Pumpkin Vine Family Farm Contra Dance!

Join us Sunday, July 13th from 4pm-7pm for the return of our Pumpkin Vine Family Farm Contra Dance!

We hope you can join us for our Fourth Annual Pumpkin Vine Contra Dance!

We are delighted to be resuming Contra Dances at the farm, after being interrupted by Covid from 2020 -2024. We decided to make good use of the time, and groomed a new dance floor: a FLAT grassy lawn in our lower field. No more sashaying into gopher holes! 

Steampacket (Tamora Goltz, David Stimson, & Glen Loper) will be performing on fiddle, mandolin and guitar  between 4 – 7, and Chrissy Fowler will be calling the dance.  The event starts at 4:00 with some relaxed waltzes (complete with waltz tutorial!). At 4:30 Chrissy will lead us into contra, square, and circle dances. Intermission is at 5:30, then back to the dance at 5:40. At 6:40 the evening will wind down with some more waltzes. No experience necessary; Chrissy makes it fun for all ages and skill levels, and teaches you all you need to know. And even if you don’t want to dance, the music, food, and ambiance are worth the trip : ) 

Red Stove Farm and Provisions will be cooking up something fresh and yummy (maybe barbecue?) to keep you nourished and dancing, and we’ll have smoothies and other drinks for sale – but we DO RECOMMEND that you bring water bottles and also a blanket or lawn chair when you need to take a break. 

Contra dance descends from 17th century European country dances brought to colonial New England, and remains a vibrant part of Maine arts & culture. Come experience this timeless community tradition & celebrate midsummer with fiddles, folk dance and friends in our beautiful farm fields! 

 The event is open to all ages and everybody is welcome. There is a suggested donation of $10 / person or $25 / family, but we will gratefully accept whatever you can afford, including simply the gift of your presence : ) 

Contact the farm at info@pumpkinvinefamilyfarm.com or call (207) 549-3096 for more information. Hope to see you soon!