Jana Jae Fiddle Camp Set

Jana Jae Fiddle Camp and Music Festival, September 1-3, Grove, OK, is bringing stellar performers and instructors to the Grand Lake area over Labor Day weekend. The Kick-off Party, jam session and barbeque dinner will be at Snider's Camp on Friday night, September 1 at 7 p.m. with a fish fry and Amateur Fiddle Contest on Saturday evening. Bring your lawn chairs!! Daytime workshops will be held at the Grove Civic Center on Saturday and Sunday. All events are open to the public at no charge, food is $5 per plate. To register for the Fiddle Camp on line go to grandlakefestivals.com or call 800-526-2523 or 918-786-8896. The Amateur Fiddle Contest highlights the evening on Saturday and is always great fun for all. For those not enrolled in the Fiddle Camp, registration for this contest, is $5 with cash awards going to the top three winners in six divisions. Fiddle instructors assisting with the workshops will be on stage from time to time and include recognized performers in all styles--fiddle contest champs, Celtic, old-time, and bluegrass specialists, and Suzuki teachers-something for everyone who participates. Those who read music and those who play only by ear are welcome to enroll. Beginners are welcome also. Participants involved in the workshop will learn how to play in jams, put on a successful performance, compete in contests, handle stage fright, play harmony for twin or triple fiddles and much more such as bowing and fingering techniques. This Festival is made possible by volunteers of Grand Lake Festivals, Inc., many local and area sponsors, the area media, with the assistance of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. It's a wonderful musical potpourri and jam session all weekend long, as the work of learning becomes fun when shared. It's entertaining and inspirational for audience, performers, instructors and participants. Held at the Grove Civic Center Sat. and Sun., Sept. 2 and 3, and at Snider's Camp Fri. and Sat. evenings, Sept 1 and 2.