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Recent Issues
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2020:
- Winter 2020 CDSS News
- Winter 2020 E-News
- Fall 2020 Shop Talk
- Fall 2020 E-News
- July 2020 Shop Talk
- Special Updates, April 2020
- April 2020 Shop Talk
- Spring 2020 E-News
- January 2020 Shop Talk
Older Archives
2019:
- Winter 2019 E-News
- October 2019 E-News
- Fall 2019 Shop Talk
- May 2019 Shop Talk
- March 2019 E-News
- Shop Talk Newsletter #3 - February
- Call for 2020 Lifetime Contribution Award Recommendations
- News & Notes for Affiliate Groups - January
- 2019 Camp Registration is Now Open!
2018:
- December E-News
- Shop Talk Newsletter #2 - November
- News & Notes for Affiliate Groups - October
- September E-News
- Shop Talk Newsletter #1 - August
- News & Notes for Affiliate Groups - July
- Still Time to Register for Camp
- June E-News
- Your Advocacy Help Needed to Support Continued NEA Funding
- June 21st Web Chat Announcement
- Camp - Pinewoods
- Camp - Cavell
- Camp - Timber Ridge
- News & Notes for Affiliate Groups
- Roy Dommett's Morris Notes Now Available
- March 2018 E-News
- A Special Message for U.S. Group Affiliates and Organizers
- Call for 2019 Lifetime Contribution Award Recommendations
- 2018 Camp Registration is Now Open!
2017:
- December 2017 E-News
- Your Support Matters
- Our World Needs More of This
- September 2017 E-News - The Ripple Effect
- June 2017 E-News - Enjoy the work you help support!
- April 2017 E-News - Join In! CDSS Thrives on Community and Connections
- CDSS Seeking Candidates for Executive Director Position
- Our World Needs More of This
- Help Us Advocate for the Arts!
- CDSS 2017 Camp Registration is Open!
2016:
- This is not goodbye... just see you later and many, many thanks! (Rima's farewell message)
- December 2016 E-News - CDSS is Resource-ful
- 240 Years Later and Americans Are Still At It
- June 2016 E-News - Dance & sing your brains out, online journal debuts, Pourparler, American song symposium, and more from the CDSS Staff
- March 2016 E-News - Bells, Camp, Songs, Deadlines, and more from the CDSS Staff
- Transitions — A Few Changes at CDSS
- January 28, 2016 — Botkin Lecture & Playford Assembly, Lifetime Award, Year of Song, and more from the CDSS Staff
2015:
- December 2015 E-News — Camp Registration Open, Redesigned Website, CDSS Dance Map, Morris Bell Shortage, and more from the CDSS Staff and Others
- June 2015 E-News — Education, Posthumous Award, and news from the CDSS Staff and Others
- March 2015 Centennial News — Start of Birthday Week
2014:
- December 2014 E-news — Ringtones, Antlers, and other news from the CDSS staff
- September 2014 E-News — Lots of stuff to read, lots of stuff going on
- Message from Executive Director Rima Dael re 2015 Camp Dates
- 2015 Camp Dates
- 2015 Camp Message from our Executive Director
- Country Dance and Song is Back!
- June 2014 E-News — We Have Room, Lifetime Award, Ghostly Visitor, Tucson and more
- March 2014 E-News — Dance Your Brains Out, Warm Songs, Dance Contest, Survey Results and more
2013:
- December 2013 E-News — Refreshed Website, Camp Jobs, A Fine Party, Tour Stops and more
- September 2013 E-News — Song Video, The Tour: CDSS Camp On the Road, 2014 Camp Dates and more
- June 2013 E-News — Camp, Outreach, Membership Map, New River Train and more
- March 2013 E-News — Camp Registration, Donor Thanks, Lifetime Contribution Award and More
2012:
- CDSS Joins in Valley Gives Day 12.12.12
- December 2012 E-News — Appealing Stories, Valley Gives Day (12.12.12), Camp Jobs and More
- September 2012 E-News — Upcoming CDSS Event, "Doing Important Fun," Centennial News, 2013 Camp Dates...
- June 2012 E-News — Camps Are A-Coming, Staff Changes, CDSS Insurance Year Begins...
- March 2012 E-News — New Director, Recognizing George, Thank You,...
- January 2012 E-News — Summer's Coming, Community Survey Data Follow-up...
2011:
- December 2011 E-News — Search for ED, Time of Giving, Holiday Shopping,...
- October 2011 E-News — Community Survey