3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Sep.20 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Lesson this month: Country Two-step, 7:15pm: Practice the traveling and twists and turns of the dance once referred to as "the poor man's Foxtrot," and which is now an increasingly popular dance that's chock full o' fun. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right! Full bar, great dance floor, everyone welcome! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news along with dance and music videos and other cool content.

The Gator Boy recommends...
Tue-Wed, Sep.24-25 | Hot Club of Cowtown
The fantastic and mesmerizing Hot Club of Cowtown at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, 7:30pm, $30.50. Since its beginnings in the late 1990s, the Hot Club of Cowtown’s star has continued to rise as its reputation for jaw-dropping virtuosity and unforgettable live shows has become the band’s global brand. Lauded for its “down-home melodies and exuberant improvisation” (The Times, London), the Hot Club has always woven a combination of seemingly disparate styles together to its own magical effect, setting up camp “at that crossroads where country meets jazz and chases the blues away” (The Independent), remaining “conscious always that above all else, the music is for dancing and an old-fashioned good time” (New York Times). Reserve your seats and find full details and tix here.

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Sun, Oct.6 | Zydeco Slide Workshop
Northwest Dance Network presents...Zydeco Slide Sunday workshop Cathy Footer & Sean Donovan, Swedish Club (1920 Dexter Ave N), 6-8pm, $20 preregistration/$30 door. Ready for a bonafide challenge? Come tackle this dynamic Zydeco basic variation that encourages a different quality of movement and allows for footwork and moves that just look plain great. We’ll review the Slide Basic and find out how to work it into your everyday Zydeco, then venture into moves and turns you can use for added hotness, as well as working on an alternate slide version. Ambitious, yes! Prerequisite: Solid Intermediate Zydeco Skills. Click for registration and details.

3rd Friday Dance • Live music this month!
Fri, Oct.18 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint with Zydeco Low Down
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $15, this month featuring live music with Zydeco Low Down! No dance lesson this month, but music at the band break with DJ Gator. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB for all the latest updates.

The Gator Boy recommends...
Sun, Oct.27 & Tue, Oct.29 | Davina & the Vagabonds
The much-beloved Davina & the Vagabonds at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, 7:30pm, $32.50. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band draws from the last 100 years of American music, and is converting audiences one show at a time. So much more than just a blues act, DATV's shows are filled with New Orleans charm, Memphis soul swagger, dark theatrical moments that evoke Kurt Weill, and tender gospel passages. Davina's voice and stage presence defy category in a different way. Davina has been compared to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday and Betty Boop, but comparisons don’t suffice. Sowers is a true original. Reserve your seats and find full details and tix here.

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Sun, Nov.10 | Louisianathon
Save the date, details TBA.

3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Nov.15 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Lesson this month: TBA, 7:15pm. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right! Full bar, great dance floor, everyone welcome! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news along with dance and music videos and other cool content.

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3rd Friday Dance
Fri, Dec.20 | Gator Boy's Juke Joint
Gator Boy's Juke Joint (every 3rd Friday!) at the Eagles Mother Aerie (8201 Lake City Way NE), 8-11pm, $10. Lesson this month: TBA, 7:15pm. 3rd Friday dances continue with blues, swing, zydeco, Cajun, Country, waltz, cha cha cha and more with your host, the Gator Boy, spinning tunes from far and wide to pleasure your dancing. Yeah, you right! Full bar, great dance floor, everyone welcome! All ages 'til 10pm. Like our Gator Boy Productions page on FB and get all the latest news along with dance and music videos and other cool content.

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Terrance Simien + Michael Doucet avec Beausoleil
Sat, Apr.18, 2020 | BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet + Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Edmonds Center for the Arts, 7:30-9:30pm, $19-$54. Details & tix here.