About the Gatherings Web Site
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Who's
in
Charge Here? |
Don Venne has been listening to and playing a great
deal of acoustic music for over 40 years. (He doesn't look that old, does
he? It's digital magic!!) He thinks going to music camps and other
events will keep you young, or at least let you enjoy growing old.
Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Please send them through the Suggestions Page.
The Gatherings site was launched in
early 2004. As of August 2005, there were about 200 events
listed. Keep 'em coming.
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Financial
Disclaimer |
I have absolutely no financial
interest in any of these events. Never
got, nor do I expect to get, any money from anybody for listing an event
here. Don't expect to ever make any money off this site, but if I do, it
will be a big surprise to me.
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| Editorial
Control |
I have it and you don't. I'd like
to make this a useful site, which means that it needs to be subject to
some editorial discretion and
control. There are thousands of events which offer acoustic
music, but I'm not trying to be comprehensive.
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| What Get Listed |
Whatever I
decide should be here gets listed, with an obvious emphasis on acoustic events.
My preference is to list
tried-and-true events, so I may not be willing to list a first time
offering, unless it is put on by someone who has already established
themselves in some way, or unless it is likely to be of major
interest to a lot of people.
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| Accuracy |
I'm only listing three things here -- dates or time
of year, location, and the event itself, with a hyperlink
to its web site. I am deliberately not offering
descriptions or commentary. Please see the event's web site for more
detail.
There's not too much
room for errors, but they will no doubt creep in. I want to be as
accurate as possible, but I also want to avoid as much editing as I can, so I'll often
list events by the month in which they occur instead of the specific dates
for the current year. If an event has updated its own site, it
should have the next dates there.
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| Your
Job As User |
Check things out! Don't assume an
event which is on the list is necessarily still being offered.
Sometimes festivals and workshops go out of business, either
because they lose sponsorship or their venue, or because they can't
make it financially. If you become aware of the disappearance of an
event, please let me know through the Suggestions
page. I'll verify your information and remove events as
necessary.
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Availability
of Event Tickets |
A listing does not in any way guarantee that
tickets are available. Many of these events, especially workshops or
camps, sell out early. Obviously, ticket availability is beyond my
control, and you'll have to stay on top of what you want to do with your time.
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| Completeness |
See Editorial
Control above. My goal is NOT to create a comprehensive list of
events. |
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If
Your Event
Isn't Listed |
Feel free to
submit it through the Suggestions
page. I can't guarantee that you
will get listed, but I promise to take a look at your web site.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to correspond with you, either to tell
you I've added the listing (you can check that yourself), or to tell you
why I decided your event should not be listed at this time. |
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Your
Submission
Didn't Get Listed |
If you submitted
an event, but you don't see it listed after some time has passed, either
I haven't gotten around to looking at the event web site, or I have
decided for some reason not to list that event. I'm sorry I can't
offer explanations for not including an event, other than it's an editorial
decision. |
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If
You Want Your
Event Removed |
Well, of course, just let me know, using
the Suggestions
page.
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