Colorado Dulcimers Blog

We’ve made arrangements with the following hotel close to the Festival Venue to provide a block of rooms at a discounted rate for Festival attendees. The hotel is within a 10-minute drive from the venue, is smoke-free, and offers complementary hot breakfasts.

When you make your reservation . . .

• You must identify yourself as a Colorado Dulcimer Festival participant to get the discounted rate.
• You  must book your room before the hotel’s discount rate cutoff date. 

Comfort Suites Lakewood
7260 West Jefferson Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80235
303-988-8600

Discount rate:

Single King $79/night up to 3 people;

Double Queen $89/night up to 5 people.

All rooms have sofa sleeper bed.

Rates valid for Thursday night 1/31 – Saturday night 2/2.

Discount rate cutoff date: 1/15/19

For more information, see their website.

Where does the time go?!

It seems like just last week we were playing beautiful music and learning new skills at the 2018 Festival in February. But here we are now, enjoying Colorado’s warm and sunny summer/early fall weather. And it will soon be time to register for the 2019 Festival.

The Festival “Crew” is kicking into high gear, preparing to create another fun Festival. (Read about the Crew in Past, Present, and Future.) We’ll be at the same great venue, having lots of workshops and jams, and evening concerts by our Guest and Local instructors/performers, and good healthy onsite meals.

So put it on your calendar:

September 1: “Register for the Festival”

Register early (before midnight, December 15, 2018) and take advantage of the Early Bird registration discount.

A few years ago, we applied for and were granted 501(c)(3) non-profit status.

The Festival is organized and implemented by a “Crew” of volunteers who give a lot of their time and energy all year long planning the next Festival. But there are plenty of expenses.

To ensure that we can keep the Festival going, will you consider making a tax deductible donation? At the end of the year, we’ll send you a statement you can use for tax purposes.

Thanks!

There’s lots of information on our website . . .

For an overview of the Colorado Dulcimer Festival, see Festival At-a-Glance.

For specific information about registration, see Registration Info.

To get a sense of the content of the Festival, see some 2019 Festival details:

• Performers and Instructors
• Workshop Descriptions

Registration for the 2019 Festival opened September 1, 2018.

In the meantime, there’s lots of sheet music you can print and practice or play: Jam Tunes & Resources.

Enjoy!

If you’re traveling by plane and wondering if you can bring your musical instrument(s) as carry-on, the U.S. Department of Transportation has issued its “final rule” on traveling with instruments. These guidelines were issued on January 5, 2015 so they’re probably the latest word (although you may want to contact the U.S. DOT to be sure–see contact info below).

The guidelines were issued after a year of discussions with musicians and representatives of airlines and industry associations, as well as a review of the results of a member survey conducted by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) identifying problem areas when traveling by air with instruments.

The Department has a Web page that provides useful information on air travel with musical instruments, including the entire rules document, as well as a shorter “tips” document.

The web page:
http://www.dot.gov/airconsumer/air-travel-musical-instruments

The “tips” document:
http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Musical%20instruments%20tip%20sheet.pdf

The complete rules document: http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/Musical%20instruments_FR_final%20rule.pdf