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2008
Leavenworth International
Accordion Celebration
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Entertainment Schedule is below.
June 19 - 22, 2008 - Festival,
LEAVENWORTH INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION
CELEBRATION
Accordion music at its finest: jazz, popular, classical, ethnic and
everything in between pulses through the village as musicians (children
through seniors) and music lovers flock to Leavenworth to compete for
awards and cash, attend workshops, jam sessions, a film/video series,
parade down Front Street and enjoy four nights of concerts and dances
with world class musicians.
Competitions, Jamming, Workshops, Concerts and More! The 2008
Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration will be an exciting
event – full of talented musicians, enthusiastic music lovers, friendly
competitors of all ages and lots of surprises including the Annual
Accordion Parade down Front Street! Entertainment at the Gazebo in Front
Street Park is free. The Northwest Accordion Society organizes
entertainment and Jam sessions in the Gazebo Thursday through Saturday.
The Competitions and Concerts are held in Leavenworth’s Festhalle on the
corner of Front and Tenth Streets.
For more information and to purchase tickets to the concerts phone the
Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce at (509) 548-5807.
Welcomefest on June 18th
Competitions & Workshops
Evening Concerts & Dances In Leavenworth’s Festhalle
Free Daytime Accordion Entertainment At the Gazebo in Front Street Park
World-Class Accordionists and Internationally Famous Musicians compete
and perform throughout the Celebration!
Accordion Parade on Saturday!
For Concert Tickets including advance sales and group
discounts phone 509-548-5807
Please check back for new information as it is
available... for a reference see the 2007 Schedule of Events
below:
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
6:00 PM Welcomefest at Festhalle for Registered Competitors,
Adjudicators, and Vendors
Competitor Packets will be available at the Festhalle after 6:00 PM
Thursday, June 21
9:00 AM Competitor Packets and Ticket Sales at Festhalle
10:00 AM Vendors’ Hall Opens
10:00 AM Films at the Festhalle: “Accordion Dreams” & “Frank Yankovic
Polka King”
10:00 AM Workshop with TBA at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division St.
10:00 AM Accordion Exhibition at the Upper Valley Museum – 347 Division
St.
11:00 AM Accordion Entertainment organized by NW Accordion Society at
the Gazebo
11:30 AM Workshop Toby Hanson with at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
1:00 PM Films at the Festhalle: “Accordion Dreams” & “Frank Yankovic
Polka King”
2:00 PM Workshop with Janet Todd at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
4:00 PM Workshop with Bonnie Birch at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
4:00 PM Films at the Festhalle: “Accordion Dreams” & “Frank Yankovic
Polka King”
5:30 PM Workshop with Jim Tobler at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
7:30 PM Festhalle Jam Session / Bonnie Birch & NWAS Friends Dance
Friday, June 22
8:00 AM Competitor Packets and Ticket sales at Festhalle
9:00 AM Vendors’ Hall Opens
9:00 AM Competition: Golden, Silver, Patriotic March I
10:00 AM Accordion Exhibition at the Upper Valley Museum – 347 Division
St.
11:00 AM Accordion Entertainment organized by NW Accordion Society at
the Gazebo
12:00 PM Workshop with Gary Blair at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
1:00 PM Intro Accordion Lessons with Cooksie Kramer, abca, lbca –
Festhalle Arches
2:00 PM Competition at Festhalle: Classical I, Senior, Diatonic, Duets
3:00 PM Workshop for Visitors with Bonnie Birch at Barn Beach Reserve –
347 Division St.
4:30 PM Workshop with Janet Todd at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
6:00 PM Workshop with Gary Blair at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
8:00 PM Festhalle Pre-Concert Show: Northwest Accordionaires
Concert: Toby Hanson
Saturday, June 23
8:00 AM Competitor Packets and Ticket sales at Festhalle
9:00 AM Vendors’ Hall Opens
9:00 AM Competition at Festhalle: Popular I, II & III, Classical II
10:00 AM Accordion Exhibition at the Upper Valley Museum – 347 Division
St.
11:00 AM Workshop with Janet Todd at Barn Beach Reserve – 347 Division
St.
11:00 AM Accordion Entertainment organized by NW Accordion Society at
the Gazebo
12:30 PM Accordion Parade
1:00 PM Intro Accordion Lessons with Cooksie Kramer, abca, lbca –
Festhalle Arches
1:30 PM Competition at Festhalle: Original Composition, Jazz, Bands
4:30 PM Competition at Festhalle: LEAVENWORTH OPEN
8:00 PM Festhalle Pre-Concert Show: Edelweiss Tanz Gruppe
Concert: Gary Blair
Sunday, June 24
8:00 AM Competitor Packets and Ticket sales at Festhalle
9:00 AM Vendors’ Hall Opens
9:00 AM Competition at Festhalle: Patriotic II, Junior, Classical III,
Elementary, Primary
10:00 AM Accordion Exhibition at the Upper Valley Museum – 347 Division
St.
12:30 PM LIAC Awards Ceremony at the Festhalle
1:30 PM AlpenFolk at the Gazebo
Schedule Subject to Change Without Notice
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Information
courtesy Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce and the LIAC
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