From: hjfeld@acs.bu.edu (harold feld)
Newsgroups: alt.music.filk
Subject: Final Arisia Update
Keywords: Arisia, SF-Con
Date: 31 Dec 92 23:09:05 GMT
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

Hello to all! I have survived finals (much to my surprise) and
am geering up for Arisia.  A few late breaking developments
warrant my posting this final update.

Filk schedule for Arisia:
General Filking: we have at least two rooms for general filking,
Cambridge and Beacon Hill. (The same as last year for those
familiar with the con.)  Filking will start at 10 p.m. and
continue until whenever.  The programing people promise to
have the rooms arranged in a circle and to have water for
us. 

Concerts: This is the current concert schedule, based on
all the information currently available.  Subject to change
(see below)

Friday: 5:30-6:30 Stanboro. Cynthia McQuillon and Dr Jane Robinson
will perform from 5:30-6 p.m.  Jack Carrol (local filker/folk singer.
Very good voice and guitar work) will perform from 6-6:30 p.m.
(Don't worry, Cynthia and Jane will perform again later in the
con.)

Saturday: Nothing at the moment.  I am TRYING to get an hour
slot, which will feature Critical Mass, Rennie Levine, and
2 singers Spence has told me about but I can't remember their
names.

Sunday: Major concert in the Ballroom from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
T.J. Burnside-Clapp (with Mitchel, if he comes) 12-12:45
Cynthia McQuillon and Dr Jane Robinson          12:45-1:30
Duane Elms                                      1:30-2


One-Shots: the one shots will be in the Constitution Room
from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday.

*Special Programing*
Story-telling:  The Most Worshipful Company of Story Tellers of
Carolingia (local SCA story-teller's guild) will hold their
monthly meeting on Friday.  Room has not yet been determined.
The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. and will probably run 'til people
run out of stories (guild meetings usually end about 11 p.m.)
Business will be kept to a minimum (read, almost none and
all conducted in the first five minutes).  The story-teller's
guild promotes the art of story-telling in an SCA context, but
this is not rgidly enforced.  The guild also provides feedback
and instruction for them that wish.  Heckling permitted, but
the First Speaker (guildmaster) will squelch it if it rages
out of control or for any other reason he feels like. Come if
you like story-telling, or are curoius about story-telling or
the SCA.

Voice Warm-Up- Liz Zitrow will conduct a warm-up session
at 9 p.m. on Friday night for people who want to know how
to preserve their voices for all-night Filk. Constitution room.

Regular Filk Programing- All filk programs are in the
Constitution Room.  Unless stated otherwise, panels last one hour.

Saturday:
Science Fact Filk- Dr Jane Robinson, Duane Elms, Mitchel Burnside-Clapp
11 a.m.

Flk In The SCA- Harold Feld (Yaakov HaMizrachi) , Michael Macafee (Christian
Von Jauregg), Becky Vorris (Godith Anyon) 2 p.m.

Workshop: Modern Song Composition Techniques- Liz Zitrow 3 p.m.(two hours)

Filks Based on Sf-Books-  Cynthia McQuillon, Lee & Barry Gold 5 p.m.

Workshop: Performance Techniques- Dr Jane Robinson 6 p.m.

Bawdy Ballads and Lewd Lyrics-  Harold Feld, Cynthia Mcquillon, Renee Levine.
10 p.m. 

Sunday:
Humor in Filking-  Dr Jane Robinson, Renee Levine, Duane Elms, T.J. and Mitchel
Burnside-Clapp.  11 a.m.-11:50 a.m. (go from there to concert)

Ballads and Folk-Music in SF/F- Cynthia McQuillon, Jack Caroll, Liz Zitrow, Lee Gold 2 p.m (after concert)-3 p.m.

Dead Dog: Held Sunday Night in the general filkking rooms. starts after
con is torn down.

GENERAL ARISIA INFORMATION

Arisia is a multi-media SF/F Con held at the PArk Plaza Hotel in Boston,
MA on January 15-17 (MLK Day Weekend).  Registration is $40 at the door
(it is too late to do pre-reg).  Make checks payable to Arisia, Inc.
Arisia accepts Visa and Master Card.  For more info, conatct Arisia Inc.,
1 Kendall Sq. Suite 322, Cambridge, MA 02139. Or contact the Arisia BBS:
(617) 364-1576.
Room rates are $72 for single/double, $82 for a tripple/quad.
Suites available.  contact the Boston Park Plaza 1-800-225-2008,
(617) 426-200. 

ASny other questions/suggestions re: filk, contact me.

Harold Feld