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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.

 

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.  

 

SEPTEMBER 2009

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

 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

 

OCTOBER 2009

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Friday, October 2 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

Friday, October 30 at 8:30 PM
Balkan Cabaret with Johnny Morovich
 
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 Johnny Morovich and guest appearance of Lyuti Chushki!!  

 

NOVEMBER 2009

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Friday, November 6 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

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.  

Thursday, November 12 at 8:00 PM
Son de Madera
 
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
 
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.  

 

DECEMBER 2009

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Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

 

JANUARY 2010

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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.  

 

FEBRUARY 2010

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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.  

Friday, February 5 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

Thursday, February 11 at 8:00 PM
Chen Zimbalista
 
This virtuoso Israeli percussionist has astounded audiences on several continents with his explosive, unclassifiable percussion concerts.  

 

MARCH 2010

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Friday, March 5 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

Saturday, March 20 at 8:30 PM
John Jorgenson Quintet
 
John Jorgenson Inspired by the gyspy jazz made in Europe in the 30s and 40s by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, Jorgensen is a peerless guitarist.  

 

APRIL 2010

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Friday, April 2 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

Wednesday, April 7 at 8:00 PM
Wacongo Dance Company
 
Wacongo 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.  

 

MAY 2010

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Friday, May 7 at 7:30 PM
Cityfolk Contra Dance Party
 
Let the rhythms of some of the best bands and callers in the region lift your heels and your spirits! Band and caller to be announced.  

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