CANTON -- Traditional Arts in Upstate New York (TAUNY) will present a square-dancing workshop Sunday, March 26, from 1-4 p.m., in the fellowship hall at the First Presbyterian Church, downtown Canton.

TAUNY North Country Heritage Award recipients the Adirondack Playboys Band (also known as the Streeter Family Band) will teach the basics of square-dancing and provide live music.

The 2016 North Country Heritage Award program is made possible by generous support from Corning Incorporated Foundation, the Cloudsplitter Foundation, the Sweetgrass Foundation, Heritage Homes, Inc., and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The Adirondack Playboys Band has been a performing dance band for more than sixty years. The band’s name is a takeoff of the famous Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys of the 1940s, but the group’s real inspiration and musical style comes from the rich musical heritage of Northern New York and the foothills of the Adirondacks.

Today, the family band features an original member, Cliff Streeter, as well as three of his nieces and nephews, and a local drummer.

The Adirondack Playboys Band performs at barn dances, VFWs, legion halls, public concerts, and private venues throughout Oneida, Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties.

Kids and adults are welcome to attend the square dancing workshop. No experience is required. There will be a suggested donation of $5 per person.

This event will be held in the Fellowship Center at the First Presbyterian Church of Canton (the Church on the Park) 17 Park St., Canton. For more information about TAUNY, visit tauny.org, email programs@tauny.org, or call 315-386-4289.