Calendar of Events - Only in Williamsport!
Wednesday, July 6th
Fair Opens 10am
Day Long Events:
Mouthpiece tryouts/reeds. (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Instrument Petting Zoo. (All Ages)
11:00 AM
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers, Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts. Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
12:00 PM
Band Instrument Maintenance Check Up with Nate Bickhart.
Bring your band instrument for a check up with our technician for a free estimate on repair and/or adjustment. Showroom Floor.
1:00 PM
Lunchtime Learning: "Brown Bag Guitar Lessons" w/ RMS Instructor Jeff Barholomew. Jeff will teach you some easy songs, basic chord progressions, etc. and we will provide lunch. Sheet Music Department.
10 Minute Piano Lesson "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers, Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts, Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
1:30 PM
RMM Keyboard Lessons
Recreational Music Making Group Piano Demo for All Ages. Recreational Music Making is for kids, teens, or adults who want to begin playing the piano in a pressure free atmosphere. Play along with quality pre-recorded accompaniments in all styles of music. You can learn to play, we guarantee it! Musical talent is NOT a prerequisite! Group Piano Room.
Vern Zellers, Solo Original Classical Guitar Compositions. Parking Lot.
2:00 PM
Morgan and Bethanie Patterson
Acoustic Guitar Sisters Duo. Morgan is a guitar student of Jeff Bartholomew and Bethanie takes piano from Rebeccah Leiby. Jeff and Rebeccah are both teachers are RMSides. Parking Lot.
4:00 PM
Bass Clinic with Colin Beatty
Tips, techniques and tracks for any bass player who wants to sharpen their game! Colin is one of the instructors at "Uptown Music Collective" and Bassist for "Dirty Nickles". Parking Lot.
5:00 PM
FlipSide Classic Rock with intricate vocal harmony featuring RMSides own Shane Whittman, and guest guitarist Chris Bovard of "The Blind Chitlin Kahuna's". Regular band members Lauren and Rock will be there too. Parking Lot.
6:00 PM
Hard Rock and the Prisoners Jimmy Fynn (Lead Guitar), Jerry "D" (Drums), Rock Anello (Vocals and Guitar) and Paul Hively (Bass). Some Good Ol' Classic Rock with a few surprises thrown in the mix! Parking Lot.
Thursday, July 7th
Fair Opens 10am
Day Long Events:
Mouthpiece tryouts/reeds. (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Instrument Petting Zoo. (All Ages)
11:00 AM
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers. Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts. Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
12:00 PM
V-Accordions Demonstration by Roland USA Artist Ric Ianone. See what all the buzz is about and the latest in MIDI technology applied to the accordion. Watch Ric put the "cool" back in accordion playing while also demonstrating Roland BK-7m: Backing Module... It's a band in a box! Parking Lot.
1:00 PM
Lunchtime Learning: "Brown Bag Guitar Lessons" w/ RMS Instructor Jeff Barholomew. Jeff will teach you some easy songs, basic chord progressions, etc. and we will provide lunch. Sheet Music Department.
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers. Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts. Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
2:00 PM
Jim Williams Contemporary and Pop Solo Vocal Acoustic guitar performance. Parking Lot.
Roland Digital Piano Demo and Q&A with Roland's Ric Ianone. Come learn about Roland's new Super Natural Modeling technology and watch Ric as he puts the educational pianos through their paces. Ric has even created many of the features and backgrounds on these pianos. Piano Department.
4:00 PM
Chris Carithers Folk and Blues Solo Vocal, Harmonica, and Guitar performance. Parking Lot.
6:00 PM
"City Limits" Paul Francis (guitar), Cindy Persons (keyboards), Rock Anella (guitar), Colin Beatty (bass), and Denny Heffner (drums). Classic Country and Southern Rock Flavor! Parking Lot
7:00 PM
Kristin Iver's Piano/Vocal Performance.
Kristin Ivers is a RMS piano and vocal instructor. She will sing and accompany herself at the piano. Some selections include: I Love You for Sentimental Reasons, Time to Say Goodbye, The Beauty Is and Someone Like You. Auditorium.
Friday, July 8th
Fair Opens 10am
Day Long Events:
Mouthpiece tryouts/reeds. (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Instrument Petting Zoo. (All Ages)
10:00 AM
Tips of the Trade with T. J. Waicul of Conn-Selmer Auditorium
Part 1: Timpani Adjustment Demo (10:00 – 10:45 AM)
Tips on tuning, head replacement, pedal adjustments.
Part 2: Quality Instruments (11:00 – 11:45 AM)
Discover what it takes to make and select a quality instrument.
11:00 AM
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers. Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
12:00 PM
BAND DIRECTOR’S LUNCHEON. Auditorium.
Band Aid for Band Directors (12:00 - 2:00)
Special "Hands-On" Instrument Repair. Bring a broken instrument from school and work with our expert technicians to repair it. Auditorium.
Blackstar Amp and LAG Guitar Q&A with Rep Eric Senderoff Auditorium.
1:00 PM
How To...Microphone Clinic. Audio Technica Rep, Dom Triolo Microphone applications and techniques - questions and answers. Auditorium.
Lunchtime Learning: "Brown Bag Guitar Lessons" w/ RMS Instructor Jeff Barholomew. Jeff will teach you some easy songs, basic chord progressions, etc. and we will provide lunch. Sheet Music Department.
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers. Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts. Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department.
1:30 PM
RMM Keyboard Lessons
Recreational Music Making Group Piano Demo for All Ages. Recreational Music Making is for kids, teens, or adults who want to begin playing the piano in a pressure free atmosphere. Play along with quality pre-recorded accompaniments in all styles of music. You can learn to play, we guarantee it! Musical talent is NOT a prerequisite! Group Piano Room.
2:00 PM
Drum Circle. With Bobby Leidecker and Nate Smith. All participants eligible to win a Free TOCA Djembe (2:00-4:00). Parking Lot.
4:00 PM
"Voyage". Jazz, Pop, and Blues mix! Featuring RMS Rick Nordstrum (vocals and guitar), Ken Wittman (bass), and Bob Leidecker (drums). Parking Lot.
5:00 PM
Ed Fry, Acoustic Guitar Solo. A real Williamsport veteran of the "music scene". Parking Lot.
6:00 PM
"Clouds Make Sounds". A fresh improvisational band with a blend of talent, tone, and great ideas! Featuring RMS Teachers: Deron Johnson, Joe Marchese, Josh Hines, Jeff Mach, and Shannon Cantor. Parking Lot.
How To...Microphone Clinic. Audio Technica Rep, Dom Triolo Microphone applications and techniques - questions and answers. Auditorium.
7:00 PM
Tree House. Indy-rock and Jazz improvisation featuring Colin Dennen (vocals and bass), Michaela Dennen (keys), Jonah Walters (guitar), Evan Moffit (guitar), Jeff Mach (trumpet & percussion), Alex Hines (bass and percussion), and Josh Hines (drums). Parking Lot.
Saturday, July 9th
Fair Opens 10am
Day Long Events:
Mouthpiece tryouts/reeds. (10:00 AM- 5:00 PM)
Instrument Petting Zoo. (All Ages)
11:00 AM
Ukulele Building Clinic (11:00-1:00) Pre-register by contacting Deb Watson at DWatson@RMSides.com. Sheet Music Dept.
12:00 PM
FASTEST Drummer Contest. How fast are you? Parking Lot.
12:30 PM
Guitar Hero Playoffs! Showroom.
1:00 PM
10 Minute Piano Lesson: "Way Cool Keyboarding" Demo for all ages with RMS instructor Kristin Ivers. Sheet Music Department.
Children's Crafts. Kids can make music too! Kids come make shoebox guitars, shakers, kazoos, trumpets, and more in the craft room! Sheet Music Department/Parking Lot.
Locomotive Disaster. Acoustic Rock, Greg Sauers. Parking Lot.
1:30 PM
Hunter Chubb. Acoustic solo guitar performance. Parking Lot.
2:00 PM
Clayton Merril. Acoustic guitar and vocal performance. Parking Lot.
4:00 PM
"Will Clouds" Mario DeFranchesco Acoustic duo with vocals. Parking Lot.
5:00 PM
Open Band Mic Night! Locals only! Parking Lot.
Ivers/Patterson Jazz Trio
Kristin & Karl Ivers are collaborating with Pat Patterson for the first time for this performance. Kristin is a RMS piano and vocal instructor. Karl is a former band director, and plays with the Repaz Band. Pat also is a RMS percussion instructor who has played with U.S. Air Force, many big and small bands and local groups. All three are life long musicians. The trio will play some jazz & blues arrangements of familiar gospel hymns as well as some familiar jazz standards. Auditorium.
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