Festival & camp guide.(Calendar)

Here's the festival guide for February 2003 through April 2003. This is a free listing, compiled as a service to our readers. Sing Out! gathers information from a variety of sources and sends questionnaires to sponsoring organizations on our mailing list. If you receive a request for information regarding your event, please respond by the deadline. To have your event listed simply mail, phone, fax or e-mail the information to us (our address and deadlines are at the end of this guide). Combined copies of the previous four consecutive Festival & Camp Guides (which cover an entire year) are available from Sing Out! for $10.

FESTIVALS

FEBRUARY

2/1; MID-WINTER SINGING FEST--Where: Hannah Community Center, East Lansing, MI. Featuring: Joel Mabus, Mark Dvorak, Pat Madden-Roth, Robert Jones, Rachel Alexander, Matt Watroba, Jim Hall, Cindy Morgan, Ruelaine Stokes and Bob Rentchler. Workshops in a wide variety of singing and song-related topics. Tix: evening concerts $8-12, workshops and children's show FREE! Info: Sally Potter; Ph: 517-267-0410. (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/2; OCEAN COUNTY BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Albert Music Hall, Frederic Priff School, Waretown, NJ. Featuring: Bluegrass & country music. Tix: adults $8, kids $1. Info: Ocean County Bluegrass Festival, Pinelands Cultural Society, P.O. Box 657, Waretown, NJ 08758; Ph: 609-971-1593. (Web: ) CR A

2/5-9; WINTERTALES STORYTELLING FEST--Where: State Center, Oklahoma City, OK. Workshops in many aspects of creating & telling stories, performance skills. Tix: check web site, e-mail or call for info. Info: Peter Dolese / Wintertales, Arts Council Of Oklahoma, 400 W. California St., Oklahoma City, OK 73102; Ph: 405-270-4848; Fx: 405-270-4888. (E-mail: ; Web: ) CR HR A I

2/6-9; CHELTENHAM FOLK FEST--Where: Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, U.K. Featuring: Fairport Convention, Brass Monkey, Frankie Armstrong, Roy Bailey, Belshazzar's Feast, Clamjamfry, Pete Coe, Maggie Boyle and Gordon Tyrall, Dr Faustus, Firebrand, Folk South West, Robin Garside, Martin Graebe, Malthouse Passage, Bara Grimsdottir and Chris Foster, Hoover the Dog, Dave Hunt, Last Night's Fun, Loctup Together, Old Rope String Band, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Ryburn 3 Step, Ron Taylor and Jeff Gillet, and Eddie Upton. Info: Tim Hulse, Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK GL50 1PP, U.K.; Ph: +44-01242-603187 or +44-0t 242 775893. (E-mail: ; Web: ) CO A

2/7-8; WINTER FESTIVAL OF ACOUSTIC MUSIC--Where: First Methodist Church, Irving, TX. Featuring: No Strings Attached, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, Steve Schneider and Paul Oorts, Charles Whittmer and more. Workshops in hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, Autoharp, fiddle, guitar, banjo and more. Crafts. Tix: please see web site. Info: Linda Lowe Thompson, Lone Star State Dulcimer Society, 309 Pennsylvania Dr., Demon, TX 76205; Ph: 940-387-4001 or 972-986-6371; Fx: 940-383-0193. (E-mail: ; Web: ) CR A

2/7-9; COCHISE COWBOY POETRY AND MUSIC GATHERING--Where: Buena Performing Arts Center, Sierra Vista, AZ. Featuring: Ron Brinegar, Kip Calahan, Patty Clayton, the Due West Trio, Liz Masterson and Scan Blackburn, Ken and Lynn Mikell, Gail Steiger and Bud Strom. Tix: call or E-mail for info. Info: Cochise Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering, P.O. Box 3201, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-3201; Ph: 520-459-3868. (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/7-9; UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FOLK FEST--Where: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Crafts. Info: Kate Early, University of Chicago Folklore Society, 1212 E. 59th St., Chicago, IL 60637; Ph: 773-702-9793 or 773-702-7300. (E-mail: ; Web: ) A

2/7-9; WINTER JAM WEEKEND--Where: FOPAC, Concord Center, MA. Featuring: Participatory jamming and dancing event with international vocal and instrumental music. Info: Marcie Van Cleave, Folk Arts Center, 42 West Foster St., Melrose, MA 02176; Ph: 781-662-7475. (E-mail: ; Web: ) A

2/7-19; LAGUNA FOLKDANCE FESTIVAL--Where: Newport Beach, CA. Featuring: Steve Katonsky and Ahmet Luleci. Workshops in folk dance. Tix: call for info. Info: Steve Himel, Laguna Folkdancers, 1524 Vivian, Newport Beach, CA 92660; Ph: 949-646-7082 or 714-533-8667. (E-mail: ; Web: ) CR HR A

2/14-15; RIVER CITY OHIO BLUES COMPETITION--Where: Lafayette Hotel, Marietta, OH. Featuring: 18 bands vying for prizes and sponsorship to the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Tix: $10-$15. Info: The Blues, Jazz & Folk Music Society, Inc., P.O. Box 2122, Marietta, OH 45750; Ph: 304-483-0119. (E-mail: ; Web: ) A

2/14-15; TSBA WINTER BLUEGRASS FEST--Where: Hannibal Inn, Hannibal, MO. Crafts. Info: Erma Spray / Winter Bluegrass, Tri-State Bluegrass Assoc., RR 1, Box 71, Kahoka, MO 63445; Ph: 573-853-4344; Fx: 573-853-4344. (E-mail: ) A

2/14-16; COLORADO'S MID-WINTER BLUEGRASS MUSIC FEST--Where: Northglenn Holiday Inn, Denver, CO. Featuring: Lynn Morris Band, Special Consensus, The Chapmans, Sam Hill, The Wilders, Bryan Bowers, The Cherryholmes Family, Shadow Creek and more. Crafts. Info: Patriot Management, 1807 Essex Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80526; Ph: 970-482-0863. (E-mail: ; Web: ) A

2/14-16; MID-WINTER SCOTTISH & IRISH MUSIC FEST & FAIR--Where: Valley Forge Convention Center, Kin of Prussia, PA. Crofts. Info: Bill & Karen Reid, East of the Hebrides Entertainment, P.O. Box 102, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; Ph: 610-825-7268; Fx: 610-825-8745. (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/14-23; LISTEN UP! TORONTO FESTIVAL OF STORYTELLING--Where: Harbourfront Centre & other venues in metro Toronto, ON, Canada. Featuring: Over eighty tellers from near and far, free afternoon programming, a gala storytelling concert, workshops and much more. Workshops in numerous aspects of oral tradition. Crafts. Tix: check web site. Info: Storytellers School of Toronto, 43 Queen's Park Cres. East, Toronto, ON M5S 2C3, Canada; Ph: 416-656-2445; Fx: 416-656-8510. (E-mail: ; Web: ) A

2/14-23; MADE WINTER FEST--Where: Kinnersley Castle, near Hereford, England. Featuring: Nine full days of European balls, concerts & workshops, with Jean-Pierre Yvert et Jacques Mayoud (Nord Sud), Gars du Nord, Freres de Sac, Red Dog Green Dog, Julian Sutton, Daniel et Marianne and Gazoline et Flowers. Workshops in French, Scandinavian, Bearnaise and Irish dance, also hurdy gurdy, Swedish fiddle, diatonic accordion, willow flute and Pies guitar. Tix: see web site. Info: John Leopold, MADE (Music and Dance Education) Winter Festival; (E-mail: ;Web: )

2/15; FESTIVAL OF WOMEN SONGWRITERS--Where: Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA. Info: Songstreet Productions, P.O. Box 85, Somerville, MA 02143; Ph: 617-628-3390. (Web: )

2/15; FSGW MINI-FEST MID WINTER EXTRAVAGANZA--Where: Takoma Park Middle School, Takoma Park, MD. Featuring: A day of music, dance, stories and workshops. Crafts. Info: FSGW, Box 5693, Friendship Heights Station, Washington, DC 20016; Ph: 202-546-2228 or 240-372-2194. (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/15-16; OHIO STATE SACRED HARP SINGING CONVENTION--Where: Columbus, OH. Tix: FREE! Info: Eric Conrad, 245 Hosea, Cincinnati, OH 45220; Ph: 513-861-1137 or 419-352-7555 (Steve Postlellon). (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/15-16; PACIFIC NW SACRED HARP CONVENTION--WASHINGTON--Where: Sunset Hill Community Club, Seattle, WA. Featuring: David Ivey, instructor. Workshops in shape note singing with traditional Southern singer. Tix: donation. Info: Karen E. Willard, Pacific NW Sacred Harp Singers, 15215 Tubbs Road, Buckley, WA 98321; Ph: 360-897-9545. (E-mail: ; Web: )

2/16; GCBMA BLUEGRASS MUSIC COMPETITIONS--Where: Pensacola Junior College, Milton, FL. Featuring: Area contestants. Contests in vocal band, instrumental band, guitar, banjo, Dobro, mandolin, bass, jr. and sr. fiddle. Tix: $6, under 12 FREE! Info: O.D. Bates, 5026 Willard Norris Road, Milton, FL 32570; Ph: 850-623-3325. (E-mail: ; Web: ) CR HR

2/19-23; SOUTH TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL--Where: Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Grounds, Mercedes, TX. Featuring: Country, bluegrass, folk, Western, Texas swing, mariachi, Tejano, and clogging. Contests in songwriting, fiddle and harmonica. Workshops in Dobro, fiddle, guitar, yodeling, harmonica and songwriting. Info: Paul Martinez, P.O. Box 37, Donna,…