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"Sun, Salsa and Sombreros"
AGEHR Area XI Festival Conference
June 18 - 20, 2010 -- El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, AZ

Fred Gramann, Music Director of the American Church in Paris, France, was the massed ringer director for this event. There was also a Youth Track directed by John Pfeiffer, National AGEHR board President. There were over 200 participants and they came from the Area XI states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah, and also from Texas, Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Paris,France.

Pictures by Jennie Blomquist and Marcy Hontz
Youth Choir - Eileen Gilbert
Ring of Fame Presentation - Linda Maloney




RINGERS

ringers front
ringers middle
ringers back
ringers front
ringers middle
ringers back
youth ringers

Some of the youth ringers with John Pfeiffer





DIRECTOR

Fred Gramann
Fred Gramann, Director


Director and Ringers
Fred instructs ringers about a certain section.
Doug Benton
Big Chimes being played by Doug Benton


 Roy Blomquist
Roy Blomquist in front of Doug.

OPENING CONCERT
Wesley Ringers
Wesley Ringers performed in the Friday Concert


 Wesley Ringers
A procession with the cup bells.

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS
4-in-hand
Four-in-hand class


 changeringing
William Wood begins his class on Change Ringing.
Stained Glass Bell
Making a Stained Glass bell.


 Stained Glass
The bell will be a nice souvenir.
photo to paper
Cathy Olds shows people how to use
a photo to decorate fabric.


 cups
Twelve cups put in stacks. The object is to create
various set configurations of them.
Downstack and go on to the next without stopping.
Developes dexterity and left, right brain paths. Helps you learn
how to do two different things at the same time.
RING OF FAME AWARD



Ring of Fame Award

William Wood was honored at the Sunday Luncheon with the Ring of Fame Award.
L. to R. above - Michael Mazzatenta; Ruth Wood, (Bill's Wife);Bill Wood; Linda Maloney; John Pfeiffer, AGEHR President;
Jennifer Cauhorn, AGEHR Executive Director; and Tom Waldron, 2008 Ring of Fame honoree.


CELEBRATE!

Area XI is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2011.
We won't be meeting again as an Area until 2012.
So we'll be celebrating along the way.
Get the BUZZ! See you in Salt Lake City (Date TBD)
for the next Area XI festival/conference!
In the meanwhile, celebrate wherever you are in the area.
Attend workshops, concerts, Spring Rings,-
keep your bells ringing! Check out the schedule of events
at www.area11.org. Find one near you and go.



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