Contra dance film series begins

Belfast Flying Shoes and the Belfast Free Library present Contra Connections, a four-part series of documentaries related to contra dancing. Kicking off the series Wednesday, Jan. 31, is "Together in Time: A Story of New England Contra Music and Dance" , screening 6 p.m. in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. Described as a provocative social history of how Americans have fun, and how they use that fun to build community, the film is directed by Steven Alves.