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The Secret Life of Pinewoods’ Pianos

Posted on by Chris Jacobs

by Eileen Cecelia Callahan The pianos of Pinewoods Camp live a unique life. The usual habitat for a piano is a parlor or living room in a private home, a community hall, or perhaps a church sanctuary or concert hall…. (Read More…)

Pinewoods Covid Update

Posted on by Chris Jacobs

Dear Pinewoods Camp Community: As you may have heard, we have had an outbreak of COVID-19 among dancers at Folk Days and among our crew. We, unfortunately, had to end Folk Days a day early, and CDS-Boston Centre decided to cancel… (Read More…)

Announcement to our Community

Posted on by Chris Jacobs

From: The Pinewoods Camp, Inc. Board of Directors To: The Pinewoods Community The Pinewoods community has been in an extended conversation about the legacy of Cecil Sharp and his imprint on Pinewoods Camp through the names of our two dance… (Read More…)

An Interview with Gerda Conant

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In Celebration of Women’s History Month By Hank Chapin Interview conducted in March 2006 I met Gerda Conant in the sunny front room of her Milton, Massachusetts two-family house. Our conversation lasted until the bright early spring sun had set… (Read More…)

Getting More Comfortable With Gender!

Posted on by Chris Jacobs

Tuesday, April 12 | 7:00-8:00pm | Zoom Getting More Comfortable With Gender!  Zoom Registration Link:  Click HERE People who are the same gender can present themselves very differently. People who are different genders can present themselves similarly. Everyone of any… (Read More…)

Discovering Pinewoods: Duncan Smith’s Story

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Discovering Pinewoods: The First Year and Life-long Impact I am living in the hills 30 miles southeast of Melbourne, Australia. I came to Australia to try it out for a year in 1991 after a backpacking trip through New Zealand,… (Read More…)

Indigenous Arts & Culture Winter Series

Posted on by Chris Jacobs

The Board of Directors of Pinewoods Camp invites you to a virtual series focused on the indigenous arts, song and cultural practices of the Northeast. Invited by the Committee on Inclusion and Antiracism, Leah Hopkins and Jonathan James-Perry, cultural bearers… (Read More…)

An Invitation: C# and C# Minor Discussion

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Members of the board of Pinewoods Camp, Inc invite you to register to participate in one of two on-line discussions in regards to the request to change the names of C# and C# Minor: Click HERE to register for Wednesday,… (Read More…)

Pinewoods Camp Closing Early

Posted on by PCI Secretary

This has been a remarkable and unusual summer. CDSS’s American Week is happening at Camp right now, and it is the tenth session to bring music and dancing back to Pinewoods this season. After almost two years without campers, it… (Read More…)