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Anchorage Folk Festival, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
member-supported,
volunteer organization supporting folk arts in the community.
SCHEDULE OF AFF WORKSHOPS
Workshops are FREE, no phoning, pre-qualifing or sign up; just show up! Children under the age of 8 are welcome to workshops with adult supervision unless noted otherwise.
Workshops are held on the University
of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus in Sally Monseraud Hall, the Professional
Studies Building, and the Wendy Williamson Auditorium. The Professional
Studies Building (PSB) is located in the same building as the Wendy Williamson
Auditorium (WWA). The Sally Monseraud Hall (SMH) is adjacent to the Wendy
Williamson Auditorium (WWA).
Click
here for a map of the UAA campus.
PRINTABLE
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE - ADOBE ACROBAT LINK
VIEW
DETAILED WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS HERE
Second
Weekend: Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
| Square & Contra Dance
- Patty Hamre and The Rosebuds 10:00am -11:15am WWA Stage |
| Silly Song Sing-Along - Dawn Berg 10:00am -11:15am SMH Room 103 |
| Cajun Dancing - Betsy Howard and Fat Weasel 11:30am -12:45pm WWA Stage |
| Introduction to Bag Pipes and
Drums - Leon Getz 11:30am -12:45pm SMH Rm 108 |
| Intermediate and Advanced Mandolin
- Lowell Webb 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 103 |
| Guitar Maintenance & Care
- Mike Fleck 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 108 |
| Waltz
Workshop - Katie Cueva & Dustin Madden,
with the Bowheads. 1:00pm - 2:15pm (Location Pending) |
| Beginning Banjo, all styles - Kevin Cassity 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 103 |
| Songs of Sorrow Swap
- Robin Hopper 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 108 |
| Slow Jamming
- Kevin Cassity 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 103 |
| Native American Flute - Deborah Peterson 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 108 |
First
Weekend: Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
Banjo
Contest 10:00am - 11:15am WWA Stage |
Banjo
Contest - continued 11:30am - 12:45pm WWA Stage |
| Harp
Improvisation - Julie Ann Smith 11:30am - 12:45pm SMH Room 103 |
Guitar Maintenance
& Care - Mike Fleck |
Folk
Arts - Mary Schallert 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 103 |
Baritone
Guitar - Wade Hampton Miller &
Robin Hopper 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 108 |
Fiddle
Tunes for Kids - Amanda Kerr 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 103 |
Bodhran
Basics - Suzi of Suzi's Woollies 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 108 |
| Nature
Song Sing-along - Dan Pascucci 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 103 |
| Music
Theory - Jerry George 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 108 |
| Second
Weekend: Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
| Morris English
Dance - Rant & Raven 10:00am - 11:15am WWA Stage(rev 1/29) |
| Clogging -
Rhea McDonald 11:30am - 12:45pm WWA Stage |
| Songwriter's Circle
- Ruby 11:30am -12:45pm SMH Room 103 |
| Tips for Singing in Tune
- Esther Golton 11:30am -12:45pm SMH Room 108(rev 1/27) |
| Teen Jam session
- Luisa Yoter, Garren Volper, Emily McLaughlin, Miles
Allen, Ryan McLaughlin 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 108 |
| Plectrum Banjo Flatpicking
& Mandolin - Bill Powers, Sweet Sunny South 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 103 |
| Oldtime Fiddle -
Cory Obert, Rob Miller, guitar: Sweet Sunny South 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 108 |
| Band Workshop
- Sweet Sunny South 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 103 |
| Brush Arbor Gospel Singing
- Wade Hampton Miller and the St. Mary’s
Praise Singers 4:00pm - 5:15pm SMH Room 108 |
First
Weekend: Sunday, January 24, 2010 |
| Microphone
Practice - Mary Schallert 11:30am - 12:45pm WWA Stage |
| Songwriting
Exercises - Robin Hopper 11:30am -12:45pm SMH Room 103 |
| If You
Can Talk, You Can Sing - Sunrise Sjoeberg 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 103 |
| Teen
Jam Session - Ian Wahl, Matthew Faubion,
Sarah Bartholomew of Sarahndipity 1:00pm - 2:15pm SMH Room 108 |
| Rhythmn:
Guitar, Bass, Mandolin - Brother Mule* 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 103 |
| Lead:
Mandolin, Fiddle and Guitar - Brother Mule* 2:30pm - 3:45pm SMH Room 108 |
| As
Needed - Brother Mule* 2:30pm - 3:45pm (Location Pending) |
| Mountain
Dulcimer to Accompany Singing - Esther
Golton 4:00pm - 5:00pm SMH Room 103 |
| Native American Flute - Jerry George 4:00pm - 5:00pm SMH Room 108 |
| *Brother Mule participants will play the last afternoon set on stage. |