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Beginner Square Dance Classes

Thursdays - 7:30 to 9:00 PM
New class begins September 27, 2012
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

The Fairs 'n Squares invites interested newcomers to join our square dances for new beginners on Thursdays, (7:30 to 9:00 PM). This class will introduce you to the Basic and Mainstream level of dancing. Dancers ready for higher level dancing can stay for a Mainstream/Plus workshop starting at 9 PM. Find out more at our   Join the Fun   webpage. Contact us for information on the next class, starting on Thu, 27-SEP-2012.

SQUARE DANCE - TRY IT

Round Dance Classes

Mondays - 7:00 to 10:00 PM
Scott Hall - 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

Jo Yakimowski invites interested newcomers to join her Choreographed Ballroom Dance classes staring in Sep-2011 and continuing on Mondays through May-2012. Beginners level at 7:00 PM, Intermediate level at 8:00 PM and advanced level at 9:00 PM. For more information call Jo at: (617) 365-1724 or by e-mail at joyakimow@aol.com.

New England Square & Round Dance Kick-off Dance

Sunday, October 23, 2011 2-5 PM
Scott Hall, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA
Alternating MS/Plus with Rounds

The first NESRD Convention Kick-Off Dance will be held Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 2-5 p.m. in Scott Hall at First Parish Church, 24 Vernon St., Framingham, MA. Come dance to many of the Convention callers and cuers including
Callers: Jim DeNigris, Dave Hass, Bill Mager, Stu Summers
Cuers: Birget Maguire, Janet Summers
Program will be 2 + 2, alternating MS and Plus. There will be split the pot, a tea cup auction, and raffle baskets. flyer

There are also two additional Convention Kick-Off Dances:
November 6, 2011, Biddeford Intermediate School Gym, 335 Hill St., Biddeford, ME, 2-4:30PM and
March 11, 2012, New Horizons Great Room, 37 Bliss Memorial Dr., Unionville (Farmington), CT, 2-5 PM flyer

These will be a "Red Dot" dance which means solo dancers wear a red dot so they can recognize each other and find partners more easily.

WEEKEND AT EAST HILL FARM

Fri 28-OCT to Sun 30-OCT, 2011
Bruce McCue/Jack O'Leary Calling - Henry & Jan Barry Cueing
DANCES (MS/PL) - WORKSHOPS - FOOD
East Hill Farm, Troy, NH

The Fairs 'n Squares will be enjoying a weekend at East Hill Farms. We invite all our square dance friends to join us there. Varied accommodations are available to satisfy all tastes. There will be both Square and Round Dance workshops in addition to plenty of dances. Plus, full use of all the Inn facilities (rec room, pool, ...).

New Years Eve Dinner-Dance

Saturday, Dec 31, 2011
Social Hour 7:00PM - Dinner 8:00 PM; Dance 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM;;
Scott Hall, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA

Secure your dinner reservation before December 20 by sending a note to NYE@fairsnsquares.com or mail your check (payable to Fairs 'n Squares) to Marcia Rykbost, 68 Nob Hill Drive, Framingham, MA 01701. Our dinner is served to you by our friendly FNS helpers. Dinner includes a salad, an entree with potatoes and vegetables, bread, coffee, and dessert. This is a great deal for a catered NYE dinner AND dance for only $35 per person. You have a choice of either Chicken or Vegetable Lasagna (intended for vegetarians) as your entree.

You can skip the dinner and just come for the dance for only $12 per person (pay at the door - no advance reservation needed). Ring in the New Year with friends at our MS/PL dance with Ken Ritucci calling and Birgit Maguire cueing. Snacks will be available for grazing all evening. This is a wonderful way to welcome in the New Year, especially if you bring friends and loved ones with you.

There are many hotels, with a wide choice of price and quality, close to our dance hall. If you don't want to drive home late at night on NYE, or if you just want to use NYE as an excuse for additional time to relax, pick one of our nearby local hotels and extend your celebration into New Years Day. See the Hotel List for a selection of hotels near to our dance hall.

50th Anniversary Dance

Sunday, April 22, 2012
Dance 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM;
Parish Hall, 87 Edgell Rd, Framingham, MA.

Alternating Mainstream / Plus with A1 Star tip at break. Silent auction & Souvenirs. Bruce McCue calling, Birgit Maguire cueing.
Use the coupon on the attached flyer to obtain your discount for the dance. Discount reservation must be received by April 15. The dance is $7 per person if you mail your reservation in advance, or $8 per person at the door.

Tri Club

Fairs 'n Squares coordinates with two other area clubs: Great Plain Squares of Needham and Square Riggers of Westwood, to promote square dancing in the Metro-West area. We call this effort the Tri-Club. Together the three clubs sponsor four dances a year. In January 2012, we met to co-operatively schedule our dance dates for the 2013-14 dance season.

The next Tri-Club dance is:

Saturday, May 19, 2012
Dance 8:00 PM to 10:30 PM

Hosted by the Fairs 'n Squares at Scott Hall, 24 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA. MS/PL Level dance. Ken Ritucci calling, Harriett Clarke cueing

Regional Events

The Fairs 'n Squares encourages all square and round dancers to attend upcoming national and regional and area events:

SEMCA HARVEST BALL - Middleboro Town Hall, 10 Nickerson St, Middleborough Ma - SUNDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2011 - 2 to 6 PM

NSSARDA Friendship Festival - Mill-A-Round Dance Center, Manchester, NH - Sunday November 13, 2011, 2 to 5 PM - 2 Halls (M/P, A1) with rounds (2+2 format)

New England Square and Round Dance Convention, - Hartford, CT - April 27 & 28, 2012, 2012.

61st National Square Dance Convention - Spokane, Washington - June 27-30,2012
62nd National Square Dance Convention - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - June, 26 - 29, 2013

FNS Scholarship for Framingham area student

The FnS provides a $1,000 per year for up to four years to a worthy area student. In spring-2010, the Fairs 'n Squares selected a new student to receive this honor.

All dancers are welcome to support this scholarship. Our next raffle drawing will be in March. The Fairs 'n Squares accepts tax deductable donations to the scholarship fund. To support the scholarship just send your donation check to the Fairs 'n Squares Scholarship Fund, PO Box 177, Framingham, MA 01704-0177. To purchase raffle tickets, or for additional details on the scholarship fund e-mail our current Scholarship Fund chairpersons.

The Fairs 'n Squares expresses its gratitude to the many local businesses that supported our scholarship fund by donating items or services that we can raffle. Many items were provided in prior years such as restaurant meals, shopping gift certificates, tax preparation services, and weekend accommodations For 2011, we thank Longfellow's Wayside Inn, the Roche Brothers/Sudbury Farms, the Wildwood Restaurant, and Ray and Rena Greenup for their generous support.