SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 19, 2007!
On Sunday, August 19, 2007, come celebrate 11 years of free swing dancing in Golden Gate Park with a special 11th anniversary edition of Lindy in the Park.? To celebrate, we’re having a BBQ potluck and extending the music and dancing hours until at least 3:00pm.? We’ll supply the BBQ’s; you supply some food to BBQ, side dishes, drinks, or utensils to share.? Come out and party, dance, see your friends, reunite with old friends, make new friends, eat some delicious food, and have an all-around great time!
WHO:
We’re trying to notify as many Lindy hoppers as we can (old, new, and everyone in between), so please help spread the word to all your friends.
WHY:
Celebrate 11 great years of Lindy in the Park, the longest-running regular lindy hop dance event in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first Lindy in the Park took place on August 18, 1996 with 13 enthusiastic dancers and a boombox. Over the years, Lindy in the Park has grown to average over a hundred fifty dancers each week and has become a San Francisco swing dancing institution.
WHEN:
Sunday, August 19, 2007 11:00am-3:00pm+
SCHEDULE:
Music & Dancing: 11:00am-3:00pm+
Free Beginner Swing Dance Lesson with Hep Jen: 12:30pm-1:00pm
BBQ Potluck: 1:00pm-3:00pm+
WHAT TO BRING:
Food for BBQ’ing, side dishes, salads, desserts, drinks, ice chests with ice, plastic utensils, paper napkins, plates, or cups, etc. to share? (BBQ grills and charcoal will be supplied.).
WHERE:
The regular LitP location: The wide sidewalk area of John F. Kennedy Drive between the 8th Ave. and 10th Ave. park entrances, between the de Young Museum and the north entrance to the Music Concourse.? Yahoo map of LitP’s approximate location.
Hope to see you there!
Ken Watanabe
Lindy in the Park co-founder, organizer, DJ
ken@lindyinthepark.com