Category: Dance

Sunday, November 19th 2:00 – 5:00 PM

44 Highland Rd, Glen Cove NY

Basic instruction at 1:45 PM

44 Highland Rd. is a private residence.

Elisse Binder has graciously volunteered her house because the Barn is not available.

There is on street parking – Please be considerate of the neighbors and observe the parking rules.

Elise has a large playroom with a beautiful wood floor. – Please bring clean, non-street shoes for dancing.

Seating is limited. Folding chairs are welcome.

Chart Guthrie will be calling the Dance.

Chart loves to call lively dances that flow well and need minimal instruction. 

His calling gets everyone up dancing having a great time.

The band will be Fairchild and Becherer

Maria Fairchild (banjo) and Adam Becherer (fiddle) met at the Eastern Long Island Old Time Jam, and they also participate in the Grafton Street Open Irish Sessions.

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

$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.

LITMA will take a break from Dancing in December.

The next LITMA Contradance will be Sunday, January 21 back at the Brush Barn in Smithtown.

Friday, October 14^th at 7:30 PM at the Smithtown Brush Barn; Basic instruction at 7:15 PM

Featuring Chart Guthrie Calling  With Dance All Night

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

Chart has been calling contradances for over 30 years and running the Smithtown Dance for even longer. Chart likes to call fun dances that flow nicely. His clear teaching style gets everyone up dancing right away

Dance All Night features Larry Moser on Accordion and Hammered Dulcimer, Mary Nagin on Fiddle, Jack Dillon on Fiddle, Maria Fairchild on Banjo & Guitar and multi-instrumentalist Max Rowland on Banjo, Accordion, Concertina, spoons and who knows what else!

In Suffolk County, New York, community level of COVID 19 as of October 11, 2022, is Medium.

The CDC Guidance for Medium community level is:

• If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions
• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines
• Get tested if you have symptoms   

LITMA will monitor the COVID Community Level and adjust our policy as necessary

For Medium Community Level the LITMA Smithtown Dance Policy is as follows:
1) Proof of Vaccination not required.
2) Masks encouraged, but not required. (Masks required if Community level moves up to High)
3) LITMA will have masks and hand sanitizer available and encourage their use.
4) if you have symptoms STAY HOME.

Please Bring a Friend (or two)

Feel free to bring a snack to share at the break

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