Friday night Welcome Party. Carlberg Hall.
The registration table will be open from 4:30pm. A list of nearby restaurants will be available at registration.
The Welcome party starts 7:00pm. Dancing and conversation upstairs. Singing and music session downstairs. Food and drink served upstairs. Food and drink may be taken downstairs but only water will be served downstairs.
The format upstairs will generally be meet and greet, open conversation. However, every half hour, on the half hour something will happen. That “something” will be either a Rapper Dance or a Kerry Set. For example, at 7:25, the Emcee will announce the 5 names they are drawing out of the hat for a rapper dance. That group will have 5 minutes to go into the kitchen and discuss, music starts at 7:30 and you are on. Or the Emcee might say at 7:55, if you want to learn the next figure of the Irish Set Dance, go over by the piano, and at 8:00 the music starts. Then people go back to conversation.
The Carlberg kitchen has a reputation for tasty snacks. Full description of food and drinks on tap is on the Food page. This is not expressly dinner, but one could make it so. All included with your weekend admission.
Saturday Breakfast and warmup. Acton Folk Center
9:00am Simple breakfast. Warmup and breakfast available at the same time. There are a couple of side rooms for some teams to find acoustic separation from other teams practicing. First come first served. There is space in the main hall for multiple teams.
Rapper Tournament Competition. Various venues
11:00am – 4:00pm. The Rapper competition will take place at four venues around town, all within walking distance. Each venue will have two judges stationed there all day. The teams will rotate through and perform once in each venue for each set of judges. The competition will run 11:00am to 1:00pm, break for lunch from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, then resume from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
The tournament is broken into 15 minute blocks. Generally, 45 minutes scheduled at each venue. Please identify your team to the venue manager when you arrive at a given venue. We invite you to watch the two teams before your performance.
Cycle for each team
All teams will be scheduled for lunch from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Lunch for each team is assigned at the venue where you will be performing next, at 2:00pm. Food is pre-ordered and included in weekend admission. Drinks not included, but available for purchase. Details on the Food page.
After the Saturday competition,
At 4:00pm there will be two events.
English Country Dance. Acton Folk Center
4:00pm-6:00pm. Come join the English Country Dance. Music played by our own band, the Merry Maggots, with calling by Alex Deis-Lauby. All dances will be taught and called. We expect Berea Festival Dancers will choose this option, as well as anyone who enjoys English Country Dancing. This is a regular scheduled public dance put on by Folk Circle Association, so we will be mixing in and dancing with local dancers. https://www.berea-folk-circle.org/english-country-dance
Happy Hour. Carlberg Hall
4:00pm-5:30pm. Hosted Happy Hour, included in weekend admission. Conversation and wind down after the competition. In addition to beer, wine, soft drinks on tap, we will have a bartender and mixed drinks, including Kentucky Gentleman and Mint Julep.
Saturday Dinner. Intergenerational Center
6:00pm-7:30pm. A feast catered by Masala Indian Restaurant. No alcohol served at dinner. After dinner, we expect most people to attend the Contra Dance held at the Acton Folk Center, just across the parking lot. This is included in your weekend admission. If you do not wish to dance, you can go watch and listen to the music. If you do not wish to do that, you may go to Carlberg Hall, but the afterparty will not start until 11:00pm. Menu on the Food page.
Contra Dance. Acton Folk Center
7:30pm Beginner lesson
8:00pm-11:00pm. Contra Dance. Everyone is invited. This is included in your weekend admission. Calling by Alex Deis-Lauby. Music by the famous Berea Castoffs, Al White, Alice White, Elise Melrood, Tripp Bratton. Directly across the parking lot from the Intergenerational Center. If you have not danced Contra Dance before, please join the beginner lesson. All dances will be taught and called. This is a regular scheduled public dance put on by Oh Contraire, so we will intermingle with local dancers. https://www.bereacontradance.org/schedule.html
Afterparty and dance. Carlberg Hall
11:00pm-2:00am. After the Contra Dance, everyone, locals and rapper dancers, is invited back to Carlberg Hall for a traditional Berea afterparty. There will be more dancing eating, drinking, conversation. Beer, wine, soft drinks, snacks all included. Contra Dancing is likely, but anything is fair game. Come experience a true Berea tradition.
Sunday Brunch and Showcase. Acton Folk Center
10:00am-1:00pm. An elegant and leisurely brunch. Winners of the tournament will be announced and awards presented. The showcase commences during brunch. Feel free to get second servings or thirds of food. Formal wait staff on hand will attend to your drink orders and anything else they can assist you with.
All teams are invited to show a dance. This could be their competition dance, a skit, or something special including the theme. Award for best use of theme. The showcase order is set in advance so you will know when you will be up.
Jockey to the Fair
Sunday master class. Acton Folk Center
2:00pm-4:30pm
Bryce Carlberg and Gillian Stewart will lead
Sunday dinner
Dinner on Sunday is not planned. We will offer suggestions
The registration table will be open from 4:30pm. A list of nearby restaurants will be available at registration.
The Welcome party starts 7:00pm. Dancing and conversation upstairs. Singing and music session downstairs. Food and drink served upstairs. Food and drink may be taken downstairs but only water will be served downstairs.
The format upstairs will generally be meet and greet, open conversation. However, every half hour, on the half hour something will happen. That “something” will be either a Rapper Dance or a Kerry Set. For example, at 7:25, the Emcee will announce the 5 names they are drawing out of the hat for a rapper dance. That group will have 5 minutes to go into the kitchen and discuss, music starts at 7:30 and you are on. Or the Emcee might say at 7:55, if you want to learn the next figure of the Irish Set Dance, go over by the piano, and at 8:00 the music starts. Then people go back to conversation.
The Carlberg kitchen has a reputation for tasty snacks. Full description of food and drinks on tap is on the Food page. This is not expressly dinner, but one could make it so. All included with your weekend admission.
Saturday Breakfast and warmup. Acton Folk Center
9:00am Simple breakfast. Warmup and breakfast available at the same time. There are a couple of side rooms for some teams to find acoustic separation from other teams practicing. First come first served. There is space in the main hall for multiple teams.
Rapper Tournament Competition. Various venues
11:00am – 4:00pm. The Rapper competition will take place at four venues around town, all within walking distance. Each venue will have two judges stationed there all day. The teams will rotate through and perform once in each venue for each set of judges. The competition will run 11:00am to 1:00pm, break for lunch from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, then resume from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
The tournament is broken into 15 minute blocks. Generally, 45 minutes scheduled at each venue. Please identify your team to the venue manager when you arrive at a given venue. We invite you to watch the two teams before your performance.
Cycle for each team
- watch
- watch
- perform
- travel
All teams will be scheduled for lunch from 1:00pm-2:00pm. Lunch for each team is assigned at the venue where you will be performing next, at 2:00pm. Food is pre-ordered and included in weekend admission. Drinks not included, but available for purchase. Details on the Food page.
After the Saturday competition,
At 4:00pm there will be two events.
English Country Dance. Acton Folk Center
4:00pm-6:00pm. Come join the English Country Dance. Music played by our own band, the Merry Maggots, with calling by Alex Deis-Lauby. All dances will be taught and called. We expect Berea Festival Dancers will choose this option, as well as anyone who enjoys English Country Dancing. This is a regular scheduled public dance put on by Folk Circle Association, so we will be mixing in and dancing with local dancers. https://www.berea-folk-circle.org/english-country-dance
Happy Hour. Carlberg Hall
4:00pm-5:30pm. Hosted Happy Hour, included in weekend admission. Conversation and wind down after the competition. In addition to beer, wine, soft drinks on tap, we will have a bartender and mixed drinks, including Kentucky Gentleman and Mint Julep.
Saturday Dinner. Intergenerational Center
6:00pm-7:30pm. A feast catered by Masala Indian Restaurant. No alcohol served at dinner. After dinner, we expect most people to attend the Contra Dance held at the Acton Folk Center, just across the parking lot. This is included in your weekend admission. If you do not wish to dance, you can go watch and listen to the music. If you do not wish to do that, you may go to Carlberg Hall, but the afterparty will not start until 11:00pm. Menu on the Food page.
Contra Dance. Acton Folk Center
7:30pm Beginner lesson
8:00pm-11:00pm. Contra Dance. Everyone is invited. This is included in your weekend admission. Calling by Alex Deis-Lauby. Music by the famous Berea Castoffs, Al White, Alice White, Elise Melrood, Tripp Bratton. Directly across the parking lot from the Intergenerational Center. If you have not danced Contra Dance before, please join the beginner lesson. All dances will be taught and called. This is a regular scheduled public dance put on by Oh Contraire, so we will intermingle with local dancers. https://www.bereacontradance.org/schedule.html
Afterparty and dance. Carlberg Hall
11:00pm-2:00am. After the Contra Dance, everyone, locals and rapper dancers, is invited back to Carlberg Hall for a traditional Berea afterparty. There will be more dancing eating, drinking, conversation. Beer, wine, soft drinks, snacks all included. Contra Dancing is likely, but anything is fair game. Come experience a true Berea tradition.
Sunday Brunch and Showcase. Acton Folk Center
10:00am-1:00pm. An elegant and leisurely brunch. Winners of the tournament will be announced and awards presented. The showcase commences during brunch. Feel free to get second servings or thirds of food. Formal wait staff on hand will attend to your drink orders and anything else they can assist you with.
All teams are invited to show a dance. This could be their competition dance, a skit, or something special including the theme. Award for best use of theme. The showcase order is set in advance so you will know when you will be up.
Jockey to the Fair
Sunday master class. Acton Folk Center
2:00pm-4:30pm
Bryce Carlberg and Gillian Stewart will lead
Sunday dinner
Dinner on Sunday is not planned. We will offer suggestions
