Date	Day	$	Caller	Band
Dances below to be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara [directions] and to continue there for about six months or until further notice (subject to change) while work to repair, renovate and improve the Carrillo Recreation Center is underway
Dec 6	Sun	$8	Gary Shapiro Susan Michaels	Shenanigans
Dec 13	Sun	$8	Jean Gorrindo	Southern Comfort
Dec 20	Sun	$8	Frannie Marr	Contradictions
Dec 27	Sun	all free	Special Free Holiday Event
			3:00 to 5:00 • Couple Dancing with Bayou Seco, sponsored by Elliott Karpeles for his "big number" birthday
			5:15 to 6:15 • Festive Potluck Please bring plenty to share. Your own plates, forks, etc. are requested.
			6:30 to 9:30 • Free Contra Dance sponsored by the SBCDS
			Erik Hoffman	Bayou Seco & friends
Jan 3	Sun	$12	Jeff Spero	Crowfoot
Jan 10	Sun	$8	Chris Page	Chopped Liver
Jan 17	Sun		No Dance Many of us at Contra Carnivale in San Luis Obispo
Jan 24	Sun	$8	Susan Petrick	Michael's Mixed Nuts
Jan 31	Sun	$9	Zesty Contra 6:30-10:00
			James Hutson	Whirled Peas
Feb 7	Sun	$8	Donnalyn Karpeles	Chopped Liver
Feb 14	Sun	$8	St. Valentine's Day Dance
			Jean Gorrindo	Michael's Mixed Nuts
Feb 21	Sun	$8	Gary Shapiro	Contradictions
Feb 28	Sun	$8	Jonathan Southard	Growling Old Geezers
Mar 7	Sun	$10	Jeremy Korr	Andrew & Noah VanNorstrand
Mar 14	Sun	$8	Special Dance Location: Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara for this date only
			Barbara Stewart	Screaming Earwigs
Mar 21	Sun	$8	Jean Gorrindo	Celtic Spring
Mar 28	Sun	$8	Susan Petrick	Michael's Mixed Nuts
Apr 4	Sun	$8	John Rogers	Chopped Liver
Apr 11	Sun	$8	Warren Blier	Crabapples

Contra Dance dates & locations Schedule above and in the Dance Calendar Every Sunday except five per year Dance times and prices at right Sprung Floor Dance Festival in May above supercedes one regular Sunday dance Sunday of Martin Luther King weekend in January: No dance, as many of us will be at Contra Carnivale in San Luis Obispo. Fourth Sunday in June: No dance Three more Sundays per year, no dance. Always check the quarter's schedule above or the calendar. Fifth Sundays are special Zesty Contras. An extra half hour of dancing (until 10:00) and a somewhat more challenging program. Christmas Night (December 25) dance almost every year, traditionally with caller Erik Hoffman and music by Bayou Seco & friends, starting at the usual 6:30 p.m. and often free. This year's dance will be on December 27. Carrillo Ballroom Carrillo Recreation Center 100 E. Carrillo St. Santa Barbara Map & Directions Times & prices (unless otherwise noted) Regular dance time: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Price: $8, 13-17 half-price, 12 and under free Zesty Contras, $9-10, Fifth Sundays, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Occasionally a dance will be priced higher; see chronological schedule above. Contra Dance Orientation at 6:00 p.m. Refreshments usually provided (donation requested). On occasion, a dance is cancelled, rescheduled, or relocated; always double check before traveling for a dance. Personnel, price and schedule are subject to change.