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ray
08-11-2008, 10:51 PM
The 2009 PNW acoustic gathering is
reserved and set.

There was some discussion to make it a week later, but if history rings
true, that gets closer to Healdsburg, and would interfere with the Mark
Hanson Clinics, so we stuck with what worked this year, which went very very
well.

So here's your vitals: Same time same place, one year older

Place: Lewis & Clark Environmental learning center again, Chehalis, WA

Date/Time: Starts Friday, 1pm, on 7/10/09, ends Sunday 7/12/09 1pm

http://www.parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Lewis%20%26%20Clark

http://home.comcast.net/~rmmga_pnw/site/

http://home.comcast.net/~rmmga_pnw/site/?/photos/


Anyone not on the mailing list for distribution, who would like to be, let
me know. Volume is listed by Google for this as "low", but can surge to
moderate (few posts a day) around timing of local events.

Hope you can be there! They said next up for facilities is remodel of the
bathroom/showers and a new gas institutional stove. (the mojo-ish one used this year is some 50 years old!)

We don't try to make money, we seek to break even, (we did it this year!),
so rates will probably stay about the same,
unless the campground goes up:

Quite reasonable: ~15.00 per head/weekend for campers, ~ 25.00 per
head/weekend for lodgers

(BYO everything.)

Surrounded by old growth Douglas fir trees, Lewis & Clark features hiking,
biking, riding on five miles of equestrian trails.
Park Location: Near Chehalis.
Capacity: 24 people + campers.
Availability: Year round
Accommodations: Lodge with fully equipped kitchen, wood stove, and bunkroom for 24; large area adjacent to lodge with room for ten RVs (no hookups) or tents increases occupancy up to 50 people; restrooms and showers.
Features: Kitchen utensils and dishes; beds or cots; tables and chairs;
cleaning supplies; paper towels and toilet paper.
Not provided: Kitchen linens and dishwashing supplies; bedding or sleeping
bags; firewood; first aid equipment; recreational equipment.
Activities: Horseback riding on five miles of trail; hiking; biking;
visiting historic Jackson House homestead; visiting nearby Mount St. Helen's
and related interpretive center.

~ray

anton
08-12-2008, 11:24 AM
Cool, i didnt know this happened last year. Looks like a fun time. Is it basically a weekend of camping and picking? Are there performers, clinics, or open mics? Or is it more informal.



Anton

ray
08-12-2008, 01:00 PM
Cool, i didnt know this happened last year. Looks like a fun time. Is it basically a weekend of camping and picking? Are there performers, clinics, or open mics? Or is it more informal.



Anton
Informal nowadays... In the past,

We've had such folks as Rick Ruskin, Doug Smith (National fingerstyle champ), Stephen King (National fingerstyle champ), Larry Pattis, Tracy Moore, Robert Harding, and other notables... with workshops, etc. We've had some trouble with finding the right venue, the "weight" and finances of infrastructure to support, and ultimately..

We've concluded that KISS method is best... (especially if I'm planning it) and just call it a party. That's what we do now... but some of those folks will likely show again.

Send me a PM if you want to get on distribution

ray
08-12-2008, 01:06 PM
yes open mics and late night song circles!

DaveG
08-12-2008, 01:55 PM
I made it down for one day at the last one and had a ball! I will definitely make it for the whole thing next year.

ray
08-13-2008, 05:42 PM
I made it down for one day at the last one and had a ball! I will definitely make it for the whole thing next year.
Dave it was a pleasure seeing/hearing you there. It was a ball for all of us lucky enough to be there.