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Watch this page for information about
our annual National and Regional Gatherings! |
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CMN's gatherings are joyful celebrations of our music, the
children in our lives, and the work we do to make a difference in
the world. We share songs, ideas, and resources, plus teaching
tools, songwriting techniques, community building skills, and
marketing tips. In spontaneous song swaps and networking, as well
as in structured workshops and presentations, we expand our
knowledge and reignite our spirits. Non-members are welcome to
attend.
To contact regional representatives for more information
about regional events, click on "Contact Us" in the
menu at the left of this page.
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
REGIONAL EVENTS
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes Region will join with the Midwest for our regional conference on Saturday, June 7, 2008. It will be held at the Merit School of Music in Chicago. Check back for details as they develop.
Midwest
Regional Gathering
Save Saturday, June 7, 2008, for the Midwest/Great Lakes Regional Conference. It will be held at the Merit School of Music in Chicago. Details will be posted here as they develop.
New England
Spring Fever Song Swap!
When? June 1, 2008 at 12 pm, potluck picnic lunch beginning at 11:30
Where? Dean Park, Shrewsbury MA
Come sing with us in beautiful Dean Park! Celebrate spring and the beginning of summer through music. Bring your favorite singing game, camp song, playground song – anything that’s fun to sing and play outside in the sun. Let’s get ready for the camp season, and have some fun at the same time!
Rain date and exact location in the park to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
New York Metro
Songwriters Group
Steven Zelin has offered to host a song critique group at his apartment in Manhattan on the second Sunday of every month at 2:00 P.M. Songwriters should bring a song or two or three (any style, but we would expect to focus on children’s songs), plus lyric sheets. Open to CMN members and nonmembers. No charge, but bring a snack to share if you can. Contact Steven with questions or to get directions.
Northern California
CMN members will present a sing-along concert at the San Francisco Folk Festival on June 21, 2008.
For details, click here to see the flyer.
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Regional Gathering
June 6–7, 2008 (with optional extension to June 8)
Children's Museum in Portland, Oregon
We'll start with a dinner on Friday, then sponsor a song circle open to all museum guests that evening. Afterward, when the doors close for the night, we will have our own CMN gathering and sleepover. On Saturday morning we'll be up, done with breakfast, and ready to leave before museum doors open again at ten o’clock.
Local? You may come for just the potluck and song circle, if you wish.
From out of town? You might want to stay for an optional Saturday extension. Take a hike in the hills, do some widlife watching (and maybe see an eagle), or check out the wilds of downtown Portland and the famous Powell's Bookstore (largest bookstore under one roof). We can put you up Saturday night at the homes of local members and feed you breakfast before you head back home.
Please feel free to contact one of the regional representatives if you have any questions:
Dave Orleans: earthsinger@comcast.net or 503/892-8420
Bonnie Messinger: abalonekidz@comcast.net or 503/768-9065
Greta Pedersen: greta@greta.net or 503/699-0234
Southeast
A community family concert, "We All Get Together with a Wiggle and a Giggle," will be held in Floyd, Virginia, this spring. All are welcome to come celebrate the music of the Appalachian region with babies to preschoolers and their families.
Interested in gathering in Southwest Virginia or Greensboro, North Carolina, for an early childhood song swap? E-mail Kari Thomas Kovick at kariok@swva.net or call her at 540/745-7331.
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Great Lakes