San Francisco Bay Area 2026
Saturday, April 25
(Experienced) English Country Dance
@Christ Church East Bay
2138 Cedar St, Berkeley, CA
7:30-10pm
www.BACDS.org
Caller: Sharon Green
Musicians: Rebecca King (piano), Christopher Jacoby (multi-instrumentalist), Michelle Mašek
Are you comfortable dancing heys for three and double figures of eight? Do you find it satisfying to move in time to the music and to match your fellow dancers surging in a line?
Welcome to the Fourth Saturday Experienced English Dance!
We spend some time each evening paying attention to styling, to make the dances go more smoothly and look nicer. Each program includes a few challenging dances, as well as many familiar and favorite dances that we can do with quick walk-through calling. Come enjoy the camaraderie, physical and mental stimuli, and the glorious music.
(If you have friends to whom you would like to introduce the joys of English Country Dancing, please bring them on the second and fourth Wednessdays to the dances in Berkeley, or to the San Francisco, Palo Alto, Peninsula, South Bay, or Palo Alto Regency dances. Check the listings on the calendar at www.bacds.org)
"Improper English" English Dance
@Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall
1924 Cedar St at Bonita
7-9:30pm, optional beginner lesson 6:50-7pm
details TBA https://www.queercontradance.org/improper_english.html
Improper English is a gender neutral English country dance in Berkeley on the second Tuesday of each month. KN95+ masks are required at Improper English, and we ask that you stay home if you're sick.
Mad Robin Ball Weekend
Welcome Dance: FRIDAY May 15
7-10pm
Advance registration required: https://nbcds.org/mrb2026/
The Welcome dance will feature Bruce Hamilton calling to music by Charlie Hancock, Christopher Jacoby, Michelle Mašek
Join us for the 2026 Mad Robin Ball Weekend, May 15-17, in Petaluma, California. Our 22nd Mad Robin Ball Weekend includes a welcome dance on Friday night, a workshop and the ball on Saturday, and a potluck brunch and dance on Sunday. All dances will be held on the resilient wooden dance floor in Petaluma’s spacious Hermann Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue, Petaluma, CA.
Regency English Country Dance
May 31
Berkeley Hills, TBA
Spem In Allium (Thomas Tallis): a 40 part motet!
Berkeley Early Music Festival
Friday June 12 & Saturday June 13
Directed by Shira Kammen (www.ShiraKammen.com)
Three performances:
•First Congregational Church in Berkeley, Fri June 12, 7 pm (before the Musica Pacifica concert)
•at or near the Exhibition at First Congregational Church, Sat June 13, 12 pm, and immediately after that, at
•St Mark’s Episcopal Church in Berkeley, Sat June 13, 12:30 pm (before the Melody of China concert)
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Saturday August 8-Tuesday Aug 9:
Join us for any/all 3 dances with special guest Jeff Spero (www.jeffreyspero.com) from SoCal & Michelle Mašek, for a rollicking good time!:
Saturday, August 8
San Rafael Contra Dance
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin
240 Channing Way, San Rafael, CA 94903
7-10pm (optional beginner's lesson at 6:30pm)
Sunday, August 9
Hayward Contra Dance
Hill and Valley Club
1808 ‘B’ Street, Hayward, CA
4-7pm
More Info: https://sfbaycontra.org/
NOTE to beginners: Contra dancing is easy to learn. If you want a lesson, ask at the door 20 minutes before one of our dances.
Tuesday, August 11
"Improper English" English Dance
@Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists Hall
1924 Cedar St at Bonita
7-9:30pm, optional beginner lesson 6:50-7pm
details TBA https://www.queercontradance.org/improper_english.html
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High Holy Days Services
Congregation Shir Ami
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Advance registration and tickets required, details TBA at: www.CongShirAmi.org
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Friday evening, September 11
Rosh Hashanah : Saturday, September 12 morning services followed by a lunch outing & Tashlich
Erev Yom Kippur: Sunday evening, September 20
Yom Kippur: Monday, Septmber 21