Atomic Rhythm All-Stars on the U.S.S. North Carolina

This weekend, the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars will be playing at a wedding reception on the U.S.S. North Carolina, a WWII era battleship docked in Wilmington, North Carolina. While we hope to someday play some public gigs on the U.S.S. N.C., we are excited to have this initial opportunity to play on this historic ship!

The Southside Stomp: Carolina Invasion with Atomic’s Trio and The Carolina Fascinators

This coming weekend I’ll be heading to Norfolk, Virginia for The Southside Stomp: Carolina Invasion swing dance on Saturday, May 21, 2011. The Atomic Rhythm All-Stars‘ trio offshoot, commonly known as George Knott’s Square Trio, will be playing the dance, with George Knott on Guitar, Mark Wells on piano, and Lucian Cobb on trombone. The Carolina Fascinators will also be debuting their new routine at this event, so this is all very exciting! Great jazz, a new performance, and a great dance hosted by Bill Speidel and Victor Celania.

Atomic Rhythm All-Stars play Raleigh and Winston-Salem, NC

This weekend the Atomic Rhythm All-Stars have a double header, kicking off this season’s Music on the Porch concert series at the historic Mordecai House in Raleigh, NC on Friday, May 13. We’ll be playing from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on the lawn. Feel free to bring a picnic, kids, pets, and enjoy the sounds of hot jazz as the sun sets. More details at the Music on the Porch website at http://www.musicontheporch.com/.

On Saturday, May 14, we’ll be taking the bus to Winston-Salem, NC to the Piedmont Swing Dance Society’s dance at the Vintage Theater. The Carolina Fascinators will also be performing at this event. More details about the dance at http://www.piedmontswingdance.org/.

The Busiest Person I Know

I primarily set up this site as a placeholder for http://www.laurawindley.com because a good friend of mine, Shel Brannan, had always encouraged me to purchase my name as a URL. After purchasing the URL I thought it would be a shame to let this space sit here empty, but I was a bit mortified that I would have to write about myself. I can talk for days about the things I love – dancing, vintage clothing, swing era music – but having a website all to myself…well, it’s slightly uncomfortable.

I decided this site would keep track of all my activities and be an archive of what I am doing with my life – or, at the very least, a maintain a list of activities I enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by!