This is too much fun. I get to do this? As part of my Ph.D. work?! Even better. Banjos and eschatology. Lordy, but this is good.
Get thee to the Berkeley Old Time Music Convention. The website has everything listed. One of my friends from Chicago, Al Schorsch, will be in town for much of the festivities. He and I were Girls together. So, this is what my week looks like. I just wanted to share what floats my boat.
Thursday:
1:00pm Theories and Concepts in Popular Music Studies
5:00pm jam session at Freight and Salvage
7:30pm Forum: Considering Intersex and Identity in Church Life
CDSP presents a forum with Dr. Susannah Cornwall, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Lincoln Theological Institute at the University of Manchester. Cornwall will speak on the topic "Considering Intersex and Identity in Church Life: Opportunities and Challenges for Congregations and Clergy." Dr. Cornwall is also spoke on Tuesday evening at PSR. Her work on eschatology and gender theory is wonderful. Alas, I could not make that event. Hopefully she'll work some of it in tonight.
10:00-ish Al Schorch at Saturn Lounge
Friday:
12:00pm - 1:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION
with Thomas Maupin, Daniel Rothwell, Rafe & Clelia Stefanini,
other BOTMC performers, moderated by Prof. Ben Brinner
FREE ADMISSION – jamming with the panelists afterwards under the oak tree
U.C. BERKELEY, MORRISON HALL, Room 125 (near Bancroft & College Ave)
5:00pm jam session at Freight and Salvage
8:00pm CONCERT at Freight and Salvage
Riley Baugus with Trevor & Travis Stuart
Pharis and Jason Romero
the Stairwell Sisters
Looks like there is a jam session on Saturday at the Farmer's Market in Berkeley as well. It's going to be a good weekend. I may learn a few new tunes an get at some of this eschatological stuff I'm going on about all the time. This. Wow.
This is a pretty good week.
