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Antietam Early Banjo Gathering-VII (June 20-22, 2014)

Event Details

Time: June 20, 2014 at 10am to June 22, 2014 at 4pm
Location: Baltimore MD (June 20) and Keedysville MD (June 21-22)
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Event Type: banjo, gathering
Organized By: Greg Adams
Latest Activity: Jun 22, 2014

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Event Description

The National Museum of Civil War Medicine (NMCWM) is proud to present the Seventh Antietam Early Banjo Gathering (AEBG-VII) on June 20-22, 2014. For this year’s event, the NMCWM is partnering with the Baltimore Museum of Industry (BMI) to present programming that will take place at two locations. On Friday, June 20, the BMI will host the first day of events in Baltimore (from 10AM-4PM) to showcase its latest exhibit Making Music: The Banjo in Baltimore and Beyond, located at 1415 Key Highway, Baltimore, Maryland 21230. On Saturday and Sunday, June 21-22, the event will resume at its traditional location at the Pry House Field Hospital and Museum, located at 18906 Shepherdstown Pike, Keedysville, MD 21756.

FRIDAY AT THE BMI: Free and open to the public for the first 80 people to RSVP with BMI

The BMI’s special exhibit, Making Music: The Banjo in Baltimore and Beyond, showcases the banjo as a Maryland tradition since at least the late 1740s and how Baltimore became the setting for the instrument’s earliest mass production in the 1840s. Through the cultural convergences slavery, blackface minstrelsy, and industry, this exhibit reveals the Chesapeake region’s multicultural impact on the foundations of American popular culture. Thus, the BMI became a perfect partner for the annual Antietam Early Banjo Gathering.

To RSVP for the BMI programming, please contact Kelley Edelmann at kedelmann@thebmi.org.

For more information on the Baltimore Museum of Industry and its special exhibit, “Making Music: The Banjo in Baltimore and Beyond,” please visit www.thebmi.org.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY AT ANTIETAM: Registration $70 ($60 for current NMCWM members)

On Friday evening, AEBG attendees will return to the event’s traditional location at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on the Antietam National Battlefield in Keedysville, MD.

The cost of registration for the Seventh Antietam Early Banjo Gathering is $70 ($60 for current NMCWM members). Registration includes Saturday and Sunday continental breakfast and lunches, lectures, overnight camping accommodations for those who wish to camp on the Pry House property (Note: registrants must provide their own period or modern tent), and admission to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and the Pry House Field Hospital Museum. Hotel accommodations are available in nearby Hagerstown, MD at a discounted rate for gathering participants.

To register for the Antietam portions of the weekend programming, 1) register online by visitingwww.civilwarmed.org/calendar and click on the Antietam Early Banjo Gathering, or 2) to register by phone or learn more about lodging options, contact Kyle Wichtendahl of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at 301-695-1864 ex 1013 or kyle.wichtendahl@civilwarmed.org.

For more information about the schedule of events, please visit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine website:www.civilwarmed.org/calendar.

Please Note: Registering for the AEBG at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on Saturday and Sunday does not automatically register you for activities at the BMI on Friday. You must register for both events separately.

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Comment by Strumelia on June 11, 2014 at 9:31pm: Whoa- lots of stuff!

This Mentoring breakout session- is that 1 presentation with 15 minutes for each presenter, or is it three forty-five min workshops going on at the same time in differnt spots?

Comment by Michael Pasquerette on June 14, 2014 at 8:20pm: Anyone carpooling on Friday from Sharpsburg to Baltimore? Don't know if there are any formal arrangements, but if someone needs a ride from Sharpsburg/Pry House on Friday I would be willing to drive, or if need be rent a van.

Comment by Tim Twiss on June 14, 2014 at 10:08pm: Thanks Mike. I am a bit up in the air. My latest plan is to drive to Frederick on Thursday and get a motel. Then make it into Baltimore easily in the morning, and camp Friday. If I drive to Sharpsburg, I would most likely be setting up my tent in the dark with lots of bugs.

Comment by Strumelia on June 15, 2014 at 3:56pm: Can anyone answer this for me? Thanks! :

This Mentoring breakout session- is that 1 presentation with 15 minutes for each presenter, or is it three forty-five min workshops going on at the same time in differnt spots?

Comment by Tim Twiss on June 15, 2014 at 4:06pm: I think it is still being worked out. Is there any general opinion on this? Run all 3 at once, or split them up equally?

Comment by Strumelia on June 15, 2014 at 4:22pm: I can't help you with a 'general opinion' Tim, but my personal preferences tend to run this way-

I love hands-on workshops where people get to physically practice a skill that's being taught. I see there's a bones presentation- will that be a workshop, or will there be actual bones teaching as well at some other time during the weekend? I'll bring my bones and hope to pick up some help. I can't see any workshop being able to do very much in 15 minutes, so splitting that mentoring session equally within the 45 minutes seems problematic to me. On the other hand, I'd hate to have to choose amongst those 3 wonderful mentoring offerings if they were taking place at the same time. :( Personally, I'd love to see an equal mix of skill-building workshops and informational presentations. :)

Comment by Greg Adams on June 15, 2014 at 4:27pm: It is still being worked out, as Tim suggests. I think part of the way we'll end up doing it will be, in part, determined when we are all together as a large group and we can determine the general tone of people's needs and interests and what makes the most sense. The big thing is that, based on suggestions people make last year, we want to make sure that we have some designated sessions for people to specifically "break out" to explore techniques and repertoire and not just listen to lectures. The other aspect of the event, as I hope people will notice, is that on Saturday and Sunday we are always alternating between 45 minute formal sessions and 45 minute free time for jamming, mentoring, and collaborating. These breakout sessions should dovetail into those open times so that people are really building their skills as well as social networks.

Comment by Strumelia on June 15, 2014 at 4:49pm: Awesome, Greg...I'm very happy to hear it! :)

Comment by Greg Adams on June 15, 2014 at 4:49pm: Here's something else to add to the mix: http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/aebg-vii-jam-tunes?xg_so...

Comment by Strumelia on June 16, 2014 at 10:18am: Are there any significant changes to the schedule since the June 11th update? Thanks, can't wait! :)

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