I can tell you that the tourist-y Open Farm / Harvest Fest / Pumpkin
Days haybaler gigs are up and running in VT/NH.
On 10/15/21, Ridge Kennedy via Contra Callers
<contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
> Bethlehem PA is starting in November.
>
>
https://valleycontradance.org/
>
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 11:51 AM Becky Liddle via Contra Callers <
> contracallers(a)lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi caller friends,
>>
>> I’m the president of Toronto Contra Dance and we’re about to survey our
>> membership about when they’ll feel ready to return to in-person dancing,
>> and under what circumstances. We’re expecting that at first dances will
>> be
>> vaccinated-only spaces, probably with masks required. But it would be
>> very
>> useful to us if we knew of other dance organizations that had already
>> begun
>> vaccinated-only dances, so we could learn how that’s going. (Do they
>> require masks? Can people enjoy the dance with masks? Has anyone gotten
>> sick? What adaptations, e.g., slowing down the music, have they needed to
>> make to accommodate mask-wearing? What systems have worked well for
>> verifying vaccination status?)
>>
>> I had hoped CDSS would be monitoring back-to-in-person dances to inform
>> the rest of us how those ventures are going, but as far as I can tell,
>> they’re not doing that.
>>
>> Any information anyone can provide would be most appreciated!
>> Back-channel
>> messages welcome! If I’m re-inventing the wheel here, please put me in
>> touch with whatever group is looking into this!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Becky Liddle
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> Ridge Kennedy [Exit 145]
> When you stumble, make it part of the dance. - Anonymous
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