Convention 2012
Convention Info
Location: University of Wisconsin, Haas Fine Arts Center
Convention Sponsor: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Music Department
Hosting Flute Circle: Clear Water Flute Circle
Event Dates: July 18-22, 2012
Note: You do not have to be an INAFA member in order to attend the 2012 convention as a participant. All are welcome to enjoy this wonderful musical and educational event! The convention attendance form is (here).
Convention Details
This is an indoor event, with all activities taking place in a central location within the Haas Fine Arts Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
The INAFA convention has classes and workshops from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. from Thursday through Saturday. The afternoon concert series that features three performers each day commences at 3:00 p.m. and lasts until 4:30 p.m. These afternoon concerts are also from Thursday through Saturday. Each evening, from Wednesday through Saturday, the main concerts will feature from three to four premier artists and/or groups, encompassing both Native American and world flute traditions. Sunday will begin with a participant’s recital for which anyone may sign up to perform. The convention will end with closing words and the convention raffle! You do not need to be present to win an item in the raffle. Even those who do not attend the convention may enter the raffle in advance of the event.
Centrally located near the recital halls and classrooms will be numerous vendors carrying a plethora of musical items, such as world instruments, Native American flutes, CDs, carrying cases, music and music instruction books, and much more. Since this is an indoor event, the vendors do not need to fret about nature’s elements harming their products. There will be a location to which the vendors and performing artists may send product in advance of the convention.
TRAVEL
The on-campus housing option is very affordable, as well as on-campus meal plans. If you opt to stay in a hotel (click here for hotel list), you may still purchase the on-campus meal plan. Things are very affordable in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it is a beautiful area and the climate is delightful. There is a river that runs through campus, right behind the Haas Fine Arts Center, and the students and locals drift down the river in floating chairs and inner tubes. There is also canoeing. Come early and give it a go; it looks like great fun!
There are four airports that feed into the area. The Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU) is the closest to the venue. Another major airport in the locale is Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes from Eau Claire. Other airports include: Madison (MSN) and Mosine (CWA).
Come Learn, Enjoy, and Interact With Today’s Finest Artists and Clinicians!