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SUMMARY:Berkeley Old-Time Music Convention 2026 @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 19th. 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:&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/conte
 st">https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/contest</a></p>\n<p>For details o
 n performers and presenters\, and the schedule for the entire 2026 Berkele
 y Old-Time Music Convention\,&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemu
 sic.org/schedule">please visit the BOTMC website here</a>.</p>\n<h2>SCHEDU
 LE OF EVENTS</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>10:15-11:00am (4th Floor Children's Nonfictio
 n Room): Family Concert with&nbsp\;the Canote Brothers</li>\n<li>10:30-11:
 30am (2nd Floor Mystery Room): Panel Discussion "Black Old-Time Musicians:
  Perspective" moderated by Darcy Ford-James</li>\n<li>12pm-3pm (2nd Floor 
 Mystery Room):&nbsp\;String Band Contest | Manning Music Fiddlers (student
 s at Manning Music\, some as young as 4!) will open the contest</li>\n<li>
 1pm-2pm (1st Floor Teen Room): Youth Jam\, led by members of the Manning M
 ud Stompers</li>\n<li>2pm-3pm (5th Floor Art &amp\; Music):&nbsp\;Old-Time
  Tune Jam</li>\n</ul>\n<p>* The 5th Floor Art &amp\; Music area will be av
 ailable for BOTMC use for jam sessions and string band contest participant
  warm-ups between 12-4pm</p>\n<p>And don't miss the&nbsp\;monthly Old-Time
  Tune Jam&nbsp\;hosted at the Central Library earlier this same week\, on 
 <a href="https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15052353">Tuesday
 \, September 15th\, 5:30-7:30pm</a>.</p>\n<h2>ABOUT BERKELEY OLD-TIME MUSI
 C CONVENTION</h2>\n<p>The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is a five-day
  music festival featuring performances by local and national acts\, a roll
 icking square dance\, open cabaret\, and the illustrious stringband contes
 t\, in venues throughout Berkeley.</p>\n<p>The first stringband contest wa
 s held in Provo Park in 1968. It was called the 35th Annual. The following
  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 organ
 izing a good time for themselves\, other musicians and the public.</p>\n<p
 ><a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/">Visit their website to le
 arn more!</a></p>\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/1715388
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