2010 All State Conference and Festival
May 20, 21, and 22
University of Maine, Orono,
Maine
Saturday Concerts at Collins Center for the Arts
Center
Chorus @ 2:00
Band @ 3:30
Orchestra @ 5:00
Please remind band and orchestra students to bring a wire stand and all mutes required.
CONCERT TICKET INFORMATION:
Tickets for the All State concerts are now available from the Collins Center ticket office. They may be purchased in person before the concert, the day of the event (and seating willnot be an issue), or in advance on line for a nominal processing fee. For more information or to order tickets, go to:
https://mca1b.mainecenterforthearts.org/
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IMPORTANT
NEW INFORMATION FOR 2010
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DUTY SCHEDULE
by duty (.xls), by teacher (.xls)
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Festival
Fee - $175 per participant.
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Payment - (this is very
important) No deposit. The
entire amount is due by Friday, February 26th, in one
check from each sending institution for all of their participants. If your school splits the cost with the
students or your booster group, it is your responsibility to deal with
merging those payments with your single school check. From the cuts
being made until the deadline, you will have almost three months to complete
the transaction.
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ALL
PAYMENTS AND COMPLETE FORMS SHOULD BE SENT TO:
ROB WESTERBERG
147 Cleaves St., Unit #3
Biddeford, ME 04005
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Medications
policy – Please read the section below concerning
students with daily medications. It
is imperative that all students attending All State with medications
(prescription or OTC) understand that those medications must be turned in (with
the exception of inhalers and epi-pens) at
registration for safekeeping and will be dispensed by a licensed medical
professional during the weekend.
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On-Line
Registration - DirectorsÉwe are entering our fourth year of on-line
student registration for All State.
Every year, we run into one or two snags with on-line registration, most
of which are caused by inattention to detail or not understanding how this
worksÉ..so listen up!
1) Once
the cuts are posted and the registration process begins, you have from that
date until the cut off date (FRIDAY,
JANUARY 29TH, 11:59 P.M.) to register your students
electronically. This is done
through the AS on-line web site that you used to register for auditions. You then have until Feb. 26th
to get the check delivered to Rob.
2) I
know this is difficult, but take your time with the first one you do and read all instructions carefully and follow
them.
3) You
will need student information and parent informationÉthere is a helpful page (NOT
a registration form) designed exactly for gathering that information (Larry
brings you right to it) before you start, OR
you can have the students fill in the information to the best of their
ability, print off a copy of the not-quite-complete form, have the students
take the draft version home for editing and then return to the web site
to complete the form with all of the correct information (spelling counts!). You can do this as many times as necessary
during the open registration period, since each time you submit the form it
overwrites the previous one.
When, and only when, you are sure that all of the information is
correct should you print the final copy and gather all of the required
signatures.
4) As
last year we, all students/teachers must register on line as well as send in
the acceptance form from that on-line registration. EVERYONE that
registers students should start the process early and inform Rob or myself
immediately if you have any issues with on-line registration. From past experience, some of you may
need to go to your computer tech person for assistance due to internal filters
on your system, and itŐs better to find that out the day after the cuts than
the day of the deadline.
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Concert Tickets...
Tickets for the All State concerts are now available from the Collins Center ticket office. They may be purchased in person before the concert, the day of the event (and seating willnot be an issue), or in advance on line for a nominal processing fee. For more information or to order tickets, go to:
https://mca1b.mainecenterforthearts.org/
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Contact info in Orono...
Festival Contact for Ted Nokes, Wed May 19 through Saturday May 22:
cell: 207-270-0606
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Student/Festival Registration for
Thursday, May 20...
Registration is at Hancock Hall
IMPORTANT
– Due to a change in policy, all students that receive medications will
have an extra step in the registration process.
Students that require daily medication (with
the exception of inhalers and epi-pens) will be
required to turn in those meds to our staff nurse for safekeeping. Those students will need to see the
nurse during appropriate scheduled hours to receive their meds.
Directors should plan for the extra time at
registration and arrive earlyÉCentral and Northern groups especially need to be
aware of this and plan accordingly.
Festival registration this year will be done over two
hours:
***Registration for schools that auditioned at the CENTRAL
site will run from 8:00 to 9:00 ONLY
*** Registration for schools that auditioned at the SOUTHERN
site will run
from 9:00 to 10:00, and earlier if you want
***Registration for schools that auditioned at the NORTHERN
site will run from 9:00 to 10:00, and earlier if you want
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE REGISTERED AND IN THEIR
REHEARSAL AREA BY 10:00
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School Registration Form 2010 (PDF)
Save
time at registration – print, fill out and bring it with you.
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Festival Duties by Duty - to be posted by 5/4/10
Festival Duties by Name - to be posted by 5/4/10
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Lodging...
Wednesday night housing: once again, there will not
be any offered through MMEA.
Southern and northern site schools have the option of traveling
early on Thursday morning and registering closer to 10:00am, or lodging
themselves Wednesday night at a designation of their choice. While we are aware
that not providing for Wed night housing does create one more hurdle for some,
I hope you will agree that the extended registration period on Thursday morning
is an attempt to keep everything running smoother than ever, as we believe it
did last year.
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Hotels in the Orono area...
University Inn - www.universitymotorinn.com
5 College Ave Orono, ME 04473
(207) 866-4921
Holiday Inn – www.ichotelsgroup.com 404 Odlin Rd & 395 Bangor, ME 04401 (800)
465-4329
Comfort Inn – www.comfortinn.com 750 Hogan Rd. Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 942-7899
Ramada Inn – www.ramada.com 357 Odlin road Bangor, ME 04401 (207)
947-6961
Super 8 – www.super8.com 462 Odlin Road Bangor, ME 04401 (207) 945-5681
Econo Lodge - www.econolodge.com 327 Odlin Rd., Bangor - (207) 945-0111
Conference Headquarters:
Black Bear
Inn
Best Western Black Bear Inn
4 Godfrey Drive
Orono, Maine 04473
Phone: 207-866-7120
www.blackbearinnorono.com