On Sep 13, 2007, at 1:56 PM, gtwood(a)worldpath.net wrote: I have several ideas. Consider talking to Harry at Lake Shore Farm, located east of Concord, NH. http://www.lakeshorefarm.com/ If you are doing this at a time when the facility would otherwise be vacant, and you explain the purpose and size of your group, I would hope he could give you a good price. Let him know if this is a one shot event of if you hope to do it occasionally (say once a month). His summer schedule (family vacations) is different than his winter schedule (square dance weekends). I expect he would have more winter dates available. Probably most weeknights and any weekend when he doesn't have square dancers there for the weekend. Also consider the Mill-A-Round, located in Manchester, NH. This is where Chris holds his third Friday contra dances. http://www.millaround.com/ Norm has two rooms -- a large front room and a smaller back room. You would only need the smaller back room. Sometimes when Chris is calling a contra dance in the front room Norm is calling A-1 or A-2 (MWSD levels) in the back room. Again, let Norm know if this is one time or regular, how many people you expect, and what you are looking for in terms of money. For example, if you aren't looking to make money, he may let you have it if you charge everyone $5 and give all the money to him. From his point of view, getting some money is better than having the hall empty. Also, having more people know about the hall might get them to come to Chris's dance or decide to rent the hall themselves. Good luck. -- Clark Baker, Belmont, MA cmbaker(a)tiac.net