2008

Jan 7, 10, 14 and 17: Introduction to playing Appalachian fiddle, no music background necessary, hands on workshop--you take home an instrument with you! Johns Hopkins Intersession, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, Sherwood Room, Levering Union, Johns Hopkins University Campus FEE: $60.00 if have an instrument; $75 if no instrument. Contact: Ken Kolodner at 410-243-7254 kenkolodner@aol.com or call JHU at 410-516-8209 or see http://web.jhu.edu/studentprograms/personalenrichment08.html#Music

Jan 7, 10, 14 and 17: Introduction to playing the hammered dulcimer, no music background necessary, hands on workshop--you take home an instrument with you! Johns Hopkins Intersession, 7:00 - 8:00 pm, Sherwood Room, Levering Union, Johns Hopkins University Campus FEE: $60.00 if have an instrument; $75 if no instrument. Contact: Ken Kolodner at 410-243-7254 kenkolodner@aol.com or call JHU at 410-516-8209 or see http://web.jhu.edu/studentprograms/personalenrichment08.html#Music

Jan. 12: Private concert, Columbia, MD

Jan. 20: Acoustic concert (no amplification!) with guests Dan Landrum (a dazzling HD player who toured with Yanni for several years), Butch Ross (one of the finest mountain dulcimer players around anywhere) and Christie Burns (a wonderfully tasteful HD player). Tickets $17.50 in advance and $20 at the door; kids under 14, $15. 3:00 p.m. at The Stony Run Meeting House next to Friends School, 5116 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 Phone: (443) 703-2590 Baltimore, MD. Contact: kenkolodner@aol.com or 410-746-8387

Feb. 6: Private performance, Roland Park Place Retirement Community, Baltimore, MD

March 16: Private, Baltimore, MD

March 17: Private, Washington, DC

April 5: With Elke Baker, Paul Levin Memorial benefit concert for the Waldorf school, 4801 Tamarind Rd Baltimore, MD 21209. Tickets are $20 in advance; $22 door; $10 students; kids under 12 free. For advanced tickets, go to www.kenkolodner.com or call 410-243-7254; additional info: ameliajd@aol.com

April 7: With Caleb Stine and the Brakemen. Playing fiddle only. Stoop Storytellers Festival at Center Stage, Baltimore MD.

April 11-12: All day hammered dulcimer workshop for intermediate/advanced players on Saturday, April 12, at the home of Barb Milosivich. This will be followed by a house concert and a jam. Friday night will be reserved for a fiddle workshop ($30). All meals (home cooked!) included in cost of $85 for the day ($80 if you send in your check at least two weeks prior to the workshop). Saturday evening concert at 7:30 p.m. ($15) followed by a jam. The HD WORKSHOP HAS ONE SPACE LEFT. All events at Barb Milosevich's, 5343 West Pauling Rd., Monee, IL 60449, 708-534-2582, bemuz1@sbcglobal.net

April 18-22: "Hartland" hammered dulcimer retreat for intermediate and advanced players. For further information as to cost and other details, contact Ken or Deborah Hart at dfhart24@aol.com. Lodging and food provided (including wonderful meals provided by a chef) Hartland, CT--THIS WORKSHOP IS ALMOST FULL. WE HAVE ONE RESIDENCY SPACE LEFT.

April 24, House concert with a few guests. Seating is limited. Advanced reservations are required. 7:30 p.m., cost: $18; Paul Fackler’s home in the south of Durham. Contact info: For reservations and directions, contact Paul at 919-403-0627 or email to paul_fackler@ncsu.edu

April 25, All day workshop for intermediate/advanced players, Other levels welcome with the understanding that we will move along at a nice clip! Auditing is permitted for a reduced fee. 9:30 a.m.- 12 noon and 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Cost: $65 for both sessions if paid in advance (recommended!); $70 at the door; checks payable to Ken Kolodner, 3806 Fenchurch Rd., Baltimore MD 21218 At the home of Sue Wilson. Contact info for Sue: 919-542-5854; Home address: 530 X Campbell Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312; Mailing Adress: P. O. Box 940, Pittsboro, NC 27312 sswilson@mail.com

HAD TO CANCEL THIS! This is the date for my neice Meghan's wedding! April 25-28: Workshops and concert, Dulcimer Jamboree, Ozark Folk Center, E-Mail: ozarkfolkcenter@arkansas.com The Ozark Folk Center State Park, PO Box 500 Mountain View, AR 72560 870-269-3851 http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com/

HAD TO CANCEL THIS ONE ALSO. This is the date for my neice Becca's Bat Mitzvah. May 3-5: Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival. Winston-Salem, NC.

May 4: All student jam at Ken's house! All current and previous students welcome to attend from 2-5 p.m. Friends and family welcome. Hope to make this happen several times per year. Baltimore, MD

May 10: Duets with singer Carolyn Black-Sotir, banjo player Bradley Kolodner (also known as my son), fiddler Kate Meyers, hammered dulcimer player Kelsey Abel, Friends School Music and Arts Festival, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Baltimore, MD

May 11: Private, Copper Ridge, Westminster, MD

May 25: Wedding with Karen Ashbrook, Wheaton, MD

June 13-15: Workshops and concert, Gebhardt Woods, (Contact: (708) 331-6875; webvizier@gwdf.org; http://www.gwdf.org/)

June 22-28: Teaching fiddle and MAYBE some dulcimer at the Northeast Dulcimer Symposium, Blue Mountain Lake, NY

July 13: Common Ground on the Hill Festival of Music and Dance, Westminster, MD (http://www.commongroundonthehill.com/html/homepage.html)

July 13-July 18: Intermediate/advanced hammered dulcimer workshop, Common Ground, Westminster, MD (http://www.commongroundonthehill.com/html/homepage.html)

August 1: Concert for the Ashe County Arts Council, West Jefferson, NC. Location: 303 School Avenue, West Jefferson, NC 28694. Contact: 336-846-ARTS; jane@ashecountyarts.org; http://www.ashecountyarts.org/

August 3-9: Teaching advanced beginners in the morning and experienced in the afternoon. The Swannanoa Gathering dulcimer week, Swannanoa, NC, near Asheville (828-298-3434) jmagill@warren-wilson.edu

August 29: Wtih Lisa Roberts, performing to welcome new students to Hopkins, 8-10 a.m., Baltimore, MD

MEADOWLARK HAS BEEN CANCELLED THIS YEAR. THE NEW CAMP DIRECTOR DECIDED TO BOOK A WEDDING INSTEAD! MEADOWLARK IS LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME BUT IT WILL NOT BE THIS SUMMER. ALL OF US LONG-TIME MEADOWLARK FANS CAN'T IMAGINE A SUMMER WITHOUT THIS CAMP. LETS HOPE SOMETHING NEW CAN START AGAIN.

Sept. 28-Oct 3: WEEK #1: Intensive workshop for intermediate/advanced players at the beach. Sandbridge, VA, To apply for acceptance into this workshop, contact Ken. This is the fourth year for this workshop. Typically, we manage about 5-6 hours of workshop time each day, as well as plenty of free time for practice, jamming, informal instruction, taking walks on the beach (it is warm enough to swim in the ocean!), etc. I rent a VERY large house (sleeps 22 but I limit participants to 10) right on the beach. We have a wonderful chef make dinners for us. This is an affordable week (comparable to many of the music camps) and lots of fun. Contact Ken for planning workshops like this in your area.

October 3-4: TENTATIVE--Newport News Folk Festival, Newport News, VA

October 5-10: WEEK #2: Intensive workshop for advanced players at the beach. Sandbridge, VA, To apply for acceptance into this workshop, contact Ken. This is the fourth year for this workshop. Typically, we manage about 5-6 hours of workshop time each day, as well as plenty of free time for practice, jamming, informal instruction, taking walks on the beach (it is warm enough to swim in the ocean!), etc. I rent a VERY large house (sleeps 22 but I limit participants to 10) right on the beach. We have a wonderful chef make dinners for us. This is an affordable week (comparable to many of the music camps) and lots of fun. Contact Ken for planning workshops like this in your area.

October 10: TENTATIVE--Fundraiser for the Back Bay Foundation at Unity Renaissance Church, with various guests including workshop participants and others, Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door and are available at either Unity Renaissance Church, 1120 Eden Way North, Chesapeake (call (757) 420-5280 or visit www.unityrenaissance.org. Purchase advance tickets online at http://www.gingerprintpress.com/backbay.html (after August 1) or call 757-420-5280

October 17-19: Allegheny Dulcimer Club, Place: Whitehall Camp, near Emlenton, PA, at Exit 45 off I-80. Workshops: Three 1.5-hour workshops on Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning Mini-Concert: 20-30 minute concert on Saturday evening. Jamming on Friday evening and Saturday after the concert Lodging and homemade meals! Private lessons available. Contact: phoward02@windstream.net.

October 24 or 25: Concert with Robin Bullock, Baltimore, MD Look for further details soon.

Nov. 7-9: 2nd Annual Music By the Bay Festival, Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education, Waretown, NJ. More on this soon. Proceeds benefit the Natural Resource Education Foundation of NJ Contact: Pola Galie (609) 698-7231 or pola@musicatbarnegatbay.org

Dec. 20: Helicon's 23rd Annual Winter Solstice Reunion Concerts, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD 410-243-7254 (Note: These concerts are on a Saturday at Goucher for TWO shows at 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Tickets at $24 advance; $28 at the door; group discounts available). Click here to order tickets.

Jan 16-17: Pocono Winter Dulcimer Festival, with Steve Seifert and many others. Steve and I were snowed out the last time we tried this festival. It is a very fun festival! (Contact: Norm Williams at dulcinut@ptd.net or call 610-657-2597; http://pdc-wdf.tripod.com/winter_dulcimer_fest.html) Location: Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church 915 North Fifth Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360

Feb. 6-7: Performing with Elke Baker, Winter Festival of Acoustic Music, Irving, TX. See http://www.lssds.org/wfest.htm for info. Call: (972) 986-6371, Write: 2624 Quail Ridge, Irving, TX 75060 E-Mail: jmm1@flash.net or llt6@earthlink.net

March 17: Private, Washington, DC

May 1-3: Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival. Winston-Salem, NC. 1701 Polo Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27106 just west of the Polo-Reynolda intersection Brought to you by The Brookridge Dulcimer Players, Harmony Grove Dulcimer Club, Meadows Music, The Park For information, contact Terry Lefler, 336-768-3918, musicfestival@collegeparkbaptist.org http://musicfestival.collegeparkbaptist.org/ College Park Baptist Church,