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October 8-10, 2009! HSGA's 23nd Annual Joliet, Illinois
Convention
Holiday Inn Convention Center, Joliet, Illinois (near Chicago)
Download Hotel and Convention Registration Forms here (click) Don't
miss our annual Hawaiian Steel Guitarfest, which will feature guest steel
artist, We are overjoyed that John accepted our invitation to this year’s gathering. John Ely
will play one set each day of the convention (click days) Here
is a taste of what you can expect at Joliet... Our Thursday & Friday night seminars! This year we are fortunate to present seminars on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon (pre-luau)during the convention. These seminars are free of charge. The instructional classes are hands-on. Topics to be announced. 8:30 PM - Lap Steel Tunings, Substitute Chords and Harmony Instructor: Don
Fulmer assisted by Carol Hidy and Phil Bender 8:30 PM - Joliet 2009 Guest of Honor John Ely discusses his approach to music and the steel guitar. Bring your questions, as this is a fun dialogue between John and the audience. 3:30 PM - One of Chicago's best known ukulele instructors Terry Truhart will conduct a beginning level ukulele class. All are welcome. Learning the basics of the ukulele is very easy and Terry's class is both informative and fun. Saturday Night Luau and Floor ShowThe traditional HSGA Joliet Saturday night Luau and Floor show is happening again this year! Join us at 5:30 for pre-luau musical entertainment, cash bar and social hour. At 7:00 enjoy a Polynesian style dinner and then sit back and enjoy the Luau Floor Show at 8:00. Note: there is a separate per-person charge for the luau. Luau admission is not included with your convention registration. Luau tickets are available at the convention registration desk. Get your tickets early! Luau Tickets are only available for purchase during the convention. There are no advance sales for these tickets. Guests are encouraged to wear their finest Aloha wear! Member Playing Time Slots All performances are 25 minutes INCLUDING SET-UP TIME, and will be ASSIGNED BY THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE. This will allow us to schedule all music sessions during the day, thus leaving the evenings free for seminars and jam sessions. No music sessions are planned for the evening hours. Whether you're a first time, or a longtime performer/attendee WE NEED YOUR REGISTRATION. We cannot make up a program list if we don't know who's coming and who wants to perform. No matter who you are, if we don't get your registration, you WILL NOT have a spot on the program. The sooner you register, the better. When all slots are filled, you will be put on a STAND-BY LIST. We cannot guarantee which day or time you will appear on the program, but we will try to honor preferences when possible. Last minute registrations are not guaranteed a playing time. Please bring at least two sets of chord charts for your back up players. The legendary HSGA "no sleep, all night" jam sessions happen each night of the convention (including "pre-convention" Wednesday and "post luau" Saturday). They usually start around 9 PM (after the last seminar of the evening). These impromptu, informal, fun and free sessions are open to all musicians and listeners. The musicians at these sessions are friendly and open. They are enthusiastic and eager to share playing tips, tunings, “talk story” and sometimes even give a quick free lesson. Sitting a foot away from a world-class steel guitarist and watching their hands is the fast track to learning the instrument. Watch a video of a jam session from HSGA Joliet 2007. Watch another video from 2007! Free Instructional Seminars and Talk Story Note: In past conventions many impromptu workshops have materialized over the course of the three days , most notably, Introduction to Hula, Introduction to the Hawaiian language, Lei Making, Beginning Ukulele and Advanced Ukulele techniques. These and other ad-hoc workshops are not officially scheduled and may or may not occur. Convention RegistrationRegistration fee is $25.00 per person. Tickets will be available at the door. If you are planning on performing, you must mail the Convention Registration Form by September 1 to:
Use the convention form below or use the form included in your Spring 2008 HSGA Quarterly... Do NOT mail to Honolulu. Requests for playing time are honored on a "first come, first served" basis. When all playing slots are filled, you will be put on the standby list. Plan to perform 25 minutes on stage. Please bring at least two sets of chord charts for your back up players. Tickets will also be available at the door. Download Hotel and Convention Registration Forms here (click) Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner All breakfasts, lunches and dinners are ON YOUR OWN. They are NOT included in your registration fee. We are not planning any group dinners at any time during the convention, including Wednesday evening. Holiday Inn InformationMake your reservation directly with the hotel, not with us. Your reservation must be received by the Holiday Inn before October 1st. After that date the rooms being held for the HSGA will be released to the general public, and are no longer guaranteed to be available. Send in your reservation form which was enclosed with your newsletter, or download the form below. You may also call the hotel directly at (815) 729-2000. Make sure to tell them you are with HSGA to get the special room rate. Download The Hotel & Convention Reservation Form
Holiday Inn Convention Center - Joliet, IL Vendors We do not have specific information on vendors at this time. Tentative Convention Schedule (subject to change)
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