NCFC/NoNahme Clan Spring Festival

NoNahme Clan sponsors the Spring Festival

Updated: 4/16/07

NOTE: For final details this week please refer to Lew Price's website for the latest information on workshop times, vendors and agenda details. Any details found on this page will be superceded by the info on Lew's page....

Here's the link: http://www.softcom.net/users/greebo/festival.htm

NOTE ALSO: If it's raining, the daytime event will be held in the gym at Georgetown Highschool. Lew's wesite will have final details on this.

What: NCFC/NoNahme Clan Spring Festival
When: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Time: 8 AM - 10 PM
Where: Georgetown, CA (northeast of Sacramento, between Auburn and Placerview)
Flute Circle: 8 AM - 6 PM, at the Black Oak Mine School Distict's 'Nature Area' and Amphitheater (see bottom of page for directions)

Concert: 7 PM -10 PM featuring Scott August, David Blonski with Stephen DeRuby, and the Feather River Singers.
Concert Location: IOOF Hall, Georgetown, CA
Concert Tickets: $10 / $12 (day of event). To purchase, call Marion Cole at 530-621-3227 or Mignon Geli at 530-333-0299 or contact Marion Cole from the NoNahme Clan.

Accomodations: Click here.

Details:

Click here to print a flyer for this event.

You can also find more information on Lew Paxton Price's site.

Spring will soon be upon us, and the NoNahme Clan is busy planning our next all-NCFC gathering. This event is looking like it's shaping up to be a wonderful day of music and indigenous culture from Australia to North America. First of all, we're planning this event to be a fundraiser for the local public radio station KFOK. They will be recording some parts of the day for later broadcast. Proceeds from the evening concert will go to help move their antenna to higher ground. We hope that you'll join us to help make this fundraiser a successful event!

Workshops

There will be workshops scheduled throughout the day during the festival. All workshops will take place outdoors in the Nature Area. Please bring your own chair to the workshops. Please be prepared to pay the instructors exact amount in cash or check prior to the start of the workshop.

Tthe following list outlines the workshops:

"Beginnering Native American Flute" Workshop with Mike Oitzman. This introductory workshop will teach you the basics of playing the Native American Flute. You'll learn basic breathing techniques, the basic scale and how to care for your Native American Flute.
Length: 2 hours.
Cost: $20 includes book: "A Users Guide to the Native American Flute" by Mike Oitzman, includes demostration CD. No prerequisites.
"Playing from the heart" flute workshop with Scott August. This workshop features recording artist Scott August presenting a topic which he know well. While Scott is an accomplished composer, he also spends a lot of his time playing "in the moment". This is a great opportunity to learn how to improvize on the Native American Flute.
Length: 2 hours.
Cost: $40 .
Prequisite: basic knowledge of the basic scale on the Native American Flute.
"Introduction to the Didgeridoo" Workshop with David Blonski. This workshop will introduce you to the basics of playing the Australian Didgeridoo.
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $10
No prerequisites.
"Introduction to Native American Drumming" workshop with the Feather River Singers. The Feather River Singers will host this unique workshop outlining the basics of Native American Drumming. This workshops includes drumming tradition and etiquette.
Length: TBD
Cost: No Charge, Donations welcome.
No prerequisites.

More workshop details will be provided once we get the complete day organized. To RSVP for a workshop, contact Lew Paxton Price at: lewprice AT softcom DOT net
Note: priority enrollment in the workshops are reserved for NCFC members. Not a member yet? Download a membership form and join today to reserve your spot.

Open Mic

There will be an open mic all day. So bring all of your musical toys and friends and come join the fun. The best performers from the open mic session will be invited to open the evening concert. Our open mic sessions are exactly that: anyone is encouraged to get up and play a song for the group. Signup for the open mic session at the NCFC booth on the day of the festival.

Evening Concert

In the evening, we will cap the day with a concert at the IOOF Hall in Georgetown. Proceeds from this event go to support the KFOK radio station.

Here's the lineup for the evening concert:

Opening the evening concert and warming up the crowd will be a few of the best performers from the afternoon open mic sessions.
Next the Feather River Singers will entertain us with their wonderful music.

Feather River Singers

This will be followed by David Blonski on the Didgeridoo with special guest Stephen DeRuby.

Our headliner for the evening is Scott August. Scott is a Nammy award winning artist will take the stage and will end the evening with a selection of music from his best selling CD's.

Underwriters for the concert include the following organizations:

Northern California Flute Circle
The Healing Place, Georgetown, CA, Phone: 530-903-5560
Dream Maker Home Loans, Phone: 530-647-8850
Black Oak Animal Hospital, Phone: 530-333-1544
Timeless Productions Studio, Phone: 530-333-1335

Vendors

There will be many flutemakers selling their latest creations, along with many other vendors. Here's a list of the current vendors signed up to attend:

See Lew's page for a final list of vendors: http://www.softcom.net/users/greebo/festival.htm

VENDORS: Click here for a vendor application

The event will be in beautiful Georgetown, CA at the Black Oak Mine School Distict's 'Nature Area' and Ampitheater, located just north of Georgetown. At the IOOF Hall, in the evening, will be a concert benefit for our local KFOK FM Volunteer Radio Station.

Here's some pictures from the Spring Gathering last year...

This is such a beautiful part of California, that you may want to book a hotel room in the local area and make a weekend out of it!

What to Bring

It should be a beautiful spring day, but please bring appropriate clothing as the weather can change fast in the mountains.

Here's a suggested list of things to bring:

Flutes, drums, musical instruments
Chair, umbrella, blanket to sit on
Lunch, drinks
Check book or cash to support our vendors
Appropriate clothing layers
Families are encouraged and invited to attend.

NOTE: This is a drug free and alcohol free event. We thank you for respecting this and expect that you set a good example for the youth in attendence.

In the case of Rain:

The daytime events will be held in the Georgetown High School Gym in the case of rain. The evening concert will be held at the IOOF regardless of the weather.

Accomodations:

If you are coming from out of town and would like to stay for the evening, there are many choices available in the area:

We highly recommend The Yoga Place in Georgetown. The ambiance, the beauty, and the surroundings of this location are superb. It is located within easy walking distance of the Festival and within a slightly longer walking distance to the main part of Georgetown, with its restaurants restaurants, cafes, antique shops, etc. There are two private rooms available and the room where classes usually stay. The overnight charge per person has been dropped for NCFC and INAFA members from $65 to $50. There is a small lake (large pond) for swimming if one is brave enough to do so in April. Some of the meals are provided by the host. (530) 333-2625

We also highly recommend The American River Inn bed and breakfast. It is located in a lovely old house in Georgetown and is in easy walking distance to the Festival. Rooms vary from those for two people with a bathroom shared by another couple at $90 per night - to suites at $120 per night. However, for NCFC and INAFA members the prices have been reduced by 10% from the aforementioned. (800) 245-6566

Other accomodations in the area:

Bed & Breakfast

American River Inn, Georgetown - (530) 333-4499 (800) 245-6566

The Green Todd, Garden Valley - (530) 626-0983

The Vineyard House, Coloma - (530) 622-7050

Coloma Country Inn, Coloma - (530) 622-6919

A Seasons Bed & Breakfast - Placerville - (530) 626-4420

Albert Shafshi House Bed & Breakfast, Placerville - (530) 642-2776

Blair Sugar Pine Bed & Breakfast, Placerville - (530) 626-9006

Chichester McKee House, Placerville - (530) 626-1882

Combellack-Blair House Bed & Breakfast Inn, Placerville - (530) 622-3764

River Rock Inn, Placerville - (530) 622-7640

Hotels & Motels

Georgetown Hilltop Motel, Georgetown - (530) 333-4141

Pine View Motel, Georgetown - (530) 333-4359

Apple Country Inn, Placerville - (530) 647-9017

Cary House Hotel, Placerville - (530) 622-4271

Gold Country Inn, Placerville - (530) 622-3124

Gold Trail Motor Lodge, Placerville - (530) 622-2906

Hangtown Motel, Placerville - (530) 622-0637

Mother Lode Motel, Placerville - (530) 622-0895

National 9 Inn, Placerville - (530) 622-3884 (530) 622-6866

Placerville Inn, Placerville - (530) 622-9100

Campgrounds & RV Parks

Buckeye Lake Mobile Manor RV Park & Cabins, Georgetown - (530) 333-4177

Camp Chiquita Campround, Georgetown - (530) 333-4673

Camp Lotus, Lotus - (530) 622-8672

NACO, Lotus - (530) 642-5830

American River Resort, Coloma - (530) 622-6700

Coloma Resort at Sutter's Mill, Coloma - (530) 621-2267

Cold Springs Mobile Manor, Placerville - (530) 622-1833

Directions:

[Exact directions will be posted prior to the event]

Black Oak Mine U.S. D.
6540 Wentworth Springs Rd.
Georgetown, CA 95634