Zimfest 2010

Welcome to the official blog of the Zimfest 2010 organizing committee! In this blog, Zimfest-related announcements will be posted regularly, and committee-members will contribute updates about their current work.

The most pressing announcement:

Zimfest 2010 will be held Friday, August 20th–Sunday August 22nd on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR.

Before I go into any more detail, however, I would like to introduce the organizing committee:

• Alex Weeks: Organizer, site manager
• Michael Beardsworth: Concert coordinator
• Marilyn Kolodziejczyk: Zimbabwean guest coordinator
• Gary Spalter: Finances
• Paul Mataruse: Registration & festival guides
• Mark Hoskins: Workshops, registration
• Guy Tauscher: Communications, teacher coordinator
• Lynne Swift: Marketplace coordinator

This year's organizing committee is composed of experienced Zimfest organizers and Zimbabwean music community-participants as well young—but no less interested—members (myself included). I wish to extend my gratitude to each of the committee-members for volunteering their time and skills to make this possible.

In the next few weeks, the organizing committee will post a calendar that outlines teacher and performer application date, as well as information about when registration materials will be published. To stay informed, check this blog frequently, as new festival information will be posted here as it becomes available. Additionally, you may check the Zimfest Association website, or the Zimfest 2010 Website (when it becomes operational).

It is our hope that this blog will make the organization process a little more transparent, and to this end, we encourage you to use the comment system—we will be monitoring it.

Thank you, and I hope to see you next summer
-Alex Weeks