Guy Smith - Accordion par excellence, violin, voice; Janet Whitworth - flute, alto sax, tambura, guitar, and voice. Members drift in and out due to everything from family commitments, illness, or exhaustion.
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The current members of Chubritza are (in alphabetical order): Randy Carrico - saxophone, clarinet, tambura, violin, prim, cornet, vocals; Debra Dukes - bass, tambura, tupan, percussion, and vocals; Janet Finney - frula, flute, accordion, brac, tupan, tambourine, dumbek, vocals; Craig Kurumada - gajda, clarinet, tupan, prim, accordion, vocals; Linnea Mandell - bugarija, accordion, tupan, tambura, vocals; and Kroy Rubin - dumbek, guitar and tupan.
Please, if you know of an event locally, or semi-locally, and I have not listed it here, e-mail me at (I hate spammers!), and I will try to get the chance to post it. I don't always know what's going on.
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1/22/2008