Looking
Glass Festival - Oct 16-18
Callers- Joseph Pimentel and Bev Bernbaum
Bands- The Latter Day Lizards and U4
The Festival will be at Central United Methodist Church, Lansing,
Michigan. This lovely, old church
and community center was built in the 1920's.
The address is 215 N. Capital Ave, Lansing, MI.
The phone number at the front
desk is 517 485 9477. For info "on the day" call Julie (cel) 517 410 1679
or
Bonnie (cel)
517 896 8665.
For general info before the festival: Email
Looking Glass or call 517 337 0235 or 517 487 1353
Map
of Greater Lansing
Written Directions
Friday, October 16th
8:00pm-Welcome Dance featuring the calling of Joseph Pimentel and Bev Bernbaum and
the incomparable sounds of The Latter Day Lizards
We'll start selling full weekend and Friday only tickets at about
7:30pm.
Full Weekend, $65.00, Friday only $20.00. More pricing, see below
Dance Friday night ends at 11:30pm
Please Bring Clean, soft soled dance shoes (shoes you wear ONLY
for indoor dancing).
Our Saturday workshops start at noon. Looking for something to do in Lansing on Saturday Morning? Here are a few ideas
Saturday, Oct 17th- Workshop Schedule is posted here
12:00pm- Workshop Session 1
1:20pm- Workshop Session 2
2:40pm- Workshop Session 3
4:00pm- Workshop Session 4
5:00pm- 7:00pm- Dinner break- we're out of the building for these two hours- head West for dinner- East Lansing will be full of Homecoming revelers.
Saturday Evening, Oct 17th
7:30pm- New Dancer Workshop
8:00pm- Evening Dance begins, both callers (Joseph and Bev) and both
bands- (Latter Day Lizards and U4)
Sunday, Oct 18th
12:30pm- 4:00ish-Farewell Dance
Admission for the entire weekend is 65.00. There is no pre-registration-
just come and
register at the Church on Friday night
Prices for individual events
Friday night only- $20.00
Saturday Day only- $16.00
Saturday Night only- $20.00
Sunday Day only- $15.00
Local dancers will offer bed and floor space- contact Janine at 517 484 9325
if you need a place to stay; or you can send an email to Janine by clicking here . If
you choose to stay in a hotel, The
Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau Website will connect you
to hotels in the Lansing area. NOTE- there is a Michigan State home football game (and it is homecoming!) this weekend, so if you are interested in a hotel, reserve early! We'd suggest heading to the west side of Lansing for hotels- several options there including Holiday Inn, Motel 6, Red Roof.
There is a Radisson Downtown about 2 blocks from CUMC.
There is a nice bed and breakfast a few blocks from CUMC. Take a look at the Cozy Koi web site, if you are interested in staying there.
Another interesting B and B option is Topliff's Tara, a few miles east near Williamston. B and B lodging on a llama farm.
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Food
The local community provides snacks throughout the weekend. Visitors are also welcome to contribute food, or put a buck or two in the donation basket. No meals are provided, but snacks and cold drinks will be available at each dance.
Email Looking Glass or call 517 337 0235 or 517 487 1353
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