EVEN MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.
PRE-exchange and POST-exchange DANCES!
Don't want to stop the fun???
TUES, AUG 17th at WAID'S: Meschiya Lake from New Orleans will be singing at Burn Blue's weekly Tues BLUES dance from 9pm-1am! At Waid's located at 1212 E. Jefferson St. $8 before 9pm, $10 after 9pm. STUDENT DISCOUNT: $2 off! 18+.
http://www.burnblue.org/events/222
THURS, AUG 12th at THE RUSSIAN CENTER: Glen Cryzter and his Syncopators will be kicking off the exchange at the Russian Center, located at 704 19th Ave E on Capitol Hill. $10.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=1 ... 774&ref=ts
If you need EVEN MORE dancing, check out Seattle's regularly scheduled dances WEDS at the Century Ballroom on Capitol Hill and MONDAY at Sonny Newman's Dance Hall in Greenwood (201 N 85th St)!
On TUES before Waid's check out THE NEW ORLEANS creole restaurant in Pioneer Square (114 1st Ave So.) for FREE live music featuring one of Seattle's favorite local trad bands Holotradband!
http://www.holotradband.com/home.htm Yes, in Seattle, it is possible to dance every single night of the week!!
2.
HAPPY HOUR at the BACKROOM BAR on Saturday night!
Announcing HAPPY HOUR for the 21+ crowd on Saturday night. Come join us from 8:30pm-9:30pm in the BACKROOM BAR at Washington Dance Club and enjoy $2 off all drinks! CASH ONLY.
3.
BAND CHANGE....
Unfortunately Casey MacGill will not be able to join the fun this year. But don’t fear, JOHN REYNOLDS AND HIS HOTEL LAGUNA ORCHESTRA featuring Paul Woltz, Evan Arntzen, Robin Cady and Michael Faltesek will be swingin’ the dance floor at the Saturday evening dance!
4.
ANNOUNCING THE DJ LINE-UP!
We have some of the best swing and blues DJs to keep the dancing going during the band breaks, afternoon dances, and late into the night! Our swing DJs are: Travis, Michael "Falty", Joel, Freddie, Kelly, Brenda, Dan, Lucy and Mark!! Our blues DJs are: Emily, Martin, Topher, Carolyn, Solomon, Chris, Jeremy and Karissa. And we have to give a shout out to our KARAOKE MC Brien Brown!
5.
RAFFLE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED SATURDAY
Thank you to all that participated in the registration rush and registered by 11:59pm on Fri, Aug 6th. The drawing for a FREE PASS to SEALX 2011 will happen at the SATURDAY night dance!! If you haven't registered yet, do so before registration closes!!
http://sealx.dancecamps.org/booking.php
6.
T-SHIRTS HAVE ARRIVED
We pride ourselves on comfortable, well-fitting shirts with a design you'll actually wear - and not just to bed or the gym. Our graphic designer STEVE STRAUSS has really out-done himself this time! We love the color and design of this shirt. And ladies, as always, our American Apparel shirts feature a comfortable neck-line. This year we're going with a tried-and-true scoop neck! If you haven't pre-ordered your shirt yet, they will be for sale for $15. Sizes do run out so get yours early!!
7.
BAND CAMP JAM looks like it's going to be AWESOME
We're so excited to see so many aspiring musicians joining us for the first ever BAND CAMP JAM on SATURDAY AFTERNOON. If you are thinking about bringing an instrument, send us an email at
seattlelindyexchange@yahoo.com to get more information. ALL LEVELS are welcome, as long as you have your own instrument and enough experience to be comfortable jamming with a group. This is going to be so much fun!!
8.
HOSTING
Hosting arrangements will be sent out this week. We're pretty maxed out on housing at this point but if something has come up for you and you need a place to stay CONTACT US as soon as possible and we'll try to ask around for you.
seattlelindyexchange@yahoo.com
9.
SINGLE DANCE PASSES
There will be a limited number of single dance passes at-the-door at all of the evening dances and late nights. Save yourself some cash for the BACKROOM BAR and pre-register for the whole weekend, but if work or life have other plans for you, come join us for an evening or two! (Door prices are listed on the FAQ page of the website here: [url]
http://www.seattlelindyexchange.org/fa