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Thread #43806 Message #994734
Posted By: Suffet
31-Jul-03 - 11:10 PM
Thread Name: Come to Brooklyn
Subject: RE: Come to Brooklyn
Another reason to come to Brooklyn!
EISTEDDFOD NEW YORK Festival of Traditional Music Friday to Sunday, August 8 to 10, 2003 Polytechnic University, Metrotech Center Brooklyn, New York
Close to Borough Hall and the Marriott Hotel.
Nearest subway stations... Jay Street - Borough Hall Lawrence Street
Sponsored by... New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club (Folk Music Society of New York, Inc.)
With the cosponsorship of... Folk Song Society of Greater Boston Folklore Society of Greater Washington Polytechnic University
List of performers (note revisions)...
Howard Glasser, Director Emeritus Mike Agranoff Margaret Bennett Oscar Brand The Copper Family Eletfa Hungarian Folk Ensemble (with balladeer Kata Harsaczki) Jerry Epstein Tom Gibney Joe Hickerson Allen Hopkins David Jones David Kleiman The Kossoy Sisters Margaret MacArthur Bob Malenky Takako Nagumo Ron Olesko Maggi Peirce Anne Price Jean Ritchie John Roberts & Tony Barrand Chris Seymour Orrin Star & the Sultans of String Steve Suffet Dwayne Thorpe Voices of Shalom Andy Wallace Jeff Warner George Ward Ellen Weiss Hedy West (tentative) Heather Wood + others to be announced
Brief schedule...
Friday, August 8, 2003 Mid-morning extra trip to Ellis Island 7:30 - 10:30 PM Evening Concert (Oscar Brand, MC)
Saturday, August 9, 2003 10:00 AM - 7:45 PM Workshops, including among many others.. 2:00 - 4:00 PM Tanchaz (Hungarian Folk Dance with instruction) 6:15 - 7:45 PM Meet the Copper Family at Home workshop Followed by informal singing and jamming for all.
Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM Workshops 2:15 - 5:15 PM Afternoon Concert (Ron Olesko, MC)
All-festival general admission: $70 by advance registration. $75 at the door.
Members of NY Pinewoods, FSSGB, or FSGW: $60 by advance registration. $65 at the door.
Polytechnic students, faculty, and staff admitted free. ID and registration required.
At the door concert admission is on a space available basis. Please call 1-212-563-4099 on the day of concert to confirm availability.
Children under 9 years of age are admitted free. Children 9 to 18 and full-time college students with valid ID are admitted at half of the above general admission (non-member) prices.
Air conditioned on-campus dormitory housing may still be available, but is no longer being held exclusively for festival attendees. The rate is $68 per room per night, linens included. Each room can accommodate up to two people. To book your room, call the Polytechnic University Office of Residential at 1-718-260-3729 as soon as possible. Please tell them your are coming for the Eisteddfod New York
For more information, full schedule, map, and directions...