Come join the celebration at the 30th annual No Snow Ball, held at the beautiful Lake Merrit Dance Center Ballroom! Fantastic music will be provided by The Burners, who played for the Burning Man Contra dance this year! This band is a tour de force of talent: Bay Area fiddle dynamo Ben Schreiber and mandolin maestro Chris Knepper (both from Tripleplay) are joined by the amazing fiddling of Audrey Knuth [MA] (Free Raisins), and brilliant keyboard playing of Scotty Leach [WA]. For those who re...
Come join the celebration at the 30th annual No Snow Ball, held at the beautiful Lake Merrit Dance Center Ballroom! Fantastic music will be provided by The Burners, who played for the Burning Man Contra dance this year! This band is a tour de force of talent: Bay Area fiddle dynamo Ben Schreiber and mandolin maestro Chris Knepper (both from Tripleplay) are joined by the amazing fiddling of Audrey Knuth [MA] (Free Raisins), and brilliant keyboard playing of Scotty Leach [WA]. For those who remember, Ben and Scotty played for Balance the Bay weekend in 2014, and brought the house down. Let's hope this place is up to code, 'cause the floor's gonna be shakin'.
For this holiday dance, these four will be joined by percussion legend Joe Craven! From Joe's days of playing with David Grisman, to his current found object percussion workshops, he has led the music world in innovation, imagination and skill. He'll bring a layer of percussive intrigue to the dance floor that may never have been heard in the Bay Area before.
Calling will be by the fabulous Frannie Marr from San Diego. Frannie has been one of the most sought after callers in the country this year, and it's no wonder: her light-hearted style and wonderful dance choices never fail to leave dancers happy at the end of the night!
-In addition to great dancing, we will have our scrumptious dessert feast at the break.
-Festive attire is admired, but not required.
-Admission is $25 for members, $30 for non-members, $20 for full-time students (with student ID).
-A limited number of work exchange discounts are available for those willing to assist with decorations, food preparation, setup, cleanup, etc.; email nosnowball@bacds.org for information.
-Sunday, December 4, 2016, 6-10pm. Lake Merritt Dance Center, located at 200 Grand Ave in Oakland, CA (near the north end of Lake Merritt)