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Portland Folk Music Society presents the 28th annual

SINGTIME FROLICS

March 30th-April 1 2012

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 Join us for a weekend of folk singing and instrumental music at beautiful Camp Adams in the foothills of the Cascades.

Singtime Frolics is a camp for singers and musicians of all ages and abilities. Song circles! Workshops! Singing and jamming all weekend!

Guest artists William Pint and Felicia Dale will present a singing workshop: Setting the Sail/Setting the Song arranging traditional maritime songs for the 21st century.

Several other workshops are scheduled.   If you want to lead a workshop or a song circle, let us know, or just write it into the schedule when you get to camp.

Heated cabins with hot showers; potluck dinner Friday; four meals served Saturday through Sunday breakfast.

Early registration by February 27th adults $75; children under 12: $45.

Registration by March 19th: adults $90, children $55.

Registration forms are available now.  Forms are being sent to PFS members and former attendees.  You can also obtain a form and complete information from portlandfolkmusic.org.   Or request a form by contacting  Jinx Kuehn, jkuehn@teleport.com

Registration forms at  http://portlandfolkmusic.org.  in early January.

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A First! Zimfest 2012 Comes to the Inland Empire, August 2-5.
Zimfest 2012, the 21 year old Zimbabwean Music Festival, will come to the Inland Empire for the first time, August 2-5, in Moscow, ID. It will be held on the University of Idaho campus sponsored, in part, by the International Programs Office, the Dance Program and the Lionel Hampton School of Music.
Zimfest is the largest annual gathering in North America of students, performers, and fans celebrating Zimbabwean music and culture. Zimfest features musicians and teachers from Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean musicians living in the United States and Canada, and a dynamic group of excellent North American performers and musicians.
Each year Zimfest offers a wide selection of activities. These include free afternoon concerts in the park and reasonably-priced evening concerts followed by a late-night mbira gathering. The Zimbabwean Marketplace will be open daily and a traditional Zimbabwean meal will be available on Sunday, August 5th.
The days will be filled with a wide selection of workshops in marimba, mbira, drumming, guitar, dance, singing, hosho and games. Specific workshops for children, teen marimba workshops and music educator workshops also will be available.
For additional information about Zimfest, visit http://2012.Zimfest.org.

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