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SUMMARY:Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention @Central
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DESCRIPTION:As part of the annual\, weekend-long Berkeley Old-Time Music C
 onvention\, the string contest\, family concert\, jam sessions\, and panel
  discussions will take place all day throughout the Central Library..\nhtt
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In partnership with Berkeley Old-Time Musi
 c Convention (BOTMC)\, Berkeley Public Library is thrilled to host a serie
 s of musical programs throughout the Central Library on Saturday\, Septemb
 er 20th. Historically\, the library has hosted the Children's Concert in o
 ur 4th Floor Children's Room. Starting in 2024\, the library began hosting
  a full day of programming in collaboration with BOTMC\, including the leg
 endary string band contest\, open jam sessions\, and discussion panels and
  forums. Additionally\, the library hosts a monthly Old-Time Tune Jam host
 ed by Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention in the 5th Floor Art &amp\; Music
  area.</p>\n<p>For information regarding signups for the String Band Conte
 st\, click here: <a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/contest">ht
 tps://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/contest</a></p>\n<p>For details on perf
 ormers and presenters\, and the schedule for the entire 2025 Berkeley Old-
 Time Music Convention\, <a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/cont
 est">please visit the BOTMC website here</a>.</p>\n<h2>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS<
 /h2>\n<ul>\n<li>10:15-11:00am (4th Floor Children's Nonfiction Room): Fami
 ly Concert with&nbsp\;WB Reid &amp\; Bonnie Zahnow</li>\n<li>10:30-11:30am
  (2nd Floor Mystery Room): Panel Discussion "Black Old-Time Musicians: Per
 spective" with&nbsp\;Jake Blount&nbsp\;(moderator)\, Angela Wellman\,&nbsp
 \;Darcy Ford-James\, and Patrice Strahan</li>\n<li>12pm-4pm (2nd Floor Mys
 tery Room):&nbsp\;String Band Contest | Manning Music Fiddlers (students a
 t Manning Music\, some as young as 4!) will open the contest</li>\n<li>2pm
 -3pm (1st Floor Commons):&nbsp\;Old-Time Tune Jam with Darcy Ford-James\, 
 Patrice Strahan &amp\; Hannah Mayree</li>\n</ul>\n<p>* The 1st Floor Commo
 ns area will be available for BOTMC use for jam sessions and string band c
 ontest participant warm-ups between 12-4pm</p>\n<p>And don't miss the <a h
 ref="https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13640222">monthly Old
 -Time Tune Jam</a> hosted at the Central Library earlier this same week\, 
 on Tuesday\, September 16th\, 5:30-7:30pm.</p>\n<h2>ABOUT BERKELEY OLD-TIM
 E MUSIC CONVENTION</h2>\n<p>The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is a fi
 ve-day music festival featuring performances by local and national acts\, 
 a rollicking square dance\, open cabaret\, and the illustrious stringband 
 contest\, in venues throughout Berkeley.</p>\n<p>The first stringband cont
 est was held in Provo Park in 1968. It was called the 35th Annual. The fol
 lowing year the 17th Annual was held and 22nd Annual the year after that. 
 These contests were put on by a loose-knit group of volunteers\, musicians
  organizing a good time for themselves\, other musicians and the public.</
 p>\n<p><a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/">Visit their website
  to learn more!</a></p>\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/1
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