Community Invited to Earth Day Contra Dance

Carleton College will host the third annual Northfield Earth Day Contra Dance on Friday, April 24, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. in the Sayles Hill Great Space. Featuring the music of Contratopia!, the dance free and open to the public. A voluntary donation of $5 per person will be requested at the door in support of environmental initiatives.

All ages are welcome and no prior contra dance experience is necessary to participate. The evening begins with a recommended lesson in contra dance at 7 p.m. Festive, swing-ready attire is encouraged.

The Sayles Hill campus center is located on College Street, just down from the main entrance to Carleton College.  For more information, contact northfieldcontradance@gmail.com.

First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day is intended to inspire awareness of and appreciation for the earth's environment. Earth Day is now observed each year by more than 500 million people and national governments in 175 countries.