Month: January 2023

In 2023 LITMA Smithtown Contradances will be on the 3^rd Sunday of the month from 2:00-5:00PM; They will continue to be at the Brush Barn in Smithtown. The next LITMA Contradance will be on SUNDAY, February 19^th at 2:00 PM

Basic instruction at 1:45 PM

Caller: Jim Gregory
Music: The LITMA Contra Band

$15 General admission
$10 LITMA Members
Students Half Price
Children under 16 FREE with paid Adult

Please bring a Friend (or two) and Snacks to share at the break

As of January 9, 2023, COVID-19 Community Level in Suffolk County is HIGH
LITMA will monitor the COVID Community Level and adjust our policy as necessary
For HIGH Community Level the LITMA Smithtown Dance Policy is as follows:
1) Masks required. 
2) Proof of Vaccination not required.
3) LITMA will have masks and hand sanitizer available and encourage their use.
4) if you have symptoms, please STAY HOME.

For information e-mail or call Chart Guthire, LITMA Smithtown Dance Manager:
chartg@optonline.net  631-369-7854

Simple called dances with live fiddle music.  Fun for the whole family.
Sunday Jan 22, 2023 2:00 PM at Westbury Friends School, 550 Post Ave, Westbury

Contra dance is a type of folk dancing that involves long lines of paired partners. Before each dance, a caller organizes participants into pairs and walks them through the steps. All of the dances selected for this event are beginner friendly and can easily be enjoyed by people of all ages. In fact, as one of our callers famously says, “If you can walk, you can dance!” So come join us for a fun afternoon of live fiddle music and traditional dance at the LITMA Family Dance!

Admission
Adults $10
LITMA members $8
Children $3

Caller: Chart Guthrie
Music: The LITMA Contra Band

Please bring Friends & Family and Snacks to share at the break. All welcome! No partner necessary.

As of January 19, 2023, COVID-19 Community Level in Nassau & Suffolk Counties is HIGH
LITMA will monitor the COVID Community Level and adjust our policy as necessary.
The Family Dance COVID Policy is as follows:
1) Masks are encouraged, but not required. 
2) Proof of Vaccination not required.
3) LITMA will have masks and hand sanitizer available and encourage their use.
4) If you or a family member have symptoms STAY HOME.

For information e-mail boingercat@scottopia.com

In 2023 LITMA Smithtown Contradances will be on the 3^rd Sunday of the month from 2:00-5:00PM; They will continue to be at the Brush Barn in Smithtown.

The next LITMA Contradance will be on SUNDAY, January 15^th at 2:00 PM

Basic instruction at 1:45 PM

Chart Guthrie will be calling the dance this coming Sunday.  Chart is really excited to be calling with a new local band: Blarney Possum

Blarney Possum plays dance music from the crossroads of Appalachia and Ireland. Maria Fairchild (banjo), Adam Becherer (fiddle), and John Morris (guitar) met at the Eastern Long Island Old Time Jam, and they also participate in the Grafton Street Open Irish Sessions, co-founded by John.

Maria has been playing for LITMA contradances since the early days at the Neighborhood House in Setauket. In Portland, Oregon, she was in Cat’s Cradle with Sue Songer, author of The Portland Collection, the “bible” of contradance tunes. She also plays with Dance All Night and Fiddlers Green and has led banjo workshops for the Long Island Bluegrass Festival and the New England NOMAD Folk Festival.

Adam has been playing old time and Irish fiddle on and off for the past 30 years. He was exposed to bluegrass and old-time music at an early age while watching his father’s band compete at bluegrass festivals at South Street Seaport in New York City in the 1970’s. He currently plays with Buddy Merriam and Back Roads. His fiddle style has been influenced by Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke, Bruce Molsky, and others.

John has been playing traditional music in Suffolk County for the last fifteen years.  He began by accompanying Irish dance tunes with the Bob Morris Irish Band.  In 2019, he co-founded the Grafton Street Open Irish Session group which hosts Irish traditional music sessions at locations around Suffolk County several times a month.

$15 General admission
$10 LITMA Members
Students Half Price
Children under 16 FREE with paid Adult

Please bring a Friend (or two) and Snacks to share at the break

As of January 9, 2023, COVID-19 Community Level in Suffolk County is HIGH
LITMA will monitor the COVID Community Level and adjust our policy as necessary
For HIGH Community Level the LITMA Smithtown Dance Policy is as follows:

1) Masks required. 
2) Proof of Vaccination not required.
3) LITMA will have masks and hand sanitizer available and encourage their use.
4) if you have symptoms STAY HOME.

For information e-mail me at chartg@optonline.net or call me at 631-369-7854 – Chart Guthire, LITMA Smithtown Dance Manager.