[Harp-L] Augusta Blues Week

[Dina Janzen <dlj@xxxxxx>]

I have attended Augusta Blues Week, Port Townsend Country Blues Week, 
and a Barrett Masterclass weekend.  All were excellent.   I enjoyed and 
got the most out of Augusta, and Augusta is the only one that I have 
repeated (now multiple times).  Augusta is a destination for my family 
as well-  My wife has done oak basketry, beadworking, and several 
folklore and naturalism courses (the basketry is a gas-  start the week 
with a white oak log and end with a large basket made entirely of oak 
constructed with no fasteners or glue).  Two years ago it was my 
family,  mother-in-law, aunt Katie and uncle Tony.  My boys, now 9 and 
12, enjoyed the kids folk arts course, and this year my 12 year old is 
enthused about flintnapping, which is making arrow heads, blades etc 
out of stone.    Augusta is held on the campus of a small college in 
West Virginia, and the setting offers a nice balance of independence 
and security for my kids.  Swing week is held concurrently and has 
great music and people.  I hope to see you there!

Jim R