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Story published: 07-31-2012 • Print Article • E-mail Story to a Friend

Dance society’s potluck dinner set for Aug. 4 at Visitors Center

The Historic Jonesborough Dance Society will present its annual Summer Harvest Potluck Dinner & Contra Dance on Saturday, Aug. 4.

The potluck dinner and contra dance will be held at the Visitors Center, 117 Boone St., with dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Class for beginning contra dancers will follow at 7 p.m. The dance will run from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Coming to Jonesborough to perform for the dance will be Steam Shovel from Asheville, N.C. Calling for the dance will be Noah Grunzweig of Johnson City.

During the dinner hour, guests can also waltz to recorded music.

“We are building a community through traditional music and dance,” said David Wiley, event organizer. “We hope to get our dancers chatting happily, exchanging recipes and telling the story behind each recipe.”

Admission to the dance is $7, $5 for HJDS members and full-time students.

For more information, call Wiley at 534-8879.