Augusta Events during BLUEGRASS WEEK July 30 - August 4, 2017 Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College • AugustaHeritageCenter.org *Events with asterisk are open to the public.

Sunday, July 30

3-6pm Participant Check-In

Halliehurst Great Hall

7-7:30pm All Augusta

Orientation Welcome,

updates, & questions.

Please join! MCA Harper-

McNeeley Auditorium

7:30pm Theme

Orientations: Bluegrass MCA Auditorium Folk Arts for Kids MCA Arts

Forum

*8-11pm Evening

Refreshments Food & Sodas

by D&E Catering (cash only),

Wine & Beer by Lambert’s

Winery (cash or credit card)

Halliehurst Porch

*8:30pm Bluegrass

Welcome Party Get to know

the instructors over songs &

tunes! Halliehurst Porch &

nearby locations

Monday, July 31

8am Late Check-ins Augusta Office, JR 1st floor

8-9am Newcomers’ Welcome Q&A Valerie

Uccellani Benedum Dining Room

1-2:15pm Bluegrass Roundup: Vocals,

Dobro, & Bass Madden Lounge

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jam Learn to jam with leader

extraordinaire, Ira Gitlin & staff Halliehurst

Back Porch

7pm String Changing & Instrument

Maintenance Workshop (Free to participants)

Bob Smakula Halliehurst Library

*7-10pm Evening Refreshments Food & Sodas

by D&E Catering (cash only), Wine & Beer by

Lambert’s Winery (cash or credit card)

Halliehurst Porch

*7pm 2nd Annual Onion Jam led by Joe

Newberry Everyone welcome! Halliehurst Lawn

*8pm Guided Tour of Online Bluegrass Videos

Ira Gitlin Madden Lounge

*Late evening Jam Sessions with participants &

staff. Come pick! (See p. 2)

Tuesday, August 1

1-2:15pm Bluegrass Roundup: A

Visit with Master Artist Dudley

Connell Madden Lounge

*4-6:30pm Show & Sell

Instruments, crafts, recordings,

& more for sale by participants &

staff Halliehurst Porch

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jam Ira Gitlin

& staff Halliehurst Back Porch

*7:30pm Bluegrass Concert

featuring Master Artist Dudley

Connell. Doors open 7pm MCA

Auditorium

*After Concert Square Dance

Grant Flick & the Flicktunes,

Becky Hill calling. Pizza & snacks

available Pavilion

*Late evening Jam Sessions with

participants & staff. Come pick!

(See p. 2)

Wednesday, August 2

1-2:15pm Bluegrass Roundup:

Guitar & Mandolin Madden

Lounge

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jam Ira Gitlin

& staff Halliehurst Back Porch

5:15pm Augusta Family Photo!

All participants & staff, please

join! Followed by Scholarship

Recipient Photo Halliehurst

Porch

*6-10pm Pickin’ in the Park Join

participants & local musicians for

a night of mighty fine pickin’!

Elkins City Park (just down the

hill)

*7-11pm Cookout! Food &

Sodas by D&E Catering (cash

only), Wine & Beer by Lambert’s

Winery (cash or credit card)

Halliehurst Porch

*Late evening Jam Sessions with

participants & staff. Come pick!

(See p. 2)

Thursday, August 3

1-2:15pm Bluegrass Roundup:

Fiddle & Banjo Madden

Lounge

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jam Ira

Gitlin & staff Halliehurst Back

Porch

*7-7:30pm Folk Arts for Kids

Participant Showcase Exhibits

MCA Arts Forum

*7:30pm Bluegrass

Extravaganza Concert

featuring the entire Bluegrass

Week staff! Doors open 7pm.

Silent Auction ends after

intermission! MCA Auditorium

*After Concert Square Dance

Grant Flick & the Flicktunes,

Sharon Leahy calling. Pizza &

snacks available Pavilion

*Late evening Jam Sessions

with participants & staff.

Come pick! (See p. 2)

Friday, August 4

1pm Bluegrass Participant

Showcase Hosted by Team

Bluegrass (Mary, Ira, & Neel)

Pavilion

*8pm Farewell Square Dance

Grant Flick & the Flicktunes,

Kristin Andreassen calling. Pizza &

snacks available Pavilion

*Late evening Jam Sessions with

participants & staff. Come pick!

(See p. 2)

Saturday, August 5

8-11am Dorm Check-Out

Residence Halls

8-10am Breakfast Benedum

Dining Room

Don’t forget the online survey!

AugustaHeritageCenter.org

Location Key: CC = Robert C. Byrd Conference Center, HCC = Hermanson Campus Center, JR or RH = Jennings Randolph Hall, MCA = Myles Center for the Arts, SC = Eshleman Science Center 1

Evening Mini-Courses $60

6-7:15pm M-Th Register & pay at Sunday check-in or by 1pm Monday at Augusta Office in JR

Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch Kevin Chesser Halliehurst Parlor

Intro. to Herbal Medicine (All Levels) Maureen Farrell Gribble Kitchen & Outdoor Locations

Monroe Style Mandolin (Int.) Jeremy Wanless JR Upstairs Lounge

Roots & Branches of Bluegrass: From Ancient Ballads to WV Songs of Work & Freedom (All Levels) Michael

& Carrie Kline Halliehurst Dining Room

Happening All Week at Augusta

Meals Sunday Dinner 5-6:30pm. Monday-Friday Breakfast 7:30-9am, Lunch 11:15am-1pm, Dinner

5-6:30pm. Saturday Breakfast 8-10am Benedum Hall Dining Room

Graceland Restaurant Su, W, Th, F Brunch 11am-2pm; F & Sa Dinner 5-9pm

Coffee & Tea M-F morning. Donations support Scholarships Madden, SC 4th Floor, MCA Art Lobby

Campus Shuttle M-F 15 minutes before & after workshops begin & end. Tu & Th 6:30-7:30pm &

30 minutes immediately following concerts Loops around campus. Just flag it down & hop on!

Silent Auction To donate, please fill out a donation form & leave it with your items on the table in

MCA Arts Forum. Bidding ends Thursday at end of concert intermission. Bid high to support

Augusta scholarships! MCA Arts Forum

Augusta Store in Myles Center: Su 6-9pm; M, W, & F 11:30-2:30pm; Tu & Th 6pm-concert end; Sa

9-11am. Mobile Store (select Augusta merchandise) at Friday evening dance Pavilion

Swimming Hours TBA. Su 2-4pm; M-F 7-8am & noon-1:30pm; M, W, F 6-8pm. Bring your own

towels. MCA Myles Pool

Fitness Center Su 1-5pm, M-F 7am-9pm, Sa 9am-4pm. Open to Augusta participants with badge.

Clean gym shoes required. HCC

Booth Library M-F 9am-5pm

Stirrup Gallery Free museum featuring the Darby Collection M, W, & F 9am-5pm, Tu & Th 10am-

7:30pm MCA

Augusta Office Su 6pm-midnight, M 8am-10pm, Tu-Th 8am-4:30pm, F 8am-10pm 304-637-1209

JR Main Floor

Office of Public Safety: available 24/7 304-704-9111 Gatehouse

Folk Arts for Kids

Coordinator: Kevin “Woody” Woodcock

9am-noon & 1-4pm M-F

Art with Soul Sarah Ferguson Gribble Lounge & Kitchen

Dance Workshop

9am-noon M-F & 3-4:15pm M-Th

Ensemble Choreography for Percussive Dance (Int.) Sharon Leahy & Rick Good MCA Creative Commons

(downstairs, formerly known as the Pit)

Bluegrass Week Schedule At-A-Glance Monday & Tuesday

9:15-11:45am Morning Workshops

11:45am-1pm Lunch

1-2:15pm Roundups

2:15-3pm Practice Time

3-4:15pm Afternoon Workshops (cont’d

from morning workshops)

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jams

5-6:30pm Dinner

6-7:15pm Mini-Courses

Wednesday & Thursday

9:15-11:45am Morning Workshops

11:45am-1pm Lunch

1-2:15pm Roundups

2:15-3pm Practice Time

3-4:15pm Electives

4:30-5:15pm Slow Jams

5-6:30pm Dinner

6-7:15pm Mini-Courses

Friday

9:15-11:45am Morning

Workshops

11:45am-1pm Lunch

1-4:30pm Bluegrass

Participant Showcase

5-6:30pm Dinner Jamming & Practice Locations Madden lounge, rotunda, & patios • Halliehurst porches • Icehouse • JR patio & ballroom

Gribble patio • Booth Library breezeway • Science Center patios • Gazebo • Chapel Plaza

Location Key: CC = Robert C. Byrd Conference Center, HCC = Hermanson Campus Center, JR or RH = Jennings Randolph Hall, MCA = Myles Center for the Arts, SC = Eshleman Science Center 2

Location Key: CC = Robert C. Byrd Conference Center, HCC = Hermanson Campus Center, JR or RH = Jennings Randolph Hall, MCA = Myles Center for the Arts, SC = Eshleman Science Center 3

Bluegrass Week Workshops

Coordinators: Neel Brown, Mary Burdette, & Ira Gitlin • Master Artist: Dudley Connell • Staff Musicians: Grant Flick, Mark Panfil, & John Seebach

Bluegrass Week Workshops

9:15-11:45am M-F & 3-4:15pm M & Tu

Acoustic Bass: All Levels Missy Raines JR Ballroom

Banjo: Beginning Gina Clowes SC 317

Intermediate Mark Delaney Booth Library Student Lounge

Advanced Alan Munde SC 413

Fiddle: Beginning Kimber Ludiker Halliehurst Dining Room

Intermediate Alex Hargreaves Halliehurst Parlor

Advanced John Mailander Halliehurst Library

Guitar: Beginning Tom Adams SC 104

Intermediate Avril Smith SC 100

Advanced Tyler Grant SC 103

Mandolin: Beginning Sharon Gilchrist SC 318

Intermediate Mike Compton SC 319

Advanced Alan Bibey SC 300

Resonator Guitar: All Levels Jimmy Heffernan Booth Library

Scholars’ Room

Songwriting: All Levels Joe Newberry JR Upstairs Lounge

Vocals: All Levels Chris Jones & Dede Wyland Booth Library

Community Room

Afternoon Electives p3-4:15pm W & Th

Note: Bring your instruments unless otherwise noted below!

Wednesday Playing Successful Backup Alan Munde & Jimmy Heffernan (All Levels) SC 413

Interesting Mandolin Solos & More Alan Bibey & Mike Compton (Int./Adv.) SC 300

Getting Creative with Double Stops John Mailander (Int./Adv.) Halliehurst Library

Jam with Sharon Sharon Gilchrist & Bluegrass Staff (All Levels) Halliehurst Porch

How to Start a Band & Book Gigs Gina Clowes (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) SC 318

Bluegrass Harmony Singing Dede Wyland, Tyler Grant, & Tom Adams (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) SC 103

Theory Alex Hargreaves (Int./Adv., All Instruments) Halliehurst Parlor

Thinking Outside the Box – Banjo Mark Delaney (All Levels) Booth Library Student Lounge

How to Prepare for a Recording Session Missy Raines (All Levels) JR Ballroom

Getting a Song Ready for Performance Joe Newberry (Int./Adv.) JR Upstairs Lounge

It’s Called What? Great Tunes with Weird Names Kimber Ludiker & Avril Smith (All Levels) Halliehurst Dining Room

Playing Guitar Solos for Vocal Songs Chris Jones (Int./Adv.) Booth Library Community Room

Topic TBA Rick Good Location TBA

Thursday So You Want to Play in Jimmy Martin’s Band? Alan Munde and Tom Adams (All Levels) SC 413

Let’s Talk About Tone & Speed – Mandolin Alan Bibey (Int./Adv.) SC 300

Improvising Solos on Bluegrass Melodies John Mailander & Avril Smith (All Levels) Halliehurst Library

Open Tuning on the Mandolin Mike Compton (Int./Adv.) SC 319

Bluegrass Harmony Singing Sharon Gilchrist, Mark Delaney, & Chris Jones (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) Booth Library Community Room

Using the D Position for Up the Neck Breaks in Any Key – Banjo Gina Clowes (Int./Adv.) SC 318

How to Yodel Dede Wyland (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) SC 103

Rhythm and Groove Alex Hargreaves (Int./Adv.) Halliehurst Parlor

The Art of Practice: How to Set Goals & Meet Them in Your Daily Practice Missy Raines (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) JR Ballroom

The Nashville Number System Jimmy Heffernan (All Levels) SC 104

Unaccompanied Songs for Singers Joe Newberry (All Levels, Instruments Not Needed) JR Upstairs Lounge

Jam with Tyler & Kimber Tyler Grant, Kimber Ludiker, & Bluegrass Staff (All Levels) Halliehurst Porch

Clogging from Scratch Sharon Leahy MCA Creative Commons

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