Julie LW sent on August 19 2021
Dance Community Picnic, Sat Aug 21
Hi all- Hey, it is time for another picnic! We’ll gather at Lake Lansing North again this Saturday, August 21. Although Michigan’s Covid numbers are climbing again, outdoor events are still pretty safe. And we are all getting used to masks again. Feel free to wear a mask if you would like. It looks like Saturday is going to be a typical Michigan Summer day; mostly sunny, high in the upper 80s and- there is a chance of showers.
Who- Members of the Dance/Folk Communities
What- a safe, outdoor gathering including potluck.
The most recent CDC guidelines say a vaccinated individual does not have to mask at an outside event - unless it is “crowded”. They also suggested immunocompromised individuals should consider masking. Here’s link to the CDC Covid guidelines.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html
I’d suggest bringing a mask and using it as needed. Don’t assume everyone will be vaccinated- and, if you are not feeling well that day, please stay home and take care of yourself.
We all like music, so bring instruments if you like.
Where - North Lake Lansing park
The address- for GPS users is - 6260 East Lake Drive, Haslett, MI -
We have reserved the Sandhill Picnic Shelter
This is an Ingham County Park. There is a $3 fee (per car) for Ingham County residents, and a $5 fee for non-residents.
** If you want to support Ingham County Parks, you can buy a full season pass for $32 *. *
more info at – http://parks.ingham.org
When -Saturday, Aug 21 from 3:00pm (ish) until 7:30pm or so. We have the shelter reserved from 12 noon on, so you could arrive earlier if you want to. We have to be clear of the park by sunset - which at this point if just after 9! I love these long days.
What’s happening?– hiking, talking, eating, music, socially distanced games, hand sanitizer, spending time with people you like and haven’t seen much in the past year
What to bring - We are planning** to have a potluck **for dinner. No pressure though - you are welcome to bring your own food and not food to share. We’ll make sure we have hand sanitizer at the beginning of the line. As far as food to bring goes- make sure you can keep your food appropriately hot or cold. Let’s plan to start eating around 5:30
PLEASE bring your own plate, flatware and something to drink.
There are grills at the park- If you’d like to grill, please bring EVERYTHING you would need - charcoal, something to light it with, utensils, cooler with ice for meat, condiments, buns.
Note – beer and wine are allowed in this park- no hard stuff, please.
In addition to food, I know I’ll be bringing a Hat, Sunscreen, a water container and a camp chair. There are picnic tables of course, but it may be useful to have your own chair you can move around.
Also bring Bug spray/stuff– the entrance to the park is through a rather wet area, so if the weather has been warm enough, there will be mosquitoes- this is Michigan, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the warmer months.
I hope you can make it and the weather cooperates - the forecast is looking typical for Michigan in the summer- partly sunny, chance of showers. Even though dancing does not feel safe at this time, it will be nice to see your smiling faces. Since we have a shelter so we can go rain or shine
Please let me know if you have questions. I’ll make a point of checking this email account, Saturday Morning before the event.
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Hey, my friend Tim, from OCTDS (Oakland County Traditional Dance Society), recently let me know that OCTDS has decided to postpone their Aug 28 event. bummer. They hope to do it in late Nov. I’ll let you know more when I know more.
See ya,
Julie LW