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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Snyder View Post
    Keep it small and localized, it can happen.
    I'll say. I met a German Cafe member twice in a pub session, and it worked.
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    Ok mandolin world, I hear you. You're all invited to my house sometime next week. I live in the first house on the left after you turn off of the black top. You might want to bring some gloves and boots as there may be some calf work going on. We're going to have a great time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Garber View Post
    I am in the NE US but I don't think anyone ever mentioned a gathering even remotely near me.
    Actually, Jim, I might be in a good spot for a local/regional gathering here in the NE/Mid-Atlantic region. I wonder if people would come? I couldn't do it this summer, but I could do it the summer of 2019.

    I'm on a farm about 12 miles east of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. It's a fruit farm that also raises lamb and hay. It also happens to be a winery, which would add an obvious attraction to the event. If we did it right after early summer haying, the hay fields would be open for the event. I also have a large barn I could empty out for picking in, and a couple of smaller barns. What do you think? Would people come? Is this worth thinking through?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Snyder View Post
    . . . Keep it small and localized, it can happen.
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    As is New England, hint hint.

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    Maybe some of the Texas Café members could arrange a MC Gathering in Austin.
    See if maybe Collings or Pava/Ellis would sponsor. Or at least get a shop tour.
    Then there’s Fiddler’s Green Music Shop.
    And there’s 6th street.
    And of course it could be held right-before/right-after/during South By Southwest.

    I know. My corner is requesting my company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NursingDaBlues View Post
    Maybe some of the Texas Café members could arrange a MC Gathering in Austin.
    See if maybe Collings or Pava/Ellis would sponsor. Or at least get a shop tour.
    Then there’s Fiddler’s Green Music Shop.
    And there’s 6th street.
    And of course it could be held right-before/right-after/during South By Southwest.

    I know. My corner is requesting my company.
    Could do it in conjunction with the annual Collings gathering in October-November
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/152757115079629/
    Looks like next one will be November 8-11, 2018
    And add in a visit to Ellis/Pava, Fiddler's Green, Hill Country String Works.
    I'd travel for that

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    Quote Originally Posted by NursingDaBlues View Post
    Maybe some of the Texas Café members could arrange a MC Gathering in Austin.
    See if maybe Collings or Pava/Ellis would sponsor. Or at least get a shop tour.
    Then there’s Fiddler’s Green Music Shop.
    And there’s 6th street.
    And of course it could be held right-before/right-after/during South By Southwest.

    I know. My corner is requesting my company.
    I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeZito View Post
    Is there a listing/map somewhere of how many Cafe members are from each state, country etc.? That might help to serve as a better 'central' location to possibly attract the most Cafe users. Or perhaps do 'regional' gatherings, rather than a large national one.
    TerraTrike (tadpole recumbents) has an owner map. Of course most owners are based in the Great Lakes area as Michigan is where they are located. Using the map as an example. Out our way there are like 2 of us.
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    Has there ever been a UK meet? There are loads of Brits on here!
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    I've been to two Mandolin Cafe gatherings over the years. In May 2003 there was one at a New York State park outside Troy. Folks came from as far away as the NYC metro area. And in 2016, there was another at the Grey Fox bluegrass festival in the northern Catskills. Lots of fun both times-MC folks are fine company.

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    There's usually a cafe meet-and-greet at Grey Fox -- I've attended it at least once and got a chance to pick on some lovely instruments and meet some lovely cafe members! NJ is within fairly easy reach of me so i'd be interested if plans got that far.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
    I hosted a couple regional cafe gatherings a few years back. Had folks from Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania. I think the first one had around 15-20 people. Was fun getting to meet some people and am still in touch with a couple of them.
    If you decide to do it again, count me in - Andover is not that far from me, I am in Alliance, OH.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NursingDaBlues View Post
    Maybe some of the Texas Café members could arrange a MC Gathering in Austin.
    See if maybe Collings or Pava/Ellis would sponsor. Or at least get a shop tour.
    Then there’s Fiddler’s Green Music Shop.
    And there’s 6th street.
    And of course it could be held right-before/right-after/during South By Southwest.

    I know. My corner is requesting my company.
    Heck I might drive down to Austin from KC
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    Default Re: Surely I am not the first to suggest a MandolinCafe gathering

    I'm sure that one or two Cafe members are going to attend MerlFest in North Wilkesboro, NC the last weekend of April...

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    Does no one remember the Mandofests that Scot Tichenor and friends had for a few years? I think the last one was in 2005. They decided it was too difficult to pull off and stay friends, I believe. A big, scheduled get together is a lot of work. Maybe a "gathering place" thread could pull together some informal get togethers at festivals, camps and workshops. EX. I'm going to be at XYZ Festival, is any one else going? Let's meet at ? on Saturday, or whatever. We could trade contact info through private messages, or however, so we could make arrangements to meet. Or even, I'm going to be in Somewherefield, on these dates, any Mandolin Cafe-ers nearby want to get together?

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    Default Re: Surely I am not the first to suggest a MandolinCafe gathering

    Who's going to Rockygrass 2018?

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    Default Re: Surely I am not the first to suggest a MandolinCafe gathering

    Thanks, everyone! I learned a few things here. It is an amusing idea, a mega-Mando gathering unlike any seen before, that was frequently mentioned (by me) at A.O.M. meetings. The amount of work to pull something big off, I am sure, would wither the innards of most of the 8-stringers who would love to attend "someone else's big deal". I understand that. It only took doing two small bluegrass festivals at my farm to convince me that I was the only person there not having any fun. Perhaps--ya just never know--someone will step forward. Someone with little else to do and a burning desire to see it happen... maybe it could happen.

    (That's exactly how every other big event happens. Some nut gets it in his head... and look out.)

    Thanks for all the input, folks.

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    I've attached a pic I took at a 2009 "Mando Tasting" gathering in Virginia Beach. I don't recall if it was specifically a Mandolin Cafe event, but there were a handful of MC members (at the time) there. I believe the gent who hosted it was an active MC member and most of it was coordinated on the Cafe.

    It can be done! I had a great time.

    There were some righteous instruments in attendance!

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