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2009 - 2010 Calendar of Events

JUNE 2009



June 24, 2009

Throw Down Your Heart Film Screening
 
  This new documentary film follows banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little-known roots of the banjo and record an album.
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JULY 2009

  July 3 - 5, 2009
2009 Cityfolk Festival & City of Dayton Fireworks
 
  Cityfolk Festival FREE, family-friendly Festival with three stages of multi-cultural music and dance, free activities for kids, performer workshops, a wide range of ethnic and festival foods.
  July 3 - 5, 2009
Room With A View
 
  Watch the Cityfolk Festival and City of Dayton Fireworks from the best seats in the house, and enjoy several exclusive amenities!
 
Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM

Wrap Up Party
 
  Don't let the fun stop when the Festival ends! The first-ever Wrap Up Party is sure to be a highlight of the weekend and a great way to support Cityfolk.
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SEPTEMBER 2009


Friday, September 4 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 

September 13 - 16
Culture Builds Community: Prophecy Music Project Residency
 
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OCTOBER 2009


Friday, October 2 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
 
Friday, October 30 at 8:30 PM
Balkan Cabaret with Lyuti Chushki
 
  A night of traditional Balkan music and dance hosted by Balkan Cabaret, an exceptional quintet that’s acclaimed from Seattle to Sarajevo for its authentic repertoire of songs and dance tunes, with a guest appearance by Lyuti Chushki!!
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NOVEMBER 2009


Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 PM
Duquesne University Tamburitzans
 

Friday, November 6 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 

Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 PM
The StepCrew
 
  Phenomenal and exciting new Canadian dance and music ensemble that blends Irish and Ottawa Valley step-dancing and modern tap to sensational effect. PLUS you can head over to The Dublin Pub to attend a whiskey tasting before the show or enjoy more live music there afterward.

November 7 - 12
Culture Builds Community: Son de Madera Residency
 
  Thursday, November 12 at 8:00 PM
Son de Madera
 
  The innovative traditionalists of Son de Madera have won considerable renown both in the U.S. and Mexico for their updated take on son jarocho, the exciting string-driven traditional music and dance of the Mexican state of Veracruz.

Thursday, November 19 at 8:00 PM
Los Lobos
 
  Three-time Grammy-award winners, Los Lobos are America's premier roots rockers. For over a quarter century, they have melded rock 'n' roll, country, folk, R&B and traditional Mexican music into one of the most original sounds around. PLUS make it a complete evening out by enjoying a special menu at Coco's Bistro before the show!
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DECEMBER 2009

  Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
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JANUARY 2010


Saturday, January 23 at 8:00 PM
The Del McCoury Band with Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers
 
  Music fans agree that when it comes to hard-driving, “high lonesome” traditional bluegrass, nobody does it better than the Del McCoury Band. Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers, led by one of America’s premier banjo players, will open the concert.  
  Wednesday, January 27 at 7:00 PM
Films from Appalshop
 
  From Wood To Singing Guitar, is Shawn Lind's profile of guitarist and master guitar builder Wayne Henderson. Filmmaker Mimi Pickering will introduce her superb portrait of pioneering singer and songwriter Hazel Dickens It's Hard To Tell The Singer From The Song.  
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FEBRUARY 2010


Thursday, February 4 at 8:00 PM
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy
 
  Cape Breton’s renowned fiddling and step-dancing dynamo Natalie MacMaster returns with her “Masters of the Fiddle” tour featuring her freewheeling band and her husband, Donnell Leahy, a superb Ottawa Valley fiddler and the leader of the popular family octet Leahy. PLUS make it a complete evening out by enjoying a special menu at the Dublin Pub before the show!  
  Friday, February 5 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
  Wednesday, February 10 at 8:00 PM
Chen Zimbalista
 
This virtuoso Israeli percussionist has astounded audiences on several continents with his explosive, unclassifiable percussion concerts.  
  February 24 - 27
Matt Wilson Quartet Residency
 
  Saturday, February 27 at 8:00 PM
Matt Wilson Quartet
 
A non-stop bolt of energy, Matt Wilson is one of modern music's supreme percussionists. He's been showcased with everyone from Elvis Costello to Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra.  
  Saturday, February 27 from Noon - 11:00 PM
Flight of Fancy Dance Day
 
Hone your skills or try something new as we offer a day of dance classes followed by a potluck and evening contra dance.  
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MARCH 2010

  Friday, March 5 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
  Friday, March 26 at 8:30 PM
Scotty Anderson Band
 
  If you missed last season's sold-out Scotty Anderson performance at Canal Street, here's another chance to experience one of the world's great guitarists. Country, blues, swing, straight ahead jazz- Anderson and his high flying band play it all.  
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APRIL 2010

  Friday, April 2 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 

April 5 - 9
Culture Builds Community: Wacongo Residency
 
  Wednesday, April 7 at 8:00 PM
Wacongo Dance Company
 
  Wacongo Dance Company brings to the theatrical stage the traditional ancestral songs and dances of Central Africa.  
  Friday, April 9 at 8:00 PM
Lunasa
 
  Lunasa Lunasa is a powerhouse in concert, with inventive arrangements of traditional tunes, sparkling original compositions, a peerless rhythm section and bass-driven improvisational grooves that nudge Irish music into new territory.  
  Saturday, April 17 at 8:30 PM
Eric Alexander with the Steve Schmidt Trio
 
  Eric Alexander Eric Alexander's glorious, full-blooded hornwork has become one of the signature sounds in jazz. For this intimate performance at Gilly's he returns to Dayton in a collaboration with the magnificent Cincinnati pianist Steve Schmidt and his trio.  
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MAY 2010

  Friday, May 7 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 

 

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