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April, 2014
18	Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00
19	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, featuring the Solomon Douglas Quintet. 9:00-midnight (lesson at 8:15)
	Shoreline Swing monthly dance, at the East Lyme Community Center, Society Road, East Lyme, Connecticut, featuring Super Chief Trio. 8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00)
20	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Yates Group. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
21	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
22	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
25-27	Dirty Dozen Weekend, at Studio One RI, 85 Industrial Circle, Lincoln, Rhode Island, featuring: Workshops by Peter Strom, Naomi Uyama, Jeremy Otth, and Laura Keat. Music by Gordon Webster
25	Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown. Music tba.	9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00
26	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Racky Thomas. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
27	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Nutile Big Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
28	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
29	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30

May, 2014
1-4	Swingin' Into Spring, at the Hilton Hartford, 315 Trumbull Street, Hartford, Connecticut.
2	Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring Baby Soda Jazz Band. 9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00)
	Hartford Swing Dance, at the West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, featuring The Love Dogs. 8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30)
3	Swingtime monthly dance, at the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA. For more info, e-mail Swingtime.	9:00-11:00pm lesson: 8:00
	Special Swing Dance at WGBH studios, 1 Guest Street (Brighton), Boston, featuring Baby Soda Jazz Band. For more information, contact Andre Gobbo or Liz Hagyard. 8:00-11:00 pm; lesson at 7:00
4	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Love Dogs. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
	Balboa Speakeasy, at the Tavern at the end of the World, 108 Cambridge Street, Charlestown. Free admission; food & drink pay as you go.	5:30-7:45pm
5	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
6	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
9	Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring Emily Asher's Garden Party. 9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00)
10	Frankie Manning's 100th Birthday Celebrration at Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, featuring the Sax Gordon. 9:15-midnight (swing lesson at 8:15, shim sham lesson at 8:45) Proceeds go to the Frankie Manning Foundation
	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring The Love Dogs. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
11	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Eight To The Bar. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
12	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
13	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
16	Boston Swing Central, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown, featuring Phil McGowan & The Easy Winners. 9:00pm-12:30am (lesson: 8:00)
17	Shoreline Swing monthly dance, at the East Lyme Community Center, Society Road, East Lyme, Connecticut, featuring Tall Richard. 8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00)
18	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Juke Joint 5. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
19	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
20	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
23	Boston Swing Central's Frankie Manning Tribute Night, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	9:00pm-12:30am lesson: 8:00
24	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge.	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
25	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Roger Ceresi's All Starz. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
26	NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge.
27	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
31	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring the Sticky Skillet Swing Orchestra. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)

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June, 2014
1	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Reminisce Doo Wop Group. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
	Balboa Speakeasy, at the Tavern at the end of the World, 108 Cambridge Street, Charlestown. Free admission; food & drink pay as you go.	5:30-7:45pm
2	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
3	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
6	Hartford Swing Dance, at the West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring Crazy Feet Pete. 8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30) For this month's dance, no parking available within the WHTH Parking Lot due to W.H. Days. Park on surrounding streets (e.g., Burr Rd.) as well as other neighborhood residential areas. Parking garages: Blueback Square (75 Memorial Dr. & 17 Isham Rd). Surface Lots: 41 Brace St., 977 Farmington Ave. HCD can unfortunately not reimburse for parking for this dance. (Lot prices are $0.75 /half hour, $7 max open until midnight)
7	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, featuring Boston Swing Express. Note time: 9:30pm-12:30am
	Swingtime monthly dance, at the Brookline Academy of Dance, 136 Westbourne Terrace, Brookline, MA, featuring The Mood Swings Orchestra. For more info, e-mail Swingtime. 9:00-11:00pm (lesson: 8:00)
8	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring the Compaq Big Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
9	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
10	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
14	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
15	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Retro Polatin. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
16	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
17	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
21	Shoreline Swing monthly dance, at the East Lyme Community Center, Society Road, East Lyme, COnnecticut, featuring The Zingerz. 8:00-11:00pm (lesson: 7:00)
22	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
23	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
24	Bluesy Tuesy, at 45 Mount Auburn Street (Harvard Square), Cambridge.	8:30pm lesson: 7:30
June 26 -   July 3	Beantown Lindy Hop Camp, at Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts
28	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
29	Dance2Swing Pizza Party dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Nutile Big Band and The Party Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
30	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00

July, 2014
6	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Li'l Bee Dee & The Doo Rites. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
7	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
12	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring The Love Dogs (tentative) 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
13	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Juke Joint 5. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
14	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
19	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, Professor Cunningham and his Old School. Note: 8:50pm-12:30am (lesson 8:50-9:20pm)
19-20	Balboa workshops with Mickey Fortanasce and Kelly Arsenault, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.
20	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
21	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
26	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
27	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Memphis Rockabilly Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
28	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00

August, 2014
1	Hartford Swing Dance, at the West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring Roger Ceresi & the Rockin' All Stars. 8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30)
3	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Eight To the Bar. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
4	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
9	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
10	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Cheryl Arena Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
11	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
17	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Reminisce Doo Wop Group. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
18	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.
23	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
24	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Nutile Big Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
25	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
Aug. 27-  Sept. 1	Swing Out New Hampshire, at Lake Wicosuta, in Hebron, New Hampshire
30	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Eight To The Bar. (tentative) 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
31	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Mission of Blues. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)

September, 2014
1	NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge.
5	Hartford Swing Dance, at the West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut, featuring Eight To The Bar. 8:30-11:30pm (lesson: 7:30)
7	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring BJ Magoon & Driving Sideways. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
8	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
12-14	Vermont Swing Dance Championships, at Stratton Mount Resort, Stratton, Vermont.
13	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
14	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Love Dogs. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
15	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
20	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, band tba.	9:00pm-midnight lesson: 8:15
21	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster. Band TBA 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
22	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
27	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring the Sticky Skillet Swing Orchestra. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
28	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Roger Ceresi's All Starz. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
29	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00

October, 2014
4-5	Tinker Bal workshop weekend. Small-group format Balboa workshop weekend with Heather Ballew, Javier Johnson, Laura Keat, and David Rehm.
5	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster. Band TBA. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
6	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
11	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
12	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring Eight To the Bar. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
13	NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge.
18	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, band tba.	9:00pm-midnight lesson: 8:15
19	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Reminisce Doo Wop Group. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
20	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
25	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
26	Dance2Swing dance, at the Leominster Elks, 134 North Main Street, Leominster, featuring The Tom Nutile Big Band. 7:30-10:30pm (lesson at 6:30)
27	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00

November, 2014
1	To be announced. Save the date!
2	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
3	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
8	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
10	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
15	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, band tba.	9:00pm-midnight lesson: 8:15
17	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
22	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Eight To The Bar. (tentative) 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
24	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
28-30	Workshops with Skye Humphries and Naomi Uyama.
29	Uptown Swing dance, at KI, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, featuring Gordon Webster Band with Naomi Uyama. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson: 8:15)
	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring Sax Gordon. (tentative) 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)

December, 2014
1	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
7	Balboa on a Sunday Afternoon, at the Crosby Whistle Stop, 24 Roland Street, Charlestown.	3:30-5:00pm
8	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
13	Swing City Holiday Party, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge, featuring The Love Dogs. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)
15	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
22	Monday Night Practice, at the First Church, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge.	Dancing: 9:00-11:00pm Classes: 7:00 & 8:00
27	Swing City, at the West Cambridge Youth Center, 680 Huron Avenue, Cambridge. Band tba. 9:00pm-midnight (lesson at 8:00)	9:00pm-midnight lesson at 8:00
29	NO Monday Night Practice in Cambridge.

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