Unofficial Pioneer District BARBERSHOP MUSIC Convention & Competition 'Tentative' Schedule (Michigan & Ontario Western Border) Page updated with current dates and location for each convention FALL 2010 OCT 15-17 Competition/Performance Forest Hills Fine Arts Center 600 Forest Hill Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 616-493-8966 www.fhFineArtsCenter.com Convention/Lodging Crown Plaza 5700 E 28th St SE Grand Rapids, MI 49546 616-957-1770 PioD Event www.CrownePlaza.com Performance order will be announced on the District's Pionet internet newsgroup and later as a detailed "Flow Chart" on the PioneerDistrict.org "Next Convention" page about two weeks before competition. FRIDAY   Oct 15th Friday 11:00am Registration at hotel open Oct 15th Friday 1:30pm House of Delegates Meeting   Oct 15th Friday 3:30pm-5pm Convention Seminar   Oct 15th Friday 6:00pm Registration moves to auditorium    Oct 15th Friday 7:00pm-9:30pm QUARTET PRELIMS DISTRICT Quartet Championship ( District Quartet INTERNATIONAL Representative inSPRING) District Senior Quartet INTERNATIONAL Rep Senior Finals, no Prelims (DISTRICT Senior Quartet Championship in SPRING) Senior scores announced that evening unless a Seniors quartet is also competing for District Rep then Seniors scores announced after the Saturday Finals If you only know the draw order and don't have the flow chart times yet (to be posted on Next Convention page of PioneerDistrict.org) rule of thumb is 8 minutes per quartet plus an intermission leave warmup room about 45 minutes before on stage (remember mic testers are first on stage)   Oct 15th following Prelims Quartet Champion Association Show (District Chorus INTERNATIONAL Rep Travel Fundraiser Show inSPRING)   SATURDAY   Oct 16th Sat morning (8:00am?) Convention Seminar Oct 16th Sat 9:00am Registration at hotel   Oct 16th Sat 10:30am Registration at auditorium   Oct 16th Sat 11:00am Mic Testers Joe Barbershop Chorus   Oct 16th Sat 11:10am-1:45pm CHORUS FINALS District Chorus INTERNATIONAL Representatives (DISTRICT Chorus Championship inSPRING) (Distrit Chorus PLATEAU Championships inSPRING) If you only know the draw order and don't have the flow chart times yet (to be posted on Next Convention page of PioneerDistrict.org) rule of thumb is 10 minutes per chorus plus an intermission leave warmup room about 50 minutes before on stage (remember mic testers are first on stage)   (Singing Valentine Quartet Contest 4:00pm inSPRING) (Tip; votes by donation so bring lots of friends) Oct 16th Sat 6:45pm Last Year's Chorus INTERNATIONAL Reps perform (last year's DISTRICT Chorus Champ's perform in SPRING) Oct 16th Sat 7:00pm-9:30pm QUARTET FINALS DISTRICT Quartet Championship  (District Quartet INTERNATIONAL Representative SPRING) (District Collegiate Quartet INTERNATIONAL Rep Finals no Prelims SPRING) (This flow chart isn't known until posted soon after Friday District Quartet Prelims)   Oct 16th Sat 10:30pm till late AFTERGLOW Following Quartet Finals is the Afterglow parties in District and Chapter hospitality rooms at the convention hotel   SUNDAY   Oct 17th Sunday 9:00am Worship Service   Oct 17th Sunday 10:00am Post Convention Recap Meeting