Brian A. Jarvis!

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Current Events in Brian's Life:

• The DC Lambda Squares square dance club has a full schedule:
  • We're dancing each Thursday at National City Christian Church, 7:30-9:30 PM, Thursdays.
  • We have a community dance coming up on Saturday, June 19, 2010, with caller Howard Richman.
  • Harvest Festival Hoedown XVI is scheduled for November 12-14, 2010.
  • ACDC 2011 is scheduled for February 18-20, 2011.
• The Chesapeake Squares have a hefty schedule too!
  • CS dances ever Tuesday night at the Waxter Center, 1000 Cathedral Street, Baltimore.
  • Pass the Ocean, Hon! is coming up in 2011, in Rehoboth Beach, MD!
• Kent & I are keeping active as square dance callers. We've been calling 3rd or 4th Tuesday club nights for the Chesapeake Squares, among other gigs.
• We're regularly to John Marshall, dancing C2 regularly.
• We're regularly to Ett McAtee, dancing C1 on every other Monday and C2 on every other Thursday.
• We've been having a blast dancing C1 with Doren McBroom in Virginia on Wednesday nights.
• We dance C1 occasionally with Billy Harrison's Galaxy Eights club on some Tuesdays.
• We're planning to attend the 2011 CALLERLAB convention in Las Vegas, April 18-20, 2011.
• We're registered for the 2011 IAGSDC convention, Gone with the Windmill, in Atlanta, GA, July 1-4, 2011.
• We're registered for the 2012 IAGSDC convention, Dance Up a Storm, in Vancouver, BC, June 29-July 2, 2012.

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Events & Travel - 2010

• Chi-Town Shakedown (IAGSDC 2010 convention), Chicago, IL, July 1-5, 2010
• Baltimore Pride, Baltimore, MD, June 19-20, 2010
• DC Pride, Washington, DC, June 12-13, 2010
• Visiting Niagara Falls, NY, for the CALLERLAB convention, March 29-31, 2010
• Visiting Toronto, ON, March 26-28, 2010
• Visiting San Francisco, CA, March 15-22, 2010
• My 43rd Birthday Party, January 31, 2010
• Mid-Atlantic Leather, Washington, DC, January 16, 2010

Events & Travel - 2009

• DC Diamond Circulate Volunteer Appreciation Picnic, Silver Spring, MD, August 15, 2009
• Bull Run Battlefield, Manassas, VA, June 7, 2009
• Independence Squares' fly-in, Wilkes-Barre, PA, February 28-March 2, 2009
• Pass the Ocean, Hon!, Rehoboth Beach, DE, May 1-3, 2009
• Visiting San Francisco, CA, May 16-21, 2009
• Roseland Resort, Proctor, WV, May 23-25, 2009

Events & Travel - 2008

• Harvest Feestival Hoedown XIV, Shepherdstown, WV, November 7-9, 2008
• Roseland Resort, Proctor, WV, August 30-September 1, 2008
• Roseland Resort, Proctor, WV, July 26-27, 2008
• Touch a Quarter Century (IAGSDC 2008 convention), Cleveland, OH, July 3-6, 2008
• Pride Festival, Washington, DC, June 14-15, 2008
• Roseland Resort, Proctor, WV, May 23-26, 2008
• Pass the Ocean, Hon!, Rehoboth Beach, DE, May 2-4, 2008
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, April 19, 2008
• Independence Squares' Grand Swing Thru The Woods, Lake Harmony, PA, March 28-30, 2008
• Los Angeles, CA, March 14-19, 2008
• New York city, NY, February 22-24, 2008
• DC Lambda Squares' ACDC 2008, Washington, DC, February 9-11, 2008

Events & Travel - 2007

• Visiting Charleston, SC, November 22-25, 2007
• Road trip to Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, Ohiopyle, PA, November 17, 2007
• Harper's Ferry Hoedown XIII, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 9-11, 2007
• Puddletown Squares' Gojira!, Seattle, WV, October 25-29, 2007.
• At Roseland Campground, WV, October 19-21, 2007.
• Load the Boat 17: Pirates of the Cuyahoga, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 5-7, 2007
• At Roseland Campground, WV, Sept 14-16, 2007.
• ASGRA Rodeo, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 8, 2007
• At Roseland Campground, WV, Aug 31-Sept 3, 2007.
• Kent, Michael & I had a somewhat unexpected long weekend in Buffalo, NY, August 16-20, 2007.
• DC Lambda Squares went tubing on Antietam Creek near Harper's Ferry, MD, August 11, 2007.
• Red Rocks & Purple Mountains (IAGSDC 2007 convention), Denver, CO, May 25-28, 2007
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", May 4-7, 2007
• Touring the National Park Seminary, Silver Spring, MD, April 29, 2007
• Touring the battlefields of Gettysburg, PA, April 28, 2007
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, April 21, 2007
• Independence Squares' Make Magic In The Woods, Lake Harmony, PA, March 30-April 1, 2007
• DC Lambda Squares' ACDC 2007, Washington, DC, February 16-18, 2007
• My 40th Birthday Party, February 3, 2007
• DC Lambda Squares' 25th Anniversary Banquet, Jan 20, 2007

Events & Travel - 2006

• Visiting Charleston, SC, November 22-24, 2006
• Harper's Ferry Hoedown XII, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 10-12, 2006
• Load the Boat 16: Rub-a-Dub-Dub Three Men in a Tub, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 13-15, 2006
• At Roseland Campground, WV, Sept. 22-24, 2006.
• Lunch cruise on the Potomac River, Washington DC, Sept. 20, 2006.
• Brian, Kent, Michael & Woody tour the Air & Space Museum at Dulles, VA, Sept. 10, 2006.
• Atlantic States Gay Rodeo at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, MD, Sept. 8-10, 2006.
• At the trailer at Roseland Campgrounds, WV, Labour Day weekend, 2006.
• We spent a lovely Saturday in Edgewater, MD, at the Chesapeake Pride Festival, August 26, 2006.
• DC Lambda Squares went tubing on Antietam Creek near Harper's Ferry, MD, July 29, 2006.
• Eric H's 40th Birthday Party, Washington, DC, July 7, 2006
• When You Wish Upon a Thar IAGSDC convention, Anaheim, CA, June 30-July 3, 2006
• Disneyland, Anaheim, CA, June 29, 2006
• Visiting Portland, OR, June 22-25, 2006
• Baltimore Pride Day, June 18, 2006
• Scenes of Toronto, June 15, 2006
• DC Pride Day, June 11, 2006
• Vancouver cruise, May 22, 2006
• Vancouver, BC, May 19-22, 2006
• Unison 2006 Banquet, May 20, 2006
• Seattle, WA, May 17-19, 2006
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", May 4-7, 2006
• Visiting Cleveland, OH, April 28-30, 2006
• Dan & Tracy's wedding shower, Cleveland, OH, April 28, 2006
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, April 23, 2006
• Roseland Campground, WV, April 14-16, 2006
• Independence Squares' Sashay Through the Woods, Lake Harmony, PA, March 31-April 2, 2006
• DC Lambda Squares' ACDC 2006, Washington, DC, February 17-19, 2006
• Visiting Jerry & David in Columbus, OH, Feb. 3-5, 2006
• Phil & Scott's party, Columbus, OH, Feb. 3, 2006
• Roseland Campgrounds' winter reunion, Columbus, OH, Feb. 4, 2006
• Mid-Atlantic Leather, Washington DC, Jan. 15, 2006
• Andy's New Year's Party, Washington DC, Jan. 1, 2006

Events & Travel - 2005

• Harper's Ferry Hoedown XI, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 11-13, 2005
• Load the Boat 15: Noah's Ark, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 6-9, 2005
• Atlantic States Gay Rodeo at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, MD, Sept. 9-11, 2005.
• At the trailer at Roseland Campgrounds, WV, Labour Day weekend, 2005.
• Ice skating in Wheaton, MD, August 6, 2005.
• DC Lambda Squares went tubing on Antietam Creek near Harper's Ferry, MD, July 23, 2005.
• We had a blast at the 2005 IAGSDC convention "Star Thru the Silicon Galaxy" in Santa Clara, CA, hosted by the El Camino Reelers, July 1-5, 2005.
• Two friends and I all finished our degrees at the same time, so we partied at our trailer at Roseland, WV.
• I've graduated! On May 14, I received my Masters of Science degree in Information Technology at the University of Maryland University College, with Kent, my mother and grandmother present.
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", April 29-May 1, 2005
• Independence Squares' Grand Swing Through the Woods, Lake Harmony, PA, April 1-3, 2005
• Roseland Campgrounds' winter reunion, Pittsburgh, PA, Feb. 4-6, 2005

Events & Travel - 2004

• The wedding of Tom & Steve, Provincetown, MA, December 3-5, 2004
• Harper's Ferry Hoedown X, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 12-14, 2004
• Load the Boat 14: Voyage of the Minnow, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 8-10, 2004
• ASGRA Rodeo, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 10-12, 2004
• Roseland Campgrounds and Friends, Proctor, WV, summer of 2004
• GALA Festival VII, Montreal, Quebec, July 17-24, 2004
• Caller School and the IAGSDC annual convention in Phoenix, AZ, June 28-July 5, 2004
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", April 30-May 2, 2004
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, April 25, 2004
• Denis Reidy's Bon Voyage Party, Washington, DC, April 23, 2004
• Independence Squares' Slidin' in the Woods, March 23-25, 2004
• Ron & Troy come to Visit!, March 19-21, 2004
• We go to see Miss Gulch Returns!, Cleveland, OH, March 11-14, 2004
• Visiting New York City, February 27-29, 2004
• DC Lambda Squares' ACDC 2004, Washington, DC, February 12-14, 2004
• Brian & Kent & Jerry & David touring Washington DC, January 3, 2004

Events & Travel - 2003

• Harper's Ferry Hoedown IX, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 7-9, 2003
• Load the Boat XIII: The Poseidon Adventure, Cleveland, OH, October 10-12, 2003
• ASGRA Rodeo, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 6-7, 2003
• Touring the National Park Seminary, Silver Spring, MD, August 23, 2003
• Canoeing on the Shenandoah River, VA, August 17, 2003
• Seattle, WA, July 10-13, 2003
• IAGSDC 2003 Convention, San Diego, July 3-7, 2003
• Baltimore Pride, Baltimore, MD , June 16, 2003
• DC Pride, Washington, DC , June 9, 2003
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", May 2-4, 2003
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, April 27, 2003
• Grand River Squares' April in Paris, April 11-13, 2003
• Independence Squares' Dancing in the Woods, March 28-30, 2003
• Visiting Morgantown, WV, March 1-2, 2003
• Our house after the big snowfall, Silver Spring, MD, February 13-15, 2003
• DC Lambda Squares' AC/DC, Washington, DC, February 7-9, 2003

Events & Travel - 2002

• Thanksgiving in Ohio, November 21-December 1, 2002
• DC Lambda Squares' Harper's Ferry Hoedown VII, Harper's Ferry, WV, November 8-10, 2002
• DC Lambda Squares' Hallwe'en Party, Washington, DC, October 28, 2002
• Peel the Pumpkin, New York, NY, October 18-20, 2002
• Load the Boat XII, Cleveland, OH, October 11-13, 2002
• ASGRA Rodeo, Gaithersburg, MD, Sept. 6-8, 2002
• The Last Pool Party, Falls Church, VA, August 31, 2002
• DCLS On The Town!, Washington, DC, August 9-10, 2002
• Canoeing on the Shenandoah River, VA, July 21, 2002
• DC Lambda Squares' Pool Party, WV, July 20, 2002
• A Compassionate Note fundraiser, Silver Spring, MD, July 14, 2002
• IAGSDC 2002 Convention, Toronto, Ontario, July 4-7, 2002
• Toronto Pride Day, June 30, 2002
• Canadian GALA Festival, Toronto, Ontario, June 21-24, 2002
• Pride Day in Baltimore, MD, June 16, 2002
• Pride Day in Washington, DC, June 9, 2002
• Boating on the Potomac, June 2, 2002
• Tom Choinski Visits Washington, DC, May 31, 2002
• Picnic at the Iwo Jima Memorial and Carillon, Rosslyn, VA, May 27, 2002
• Hiking at Big Schloss, Wolf Gap, VA, May 11, 2002
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", May 3-5, 2002
• A fundraiser for the Gay Caller's Association, Washington DC, March 23, 2002
• Square dancing with the Independence Squares, March 15-17, 2002
• Our trip to New York City, Feb. 21-24, 2002
• DC Lambda Squares' AC/DC Fly-in, Feb. 15-17, 2002
• Plus Level Square Dance Workshop, Jan. 12, 2002

Events & Travel - 2001

• Our Latest Trip to Ohio, Dec. 28, 2001-Jan. 1, 2002
• DC Lambda Squares' Harpers Ferry Hoedown VII, WV, Nov. 9-11, 2001
• Canoeing on the Shenandoah River, VA, August 4, 2001
• Brian & Kent do Kentucky! July 27-31, 2001
• Columbus Ursine Brotherhood's Bear Camp 2001, June 15-17, 2001
• It's Gay Pride in Washington DC! June 10, 2001
• We go to the roller coasters of King's Dominion! June 7, 2001
• Brian gets his BSc! May 19, 2001
• Chesapeake Squares' "Pass The Ocean, Hon", May 4-6, 2001

Events & Travel - 2000 and earlier

• DC Lambda Squares' Harpers Ferry Hoedown VI, WV, Nov. 10-12, 2000
• GALA Choruses Festival VI in San Jose, July of 2000
• DC Capital Pride, June 11, 2000
• GALA Choruses Leadership Conference, Labour Day week-end, 1999, in Washington DC
• GALA Choruses Leadership Conference, Labour Day week-end, 1998, in Dallas, TX
• GALA Festival V in Tampa, July of 1996
• More of GALA Festival V
• Camping, 2000
• Camping, 1998

Friends, Family and Home

• We're trailer trash!
• My youngest sister and her husband had their first child, Kaylee, on Monday, July 5.
• Grandma's 75th Birthday Party, April 14, 2002
• The Family Farm, August 23, 2001
• Kent and I
• Friends
• And other animals!
• The family gallery. I'm an uncle!
• The family farm and Charlton, Ontario.

An obligatory handful of favourite links...

• DC Lambda Squares
• Chesapeake Squares
• International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs
• Gay Callers Association
• CALLERLAB
• Roseland Guest House & Campground
• DC's Different Drummers
• Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association
• World O' Dilbert!
• Equality Virginia, Gay/Lesbian/Transgendered lobbying group of Virginia

Brian A. Jarvis / bjarvis@office-assist.com