Bones Fest XI
will be held in
Newburg, WI
August 17-19, 2007
hosted by
Dave "Black Bart" Boyles
and Don Gilmore
Location
Bones Fest XI will be held at the
Riveredge Nature Center, at 4458 West
Hawthorne Drive, Newburg, WI.
Riveredge is 45 miles from Milwaukee’s Mitchell Airport and two and
one-half hours from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. It is within 15 minutes of
historic Port Washington and Cedarburg.
Features
Riveredge Nature Center is located on 350 acres next to the Milwaukee
River in the community of Newburg A beautiful setting with two large
barns for group gatherings – both air conditioned. A variety of natural
outdoor areas in the woods along the river are available for small group
sessions and classes.
Lodging
Several motels/hotels are within 15 minutes. Port Washington, a picturepostcard
community, also has rooms. There are several campsites for those
who wish to be outside.. Cedarburg and Grafton, also within 15 minutes,
are both historic towns with quaint shops and old-time midwest downtown
settings. Accommodation available include:
- Campgrounds:
- Lake Lenwood Beach & Campground, 272-334-1335,
- Lazy Days Campground, 262-675-0133
- Hotel/Motel:
- American Motel – West Bend, 800-634-3444
- Clairemont Inn & Meeting Center & Joey’s, 262-338-4280
- Holiday Inn Harborview, 262-284-9461
- Super 8 Motel – Saukville, 800-800-8000
- Country Inn & Suites, 800-456-4000
Food
Includes: Friday lunch and dinner; Saturday lunch and dinner; Sunday pancake breakfast!
Irish Fest
To cap off the weekend, the largest Irish festival in the world is held at the vast entertainment park in Milwaukee along the lake front. Ask anyone who has been there. We have our own stage: the Snug Stage at 11:30 am on Sunday Aug. 19, to show off our variety of players and bones styles.
Schedule
- Thursday August 16th
- 4:00-6:00 Riveredge registration, tour, open house
- Possible trip pre- Irish Fest party at the festival grounds Milwaukee
- Friday, August 17
- Breakfast on your own
- 8-12:00 registration
open jam
bones store open
- 9:00-11:00 riveredge nature hike
bones store
- 11:00-12:00 Welcome-General session
Don Gilmore, David Boyles, board officers
"Bone'n" warm up -- everybody
- 12-1:00 Lunch
bones store open
- 1:30-3:00 Classes and workshops.
(Specific details to follow at the fest)
BEGINNERS – Break off into groups of no more than 10,
maybe five. Dependnig on the number of instructors
ADVANCED BONE CLASS—for average players who want
advanced training
- 3:00-4:00 open jam
bones store open
- 5:00-5:45 Happy Hour – beer, wine, soda
Open jam
Bones store open
- 6:30-7:30 Guest entertainment
- 6:00-7:00 Dinner
- 7:30-9:30 Individual performances
play to recorded music
- Saturday, August 18
- 9-10:30 Workshops – same classes
- 11-12:00 organized open jam bones at the outdoor woods stage, "The
Mushroom" every one who wants
- 12:30 Lunch
- 1:30-3:30 beginners show
- 3:30-5:30 open jam
individual one-on-one time for beginners to work with experienced
players
- 5:30-6:00 Happy Hour, beer, wine, soda
- 6:30 Dinner
- 7:30 Show: top performers on a specific schedule with live bands
- 9:30 Live band – conclusion: everybody plays at once jam
- Sunday, August19
- 7:30 am Outdoor pancake breakfast featuring authentic Riveredge maple
syrup with pancakes
- 11:30-12:30 Irish Fest Bones Show Snug Stage, Irish Fest grounds,
Milwaukee
- 3:00 bones parade Irish Fest grounds behind Irish marching band
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Cost
The registration fee is $75 that
covers Friday and Saturday lunch
and dinner and Sunday breakfast
as well as a tee-shirt and facility
use. Please print and fill out the Registration Form and send it to:
Bones Fest XI
Riveredge
P.O.Box 26
Newburg, WI 53060-0026
Any questions or requests for further information can be directed to:
Dave Boyles
phone: 262-375-1276 email: bonesboyles@wi.rr.com
Don Gilmore
email: don@riveredge.us
Riveredge Nature Center
phone: 262-675-6888
This page was last updated August 2, 2007 by Jonathan Danforth; you can reach him at webmaster@rhythmbonescom.