Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat

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Miles Over Mountains performs at Touch of Nature

Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat March 10-12, 2023

Presented by Poss Music Works

Join us Friday, March 10, 2023 through Sunday, March 12, 2023 for The Little Grassy Winter Songwriter Retreat at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center! This weekend long retreat brought to you by Poss Music Works will feature musical workshops, networking opportunities, concerts, and the opportunity to create and record content in a recording studio.

Weekend passes to the retreat are $125, which includes meals for the weekend. A variety of lodging options are also available for an additional fee. Observer passes range from $30-50, and include access to concerts and the chance to observe song circles during the retreat.

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Lodging Accomodations

A variety of lodging options at varying prices points are available, ranging from individual lodging to the chance to stay in a camp cabin as a group (up to 10 people).

 

Little Grassy Lodge: All hotel-style rooms include A/C, heat, Wi-Fi, satellite TV, mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker, and linens to upgrade your retreat experience.

Option 1 - $150 per room for weekend
One room with (2) twin beds

Option 2 - $170 per room for weekend (only 2 rooms available)
One room with (2) double beds

Option 3 - $170 per room for weekend (only 2 rooms available)
One room with (2) queen beds

 

Rustic Lodges (Morris or Shawnee Lodges): Dorm style lodging. Individual rooms located within a building with a commons men/women's showers and restrooms.  Rooms have locking doors and linens.  Limited 19 rooms available! 

Option includes - $90 per room for weekend
One room with (2) twin beds

 

Camp Cabin: These cabins have 10 twin beds to accommodate your whole crew; with an open floor plan and regulated (heat/AC), guests can socialize without a problem. The cabins have access to shower houses with bathrooms and shower facilities.  Note: Bring your own warm bedding! 

Option includes - $128 per cabin for weekend
One cabin with (10) twin beds

Registration

Friday Observer Pass - $40 per person

Pass includes access to the song circles and concert. No meals included.

Saturday Observer Pass - $50 per person

Pass includes access to the song circles and concert. No meals included.

Sunday Observer Pass - $30 per person

Pass includes access to the song circles and concert. No meals included.

 

Observer passes can be purchased day of at the Poss Music Works info table inside of Freeberg Hall.

Friday Schedule

5:00 pm - Registration and retreat activities begin

7:00 pm - Dinner

8:00 pm - Meet & Greet

9:00 pm - Jonathan Byrd concert

10:00 pm - Song circles, 12 step meeting, and more

Saturday Schedule

8:00 am - Coffee, yoga

9:00 am - Breakfast

10:00 am - Song circles, workshops begin

12:00 pm - Lunch

2:00 pm - Song pitch begins, workshops and song circles continue

4:00 pm - Happy Hour

6:00 pm - Dinner

7:30 pm - Beth Bombara concert

8:40 - Trout Fishing in America concert

10:00 pm - Post concert activities, song circles, 12 step meeting

Sunday Schedule

8:00 am - Coffee, yoga, song circles

10:00 am - Brunch

12:00 pm - Staff concert

2:00 pm - Shootout, workshops, song circles

5:00 pm - Retreat ends

A Guide to the Retreat Activities:

Songwriter Song Circle - Perform an original song written by you!

Open Song Circle - Perform any song, whether it is an original song written by you or a cover of someone else's.

Feedback Song Circle - Perform a song and get feedback from the other talented artists in attendance.

Ladies Song Circle - A song circle built for the ladies of the retreat!

Cover Kings and Queens - Perform a cover of your favorite song!

Song Pitch - Pitch your song to the group and tell us what artist you'd dream of pitching it to.

 

Workshop Hosts:

Bill Nash - Bill Nash has been a guitarist for almost 50 years, with many years of teaching experience under his belt.  This workshop demonstrates his use of altered tunings, and multiple capos to allow the use of fewer fingers to still make some pretty impressive sounding music.  Bill is in his 35th year of living with multiple sclerosis, and the techniques he teaches here has been a major reason he can still play after all these years.  His use of multiple capos and altered tunings opens up many creative doors in performance, not to mention spurs many musical ideas he turns into song.  The focus of the workshop is to begin to open up your musical thought processes to the experimentation Bill has had to develop through necessity.

Bill will provide handouts with specific hints to help those who want to learn, to get as much out of this workshop as possible.  He will also be available for private mentor sessions for those wanting more instruction.