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Schedule of Events
John Arcand Fiddle Fest
August 7th – 10th, 2008

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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Fiddle Workshops

9 am to 10 am

Fiddle Workshops

10 am to 11 am

Jigging Workshops

11 am to 12 pm

Fiddle Workshops

LUNCH BREAK

 

1 pm to 2 pm

Jigging Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm Fiddle Workshops
3 pm to 4 pm Jigging Workshops
7 pm to 10 pm

Thursday Night Concert Showcase

Friday, August 8th, 2008
Workshop Schedule

 

9 am to 10 am

Fiddle & Guitar Workshops

10 am to 11 am  Jigging & Piano Workshops
11am to 12 pm Fiddle & Guitar Workshops
LUNCH BREAK  
1 pm to 2pm  Jigging & Piano Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm Fiddle & Guitar Workshops
3 pm to 4 pm   Jigging & Piano Workshops
4 pm to 6 pm   Preliminary in the Andy Desjarlais category of the Fiddle Contest
6 pm Friday Night Concert Showcase
9:30 pm

Old Time Dance

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

*(start times may vary for all events based on number of competitors)

9 am

Fiddle Preliminaries begin in this order:

Senior, Novice, Junior, Open, and Traditional Métis

** Judges advance "open contestants" into Championship Class for Sunday’s Finals

** Judges also place contestants into Novice 1 and Novice 2, Junior 1 and Junior 2 and and Open 1 and Open 2 Categories

2 pm

Canadian Red River Jigging Championship Preliminaries begin

7 pm

Main Stage Concert: Special Anniversary Programming

9 pm

Old Time Dance

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

7 - 9 am

Fiddles and Flapjacks (Pancake Breakfast)

9 - 10 am Gospel Hour
10 am

Contest Finals

Finals will run in this order Fiddling - Senior, Novice 1, Novice 2

Followed by Canadian Red River Jigging Championship Finals

Fiddling finals for Junior 1 and 2, Open 1 and 2

Announcement of Jigging Winners - allowing time for Challenges

Continuation of Fiddling Finals: Traditional Métis, Andy DeJarlis and

Championship

FIDDLE FINALE

Trophy and Prize Money Presentations