FW: [BIFD] Diane Montgomery Memorial Gathering and Folk Dance this Sunday, Ft. Collins

[Jean Hertzberg]

 

Sunday, June 12

DIANE MONTGOMERY MEMORIAL GATHERING AND FOLK DANCE

Club Tico, City Park Center

1599 City Park Dr (there is access along Mulberry from the east [Sheldon Dr.] but not the west)

Fort Collins, CO 80521

2:00-4:30 p.m.

 

2:00-2:30              Folk dancing to live music by Sherefe

2:30-4:30              Tributes with open mic
                              Videos and a performance
                              More folk dancing to Sherefe

Questions about the memorial gathering/folk dance: contact Sarah Manno, sar...@frii.com.

 

POST-MEMORIAL BARBECUE GET-TOGETHER

5:00

Mulberry Community Gardens

2310 W. Mulberry Street

 

Storm Mountain Folk Dancers will host a post-memorial barbecue get-together immediately following the dance, at 5:00 p.m. All are invited. Food and drinks will be provided; bring snacks to share if you wish. Location is Mulberry Community Gardens, 2310 W. Mulberry St.  Please park behind the Empire Grange at the back (north end) of the lot. Mulberry Gardens is next door to the west. Questions about the barbecue: contact Sallie Varner, Sallie...@ColoState.EDU.

 

As many of you know, our friend and dance teacher / leader Diane Montgomery passed away in April. Based in Ft. Collins, Diane was a real force in the folk dance / swing dance / music appreciation world in Colorado. She taught swing dancing, tap and folk dancing for many years, including at Colorado State University; co-founded Storm Mountain Folk Dancers; and for many years ran a Ft. Collins radio show about traditional music all over the world. She was a tireless enthusiast of Eastern European / Middle Eastern dance and music and helped support many people in attending Balkan music and dance camps. She taught through her example how to deeply inhabit and enjoy music and dancing.