To be listed (space permitting), all event forms must be received in the national office at least six to twelve months in advance. The events listed below are approved AGEHR Sponsored and Endorsed Events.
JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE
JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER
JANUARY
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Jan 10-11, 2009 | 17th Annual Las Vegas Twelfth Night Handbell Festival | Las Vegas, NV Area XII |
Monica McGowan | Janet Ty 702-363-7428 JYTY@aol.com |
FEBRUARY
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Feb 27-28, 2009 | Feb Fest 2009 | Houston, TX Area IX |
Bill Alexander | Wilson Van Tine 918-661-8481 wilson.vantine@conocophillips.com |
MARCH
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Mar 21, 2009 | Young Ringers' Festival | Westminster, MD Area III |
Larry Henning | Debbie Henning 410-848-5482 debbiehen@gmail.com |
| Mar 28-29, 2009 | Synergy | Westminster, MD Area III |
William Payn | Debbie Henning 410-848-5482 debbiehen@gmail.com |
APRIL
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Apr 25-26, 2008 | Vermont Directors' Workshop | St. Johnsbury, VT Area I |
Jason Wells | Jerilyn Bergdahl 802-425-2177 dbergdahl@gmavt.net |
| Apr 25-26, 2008 | North Hills Handbell Association | Wexford, PA Area III |
Monica McGowan | Peggy McNamee 412-281-4050 peggymc@malachy.com |
| Apr 25-26, 2008 | Blue Ridge Area Handbell Festival | Hendersonville, NC Area III |
Tim Waugh | Connie Engle 828-692-4910 Engle62@yahoo.com |
| Apr 25-26, 2008 | 27th Big Sky Handbell Conference | Kalispell, MT Area X |
David Harris | Janice Kienas 406-752-8281 kienasj@gobigwest.com |
| Apr 26, 2008 | Hudson Valley Handbell Festival Conference | Nyack, NY Area II |
Kathy Ebling-Thorne | Dorothy Abelman 201-573-0503 abelmanhill@hotmail.com |
MAY
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| May 2-3, 2008 | Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference | Ashland, OR Area X |
Cathy Mokelbust | Diane Barnes 541-488-5905 dkbarnes@jeffnet.org |
| May 3, 2008 | Rhode Island Spring Ring | E. Greenwich, RI Area I |
Tim Waugh | Dan Moore 401-528-2187 danielmoore@wheelerschool.org |
| May 3, 2008 | Central Coast 8th Annual Spring Ring | Atascadero, CA Area XII |
Mary Balkow | Shirley Werner 805-227-6412 shipley712@sbcglobal.net |
| May 4, 2008 | Columbus Handbell Ring | New Albany, OH Area V |
William Griffin | Carol Neff 614-785-1230 carol1230@aol.com |
| May 20, 2008 | Boston Handbell Festival | Boston, MA Area I |
Karen Leonard | Patrick Gagnon 978-851-0513 PGa1820@aol.com |
| May 22, 2008 | Area XII Young Ringers' Festival | Reno, NV Area XII |
Jim Smith | Barbara Walsh 775-677-8719 barbagehr@att.net |
| May 24, 2008 | Area IV Youth Festival | Jacksonville, FL Area IV |
Valerie Stephenson | Valerie Stephenson 904-880-1806 valeries1@comcast.net |
JUNE
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Jun 6-7, 2008 | Bravissimo! | Gaithersburg, MD Area III |
Various | Linda Simms 302-677-0187 keys2ring@aol.com |
| Jun 13-15, 2008 | Area XI Festival/Conference 2008 | Albuquerque, NM Area XI |
Jason Wells | Michael Mazzatenta 480-518-4809 mazzmusic@cox.net |
| Jun 13-15, 2008 | Ringers Conference | Riverside, CA Area XII |
Debbie Rice | William Kyle 415-586-5400 chair@areaxii.org |
| Jun 19-22, 2008 | Area VII Festival Conference | Sioux Falls, SD Area VII |
Michael Helman, Debbie Rice |
Alanna Teragawa 612-819-5778 chair@areaviiagehr.org |
| Jun 19-21, 2008 | Peoria Rings My Bells-Area VIII Festival Conference | Peoria, IL Area VIII |
Hart Morris, Bill Alexander |
Debbie Llewellyn 708-387-0858 dal60525@sbcglobal.net |
| Jun 20-22, 2008 | Festival 2008: A Capital Carillon Adult Festival | Austin, TX Area IX |
Jane Anderson, Lee Afdahl |
Wilson VanTine 918-661-8481 wilsonvantine@conocophillips.com |
| Jun 25-28, 2008 | Area I Festival & Conference 2009 |
Orono, ME Area I |
William Griffin, Monica McGowan |
Patrick Gagnon 978-851-0513 PGa1820@aol.com |
JULY
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Jul 11-13, 2008 | 2008 Area X Handbell Conference | Yakima, WA Area X |
David Davidson, Jason Wells |
Cathy Rohrig 208-524-1912 area10belle@cableone.net |
| Jul 12-15, 2008 | Area II Read & Ring Seminar | Lake Harmony, PA Area II |
David Harris, Hart Morris, Greg Ashurst, Donna Kinsey, Nancy Lutz, Bell A Deux |
Kathie Bittenbender 717-697-6257 Rbittenben@comcast.net |
| Jul 26, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Escanaba, MI Area V |
Janet Van Valey | Kay French 586-979-7506 KClassicalbells@sbcglobal.net |
| National Events | ||||
| Date | Event | Location | Contact Person | Phone |
| Jul 15-18, 2009 | National Seminar 2009 | Tucson, Arizona | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
AUGUST
Date |
Event |
Location |
Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Aug 2, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Reed City, MI Area V |
Darlene Ebersole | Kay French 589-979-7506 KClassicalbells@sbcglobal.net |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Bloomfield Hills, MI Area V |
Joseph Daniel | Kay French 589-979-7506 KClassicalbells@sbcglobal.net |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Charles Town, WV Area V |
Donna Kinsey |
Madeline Hill 304-756-9461 mmhill1446@citynet.net |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Charleston, WV Area V |
Jane Irvine | Madeline Hill 304-756-9461 mmhill1446@citynet.net |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Indianapolis, IN Area V |
Angela Hampton | Andy Peralta 317-356-6438 sockhebock@yahoo.com |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Lexington, KY Area V |
Denise Holmes | Diana Williams 606-836-5634 dgwilliams@windstream.net |
| Aug 16, 2008 | Area V Summer Workshop | Westerville, OH Area V |
Donna Kinsey | Rad Yates 440-572-2762 ryates@ameritech.net |
| National Events | ||||
| Date | Event | Location | Contact Person | Phone |
| Aug 4-8, 2008 | International Handbell Symposium | Orlando, Florida | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
| Aug 6-8, 2008 | Distinctly Teen | Orlando, Florida | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
| Aug 8-11, 2008 | National Seminar 2008 | Orlando, Florida | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
SEPTEMBER
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Sept 13, 2008 | Music Educator Training Seminar | Chicago, IL National Event | Multiple | AGEHR National Office 800-878-5459 |
| Sept 19-20, 2008 | Area III Directors' Seminar | Centreville, VA Area III |
Michael Kastner | Fran Underwood 703-569-0542 funderwood@messiahumc.org |
| Sept 20, 2008 | Area II Ringers' Workshop | Mt. Airy, MD Area III |
Michael Joy, Larry Henning |
Debbie Henning 410-848-5482 debbiehen@gmail.com |
| Sept 20, 2008 | Area III Ringers' Workshop | Phoenix, AZ Area III |
Doug Benton, Kay Cook, Roy Blomquist, Anne Cotter, Marilyn Chandler, Marcy Hontz |
Anne Cotter 928-282-4103 ann@npgcable.com |
OCTOBER
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Oct 4, 2008 | Oil Region Handbell Festival | Titusville, PA Area II |
Howard Moser | Rosemary Winton 814-827-2047 withbellson@kinzua.net |
| Oct 24-25, 2008 | Area V Fall Festival/Conference | Toledo, OH Area V |
Carol Lynn Mizell | Denise Holmes 740-373-6185 dbfun51@yahoo.com |
| Oct 25, 2008 | Redding Handbell Festival | Redding, CA Area XII |
Shosh Meyer | Nancy Schmitt 530-275-4770 schmitt@awwwsome.com |
| National Events | ||||
| Date | Event | Location | Contact Person | Phone |
| Oct 2-5, 2008 | Distinctly Bronze | New Bern, NC | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
| Oct 8-11, 2009 | Distinctly Bronze | New Bern, NC | AGEHR office | 800-878-5459 |
NOVEMBER
| Date | Event | Location/Area | Clinician/Director | Contact/Phone/Email |
| Nov 7-8, 2008 | Area I Adult Ringer Weekend | Newry, ME Area I |
Ed Henderson | Patrick Gagnon 978-604-8145 PGa1820@aol.com |
| Nov 8, 2008 | Florida Holiday Ring | Pensacola, FL Area IV |
Phyllis Kirk | Valerie Stephenson 904-880-1806 valeries1@comcast.net |
| Nov 14-15, 2008 | Capital Area Handbell Festival/Conference | Raleigh, NC Area III |
Karen Buckwalter | Marilyn Reese 919-846-6406 mlrtrader@nc.rr.com |
| Nov 15, 2008 | Mid-Carolinas Handbell Festival | Charlotte, NC Area III |
Susan Ullom-Hungerford | Nadja Sefcik-Earl 704-522-1149 nodsefcilerl@juno.com |
| Nov 21-22, 2008 | Area III Youth Festival | Richmond, VA Area III |
Tim Waugh | Laura Shelton 703-435-4290 handbellhog@hotmail.com |
DECEMBER
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