Greensboro Arboretum
401 Ashland Drive
Greensboro, NC 27403
The Carolina Fascinators will be performing their Shortenin’ Bread routine at Greensboro, NC’s Summer Solstice Festival, around 4:30 p.m. TCF member Abigail Browning will also be performing social swing dancing with her dance partner and partner in crime, Adam Speen. Looking forward to being a part of this outdoor festival!
The Eleventh Annual All Balboa Weekend
Holiday Inn
6001 Rockside Road
Independence, Ohio
The Carolina Fascinators are honored to be performing at this prestigious Balboa event and are looking forward to performing two routines over the weekend!
Southside Stomp swing dance featuring George Knott’s Square Trio
Mambo Room Latin Dance Studio
2200 Colonial Ave.
Norfolk, VA
North Carolina invades Virginia with The Carolina Fascinators and the NC trio led by Atomic Rhythm All-Stars‘ bandleader George Knott taking over Norfolk’s premier monthly swing dance! Looking forward to our first out-of-state performance!
Our very own Abigail Browning will also be teaching a two hour Tranky Doo workshop at this event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Durham DJ Ken Hanson will be spinning the tunes between sets!
Piedmont Swing Dance Society Swing Dance
Vintage Theater
7 Vintage Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC
Beginner Jitterbug lesson at 7:30 p.m., band plays from 8:30-11:30 p.m., TCF performance TBA
$8.00 for PSDS members and students under 21
$10.00 for nonmembers
The Piedmont Swing Dance Society welcomes TCF for their first performance at PSDS’s monthly dance in Winston-Salem, NC, featuring the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars!
Triangle Swing Dance Society Swing Dance
The Murphey School
3717 Murphy School Rd.
Durham, NC
Beginner East Coast Swing lesson at 7:00 p.m., band plays from 8:00-11:00 p.m., TCF performance TBA
The Triangle Swing Dance Society has invited us back for another performance and fundraising endeavor at the swing dance on March 7 at the Murphy School, featuring the amazing Acme Swing Manufacturing Co. from Charlottesville, VA (making their TSDS debut!).
We will be selling our lovely hair flowers again, as well as bottled water, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, Coca Cola in a bottle, and some tasty snacks.
Triangle Tap Project Fundraiser
Motorco Music Hall
723 Rigsbee Avenue
Durham, NC
7:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.
This year’s Triangle Tap Project fundraiser will feature a Battle of the Bands between the Russ Wilson Swingtet and the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars, as well as a performance by The Carolina Fascinators!
Come out dancing and support a worthy cause on Friday, March 25th! All funds raised go to the UNICEF Tap Project, UNICEF’s campaign to provide clean water and sanitation to children in developing countries.
Cost: Pay What you can, suggested donation of $10
Free beginner swing dance lesson with price of admission; begins at 7 PM, bands begin at 8 PM.
Door Prizes, Raffle, Silent Auction, Performances and even a few surprises!
The Carolina Fascinators are gearing up for another performance and fundraising endeavor, this time at the Triangle Swing Dance Society swing dance on March 12 at the Carrboro Century Center, featuring the traditional jazz sounds of the New King Rippers. We will be selling our lovely hair flowers, as well as bottled water, Gatorade, Vitamin Water, and (with vintage flair) Coca Cola in a bottle. Bring some cash so you can stay …fresh with our refreshments, or at least look refreshed with one of our hair flowers!
We will also be auctioning off a lovely 1940′s reproduction jumper and cherries blouse, which was generously donated by Etsy seller Time Machine Vintage. The jumper and blouse will be on display at The Carolina Fascinators table at the dance and we will take bids on the silent auction until 11:00 p.m. If you are the winner, you can leave with a brand new outfit! Details about the garments, sizing, the auction and photographs of the outfit can be found on the Lindy Shopper blog: http://lindyshopper.com/2011/03/07/1940s-reproduction-jumper-and-cherries-blouse-fundraiser-for-the-carolina-fascinators/
Come out, show your support, and see what all the fundraising is going to support!
Pittsboro Mardi Gras Carnival
Historic Chatham Mills
480 Hillsboro Street
Pittsboro, NC
7:00 p.m. to midnight, TCF performance around 8:45 p.m.
The 4th Annual Pittsboro Mardi Gras Carnival is an evening of dancing, merriment and revelry and will feature festive refreshments by Chatham Marketplace, musical entertainment by HOBEX and Raleigh’s jazz noir 7 piece the Atomic Rhythm All Stars, as well as aerial dancers and jugglers, tarot and palm readers, the dancing ladies of W.I.N.G.S, The Carolina Fascinators, and more!
Chifferobe Cabaret at Cuban Revolution
318 Blackwell Street
Durham North Carolina
9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Join us for a supper club-inspired evening of dinner, dancing, performances, and music! From the stages and studios of New York, enjoy the delectable and delightfully dizzying antics of Dandy Wellington, who will be emceeing as well as performing (as long as we are good). George Knott’s Square Trio will keep us dancing through the night!…not to mention Joe Jackson who will be representing Hot Club of Durham as Charleston instructor extraordinaire and soft shoe shuffler. The Carolina Fascinators will make their grande debut! Kristen Minsky of The Minsky Sisters will tap, flap and sing, and Kate Collins of The Cuban Revolution Tropigals will be tumbling and dancing to boot!
