FAR-West Conference Schedule

FAR-WEST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Last year's FAR-West Annual Conference was held November 2-4, 2007 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington near Portland, Oregon.

THIS YEAR's schedule will be posted as soon as it is finalized, but should be somewhat similar to last year's schedule.

Schedule at a Glance
Thursday, November 1
7:00pm - 9:30pm	Portland FolkMusic Society Pre-Conference Concert featuring Caroline Aiken, The Refugees (Wendy Waldman, Cindy Bullens & Deborah Holland), Hawkeye Herman, and Frank Jones. Tom May will MC. At Portland Community College. For more information, download the Press Release here.
10:00pm - Midnight	Tote Bag Stuffing Party / Jamming (in the Oak Room, 2nd floor)
Friday, November 2
8:30am - 11:45am, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, and 6:00pm - 7:30pm	Registration Desk Open
9:00am - 11:30am	Exhibit Hall Set-up
9:15am - 10:15am	"Make the Most of Your Conference"
10:30am - 11:45am	Workshops & Panels
12:00 Noon - 1:30pm	Lunch Break (Dine-A-Rounds)
12:30 pm - 4:45pm	Exhibit Hall open
1:30pm - 2:45pm	Workshops & Panels 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
1:30pm - 4:00pm	Private "Guerrilla" Showcases (at hosts' option)
3:00pm - 4:15pm	Workshops & Panels 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
4:30pm - 5:45pm	Welcome Reception
5:45pm - 7:00pm	Club Passim 50th Anniversary Concert with Maria Muldaur
7:00pm - 9:30pm	Official Main Showcases
9:30pm - 1:30am	Late Night Showcases & Contra Dance
9:30pm - 2:30am	The Susanne Millsaps Memorial Coffee House Room
10:30pm - 2:00am	Private "Guerrilla" Showcases
Saturday, November 3
9:00am - 11:45am, 2:00pm - 5:00pm, and 6:30pm - 7:30pm	Registration Desk Open
9:00am - 11:45am	Exhibit Hall open
10:30am - 11:45am	Workshops & Panels 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
12:00 Noon - 1:45pm	Catered Luncheon & Presentation of the 3rd Annual "Best of the West" Award (Honorees: Rosalie Sorrels and Folk Alliance founders Elaine & Clark Weissman)
2:00pm - 3:15pm	Workshops & Panels 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
2:00pm - 5:00pm	Exhibit Hall open
2:00pm - 5:00pm	Private "Guerrilla" Showcases (at hosts' option)
3:30pm - 4:30pm	Special Session with Best of the West awardees
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Dinner Break (Serendipity "Dine-Around" - For information email anniemoscow@yahoo.com)
7:00pm - 9:30pm	Official Main Showcases
9:30pm - 1:30am	Late Night Showcases & Old Time Dance
9:30pm - 2:30am	The Susanne Millsaps Memorial Coffee House Room
10:30pm - 2:00am	Private "Guerrilla" Showcases
Sunday, November 4
9:00am - 10:00am	Registration Desk Open
9:30am - 11:00am	FAR-West General Meeting
11:00am - 12:30pm	Exhibit Hall open (Breakdown 12:30-1pm)
11:00am - 12:30pm	Master Classes One-on-One Song Critiques 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch Break
1:30am - 3:00pm	Master Classes 2007 Conference Panels & Workshops
Sunday evening events:	POST-CONFERENCE OPEN MIKE at 7pm; Artichoke Community Music will host a "pay or play" open mike at their facility, 3130 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, OR. Those not performing will pay $5 for admission. POST-CONFERENCE RECEPTION hosted by Puget's Sound; 3-6pm at The Funky Church (www.funkychurch.com) POST-CONFERENCE BASH with MJ Bishop, Nancy K. Dillon, Eliza Jane, and Colin Spring. Hosted by Puget's Sound Productions. $5 cover. 8pm at Alberta Street Pub (www.myspace.com/albertastreetpub)

Please note that only people registered for the conference will be permitted to attend and participate in the reception, meals, workshops, panel discussions, Main Showcases, Exhibit Hall, and mentoring sessions. Every artist showcasing at the conference MUST be registered.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

REGISTER SECURELY ONLINE NOW!
Click on one of the following links to begin the registration process:

Individual Registration for Folk Alliance Members
Full Conference | Friday Only | Saturday Only | Sunday Only

Band / Arts Organizations for Folk Alliance Members
Full Conference | Friday Only | Saturday Only | Sunday Only
For purposes of the FAR-West Conference, a "Band" is two or more musicians who perform together on a regular basis. Band managers are not eligible for the discount unless they are also musicians performing with the band. An "Arts Organization" is a registered, non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of folk music, folk dance or storytelling. Registrants must be members of the corporation's board of directors or responsible for booking performing arts events.

Individual Registration for NON Folk Alliance Members
Full Conference | Friday Only | Saturday Only | Sunday Only

This is our first year to offer Online Registration and we have done our best to make it as complete as possible. If you see anything that does not make sense or if you are not able to sign up for exactly what you need to, please email Michele Dulson, Registration Chairperson at michelead@ca.rr.com and she will add it to your registration.

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