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Thread #151682   Message #3580057
Posted By: Joe Offer
29-Nov-13 - 07:18 PM
Thread Name: Camp New Harmony 2013-14, Workshop Signups
Subject: RE: Camp New Harmony 2013-14, Workshop Signups
Hi, Fred - I'll put you in touch by e-mail with Deborah Sandler and Daniel Hersh and Shelby Solomon, who have usually been at least part of the group organizing our Shabbat service at Camp Harmony/New Harmony. Although workshops don't really begin until Saturday, it might be good to have Shabbat before or after dinner on Friday.
Since we meet at a Jewish camp, the cook always makes terrific challah for Shabbat - but we have to bring our own wine.

Workshops are fifty minutes long, but often extend to an hour. Certain workshops are two hours, but that's by exception.

As at the Getaway, song lyrics handouts are generally not considered kosher, but they sometimes work well for specific workshops. The general practice is to sing your own song in a workshop, and then the next person sings his/her own song. Songs with choruses work especially well.

I'm going to say that there are no copying facilities available for camper use. We do print copies of the daily schedule and there may be a scanner on that printer, but that's something I don't know. I do know that the printer is not offered for general use because we need to make sure it's available and has supplies enough for printing the schedule. So, figure that there is no copy making capability at camp.

I hadn't thought of arranging rides (and don't want to volunteer for the task), but I think we can use this thread quite nicely for that purpose. I'll re-post your request.

I'm going to say this with some trepidation because there are a number of exceptions, but in general, people don't host more than two or three workshops at Camp New Harmony. An exception is the daily caller's workshop in the dance hall, and standard things like the ballads workshops and the Triple Crown and (of course) Improv Chinese opera with Zurnas.

-Joe-