Attention HFC'ers!, Upcoming Special Event : Oct 15th & 16th, 2010 Options

[cmatthes]

There are a number of things cooking "behind the scenes" here at the HFC, but we want to let you know about something special that's in the works.

A group of HFC'ers are excited to be working with Paul Hamer to plan a special HFC Event in Chicago for Fall, 2010 (probably October).

At this time, we envision the event to consist of the following activities:

* A reception, possibly at the Hamer Room at the Chicago Hard Rock Hotel on Michigan Ave (probably on a Friday evening), featuring:
- Talks by Paul H. and others
- Ability to meet and talk with people who were there "in the beginning" and people who worked at the Arlington Hts factory. Some early Hamer players from the area will also be in attendance.
- Media presentation of images from Paul's collection as well as from HFC'ers' personal archives (we are encouraging participation!)
- Rare/Cool Custom instruments on parade (we will encourage HFCers to participate here!)

* A Jam, at a Chicago-area location TBD and probably on the next night (Saturday)
* Other events, TBD
While the event we envision will essentially consist of the above activities, we are soliciting suggestions from the membership here on any other ideas that could make it the greatest success for those who can attend (and also for those who cannot). We are looking to finalize the arrangements by early July, so please send your ideas/suggestions along to me (for now), until I can figure out how to set up a dedicated mailbox. Chris Herman (Hectorp) will ultimately be reviewing the suggestions from membership, and we'll keep a running summary of things here on the board.

Please understand that we will try to accommodate as many people's schedules and specific requests as possible, however, it will not be possible to please everyone, and no matter what we do, it will involve some balancing that ultimately works better for some than for others.

Thanks, and look for updates to this thread in the coming weeks.

cmatthes