Victorian Events Calendar
BALLS & VINTAGE DANCE
PROGRAMS:
New Haven, Connecticut – Friday, November 9, 2007
Susan de Guardiola cordially invites you to a monthly social dance series, Elm City Waltz, at Harkness Lounge, Harkness Hall, Yale School of Medicine, 367 Cedar Street. Susan will offer a beginner lesson at 8:30 p.m., and continuous social dancing, using recorded music, follows from 9:00-11:30 p.m. No partner or experience is needed. Free refreshments (no alcohol). $5 per person ($3 under 21 or with university ID). For more information, visit http://www.lse.org/waltz/.
Buffalo, New York – Saturday, November 10, 2007
The Amherst Museum Victorian Dance Society presents its 9th annual Victorian Ball and Dinner at the historic Twentieth Century Club, 595 Delaware Avenue. Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar from 5:30-6:30 p.m., dancing from 6:30-8:30, an elegant dinner at 8:30, and dancing until midnight. Learn basic dance steps at a morning workshop. Live music will be provided by the Galliard Brass, a band playing period instruments. $50 per person. Special hotel rates are available. To register, contact Robert Brady, 294 Oakwood Ave., East Aurora, NY 14052, or call him at 716-652-3462. For more information, call Dianne or Layman Jones at 716-883-7183, or visit http://www.amherstvictoriandance.org.
Los Angeles, California – Saturday, November 10, 2007
Historical Ballroom Dance cordially invites you to attend their 2nd Annual Ragtime Ball at the Silver Moon Ballroom, Jewish Community Center, 5870 West Olympic Boulevard. 9:00-11:00 p.m., preceded by a Vintage Dance lesson at 8:00. Costumes are optional. (The ball will be followed by swing, salsa, tango, and modern ballroom dancing until 2:00 a.m.) $12 per person ($8 for WJCC or UCLA Ballroom Dance Club members). For more information, visit http://www.geocities.com/HistoricalDance/; contact Cynthia Harper at 310-284-3638 or email her at cynthiadances@hotmail.com.
Saratoga Springs, NY. - November 10, 2007
11th Annual Victorian Ball. From 7:00 to midnight at the Canfield Casino in Saratoga Springs, NY. Formal dress is requested. Civil War Era or Victorian period dress is encouraged. Prior dance experience is not necessary. All dances will be instructed and prompted by "Terry & Jim Historical Dance Preceptors". Live 19th Century Music provided by "Out of Time". Elegant refreshments will be furnished. Tickets are $75 per person ($90 at the door) or $55 per person under 18 years old. ($70 at the door). Sponsored by the Victorian Social Club to benefit the Saratoga Springs History Museum. Contact Betsy by e-mail at Victoriandresser@nycap.rr.com for a ticket order form.
Jamaica Plain, MA - November 10th, 2007
Location: 1st Church of Jamaica Plain (Unitarian-Universalist) - Jamaica Plain, MA
Admission: Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
MC (Prompter): Chris Ricciotti
Band: Spare Parts with Bill Matthiesen on Piano, Liz Stell on Flute & Eden MacAdam-Somer on Fiddle.
The program will be:
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Candlelit Elegant Pot Luck Dinner
(kitchen will be open at 3:30pm to warm or prepare food)
7:15pm - 7:30pm: Waltzes
7:30pm - 11:00pm: Evening Ball (Starts with Grand March) - Dessert Pot luck about 9:30pm
To request tickets in advance, contact Chris Ricciotti @ (781) 982-8042,
or by email at Ricciotti@aol.com.
Newton, MA - November 11, 2007
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
Greenville, Ohio – Saturday, November 17, 2007
You are cordially invited to attend the 3rd Annual Grand Ball at Romer’s Catering, 118 East Main Street. Period attire is required, as simple or lavish as you prefer, Medieval through 1900. Formal dress is also acceptable. Hosted by Darke County Parks, following the annual Lighted Horse-Drawn Carriage Parade, the Grand Ball will feature live music by the Cincinnati English Country Dance Band. Precepted by Michael White. Dances will include contras, waltzes and reels. Dinner served at 5:30 p.m.; the ball will take place between 8:00-11:00 p.m. Pre-registration price is $35 per person (includes dinner), and must be postmarked by Oct. 15; after that date, the price increases by $5. A workshop the afternoon of the ball will take place 1:30-3:30 p.m. To register or get more information, contact Darke County Parks, Attn: Karen Burkett, P.O. Box 801, Greenville, OH 45331 or call Karen at 937-548-0805.
Pasadena, California - Saturday, November 24, 2007
Los Angeles-area vintage dancers are cordially invited to attend the Winter Ball at the Pasadena Masonic Hall, 200 S. Euclid Avenue. Sponsored by Social Daunce Irregulars, the ball runs from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. $25 per person ($26.25 if purchased online). For more information, visit http://victoriandance.org. Send checks to Social Daunce Irregulars, 16326 Itasca Street, North Hills, CA 91343.
Medford, Massachusetts – Sunday, November 25, 2007
Mostly Waltz, presented by Springstep and Helen Silver, is “a delightful afternoon of waltzing to a wonderful variety of live music, with every third dance another familiar couple dance: polka, one-step, swing, schottische, etc.” There will be instruction in the basic rotary waltz with simple variations from 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. Violinist Mary Lea and pianist Karen Axelrod will play for dancing until 5:30 p.m. No partners necessary. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring clean smooth-soled shoes. $10 admission price includes instruction. The dance takes place at Springstep (98 George P. Hassett Drive). For directions, visit http://www.springstep.org/contactus. For more information, visit http://www.geocities.com/bostonwaltz or call 781-395-1066.
Wetherfield, CT - Saturday December 1, 2007
First Church of Christ, 250 Main St. Wethersfield, Connecticut. 8:00-11:00pm
Sponsored by Moments in Time and the Vintage Dance Society
Formal Victorian ball with precepting by Marc Casslar and live music by the New River Dance Orchestra. Formal, period, or military attire is encouraged. This ball is gender balanced - couples must register together. Unregistered couples admitted at the door on a space-available basis. Dance workshop at Keeney 1:30-3:30pm the day of the ball. $30 per person if postmarked by November 1, $35 after. Tickets are not refundable after November 25th. A ball flier with registration information is here. For additional information, call Marc at 860-286-9191 or email him.
Lexington, Kentucky – Saturday, December 1, 2007
The Lexington Vintage Dance Society invites you to a high-spirited evening of dance at their Fezziwig's Christmas Ball. In Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge back to the ball put on by his boss, the generous Mr. Fezziwig. Join LVDS in recreating this event, with country dances, quadrilles, reels, waltzes, and maybe a mazurka. Dress suggestive of the Regency Period will be appreciated, but is not required. 8-11 p.m. at the Carnegie Center, 251 West Second Street. $20 per person; $10 for full-time students. For more information, call 859-420-6780 or visit http://www.lexingtonvintagedance.org.
Destrehan, Louisiana – Friday/Saturday, December 7/8, 2007
Celebrate the Holiday Season at Destrehan Plantation’s 1st Annual Joyeux Noël Gala & Grande Ball. The Saturday night ball will be preceded by a Friday night workshop, 7:30-9:30 p.m. On Saturday at 6:00 p.m., participate in a candle-light tour of the plantation featuring historical vignettes. The ball begins at 7:15 p.m., and full vintage or period attire (including gloves) is required for all dancers. Punch and cookies are included, and a light supper is available for purchase. $30 per couple for a Friday/Saturday combination ticket. Spectators will be admitted Saturday only for $10. Reservations are highly recommended. (Destrehan Plantation is 20 minutes’ drive outside New Orleans off I-10.) For more information, visit http://www.destrehanplantation.org; call them at 985-764-9315, or email them at destplan@aol.com.
Ann Arbor, Michigan – Saturday, December 8, 2007
Rediscover the dance treasures of Old Vienna at the Biedermeier Ball, held at the Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road. This period—from 1815 to 1848—was an age of elegant simplicity. Precepted by Cathy Stephens, dances will include early 19th-century set dances, the First Set Quadrille, early Viennese waltz and waltz country dance, and European dances such as the Polonaise, csardas, and mazurka. Music will be provided by Jackson's Quadrille Band with Debbie Jackson and friends. Early or mid-19th century attire is encouraged. All levels of dancers are welcome. Preregistration is preferred. $25 per person (includes pre-ball workshop). For more information or to register, visit http://www.vintagedance.com/register.htm; call 734-769-0041 or email info@vintagedance.com.
Newton, MA - December 9, 2007
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
Oakland, California - Saturday, December 15, 2007
Ye Gaskell Occasional Dance Society cordially invites you to attend their bi-monthly Gaskell Ball at the Scottish Rite Temple, 1547 Lakeside Drive. Features live music by The Brassworks, and includes waltzes, polkas, Schottisches, mazurkas and set dances-including the Sir Roger de Coverley and the Congress of Vienna. $20 per person. Refreshments include potluck finger foods. For more information, visit http://www.gaskellball.com.
Cincinnati, Ohio – Saturday, December 15, 2007
Mid-19th century Christmas cheer abounds at the Saint Nicholas Ball, with live music, featuring lively polkas, schottisches, and charming waltzes. Presented by the Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance, the ball will take place at the Center for the Fine Arts, 322 Wyoming Avenue, and runs from 8:00-11:00 p.m. $20 per person ($15 for FCA members). For more information, visit http://www.vintagedance.net; call Cindy Dehoff at 513-530-9370 or email her at dehoffcl@fuse.net.
Gulf of Mexico - Sunday-Saturday, January 13-19, 2008
Join your friends and make new ones on a 7-day Victorian Dance Cruise on board the Carnival Conquest, sailing from Galveston (Texas) with port calls in Montego Bay (Jamaica), Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands), and Cozumel (Mexico). Sponsored by the Gold Camp Victorian Society, activities will include a Sunday night Cocktail Party and Captain's Dinner, a Monday afternoon Calico and Cowboys Old-Time Dance, a Wednesday evening 1860s Ball, and a Friday evening Victorian Masked Ball. Sharon & Mike Guli will provide dance instruction and precept the balls, and Bill Donaldson & Company Q will provide live music. Prices for the cruise (excluding transportation to Galveston) range from $800-$1,000 per person, based on double occupancy. For more information and reservations, call SE Unlimited Travel Agency at 800-552-9798 or visit http://www.Victorian-Cruise.com.
Newton, MA - January 13, 2008
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
West Point, New York – Saturday, January 19, 2008
Joel & Renee Gonzalez cordially invite you to attend a Civil War-Era Ball at the historic Hotel Thayer on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy. The hotel’s Crest Room, site of the ball, is a Victorian hall overlooking the scenic Hudson River. Join them for a sit-down dinner and an evening of contra-dances, quadrilles, waltzes and polkas precepted by Marc Casslar to live music by Spare Parts. The ball begins at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $70.00 per person. A block of rooms has been reserved at the hotel. For more information, please call Renee at 914-421-9122 or email her at Gonzalez-blanco@ieee.org.
San Diego, California – Saturday, January 26, 2008
Experience the enchantment of a traditional 19th-century ball, on the grand dance floor of the Balboa Park Club, at Viennese Nights – A Ball. 7:00-10:15 p.m. Live music for waltzes, polkas, schottisches and more by the Grand Pacific Waltz Orchestra. A glorious celebration of the music and dances of the Strauss family and their contemporaries! Hosted by the San Diego Vintage Dancers, the ball will be precepted by Richard Powers (who will also offer a Dance Basics workshop the afternoon of the ball, noon-2:00 p.m.). Light refreshments included. Coat & tie, semi-formal or formal evening wear is required; mid- to late 19th-century costume is encouraged. $30 per person ($20 student); $216 for a table of 8, if pre-paid; otherwise, $35 individual ($25 student). Advance tickets and table orders must be received by January 19. Send checks to LAHA-SDVD, 4376 Benhurst Ave., San Diego, CA 92122. For more information, call Ronan Mandra at 619-286-5848; or visit http://www.waltznsuch.org.
Newton, MA - February 10, 2008
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
Cincinnati, Ohio – Saturday, March 1, 2008
A delightful medley of swing, tango, foxtrot, Charleston will heat up the night at the Swing Into Spring Ball. Presented by the Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance, the ball will take place at the Center for the Fine Arts, 322 Wyoming Avenue, and runs from 8:00-11:00 p.m. $20 per person ($15 for FCA members). For more information, visit http://www.vintagedance.net; call Cindy Dehoff at 513-530-9370 or email her at dehoffcl@fuse.net.
Pasadena, California - Saturday, March 8, 2008
Los Angeles-area vintage dancers are cordially invited to attend the Victorian Grand Ball at the Pasadena Masonic Hall, 200 S. Euclid Avenue. Sponsored by Social Daunce Irregulars, the ball runs from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. $25 per person ($26.25 if purchased online). For more information, visit http://victoriandance.org. Send checks to Social Daunce Irregulars, 16326 Itasca Street, North Hills, CA 91343.
Wayne, New Jersey – Saturday, March 8, 2008
Edelweiss Passaic presents their annual Strauss Ball, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, at The Bethwood, 38 Lackawanna Avenue. This ball—which is often enjoyed by Vintage Dancers—includes a cocktail hour with hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, a four-course dinner, and an open bar. $100 per person. The Norbert Ludewig Orchestra will provide music for waltzes, polkas, and other ballroom dances. Period dress or modern formal wear is appropriate. For tickets and more information, call Barbara Walter at 973-345-7503 or visit http://www.richwalt.com/strauss.
Newton, MA - March 9, 2008
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
Holliston, Massachusetts - Saturday, March 8, 2008
Returning Heroes Ball. Sponsored by: The Commonwealth Vintage DancersThe War is over and it is time for those who fought so bravely on both sides to engage in more social and peaceful pursuits. Join us for an evening of contra-dances, quadrilles, waltzes and polkas accompanied by the live music of "Spare Parts". This Ball will be held at the wonderful Holliston Town Hall, Holliston, MA. (20 minutes from the Massachusetts Turnpike, Framingham exit). Civil War period dress (day or evening, civilian or military) is required for this event. Contact us for assistance if you wish to attend but lack proper dress. A detailed flyer will be available shortly. For more information, contact Barbara Pugliese, 781-396-2870 or Katy Bishop 781-593-3038, or email Query@VintageDancers.org.
Carrboro, North Carolina – Saturday, March 29, 2008
Vintage dancers in the Triangle (Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh) will want to attend the Victorian Country Ball, 8:00-11:00 p.m., at the Century Center, 100 North Greensboro Street. Sponsored by Triangle Vintage Dance, the ball will be precepted by Chris and Dawn Imershein and will have live music. Details TBA. For more information or reservations, call 919-932-6232 or visit http://trianglevintagedance.com.
Newton, MA - April 13, 2008
Second Sunday Tea Dance. See website for more details.
Prague Vintage Dance Week, July 19-26, 2008
more details to follow. See website for more details.
Monday August 11th to Sunday August 17th, 2008
Newport County, Rhode Island. 21st Annual Newport Vintage Dance Week Sponsored by: The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers. A week of dancing amid the splendors of the Gilded Age in Newport, RI, at the lovely Portsmouth Abbey School located on the shores of Narragansett Bay. The Newport Vintage Dance Week is an exceptional week of dance and elegance. Dance instruction will include popular ballroom dances of the mid 19th century (1860's), late 19th century (1890's) and of the Ragtime era (1910's). More details to follow as they become available. Email Query@VintageDancers.org. Website: http://www.vintagedancers.org/newport/index.html
Pasadena, California - Saturday, November 22, 2008
Los Angeles-area vintage dancers are cordially invited to attend the Victorian Grand Ball at the Pasadena Masonic Hall, 200 S. Euclid Avenue. Sponsored by Social Daunce Irregulars, the ball runs from 7:30 p.m. to midnight. $25 per person ($26.25 if purchased online). For more information, visit http://victoriandance.org. Send checks to Social Daunce Irregulars, 16326 Itasca Street, North Hills, CA 91343.
More information on Historical dance please look at the: The
Commonwealth Vintage Dancers, The
Vintage Dance Society, or The
Flying Cloud Academy of Vintage Dance, Period
Clothing and Hairstyles from Vintage Victorian, and Social
Dance Irregulars.
Please also look at Manners Culture
& Dress of the Best American Society, A
Period Note on Perfumes and The
Dance Card Museum
SUMMER SCHOOL:
The Victorian Society in America presents summer school programs
on Victorian architecture in Newport, Rhode Island and London,
England. URL: http://www.victoriansociety.org
EVENTS:
The Round Lake Library (Round Lake, NY) presents HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS:
VICTORIAN DINING, A TASTE OF YESTERDAY with Allison Kyle Leopold on
Saturday November 17th, 2007 2PM at the Malta Community Center (1 Bayberry
Dr, Ballston Spa, NY 12020)
In the 19th century, our great-great grandmothers cooked for weeks before
welcoming the extended family around the holiday table. This illustrated
lecture will offer a taste of the good old days, exploring the 19th century
American dining experience with an emphasis on the winter holiday season,
when holidays and occasions offered family and friends not only the chance
to celebrate, but to display new skills, exchange recipes and share news
and good times.
Award-winning journalist and author Allison Kyle Leopold is best known for
her richly illustrated works on 19th century America which document the
social history behind its interiors, collectibles, gardens, courtship
customs and cookery. The New York Times calls her "one of America's
foremost authorities on all things Victorian." The author of more than a
dozen books, and an adjunct professor at Fashion Institute of
Technology/SUNY, she is currently working on a biography for Yale
University Press. A magazine editor and writer, she is a member of the
Author's Guild, Women Writing Women's Lives, and the Association of
Journalists and Authors. Her work has appeared in countless publications
including The New York Times, Country Living, Old House Interiors and
Vogue.
For more information or to register, call the library at (518)899-2285.
WILLIAM MORRIS
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Calendar is sponsored by J.R. Burrows &
Company, Historical-Design Merchants. Please visit our home page
to see our reproduction Victorian wallpapers, fabrics, lace curtains
and carpets.
The Victorian Society in America provides annual seminars
on a variety of 19th century topics and highly respected summer
school programs on Victorian architecture in England and
America.
The editors of the Victorian Events Calendar welcome listings from
local historical societies and museums, educational non-profit group,
and established vintage dance societies. We regret that we do not
post announcements of ongoing dance classes, and we maintain
discretion in mentioning commercial events and links.
Comments and submissions should be addressed to victoria@burrows.com
