Breaking up Thanksgiving 2025

Friday, November 28 Doors open at 6pm

MAIN HALL
Contra dancing with bands…………………………………….7pm – 11:30pm
Elizabeth & Friends
Purple Martins
Ravenswing
Paul Tyler & friends
Open Calling

PARLOR – END OF HALLWAY
Musicians Jam……………………………………………………..7pm- 11:30pm

Saturday, November 29 Doors open at Noon

MAIN HALL
Challenging Contras……………………………………………….1pm – 2:30pm
with calling by Devin, Dylan, Cara, Cheryl and Georges
music by Bobcat Opossum with Jonathan and Meg

Guinea Pig Dance with Elizabeth Bloom Albert…………………2:45pm – 3:45pm
Band: Fred & Mitch
Dance authors please report to Main Hall at 2:35 for lottery!
We will test drive some brand new (and hopefully fabulous) dances  
If you have a newly written dance (or two) to test drive during this workshop, please contact the workshop leader, Elizabeth Bloom Albert, for more information

Dutch Crossing with Jo Mortland………………………………..4pm – 5pm        
Band: Aubrey & friends
Dutch Crossing requires sets of 16 people. Please sign up here so we can make sure to have multiples of 16

SIDE ROOM
Exquisite Corpse Contra (A contra writing game)……………….1:30pm – 2:30pm
With Moose Flores

Flourish Workshop…………………………………………………2:45pm – 3:45pm
With Georges Augustin
Band: Kolleen & friends

Pub Sing……………………………………………………………..4pm – 5pm
With David Wells

PARLOR – END OF HALLWAY
Musicians Jam……………………………………………………..1pm- 11:30pm

Dinner Break………………………………………………………5:15pm – 6:45pm

MAIN HALL
Contra dancing with bands………………………..…..…………7pm – 11:30pm
Wabi Sabi
Cosmic Otters
Hillbilly Diaspora
The Band You’re About to Hear
Open Calling

Sunday, November 30

Brunch and Waltzing at Rob & Amy’s…………………………….10am – Noon

Questions – breakingupthanksgiving@gmail.com