SOUTHEAST OHIO DULCIMER FESTIVAL 2004
DATESAVER

Friday November 12
6 PM to 9 PM at the Old school in Stewart: Reception and Festival Check-in for Friday night arrivals and the general public. Last chance to buy festival tickets at the advance price.

Saturday
November 13
All Saturday events are at the historic school campus in Stewart.

8 AM to 9 AM: Registration

9 AM to 5 PM: hands-on playing workshops (choose from 7 tracks)

9 AM to 5 PM: Festival store, vendors area, String Side Up introductions to the dulcimer.

7 PM Evening Concert featuring Tina Bergmann on hammered dulcimer and Tull Glazener, mountain dulcimer.

2004 Workshop descriptions & schedule to be posted.

You can still see last year's workshops at the link below:
2003 schedule

Printable registration form & map (PDF)

Registration information

Map

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Third Annual
SouthEast Ohio Dulcimer Festival
registration information

In the tradition of past great regional dulcimer festivals in Ohio, this is a hands-on teaching and learning celebration meant to get people and instruments in tune and excited.

Deadlines: Please send us your registration by November 5, 2004 if you wish to order lunch at the Stewart United Methodist Church. Advance ticket prices will only be available through 9 pm Friday November 12 (register at the evening reception).

Location: All Friday and Saturday festival activities are at the historic school campus in the village of Stewart, 11 miles east of Athens (see map). The former Rome-Canaan high school, Stewart Academy, and Rome Elementary buildings offer plenty of classrooms, an auditorium with the fabulous acoustics of an old opera house, and ample parking.

FRIDAY November 12
6 to 9 PM: Public Reception and early Festival check-in at the old school in Stewart for Friday night arrivals. Last chance to buy festival passes at the advance price! Meet other participants, exhibitors and instructors and enjoy refreshments and music.

SATURDAY November 13
8 to 9 AM: Registration

9 AM to 5 PM: Workshops. Seven concurrent tracks with a break for lunch. See tentative schedule on the website.

9 AM to 5 PM: Festival store, vendors, String Side Up intros to the dulcimer, tuning station, Showcase mini-concert performances in the historic Rome-Canaan auditorium.

7 PM: Concert: Dulcimer favorites Tina Bergmann and Bryan Thomas (Hammered dulcimer and bass) from northeast Ohio and Tull Glazener (mountain dulcimer) from Indiana, with friends Jim Sperry and Molly McCormack.

Children under 16 may attend hands-on workshops free if accompanied by a participating adult.

Driving: The easiest way to drive to Athens is on Route 33 (from Columbus), and US 50, the Appalachian Highway (from Cincinnati or Parkersburg). Temperatures will probably be in the mid-50s to mid-60s.

Food: Snacks and drinks to keep you strumming will be available all day at the festival. Because Guysville and Stewart have no commercial restaurants (the closest ones are 12 miles from the Festival), we will be having a wonderful sit-down lunch catered by the women of the Stewart United Methodist Church, half a block from the festival (don't forget to include this $6 item on your registration form).

The evening meal is on your own: Athens eateries have everything from burgers to curry to locally grown gourmet specialties.

For non-musician companions and family members, we recommend local fine arts and crafts studios, the Wayne National Forest, our beautiful preserves, parks and watersheds, regional Ohio history archives, and more.

Lodgings are the participant's responsibility. See listings at the Athens County Convention and Visitor's Bureau website www.athensohio.com

More details on food, lodgings and area attractions:
Contact: Jerry or Mary at 330-264-0469 or at the email link below.

Email the Southeast Ohio Dulcimer Festival coordinators at: festival@jcrmusic.com

Festival webspace, website construction and maintenance and provided by
JC Rockwell and Mary Lautzenheiser.