Welcome to the 2008 GREAT LAKES FEIS

Sunday August 17th, 2008

 

 

The Great Lakes Feis is proud to be supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Detroit Recreation Department

 

   

FEIS ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

RESULTS ARE POSTED

v         Results are now available

v         If you did not pick-up your individual results you can still get them – click on link above for instructions

 

THANK YOU FOR A GREAT FEIS!!!

v         Thank you to all the volunteers for helping us have another great feis!

v         We hope you will all come back again next year

v         2009 registration will open on April 1st 2009!

 

  

2008 GLF SYLLABUS

 

Here is the link to the 2008 Great Lakes Feis syllabus:

 

Please note the following dates:

 

01 Apr 08          Registration open at www.feisworx.com

01 Jul 08           Regular registration closed
Can still register at www.feisworx.com for an additional $20 late fee
Can still make changes to existing registration for FREE

 

04 Aug 08         All new entry registration CLOSED

                        All changes to existing registration CLOSED

                        (Can only register and make changes the day BEFORE the feis)

 

16 Aug 08         ONLY day for late entries ($75 US CASH)

                        ONLY day for late changes ($20 US CASH)

 

17 Aug 08         Day of Feis – NO DANCE ENTRIES OR CHANGES ACCEPTED!

                        (Art and music entries still accepted with no penalty!)

 

  

2008 GLF SCHEDULE

 

Saturday 16 Aug 2008

11:00 am    New dancer registrations open at Windsor Feis (ends at 1:00 pm) - However, no pre-registration in Windsor!

6:00 pm     Pre-registration open in the Radisson Hotel lobby (ends at 9:00 pm)
                  (This is the ONLY time to make dance changes after Aug 04)
                  (In Windsor or in Lansing is the ONLY way to get in the dance competitions if you did not register with Feisworx before Aug 04)

 

Sunday 17 Aug 2008

      7:30 am     Registration open

8:00 am     Anthem and speeches

8:30 am     All stages start competitions PROMPTLY

                  (including championship stages!)

10:00 am    Domestic art competitions articles must be dropped off – judging begins

10:00 am    Music and vocal competitions begin (end at 3:00 pm)

12:00 pm    LUNCH BREAK (30 minutes)

3:00 pm     Music, vocal, and art competitions end

 

Please do not contact the feis about the schedule or when competitions begin – This is all the information we have!

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION

 

Please note that there is still a lot of construction in downtown Lansing

 

Below are links that you can modify to give you directions from your home:

v      Lansing Center

v      Directions to the Lansing Center

 

HOTEL:  The Lansing Radisson

 

The Radisson is connected to the Lansing Center by a covered walking bridge.  So if you stay in the Radisson, you will not need to drive to the feis the following day. 

 

The Lansing Radisson Hotel

            111 N. Grand Avenue

            Lansing, MI  48933

            (888) 201-1718

 

 Directions to the Radisson from the Windsor Feis

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER

 

Interested in helping out at the 2008 Great Lakes Feis?  Then please let us know!
 

In particular we are looking for:

v      Data entry (must be good typist – no dancers allowed – no other skill required)

v      Stage construction and break-down

v      General volunteer

 

All volunteers will get a feis-volunteer T-shirt and FREE entry to the Feis! 
In addition, Saturday volunteers who help all day will also get a free lunch!

 

All interested in volunteering should contact Marie at glfvolunteers@yahoo.com

 

THINGS TO DO IN LANSING

 

Lansing, Michigan, is a beautiful city with many attractions.  If you have the time, check out these websites:

v      Lansing attractions

v      Lansing restaurants

v      Parks in and around Lansing

v      Map of downtown Lansing

 

CONTACT

 

The only way to contact the feis is to send an e-mail at Great Lakes Feis E-mail

We no longer have a phone, so please do not try to call us!

 

Because of the unusual number of junk e-mails we are getting, we ask that you write “Great Lakes Feis” in the subject area of your e-mail.  We are using a filter that will only recognize e-mails with that title, so please make sure to do this so that we can answer your question/inquiry as quickly as possible!  Thanks!!

 

Remember that if you need to make a change to your registration, please contact Feisworx.  We currently have no access to any of the registration information, and as of right now, you can make all the changes/additions you want for free with Feisworx.

 

Also, if you are having any trouble using the Feisworx website, please contact Feisworx first.  It has been our experience that all issues are resolved within a few hours, so often, just trying again the following day will resolve any issues you might have.  However, if your issue persists, please contact Feisworx.  If you still have problems after a couple of days, then contact us.

 

 

Vendors

 

We have all the vendors we can have for the 2008 Great Lakes Feis

 

We accept applications for vendors in December before the Feis.  You are interested in being a vendor at the 2009 Great Lakes Feis, please send an e-mail to heinzmanschool@yahoo.com

  

 

Judges

 

2008 Judges are:

v         Anthony Costello (Limerick Ireland)

v         Bernard Hynes (Dublin Ireland)

v         Breeda Mulcahy (Limerick Ireland)

v         Coleen Mulhern Malloy (Hinsdale, IL)

v         H. Ron Plummer (Scarborough, ON, Canada)

v         Judy McCafferty (Maumelle, AR)

v         Kate Wosczyna (Skippack, PA)

v         Kristine Butke-Zagorski (Nashville, TN)

v         Mary Jo Murphy Feeney (Daly City, CA)

v         Patrick J. McCafferty (Maumelle, AR)

v         Rose Kelly Virgo (Rover Forest, IL)

v         Veronica McAleer McCrae (Wilmington, DE)

 

 

Musicians

  

2008 Musicians are:

v         Brian Bonner (Dearborn Heights, MI)

v         Des O’Leary (Toronto, ON, Canada)

v         Kevin Finnegan (ON, Canada)

v         Ryan Duns (MI)

v         Sandy Jones (Columbus, OH)

v         Silvio Camilleri (ON, Canada)

v         Tony Nother (ON, Canada)

 

Music Competitions

  

The Great Lakes Feis is pleased to be expanding it’s music competition.

All musicians are welcomed and encouraged to be part of the Great Lakes Feis music competition.

The only requirements are:

v         You must register with the Great Lakes Feis (easily at www.feisworx.com)

v         Only traditional Irish music can be played (click here for more information)

v         Electronic or amplified instruments are not accepted

v         You must play a reel, jig (double, single or slip), hornpipe, airs, marches, slides, or a polka

v         Beginners must play two pieces from the above list

v         Advanced players will play three pieces of contrasting tempo from the above list

v         The melody must be played on all instruments

v         The tune must be played twice through

v         Please bring your own instrument (we are trying to find a piano – check later to see if we succeeded!)

v         There is no minimum or limit to how long the piece of music you chose to play is

 

 

Place Your Ad In Our Program!

  

We are accepting personal and advertising ads for the Program – deadline is July 14th 2008

 

Full page:                          $200

Half Page:                         $100

Quarter:                             $80

Business Card:                    $40

Personal ad for dancers    $10 (limited to 40 characters or less)

 

Please send your add with a check payable to the “Great Lakes Feis, Inc.” to

      John Heinzman II

      9263 Texas Street

      Livonia, MI  48150

 

 

THANK YOU!

 

A Feis just cannot happen without a lot of help and support. 

In particular Great Lakes Feis would like to recognize:

v      The Heinzman School of Irish Dance

v         The Lansing community

v         Classic Travel

v      All the volunteers!

 

Thank you for continually helping us have a great feis!