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Thread #157205 Message #3708677
Posted By: GUEST,Nancy King
13-May-15 - 12:10 PM
Thread Name: FSGW Getaway Oct, 2015 - lost & found posted!!
Subject: Getaway 2015 program planning -- now!
Planning for the 2015 FSGW Getaway is already underway, so heads up! The Program Committee -- me, Carly Gewirz (Mudcatter "Carly"), and longtime Getaway-goers Kathie Mack and Lisa Null -- is ready for your ideas!
This year's Getaway will be held October 2-5 at West River Conference Center on an inlet of the Chesapeake Bay. This is the same place we've been for the last several years, and it's a beautiful spot.
If you'd like more information about the Getaway, visit www.fsgw.org, scroll down a bit, and click on "Getaway" in the left-hand column. This lists the specifics for last year's event, but of course this year's will be similar. Complete, up-to-date information -- including an application form -- will be available on the FSGW site soon. Or you can put "Getaway" into the Mudcat filter box, set the time for 2-3 years, and you'll get more commentary than anyone could reasonably read.
We have an exceptional lineup of Special Guests this year: CINDY KALLET and GREY LARSEN will bring their remarkable voices and many instruments; the SHORT SISTERS (Kim Wallach, Fay Baird, & Kate Seeger) will come together from their diverse home towns with their special brand of songs old and new; SHEILA KAY ADAMS AND THE SCOFFLAWS (Branson Raines and Dan Lewis) come from Western North Carolina with their authentic string band sound, stories, and more; JILL ROGOFF visits from Israel with wonderful Celtic songs and Jewish music; and TIM RADFORD will be here with lots of ballads and rousing maritime songs. All of these folks will be performing in mini-concerts and participating in lots of workshops.
We are now starting to put together a list of possible workshops. We've thought of quite a few, and we're ready for your suggestions. One of the great things about the Getaway is that we really do try to tailor the program to the interests of those attending, but that's hard to do until we know who's coming and what they'd like to do. So: please tell us if you plan to come, and what you'd like to see on the program. Are there workshops you'd like to lead, co-lead, or attend? Workshops you'd like to see repeated (or not)? We're open to all suggestions, and although not all of them will end up on the final list (we have only 2 days, after all, so not everything can make the final cut), we do promise to consider all ideas. You can post them to this thread, or PM Carly or me.
The Getaway is all about participation, so start participating now!
Looking forward to seeing you all!
Nancy