<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><b>HOTAfest: AUG 7-8-9 - BRADFORD, PA</b></div><div><br></div><div>A UNIQUE REGIONAL FOLK MUSIC & DANCE FESTIVAL FOR ALL AGES in Bradford, Pa. <a href="http://hotafest.org">http://hotafest.org</a></div><div><br></div><div>General Admission is FREE. Concerts, Singing, Jamming, Instrument Swap, Vendors, Showcase concerts, etc...</div><div><br>This year featuring a GREAT LINEUP of National and Local Talent! <a href="http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Performers">http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Performers</a><br><br>CLAUDIA SCHMIDT</div><div>CELTICLADDA W/RANDY MILLER</div><div>TUNESCAPE</div><div>SCOTT & CATHY PEARSON</div><div>BONNIE LOCH FIDDLERS</div><div>CROOK FARM ALL STARS W/JESSI COMBS</div><div>STERL VAN ARSDALE</div><div>JIM KIMBALL / MITZIE COLLINS</div><div>CURT OSGOOD</div><div>+ LOTS MORE!</div><div><br></div><div>44 GREAT WORKSHOPS! <a href="http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Workshops">http://www.hotafest.com/index.php?Workshops</a></div><div>Workshops $15 ea. Pre-registration suggested. </div><div><br>NEW YOUNG FOLKIES TENT / WORKSHOP. </div><div><br>NEW DANCE STAGE. Runs all weekend.</div><div><br>LOTS TO DO! ON-LINE SCHEDULE <a href="http://www.hotafest.com/images/upload/hotaschedule.pdf">http://www.hotafest.com/images/upload/hotaschedule.pdf</a><br><br><br>INFO:<br>Howard Blumenthal<br>Heart of the Alleghenies Folk Music Association (HOTA-FMA)<br>PO Box 239<br>Bradford, Pa. 16701<br><br><a href="mailto:info@hotafest.org">info@hotafest.org</a><br>(814) 368-4057 office<br>(716) 378-9366 cell</div><div><br></div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b><div><div><br></div><div><b>AUG 14->16 GROVE CITY PA.</b><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"><div><div>Time to register for a wonderful dance weekend! The following email has everything you need to know: mainly: register by August 10 for a great deal. Volunteer one hour and save even more! It's all here: the schedule, the perks, the details!<br> <br>5TH ANNUAL<br>DANCE IN THE MIDDLE<br>AUGUST 14-15-16, 2009<br><br>CONTRADANCE, ENGLISH COUNTRY AND WALTZ WEEKEND<br> <br>with the wonderful music of : THE CONTRARIANS<br>Will Carter<br>Paul Epstein<br>John Longwood<br>Gary Reynolds<br> <br>Sound by David Hosmer and Matt Mathis<br><br>Friday, August 14: air-conditioned!!!!<br>YMCA: Grove City PA<br>543 E. MAIN ST EXT<br>GROVE CITY PA 16127<br><br>NOTE: Two locations this year:<br>Friday & Sat: YMCA Grove City PA<br>Sunday: Wesley Grange<br><br>Friday: August 14: Doors open at the YMCA at 7:00 pm. Review lesson 7:30 pm.<br>8:00-11:30 pm Contradance with: Kenny Wilson and Tricia Saad and the Contrarians.<br>11:30 pm Closing waltzes. Help us to clean up, and leave promptly. (showers available at the YMCA until 11:40pm)<br><br>Saturday, August 15: air-conditioned!!!! YMCA: Grove City<br>Doors open 11:00 am. All dancing in the gym.<br>12 noon-2 pm English Country Dance, with the Contrarians and caller <br>Carol Kopp<br>2-3 pm Lunch break (local restaurants, or hot dogs & snack foods available at the YMCA)<br>3-4 pm Waltz lesson with Dale Shirer and Carole Wallencheck<br>4-6 pm Open waltz and couples dances, with the Contrarians<br>6-7:30 pm Potluck (bring whatever is needed to keep your <br>potluck food hot or cold)<br>We will be providing: hot dogs, plates, napkins, <br>cups, plasticware, some drinks.<br>8-11:15 pm Contradance, with caller Carol Kopp and the Contrarians<br>11:15-11:45 pm Closing waltzes. Help us to clean up, and please leave promptly.<br>Showers available at the YMCA from 11am until 11:40pm on Saturday. Bring your own towels.<br> <br>Sunday, August 16:<br><br>All events at the Wesley Grange<br>(great wood floor, not air-conditioned, but will have large fans; kitchen and tables downstairs)<br><br>WESLEY GRANGE HALL<br>622 OLD ROUTE 8<br>HARRISVILLE PA 16038<br><br>10-11:30 am Waltzing to the music of the Contrarians<br>11:30-12 noon Snacks (please contribute something)<br>12 noon-2:30 pm Contradance with the Contrarians and caller Carol Kopp<br>2:30-4 (longer if there is interest) English Country Dance to <br>recorded music<br>with caller Gaye Welton<br><br>Suggested Donations:<br>Entire weekend package (paid in full, postmarked by 8/10/09): <br>$35: adult; $25: student, or senior over 65; $70: family of 3 or more. <br>The package deal includes: all 3 days of dancing, showers at the YMCA Friday and Saturday, primitive camping at the Grange on Friday and Saturday for out-of-town travelers, breakfast at the Grange on Saturday and Sunday, and snacks at the YMCA/Grange during dance breaks. <br><br>After August 10, and at the door, priced per session:<br>$15 adults, $10 students & seniors, $25 families of 3 or more.<br>PER SESSION, FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:<br>• Friday evening<br>• Saturday afternoon (includes all three afternoon activities, and potluck, if you wish)<br>• Saturday evening (includes potluck, if you wish)<br>• Sunday events (If you are only arriving for the last event on Sunday, a voluntary donation of $3 is suggested.)<br> <br><br>Full refund if unable to attend. Additional donations of time and/or money cheerfully accepted.<br>Volunteer for one hour or more and choose either one free session or $10 off full weekend package.<br>Must sign up by August 10 to qualify for these discounts. Gaye is coordinating volunteers. Contact her at:<a href="mailto:info@grovecitycontradance.com">info@grovecitycontradance.com</a> <br><br>Special: attend HOTAFest in Bradford PA August 7-9, bring proof of attendance, get in to any or all sessions of DITM ½ price: our dates were changed to accommodate a conflict with HOTAFest! (Will also refund 1/2 of your weekend package, for those who have pre-registered for Dance in the Middle.)<br><br>Weekend price includes breakfast (Ruth Anne’s special) at the Wesley Grange on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30-10:00 (arrive promptly! Clean-up from 10:30-11am).<br>Travelers who pre-register will have permission to set up a tent on the grounds of the Wesley Grange for Friday and/or Saturday night or to sleep inside on the floor on your own bedding. (Set up no earlier than 4pm on Friday, and take down by the end of dancing on Sunday.) No showers at the Grange. Showers/lockers will only be available at the YMCA on Friday evening from 8pm to 11:40pm, and on Saturday from 11:00am to 11:40pm (bring towels, etc). We will NOT have access to the YMCA on Sunday. <br>There are only two bathrooms at the Wesley Grange. Local full-service camping and hotel info is on the web site link at the end of this email, or can be provided on request. Hotels in Barkeyville and Harrisville are closest to the Grange. Requests to share hotel rooms can be facilitated if included in your pre-registration, though there is no guarantee. It is advisable to register for hotel rooms as soon as you see this flyer.<br>Any activities at the Wesley Grange after the dances will have to be <br>VERY QUIET and CIRCUMSPECT as the neighbors are prone to call the local law for disturbing the peace. Keep your valuables with you: we assume no responsibility for loss. We will lock the grange when we are all dancing at the YMCA.<br><br>Send your name, address, and fees to: <br>Ruth Anne Lachendro, 420 Edgewood Ave, Grove City, PA 16127<br>For more info: <a href="mailto:momthebirder@hotmail.com">momthebirder@hotmail.com</a>; 724-372-1959.<br>The website: <a href="http://www.grovecitycontradance.com">www.grovecitycontradance.com</a> has all the dance info and also directions to the Grove City YMCA and Wesley Grange.<br><br>Also, Ruth Anne has a Window's live space at:<br><a href="http://grovecitypadances.spaces.live.com/">http://grovecitypadances.spaces.live.com/</a><br><br>Here is a link to the Grove City PA Chamber of Commerce for accommodations and restaurants:http://www.shopgrovecity.com/chambermembers.htm,<br> and for the campground near Harrisville (and the Grange) called Kozy Rest: http://kozyrestkampground.com/. <br><br>For accommodations near the Grange, try Barkeyville or Harrisville: Motel 6 (actually used to be the Super 8 which is still sometimes listed on searches) http://www.motel6.com/reservations/motel_detail.aspx?num=4470</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>GENESEO, NY AUG 15, 16 FIDDLER'S FAIR</b></div><div><br></div><div>Old Time Fiddlers' Fair Saturday & Sunday, August 15 & 16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.</div><div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: auto;"><br></div><div>Rosin up your bow and mark your calendar for this melodious weekend featuring hundreds of musicians on three stages with non-stop entertainment.</div><div>Plus fiddling kids, harpists, hammered dulcimers and the Snowbelt Morris Dancers. Professionals and beginners alike will be jammin’ all day. Prepare for a whoopin’, hollerin’, toe-tappin’ weekend. Impromptu jigs permissible. </div><div>Musicians with instrument in hand admitted FREE.</div><div><br></div><div>Major Event pricing: $16 adult, $10 youths 4-16, $13 seniors 62+ or students with ID, children under 3 admitted free.</div><div>Genesee Country Village Mumford, NY</div></div>Sat. & Sun. Aug. 15 & 16</div><div>10 am to 5 pm</div><div><a href="http://www.gcv.org/calendar/detail/18/">http://www.gcv.org/calendar/detail/18/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Program Highlights </div><div>Free for fiddlers who come to jam & all stage performers</div><div>Main Tent hosted by the GCV Flint Hill Folk: Cathy McGrath Marie Brate, Mitzie Collins Jim Kimball, Dick Bolt & Allen Hopkins</div><div><br></div><div>Rising Generation Fiddlers Tent hosted by Carol Monaco & Fiddlestix</div><div>Tune Learning Slow Jams led by Dick Bolt</div><div>Appalachian Jams led by Kathy Vandemortel & Stephen Bland</div><div>Hammered Dulcimer Learning & Jam Area led by Mitzie Collins </div><div>Rochester Snowbelt Morris Dance Team Performs on Saturday with fiddler Dick Bolt Week-End Event Features</div><div><br></div><div>GCV camping for fiddlers & family members ~ rough tent camping only ~ no hook-ups or electricity ~</div><div><br></div><div>Local camping & lodging information call Lisa at GCV 585-538-6822</div><div>Food at GCV restaurants serving sandwiches, snacks, sodas & water </div><div><br></div><div>More Information</div><div>CGV Camping Registration Forms or Questions Contact Melanie Neth Coordinator of Special Events PO Box 310, 1410 Flint Hill Rd Mumford, NY 14511</div><div>538-6822 x 219 Fax: (585) 538-6927 <a href="mailto:mneth@gcv.org">mneth@gcv.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div><div><div><b><br></b></div><div><p align=""><b>AUG 29, 30 BRADFORD, PA Crook Farm
Country Fair</b></p><p align="">Crook Farm Homestead</p><p align="">Seaward Ave at Tuna Crossroad</p><p align="">Bradford, PA
(914) 362-3906 <a href="http://www.bradfordlandmark.org/">http://www.bradfordlandmark.org/</a></p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p align="">COME FOR THE
HISTORY, CRAFTS, CONCERTS & DANCING. STAY FOR THE JAMMING & FOOD!</p><div>**CHURCH STREET BLUES (Sat)<br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br></div><div>**THE DOERFEL FAMILY BAND (Sun)</div><p align="">Historically the Crook Farm
has featured traditional Bluegrass, Folk and American Traditional Music. This year is no exception with an
expanded line-up featuring top-notch local and regional talent. This year we will be encouraging all
local, traditional musicians to participate in and around the fair grounds, and
at the Jam Tent.</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p align="">• FREE
ADMISSION – for musicians entering the fair grounds</p><p align="">•
CONCERTS -- Main Stage with Church Street Blues & the Doerfel Family</p><p align="">• OLD TIME
ROUND & SQUARE DANCING -- in the Main Stage & the Bank Building - Sat.
& Sun.</p><p align="">•
IMPROMPTU JAM SESSIONS -- Encouraged around the Fair all weekend</p><p align="">• JAM TENT -- All Day SATURDAY & SUNDAY WORKSHOPS
-- by Van Wagner</p><p align="">• OPEN
STAGE – Sunday afternoon on the Main Stage</p><p align="">• MUSIC
VENDORS -- Bank Building All Weekend.</p><p align="">• CIVIL
WAR FIDDLING -- with Ed Hansen & others at the
Encampment</p><p align="">• FREE
ROUGH CAMPING -- Friday & Saturday nights in the field next to the farm</p><p align=""><br></p><p align=""><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div></p></div></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>SEPT. 11 -> 13 STATE COLLEGE, PA AREA</b></div><div><b>GREENWOOD FURNACE FOLK GATHERING</b></div><div><br></div><div>It's time to register for the Greenwood Furnace Folk Gathering! Come join us September 11-13 in central Pennsylvania for a fun and friendly weekend of playing and listening to folk music - a fantastic three days of workshops, concerts, jams, dancing and friendship. Activities are held at Greenwood Furnace State Park in central PA, about 30 miles from State College and 90 miles from Harrisburg. This is a gorgeous location with beautiful mountain views, miles of hiking trails, and a six acre lake for swimming and fishing.<br><br>Musicians of all instruments and levels are welcome, and there are also options for singers, dancers, and non-musicians. There's a choice of about 45 workshops on topics ranging from old time tunes to harmony singing to arranging music. Jam sessions will take place throughout the weekend. You'll have a chance to perform at open stage and also as part of a group performance Saturday evening. <br><br>For those who are new to music, there will be dulcimers and autoharps for you to rent for the weekend or borrow for a workshop, and we'll have gentle and patient teachers to get you started. There will be a staff concert each evening, followed by staff-led jams, singing around the bonfire, and a contradance with open band.<br><br>The cost for the weekend is $65 if postmarked by August 1 and $80 afterwards. </div><div>The fee includes all workshops, jams, concerts, and dancing. </div><div>A meal package with 3 meals Saturday and 2 meals Sunday is available for $45.<br><br>Camping is available by calling the park 8am-4pm at 814/667-1800. Let them know you are part of the folk gathering, so that you may camp in the area by the workshop activities. There are also hotels about 15 miles away.<br><br>CONTACT INFORMATION:<br><br>Huntingdon County Arts Council<br><br><a href="mailto:huntingdonarts@comcast.net">huntingdonarts@comcast.net</a><br><br>http://folkgathering.com<br><br>814/643-6220<br><br>Hope to see you there!<br><br>-Linda<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div><div><p align=""><b>SAT. SEPT. 19TH FIDDLERS FAIR WAYLAND, NY</b></p><p align="">Sugarbush Hollow Maple Syrup Farm</p><p align="">8447 Pardee Hollow Road,</p><p align="">Town of East Springwater, PO Wayland, New York 14572</p>585-943-3475 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:springwaterfiddlersfair@yahoo.com">springwaterfiddlersfair@yahoo.com</a></div><div><p align="">Step back into the past<br>The Fiddlers Fair will be an all-day musical event for the whole family. Whether you prefer to sit and enjoy the music playing on stage, or hike surrounding scenic trails to experience "fiddling-in-the-woods", we guarantee an eclectic music mix. You can also expect some lively jam sessions that will get your fee stomping and hands clapping!</p><p align="">Local Culinary Bounty<br>Our food vendors are all renowned restaurateur whose fares will feature locally grown fresh produce and seasonal products. We guarantee a culinary experience that will delight. Delicious snacks, meals and drinks will be available all day.</p><p align=""><div><a href="http://www.springwaterfiddlersfair.net/">http://www.springwaterfiddlersfair.net/</a></div><div><br></div><div>The Musician's Registration Form is on the site, and they're beginning to come in - hope you can join us! One added bit of info - we will have two "stage" areas, instead of just one (the sugarhouse porch); the second, a large hay wagon an easy distance away from the porch.</div><div><br></div><div>INFO:</div><div><div><div><div>______________________________</div><div>Herb & Carolyn Tinney</div><div>Wind 'n Pines</div><div>7633 Thunder Mountain Trail</div><div>(Town of Springwater)</div><div>Wayland NY 14572-9786</div><div>USA</div><div>EMail: <a href="mailto:hwtinney@earthlink.net">hwtinney@earthlink.net</a></div><div>VMail: 585.728-2041</div></div></div></div><br></p></div><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div><div><div><b><br></b></div></div><div><div><b>OCT. 30 -> NOV. 1 FOLK WEEKEND Chautauqua Lake</b></div><div><b> </b></div><div>ANNUAL FOLK WEEKEND</div><div>At Camp Onyahsa on Chautauqua Lake (<a href="http://www.onyahsa.org/">http://www.onyahsa.org/</a>)<br>5411 East Lake Road<br>Dewittville, NY 14728</div><div>October 30th-November 1st, 2009</div><div> </div><div>Come back home to Chautauqua County for the Annual Folk Music Weekend.</div><div>The program this year will feature the following performers:</div><div> </div><div>Alan Jabbour http;//<a href="http://www.alanjabbour.com">www.alanjabbour.com</a></div><div>Alan Jabbour was born in 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida. A violinist by early training, he put himself through college at the University of Miami playing classical music. While a graduate student at Duke University in the 1960s, he began documenting oldtime fiddlers in the Upper South. Documentation turned to apprenticeship, and he relearned the fiddle in the style of the Upper South from musicians like Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia, and Tommy Jarrell of Toast, North Carolina. He taught a repertory of oldtime fiddle tunes to his band, the Hollow Rock String Band, which was an important link in the instrumental music revival in the 1960s.<br><br>After receiving his Ph.D. in 1968, he taught English, folklore, and ethnomusicology at UCLA in 1968-69. He then moved to Washington, D.C., for over thirty years of service with Federal cultural agencies. He was head of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress 1969-74, director of the folk arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts 1974-76, and director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress 1976-99. Since his retirement, he has turned enthusiastically to a life of writing, consulting, lecturing, and playing the fiddle.</div><div> </div><div>John Kirk and Trish Miller: http://<a href="http://www.johnandtrish.com">www.johnandtrish.com</a></div><div>Singer/songwriter John Kirk is skilled on a variety of instruments, including fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo. A member of several groups throughout the years including Walt Michael & Co., the Susquehanna Stringband, and Vanaver Caravan, John brings a strong voice and championship fiddling. His wife, Trish has been performing as a clog dancer since 1981, including her work with Back Creek Cloggers, the Green Grass Cloggers, and Vanaver Caravan. She plays mountain-style clawhammer banjo and rhythm guitar learned from folks in her native region ofVirginia, and is a dance caller, teacher, and choreographer.</div><div><div><div></div></div><div><div></div><div><img src="file:///C:/Users/Heidi/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image001.gif" v:shapes="_x0000_s1026" width="518" height="2"></div></div> </div><div> </div><br clear="all"><div>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS</div><div>Friday night:</div><div>Arrival-7pm: check-in, settle in, then time for some music</div><div>sign up to perform-for any budding performer!</div><div>Saturday: </div><div>3 morning and afternoon workshops, then free time to learn a tune, a song, or a dance. Includes lunch at noon and dinner at 6pm for those staying the whole day or weekend.</div><div>Saturday Night Square Dance begins at 8pm.</div><div>Sunday: </div><div>Sign up to perform (maybe something new you learned this weekend?)</div><div> </div><div>IMPORTANT: If you are staying overnight, a bed will be provided but you need to bring bedding and towels with you.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>REGISTRATION</div><div> </div><div>Registration includes the following: Three workshops on Saturday, the Saturday Night Dance, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday.</div><div> </div><div>Lodging for Friday and Saturday Night are extra as outlined</div><div>Below (space is limited so get your reservations in early):</div><div> </div><div>Name_____________________________________________</div><div> </div><div>Address___________________________________________</div><div> </div><div>_________________________________________________</div><div> </div><div>Phone number___________________ e-mail_______________</div><div> </div><div>Choose one (check):</div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Attending the weekend only (I have my own lodging)………………….$70.00</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Attending the weekend with lodging……………………………………$100.00</div><div>Choice of either heated dorms or unheated cabins, both dormitory style.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Saturday only (all workshops, meals, and Saturday night dance).................$50.00<br></div><div> </div><div>Please return your reservations with payment by September 1st to:</div><div>Heidi Harding, Box 126, Dewittville, NY 14728.</div><div>Please let us know as soon as possible.</div><div> </div><div>Please email to reserve your spot ASAP</div><div> </div><div>SEE YOU AT THE LAKE!!</div><div><div><b><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>