{"id":11,"date":"2015-09-15T15:23:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T15:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/deffapress\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2022-03-21T14:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T18:47:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deffa.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>DEFFA &#8211; The Down East Friends of the Folk Arts<\/b><\/p>\n<p>DEFFA is a non-profit membership organization whose goal is to nurture and promote the living traditions of folk music and dance in Maine. We produce a <a href=\"https:\/\/deffa.org\/newsletter-info\/\">monthly newsletter<\/a> containing <a href=\"https:\/\/deffa.org\/events\/\">event listings<\/a>, news, articles, musical and dance transcriptions, and other items of interest to our members, and organize the annual DownEast Country Dance Festival, a weekend long celebration of traditional and folk music, dance, and fellowship held each spring. 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