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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 in the Professional
Studies Building and the Wendy Williamson Auditorium on the University
of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) campus. The Professional
Studies Building (PSB) is located in the same building as the Wendy Williamson
Auditorium (WWA).
Click
here for a map of the UAA campus.
((updated 01-21-12, 10:30pm)

WEEK ONE, SUNDAY, January 22, 2012 |
| Swing Dance Lesson (dance to follow) - Kenny Powers & live band: Hot Club of Nunaka Instruction starts at 10:30 10:00 - 11:15am - WWA Stage |
| Swing Dance - with live band: Hot Club of Nunaka 11:00am - 12:15pm - WWA Stage |
| Gypsy Jazz; An Ensemble Approach - Hot Club of Nunaka 1:00pm - 2:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Let's Sing Songs of Nature, Soil & Science! Dand "dirty d" Pascucci 1:00pm - 2:15pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Singing Ballads - Guest Artist, Keith Murphy 1:00pm - 2:15pm - PSB Room 166 |
| Native American Flute - Jerry George (All levels welcome) 2:30pm - 3:45pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Fiddle - Guest Artist: Hanneke Cassel 2:30pm - 3:45pm PSB Room 166 |
| Advanced Mandolin - Andrew March 4:00pm - 5:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Do Re Mi of Building Chords on guitar & stringed instruments - Shawn Lyons - bring your own instrument. 4:00pm - 5:15pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Cello - Guest Artist: Ari Friedman 4:00pm - 5:15pm - PSB Room 166 |
WEEK TWO, SATURDAY, January 28, 2012 |
| The Art of Waltzing made simple & elegant - Kenny Powers with muxic by the Bowheads 10:00 - 11:15am - WWA Stage |
| Introduction to Scottish Drumming - AK CXeltic Pipes & Drums 10:00 - 11:15am - PSB Room 210 |
| Introduction to Highland Piping - Ak Celtic Pipes & Drums 10:00 - 11:15am - PSB Room 219 |
| 3rd Annual AFF Banjo Contest - SIGN-UP 11:00am 11:00am - PSB Room 166 |
| Understranding Mics: a workshop for performers - Mary Schallert & Friends 11:30am - 12:45pm - WWA Stage |
| Native American Flute - Deborah Peterson 11:30am - 12:45pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Banjo Contest Starts at 11:30am 11:30am - PSB Room 166 |
| Fun with Ukeleles - Tim Quinn & Friends 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Songwriting Exercises - Robin Hopper 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Banjo Contest Continued...Banjo Workshop w/ Guest Artist Mike Munford afterwards 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 166 |
| Bring a Song, Sing a Song: If you can talk, you can sing - Sunrise Sjorberg 2:30 - 3:45pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Teen Bluegrass Jam w/ High Lonesome Sound & Sarahndipity - Teens of all ages welcomed! 2:30 - 3:45pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Banjo Workshop... continued w/ Guest Artist: Mike Mumford 2:30 - 3:45pm - PSB Room 166 |
| The Singer's Toolkit: understand your voice & keep it healthy - Rebeqa Rivers 4:00 - 5:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Gypsy Jazz Guitar Basics - Derik Christianson 4:00- 5:15pm - PSB 166 |
| ANNUAL ANCHORAGE FOLK FESTIVAL MEETING 5:00pm WWA Stage |
WEEK TWO, SUNDAY, January 29, 2012 |
| Cajun Dance Lesson - Kenny Powers with music by Bayou Glacée - (instruction starts at 10:30) 10:00 - 11:15am - WWA Stage |
| Beginning Banjo - Kevin Cassity 10:00 - 11:15am - PSB Room 166 |
| Cajun Dance! - live music by Bayou Glacée 11:30am - 12:45pm WWA stage |
| Music Theory: A zen Approach - Jerry George 11:30am - 12:45pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Old Timey Fiddle - Amanda Kerr 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Bass Whompin' - Guest Artist: Danny Booth 11:30am - 12:45pm - PSB Room 166 |
| Beginning Clawhammer Banjo - Brian DeMarcus 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Advanced Improv - Guest Artist: Frank Solivan 1:00 - 2:15pm - PSB Room 166 |
| Slow Hands Jam - Kevin Cassity 2:30 - 3:45pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Guitar Flatpicking - Guest Artist: Chris Luquette 4:00 - 5:15pm PSB Room 166 |
| Singing Rounds - Judy Jacobs 4:00 - 5:15pm - PSB Room 210 |
| Fingerstyle Guitar - Rick Brooks 4:00 --5:15pm - PSB Room 219 |
| Bones & Spoons - Mike Sakarias 4:00 - 5:15pm - PSB Room 166 |