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Our hall has strict capacity limits. We occasionally need to limit entry due to high attendance. See the bottom of this page for details.

Enough of the suggestions and disclaimers. Here is what you really want to know...

Schedule of bands and callers:

• March 9 - Stringularity: Paul Gitlitz – fiddle, and maybe tenor banjo and mandolin, Julie King – piano, Brad Reynolds – accordion, and David Denz may join them. He plays flute, Irish pipes, cittern and guitar. Joe Micheals calls.
• March 16 - The Cookie Band: Miche Baker-Harvey on fiddle, Jean Geiger on guitar and banjo, Eric Hardee on hammered dulcimer and Cathy Britell on bass. Driving, high-energy contras powered by great music from Southern, New England, Metis, and Northwest traditions. Many strings make light hearts and feet. Adam Carlson calls.
• March 23 - Wild Hair: Betsy Branch – fiddle, Todd Silverstein – whistles, Jeff Kerssen-Griep – guitar and percussion, Mark Douglass – piano. Come get your “Animal” on with this great Oregon band. Tom Wimmer calls.
• March 30 - Bandemonium: Lee Anne Welch – fiddle, Eric Anderson – piano. Come celebrate Eric's birthday with him and us. It's a party on the dance floor! Susie Kendig and Andrea Nettleton call.
• April 6 - TBD
• April 13 - The Fortified Brad and Steve Band: Steve Blum-Anderson – fiddle, Clyde Curley – mandolin, Brad Reynolds – accordion and piano. Caller TBD.
• April 20 - TBD
• April 27 - Out of the Wood: Kathy Bowman – fiddle, Pat Marron – fiddle, mandolin, Vickie Marron – piano. Caller TBD.
• May 4 - TBD
• May 11 - The OpporTunists: Alan Snyder (fiddle, piano), Erik Hoffman (guitar, fiddle, percussion, and other instruments), Topher Gayle (mandolin, acoustic bass, percussion, guitar, mandola, banjo, and other instruments). Music from Cape Breton, Scotland, and Ireland. Susan Petrick calls.
• May 18 - The Rhythm Rollers and Bob McQuillen: Cathie Whitesides – fiddle, Laurie Andres – accordion, piano, W. B. Reid – guitar, banjo, and Bob McQuillen - piano. David Kaynor calls.
• May 25 - NO DANCE - Go to Northwest Folklife Festival: www.nwfolklife.org/
• June 1 - David Kaynor and Friends. Caller TBD.

It's crowded in there...
Well, yes, it is. We need to limit the occupancy of the room as specified by the City of Seattle.
- We can have 150 people in the room, period. That number includes the musicians, callers, guests of the performers, dancers, volunteers, children, observers, babies, and other categories of people not yet identified. In other words, we can have 150 people in the room, period.
- If we reach capacity, people who have already entered the dance may leave temporarily and re-enter.
- People waiting to enter the dance may wait on the stairs, not in the entry of the hall.
- When someone leaves for the evening, we will admit additional people. Please form a line to make this part easier.
- If you are leaving for the evening, please let us know so that we can let the next person in (see item above).
- Last year at this time, we sold out about 50% of the time starting around 8 pm and lasting until about 9 pm. Sorry, we have difficulty predicting attendance any more accurately than those general tendencies.
- If you really want to dance on a specific night, then show up early. If you can't arrive early, then have a plan B.
- Sorry, we do not sell tickets in advance.
- Sorry, we do not allow "ticket sharing."