JAD 2009 Fall Convention & Contest

October 16– 18, 2009: Is the date for the JAD Fall Convention & Contest

Lima, Ohio: Will be the location of the HQ Hotel and Contest site.

Headquarters Hotel:
Holiday Inn Lima 1920 Roschman Ave. Lima, Ohio 45804Hotel Front Desk: 419-222-0004 Fax: 419-222-0004

Room rate: $89.00 + tax. (Identify yourself as a member of JAD when making reservations)

Cutoff date: September 14th is the cut off date! Make reservations prior to September 14.

Contest Venue:
Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center 7 Town Sq. Lima, Ohio

For the Competitors:

Chorus members should arrive at the Civic Center dressed for stage, and will be directed to their warm-up and ready rooms by host personnel.

A limited number of rehearsal rooms for chorus will be available at the Civic Center at a small fee. Interested chapters should request information for reserving one of these rooms from Terry Reichenbach.
Email Terry at: terryr@q1.net. To request a rehearsal room.

Competitor registration Fee:
$35.00 per man chorus or quartet (Fee per man covers both quartet and chorus competitor fees).

Non-Competitor registration:
All-Events ------------------------------------ $35.00
Single Event ----------------------------------$20.00
Student 17 & Below ---------------------- $ 5.00
College Student (age 18 –24) ----------$15.00

Schedule of Events:

Friday October 16
Noon to 4:30PM: ---------- Registration open @ HQ Hotel
6:00PM: --------------------- Registration open @ Contest Site
6:55PM:---------------------- Mic Tester: Bustin' Loose
7:00PM: --------------------- Quartet Semifinals
After the Semifinal contest: JADAQC show!

Saturday October 17
9:00AM --------------------Registration open @ Contest Site
11:00AM ------------------Chorus Contest
Following Chorus Contest - Performance by Bustin' Loose
6:00PM--------------------- Registration open @ Contest Site
7:00PM ---------------------Quartet Contest

Headquarters Hotel Following Contest Events all weekend:
Woodshedding
Fellowship

Hospitality Rooms (Saturday night)

Notes:
Contest times are subject to change to accommodate volume of registered competitors. Check the JAD web site for any changes.

Questions concerning contest registration need to be directed to Bill Ray, VP C&J.

Questions concerning convention or convention facilities need to be directed to Greg Swann Events VP or Steve Sommer, Convention Manager.

No advance non-competitor registrations. All non-competitor registrations will be sold at the event.

E-Mail Contacts:
Greg Swann, Events VP --------------------- greg.swann2@verizon.net
Steve Sommer, Convention Manager ---steve@caldwellleasing.com
Bill Ray, VP C&J ------------------------------- bray2@neo.rr.com

NOTE: CHANGES OR ADDITIONS MAY BE MADE TO THIS INFORMATION, AS CONVENTION PLANS ARE FINALIZED. CHECK THE JAD WEB SITE FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES.

Last update: 29 July

Saturday September 5th at Lakeside, Lake Erie

Click the image to enlarge. I plan to go. Should be lots of fun!

Thursday Night Practice, August 20, 2009

Thursday night's practice got off to a questionable start. The Carver Center was locked. At first we were going to go to Schlegel's Coffee House and practice, but then Dan Lusher arrived and said we could practice at Tabernacle Baptist. So that's what we did. Even with only 5 guys, we had a great time. We sang quite a few of the BarberPole Cat songs along with several other songs we know. We also had a great time with a couple of new songs we're learning: Under The Boardwalk and When I'm 64! We're looking forward to adding those to our repertoire. After singing Keep the Whole World Singing, we sang a few tags and called it a night. It's great to be a Barbershopper in Chillicothe, Ohio!

Xenia Hospitality Chorus Corn Roast 2009

Saturday, August 1 was the date of the Xenia Hospitality Chorus's annual Corn Roast. Unfortunately I was a little late to get signed up for one of the quartets. They had no more need for basses. Just one more reason for me to start learning another part for the Barberpole Cat songs! The picture at right shows the sweet corn being boiled. It was delicious!


The setting for the Roast was beautiful and you can see from a couple of the pictures. There was penty of shade.