BOS 2008 Workshops/Events

(See Mainstage schedule for concert information)

April 18-20, 2008

Venue Note: The WORKSHOP TENT is located on the Conner House Lawn, corner of Chestatee and Warwick Streets. The MAINSTAGE TENT is located in BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK, corner of Park and Warwick.

FRIDAY, APRIL 18:

Noon - BLUEGRASS JAM AT THE VICKERY HOUSE, West Main St. and Vickery Dr., hosted by the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College & State University.

1:00-5:00 p.m. - APPALACHIAN JAM ON THE SQUARE, LED BY ESTILL NICHOLSON & FRIENDS, OPEN TO ALL, GOLD MUSEUM LAWN

1:00-5:00 p.m. - FLAT PICKING 101: JIM PITTMAN, WORKSHOP TENT (COMMUNITY HOUSE IF NEEDED DUE TO WEATHER), $40 PER PERSON,  This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or 706-698-6447 to register

5:00 p.m. - Live Country Auction items available for viewing. Under the big white tent in Bear Central at Hancock Park. Music by Greybeard

6:00 p.m. - LIVE COUNTRY AUCTION featuring folk art and crafts from Appalachian Georgia & specialty items from Dahlonega's fine shops & restaurants. Bear Central at Hancock Park. Auctioneer: SAM WILLIAMSON

8:00 p.m. - CONCERT: THE NEW CROWN MOUNTAIN BOYS - Breaking New Ground. From traditional bluegrass to Mozart to The Beatles. Hoag Student Center Auditorium, North Georgia College and State University. Adults $5, NGCSU staff and students free, other students/children $2

8:00 p.m. - THE PEASALL SISTERS at  THE CRIMSON MOON CAFE , 706-864-3982. $15 advance, $18 at door

ALL DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY:

JAM SESSIONS, TOWN SQUARE

GEORGIA MOUNTAIN MARKETPLACE, TOWN SQUARE

BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK: CONCERTS  (see MAINSTAGE schedule) AND HERITAGE CENTER FAMILY ACTIVITIES

SEBA (Southeastern Bluegrass Association) INFORMATION AND JAM SESSIONS

WIGGINS GROUP FOR TRADITIONAL MUSIC, JAM SESSIONS AND EXHIBITS

NGFDA (The North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association) INFORMATION AND JAM SESSIONS. BRING YOUR INSTRUMENT AND JOIN IN!

DOC JOHNSON'S MEDICINE SHOW , BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

SPINNING DEMONSTRATIONS BY GEORGIA MOUNTAIN HANDSPINNERS GUILD

SATURDAY:

10:00 a.m. -  BEAR ON THE SQUARE KIDS CRAFTS, TWO SISTERS CARDS & CRAFTS

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - THE HISTORIC OLD JAIL, CORNER ENOTA AND HILL STREETS, OPEN FOR TOURS

10:30-11:15 a.m. - YODELING: JOHN LILLY, WORKSHOP TENT

11:00 a.m. - BEAR ON THE SQUARE LIVE: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS ON THE SQUARE, LIVE THEATRE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY THE HOLLY CHILDREN'S THEATRE, WRITTEN BY TIM QUIGLEY, DIRECTOR: SEAN NEWMAN 

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - COMPARATIVE FIDDLE STYLES: RUSS TANNER, BOB CHRISTMAS, AND SONNY HOUSTON. MARK SQUIRES AND BARBARA PANTER, FACILITATORS. WORKSHOP TENT

12:00-3:00 p.m. - APPALACHIAN STORIES FOR KIDS, TOLD BY MARLA PENDER McGHEE with AL FLEMING, BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

12:15-1:00 p.m. - JACK TALES: PAT SHIELDS, HUMMINGBIRD LANE STAGE

1:00 p.m. - BEAR ON THE SQUARE LIVE: GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS ON THE SQUARE, LIVE THEATRE PRODUCTION PRESENTED BY THE HOLLY CHILDREN'S THEATRE, WRITTEN BY TIM QUIGLEY, DIRECTOR: SEAN NEWMAN

1:00-1:45 p.m. - JAMES & RACHEL BRYAN: DUET REPERTOIRE FOR FIDDLE & GUITAR, WORKSHOP TENT

1:30-2:30 p.m. - MOUNTAIN DULCIMER WORKSHOP, LED BY NORTH GEORGIA FOOTHILLS DULCIMER ASSOCIATION WITH JOHN STOCKARD AS INSTRUCTOR, HUMMINGBIRD LANE ART GALLERY STAGE

 
2:00-2:45 p.m. - OLD-TIME SLOW JAM: SWEETWATER JAM, WORKSHOP TENT

2:00 p.m. - TEDDY BEAR PICNIC, SPONSORED BY CHESTATEE REGIONAL LIBRARY, CONNER HOUSE PORCH

3:00-3:45 p.m. - HARMONY SINGING:  SUSAN STALEY & MAGGIE HUNTER, WORKSHOP TENT

3:00 p.m. - BEAR ON THE SQUARE KIDS CRAFTS, TWO SISTERS CARDS & CRAFTS

4:00-4:45 p.m. - HONKY TONK SINGING: NEEL PENDER & SONNY HOUSTON, WORKSHOP TENT

6:30-7:45 p.m. - OLD-TIME MOUNTAIN DANCE: MUSIC BY JOHN KELLEY & THE TUNE DOGS, CLOGGING DEMONSTRATION BY JAY BLAND & THOMAS MAUPIN, VISITORS CENTER PLAZA

8:00 p.m. - TORCHLIGHT MEDICINE SHOW AT DOC JOHNSON'S WAGON with the BUZZARD MOUNTAIN BOYS, BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

8:00 p.m. - JOHN LILLY at THE CRIMSON MOON CAFE , 706-864-3982. $10 advance, $12 at door 

SUNDAY:

10:00-10:30 a.m. - NATIVE AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER BARRY BAILEY: ACOUSTIC MUSIC PERFORMANCE IN BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - GOSPEL JAM. THIS POPULAR EVENT WILL BE HELD IN BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK. SAM JOHNSON WILL BE PLAYING BAGPIPES IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE GOSPEL JAM, BEGINNING ON THE SQUARE AND LEADING THE CROWD TO BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

12:30-1:15 p.m. - JACK TALES: PAT SHIELDS, HUMMINGBIRD LANE ART GALLERY STAGE

12:45-1:45 p.m. - BLUEGRASS SLOW JAM: LED BY KATHY SCOTT, GENE BOURGEOIS and SEBA, WORKSHOP TENT

1:00-3:00 p.m. - APPALACHIAN STORIES FOR KIDS, TOLD BY MARLA PENDER McGHEE with AL FLEMING, BEAR CENTRAL AT HANCOCK PARK

1:30-2:15 p.m. - AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRING BAND TRADITION: THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS, HUMMINGBIRD LANE ART GALLERY STAGE

2:00-2:45 p.m. - PLAYING BACK-UP GUITAR FOR SINGING: CURTIS AND HOLLY JONES, WORKSHOP TENT

2:00 p.m. - TEDDY BEAR PICNIC, SPONSORED BY CHESTATEE REGIONAL LIBRARY, CONNER HOUSE PORCH

2:15-3:00 p.m.- BLUES HARMONICA: WHIT CONNAH, HUMMINGBIRD LANE ART GALLERY STAGE (BYOH)

7:00 p.m. - 6 DAY BENDER at THE CRIMSON MOON CAFE, 706-864-3982. $10 advance, $12 at door; grimmkenney OPENING

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Note: schedule subject to change