Janine Smith & Stomp Rocket…and more!

• Friday 5 May 7-9 pm at The Dancing Fish: Janine Smith and Stomp Rocket
• Saturday 6 May 6-9 pm at The Dancing Fish: Janine Smith and Stomp Rocket
• Sunday 7 May 2-5 pm at Gainesville Women’s Club: Al Rogers Memorial Dance

We rock again to the beat of Stomp Rocket as we weave graceful and elegant patterns extruded from the fertile imagination of Janine Smith. But it doesn’t end there…

Schedule for Janine Smith and Stomp Rocket:

• Friday 7-10 pm
• Saturday 12-3 pm
• Saturday 6-9 pm

The New England trio Stomp Rocket has Glen Loper with fiddler Dave Langford (Latter Day Lizards, Les Z Boys, and Big Bandemonium)  and DADGAD guitarist  Bethany Waickman from Anadama.   They’ve played for contras throughout New England and at dance weekends in Alaska,  Tennessee, Maryland, Kentucky—and at the 2020 The Florida Snowball.

Stomp Rocket is:

• Dave Langford on fiddle;
• Glen Loper on mandolin and banjo; and
• Bethany Waickman on guitar and keyboard.

Sign up for Janine Smith and Stomp Rocket

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Celebration of Life in loving memory of Al Rogers (June 9, 1948 – March 1, 2023)

Al Rogers was a prominent member of several dance communities (English Country, Contra, Scottish, and Irish dance) in Gainesville, FL. He regularly traveled throughout north and central Florida to support other dance communities.

Al was an accomplished and kind dancer, a true gentleman in all respects. It didn’t matter if someone was the newest or most experienced dancer—he danced joyfully with all dancers and he took great pride in helping new dancers learn to dance. Al was the true embodiment of a dance angel.

Please join us for a celebration of Al’s life with a memorial service followed by a dance including some of his favorite dance forms.

Music anchored by Wind That Shakes the Barley

Dances taught and called by:

• JoLaine
• Annette Merritt
• Randy Thorp
• Piper Call
• Vicki Morrison
• Alice Raibourn

Sunday May 7, 2023, 2 pm – 5 pm (Doors open at 1 pm)

Gainesville Women’s Club, 2809 West University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32607

• 1 pm – 2 pm Setup
• 2 pm – 5 pm Al Rogers Memorial Dance
• 5 pm – 6 pm Cleanup

Admission is free and open to the public.

Masks are not required, but Al would have appreciated it if you wore a KN95 mask or equivalent out of concern for vulnerable members of our community.

Al dedicated his life to helping others. In lieu of flowers, we would prefer donations to the Humane Society of North Central Florida, the Friends of Paynes Prairie, your local dance group, or your favorite charitable organization.

With love, Al’s partner Christine, and Al’s siblings Frances Hopson, David & Carlene Rogers, Marvin & Lynn Rogers, and Margaret Rogers

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Please use the main entrance to The Dancing Fish of Lake Santa Fe at 24800 SR-26, Melrose, FL 32666.