We are now on May, Take III, and I have nothing original to say about it except that I am really looking forward to autumn.  I'll make a short trip to Boston for DJing and library research, then back at home again for research and writing and all the mundane life stuff.

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For the first time in four years we have a non-gig calendar!  Previous July plans have been postponed, so I will be hibernating quietly at home this month, getting things prepared for later in the year (autumn will be lively!) and taking care of non-dance business.

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June feels a bit like May, Take II: a quick trip to Boston early in the month to DJ and do a bit of library research, then holing up at home for research and writing…and yardwork and home renovations and all those little things I do when I'm not working.

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Tra la…it's May!  Waltz workshops and DJing a waltz afternoon in Boston early in the month, then I'll be taking a break from travel for some needed time at home for research and writing!

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As April begins I'll still be on my March Chicago trip, now extended to Wisconsin.  Then after a couple of weeks at home, I'll be on the road again to the amazing New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) and a Civil War ball in Pennsylvania, with a bit of DJing tucked in between.  I'm looking forward to a fabulous and eclectic month!

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March for me will come in like the proverbial lion as I wrap up my little European tour with a weekend of workshops in Munich and go out, err, still like the lion with a trip to Chicago for research and an evening of country dancing (loosely defined).  In between, I'll be in Boston for DJing (and more research).  Updated: the DJing and Boston trip are canceled, conveniently replaced by a class at a local university!  Whee!

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February starts gently for me with an online lecture that is a sort of sequel to one I did in Moscow eight (!!) years ago and one of my regular trips to Boston to DJ before I head off to Europe at the end of the month for a teaching trip to Belgium and Germany that will also take me briefly through Dublin and Amsterdam for research, art, and reunions.

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Happy new year!  I wasn't planning to travel for anything but library research this month while I wait out the post-holiday Covid surge and polish a bunch of old and new reconstructions for my European trip in February-March.  But it seems I'm going to Boston to DJ again.  Tomorrow!  Whee!

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Winding down for the year after a busy late autumn with a final trip up to Boston.  Then home for a few weeks to attempt to catch up on writing projects!

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Things are getting lively again!  Online and in-person workshops, two balls, and a DJ gig, plus at least two library visits, and I'm hoping for four…

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