Augusta Events during OLD-TIME WEEK AND VOCAL WEEK August 6 - 11, 2017 Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College • AugustaHeritageCenter.org *Events with asterisk are open to the public.

Sunday, August 6

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: Old-Time MCA Auditorium Vocal Chapel Arts, Crafts, & Folklore MCA

Arts Forum

Folk Arts for Kids MCA Arts Forum

*8-11pm Evening Refreshments Food and sodas by D&E Catering (cash only), Wine & Beer by Lambert’s Winery (cash or credit card) Halliehurst Porch

*9pm Square Dance Betse Ellis & Friends, T-Claw calling Pavilion

*9pm Song Swap Flawn Williams, Don Friedman, & Friends Chapel

Monday, August 7

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

8-9am Newcomers’ Welcome Q&A Benedum Dining Room

8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch

8:30-8:50am Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Old-Time Group Session: Staff Sampler Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Vocal Group Session Jeff Warner & Peter Brice Chapel

2:30-3:45pm Old-Time Porch Party Open jamming plus Slow Jams Rachel Eddy & Rory Mullennex Halliehurst Porch

4-5pm Old-Time & Vocal One-Shot Workshops (Details pp. 3 & 4)

7pm String Changing & Instrument Maintenance Workshop (Free to participants) Bob Smakula Halliehurst Library

*8pm Presentation: Songs, Tunes, & Crankies Anna & Elizabeth Chapel

*After presentation Vocal Jam Circle Don Friedman Booth Library Breezeway

*9pm Square Dance John Harrod & friends, T-Claw calling. Pizza & snacks available Pavilion

Tuesday, August 8

*8am-4:30pm Festival Volunteer Registration Augusta Office, JR 1st Floor

8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch

8:30-8:50am Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge

11:30am-1pm 5th String Banjo Capo Installations Bob Smakula Benedum Dining Room Entryway

1:15-2:15pm Old-Time Group Session: Guest Master Artist Vesta Johnson Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Vocal Group Session Kay Justice & Sam Gleaves Chapel

2:30-3:45pm Old-Time Porch Party Open jamming plus Slow Jams Ben Nelson & AJ Srubas Halliehurst Porch

4-5pm Old-Time & Vocal One-Shot Workshops (Details pp. 3 & 4)

*4-6:30pm Show & Sell Instruments, crafts, recordings, & more for sale by participants & staff Halliehurst Porch

*6:30pm-concert end Festival Volunteer Registration MCA Arts Forum

*7:30pm Old-Time & Vocal Concert (doors open 7pm) MCA Auditorium

*After Concert Square Dance Rachel Eddy & friends, Ellen & Eugene Ratcliffe & T-Claw calling. Pizza & snacks available Pavilion

*After Concert Vocal Jam Jeff Warner Madden Rotunda

Wednesday, August 9

8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch

8:30-8:50am Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Old-Time Group Session: Music of West Virginia Gerry Milnes Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Vocal Group Session Ysaÿe Barnwell & Kate Long Chapel

2:30-3:45pm Old-Time Porch Party Open jamming plus Slow Jams Betse Ellis & Travis Stuart Halliehurst Porch

4-5pm Old-Time & Vocal One-Shot Workshops (Details pp. 3 & 4)

5pm Augusta Family Photo! All participants & staff, please join! Followed by Scholarship Recipient Photo Halliehurst Porch

*6-10pm Pickin’ in the Park Local old-time, bluegrass, & country jam sessions Elkins City Park (just down the hill)

*6:30-11pm Evening Refreshments Food and sodas by D&E Catering (cash only), Wine & Beer by Lambert’s Winery (cash or credit card) Halliehurst Porch

*7:30-9:30pm Old-Time Onion Jam Halliehurst Porch

*8-10pm Vocal Participant Showcase Chapel

*10:30pm Vocal Jam: Doo-Wop & Other Oldies Flawn Williams & Friends Madden Rotunda

Volunteer for Augusta Festival Saturday!

Help us make the magic happen! Visit the Augusta Office or call 304-637-1209.

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

Augusta Events continued 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 Su 6-9pm MCA; M, W, & F 11:30-2:30pm MCA; Tu & Th 6pm-concert end MCA. Sa 10am-5pm Elkins City Park & concert intermission to end MCA.

Swimming 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-F 8am-4:30pm, M & F 6-10pm 304-637-1209 JR Main Floor

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

Thursday, August 10

8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch

8:30-8:50am Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Old-Time Group Session: Appalachian Dance Mack Samples, T-Claw, & Friends Madden Lounge

1:15-2:15pm Vocal Group Session Charles Williams & Emily Miller Chapel

2:30-3:45pm Old-Time Porch Party Open jamming plus Slow Jams Anna Roberts-Gevalt & Don Rogers Halliehurst Porch

4-5pm Old-Time & Vocal One-Shot Workshops (Details pp. 3 & 4)

*6-7:15pm Craft Participant Showcase Exhibits & demos by arts, crafts, & folklore participants MCA Arts Forum

*6:30pm-concert end Festival Volunteer Assignment Pick-Up MCA Arts Forum

*7:30pm Old-Time & Vocal Concert Old-Time & Vocal Staff. Doors open 7pm. Silent Auction ends after intermission! MCA Auditorium

*After Concert Square Dance Anna Roberts-Gevalt & friends, T-Claw calling. Pizza & snacks available Pavilion

*After Concert Vocal Jam Circle Don Friedman Booth Library Breezeway

Friday, August 11

8:15-8:45am Waltz Across Breakfast Dancers & musicians welcome! Halliehurst Porch

8:30-8:50am Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge

*10am-3pm Festival Volunteer Assignment Pick-Up Augusta Office, JR 1st Floor

*3-4pm Festival Volunteer Assignment Pick-Up Halliehurst Porch

2-3pm Old-Time Porch Party open jamming Halliehurst Porch

*3pm Vocal Week Final Gathering Chapel

*3:30pm Old-Time Participant Showcase & Flatfoot Dance Contest Halliehurst Porch

*6-10pm Cookout! Food and sodas by D&E Catering (cash only), Wine & Beer by Lambert’s Winery (cash or credit card) Halliehurst Porch

*8pm Festival Kick-Off Square Dance AJ Srubas & Friends, T-Claw & Lou Maiuri calling. Pizza & snacks available Pavilion

*8pm Vocal Workshop: The Music of Hazel Dickens & Alice Gerrard special guest Laurie Lewis Chapel

*Following Workshop Open Sing Flawn Williams & Friends Chapel

Saturday, August 12

8-11am Dorm Check-Out Residence Halls

9-11am Breakfast Benedum Dining Room

*10am-5pm Augusta Festival Juried Craft Fair and WV Open Fiddle & Banjo Contest regional artisans, music contest, craft demos, live music, workshops, kids’ tent, food Elkins City Park (just down the hill)

*7:30pm Concert featuring Mountain Stage with Larry Groce Doors

open 7pm MCA Auditorium

*After Concert Square & Contra Dance Red Run with round-robin calling. Pizza & snacks available Pavilion

Don’t forget the online survey!

AugustaHeritageCenter.org 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

Old-Time Week Schedule At-A-Glance

Old-Time Week Workshops Coordinator: Joe “joebass” DeJarnette • Guest Master Artist: Vesta Johnson

Staff Musicians: Susie Goehring, Tyler Hughes, Rina Rossi, & Clarke Wyatt • Liaison: Betty Druckenmiller

9am-noon Workshops noon-1pm Lunch 1:15-2:15pm Group Sessions 2:30-3:45pm Porch Party 4-5pm One-Shot Workshops 5-6:30pm Dinner

9am-noon Workshops noon-1pm Lunch 2-3pm Old-Time Porch Party 3:30pm Old-Time Participant

Showcase & Dance Contest 5-6:30pm Dinner

Morning Workshops

Banjo: Beginning Ben Nelson SC 317 Intermediate Anna Roberts-Gevalt SC 103 Advanced Travis Stuart SC 319

Fiddle: Beginning AJ Srubas Halliehurst Dining Room Intermediate Rachel Eddy Halliehurst Library Advanced Betse Ellis Halliehurst Parlor

Bass: All Levels Nokosee Fields JR Ballroom

Guitar: All Levels Rory Mullennex SC 318

Mandolin: All Levels Don Rogers JR Upstairs Lounge

All Stringband Instruments: Music of Kentucky (Int./Adv.) John Harrod & Brett Ratliff SC 104 Women & Community in Old-Time Music (Int./Adv.) Alice Gerrard

with guests Kim Johnson, Rich Kirby, & Gerry Milnes CC Room B

Vocal Week Workshops Coordinator: Flawn Williams • Staff Musician: Don Friedman • Liaisons: Tom Druckenmiller & Penny Anderson

Evening singing opportunities led by Don Friedman, Penny Anderson, Jeff Warner, Flawn Williams, & others! And thanks for logistical help from Tom Druckenmiller.

Vocal Warm-Ups Penny Anderson Madden Lounge (beneath Benedum Dining Room)

Period 1 Chapel Science Center 300 Science Center 100 Madden Lounge Science Center 413 Booth Library Student Lounge

Singing in the African American Tradition, Part 1

Ysaÿe Barnwell

Songwriting Kate Long

Approaching Irish Songs Peter Brice

Finding Your Voice Charles Williams

Appalachian Songs Sam Gleaves

(no workshop this location period 1)

Coffee & Tea Break Science Center 4th Floor Lobby

Period 2 Singing in the African

American Tradition, Part 2 Ysaÿe Barnwell

(no workshop this location period 2)

Ad Hoc Harmonies Flawn Williams

Singing for the Confidence Impaired

Kay Justice

Honky Tonkin’ Emily Miller

Amazing Sing-Along Sessions Jeff Warner

Lunch Benedum Dining Room (above Madden Lounge)

Group Session Vocal Week Group Session Chapel

Announcements, Q&A, Group Singing, “Front Porch Visits” with various instructors Monday Jeff Warner & Peter Brice • Tuesday Kay Justice & Sam Gleaves

Wednesday Ysaÿe Barnwell & Kate Long • Thursday Charles Williams & Emily Miller

Friday Vocal Week Schedule: Period 3 Workshops meet 1:20-2:30pm, followed by the Vocal Week Final Gathering at 3pm in the Chapel

Period 3

Chapel Science Center 300 Science Center 100 Madden Lounge Science Center 413 Booth Library Student Lounge

Duet Singing Kay Justice & Sam Gleaves

Singing Narrative Songs Well Peter Brice

Contemporary Appalachian Songs

Kate Long

Finding your Voice Charles Williams

Georgian Harmonies Emily Miller

Songs of the Northeast Jeff Warner

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

Everyone’s Invited! Visit the craft studios during the week,

& don’t miss the Craft Showcase on Thursday!

Arts, Crafts, Folklore, & Dance Workshops

One-Shot Workshops Open to both Old-Time Week & Vocal Week participants!

Coordinator: Kevin “Woody” Woodcock

Letterpress Printing & Wood Engraving Jim Horton assisted by Sarah Brown MCA Design Studio

White Oak Basketry Alan Miller Gribble Patio

Felting: Traditional to Today Enrica McMillon MCA Drawing & Painting Studio

Mountain Dance: Calling & Figures T-Claw & Guest Callers 9:30am-noon Pavilion & 2:30-4pm Halliehurst Porch

Folk Arts for Kids Exploring Art through Time Kylie Proudfoot-Payne Gribble Lounge & Kitchen

Monday Calling 101: Big Circle Figures Becky Hill Halliehurst Porch Fiddle Traditions of Bath County, KY Don Rogers JR Upstairs

Lounge Join the Jam - Songs & Tips Phyllis Elkind SC 100 Midwestern Fiddle Tunes Rina Rossi Halliehurst Library Old-Time Fingerstyle Banjo Clarke Wyatt JR Ballroom Shape Note Singing with Tutorial Penny Anderson SC 413 Songs of Contemporary Appalachian Songwriters Kate Long & Kay

Justice Chapel Stringband Rhythm: How to Musically Drive the Bus Nokosee

Fields & joebass Halliehurst Dining Room Yodeling John Lilly Madden Lounge

Tuesday An African Worldview of Music Ysaÿe Barnwell Chapel Black Fiddlers of Kentucky John Harrod Halliehurst Dining Room Flatfooting 101 Tyler Hughes Halliehurst Porch Guitar from Scratch Rory Mullennex JR Ballroom Kids’ Songs & Campfire Songs Elizabeth LaPrelle SC 100 One Ballad in Depth “Fresh Fruits of 1812” Peter Brice SC 300 Songs from the Harry Smith Collection Don Friedman Madden

Lounge Three Shapes to Banjo Glory Clarke Wyatt Halliehurst Library West Virginia Women Singers Emily Miller SC 413

Wednesday The Blues Poems of Langston Hughes Charles Williams SC 413 Fiddle Tunes from Luther Davis, Rosco Parrish, & Neighbors Alice

Gerrard Halliehurst Library Flatpick Basics for Old-Time Guitar Susie Goehring JR Upstairs Lounge Honky-Tonk Karaoke with Live Band Emily Miller Madden Lounge Missouri Fiddle Tunes AJ Srubas Halliehurst Porch Murder Ballads Elizabeth LaPrelle Chapel Putting Old-Time Music on a Stage Anna Roberts-Gevalt Halliehurst

Dining Room Songs of Struggle Sam Gleaves SC 100 Syncopated Drop Thumb Banjo Rachel Eddy JR Ballroom

Thursday Bass from Scratch joebass JR Ballroom Big Gospel Sing Jeff Warner Chapel Fiddle Nokosee Fields Halliehurst Parlor Hank Williams Sing-Along John Lilly Madden Lounge Old Songs for the New Resistance Brett Ratliff Halliehurst Library Singing Technique Master Class Peter Brice SC 300 Singing with the Fiddle Betse Ellis JR Upstairs Lounge Songs & Stories of West African Lute Traditions Ben Nelson Halliehurst

Dining Room Songwriters Who Have Won The Nobel Prize Don Friedman SC 413 Unaccompanied Appalachian Ballads Elizabeth LaPrelle SC 100

Evening Mini-Courses $60

Register & pay at Sunday check-in or by 1pm Monday at Augusta Office in JR

Fingerstyle Banjo Clarke Wyatt Halliehurst Parlor • Flatfooting Basics Rina Rossi Pavilion • Folk Songs & Ballads of West Virginia Gerry Milnes Science Center 104 • Yodeling for Everyone John Lilly SC 413

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 4

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