Daily Time Schedule

Warning:

This will be an "action-packed" convention.
Do your resting BEFORE and AFTER the convention.

It’s Party Time – Get those accordions ready!

2008 Convention Schedule March 12 – 16, 2008 Richardson, TX

Thursday - March 13, 2008 (Lone Star I is vendors and Swap Shop)

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Texas Ballroom

Longhorn (I and II)

Lone Star II

Salon A / B

9:00 - 9:50

 

 9:30 Norman Seaton:
Opening Session, Intro of Officials, business meeting agenda

Musical Arrangements
Pay to attend:
Gordon Kohl

 

10:00 – 10:50

You Already Know it All
Shelia Lee

Web Marketing, YouTube, etc.
Seaton/Lawrie/Hickman

Musical Arrangements
Pay to attend: Kohl

 

11:00 – 11:50

Accordion Orchestra
Dee Langley - Director

Improv: Arlyn Visentin

Musical Arrangements
Pay to attend: G. Kohl

 

12:00 - 12:50 PM

Free Time - Lunch Langley and Hall may overlap here

Short Annual Business Meeting
or time to visit dealers:

  

 

1:00 - 1:50 PM

Dance Session:
Jamie Hall

Play with Feeling:
Nick Ballarini

Circle of Friends
Hickman/Nalda

 

2:00 - 2:50 PM

Dance Session/Kott

Bellows (Breathing Music):
Shelia Lee

Rote Learning
Arlyn Visentin

 

3:00 - 3:50 PM

Folk Music Accordion Band: Peters/Kott

Teaching/Learning as Adults:
Dee Langley

 Product Show:
Sir Nicholas Ballarini

 

4:00 - 4:50 PM

Folk Music Accordion Band: Peters/Kott

Sylvia Marie Barber introduces
Sylvia Marie!

 

 

5:00 - 5:50 PM

Dance Session/Kott

Sylvia Marie Workshop
"Gap Filling" and "Recovery"

 

 

6:00 - 6:50 PM

Free Time for Dinner
Area closed for set-up

.Free time for Dinner or your own

 

 

7:00 – 11:00 PM

It’s an Accordion Party

Rommel’s Open Mic Show

 

 

after 11:00 PM

Open for jams, etc.

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Friday - March 14, 2008 (Lone Star I is for vendors and Swap Shop)

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Texas Ballroom

Longhorn (I and II)

Lone Star II

Salon A / B

8:00 - 8:50 AM

Accordion Band:
Dee Langley

Accordion Music:
Carol Widder

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9:00 - 9:50 AM

Accordion Band:
Dee Langley

Accordion Music:
Carol Widder

Practice for Pleasure:
Dick Albreski

 

10:00 - 10:50 AM

 

Med School: Ian Fries

Purchase Decisions:
Walt Jankowicz

Personal Evaluation
$10 for 10 min. Langley

11:00 - 11:50 AM

Pizzazz: Vivant!

EZ Strategies
Cavanagh / Offerman

Tango: Tom Visentin

 

12:00 - 12:50 PM

Free Time - Lunch and Time to Visit Dealers: Open Mic at the Hotel Restaurant

1:00 - 1:50 PM

Play with Band: 12:15 - 2:50
Jim Rommel

Enhancements:
Tony Lovello

Button Accordion:
Danny Jerabek

Karaoke/Mariachi
 for accordion: Kott

2:00 - 2:50 PM

Play with Band: 12:15 - 2:50
Jim Rommel

Keep it Simple
(Kiss): Shelia Lee

Circle of Friends:
Hickman/Nalda

Karaoke/Mariachi
 for accordion: Kott

3:00 - 3:50 PM

Dance Lesson - last call
Jamie Hall

Musical Moods:
Sylvia Marie

Realistic Sounds:
Gordon Kohl

 Closed for setup

4:00 - 4:50 PM

Accordion Band:
Dee Langley

Blues: Debra Peters

Realistic Sounds:
Gordon Kohl

 Wall removed

5:00 – 6:00 PM

NAA Friday Banquet (use all the Ballroom area BUT the stage area)

6:00 – 6:50

Ballroom closed for concert setup

 

 

 

7:00 - 11:00 PM

Polka Plus: Brave Combo, etc.

Rommel’s Open
Mic Show

 

 

After the Dance

Open Mic

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Saturday - March 15, 2008 (Lone Star I is for vendors and Swap Shop)

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Texas Ballroom

Longhorn (I and II

Lone Star II

Salon A /  B

8:00-8:50 am

 

MIDI Sounds Roundtable:
Fries, Albreski, Shearer, etc.

Reserved for Wright setup

 

9:00 - 9:50 AM

Metronome Plus:
Cornish and S. Seaton

Clean and Fast:
Shelia Lee

Playing Back-up:
Mary Wright and Gang

 Youth Practice

10:00 - 10:50 AM

Clubs: Martin/Mashore

 Jamboree: Arlyn Visentin

 

 Youth Practice

11:00 - 11:50 AM

NAA Youth Show

 

Composing: Harison

 

12:00 - 12:50 Lunch time -closed! Special Effects I: Sylvia Marie
Includes Couplers (switches)
   

1:00 - 1:50 PM

Ballroom Unavailable

Special Effects II:Sylvia Marie
Introductions and Endings

Think Big, Act Boldly
Terry Cavanagh

Music & Dance
Kott and Dancers

2:00 - 2:50 PM

Nuts and Bolts: Vivant!

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Music and Dance

3:00 - 3:50 PM

European Music:
Dee Langley da Great!

 

 

Music and Dance

4:00 - 4:50 PM

 

Breathing with Bellows:
Shelia Lee

 

 Closed for setup

5:00 - 5:45 pm

Unavailable Banquet setup time
Relaxing time - talk-visit dealers, etc.

 

 

 Wall Removed

5:45 – 7:00 PM

Saturday Banquet: Note that the banquet starts a little later, but more time is allotted. If you want to rent a banquet table for your club, the cost is $25.00. Alter a relaxing banquet, it is time to wind-up for the concert and all night jam sessions!

7:00 - 7:50 PM

Set-up time for concert

 

 

 

8:00 - 10:30 PM

Accordion Concert

Closed

 Closed

 Closed

After Concert

Jam until Midnight Penthouse open all night

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Sunday Morning is a lazy departure time when we all promise to see each other in 2009!