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In This Issue Youth Harmony Camp Sept 21-23 Fall District convention at Phoenix, AZ, Sept 27-30 Harmony For Lunch Bunch at Phoenix Jumpstart Quartet Contest at Phoenix Friday Classes at Phoenix AFWDC Show Dedicated to Lloyd Steinkamp Website data problems Attention Chapter Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Harmony Camp Sept. 21-23 Youth Harmony Camp is this next weekend, September 21-23. This is the place to get teen boys totally excited about singing in the barbershop style. Our 2007 Youth Harmony Camp Website has all the information including a flyer for posting. How about sponsoring some youth from your local high school? It isn't too late to sign up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fall District convention at Phoenix, AZ, Sept 27-30 IT'S GONNA BE FUN! Barbershoppers everywhere are gonna be sorry if they miss the extravaganza of contest and show that is set in place for Phoenix on September 28-29. First, show up Thursday evening for the Jump Start Barbershop quartet contest. Then on Friday the Harmony for Lunch Bunch has arranged a fine feed and fellowship at a great restaurant near the headquarters hotel. There will be classes all afternoon on Friday topped off with our typical FWD list of top quartet contenders for International fame in the newly remodeled Symphony Hall.. After the Friday night contest the AFWDC will have a show in the Hotel Ballroom that promises to be their best yet. That show will be a tribute to Lloyd Steinkamp and will feature recollections of many of his famous antics. There's plenty of room in the ballroom. Do yourself a favor and buy a ticket. On Saturday we have the marathon of chorus contenders which could send four (Could we count to Five?) units to Nashville next summer. Later the quartet finals will declare a champion. What will happen next is unprecedented. We have the prospect of having two (count 'em - 2) International champs on a District stage, Westminster and Masters of Harmony. No District has ever had current and returning International Champs before. And all the champs and runnersup are planning "WOW" factor presentations. To top off the evening we'll have an afterglow in the Hotel Ballroom with choruses and quartets showing off." Weather in Phoenix is on a cooling trend, at least by local standards. With all the restaurants and clubs that populate downtown nowadays you'll enjoy your stay. So beg or borrow a ride and come on over. If you don't, you'll be sorry when your friends tell you what you missed. Jack Mauney, Convention Chair The Fall 2007 Convention and Contests website has all details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harmony For Lunch Bunch at Phoenix The location for the Harmony For Lunch Bunch has changed. The new location is just a block from the Wyndham hotel. Friday Sept. 28th 11:30 till 1:30 or 2pm 101 Bistro restaurant (1 block west of Wyndham Hotel) 101 N. 1st. Ave Phoenix, AZ Join us for a fun time of singing and sharing. Bring your quartet and perform for the group. The restaurant has room for a 100, so don't hesitate to show up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jumpstart Quartet Contest at Phoenix Rumor has it that many of you will arrive on Thursday, so plan on a fun impromptu quartet contest on Thursday evening at the headquarters hotel. You can compete in multiple quartets, as long as you sing a different part each time. The top three quartets will win a shiny medal and our judges are our enthusiastic audience. So, show up at the Wyndham hotel, Salon 3, at 7:30pm for some Jump Start Barbershop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday Classes at Phoenix We have some terrific classes Friday afternoon at the convention, so be sure to show up early to get in on them. Unfortunately, the class on What the Judges are Looking For did not come together and has been cancelled.   Track 1 – craft Wyndham – Havasupai Track 2 – sing a long Wyndham – Gila Track 3 – performance Wyndham – Maricopa 9am   Chordatorium Gather and sing   11am   Harmony For Lunch Bunch 101 Bistro 101 N. 1st. Ave    1pm Vowel Matching Ray Rhymer Woodshedding AHSOW Team Late Show Quartet Sing and Share 2.m Vocal production Bill Pearson   Group singing Kristen Taylor Those &%#$*^ Scores Ray Rhymer 3pm Tag singing Bruce Sellnow  What the Judges are looking for?  CANCELLED ========== AFWDC Show Dedicated to Lloyd Steinkamp Don't miss this years AFWDC "Late Show," which will be held immediately following the semi-final quartet contest next week at the Phoenix Convention. This year's show is a tribute to our beloved AFWDC member (and director of our own Scorpionaires Chorus) Lloyd Steinkamp. The show is featuring 11 past District Champs. Yes you read that right...eleven! At least six of them have learned (or already knew) a Lloyd arrangement which they will sing on the Show. The list includes, Nightlife, OC Times, Metropolis, Late Show, SRO, Finale, Freestyle, Kidder & Sons, Inc., Hi-Fidelity, and Q. Don't miss this event. The cost is $20 and helps our Quartet Representatives at the International Contest each year. If you haven.t already heard, we are also purchasing a new High School Quartet Champion Trophy, and naming it in honor of Uncle Lloyd. This will truly be a show to be remembered! Thanks, Nick Papageorge AFWDC President ========== Website data problems Many of you have submitted data changes to the district webmaster about your chapters and quartets. Those changes will be implemented once the society has migrated to their new Aptify system. ========== Attention Chapter Secretaries Members of your chapter without E-mail will not receive this information and we ask you to print this and share it with them.