Wednesday, February 15:

Lucky or Unlucky in Love?

A 2-minute Storytelling Contest

Cat’s Corner will help everyone kiss (or kick) Valentine’s Day goodbye for another year with music by Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums, plus our first ever 2-Minute Storytelling Contest!

Up to 6 finalists will have up to 2-minutes to dramatically relate their own stories of Romantic Bliss or Woe, reflecting our theme “Lucky or Unlucky in Love?”

One audience selected winner will receive 4 free admissions to Cat’s Corner for 2 people and 2 free drinks…to help keep up (or turn around) their lucky streak!

Two ways to enter:

1. Pre-submit your written story (you must be able to tell it in 2-minutes or less) to miriam@catscornersf.com. Up to 3 finalists will be selected from this pool.
2. Enter on the spot on Wednesday, February 15. You must be present before the band break at 10:30pm and submit your name. Up to 3 finalist will be randomly chosen from these entries – in keeping with our lucky/unlucky theme

Story Rules/Guidelines:

1. You must tell your story in 2-minutes or less.
2. Stories must be at least loosely related to reality.
3. Stories must be appropriate for a public audience.
4. Please use good judgment about using real persons’ name and/or anonymize your characters.

Other than that, unleash your creativity and imagination. Stories may be serious, dramatic, humorous, wistful…or however you interpret the theme!

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January’s end-of-the-month Dress-to-Impress theme is “A Blast From the Past!” Wear your favorite retro dance attire (anything pre-2000 qualifies) for a chance to win free drinks and a month of free Cat’s Corner Dance Party admission!

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We still have a few open spots (1 leader and 3 follower spots) in our 4-week Beginning Lindy Hop class (7-8pm) that starts tonight, January 4th. Arrive by 6:45pm to check-in if you would like to join our class!

Cost: $20 to drop-in just for tonight. $65 if you want the month of classes.

Both class costs also include our 9pm Drop-in Swing Lesson and Dance Party admission for the weeks you attend!

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Due to the holidays, we’ve extended the $10 early registration discount on Lindy Hop classes through Tuesday, 1/3. Sign up by midnight to get the best deal on our monthly classes:

• 7-8pm Beginning Lindy Hop ($55 early / $65 full price / 20 spots)
  Topics: 8-count swing outs, lindy circle, pecking promenade, tuck turns from closed 
• 8-9pm Intermediate Lindy Hop ($60 early / $75 full price / 18 spots)
  Topics: kick ball change footwork, outside turns, tandem charleston, curl & points, barrel rolls & quick stop 

Miriam and I are excited to see you in class soon!

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Cat’s Corner is holding it’s official winter holiday party this Wednesday, December 21. Here are the details!

Required:

• Dress-to-Impress in Red, White & Green
  (two best-dressed will win free Cat’s Corner admission for a month!)
• Enjoy yourself with good friends and great music by Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines!

Optional, but Highly Recommended:

• 2nd Annual Holiday Cookie Bake-off : bake and decorate at least one dozen (12) cookies to share with the judges and party guests.
  Macy Blackman & the Mighty Fines will select a winner to receive One Full Year of Cat’s Corner Dance Party Admission (a $520 value!)
• Holiday Gift Exchange: bring a gift, get a gift!  Santa Clause will be stopping by to help distribute gifts, which should be wrapped and valued $5 or less.

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On Wednesday, December 7, please help us spread the holiday joy to children in need by bringing an unwrapped toy to donate to the SF Firefighter’s Toy Program. Those who donate will receive a raffle ticket and be automatically entered in a drawing for an iTunes gift card, contributed by Rebecca Shannon.

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Can’t make our Wednesday dance classes at Cat’s Corner? No problem!

Cat’s Corner instructors Nathan & Miriam are starting up new Monday night classes in the Mission District:

Beginning Lindy Hop with Nathan & Miriam
Mondays, November 7 – 28 (4-weeks)
7-8pm + 30-minute practice session after class

Cost: $50 early/$60 full price. $15 weekly drop-in.

Location:
SF Women’s Building
3543 18th Street near Valencia

• Classes will take place in the huge auditorium…so there’s plenty of room to stretch out and swing out!
• We’ll teach different beginning material on Mondays and Wednesdays, so you can double up and learn twice as fast!
• We currently have 7 followers and 5 leaders registered…and expect to need more leaders in class!

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Join us this Saturday night for spooktacular Halloween fun and dancing (Swing & Lindy Hop) in San Francisco!

Saturday, October 29, 7-10:30pm

• Free Lesson with Nathan and Emily at 7:30pm. No partner or experience needed.
• Music DJs NateDiggity & Teal Hammer spin the tunes
• Costume Contest
• Raffle drawing with awesome prizes
• Dance performances

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Join Nathan and your friends from Cats Corner this Thursday evening for a fun, FREE outdoor swing dance party at the Mission Community Market!

Location:

Bartlett & 22nd Street, The Mission, SF, CA

Schedule:

• 6-7:30pm Open Social Dancing with DJ NateDiggity
• 6:30-7pm Beginning Jazz & Swing Lesson – Cats Corner style!

Get your DANCE and VEGGIES ON at this growing weekly farmer’s market!

The Mission Community Market (MCM) is a weekly, outdoor marketplace that celebrates the Mission District’s diversity with fresh foods, local businesses, and youth activities in order to improve family health, youth access to arts, and the safe, fun use of Mission streets.

Spread the word! Bring your friends!

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Featuring Music with the California Honeydrops

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 26, but please don’t wear a costume. With Wednesday falling a full 4 days before it’s actually Halloween, that just wouldn’t make any sense!

Instead, please Dress-to-Impress in Black and Gold for our special Not-Quite Halloween Dance Party!

Why Black & Gold? Well, to us, Gold is the color of Honey…and the California Honeydrops will be performing for us that night!

We also have 3 contests in store, with one winner for each contest receiving a free drink at the bar as well as a month of free Cat’s Corner Dance Party Admission. Here’s what’s in store:

• Black & Gold Dress-to-Impress Night & Contest
• Annual Carved Pumpkin Contest (please carve it at home!)
• 1st Ever Pumpkin Pie Bake-off (judge by the Honeydrops, and guests enjoy the leftovers)
• Special Performances

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