Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 19:59:40 From: Claes Andersson Subject: about a year from now
Greetings harp-l people
This is NOT a cross posting, even though it may look like it. I will change the greetings, but the rest will be much the same. This is some info about what’s happening in this part of the world in about one years time.
(I am not Elmar or Pentti, just the messanger - Claes)
BALTIC - NORDIC HARMONICA FESTIVAL and competition for harmonica players BALTIC - NORDIC OPEN 2002
The festival takes place from July 26th - 28th in Pärnu, Estonia. The competition for harmonica players BALTIC - NORDIC OPEN 2002 will be one important part of the festival and the winner of each category will obtain the title of Baltic - Nordic Champion. The festival and competition will be held at the Pärnu theatre ”Endla” which has 550 seats for audience and has also other suitable services for performers and guests. In the programme of the festival will be workshops, jam sessions, open-air concerts, gala concert and also entertaining trips to the country and island (plans in detail available by mail, IHO newsletter and Internet). We will be happy to welcome professional and amateur harmonica players all over the world together with their families and friends. In addition to the festival you will have the opportunity to see one of the most well-known summer resorts among Nordic countries. http://www.parnu.ee Accommodation: prices in hotels 25 - 75 EUR (depending on the conveniences), villas about 150 EUR per night, there are also camping and caravan parks for reasonable prices. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BOOK IN ADVANCE ! There are flights from all major cities to the capital of Estonia, Tallinn. >From there there is a bus trip of 130 kilometers to the south. There is also an airport in Pärnu, charter flights can be arranged to land there. You can also come from Rostock, Stockholm or Helsinki to Tallinn by ship or from Germany through Poland and Baltic countries (from Berlin to Pärnu 900 km). The organiser of the festival is The Piccolo Harmonica Club (Pärnu, Estonia) and Mr. Pentti Varkila (the vice-president of IHO, Finland).
Please contact us, so that we can send you application forms, information about participation fees and detailed programme. The application form should be returned by June 1st, 2002.
Elmar Trink Director of the festival Karja 42 Pärnu 80018 Estonia Phone: +37 256 643 401 e-mail: parpicco~ot.ee ha~ot.ee tri~ninet.ee
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