SFMS Events

The 2009-2010 World Music & Dance Series presents...

Cajun Cabaret
with the Bayou Bandits

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Cajun Dance Workshop 3:30-5 pm
Cabaret 6:30-8:30 pm
at Yorktowne Hotel

the Bayou Bandits

Above, left to right: Brian Harter (drums), Chuck Topolnicki (cajun accordion), Mike Morrison (lead guitar), Dan Klinger (fiddle), & Randy Lee Harter (bass guitar).

Below: Michael Hart & Sharon Schiliro

Michael Hart & Sharon Schiliro

With support from Shipley Energy and York's Downtown Inc.

Performer hospitality provided by our host venue, The Yorktowne Hotel.

"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" Susquehanna Folk is pleased to sponsor a Cajun Cabaret with one of our favorite local Cajun bands. The event features an afternoon intro-level dance class followed by a dinner break, and a cabaret-style dance party in the evening. The hotel plans to open its bar for the event.

Enjoy live music by the Bayou Bandits, active on the Harrisburg scene since 1994. SFMS members will remember the Bayou Bandits as the featured band at our 2006 Special Event. They also played for our Cajun dance last spring.

Our dance masters are Michael Hart and Sharon Schiliro of Washington, D.C. Working together as "Dancing by the Bayou", this dynamic duo has been a major force on the Cajun/Zydeco scene for almost 20 years. They have taught at "Buffalo Jambalaya" and other Cajun weekends in the past. They were a big hit last year in Harrisburg, and we're pleased to bring them to York.

Details below:
Cajun Dance Workshop
Concert

Continental Ballroom, Yorktowne Hotel

48 East Market Street, York Directions

Cajun Dance Workshop 3:30-5pm

Designed for beginning dancers with little or no background in Cajun dancing. Mike and Sharon will present basic Cajun dance steps to get everyone into the swing of things.

Workshop Ticket Info:

Dinner is on your own... check out the special "Sunset Supper" menu at the OffCenter Grill, located downstairs in the hotel.

Cabaret 6:30-8:30pm

Try out your new steps to the hot music of the Bayou Bandits. Mike and Sharon will assist dancers throughout the evening, and do a mini-performance to demonstrate some of the more difficult steps.

Cabaret Ticket Info:

  • $15 General Admission

  • $12 SFMS Members

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  • $10 Students

    — ages 3 to 22
  • Admission is at the door. No advance registration required.
  • For more information, call Bart at 717-234-3844
    or email bart.carpenter (at) sfmsfolk.org

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The Susquehanna Folk Music Society (SFMS) is supported by our members and many generous organizations, including the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.