Photos & Videos

11/26 THANKSGIVING DANCE
Virgil Forbes was the Guest Caller at the Thanksgiving Dance.

10/30/22 65th ANNIVERSARY GALA
The Gad-Abouts 65th Anniversary Gala Dance was a smashing success.  There were twelve + squares of dancers from many clubs in the Maryland, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania surrounding areas.

The Gala event featured Guest Caller "Extraordinaire" Joe Saltel from Texas.  Near the end of the event Joe teamed up with Gad-Abouts Club Caller Art LaVigne for their call rendition of the song Dream Lover to the dancing delight of the attendees.

There was a plethora of gifts for raffle and door prizes along with a 50/50 drawing.  And last but not least the food was varied and delicious.

9/24/22 TEAM JERSEY NIGHT DANCE

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09/10/22 weLcome back dance
There were six + squares including 24 + visitors at the Welcome Back Dance on September 10th at the new dancing venue St. Pauls' Lutheran Church in Funkstown Maryland.  The square dancers thoroughly enjoyed the calling of Guest Caller Mike Sikorsky.

Visitors included members from the Crabtown Squares, Frederick County Promenaders, Ferris Wheelers, Rivermont Ramblers, Panhandlers, and Square Dance Friends.

8/28/22 pen mar demo

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On Sunday August 28th the Gad-Abouts performed a square dancing demo at Pen Mar Park.  To see a video of this event click on the following Facebook link: PenMar

8/27/22 last dance at the wacohu grange
After a long square dancing relationship, the Gad-Abouts had their last square dancing event at the Wacohu Grange on Saturday August 27th.  The new venue beginning on September 10th is St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Funkstown Maryland.

1/29/22 flashlight DANCE
Was there a power outage at the Wacohu Grange on the night of January 29th?  If not, then why were flashlights being used by the square dance members?  Oh, that's right, it was the Flashlight Dance and the results were cool.

1/22/22 WASCA Theme DANCE

12/11/21 christmas DANCE
The 12/11/21 Christmas Dance included a caroling session.

11/27/21 thanksgiving DANCE
The Gad-Abouts with guest visitors enjoyed the calls of Guest Caller Jeremy Butler at the Thanksgiving Dance on 11/27/21'

11/13/21 Veterans Dance
The Gad-Abouts paid tribute to Veterans at the Salute To Veterans Dance on Saturday November, 13th, 2021.

9/25/21 TEAM JERSEY DANCE

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Sports was the theme and sports jerseys were the conveyance at the Gad-Abouts Team Jersey Dance on Saturday September 25th. I was hoping to see a few Yankee jerseys in the mix.

fred hockenberry memorial/tribute dance - 7/23/21

Organized by Dan Grimes and Peggy Nicodemus, six squares plus of Promenaders, Gad-Abouts, and other visitors and guests got together in the Fit Room in Hagerstown to pay tribute to the late Fred Hockenberry.  Donations of over $1,000 from the dance were given to the hospice that took care of Fred in his final days.

JULY 21ST PEN MAR DEMONSTRATION
On Wednesday July 21st, Club Co-President Bob Lawn and Caller Dan Grimes led a contingent of Gad-Abouts up to beautiful Pen Mar Park on the border between MD and PA.  The square dance demonstration was for members of the Hagerstown Senior Center who were there on an outing.  Several of the senior center members participated in the demonstration.  The picture above the video is the majestic view from MD down to the PA side of the mountain.  Of course "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever".

7/10/21 CLUB SQUARE DANCE VIDEO

Five squares of members and visitors danced to the calls of Guest Caller Bob Engle and the Rounds of Butch Bloxom and Roberta Bloxom at the third square dance of the Summer season.

6/26/21 CLUB SQUARE DANCE

Five squares of members and visitors danced to the calls of Club Caller Art LaVigne and the Rounds of Butch Bloxom and Roberta Bloxom at the second square dance of the Summer season. ​

6/12/21 welcome back DANCE

After 1 plus years the Gad-Abouts returned to regular club square dancing with 5 squares including visitors.  It was great to see all of the club members and visitors once again in a normal square dance venue.

2/29/20 5th saturday chocolate DANCE
Nine squares of chocoholic Gad-Abouts and visitors danced to Guest Caller Tom Miller and feasted on the vast array of delectable chocolate delights at the 5th Saturday Chocolate Dance on leap year February 29th.

2/22/20 mardi gras DANCE
The Mardi Gras festivities came to Hagerstown on Saturday night February 22nd at the Gad-Abouts Mardi Gras Dance.  The picture on the right shows club members and visitors wearing their Mardi Gras beads.

2/8/20 valentines day DANCE
Amor and Eros made guests appearances at the Gad-Abouts Valentines Day Dance on Saturday February 8th.

1/25/20 BROKEN RESOLUTIONS DANCE

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It was "Broken Resolutions" night at the Gad-Abouts dance on Saturday January 25th.  Pictured on the right in the white top and blue skirt is Amy LaVigne who boldly announced her broken resolution by wearing the opened and empty candy wrappers on her skirt.  On the other hand, pictured on the right side are Bonnie & Jerry Pollock, who boldly announced their unbroken resolution by wearing the workout outfits that they exercise in daily.

1/11/20 get your kicks on route 66 dance
On Saturday January 11th, the Gad-Abouts welcomed a square of WASCA representatives to its WASCA themed "Get Your Kicks On Route 66" dance.

1/6/20 PA STATE AGricultural Farm show COMPETITION
On Monday January 6th, the Gad-Abouts traveled up I-81 to the Penn​sylvania State Agricultural Farm Show in Harrisburg.  They competed against 58 other clubs from all over the area.  The video above shows the Gads as they parade into the arena.  The bottom video shows the club performing in one of the three competition dances

12/31/19 new years eve dance
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Many Gad-Abouts attended the New Years Eve dance in Charles Town WVA.  The dance was sponsored by the Panhandlers and Riverboat Ramblers clubs.  The three callers were Mike McIntyre, Art LaVigne, and Rich Steadman.  The attendees also had a New Years Day breakfast after the event.