BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Atikokan X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Atikokan BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19700101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2477478:Event:74503 DTSTAMP:20260516T132331Z SUMMARY:Joel Sweeney & The Banjo- from Africa to Appomattox: A Celebra tion of Convergence DESCRIPTION:This event is actually a combination of 2 events.\nThe fir st actually starts on Friday May 10, 2013 with  \"The Joel Walker Sw eeney Early Banjo Convergence.\"\nThis early banjo instructional gathe ring will include: instruction in & lectures on Early American Banjo Style, historical tours of Sweeney buildings and artifacts, a visit wi th banjo makers and collectors, jamming, 19th century dance & a rare opportunity for possible period camping at Appomattox Court House NHP- the birthplace of Joel Sweeney!\nFor registration for this portion of the event, contact Mark Weems at: markweems@frontier.com\n The 2nd ev ent- the \"Joel Sweeney & the Banjo: from Africa to Appomattox\" kicks off Friday evening at the National Park's Visitor Center with a free screening of Marc Fields' production \"Give Me the Banjo!\" Music wil l be played, refreshments will be served & donations will be accepted. \n\nSaturday May 11, 2013 the \"Joel Sweeney & the Banjo: From Africa to Appomattox\" continues.  This event will be at Appomattox Court Ho use NHP & will be open to the general public (with general park admiss ion $3-5.)  Planned daytime activities include:\n*a gubernatorial pro clamation honoring Joel Sweeney's contribution to the history of the b anjo,\n*banjo programming (offering a veritable cornucopia of oppurtu nities for instructional gathering attendees to play period banjo on the stomping grounds of Joel & the rest of the Sweeney family)\n*banjo makers showing their craft & wares\n*tours of Sweeney family sites\n* exhibits of Sweeney related artifacts\n*interpretive talks on the hist ory of the banjo\nAll daytime events will be  free to the public (aft er the general park admission.)\n \nThe day will culminate in an even ing concert to feature performances conveying the evolution of the ban jo. Again this concert will be held at Appomattox Court House! Within earshot of the birthplace of Joel & the rest of the Sweeneys.\nThe con cert will be a ticketed fundraiser to assist Appomattox Court House NH P in restoring Sweeney family structures in the National Park & creat ing an interpretive trail linking Sweeney related sites.\nIf you are i nterested in being a part of this program, please contact: david_woold ridge@nps.gov.\n \n\nFor more information visit http://minstrelbanjo. ning.com/events/joel-sweeney-the-banjo-from-africa-to-appomattox DTSTART;TZID=America/Atikokan:20130510T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Atikokan:20130511T235900 CATEGORIES:instructional, "gathering/", public, "program/", fundraiser LOCATION:Appomattox Court House NHP WEBSITE:http://www.appomattox1865foundation.org/Files/index.html URL:http://www.appomattox1865foundation.org/Files/index.html CONTACT:434-352-8987 ext. 236 ORGANIZER:Appomattox Court House NHP, the Appomattox 1865 Foundation, the North Carolina School of Traditional Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/3106280803?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Bryant H enderson":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/BryantHenderson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Rob Morr ison":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobertRMorrison ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Sule Gre g Wilson":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/SuleGregWilson ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Eric And reucci":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/EricAndreucci ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="James Pe ntecost":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JamesPentecost ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Greg Ada ms":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/GregAdams ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Michael Randolph":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MichaelRandolph ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Zak Heer Brandt":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/ZacharyVincentHeerBrandt ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jack Gel lerstedt":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JackGellerstedt ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="James Ha rtel":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JamesHartel ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Mark Wee ms":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkKellyWeems ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="D. Woold ridge":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/DWooldridge ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jack L. Whaley":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JackLWhaley ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jeff Tr ace":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JeffTrace ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=TENTATIVE;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Theodor e Layton":http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TheodoreLayton END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR