COMMUNITY SING - free pre-conference evening event hosted by Matt Watroba.  Co-sponsored by The 8th Step. 

6:00pm - 7:00pm: Conference Registration

10:00am - 7:30pm: Conference Registration

11:00am - 12:30pm WORKSHOP - NEXT-GEN ARTIST DEVELOPMENT: Creating Your Vision of Your Music Career hosted by Gregory Ferraiolo; owner and founder of Music Indie Coalition.  Panelists include artists Meghan Cary and The Levins (Ira and Julia Levin)

1:00pm - 2:00pm COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups.  (Subjects to be announced)

1:00pm - 2:30pm WORKSHOP - MAKING A LIVING IN TODAY'S MUSIC BUSINESS with Tracy Walton; singer songwriter, bassist, producer, author, studio owner.

2:00pm to 5:00pm Exhibit Hall opens

2:00pm to 5:00pm Open Mic

2:30pm - 3:30pm COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups.  (Subjects to be announced)

3:00pm - 4:30pm On the Griddle with Biff Kennedy

4:00pm - 5:00pm First Timers panel with Cheryl Prashker

4:00pm - 5:00pm Friends of Bill meeting

5:00pm - 6:30pm: Dinner (additional ticket required)

6:30pm - 10:00pm: Presenter’s Showcase

10:30pm - 2:30am: Private Showcases

DR. BOB JAM ROOM AVAILABLE FOR JAM SESSIONS DURING THE CONFERENCE (Except for breaks for Yoga)

9:30am to 11:30am: Breakfast (additional ticket required)

10:00am - 7:30pm: Registration

9:30am - 10:30am COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups. (Subjects to be announced)

10:30am - noon - WORKSHOP - WHEN BOB MET WOODY with Anna Canoni, President of Woody Guthrie Publications

10:30am - noon - WORKSHOP - DANCE FOR VENUES with members of the organization Dance Flurry

10:30am - noon - WORKSHOP - PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP with Meghan Cary

Noon - 1pm COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups. (Subjects to be announced)

1:00pm - 2:30pm SCREENING - NEWPORT & THE GREAT FOLK DREAM, a screening of the new documentary film by Robert Gordon and Joe Lauro. Tentatively will also have a Q&A with the producers.

1:00pm - 2:30pm WORKSHOP - BUILDING A COOL, COLLABORATIVE SCENE IN OUR TOWN OR CITY with Dar Williams

1:00pm - 2:30pm EVENT - MEET THE VENUES

2:00pm to 5:00pm - Exhibit Hall opens

2:30pm - 5:00pm SHOWCASES - PERFORMANCE ALLEY - new "unplugged" showcases.

4:00pm - 5:00pm Friends of Bill meeting

05:00pm - 6:30pm: Dinner (additional ticket required)

06:30pm - 10:00pm: Formal Showcase with BETH NIELSEN CHAPMAN keynote speech

10:30pm - 2:30am: Private Showcases

DR. BOB JAM ROOM AVAILABLE FOR JAM SESSIONS AROUND THE CLOCK (Except for breaks for Yoga)

9:30am - 11:30am: Breakfast (additional ticket required)

10:00am - 7:30pm: Registration Open

10:00am - 11:00am COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups.  (Subjects to be announced)

11:00am - 11:00am WORKSHOP - ACCESSING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: Opportunities for Musicians to Make a Living while Making a Change- with Liz Sunde; Co-Founder and Executive Director at Music to Life.  Panel TBA

11:00am - 12:30pm WORKSHOP - SONGWRITING & VOCAL WORKSHOP with Beth Nielsen Chapman

11:00am - 12:30pm EVENT - PODCAST with Marissa Levy, owner of the Listening Booth

12:30pm - 1:30pm COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups.  (Subjects to be announced)

2:00pm to 5:00pm - Exhibit Hall opens

2:00pm to 5:00pm Open Mic

2:00pm - 3:30pm EVENT - PHIL OCHS TRIBUTE with Sonny Ochs and panel TBA

2:00pm - 3:30pm EVENT - THE ALL-AGES FOLK VENUE: Practical Lessons from Five Years of Youth Programming at Caffè Lena with Sarah Craig; Executive Director of Caffe Lena

2:00pm - 3:30pm WORKSHOP - FESTIVAL BOOKINGS - with Cheryl Prashker; President of the NERFA Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Goderich Folk Festival. Panel TBA

3:30pm - 4:30pm COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS - Affiliate groups, peer groups, and topical discussion groups.  (Subjects to be announced)

4:00pm - 5:00pm Friends of Bill meeting

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Formal Showcase with SETH GLIER keynote speech

10:30 PM - 2:30 AM: Private Showcases

10:00am: Annual General Meeting

11:00am: Good-Bye Song Circle

POST-CONFERENCE GATHERING AT CAFFE LENA