Fiddle & Dance Project

It's amazing to think that we're getting so close to launching the
Fiddle & Dance Project. This month I'll be talking about the
program with families in Pawtucket and Central Falls and playing my
fiddle at some neighborhood events (see below), then we'll register
families in September and begin lessons in October.

Lessons will be
based at the Woodlawn CDC in Pawtucket and I'll have a number of violin available which are being generously donated by Johnson String
Instrument (Newton, MA) and by McCarten Violins (based right in Pawtucket).

Family recruitment events:

1. August 22:
Pawtucket CDC Community Garden Celebration, 4-6 PM, corner of Broad
& Nickerson Streets in Pawtucket. Community dancing with live
music from 5-5:30.

2. August 30: Labor & Ethnic Heritage Festival,
Slater Mill, Pawtucket. 12-12:30 PM performances by CMW Fiddle Lab
students and Adrienne & Rachel. The festival (including the info
table) goes until 5 PM.

Download Fiddle & Dance Project flier here.
Download sign up form here.

There's
still an incredible amount of work to be done, but that's where we are
so far!

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In other news, you
can come hear me perform with Sakiko Mori on piano for a contra dance on
Friday, August 21st from 8-11 PM. The dance is as St. Stephen's
Church, 114 George Street, Providence. It's a wonderful chance to move
and try something new–every dance is taught!

-Rachel Panitch, Resident Musician & Administrator