NE Accordion Fest 2007

NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ACCORDION MONTH

Tenth Anniversary Celebration, presented in association with the Walker Art Center. Festivities include concerts, jazz symposium, workshops, jams, dances, and even a Midwestern potluck. This year NE Accordion Fest (NEAF) honors "Daddy Squeeze" Dan Newton with the "NEAF Accordion Achievement Award" for his devoted and unflagging support of the accordion. The award ceremony is 8 PM Friday November 9, but the Accordion Fest runs from 5pm Fri 11/9 through to 5pm Sun 11/11!

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Friday night's line up:

• 5:00 Dan Turpening
• 6:00 Finn Hall, Dennis Halme & All Reko (accordion),
  Ralph Tutilla (mandolin), Cheryl Paschke (violin)
  Mary Oberg Hanf (bass)
• 7:00 Joanna Arnold Darrow (Westmont, New Jersey)
• 8:00 Dan Newton **2007 Accordion Achievement Honoree**,
  Daddy Squeeze Trio, Dan Newton (accordion)
  Bob Ekstrand (guitar), Tom Lewis (bass)
• 9-11:00 Larry Malmberg & Mike Alongi (Rockford, Illinois)

Saturday's line-up

• 9:00 Jazz Symposium / Workshop with Mike Alongi and others
• 11:00 Workshop by Joanna Darrow: Choosing the right accordion & practice tips
• 12:00 Mark Stillman & Francine Roche
• 1:00 Machinery Hill
• 2:00 Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI)
• 3:00 Dee Langley
• 4:00 Hank Thunander
• 5:30-8:00 dinner on your own and travel to the Walker Art Center

Sunday's line-up:

• 10-12:00 Massed Accordion Band rehearsal, Wendy Tangen-Foster conducting
• 12:00 John Scaffeo, Canada
• 1:00 Jerry Minar and friends
• 2-3:30 NEAF National Accordion Month Ensemble Concert
• 6:00 Midwestern Potluck at Pilgrim Lutheran Church
  (bring a dish to share and your accordion)

At the NEAF there are accordion orchestras, accordion merchandise, accordion printed music, accordions and more accordions. The NE Accordion Fest is Minnesota’s finest celebration of the accordion family, please come and join us!

More information about the event and schedule can be found at airaccordion.com

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