Tenth Annual Potomac River Convention

April 23, 24 & 25, 1999

Friday, April 23, 7:30 - 9:30 PM: Shape-Note Singing School taught by the Creel Family
The historic Pohick Church (ca. 1770), 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, Virginia

Saturday, April 24, 10 AM - 3:30 PM: All-Day Singing and Dinner on the Grounds
Registration begins at 9:15 AM. Potluck dinner provided by Local Singers.
Followed by New Traditions Singing: 4:00 - 5:30 PM (same location).
New songs, and songs from other shape note tune books: bring 100 copies of each song you wish to lead.
For details, call Mimi Stevens at (703) 960-5945 mimis@erols.com
Please observe copyright restrictions.

Sunday, April 25, 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM: All-Day Singing and Dinner on the Grounds
Hearst Hall, National Cathedral School, next to the Washington National Cathedral,
Wisconsin Avenue and Woodley Road, NW, Washington, DC

******* All are welcome: beginners, experienced singers, & listeners *******
No admission charge: free-will offering

Sacred Harp tunebooks (1991 Edition) will be available for loan and purchase.
Local singers, please bring a substantial meal to share on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday evening social: details to be announced.

For Convention information, call Janine Smith at 301-926-9142
or the Folklore Society of Greater Washington Information Hotline at 202-546-2228, ext. 56.

Steven Sabol's Potomac River Sacred Harp Convention 1999 Web site:
http://www.his.com/sabol/PRC99.html
Maps, flyer, and updates: http://www.risingdove.com Select "Shape Note Music"

For lodging with local singers, call Gillie Campbell at 703-548-7752 mseltzgwc@erols.com as soon as possible.

Children are welcome. However, parents are responsible for arranging supervision for their own children, as
no childcare will be provided this year.