Seattle Branch
Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

     
   
September  
12 - 14  
2008

Fort Worden  2008

Evergreen

The Seattle Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society hosts an annual weekend workshop and Ball at  Fort Worden State Park on the Olympic Peninsula.  This workshop has been happening for the last 33 years and has become a well known Northwest dancing event.  Inspiring  musicians and teachers are brought here from afar to support and refine our dancing skills and provide us with some of the best Scottish music for dancing.  It has become a wonderful Northwest tradition for our Branch.  Join us in 2008 for our next workshop.

  Registration forms are now available for you to reserve a spot.  See
  below 


 Our 2008 musicians and teachers are chosen to make your weekend
  memorable.

Musicians

 Deby Benton Grosjean - fiddle   (Aptos, CA)
 Calum MacKinnon - fiddle           (Edmonds, WA)
 Muriel Johnstone - piano             (Courtenay, BC)
 Ralph Gordon - cello, bass           (Charles Town, WV)
 Brian Crisafulli - fiddle                     (Freeland, WA)

Teachers

 Eric  Finley - Mossblown, Ayrshire
 Ruth Jappy - Delta, BC
 Marjorie McLaughlin - San Diego, CA
 Geoffrey Selling - Philadelphia, PA

Registration forms are now available for you to send in to hold a place for  2008.  Click here, print the forms and mail in to the Ft. Worden Registrar with your payment.   If you have any questions, please click on the following email and ask your question of the registrar.  If you need to talk by phone she will give you her number.
 
                 fwreg@rscds-seattle.org   

The Program for Friday and Saturday is established.  Click on Program to see it all.

 Wondering what previous Ft. Worden weekends
 have been like?  Take a look at our gallery of
 previous years.

            Gallery of Pictures 
                      Ft. Worden 
              Years 2003 - 2007

 

Dances Created For 
Fort Wordens' Past
and This
Year's 'The Spirit of The Dance'

                             Map of Fort Worden Vicinity

 The Place - Fort Worden

Fort Worden State Park is located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in the lovely, quaint Victorian town of Port Townsend, Washington. Fort Worden is a former coastal artillery fort, constructed as one of a triad of forts designed to prevent naval invasion of the Puget Sound. Now a Washington State Park, it is included on the National Register of Historic Places and has also been designated by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a national historic landmark. Located at the entrance to Puget Sound (Victoria, B.C. is just across the Strait of San Juan de Fuca), the views are a breathtaking combination of water and mountain. On a clear day one can see both Mt. Rainier and Mt. Baker.

Fort Worden, with its officers’ houses, parade ground and other period structures was photogenic enough to have served as the site for filming of the 1982 movie “An Officer and a Gentleman.”

Erickson Hall where we have our Ceilidh and Saturday Evening Ball, as well as our initial, arrival  registration, is located immediately west of Fort .Worden State Park, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds.  As you drive onto the Fairgrounds, it is the first building on your left.  There is plenty of parking there.  Click on Erickson Hall for a map from Fort Worden State Park to there, or if you need more detail,  click on the 'Map Quest' symbol and zoom in on the map for full page details.

 

Accommodations

Dormitory - Dorm housing, in the former barracks, offers a minimally furnished single room (twin bed) or a few double occupancy (two twin beds).  Bathrooms are down the hall. No cooking is allowed in the rooms, so dorm rates include 4 meals (Saturday breakfast, lunch, and dinner; Sunday breakfast) in the cafeteria. Bedding and towels are available for an extra charge. 

Vacation Housing - Shared Victorian houses with a parlor, dining room, fully equipped kitchen and multiple bedrooms, with linen and daily maid service.   These consist of the larger Officers’ Row houses (3-6 bedrooms) and the smaller NCO houses (2 bedrooms). Limited single accommodations are available for one person per room.  Double accommodations are for two people per room; most share a queen size bed, though there are a few rooms with two twin beds.  Children may not sleep on the floor; however, some rollaway beds are available.  Meals are not included, but may be purchased separately.  Please see this year's information packet for specifics.

[Picture of officers housing at Ft. Worden]

Camping - Sites are available on the grounds of Fort Worden.  Contact Ft. Worden directly if you are interested.

Meals - The State Park has a brand new dining facility and café. The food and service is significantly improved. Those not staying in dormitories may purchase the four-meal cafeteria plan or just the Saturday dinner.

Alternative Accommodations - For those desiring alternatives to the offerings above, bed and breakfast, motel, and hotel accommodations are available in town.  For more information on these off-site options, please contact the Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce:  1-888-365-6978, e-mail: ptchamber@olympus.net   or on the web at www.ptguide.com. Early reservations are recommended, as local lodging may fill quickly.


                   Questions or Concerns?