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Date: 04/20/2010
Handmade Music, the 2nd annual Midwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibition Sat, May 1st
by Press Release
WHAT: Rockford will host Handmade Music, the 2nd annual Midwest Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibition, a one-day exhibit of locally handmade musical instruments from area artisans. There will be acoustic and electric guitars, lutes, violins, drums and other unique handmade instruments, demonstrated by the artisans who create them.
WHEN: Saturday, May 1st, 2010. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. / Special events: The band The Tektoniks, a world music trio with a techno groove will play and be accompanied by the instrument makers who will give short presentations of their creations.
WHERE: Just Goods Fair Trade Store, 201 7th St., Rockford, IL.
ADMISSION: Admission is free and open to the public.
CONTACT: Jim Worland of Worland Guitars (815) 961-8854. www.WorlandGuitars.com
This lively, visual event will take place against the colorful backdrop of the Just Goods fair trade import store. 15 local artisans will display their handmade musical creations and explain how and why they make their instruments. Many instruments will be for sale from a few dollars to several thousand dollars and attendees will be encouraged to play the instruments.
The event is the only one of its kind in the area and will feature the hidden talents of the local community and their ability to take simple materials and create splendid musical instruments completely by hand. As an educational event there will be much to learn about how instruments are made. Instruments will be represented from renaissance to electronic, simple to elegant, amateur to professional at this locally organized free event.
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Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
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Rockford Area Music Industry
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Rockford Area Arts Council
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