NEWS FROM FAR-WEST
 FAR-West is co-sponsoring the Western Regional round of The Mountain Stage Newsong contest on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at The Mint in Los Angeles, CA. For further information go to: newsong-music.com.
The Fifth Annual FAR-West Regional Conference will take place October 24-26, 2008 at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa Hotel & Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. For information please visit the Conference Information Page and be sure to sign up on the FAR-West List Serve.
FAR-West will be hosting a guerrilla showcase room at this year's International Folk Alliance Conference February 20-24, 2008 in Memphis, TN. Click here for more information.
The Fourth Annual FAR-West Regional Conference wiill be held November 2-4, 2007 at the Hilton Vancouver Washington near Portland, Oregon. For information please visit the Conference Information Page and be sure to sign up on the FAR-West List Serve.
Download the 2007 Conference Official PRESS RELEASE (May 17, 2007)
2007 Conference Kickoff Event
The Portland FolkMusic Society will present a PFS Folk Festival on Thursday, November 1st at 7:00pm to kick off this year's FAR-West Conference November 2-4, 2007. The Festival will take place at the Moriarty Fine Arts Center at Portland Community College. The line-up includes: Caroline Aiken, The Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Wendy Waldman & Deborah Holland), Dan Frechette, Hawkeye Herman and Frank Jones. For more information, download the Press Release here.
FAR-West Honors
Club Passim's 50th Anniversary
On Friday, November 2, 2007 at 5:45pm, immediately following the Welcome Reception at this year's FAR-West conference, we will host a very special CLUB PASSIM 50th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT featuring Maria Muldaur. Both the hors d'oeuvres reception and the Club Passim event are included in the price of conference registration and are limited to people attending the conference. We are very honored to be able to include this recognition of Club Passim at this year's FAR-West conference. Passim (and Club 47 before it) has been one of the most influential clubs in the history of folk music in America. (Although Club Passim is not actually located within our conference's geographical boundaries, a great many Club Passim alumnae do reside and work within our region.)
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FAR-West Howard Larman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Due to the generosity of an anonymous donor, FAR-West has set up an annual fund to help someone with financial need attend the FAR-West conference. This fund continues to be added to by others wishing to honor Howard's memory. FAR-West is proud to have this ongoing fund in Howard Larman's name. Howard, who with his wife Roz, co-founded the long running FolkScene radio program, died in April 2007. Howard and Roz were on the founding committee of FAR-West. They have truly been pillars of the accoustic music scene for more than 35 years.
The Howard Larman Memorial Scholarship Fund is a financial assistance program administered by FAR-West. Each year, one or more grants will be awarded.
The size of the grant will be based on the cost for an individual artist to attend the conference, and grants can only be awarded to individuals. If a duo or larger group is interested in applying for the scholarship, please note that the application must be made on behalf of an individual or individuals.
The grant will pay for the conference registration and hotel room for two nights. The money will go directly from The Fund to the conference and the hotel. Awardees will be responsible for their own transportation and food, other than meals which are specifically included in the conference fees.
Applicants should send a short biography and a brief explanation as to why they want to attend the FAR-West Conference. This should be emailed to: larmanfund@far-west.org no later than Friday, October 12th. The grant will be awarded by a committee of three FAR-West Board Members no later than one week after the submission deadline.
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