SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 2008!
Lindy in the Park is turning 12! On Sunday, August 17, 2008 come celebrate 12 years of free swing dancing in Golden Gate Park with a special 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, share some delicious food, and have an all-around great time!
WHY:
Celebrate 12 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 the point where it regularly attracts 100-200 dancers each week and has become a San Francisco swing dancing institution.
To mark this special occasion, we’ll be selling Lindy in the Park 12th Anniversary t-shirts and sweatshirts, designed by our very own LitP co-founder Chad Kubo. Limited supplies, don’t miss out! $15/shirt, $30/hoodie, cash or check (made payable to “Ken Watanabe”), all proceeds go towards Lindy in the Park.
WHEN:
Sunday, August 17, 2008 11:00am-3:00pm+
SCHEDULE:
Music & Dancing: 11:00am-3:00pm+
Free Beginner Swing Dance Lesson with Hep Jen: 12:00pm-12:30pm
BBQ Potluck: 1:00pm-3:00pm+
Group Photo: ~2:00pm
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 Lindy in the Park location: the south sidewalk area along 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. Please note that the following Yahoo map is only an approximation of LitP’s actual location:
Yahoo! Maps for Lindy in the Park (JFK Dr. location), San Francisco
VOLUNTEERS:
All of the volunteer positions for the Anniversary BBQ Potluck have been filled, thanks to our wonderful volunteer coordinator Trish Richman. If you have volunteered to help at our Anniversary, and you need to contact us for anything related to volunteering, please contact Trish at 415-425-5879 or trish@trishrichman.com. And thank you all in advance for helping out!
Please help spread the word!
Hope to see you there,
Ken Watanabe
Lindy in the Park organizer, co-founder, DJ