“bare paws” is a dance collective in Anchorage, Alaska. We meet weekly to practice contact improvisation and other related forms of movement. We play with and without structures, jam, work on skills, or simply give our weights to the great hardwood floor.
We meet at the Pioneer Schoolhouse every Thursday 7:30-9pm.
$5-10
7:30-9pm every Thursday
AZ Improv Jam is a volunteer run open-floor movement space. AZ Improv Jam is dedicated to free self expression and invites all adults, children, artists, dancers and performers to connect through movement.
NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Bring Supplies to express yourself-
Hula Hoops, Balls, Poi, Drums, and Sashes!
JOIN THE JAM! By donation $7-$20
Sunday 11-2pm
Workshop 11-12pm
We recommend participants attend the 11-12pm workshop.
5-25 dollars by donation
Every Sunday. Please search us on Facebook: Arizona Improv Jam for schedule changes and workshop leaders.
7850 E. Evans Road #105
Scottsdale, AZ
Our contact improv group meets for scheduled jams at ASU, with occasional workshops led by contact improv teachers from across the country.
Jams are free. Workshop fees vary.
Schedule varies each school semester. Check website.
Every Thursday we have a beautiful studio open from 8:30-11pm at 7th Heaven Yoga in Berkeley. This is a big space, so we’re excited for this contact improv jam to welcome other somatic arts (like acro-yoga, capoeira, tai chi) into the creative soup. The soundscape is varied, with a mix of silence, downtempo/ambient recorded tracks, and tasteful live music.
Also, please to be in touch if you’re interested in leading a pre-jam class/lab, would like to offer some live music, or have any other ideas or suggestions for the time/space.
$5-10 donation
every Thursday night, 8:30-11pm
Mixed levels class with jam time at the end. Drop-ins welcome. No experience necessary. We meet pretty much every week, but you can call ahead to confirm if you like. Come join us!
$13 drop-ins but first class is free. $40 for 4-class card plus $15 annual registration fee.
7:00-9:00 pm Thursdays
Odd Fellows Hall, 212 Spring St (above Rogers Picture Framing), Nevada City, CA
DanceJam is a by-product of the expressive arts movement that began in the early '70s along with the post-modern and contact improvisation dance movements. In San Diego County, our community has been coming together in the dance for over thirty-five years. We meet three times a week – on Friday nights in North Park, and on Sunday mornings and Tuesday nights in Encinitas.
$5-$10.00 for 2-4 hours of studio/floor time.
See our website for more details.
Every Friday night 8pm-12am Eveoke Dance Studio in North Park
Every Sunday Morning 11am-1pm The Performing Arts Workshop
Every Tuesday night 8-11pm The Performing Arts Workshop, Encinitas
The oldest Bay Area Jam, in its new location. Formerly known as 848 Community Space, CounterPULSE is the home of the Tuesday drop-in class series and weekly Jam. Space is wheelchair accessible, easy to reach by public transit (Civic Ctr BART stop and 14/Mission MUNI bus). Website posts each month's class teacher and any holiday closures. Contact
$12 Class, $15 Class & Jam, $5 Jam. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Every Tuesday: Class 6:30-8pm, Jam 8pm-11(ish).
The new improvisation dance jam is off to a great start every Wednesday night on a drop-in basis at Shotwell Studios in SF's Mission district.
The pre-jam class from 7:30-8:30 pm segues smoothly into open dancing until 10:30pm, so if you are new to contact improvisation, this is a great way to build your confidence to get on the floor and stay present to what comes up. Everyone is welcome no matter what experience you have or modalities you are comfortable with. If you are new to the community or a beginner contact dancer, seasoned dancers will be present for you and encourage you to dance with them to deepen your experience and feel included at this fun jam in a beautiful space!
Guest teachers through September 2009 are listed below. Please let us know if you are interested in teaching.
AUG. 5 Amy Helmstetter
AUG. 12 Christine Cali
AUG. 19 Christine Cali
AUG. 26 Rossana Alves
SEP. 2 Amy Helmstetter
SEP. 9 Christine Cali
SEP. 16 Christine Cali
SEP. 23 Karin Cabello-Moriarty
SEP. 30 Karin Cabello-Moriarty
For more information on sponsor Footloose and Shotwell Studios email: ftloose@sbcglobal.net or call 415-920-2223
TELL YOUR FRIENDS: This is a new community event that needs help getting started by word of mouth. And join us if you are a musician, an artist who draws, or an observer. Note: photography is allowed by group consensus.
Cost is pay what you can and the suggested donations are:
Class: $10-15
Jam: $5-10
Both: $12-20
Pre-jam class from 7:30-8:30 pm
Open dancing from 8:30-10:30 pm
The LA contact jam is every Sunday evening in Santa Monica. We have a short opening circle around 6:30pm and a closing circle at 9:00pm, but you may arrive and leave at any time.
Once a month, we have a "Be or Bring a Beginner Jam," where the first hour is a contact class open to all levels. However, you are welcome to come and start jamming right away if you prefer.
$7 or what you can pay. 2nd time is free!
6:30pm-9:00pm every Sunday (even holidays!)
open to all levels. live music on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th tuesdays. no music 2nd & 4th tuesdays.
$5-10 sliding scale
tuesdays: class 7:30-8:15, jam 8:15-10
Twice Monthly improvisational dance sessions. See website for schedule updates and location.
$13
1st & 3rd Mondays. 7-9pm
The Boulder Contact Lab is a place for ongoing personal exploration and deepening through the form of Contact Improvisation.
Every Sunday
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
$4 – $7
Pearl Street Studio
2126 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO 80302
(Behind Snarf's)
WEBSITE: http://sites.google.com/site/bouldercilab/
CONTACT: http://sites.google.com/site/bouldercilab/contact
$4 – $7 (Sliding Scale)
Every Sunday, 10:00 – 12:00pm
Opening and Closing Circle
Level 1 Thursdays 6-7:30 @ Boulder Circus Center with Alicia Grayson
Level 2 Tuesdays 6-7:30 @ Boulder Circus Center with Alicia Grayson
Level 3 Thursdays 7:45-9:15 @ Studio Be with Joe Stoller
$117 early registration for 9 week session
$126 regular registration for 9 week session
$17 drop-in
Winter session: January 12 – March 18 (no classes Feb 23 & 25)
Spring session begins March 30
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH 8 -10:30pm
at Studio Be Yoga & Movement Arts
8:15 brief opening circle (space opens at 8pm) followed by an optional group score/focus for the beginning of the jam. 10:15 closing circle and sharing/harvesting of experiences
. This is an open JAM, so structures are only suggestions-you can always dance howya want, and it’s fine to arrive after the opening circle. We support “droping in” – letting go of chatty mind and distracted body-creating a mindful-mind and expressive container for focused dancing and full-bodied fun.
See www.bouldercontactimprov.com for a listing of all Contact Improvisation events in Boulder.
$5-10 sliding scale
FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
2011 Moab workshop and Jam (15th annual)
An amazing dance experience-creativity, community, focused dancing, spectacular nature…
Website has all the details. www.moabjam.com
Workshop approx $310-345
Jam approx $210-245
Advanced CI workshop with Chris Aiken & Angie Hauser May 21-25, 2011
Moab Jam May 26-30, 2011
A friendly and intent weekly jam in the lovely parish hall of St. James Church on Capitol Hill, 3/4 mile from Union Station and Eastern Market.
(Note that the Thusday evening Takoma Park jam is no longer happening, as of June 10, 2009.)
$5 to $10 donation
Sundays 2:00 to 5:00 PM
On the first Sunday of each month we have an orienting structure, almost always (since Dec 2003) an Underscore. Prompt 2:00 arrival important on underscore days.
Monday Night Community Jam / Workshop
Excello, 8700B SW 129th Terrace
Miami, FL.
33176
Every first Monday of the month
with rotating facilitators
7-9 PM
$10.
Come join the ongoing improvisational dance community
Open to all abilities!
305-298-5879 karen for more info
Map at: www.karenpetersondancers.org
Karen Peterson
Artistic Director,
Karen Peterson & Dancers
305-298-5879
www.karenpetersondancers.org
Karen Peterson Corash at
facebook.com
$10.00
Every first Monday of the month
Assorted jams and classes from early January through late May at Peter Dunn’s Siesta Key house and at Rising Tide International center. Sometimes also from October through December. You can visit contactimprovfl.org to get on our email list or to get more information. It's hard to keep the times up to date on the site, though, since they change, so don't go by times on the site – be sure to email or call the number below to check.
Normally $7 for a jam, $20 for an individual lesson at Peter's, or $30-$40 if Peter drives to meet you.
Email or call for the schedule as the times change.
Please check out our website: http://www.chicagocontactimprov.com/
for all info about Contact Improv Jams & Classes in Chicago.
(For info on CI events in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, please visit the website http://www.glacierdancer.com)
Feel free to e-mail/call me to confirm what's happening during the time you'll be visiting. Happy Dancing!
2 hours of unstructured jam time. There is an opening and closing circle at every contact improv jam. Newcomers always welcome, there is plenty of help if you need it. Come move with us!!
$8
the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month from 10-12
Regrettably, the Thursday evening jam is no longer happening
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Cancelled
Dancing weekly from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sometimes the event is a jam, with a led warm-up, sometimes it's a more structured class… This is a year-round event (with a/c in the summer!) held at the Arlington Center. Check out their website for directions and weather cancellations.
The fee is split between the Arlington Center ($8 at the door, less if you buy a multi-session discount) and an additional donation to the facilitator/teacher (we recommend $5 to $8).
Check the Contact Improv Boston website for details and schedule changes.
The Boston area's longest-running jam, open to all dancers.
We generally have an opening circle and led warm-up, with occasional structures a a monthly focus jam. Come dance and play; be a part of our community! The current team of facilitators includes: Gene Broadway, Neige Christenson, Patrick Crowley, Martin Keogh and Dey Summer.
$8-12, sliding scale.
8 – 10 p.m. weekly. On the first Tuesday of the month, we start a one-hour class at 7:30, then go directly into open dancing at 8:30 without another warmup. Great intro for beginners!
Artistry, play, exploration, and community mingle in this jam environment.
At times there are led warm-ups, improvisational structures, and/or "Focus Jams"
Facilitated by Martin Keogh, Patrick Crowley, Dey Summer, Gene Broadway, & Max Gautier
$8 – $12 (sliding scale)
8-10 pm Tuesdays
Ongoing class to explore falling, releasing, centering, redirecting engergy and flying. Working with the foundation of Feldenkrais movement and creating a duet form called Martial IMprovisation.
$17 a class
Thursdays 12:30-1:45PM
Nia for Life
West Concord, MA
We develop skills in contact improvisation while finding the freedom in the form. Support, alignment, leading/following, upside down work, lightness, moving without manipulation, vision exploration, sound, solo, duet, trios, and different improvisational scores are some of our investigations. We span the subtle and the large. The objectives are learning through the movement, letting the body live in its natural state, and of course, fun!
Please email or call with any questions.
$85 6-week series
$50 4 hour Workshops
Thursday nights in Boston & Northampton area
Weekend Workshops
We meet weekly to jam, improvise, and socialize, with a monthly beginner class on the first Sunday of every month.
$5-$10 sliding scale
1-3 PM every Sunday
Classes taught by HIJACK (Arwen Wilder & Kristin Van Loon) at Zenon Dance Company & School.
$13 per class, discount for multiple classes.
Wednesday mornings 9:30-11:30
Come fly, ride, trip, laugh, rest, watch, swing, sway, swig water, and sweat. The emphasis is on community and the joyful connections we share through dancing. All ages, abilities, and experiences are welcome to participate.
Cost: $3-5 donation to help cover space rental. Any proceeds will be donated to local organizations.
Every Sunday 5:00-7:00pm
The Missoula Contact Improv Jam is a weekly open space for dancers of all skills and abilities. The jam will open with an opportunity to meet each other and to state intentions for the evening. The Missoula CI Jam is an opportunity to learn the form of contact improv through basic exercises and practice. Individuals will also have the opportunity to find stillness, listen to the body, play, improvise solos and move the body in a safe environment. People are expected to take care of their bodies and dance within their limits. The jam will close with a final circle for sharing and input.
$5
At The Barn Movement Studio
Tuesdays @ 6:30pm
Drag In Friday Evening—-Bounce Out Friday Night!
DANCE IMPROV, LIVE! since 1985
Live music and refreshments
All Saints Church, Princeton NJ
For information: www.danceimprov.com or 609-924-3767
For directions: http://www.allsaint.org/directions.html
Dance Improv, Live evening has a beginning, middle, and end. Generally, the opening gives meaning to the rest, so please come early to enjoy it the best.
$15 / $10 for first timers or if you bring someone new
Friday nights from 8 to 10 PM. (Usually 2nd Friday of the month, but sometimes variation, so check schedule at www.danceimprov.com)
The remaining DI schedule for 2009 is:
November 20
December 11
It's an open jam.
$4-5 donation
Wednesdays 8-9:30 P.M.
An open jam for all different contact improvisation experience and movement experience. For now there will be a “class” for the first 30 minutes or so.
If you are in the area and would like to teach please contact us.
Free
1st and 3rd Sunday from 5p.m.-8p.m. every month feel free to call or text and verify the jam is happening.
Monthly Jam held in Ithaca, NY at the Ahimsa Yoga Center, located at 215 North Cayuga Street in the Dewitt Mall, directly opposite the entrance to Moosewood Restaurant. Beginners are always welcome, bring a friend! Occasional classes and workshops are also offered.
Small donation requested for space rental, $3-5 suggested
Third Sunday of the month from 3 – 4:30 PM
We hold a monthly JAM at the Ahimsa Yoga Studio on the third Sunday of the month from 1-3 PM. This coincides
with an event called Dance Church and there is a mix of people attending who are into free movement and contact. All abilities welcome, beginners too.
Donation for space rental, suggested $3-5.
Third Sunday of the month from 1-3 PM
A monthly event for sketch artists to draw dancers as models-in-motion and for dancers to improvise with one another, while being inspired to move by the art in the making! This is a unique opportunity to explore the combination of visual, motion-based and audio arts. As host, Green Space hopes to provide a relaxed environment for spontaneous, free expression and improvisation between the different forms while encouraging synergy amongst artists. These sessions are open to artists, dancers, musicians and viewers alike.
*Artists should bring simple materials x non-messsy, accoustic, etc.
$5
2010- 2011 Schedule
Fridays
8:00-11:00 pm
2010
October 1
November 19
December 17
January 21
2011
February 18
March 11
April 22
May 20
June 17
Movement Research at Eden's Expressway
These weekly classes are open to people of all levels of movement experience, and are informed by the individual teaching artists. Teaching artists change every month so see www.movementresearch.org for details.
Classes are $13 each; $120 for a ten class card (good for four months); and $60 for a five class card (good for two months). Payment by cash or check. Enrollment begins 30 minutes before class.
Sundays 6:15 to 8:30pm
This class will introduce students to understanding one’s own body and others through touch. We will focus on listening to other bodies and to softening the edges of our own body. We will explore the movements which are fundamental to our development, such as crawling, rolling, pushing, and pulling, to connect to the earth and to feel our center. We will also find ways to let go of self-control by leaning and sharing weight with others. We practice lots of contact in the lower level first and gradually building up to the higher level so that we feel more comfortable exploring and challenging. We will empower ourselves to go beyond the norm, to free ourselves from gravity, to learn to depart from the vertical position, to be upside down and to fly.
Teacher Bio
Kayoko Nakajima is Japanese, dancer, performing artist, musician and cat lover. She is a Laban Certified Movement Analyst, an ACE certified personal trainer, a certified Pilates instructor, and holds a BA in Dance from the University of North Texas. Her investigation of dance/movement started from many dance style: jazz, modern, ballet, flamenco, tap, Japanese dance in Japan and in the U.S.. After moving to New York City in 1996, she attended Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies and become CMA ( Certified Movement Analyst ). At that time, she studied Contact Improvisation, Aikido, gymnastic, Body-Mind Centering, and releasing technique to expand her knowledge and understanding of movements which mind and body are strongly connected. Kayoko has studied and practiced improvisational dance and Contact Improvisation for over thirteen years with numerous teachers including K.J. Horms, Jeff Bliss,Ray Chung, Kirsti Simson. She has been practicing Contact Improvisation regularly attending jams in downtown, New York City. She performed in Tokyo, Texas, Oklahoma, New York, and Connecticut. Currently, she performs with Stochastic Ensemble and in duet projects with Fabrice Covelli.
$18/class, student/senior $16/class
Fridays 12pm – 2pm
The Open Movement Jam consistently draws 40 to 50 contact and non-contact movement improvisers and dance-friendly musicians, meeting absolutely all Monday evenings at the Childrens Aid Society in the center of Greenwich Village, NYC. We are open to all sorts of movers — including those who may be trained in or trying out various dance forms, contact improv, theater, martial arts, yoga and other styles — and welcome participants with all sorts of physical capabilities. We continue to mix many out-of-town visitors and other newcomers with semi-regulars and regular participants, meeting in this enormous, beautiful space.
The jam and its predecessors have 40 years of continuous participation:
- Carrier Pigeon events of the 1960s (conceived by Kenneth King, still the most accomplished and supportive improviser around) Robert Wilson School of Byrds of the 1970s (from which more than a dozen of the collaborators still participate, including the great Christopher K.)
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- Open Movement at PS 122 from the 1970s-90s (founded by Charles Dennis, who regularly contributes his creative energy and ideas) and The Jam at Judson Church 1999-2001 (founded by Bill Jacobson, who brought the jam to the center of the Village and participates whenever in town.)
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Thank you to all who bring the wonderful energy that makes this event.
Zero ($0) admission for 2007-2009 and we hope to keep it free into future years as well.
8:15 till 11:15 PM, absolutely every Monday night including all Monday holidays (such as Christmas Eve 2007 and Christmas Day 2006.) The last Monday we missed was in 2002.
Weekly Contact Improvisation Jam from 1:30-4:30. Come anytime. Eden's Expressway, 537 Broadway (Between Prince & Spring) 4th floor, $5. All levels welcome.
$5
Saturdays, 1:30 to 4:30
There are usually one or two jams a month in Rochester, some at the Physikos Movement Studio, and some on the University of Rochester campus. All are welcome to attend!
$5
Please check the website for the current schedule
is on hiatus at this time, but if you would like to call me, I might be able to gather a group of people for dancing while you are in town. Let me know: 1 518 833 1340. Sue
Free
On demand
Weekly contact improv jam, saturday afternoons in downtown Asheville, NC.
$5
Saturday afternoons, usually 4p-6p. Email to confirm.
A weekly jam, mostly without music, occasionally with, held at the 9th Street Dance Studio near Duke East Campus.
$5
Sundays, 1:30 to 3 pm.
City Arts, the Informall Theater Company and ShapeShifters are teaming up to host monthly Contact Improv Jams around the first Saturday of every month from 1:00 pm to 3pm.The first half is a warm-up/contact skills class followed by a traditional jam. Jams will take place at the City Arts Dance Studio 305 in the Cultural Building at 200 N Davie St, downtown Greensboro. Please Call336-373-2974 or E-mail ShapeShifters at shapeshiftersgso@gmail.com These Jams are Free and open to the public no matter what your skill level or experience. Donations will be accepted to help bring in guest teachers.
FREE!
Sept 5th
Oct 10th
Nov 7th
Dec 5th
Jan 9th
Feb 10th
Mar 6th
April 3rd
May 8th
In Warner Main Space on the Oberlin College Campus. This is the room where Magnesium happened with Steve Paxton in 1972. Some call it the birthplace of Contact Improv.
Free!
4:30-6:00 Sundays
An evening of contact improv, play, relaxation and community. We come together to explore the worlds of touch, deep listening, intuitive expression and conscious connection. The studio is ours for the entire evening. We dance as long as we like and go home in sweet exhaustion.
$15 pre-registration required
Third Fridays
8pm til late
1st Saturday Womens Dance Jam at Euphoria Studios, 7-9 PM, 1st Saturday of every month. Join with other fabulous women for a 2-hour ecstatic/contact/freeform dance party on the lovely wooden floor at Euphoria. Experience the freedom of moving with other women in a supportive, open and peaceful space. Admission $8-10 sliding fee scale. Euphoria Studios is located at 1235 SE Division. More info at www.womensdancejam.com
Sliding fee $8-10
First Saturday of every month 7-9PM
An open, co-created jam space for contact improvising. Live music always welcome! Instruction available on request.
$10 suggested (trades accepted)
4-7pm every Saturday
All are welcome to this weekly jam that’s been running for over 8 years. We have fantastic live music on the 1st and 3rd tuesdays and ambient play-sets on the other nights. Instruction available for beginners.
$5-$10 donation
Every Tuesday night from 8pm til 10pm
Sundays 12:30-2:30pm @ Studio 34
All levels welcome!
Chris Aiken ~ Myra Bazell ~ Adams Berzins ~ Nicole Bindler ~ Nichole Canuso ~ Angie Hauser ~ Curt Haworth ~ Greg Holt ~ Sara Narva ~ Marion Ramirez ~ Merian Soto ~ Leah Stein ~ Jung Woong + more teachers tba.
$10/class
Ongoing, drop-in EVERY SUNDAY, 12:30 – 2:30pm
{beginning August 15th, 2010}
Rhode Island's only contact jam…we are a small jam but we have a good time. Our usual format is a led warm up followed by open dancing followed by, sometimes, a round robin or other similar structure to end the evening.
Come join us for some fun dancing. Open to all experience levels.
Free!
Usually first and third Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:30pm, however, our dance space is in a Hillel (Jewish center) associated with Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design so between working around Jewish holidays and coordinating with the academic calendar, our schedule can be a little unpredictable so you are encouraged to check before traveling to the jam.
GIDDY-UP!!! – Fundamentals of Contact Improvisation Class + Lab
Hosted by Lauren Tietz, Brandon Gonzalez, and Special Guest Artists
Logistics
Date: every Tuesday
Time: CLASS 7:45-8:45 + LAB 8:45-10:00pm
Location: Clearspring Studio 605 Copeland 78704
Left off of Copeland into gravel parking lot, studio on right.
Contact: brandonor@gmail.com, laurentietz@gmail.com
Cost: CLASS $10 + LAB $5 = $15 or
8 Complete Sessions for $105
Tuesdays 7:45-10:00pm
All level class using imagery and Feldenkrais
$10, discount punch pass available
Mondays 6-7:30 PM
Public welcome. Meet once a week for an hour and a half. Located at the University of Utah. We have (thankfully) been allowed to use studio space at no cost because the facilitators are students.
Free!
Thursday evenings. 6:30-8:00 PM
Weekly Contact Jam, sometimes more often. Warm-up and or skill building exercises offered depending on the desire of the group.
$2 or $3(to contribute $1 to scholarship fund)
Tuesdays 7:15pm to 9:15pm
We dance weekly at the VCU Dance Center.
First-time visitors are free. Otherwise, $5. Students attend for $3.
We meet the first and third Saturday of each month and the second and fourth Friday.
Friday jams are at 8pm. Saturday jams are at 10:30am.
The first half of the session will include scores and exercises geared towards creating an atmosphere of inclusive play and relaxed, enlivened presence. We’ll learn how to maintain safety while exploring space with our bodies, touching on contact improvisation and perceptual composition skills like weight-pouring, mindfulness, and clear communication. The remainder will be an open jam for participants to express, connect, and celebrate!
$2-$12 (No one turned away for lack of funds)
Mondays: 8/9, 8/16, & 8/23. 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
every Friday from 8:30 to 10:30pm
To join an announcement-only list for the Friday jam:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fridaycontactjamseattle/join or send an
email to: fridaycontactjamseattle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
$2-$5 sliding scale
every Friday from 8:30 to 10:30pm
2 jams per week:
Wednesday – open jam. 7:30-9:30pm. Main Street Yoga, 1882 E. Main St. 53704 $5-7 donation.
Sunday – facilitated jam (opening circle and either led warm up, labbing or class). Suggested that beginners and newcomers start here as a point of entry. 4-6pm. Jewel in the Lotus Yoga, 821 East Johnson St. 53703 $5-7 donation.
$5-7 donation
Wednesday, 7:30-9:30pm
Sunday, 4-6pm