ITHACA NY — Hands Four Dancers of Ithaca is closing out the year with a great dance on Saturday, December 4 with TUNESCAPE, one of the region’s hottest contra dance bands: Tim Ball on fiddle, Jodi Austin on keyboard and second fiddle, Nadine Dyskant on flute, Rachel Bell on accordion, and Peter Blue on percussion and accordion. This dance at Beverly Martin School (302 West Buffalo Street) is FREE to members ($8 to non-) and will be preceded by a potluck at 6:30. Calling duties will be shared by Tom Calwell and Myra Hirschberg, two excellent callers from Peterborough, Canada. If you have questions, visit our website at www.hands4dancers.org, or call Tom Gudeman at 539-3174. Hope to see many of you there!

OSWEGO NY – Ontario Center for Performing Arts is sponsoring this month’s contra dance, Friday December 3rd, 7:30 - 10:30 pm. $7.00 per person, $15.00 per family, $3.00 per students. A newcomer’s workshop begins at 7:00.  The music will be provided by The O’Shanigans (from Ithaca), with caller Bob Nicholson. Location is at The McCrobie Civic Center, 41 Lake St., Oswego, NY.  Please check out the Music Hall’s new website, which spotlights each seasons showcase of Musical performances AND for each first Friday of the month, our featured contra dance musicians and callers: http://oswegomusichall.org/ O’Shanigans is Tim Ball on fiddle, Phil Robinson on guitar and Mike Ludgate on mandolin. Band web site http://www.canaaninstitute.org/oshanigans.html

GOOGLE MAPS DIRECTIONS to this DANCE — http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=McCrobie+Bldg.,+41+Lake+st.,+Oswego+NY&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.325633,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=McCrobie+Bldg.,&hnear=41+Lake+St,+Oswego,+New+York+13126&z=16