Events happening at Tuesday Night Folk Dancing and surrounding area
TNFD Party on May 7, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Easter? I thought that already happened! Well, it depends on whom you ask. Orthodox Easter (May 5) is what you get when follow the Julian calendar for Christian holidays. Both Orthodox Easter and Commercial Easter (the one with plastic baskets, fake grass, chocolate eggs,…
This year’s annual international folk dance workshop sponsored by the Boulder International Folk Dancers (BIFD) showcases traditional and modern Israeli dance and ethnic dances of the Balkans presented by Roberto Bagnoli on April 26-28, 2024. Roberto founded the association Folk Atelier Reggio Emilia (FARE), dedicated to preserving and promoting dance and other folk arts. The…
Do not miss the 3rd Annual Tuesday Night Folk Dancing Presents the McTeggart Irish Dancing and Céilí St. Paddy’s Extravaganza on March 19, 2024, 7:30 PM at the Empire Grange Hall. For those who were lucky enough to catch the 1st and/or 2nd annual, you know that Tatiana and the McTeggart Adult Irish Dancers really…
TNFD Party on February 13, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Party on Mardi Gras like there is a tomorrow, because that tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and you’ve been partying for a week, and you still got some wild in you before you cage the beast. And that tomorrow is also Valentine’s Day, so you…
Festo Festo in Denver at the Mercury Café, December 31, 2023, 10 PM Until Sometime Next Year Sunday, December 31, 2023Doors open at 9:00 pm, music starts at 10:00 pmThe Mercury Café, in the Ballroom (upstairs)2199 California Street, Denver, CO 80205Tickets: $30 in advance; $35 day of showTickets and info available here Festive music from…
TNFD Party on December 19, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM The 2023 December/Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 8:27 PM MST, while those in the southern hemisphere will have to wait six months to celebrate Winter—you always wondered why they have “Christmas in July” sales. As usual, I am counting…
The Boulder Balkan Bash is an epic, all-evening event at the Avalon Ballroom that combines live folk music from five local bands specializing in Balkan styes, with wonderful dancing, food and a fabulous feeling of community. Dozens of musicians will perform throughout the evening, singing and playing music in genres ranging from village-style Bulgarian folk…
TNFD Party on October 31, 2023, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM What are the odds that the 31st of October would fall on a Tuesday? It’s something like one in seven, with some distribution shift due to the particular leap year cycle. Now you have an excuse to turn off the lights and leave home…
Friday October 6 a special Glendi-BIFD collaboration: Bulgarika! Potluck at 6 then dancing to touring Bulgarian band Bulgarika till 10:30 or so. Sodal Hall at the Avalon, 6185 Arapahoe Rd, Boulder. This is a rare treat, enhanced by a short performance by Denver area dance troupe Gaitani, and instruction in a special Hora by Stoyan…
A new tradition of traditions. A full, or at least nearly full, night of Greek dances and Greek-themed party food. We may slip some non-Greek dances in by request, and we will have to sing the English version of Happy Birthday for the September birthdays and missed August ones. Same night, same time, same place:…
