PORT TOWNSEND — In a rare North Olympic Peninsula visit, storyteller and dance caller Frederick Park will appear at the Quimper Grange Hall, 1219 Corona St., for two events this weekend.
First comes the Saturday night contra dance, where Park will be the caller and Laurie Andres the accordion player; the event gets going at 7:30 p.m. with admission at $6.
Next, Park will bring his traditional Old World tales to the grange hall for an ice cream social Sunday afternoon.
Admission to the 2:30 p.m. gathering is a suggested $10 donation, while children accompanied by adults will get in free.
Park, who is from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, has been teaching and collecting dances for more than 35 years, even as he’s brought his stories to schools and festivals across the country.
For information about Park’s pair of appearances and other activities at the hall, see quimpergrange.com.
