TIOGA COUNTY CONTRA DANCE

OCTOBER DANCE – The Harvest Dance !  The big one !

Sunday, October 19, 2025 from 2-6:30 pm at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 117 Main Street, Owego NY

Stove Dragon, a high energy band accustomed to playing large halls in New York and Philadelphia, will play the first two sets. Fiddler Oliver Scanlon and keyboard player Alex Fortier will play a special third set.

Casey Carr will call a variety of dances for beginners and experienced dancers. She’ll call mostly contras, with some squares and mixers thrown in.  No dance experience necessary.

Guest caller Hilton Baxter will call one or two English Country dances.

Admission is by donation at the door.

Bring your water bottle and clean soft-soled shoes.  Mask if you are ill or choose to do so.

Finger food snacks to share are welcome.

This event is made possible by a community regrant from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; it is administered regionally by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.

This is our “big dance” of the year, so please make every effort to attend and bring your friends and neighbors. Please post and share the attached flier.

For more information visit the Canaan Institute Website Event Page.