Cabot Contra Dance to Celebrate Birthday of Albert Einstein

Cabot, VT. – The Cabot Old Time Family Contra and Square Dance will host a dance, Saturday, March 14, 2020, 7:30 pm at the Willey Building in downtown Cabot celebrating the birthday of Albert Einstein. The caller for the evening will be Luke Donforth with live music provided by David Carpenter, Franklin Heyburn and the Hull's Union Victory String Band with April Werner on piano.

Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He developed the theory of relativity with the famous equation E = mc2. Einstein once said, "You can not have dance without physics." The dances are taught and are easily learned by young and old. The contra and square dances are traditional Vermont and New England social dances that have been danced for many generations in the town halls, barns and kitchens around Vermont.

The music is provided by piano and an assortment of fiddles, mandolins, guitars and the occasional surprise instrument. Musicians are always invited to sit in and join with the fun of playing traditional dance tunes.

The Cabot Old Time Family Contra and Square Dance is held on the second Saturday of the month September to May. The dance series is sponsored by the Cabot Library and Cabot Arts.

Anyone and everyone are invited to attend. There is a small donation requested to defray costs. For more information contact David Carpenter 802-426-3225 or email samlyman@fairpoint.net.