Saturday November 19
on Zoom 2 pm - 4 pm FREE!
The in-person Symposium that Catskills Folk Connection had hoped to present this month has been changed to an on-line event. It will be a discussion, as planned, about Catskills traditional music and dance. Missing will be the in-person jam, the potluck supper, and the in-person square dance. The change was necessitated by fund restrictions and caution about Covid rates of infection and vaccination.
The two hours of discussion (with breaks) should allow time for a lively conversation among dancers, musicians, dance organizers, folklorists, and cultural organizations about the current status of traditional music and dance in the Catskills. By the end of the meeting we hope to have a consensus about what is needed for Catskills traditional music and dance to thrive in our region.
Catskills Folk Connection's folklorist, Ginny Scheer, will host the meeting and will begin with a short video clip in recognition of the late Hilt and Stella Kelly, as a starting point for the open discussion. Audience members may wish to talk about what is happening in their music and dance lives, or they may wish to focus immediately on the question about the future of traditional music and dance in the Catskills.
Some audience members may have something to share, such as a short oral presentation, or materials such as a page or a photo. If you think you'd like to share, please contact Ginny Scheer www.gscheer.mcs@gmail.com or 607-326-4206 as soon as possible and submit materials by Sunday, November 13.
We are expecting musicians and dancers to attend from a number of genres that share the larger Catskills audience. Possible areas we might recommend for enrichment may be about performance opportunities and venues or about centralized marketing. Or we may wish to discuss the need for archiving materials about past music and dance, or we may decide to emphasize education to involve younger members of our region's population.
Come join the discussion! Share your experience in music and dance in the Catskills. Advise Catskills Folk Connection how it might grow to meet the needs of Catskills traditional music and dance in the future.
Contact: Ginny Scheer, www.gscheer.mcs@gmail.com 607-326-4206
Catskills Folk Connection is sponsored by the Roxbury Arts Group and is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Art Program, by Gov. Hochul and the NYS Legislature, by Action and Vision Grants from HumanitiesNY, and by the O'Connor Foundation.
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