[HANASHIR:13730] Re: regional conventions

[rahel <rahel...>]

Shalom All,

I am always eager to attend any kind of event that will enhance my 
knowledge and expertise in the field. Unfortunately, as was expressed by 
another listserv member, I, too, cannot afford the expense of attending 
these wonderful events. I don't really know how that can be remedied. Maybe 
I'm making a huge generalization, but for some reason it seems that most 
Jewish communities are quite strapped for money, as are many of us as 
working musicians.

I would love to see more action on the (North) Eastern side of the US. 
Having said that, I just received a brochure for the summer Kallah that 
will actually take place only 45-minutes from my home, but I still cannot 
expect to attend due to financial constraints.

I am not sure that just because an event will take place so close to home 
it will help the situation. What really can be done? I don't know. Sorry to 
sound so pessimistic, but this is my reality.

Rahel


  At 10:06 PM 3/3/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>I STRONGLY agree with the idea to have a couple of more local events 
>spread out throughout the year.  I know that I was really excited to go to 
>HavaNashira, but it is so, so far, and it's just not going to happen this 
>spring.  Hopefully another year...
>
>While I understand that it would be very difficult to have the number of 
>well-known artists that will be at HavaNashira attend several smaller 
>regional events (such as Debbie Friedman and Julie Silver...Jeff 
>Klepper...etc. etc. etc), I still think that I personally would greatly 
>benefit just from getting the chance to meet others on this listserve, and 
>to share our music and ideas in person.
>
>Would others be interested in having say...a Northeast conference sometime 
>maybe next fall?  We could even find some hotel with cheap group rates, 
>and set something up that way.  Rent a couple of conference rooms, and go 
>for it.  I know that I helped to plan a youth group convention last spring 
>in the Catskills, and it was very affordable and easy to set up.
>
>Just a thought....
>
>~smile always~
>-Joy Newman
>Rochester, NY
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>>From: Batiya5723 (at) cs(dot)com
>>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>>Subject: [HANASHIR:13725] RE: New tech for songleaders?
>>Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 13:52:11 EST
>>
>>In a message dated 3/2/2003 10:34:07 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>>adrian (at) durlester(dot)com writes:
>> > And, speaking frankly, anyone working as a
>> > Jewish songleader should be encouraged to attend one of these 
>> workshops (or
>> > similar ones we have toyed with over the years creating in other regions.)
>>
>>There is a difference between encouragement and support. Many songleaders
>>simply cannot afford to attend a summer workshop like Hava Nashira, either
>>because of the cost or the distance or both. They live in areas with smaller
>>Jewish communities, where financial support is slim to none.
>>(Someday I would LOVE to attend Hava Nashira. Sadly, this is not the year.)
>>I would be interested in hearing more about the possibilities of regional
>>events, perhaps spaced throughout the year, so that more songleaders/Ba'alei
>>Tefillot could attend and share ideas. What has been done in this area, and
>>have other movements (JRF for example) shown an interest in helping to create
>>something like this?
>>
>>Thanks much --Beth Hamon
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