Workshop: How to make your own mouthbow by John Kids table: Make fridge magnets with Jim. 2.00-2.45pm Workshop: How to play the Mouthbow with John …
16th Jewsharp Fest Bay City Oregon
August 1 and 2, 2008
Thursday July 31st
600 pm Oyster Feed
All are invited to Dinner at the Harringtons
800 pm Meeting to fine tune the fest
Friday August 1st
1000-1200pm Festival set-up Raffle tables, signs, sound, stage
100-200pm Meet and Greet -
Beer, wine, snacks maybe some big screen surprises
130pm Harp circle
All harpers present create a big circle and call upon the
energies of peace, love and spontaneous abandon
200-245pm Workshop: Beginning Ukelele by Nicki
245-330pm Workshop: How to make your own washtub bass by Curtis
Workshop: How to make your own mouthbow by John
Unusual instrument presentation and
demonstration
Performers at this time in a casual setting demonstrate their
instruments to the public and make connections for evenings
performance
Performers might have to spread out throughout the building and
outside
500-700pm DINNER available from Bay City
Arts
700-800pm Harpists Hall of Fame
Individual harpist from the crowd will get up and give their
testament and conversion to the Jews Harp and briefly show
their stuff
800-900pm Unusual instrument performances
900-1000pm More performances
Duelling jewsharps
Specific jams occur at this time like the
All wood, plastic, metal, bamboo, glass JAMS
JAM ALL TOGETHER NOW
1000pm Art Space Jamboree
at the local Artspace restaurant across town
Saturday August 2nd
900-1030am Breakfast by Bay City Arts Center
1000am Harpers meet and greet at the Arts Center
1015am Morning harp circle forms
The harp circle is a focused get together where all harpers
available will create a large circle and play for 5 minutes as a
group to start the Sat Fest
Group photo
1030am Toast and jam
Morning jam
Sign up for evening performances and band scramble
1100-1145am Workshop: Playing with other instruments by Gordon
Brown
bag LUNCH
1200pm Vending booth opens with a vengeance dont miss
this
This event preempts anything else
Kids table: Make your own shakers
100-145pm Workshop: Beginner Jews harp
Kids table: Make fridge magnets with Jim
200-245pm Workshop: How to play the Mouthbow with John
Kids table: Make your own Jews harps
245-330pm Workshop: Electrifying your Jews harp by Ralph
330-430pm Band scramble groups posted and practice time
430-530pm Band scramble
600-730pm DINNER by Bay City Arts Center
730-1000pm Headliners each take a half an hour and special
guests
Best of the dueling Jews harps
The frisky women jam session
1000pm Art Space Restaurant open again for jamming
Dance at the Landing Bar with Curtis Chamberlain and
his band
Sunday Aug 3rd
800-900am Breakfast at local diner
1000am North American Jews Harp fest Annual
meeting
Source:johnnyastro.com
