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:138717 DTSTAMP:20260519T213422Z SUMMARY:3rd Joel Sweeney & the Banjo Convergence DESCRIPTION:Early banjo, fiddle, guitar, tambo, and bones players- hav e at you all!\nSave the date for the 3rd Sweeney Early Banjo Convergen ce! Once again we shall gather on the beautiful grounds of Appomattox Courthouse National Historical Park; the \"groud zero\" for early banj o music.\nFor it was along the humble banks of the Appomattox river wh ere Joel Sweeney and his myriad of musical kith & kin lived and learne d the banjo!!\nBrought to you by the North Carolina School of Traditio nal Music and the National Park Service at Appomattox Court House NHP, this event is both a chance for learning and sharing amongst early ba njo enthusiasts as well as an opportunity to perform for the public in the historic village just as Joel did some 175 years ago!!\nThere is the possibility for period camping ON-SITE this year as well.\nFor the banjo appreciative public, there will be presentations throughtout th e day, film screenings, and tours to Sweeney sites throughout the Park and an abundance of banjo music!.\nInquiries to this post will be ans wered with all deliberate speed and veracity as details become solidif ied.\nFor those who wish to share their banjo research and/ or revelat ions with the general public, there are a few slots available among th e day long programming to be held at the Park's visitor center.\nFor t hose who are versed in the art of the design & manufacture of the bles sed banjo, there is space at the Park planned for you to exhibit your craftsmanship!\nDress of the period is encouraged but not required.\nF or further information, feel free to correspond with:\nDavid Wooldridg e (david_wooldridge@nps.gov) OR             \nMark Weems (markw eems@frontier.com)\n\nFor more information visit https://minstrelbanjo .ning.com/events/3rd-joel-sweeney-the-banjo-convergence DTSTART;TZID=America/Atikokan:20160513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Atikokan:20160515T140000 CATEGORIES:"learning/", "sharing/", performing LOCATION:Appomattox Court House National Historical Park WEBSITE:http://www.nps.gov/apco URL:http://www.nps.gov/apco CONTACT:(434) 352-8987 X. 236 ORGANIZER:David Wooldridge and Mark Weems ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/3163689582?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Stephen Rockenbach":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/StephenRockenbach ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Paul Dra per":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/PaulDraper ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="James Pe ntecost":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JamesPentecost ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Tom Tagg art":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomTaggart ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Tom Litt leton":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TomLittleton ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=Strumelia :https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Scott Da nneker":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/ScottDanneker ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Michael Randolph":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MichaelRandolph ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Rob Morr ison":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobertRMorrison ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Mark Wee ms":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkKellyWeems ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="D. Woold ridge":https://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/DWooldridge END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR