Brent’s Bunch Update 2016-09-01

Happy September Brent's Bunch,

It was great to have a full two squares of Brent's Bunch members at the Circle 8 Ranch (www.circle8ranch.net) last weekend.  Therese & I enjoyed visiting with you all.  Thank you for your support of our weekend there. 

I also want to say another thank you to those of you that helped with the square dance demonstration at the Dania Home in Burnaby on July 17.  Dania Home provided an honorarium for this and since most of the dancers were from Brent's Bunch, I am pleased to donate $50 to the club.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at our first dance of the season on Thursday, September 15, at 7:30pm at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion. 

If you'd like to get warmed up sooner and visit another club, please come out to the Royal Swingers Plus Dance, next Friday, where I will be guest calling.  Details below:

Royal Swingers - Friday, September 9

Edmonds Community Centre, Active Studio Room #176

7433 Edmonds St, Burnaby, BC V3N 1B1, Canada

7:30-8:00 Plus Workshop
8:00-10-00 Plus Dancing with Brent & Rounds with Brian & Darlene Penny

Members $6   Visitors $7

 

See you soon.

Brent

Brent's Bunch Special Events

Hi Gang,

I thought you may like to know the dates for some special events at Brent's Bunch.  Note the Train Dance will be November 10 and the Mystery Dance will be March 30.  

I look forward to seeing a bunch of you at the Circle 8 Ranch this weekend.  Have a safe trip.  See you soon.  

Thanks,

Brent

Session #	Date	Special Event
Fall 1	September 15, 2016
DARK	September 22, 2016
Fall 2	September 29, 2016
Fall 3	October 6, 2016
Fall 4	October 13, 2016
Fall 5	October 20, 2016
Fall 6	October 27, 2016	Halloween Party
Fall 7	November 3, 2016
Fall 8	November 10, 2016	Train Dance
Fall 9	November 17, 2016
Fall 10	November 24, 2016
Fall 11	December 1, 2016
Fall 12	December 8, 2016	Christmas Party
Spring 1	January 12, 2017
Spring 2	January 19, 2017	Robbie Burns Party
DARK	January 26, 2017
Spring 3	February 2, 2017
Spring 4	February 9, 2017	Valentine's Party
Spring 5	February 16, 2017
Spring 6	February 23, 2017
Spring 7	March 2, 2017
DARK	March 9, 2017
Spring 8	March 16, 2017	St. Patrick's Party
Spring 9	March 23, 2017
Spring 10	March 30, 2017	Mystery Dance
DARK	April 6, 2017
Spring 11	April 13, 2017	Easter Party
Spring 12	April 20, 2017
Spring 13	April 27, 2017	Season End (Wrap) Party

Brent’s Bunch Update and 2016 Fall Session

I hope your summer is going well and that you are looking forward to getting back to regular dancing in September.  It was great to visit with several of the Brent's Bunch gang in Penticton and see them proudly sporting their new badges.

Brent's Bunch will be dancing Plus on Thursday nights from 7:30pm up to 10:00pm at the Burnaby Lake Pavilion starting on September 15.  We have 12 nights in the fall of 2016 and 13 nights in the spring of 2017 as shown in the table below. 

The hall is not available September 22 due to a regatta, and Brent is not available for the three dark nights in 2017.

Session #	Thursday Date
Fall 1	September 15, 2016
DARK	September 22, 2016
Fall 2	September 29, 2016
Fall 3	October 6, 2016
Fall 4	October 13, 2016
Fall 5	October 20, 2016
Fall 6	October 27, 2016
Fall 7	November 3, 2016
Fall 8	November 10, 2016
Fall 9	November 17, 2016
Fall 10	November 24, 2016
Fall 11	December 1, 2016
Fall 12	December 8, 2016
Spring 1	January 12, 2017
Spring 2	January 19, 2017
DARK	January 26, 2017
Spring 3	February 2, 2017
Spring 4	February 9, 2017
Spring 5	February 16, 2017
Spring 6	February 23, 2017
Spring 7	March 2, 2017
DARK	March 9, 2017
Spring 8	March 16, 2017
Spring 9	March 23, 2017
Spring 10	March 30, 2017
DARK	April 6, 2017
Spring 11	April 13, 2017
Spring 12	April 20, 2017
Spring 13	April 27, 2017

Best Regards,

Brent

Home Phone: 604-594-8922

Canada Day Dance

Thanks to Jenny, here is a photo of the Canada Day dance at Ridge Meadows Seniors Centre - caller John Corrigan, cuer Cheryl Plume. 15 squares approximately 130 people attended, some from 'over the border'. As always, a fun dance. Thanks, Jenny!

Congratulations John and Narda!

The Finlaysons invited us all over for a barbecue the day following their wedding.  As you will see by the photos, it was a terrific party! Here is a link to the album.

July 10 party photos

Lots coming up - Sunday dancing in Abbotsford, National convention in Regina, Penticton, Cama Beach, Lynden Fair demo, Brent's weekend at Circle 8 Ranch.  We hope to see you there!

Daphne and Chuck

Summer Update

We were notified of the recent passing of Alice Fairbourn, who was a remarkable woman to her death at age 92.  The following is from the FVSRDA In Memoriam page.  Gaylene will provide information on the service when it is known.

It's with great sadness, we inform you of the passing of long time Swinging Singles Square Dance Club member, Alice Fairbourn, in Qualicum Beach. Alice was a strong woman and fought a strong battle with her Cancer. As more information becomes available, you'll be notified.

On a happier note, thanks to Robin Gentry for sending us the following link to photos from the Ice Cream Social. 

Facebook contains only a small subset of the pictures I took. The link below contains all of the pictures minus video which is on Facebook.

2016 Ice Cream Social Pictures

If you were there, you can probably find yourself at least once.  Below is one of Amanda with her well-deserved Driscoll Teen Award.  That and others are part of the photos taken by Robin.  Our boys Brent Mawdsley and Chuck Jordan along with Heather Wallace called a wonderful dance.  Our only complaint was that they wouldn't take bribes to get our table up for ice cream sooner.

Many of us celebrated Brent's 50th birthday and Amanda's graduation at the Mawdsley home on June 30.  Great party!

A group of us enjoyed the Canada Day dance in Maple Ridge last night.

We look forward to seeing you again soon!

Daphne and Chuck

Brent's Bunch Update & Ice Cream Social Sat June 11

Hi Brent's Bunch,

I hope you're enjoying your summer.  I thought you'd like a brief update.  

Brent's Bunch Square Dance Club is officially registered & insured by the ​CSDRS.  Within the next couple of weeks they say they will confirm availability for the requested 13 Thursday nights in the fall (Sept 15 - Dec 8, 2016) and 13 nights in the spring (Jan 12 - April 27, 2017).  

By September the Pavilion will have air conditioning and new exterior paint and the old bleachers are supposed to be removed.

The Ice Cream Social Dance is this Saturday, June 11, at the Bonsor Recreation Center, Burnaby .  

Pre-rounds at 7pm with Heather Wallace, 

MS with Plus Tips 7:30-9:30pm with Brent, Heather & Chuck calling, 

lots of great ice cream sundae's & banana splits after the dance.  

If you haven't already got tickets.  I have a few more available at $15 / person.  Just let me know if you want them held at the door for you.

We have over 16 squares sold already, including 5 squares coming from the USA, plus the FVSRDA Driscoll Award will be presented to teen dancers that have made significant contributions to square dancing and their community.  It's gonna to be a great night.  I hope to see you there.

Thanks,

Brent