Featuring Wild Asparagus, a premier band from Massachusetts, famous for their lively, hypnotic, rhythmic dance tunes. Using a unique blend of instruments, they offer a sensitive and powerful performance every time, giving the dancers a true contra- high! Musicians include Ann Percival (keyboard, guitar, vocals), Becky Tracy (fiddle), David Cantieni (flute, oboe, sax, bombard), Mark Murphy (bass), and guest Mark ‘Pokey’ Hellenberg (percussion). Simply the best!
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Latter Day Lizards, who will amaze dancers with excellent musicianship, playfulness, and unrelenting infectious rhythm which blend swing, rock-and-roll, and jazz influences with traditional foot-stomping dance! Featuring Bill Tomczak (clarinet, sax, banjo), Dave Langford (fiddle, guitar), Kate Barnes (keyboard, flute, harmonica), Mark Murphy (bass), and guest Mark ‘Pokey’ Hellenberg (percussion). An incredible band!
LISA GREENLEAF is known for her high-spirited and amazingly witty calling, delighting dancers across the country with her precise walk-throughs of zesty and flowing dances.
GEORGE MARSHALL is a true master, renowned for his knack of matching the dance to the music and for his smooth, concise teaching and presentation. He adds to the music with his expertise in playing the concertina and bodhran.
On-line Registration starts on May 6.
Cost: $185 Friday evening through Sunday evening!
Under 35 $75 or free for 5hrs of work trade. Under 18 free. All cancellations subject to a $20 administrative fee. If you cancel after September 4th, refund is contingent on us locating a replacement. Registration is nontransferable.
A limited number of half-off work trade scholarships are available.
The open Sunday night dance is included. $20 at door for non-Harvest Moon participants.
Meals: There will be an ongoing snack table with lots of goodies throughout the weekend, plus a scrumptious lunch on Saturday and Sunday. (We will do our best with a variety of food; however, please be aware that not all diets will be accommodated.) Dinners are on your own. Many restaurants and a large supermarket are within walking distance.
Facility: Harvest Moon will be held entirely at the Carrillo Recreation Center located at 100 E. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The Historic Carrillo Ballroom is located in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. This ballroom has a spring-loaded, maple floor, and it is one of the finest in the country for dancing. There is also a landscaped front and rear courtyard, a wonderful balcony in the dance hall, a large snack room, a lunch room, and the Moon Lounge, which will have fun raffle items, a place to get a massage, and an area for music jams.
Accommodations: There are many hotels and airbnb’s around Santa Barbara. Campgrounds are available at El Capitán, Refugio, and in Carpinteria. If housing is requested, every attempt will be made to house or tent participants from out of town with local dancers.
Harvest Moon is a Zero-Waste Event
Please do not send registration forms or checks postmarked before this date.
For more info: contact Kelli Butler at:
For housing questions, please contact Donnalyn at:
or call 805-682-1877
