Southern Week 2025
Sun, Aug 10 - Sat, Aug 16
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason host a fun and friendly full-week of Southern traditional music and dance from Old Time Appalachian to Cajun, Creole and Zydeco. Enjoy a week of music, dancing, and friendship in a gorgeous natural setting. There’ll be daytime classes, pre-dinner cultural history sessions, evening jams, song swaps, and dances to rollicking live music, plus Guided Jams, Open Mics, Staff Mini-Concerts and special events like the Mardi Gras Parade and Honky Tonk Night, . Beginners are welcome! Have fun learning and playing together!
OUR STAFF includes: Sparky & Rhonda Rucker, Suzannah Park, Rachel Eddy, Rhys Jones, Sharon Leahy & Rick Good, Becky Hill, Matt Gordon, Nicole Ball, Erica Weiss, Mike + Ruth Merenda, Cedric Watson, Ethan Moody, Kevin Wimmer, Mitch Reed, Blake Miller, Amelia Biere, Jo Vidrine, Ethan Brasseaux, Lydia Garrison, Tom Krumm, Austin Scelzo, and your hosts Jay Ungar & Molly Mason. Scroll down to learn more!
SUNDAY
1-3pm: CAMPER ARRIVAL & CHECK IN
3pm: WELCOME GATHERING
4pm: MEET THE TEACHERS
6pm: DINNER
7:00pm: EVENING DANCE & JAMS
10pm: SNACK
MONDAY-FRIDAY
8:30-9:30am: BREAKFAST
9:30-12:30pm: CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
12:30-2pm: LUNCH
2-5pm: CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
5-6pm: OPEN MIC (Esopus Courtyard)
6-7pm: DINNER
7:30-10pm: EVENING DANCE & JAMS
10pm: SNACK & INFORMAL JAMMING
SATURDAY
10am: BRUNCH
12-2pm: FAREWELL GATHERING
For more information visit:
https://ashokancenter.org/product/southern-week-2025/
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