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General Event Schedule

Friday, May 19

3:00 Registration Opens at the Patio
5:30 Dinner - (Special Presentation {Jim Snow}: at 6:15)
7:00 Barn Dance at the Red Barn (with Evo Bluestein & Kenny Hall and the New Santa Fe Ramblers)
8:30 Intermission
8:45 Concert, Room #1 – Hal Weeks
9:15 Concert, Room #1 – Joe Craven
10:00 Post Concert Jams – Rms. #1, #2, #4, and outdoors Singing Circle – Room #3

Saturday, May 20

8:00 Breakfast - (Special Presentation {Bryan Bowers}: at 8:40)
9:00 Workshop Introductions – Room #1
9:45 Workshops: Set #1
    Uphill – Room #1 – Jo Ann Smith: “Off to a Good Start”
    Uphill - Room #2 – Mike Seeger: “Listening to Traditional Artists”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Cathy Britell: “No Experience Necessary”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Larry Hanks: “Jaw Harpin’” (Jaw harps will be provided)
10:45 Break
11:00 Workshops: Set #2
    Uphill – Room #1 – Joe Craven: “Recycling Music”
    Uphill – Room #2 – Evo Bluestein: “Get a Grip – Solid Foundations”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Ron Wall: “Open Tuning – Diatonic Harps”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Todd Crowley: “Come with the Dust”
    Dining Room – Mike Mueller: “The Search for Kilby Snow”
12:00 Break
12:15 Lunch plus, @
12:55 Special Presentation - Mike Seeger
1:30 Workshops: Set #3
    Uphill – Room #1 – Ron Wall: “My Three Favorite Songs”
    Uphill – Room #2 – Andy Cohen: “The Dolceola: Autoharp’s Cousin”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Pete Daigle: “Good Maintenance for your Autoharp”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Evo Bluestein: “Slurs or Drag Notes”
2:30 Break
2:45 An Hour of Tribute to Kilby Snow (Hosted by Mike Mueller) – Room #1

An extraordinary session of songs, tunes, and memories of the “Greatest Traditional Player: Kilby Snow.” With special guest performers; Jim Snow, Joe Riggs, Mike Seeger, and Evo Bluestein.

4:00 Student Performers – Room #1

Fine Arts students from the Mendota Unified School District will perform their talents in music and dance.

5:00 Open Stage (Hosted by Chris Darden) – Room #1

Participants may sign up to perform one or two songs of their choice at the main stage. It is wonderful experience for the performers and a treat for the audience.

5:00 Tour of the St. Nicholas Church (please sign-up at the patio)
5:45 Dinner (Special Presentation {Kenny & Marta Hall}: at 6:20)
6:45 Concert, Room #1 – Andy Cohen
7:15 Concert, Room #1 – Ron Wall
7:50 Break
8:00 Concert, Room #1 – Kathy & Carol
8:40 Concert, Room #1 – Mike Seeger
9:15 Concert, Room #1 – Bryan Bowers (& Friends)
10:15 Post Concert Jams – Rms. #1, #2, #4, and outdoors
Singing Circle – Room #3

Sunday, May 21

8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Workshops, Set #4
    Uphill – Room #1 – Bryan Bowers: “Stage Craft”
    Uphill – Room #2 – Hal Weeks: “Blues for the Chromatic Harp”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Jo Ann Smith: “Finishing School for the Right Hand”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Andy Cohen: “Blues Guitar: Starting Off Right”
10:00 Break
10:15 Workshops, Set #5
    Uphill – Room #1 – Kathy & Carol: “Learn a Kathy & Carol Song”
    Uphill – Room #2 – Hal Weeks: “Right Hand Techniques”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Joe Craven: “Rhythm Boot Camp”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Cathy Britell: “Learning to Play by Ear”
11:15 Break
11:30 Workshops, Set #6
    Uphill – Room #1 – Jim Snow & Joe Riggs: “How Dad Did It”
    Uphill – Room #2 – Kathy & Carol: “Singing in Harmony”
    Downhill – Room #3 – Mike Seeger: “Learning Victory Rag”
    Downhill – Room #4 – Bryan Bowers: “Tuning Nuance”
12:30 Lunch (Evaluation Period)
1:30 Concert, Room #1 – Jo Ann Smith
2:00 Concert, Room #1 – Cathy Britell
2:30 Concert, Room #1 – Jim Snow & Joe Riggs
3:00 Break
3:15 Concert, Room #1 - Evo Bluestein (& Friends)
4:00 Final Evaluations & Thank You’s
5:00 Break Camp, Festival Ends

Student Schedule

Friday, May 19
2:30 Bus Leaves Mendota
4:15 Bus Arrives at St. Nicholas Ranch
4:30 Check-in to Dorm Rooms
4:45 Orientation & Welcoming / Camp Rules (Mike Mueller) – Room #1
5:15 Break
5:20 Dinner – seating outdoors, come inside for the special presentation {6:15}
6:45 Walk to the Red Barn
7:00 Barn Dance at the Red Barn
8:30 Intermission
8:45 Concert, Room #1 – Hal Weeks
9:15 Concert, Room #1 – Joe Craven
10:00 Get Ready for Bed
10:15 Lights Out

Saturday, May 20

7:00 Wake-up and Get Ready
7:50 Breakfast – seating outdoors, come inside for the special presentation {8:40}
9:00 Workshop Introductions – Room #1
9:45 Student Activity (Set #A – Camp)
Blue – Hayride
Gold – Archery
Green – Hiking
Tan – Basketball/Volleyball
11:00 Student Activity (Set #B – Music) {Campfire Site}
Blue – Bryan Bowers: “Storytelling: How to Set-Up and Tell a Story”
Gold – Kathy & Carol: “Children’s Songs in Harmony”
Green – Andy Cohen: “Folk Games and Folk Songs”
Tan – Hal Weeks: “Songwriting Skills”
11:55 Break
12:05 Lunch - seating outdoors, come inside for the special presentation {12:55}
1:30 Student Activity (Set #C – Music) {Campfire Site}
Blue – Hal Weeks: “Songwriting Skills”
Gold – Joe Craven: “Stories, Talents, and Gifts”
Green – Cathy Britell: “ZZZip ZZZap: Fun with Zipper Songs”
Tan – Bryan Bowers: “Storytelling: How to Set-Up and Tell a Story”
2:30 Break
2:45 Attend Kilby Snow Tribute – Room #1 (until 3:30)
3:30 Prep for Student Performances
4:00 Student Performances – Room #1
5:00 Student Activity (Set #D – Camp)
Swimming at the Pool (ALL)
5:30 Change Clothes – Get Ready for Dinner
5:40 Dinner – seating outdoors, come inside for the special presentation {6:20}
7:00 Student Activity - Set #E - Campfire Concert (Marshmallow Seminar)
Hosts: Ray Frank, Larry Hanks, Hal Weeks, Eva Scow, Joe Craven, Todd Crowley
8:30 Break
8:40 Concert, Room #1 – Mike Seeger
9:15 Quiet Time – Counselor’s Choice
10:00 Get Ready for Bed
10:15 Lights Out

Sunday, May 21

7:00 Wake Up and Get Ready
7:50 Breakfast – seating outdoors
8:20 Student Activity (Set #F – Camp)
Blue – Basketball/Volleyball
Gold – Hayride
Green – Archery
Tan – Hiking
9:00 Student Activity (Set #G – Music)
Blue & Gold – Evo Bluestein – Learning the Tin Whistle
Green & Tan – Ron Wall – Harmonica Special
9:45 Student Activity (Set #H – Music)
Blue & Gold – Ron Wall – Harmonica Special
Green & Tan – Evo Bluestein – Learning the Tin Whistle
11:00 Student Activity (Set #I – Camp)
Blue – Hiking
Gold – Basketball/Volleyball
Green – Hayride
Tan – Archery
11:40 Student Activity (Set #J – Camp)
Swimming at the Pool (ALL)
12:20 Change Clothes and Get Ready for Lunch
12:25 Lunch – seating outdoors
1:30 Student Activity (Set #K – Camp)
Blue – Archery
Gold – Hiking
Green – Basketball/Volleyball
Tan – Hayride
2:30 Concert, Room #1 – Jim Snow & Joe Riggs
3:00 Counselor’s Choice
3:45 Evaluations, Pack-up
4:15 Go to the Bus
4:30 Bus Leaves St. Nicholas Ranch
6:15 Bus Arrives at Mendota High School
6:30 Bus Arrives at McCabe Elementary

[All scheduled events are subject to change based upon availability without notice.]