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    THE GRANGE HALL CONTRA DANCE! Friday 08/29/2025!

    Friday, August 29, 2025

    5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    08/29/2025 05:00 PM 08/29/2025 10:00 PM America/Anguilla THE GRANGE HALL CONTRA DANCE! Friday 08/29/2025! THE GRANGE HALL CONTRA DANCE! Friday. 08/29/2025! Hosted by the Vinyard Preservation Trust  ● NEW TIME: Dance 5:00-7:00 pm NEW TIME!!!!!! ● WHERE: Grange Hall, 1067 State Rd, West Tisbury, MA 02575 ● COMMUNITY SHINDIG: In the tradition of New England’s earliest settlers, Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust invite you to a New England Contra Dance to celebrate the traditions of the Grange Hall as part of the fundraising campaign launch to restore/rejuvenate the historic Hall. NO need to bring a partner or NO need to know how!! ● THIS IS A FREE EVENT and so wicked fun!! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on! . MORE INFO >>>> ● LIVE MUSIC by: "THE FLYIN... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/providence/events/grange-hall/the-grange-hall-contra-dance-friday-08292025-512922?ref=uceaddevent Grange Hall, 1067 State Rd, Vineyard Haven, MA, 02568

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    THE GRANGE HALL CONTRA DANCE! Friday. 08/29/2025!

    Hosted by the Vinyard Preservation Trust 

    ● NEW TIME: Dance 5:00-7:00 pm NEW TIME!!!!!!

    ● WHERE: Grange Hall, 1067 State Rd, West Tisbury, MA 02575

    ● COMMUNITY SHINDIG: In the tradition of New England’s earliest settlers, Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust invite you to a New England Contra Dance to celebrate the traditions of the Grange Hall as part of the fundraising campaign launch to restore/rejuvenate the historic Hall. NO need to bring a partner or NO need to know how!!

    ● THIS IS A FREE EVENT and so wicked fun!! It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

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    MORE INFO >>>>

    ● LIVE MUSIC by: "THE FLYING ELBOWS" Formed in 1976, and Martha's Vineyard's favorite string band, they are a community tradition! They are: Nancy Jephcote, fiddle, Bob Hammond, fiddle and banjo, Paul Thurlow, bass, Brian Weiland, percussion and mandolin, Tom Hodgson guitar.

    ● CO-CALLERS: DON HEINOLD & JEN JASENSKI! Don hailing from Rhode Island, has been calling at dances, weddings & parties all over New England for about 15 years and as a dancer for over 40 years. Don is a former substitute math teacher and also known for teaching the Rotary (country) Waltz. JEN hailing from Connecticut, Jen is a former Spanish teacher who came to contra dance via swing dance over twenty years ago. Having found herself calling while dancing to help dancers, in 2019 she decided to take one of renowned caller Bob Isaacs’ Learn to Call classes and is now a regular in Connecticut. She has also called in MA and NJ.

    ● ADMISSION: Free but Donations are encouraged and welcomed! Cash, Venmo, and credit card is accepted at the door. Proceeds to support the Grange Hall Project. Click here> https://landmarks.vineyardtrust.org/campaign/569076/donate

    ● PARKING: plenty of free parking on-site.

    ● CLOTHING & FOOTWEAR: Just bring clean shoes to dance in to preserve the floor (no high heels please). Dress is comfortable and as you like.

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    ● TAGS: #vineyardpreservationtrust #livemusic #flyingelbowsband #contradance #singles #couples #noneedtobringapartner #noneedtoknowhow #publicevent #allwelcome #CommunityDance #GrangeHallMV #AgHall #marthasvineyard #MarthasVineyardEvents #college #students #woodsholeoceanagraphic #IslandTraditions #FamilyFriendlyMV #PreserveMV #FlyingElbowsBand #HistoricMV #SupportLocalHeritage #wickedfun

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