Gatherings
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English Country Dance
3rd artPARK STREET DANCE of the SEASON The Pomerene Center for the Arts is excited to announce the return of Susan English to the artPARK to lead the 3rd social street dance of the season — ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE June 27, 7p. Think square dance/line dance only earlier in time and channelling Jane Austen. Susan will be joined by Fourpence — Linda Hershberger-Kirk, cello; Stephanie Musselman, keyboard; Mike Deyo, violin; Cid Cayhoe, penny whistle. The POM was introduced to Susan at a contra dance organized by Dr. Brandon Hill several years back at the Orange Event Center (formerly Blue Ridge Grange). In addition to leading/calling English Country Dance, Susan calls…
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Summer is for dancing in the street. Year 4 — 1st concert
CHARDON POLKA BAND. May 30. in the artPARK Polka class 7p. Music starts at 8p These guys…these polka punks…this eccentric gang…this genuine oom-pah style CHARDON POLKA BAND can turn anything into a Polka. They’ve been doing it since 2003. This is what happens when there’s no place for an accordion player in the local high school marching band and a 16 year old kid pulls a mismatched group of teenagers together so he can play. Beware! Polka anywhere. Case in point see video below. FAQs Some tongue-in-cheek. Some not. QUESTION: Why should I come? ANSWER: The music is great. They have an alpine horn. Plus social dancing brings people together, whether with…
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Dogwood! 2025
click to pre-order lunch How to know when it’s time for DOGWOOD! the once-a-year downtown salute to spring Because the dogwoods are blooming, and it’s spring and because music makes life interesting and your heart leap, Pomerene Center for the Arts announces DOGWOOD! lunch concerts, an annual event (with two years off for Covid) since 1985. 40 years! This year’s schedule: May 6-9, noon. Tuesday May 6 – Coshocton High School Jazz Band and Choir Wednesday May 7 – River View Jazz Band, Caribbean Drum and Certified Gold Ensembles Thursday May 8 – Ridgewood High School Choirs Friday May 9 – Ridgewood High School Jazz Band Curious about what being…
