SUPPORT OUR “5 THINGS” WEB CHATS To find specific links recommended by our guests please go to the list at the bottom of this page. To make a general donation to support our web chat and other online events we are hosting. JOIN US AT UPCOMING WEB CHATS: Tuesday, October 27th 5 THINGS WEB CHAT MARTHA GRIFFIN Tuesday, NOVEMBER 3rd 5 THINGS WEB CHAT Yes we are doing a show. (Stay tuned for more details.) Saturday, November 7th MUSIC 101 FOR DANCERS with REBECCA KING ~~~ ALL prior guests’ RECORDED Web Chats are available to watch! 5 Things past Web Chats HERE Please click HERE to contact us about joining our mailing list.

TUESDAY NIGHTS ONLINE The Historical Tea & Dance Society is pleased to invite you to: “5 Things... Inside the Dancing Mind of” with our guest Martha Griffin ONLINE WEB CHAT Tuesday October 27th ~ 6:00pm pdt (9:00pm edt) Martha Griffin is a dancer, choreographer, performer, dance teacher, and caller who has been involved in social dance for more than 30 years. She was a member and co-director of Reel Nutmeg, an English country dance performing group, as well as co-director of the Vintage Dance Society and its performing group Polite Society.   5 Things is a 1 hour web chat with leading artists, teachers, and experts from the English Country Dance community across the continent! * * * JOIN THE TUESDAY > WEB CHAT HERE < * * * THIS LINK UPDATES EVERY WEDNESDAY FOR THE UPCOMING TALK. (You must sign up for each individual talk.) On ZOOM and FACEBOOK LIVE We also stream ALL our web chats via FACEBOOK LIVE on our Historical Tea & Dance Society group page... www.facebook.com/HistoricalTeaAndDanceSociety NOVEMBER 3rd: YES WE ARE DOING A SHOW! It's Election Day... We decided to do a show after all but with a twist. Stay tuned for more details and if you need a break from the election... tune in! MORE DETAILS TO COME. * * * WATCH PAST WEB CHATS! FIND THEM ALL ARCHIVED… HERE. We are also uploading them to our YouTube Channel. * * * Our 5 Things web chat series is free to attend. DONATIONS ARE GRACIOUSLY ACCEPTED for the support of our 5 Things program expenses. ~ LINKS to support our guests requests ~ Also links for purchasing their books, CDs, and more: With the cancellation of gigs and the current state of affairs many in our community have had their living severely reduced. We encourage all things that support our English Country dance community. ~ ANNA RAIN ~ GARY ROODMAN ~ PAUL ROSS ~ Recommend you donate to our group The Historical Tea & Dance Society to support the work we are doing on our 5 Things web series program. (There is a donation button in our sidebar.) ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DAVID SMUKLER ~ GENE MURROW ~ ~ BEVERLY FRANCIS ~ BRIDGET WHITEHEAD ~ ~ DAVE WIESLER ~ JAMES HUTSON ~ BRAD FOSTER ~ ~ JENNA SIMPSON ~ SCOTT HIGGS ~ ~ DAVID MILLSTONE ~ ORLY KRASNER ~ ~ BROOKE FRIENDLY ~ BRUCE HAMILTON ~ ~ SHARON GREEN ~ JOANNA REINER ~ All recommend: Support The Country Dance & Song Society! CLICK HERE BECOME A CDSS MEMBER to help support dance and song communities in the US and Canada all year round, go to: www.cdss.org/join ~ KATY GERMAN, exec director of CDSS ~ Also recommends to find out more by visiting our website here: www.cdss.org/ They all also recommend you support our ECD community via SEND LOVE TO FREELANCERS at CDSS.org and to Reach out in YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES to make sure they are surviving and support YOUR LOCAL DANCE GROUPS and musicians. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ WALTER NELSON ~ Suggest you donate to The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy DONATE BY CLICKING HERE ~~~~~~~~~ ~ RACHEL BELL & SUSAN KEVRA ~ Support the work Rachel and Susan do by donating at: RachelBellmusic.com A portion of all proceeds will go to Ashokan Northern Week Fiddle and Dance Camp “We're forever grateful for all that place has meant to us over the years, and we want to support the future of music and dance at Ashokan in any way we can.” ~~~~~~~~~ ~ LISA GREENLEAF ~ The Concord Scout House Make sure the Scout House is around for another 100 years by donating CLICK HERE! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ LOUISE SIDDONS ~ Scissortail Traditional Dance Society They continue to pay their rent during this time to help their halls survive. Extra funds are used to support community members in need, and to sponsor member projects related to their mission. All donations are tax deductible. To help support Scissortail by donating CLICK HERE! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ CHIP PRINCE ~ Support “Food for Thought” in Sonoma County. To donate CLICK HERE. If some people really want to donate to *me*, I won’t say no. To PayPal.me/ChipPrince  CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ Anna Rain also recommends a project we are greatly anticipating... JENNA SIMPSON’s GoFundMe to create a CD of tunes for her dances!  Musicians are Naomi Morse, Paul Oorts, and Dave Wiesler. CLICK HERE to support this much anticipated project! ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SHIRA KAMMEN ~ Support the “Playing with Phantoms” project (phantomplayers.com). All donations will go to this wonderful resource for English Country musicians! Send via PayPal to Shira Kammen CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ OLIVIA BARRY ~ The John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC. The school's “fund-a-need” page allows you to donate directly to the music, song, and dance programs CLICK HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ DAVE WIESLER ~ CDs and music books available directly from Dave HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ JENNA SIMPSON ~ Under the Influence - 18 Dances by Jenna Simpson book Available on the CDSS site or directly from Jenna HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SCOTT HIGGS ~ Key to the Cellar - Dances by Jenny Beer & Scott Higgs book Available on the CDSS site or directly from Scott HERE. Also THINK LOCAL. Reach out to local folks in need. Your show of concern & caring can be a huge boost during this time. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ SUSAN de GUARDIOLA ~ Historical Dance Historian Support her work via PayPal HERE. (locator: susan (at) sle.org) ~~~~~~~~~ ~ BRUCE HAMILTON ~ "Companions in Waiting" Pet Rescue and Adoption Nonprofit Donate HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ KATE BARNES ~ Purchase Barnes Books HERE (Email for Latterday Lizards CDs.) Purchase Bare Necessities CDs HERE at CDSS.org ~~~~~~~~~ ~ CÉCILE LAYE ~ Purchase Books and CDS HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ REBECCA KING ~ Purchase Books and CDs HERE. ~~~~~~~~~ ~ KALIA KLIBAN ~ Buy Dance Books & Music from choreographers and musicians OR support YOUR local dance groups ~~~~~~~~~ ~ GRAHAM CHRISTIAN ~ Historical research Support his work via PayPal HERE. (locator: graham.christian (at) gmail.com)