Wherever you live the chances are good that Elixir will be playing nearby some day soon. We’d love to see you at a dance or concert, so check back often to keep track of our upcoming shows.
Please Note: We try to make the event details here as accurate as possible, but please check with the event/venue itself to confirm times and locations.
| Jan 12, 20177:30 pm | House ConcertPhoenix, AZ, United States | For details and reservations contact: or (602)791-1238 |
| Jan 13, 2017to Jan 14, 2017 | Phoenix Winter FrolicPhoenix, AZ, United States | with Brian Bender (trombone) |
| Apr 21, 2017to Apr 23, 2017 | Hands Four Spring DanceBerea, KY | with Wendy Graham (calling) and Brian Bender (trombone) |
| Apr 27, 20177:30 pm | Concord Contra Dance74 Walden St Concord MA 01742 United States | |
| Apr 28, 20178:00 pm | Greenfield Experienced Contra Dance401 Chapman St Greenfield MA 01301 | |
| Apr 29, 20178:00 pm | Montpelier Contra DanceCapitol City Grange, Montpelier, VT | |
| Oct 6, 20178:00 pm | Concord Experienced DanceConcord Scout House 74 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, United States | |
| Oct 7, 20178:00 pm | Montpelier Contra DanceCapital City Grange, Montpelier, VT | |
| Jan 26, 2018to Jan 28, 2018 | Florida Snow BallThe Gulfport Casino Ballroom 5500 Shore Blvd S, Gulfport, FL 33707, United States | |
| Apr 6, 2018to Apr 8, 2018 | Epicenter Dance WeekendStrawberry Recreation Center, Mill Valley, CA | With Naomi Morse on Fiddle and Brian Bender on Trombone |
| Apr 13, 2018to Apr 15, 2018 | Call of the Loon Contra Dance WeekendMinneapolis, MN | |
| May 31, 20187:30 pm | Concord Contra DanceConcord Scout House, 74 Walden St Concord MA 01742 | |
| Sep 21, 2018to Sep 22, 2018 | Contrashock 2018Brooklyn Waldorf School 11 Jefferson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 | With Nils Fredland and Will Mentor calling, music by Elixir and Wake Up Robin! Friday 9/21: 7:30 PM Contra Dance Lesson 8-11:00 PM Contra Dance Saturday 9/22: 2:15-5:30 PM Challenging Contras 7:00 PM Contra Dance Lesson 7:30-10:45 PM Contra Dance |
| Sep 23, 20181:00 pm | Contrastock VIIISpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD | Another great Contrastock party! With Elixir, Maivish, Wake Up Robin, Nils Fredland, Will Mentor, and Susan Michaels |
| Nov 2, 2018to Nov 4, 2018 | Foggy Moon Dance WeekendMonterey, CA United States | |
| Jan 18, 2019to Jan 20, 2019 | Contra CarnivaleSan Luis Obispo, CA | with Nils Fredland calling and playing trombone! |
| Jan 25, 20198:00 pm | Greenfield Contra Dance401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MA | |
| Jan 26, 20193:00 pm | Snow BallPeterborough, NH | |
| Jun 9, 20193:30 pm | Waltz Time DancesGlen Echo Park, MD | waltz lesson 2:45-3:30 |
| Jun 21, 2019to Jun 23, 2019 | Summer SoireeWarren Wilson College | with Brian Bender, trombone and Alexander Mitchell, fiddle |
| Aug 9, 2019to Aug 11, 2019 | Balance the Bay | with Brian Bender, trombone and Audrey Knuth, fiddle |
| Aug 30, 2019to Sep 2, 2019 | Mountain MADnessAvalon Ballroom, Boulder, CO | with Nils Fredland & Lisa Greenleaf calling, and Buddy System |
| Oct 11, 2019to Oct 13, 2019 | Harvest MoonCarillo Ballroom, Santa Barbara, CA | with Nils Fredland, calling and trombone |
| Dec 6, 2019to Dec 8, 2019 | Winter WarmupColumbus, OH | with Audrey Knuth, fiddle and Brian Bender, trombone |
| Jan 23, 20207:30 pm | NEFFA ContraConcord Scout House 74 Walden St, Concord, MA 01742, United States | |
| Jan 24, 20208:00 pm | Greenfield Contra Dance401 Chapman St, Greenfield, MA | |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Snow BallPeterborough, NH, United States | |
| Feb 6, 202010:30 pm | Lake City contra danceSeattle Latvian Center | |
| Feb 7, 2020to Feb 9, 2020 | Supersonic Contra Dance WeekendLeif Erikson Hall, Seattle, WA, United States | |
| Apr 3, 2020to Apr 5, 2020 | POSTPONED: Gypsy MeltdownCharlotte, NC, United States | This event has been postponed. Stay tuned for further details... |
| Jun 21, 20202:30 pm | Fathers Day Zoom Concert & Dance | 2:30 PM EDT / 11:30 AM PDT A program of waltzes and other selections– swing, fiddle tunes, and a singing square– for your dancing and listening pleasure. We miss playing together! We miss playing for you! So please join us for this event that is a dance party, a father’s day concert, a quixotic musical undertaking, and a reunion of friends from far and wide. With Anna Patton at the musical engineering helm, we are preparing recorded tracks for each other so that all of us can take turns playing live for you from our homes. We’re taking the opportunity to debut new tunes and songs, as well as playing and singing some old favorites. Join us on Zoom to watch, listen, dance along, and find out what we’ve been up to. Join on Zoom: www.proyl.com/jQ7fk9RX3 Follow the link above, enter the code that appears on the screen, and you will be forwarded to the Zoom link Stream on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/3133037080109542 Elixir will donate 10% of proceeds from this event to the Movement for Black Lives in support of organizing to end racist violence and to invest in Black communities. |
| Nov 7, 20205:00 pm | Concert for Foggy MoonLive on Zoom | Elixir will perform a live online concert in lieu of playing for the Foggy Moon dance weekend. Details here: www.facebook.com/events/261790015189072 |
| Feb 17, 2023to Feb 19, 2023 | Corvallis Contra Dance WeekendCorvallis, OR | |
| Mar 17, 2023to Mar 19, 2023 | Spring Breakdown Dance WeekendJefferson City, MO | |
| Nov 3, 2023to Nov 5, 2023 | Foggy Moon Dance WeekendMonterey, CA United States | |
| Jan 12, 2024to Jan 14, 2024 | Contra CarnivaleSan Luis Obispo, CA | with THE SYNCOPATHS (Aslhey Hoyer, Christa Burch, Ryan McKasson, and Jeff Spero), ELOISE & CO. (Becy Tracy, Rachel Bell, and Bethany Waickman), Cis Hinkle and Susan Petrick |
| Mar 22, 2024to Mar 24, 2024 | Pigtown FlingMercer School, 2600 Bartels Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45244 | with Naomi Morse (fiddle) |
| Apr 19, 2024to Apr 21, 2024 | Dandelion RompOberlin, OH United States | |
| Nov 1, 2024to Nov 3, 2024 | Hey Fever Dance WeekendOttawa, ON | |
| Jan 24, 2025to Jan 26, 2025 | SnowBallGulfport, FL United States |