2011 All State Conference and Festival
May 19, 20, and 21
University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine
Saturday Concerts at Windham HS Performing Arts Center
Orchestra @ 2:00
Band @ 3:30
Chorus @ 5:00
Concert Tickets... information is
on the MMEA Festival Page:
http://www.mainemmea.org/festival.htm
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BEFORE THE FESTIVAL Please make sure you review the
following with your students:
o The student rules
o The medications policy
o What to bring and what
not to bring (found on their letter
o Appropriate performance
costume policy
o Where to find information
regarding tickets
o They will receive a
t-shirt at the festival and that they do not need to pre-order one
o Pictures and recordings
may be ordered through the recording engineer and photographer at the festival
o Commemorative plaques can
also be ordered online on the festival page or at the festival concert
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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.
Students need to bring:
1. all bedding, including sheets, warm blanket, and pillow
2. towel and facecloths
3. Band and Orch students: a good wire stand WITH YOUR NAME ON IT
Student/Festival Registration for
Thursday, May 19...
IMPORTANT
– Due to a change in policy last year, 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 earlyÉSouthern and closer groups from District 3
especially need to be aware of this and plan accordingly as you folks are the
first assigned to arrive and register.
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Festival registration this year will be done over two
hours:
***Registration for schools that auditioned at the SOUTHERN
site
will run from 8:00 to 9:00 ONLY BUT PLEASE TRY TO ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 8:30am
*** Registration for schools that auditioned at the CENTRAL
and NORTHERN sites will run
from
9:00 to 10:00, and earlier if you want BUT PLEASE TRY TO ARRIVE BY 9:30
ALL
STUDENTS SHOULD BE REGISTERED AND IN THEIR REHEARSAL AREA BY 10:00—
Please note we are trying to start Chorus Re-auditions
by 9:20 for the Southern Schools—(one
can always hope)
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School
Registration Form 2011 (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 5/6/10
Festival Duties by Name - to be posted by 5/6/10
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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 as possible.
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CONFERENCE
HeadQuarters
Fireside
Inn & Suites-Portland
(Formerly Holiday Inn Exit 8)
81 Riverside St., Exit 48 I-95
Portland, ME 04103
http://firesideinnportland.com/
207-774-5601 Fax
207-774-6668
Rooms (up to 4 people) are $59 per night
Some Other Hotels/ BB near Gorham Include:
