World Concertina Hall of Fame Induction
The Community of New Ulm and the Sleepy Eye Area Concertina Club would like to welcome the 2016 World Concertina Congress to New Ulm! The event will be held at the Best Western Plus on Saturday, October 29, 2016, and will include the 2016 World Concertina Hall of Fame Induction. It has been said that the New Ulm area has a different style of playing concertina music than any other areas in the country and world!
For more information about this event or to purchase a CD of local concertina music, please contact the Sleepy Eye Concertina Club at losleben@sleepyeyetel.net or 507-794-2937.
Join us for the Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction - Drinks + Food + Live Concertina Music + Dancing - meet legends and learn the history of the concertina.
Special thanks to our sponsors:
Gislason & Hunter LLP
MN Music Hall of Fame
New Ulm Chamber & CVB
New Ulm Area Foundation
This activity is funded, in part, by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council with an appropriation from the Minnesota State Legislature with money from the State's general fund.
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 29, 2016
Dance - 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Czech Area Concertina Club - 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Inductees Play - 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Sleepy Eye Area Concertina Club - 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Social hour and special entertainment - 5:00 pm
Dinner - 6:00 pm
Induction - following dinner
Location
Best Western Plus
Fees/Admission
No Charge - Open to the Public
Block of rooms reserved at Best Western Plus - reserve by September 27 - 507-359-2941