- Dates
- 2017-12-10 – 2017-12-29
- Kind
- Dance and potluck
- Where
- Township of Peaine
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- musicdancecommunityfoodways
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Cut Finger Band invited islanders to open practice sessions at Peaine Township Hall in December 2017 and organized a December 29 contra-and-square dance with a potluck at Whiskey Point Brewing Company’s new location.
Evidence limits
The forum preserves organizer announcements and a follow-up, not attendance, completion, or a full account of the brewery improvements.
Sources
- The organizer invited musicians and dancers to two Cut Finger Band practice sessions at Peaine Township Hall and announced a December 29 dance and potluck at Whiskey Point Brewing Company’s new location. These are advance notices and a participant follow-up, not attendance or completion records.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012584
- The organizer announced the December 29 event with Cut Finger Band music, contra and square dances called by Pat Reeser, and a potluck. The notice also described improvements underway at Whiskey Point Brewing Company; it does not independently establish construction completion or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012646
- The organizer said Cut Finger Band practice, open jam, and dancing would continue on Sunday afternoons through the winter, generally at Whiskey Point Brewing Company. This is an organizer schedule notice, not a complete attendance or continuity record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012694
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter contra dances and potluck, 2017”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-contra-dance-and-potluck-2017/, accessed [date], citing Larissa, “band jam session and dancing,” Beaver Island Forum, December 4–16, 2017. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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