festivities
Random Waltz Events • (calendar)
Every Monday
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Lenora’s Ballroom (615 SE Alder)
Monday Night Waltz • $5
Eclectic music, with a focus on turning waltzes. Snacks too. Lenora’s Ballroom is on the 3rd floor of the Melody Ballroom, across the street from the PPAA.
Parking: 7th & Washington (Melody Ballroom); 6th & Alder (US Bank); 6th & Morrison (B of A).
The rideshare.us lookup code for carpooling is monday waltz.
Most Sundays
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Norse Hall
Scandieclectic • $4 (free for members of Grieg Lodge)
A style of unchoreographed social waltzing mixing together basic elements of scandinavian, vintage, swing and argentine tango dancing. See the Scandieclectic web site for schedule details. Questions? Contact Don at donald.cory.harvey@gmail.com.
Every Thursday
Most 3rd Sundays
Portland
 Thursday Night Waltz & Sunday Waltz Brunch
Regular dances to CD music plus occasional workshops and live music events. See the Waltz Eclectic website for all the details. The rideshare.us lookup code for carpooling on Thursdays is thursday waltz.
Friday July 3rd
8:30 pm - 11:30 pm (7:30 lesson)
Norse Hall
Dana DJs Sesame • $6 (members); $9 (non-members)
The Sesame Club's first DJ, Dana Carlile, returns for a single engagement at the Sesame Club on July 3rd. Only popular artists and popular music from the 30s to 90s. Not the usual ballroom stuff.
Some of the artists: Michael Buble, Sting, Bill Joel, Santana, Willie Nelson, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick, Jr, Sinead O'Connor, Doc Severinsen, Celin Dion, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Bobby Darin, Sade, Tito Puente, Xavier Cugat, Dolly Parton, Aaron Tippen, Chris Isaaks, Manhattan Transfer, Natalie Cole, Andy Williams, Gordon Lightfoot
Monday August 31st
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Lenora’s Ballroom (615 SE Alder)
5th Monday Waltz Jam • $5
Waltz Jam: a casual, sight-reading get together, open to everybody.
Who: musicians of all levels of inability (or ability)
What to bring: Instruments, music stand (if you have one), Bill Matthiesen's waltz books (if you have them).
Who Else: Dancers welcome too. Live music! But don't expect a lot of polish

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Carpool!

Dancing is a social activity. Please consider sharing a ride. rideshare.us is a useful site for organizing carpools. The lookup code for Monday waltzes at Lenora’s Room is monday waltz. The lookup code for the Thursday walzes at Fulton Park Community Center is thursday waltz.

Google Calendars (details for people who use Google Calendar)

Google Calendar no longer lets you search for public calendars. But, if you know the magic code, you can add a Friend's Calendar. Here are the public Portland Dance calendars I know of: