Illinois District Parts and Partners Party!
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Are You Ready To P-A-R-T-Y?
Are you “starved” for some real barbershop fun and fellowship? Plan to be with us on Saturday, August 21st for the 2nd Annual Parts and Partners Party to be held in and around the Starved Rock State Park (SRSP)...near Utica/LaSalle/Peru - less than 90 minutes drive for most of you. Utica is a few miles south of Interstate 80 (exit 81) on Route 178.
GENERAL PLAN At 9:00 AM, barbershoppers and their wives/special lady friends, will assemble at the Starved Rock State Park Lodge (upper level) for check-in and informal coffee/social time. At 9:30 AM the men drive 3 miles to the Utica Baptist Church, 211 East Church Street and will remain there all day for their activities. Some of the ladies will keep their cars to help provide transportation for others to some area sites during the day.
MEN There will be quartet coaching for the first five quartets to register and all sorts of diverse singing/learning opportunities for those who do not bring a quartet. There will be beginning and intermediate tag singing, sight reading, a simple barbershop basics notation class for the absolute beginner, real woodshed events, singing in varied foursomes...performing for each other, etc. The teaching/coaching staff will include: Dave Cowin, Bryan Harden, Terry Ludwig, Bob Squires, Wayne Wright, Tim and Tom Woodall and others yet to be named. We will view some interesting video and perhaps hear some fascinating stories about the “funniest” barbershop experiences.
LADIES The ladies will spend the morning and early afternoon fellowshipping in and around the Starved Rock Park area, eating lunch at the “Lodge”, viewing interesting sites, including a museum, canal boat lock, and perhaps a short hike with a little singing and lots of shopping opportunities....concluding at the beautiful Cattails Boutique.
TOGETHER In the evening, the men and ladies will enjoy a relaxing Canal Boat ride (pulled by mules) followed by a nice buffet dinner and program performed by those who attended the event. These events will be in LaSalle, six miles from SRSP.
LODGING You should not need any lodging, but in the event you want to come in on Friday night and/or stay over on Saturday night (some folks will be staying over so as to sing at a special church service on Sunday morning), there are several places to stay in the area. Unfortunately, all lodging at the SRSP is already booked.
Motels in Oglesby and Peru (both within 10 –15 minutes drive)
| Days Inn: |
815-883-9600 |
Baymont Inn & Suites: |
815-223-8585 |
| Fairfield Inn: |
815-223-7458 |
Best Western: |
815-883-3535 |
| La Quinta: |
815-224-9000 |
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COSTS Men will pay a $30 registration fee which covers their noon meal and all their day time programs. The ladies costs will depend on the activities they chose to enjoy....probably less than $30 for the day. The Canal Boat Ride and the evening meal will cost $22 per person.
QUESTIONS Tom Woodall (Illinois District Quartet Promotion Chairman) 217-549-6671 or twoodall@eiu.edu
Starved Rock State Park is located in Utica, IL, within 90 minutes of 14 of the 16 chapters that competed last year.
There are many wonderful things to explore around the Starved Rock area.
End the day with a relaxing one hour Canal Boat Ride (pulled by mules) followed by a nice buffet dinner and a program put on by the Parts & Partners Party participants.
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