2012
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival Music
Sponsored by the Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
and The Songwriters Association of Washington (SAW)
May 19 & 20, in Reston Town Center
Festival Website: http://northernvirginiafineartsfestival.org
Click
HERE to see the lineup!
Come
to the Songwriter’s Toolbox 4th Saturday mornings
(10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Learn more
about songwriting! Attendance is FREE, although we will
pass a “tip jar” around to honor our guest artist
for coming. Everyone is welcome, so bring a friend.
Click
HERE for more details
SAW
COMMUNITY DAY
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2012
THE SURGE COMMUNITY CHURCH
1988 Kirby Road (corner of Kirby & Westmoreland)
McLean, VA 22101
Come for the
day, or stop by for any part of it...dinner and all activities
are FREE for SAW members (Non members: $10 workshop; $10
dinner). There will be cool door prizes and a silent auction
(see info below).
SAW proudly
releases our newest Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Winners' Compilation
CD! Come for the day, or any part of it to enjoy door prizes,
a silent auction, opportunities to connect with the music
community, and more.
The day's schedule:
1:00
Registration, Social, Refreshments
1:45 Outdoor song circle/jam open to all
1:45- 3:15 Songwriting Workshop with Kevin
Dudley ($10 nonmembers)
3:30 Onstage SAW members open mic
5:30 Dinner ($10 nonmembers), SAW business,
elections
6:45 Onstage SAW members' performance critique
session /Outdoor song circle-jam open to all
8:00 MASC winners perform
9:00 SAW leaders perform
10:00 SAW open mic for members
Silent
Auction items Needed!
There will be a silent auction going on throughout the day
with a variety of items up for bid, from instruments to
lessons to studio time, to you-name-it. This is a good way
to get your name out there if you offer any goods or service
that can be used by your fellow SAW members, or if you just
have some items you know someone else could use. Be creative—we’d
love to have your donations! And don’t forget to bring
your checkbook or cash to purchase some of the great bargains
that are to be had.
Contact: loralyn@mindspring.com.
A
Note about SAW Open Mics...
You are encouraged to check
SAW.org calendar frequently as venues are in flux and the
number of activities keeps increasing.
As we know, not all "open
mics" are the same; each one has its unique format
to learn. Some are for members only. Some are "show
up and sign up" OMs w/ no advance signup; some stipulate
original songs only; others allow/encourage covers.
What do they all have in common?
They are all run by current SAW.org members who, in addition
to their own agenda, enjoy putting others onstage.
