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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 (5th Floor Art &amp\; Music): BOOK TALK "Custom Made Woman: A Life
  in Traditional Music" with the author Alice Gerrard</li>\n<li>1pm-2pm (1s
 t Floor Teen Room): Youth Jam\, led by members of the Manning Mud Stompers
 </li>\n<li>2pm-3pm (5th Floor Art &amp\; Music):&nbsp\;Old-Time Tune Jam w
 ith Justin Robinson</li>\n</ul>\n<p>* The 1st Floor Commons area will be a
 vailable for BOTMC use for jam sessions and string band contest participan
 t warm-ups between 11-3pm</p>\n<p>And don't miss the&nbsp\;monthly Old-Tim
 e Tune Jam&nbsp\;hosted at the Central Library earlier this same week\, on
  <a href="https://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/15052353">Tuesda
 y\, September 15th\, 5:30-7:30pm</a>.</p>\n<h2>ABOUT BERKELEY OLD-TIME MUS
 IC CONVENTION</h2>\n<p>The Berkeley Old Time Music Convention is a five-da
 y music festival featuring performances by local and national acts\, a rol
 licking square dance\, open cabaret\, and the illustrious stringband conte
 st\, in venues throughout Berkeley.</p>\n<p>The first stringband contest w
 as held in Provo Park in 1968. It was called the 35th Annual. The followin
 g 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 orga
 nizing a good time for themselves\, other musicians and the public.</p>\n<
 p><a href="https://www.berkeleyoldtimemusic.org/">Visit their website to l
 earn more!</a></p>\nhttps://berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/171538
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