2024 Schedule
Friday
4:00 pm - Check-in begins (but you can arrive earlier if you want to help set up)
6:00 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
6:00 - 7:30 pm: Old time jam @ Dance Hall
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Laurel Canyon Pickup (Maddy Mullany, Clarke Williams, Bridger Dunnagan, Landon George)
8:00 pm - Evening Square Dance! Calling by Phil Jamison & Becky Hill. Music by Laurel Canyon Pickup.
11 :00 pm - ??: Bonfire and jamming
6:00 pm - Welcome Dinner - meet your fellow dancers!
- Hot, homemade dahl and rice awaits your arrival! It's vegan and gluten free, but with trimmings to dress it up to your liking. The pot stays on for latecomers.
6:00 - 7:30 pm: Old time jam @ Dance Hall
7:30 - 8:00 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Laurel Canyon Pickup (Maddy Mullany, Clarke Williams, Bridger Dunnagan, Landon George)
8:00 pm - Evening Square Dance! Calling by Phil Jamison & Becky Hill. Music by Laurel Canyon Pickup.
11 :00 pm - ??: Bonfire and jamming
Saturday
8:00 - 9:00 am: Breakfast
9:15 - 10:30 am: Morning Square Dance featuring Phil Jamison & Becky Hill, including a Do-Si-Do roundup by Phil. The term "do-si-do" can refer to different figures depending on where you're dancing. Phil will feature many of these variations in some dances designed to to get your day started.
10:45 am - 12 pm:
12:15 - 1:15 pm: Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 pm:
3:00 - 4:15 pm:
4:15 - 5:00 pm:
4:30 - 5:45 pm:
6:00 - 6:25 pm: Setup for Potluck Dinner
6:25 pm: Group photo @ Dining Hall
6:30 - 7:45 pm: Potluck Dinner of epic proportions! Bring your favorite dish to share that will serve about 6-8 hungry dancers!
8:00 - 8:30 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Rachel Eddy, Em Hammond, Brad Kolodner, Alex Lacquement, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer.
8:30 - 11:30 pm: Evening Square Dance! Rotating and open mic calling, hosted by Phil Jamison & Becky Hill. Music by Rachel Eddy, Em Hammond, Brad Kolodner, Alex Lacquement, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer.
11:30 pm - ??: Bonfire, s'mores, and jamming
Looking for something different? How about:
- Bagels and cream cheese, fruit, oatmeal, yogurt and granola, hard boiled eggs, coffee, tea, etc.
9:15 - 10:30 am: Morning Square Dance featuring Phil Jamison & Becky Hill, including a Do-Si-Do roundup by Phil. The term "do-si-do" can refer to different figures depending on where you're dancing. Phil will feature many of these variations in some dances designed to to get your day started.
10:45 am - 12 pm:
- Flatfooting with Phil Jamison @ Dance Hall
- Dance Calling 101 with Becky Hill @ Large Craft Lodge
- Expressive Intonation in Old Time Fiddling with Bridger Dunnagan @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Old Time Guitar with Maddy Mullany @ Dining Hall (main room)
12:15 - 1:15 pm: Lunch
- SO MANY SALADS - a world of veggie salads and Erik's mother's famous chicken salad, sandwich fixings and such.
- Community discussion with Becky Hill on gender neutral calling and her Circle Up zine project (in back room of dining hall)
1:30 - 2:45 pm:
- Partner and Line Dancing Social Toolbox with Becky Hill @ Dance Hall
- Level Up Your Calling (Level 102 and beyond) with Phil Jamison @ Large Craft Lodge - are you a caller with prior experience who wants to take your skills to the next level?
- Up-picking the banjo with Clarke Williams @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Harmony Singing with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer @ Dining Hall (main room)
- Poster Art & Event Promotion with Jenn Gooch @ Dining Hall (back room) - Explore techniques for creating art that get folks to your events! This workshop will cover mediums for image creation (both hand and digital), design concepts to maximize impact, plus file setup for print and screen. Block print a square dance poster!
3:00 - 4:15 pm:
- Open Mic Calling hosted by Janine Smith & Dave Hauver @ Dance Hall (dancers needed too!) - practice calling a dance and get helpful feedback from your peers. All levels welcome!
- Old Time Rhythm with Alex Lacquement and Landon George @ Large Craft Lodge
- Old Time Fiddle with Rachel Eddy @ Loop A Craft Lodge
- Tree / Nature Walk w/ Gabe Popkin. Meet @ picnic tables outside Dining Hall (main room) - Are you curious what natural wonders are hiding in Prince William Forest Park? Take a short break from the music and dancing to join science writer and amateur naturalist Gabe Popkin for a tree and plant identification walk along one of the park's beautiful hiking trails. We'll talk about the species we see as well as the local ecology. Pace will be easy and slow, good walking shoes recommended, no prior tree or plant knowledge needed.
- Stoneman Family Tunes and Lore @ Dining Hall (back room) - Join Sandy Hofferth, Stu Geisbert, and Heidi Most to play tunes and hear stories about the legendary Stoneman family.
4:15 - 5:00 pm:
- Flatfooting 102 w/ Becky Hill @ Dining Hall (back room)
4:30 - 5:45 pm:
- Challenging and Western Squares with Phil Jamison @ Dance Hall - music by Laurel Canyon Pickup
- Song Circle with Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer @ Large Craft Lodge
- Old Time Slow Jam with Brad Kolodner & Friends @ Dining Hall (main room or outside)
6:00 - 6:25 pm: Setup for Potluck Dinner
6:25 pm: Group photo @ Dining Hall
6:30 - 7:45 pm: Potluck Dinner of epic proportions! Bring your favorite dish to share that will serve about 6-8 hungry dancers!
8:00 - 8:30 pm: Concert @ Dance Hall featuring Rachel Eddy, Em Hammond, Brad Kolodner, Alex Lacquement, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer.
8:30 - 11:30 pm: Evening Square Dance! Rotating and open mic calling, hosted by Phil Jamison & Becky Hill. Music by Rachel Eddy, Em Hammond, Brad Kolodner, Alex Lacquement, Cathy Fink, and Marcy Marxer.
11:30 pm - ??: Bonfire, s'mores, and jamming
Looking for something different? How about:
- 9:15 - 5:45 pm: Community led workshops @ Dining Hall (back room)
- Do you have a short workshop you'd like to share with other attendees? We'll have a sign-up sheet to reserve a time slot for the back room of the dining hall. Workshops can be up to an hour.
- Lawn games - bocce, ladder ball, hula hoops, and other diversions
- Enjoy the park and its natural beauty. Explore miles of hiking trails. a nearby lake, or just admire nature within the largest greenspace located within the metropolitan area.
Sunday
8:30 - 10:00 am: Pancake breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 am: Southern Squares of the 1920s and 30s on 78s with Phil Jaminson @ Dance Hall
10:30 am -11:45 am:
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Camp clean up! We need YOUR HELP - we must be done and out of the camp by 1:30 pm.
- Go Team Bacon! And y'know, whatever is still in the kitchen…
10:00 - 10:30 am: Southern Squares of the 1920s and 30s on 78s with Phil Jaminson @ Dance Hall
10:30 am -11:45 am:
- Farewell square dance!
- Kitchen cleanup - please help and claim your tupperware!
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Camp clean up! We need YOUR HELP - we must be done and out of the camp by 1:30 pm.
Dance Callers, Musicians, and Instructors
Check out our lineup to find out more about our bands and callers!
Previous Year Schedules - Check out what we've done in years past and the wonderful people who made it all happen.