[Worship] Acafest 99

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Acafest 99 - Paris Landing State Park, TN.

Artists

Many artists are scheduled to appear, with more being added weekly. The
festival is hosted by Acappella, and they will perform on Saturday night.
You will also hear performances during the week from other groups
associated with Acappella Ministries, such as AVB and Vocal Union. Below is
a listing of other groups from around the country that will be performing
at Acafest '99:

                                          The Firemen
                                       A4 Acapella (France)
                                             Arise
                                            Verse 4
                                          Purple Tunic
                                         Divine Mission
                                            Jubilate
                                          New Image
                                          Reconciled
                                          Free Indeed
                                            Joi Carr
                                            Zomen
                                           Revelation
                                         Voice of Faith
                                     3AM (Ghana, West Africa)
                               Zambian Vocal Quintet (Central Africa) 

Classes

Several classes and seminars will be offered during this time. Keith
Lancaster, the founder of Acappella Ministries, will be offering an a
capella Praise & Worship seminar. A choir clinician will be announced in
the future.

Gary Moyers and Kevin Schaffer will be offering short private voice
technique sessions. Listed below are some additional classes/seminars
available throughout the weekend:

                          A capella music in electronic media
                          Masters Class: Bass technique and vocal percussion
                          Multi-track recording on computer
                          Seven tone shape note singing
                          Song writing
                          Basics of Music Publishing
                          Worship leading for women
                          Praise and Worship with Keith Lancaster
                          Praise and Worship with Free Indeed
                          Live sound mixing techniques
                          Group Evaluation
                          Private voice mini-sessions

Location

Acafest '99 will be held at the Paris Landing Inn and Convention Center in
the beautiful Paris Landing State Park, just 15 miles west of Paris, TN.
The State Park offers facilities for just about any need you may have. On
site is a sprawling lake-side 18 hole golf course, marina, swimming area,
campground, tennis courts, picnic areas and playgrounds. The Inn is built
overlooking the lake and offers full service, including a sumptuous daily
buffet in their restaurant. 

Dates

Acafest '99 will begin at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 8, 1999. Registration
will begin at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon. Our last scheduled event will be
Sunday morning worship on July 11. We should wrap things up by noon on
Sunday. 

Housing

The Paris Landing Inn and Convention Center offers very nice rooms. We have
held 30 rooms for the seminar, but you must make reservations for yourself.
 These are on a first come, first serve basis. Room rate is around $62 per
room. 

There are other options. Paris is a short 15 minute drive away where there
are several hotels available. Nearby Dover, TN also offers several locally
owned hotels. There are also many full service campgrounds in the State
Park. They offer spots for campers in tents all the way to plug-ins for
RVs. Here is some contact information: 

Paris Landing Inn and Convention Center - 800-250-8614 (On Site)
Paris Landing State Park Campgrounds - 800-250-8614 (On Site /
                        No Res. Accepted)
Paris Landing Cabins (ideal for groups) - 800-250-8614 (on site)
Hampton Inn (Paris) - 901-642-2838 (15 Minute Drive)
Super 8 (Paris) - 901-644-7008 (15 Minute Drive)
Best Western (Paris) - 901-642-8881 (15 minute drive)
Sunset View Bed & Breakfast (Paris) - 901-642-4778 (10 Minute Drive)
Sunset Motor Lodge (Dover) - 931-232-5102 (15 Minute Drive)
Dover Inn (Dover) - 931-232-5556 (10 Minute Drive)
Riverfront Plantation Inn Bed & Breakfast (Dover) - 931-232-9492 (10
                        Minute Drive)

Fees

                   The costs for Acafest '99 are as follows: 

                          Full seminar attendance - $135.00
                          Spouse attendance (includes evening festival and
one class per day)
                        - $70.00
                          All Concert Pass only - $40.00

Meals

The Paris Landing Inn offers a very good restaurant on site. You can choose
from the menu or the daily buffet. Friday night they offer a magnificent
seafood buffet. There several other locally owned restaurants in the area,
most of which cater in catfish (the local delicacy). 10 minutes west of the
lake is Dover, TN, which has several good places to eat. 15 minutes east of
the lake is Paris, TN, which offers many restaurants, both locally owned
and nationally franchised. 

Child Care

Child care will be provided at a per-session cost. Sessions will be offered
in the morning from 8:30-12:00 and in the afternoon from 1:30-4:00. Fee is
$12 per child per session or $40 for the entire seminar (4 sessions).
Please make reservations by May 1, 1999, if you will require this service. 

Other Activities

Many times families will attend the seminar and make it a family vacation.
                    Sometimes, one spouse will attend Acafest while the
other plays with the                 children all day. If that is your
intent, or you wish to tack some vacation time
on before or after Acafest, the Paris Landing area offers many things to keep
you busy. 

As was mentioned above, the State Park offers all sorts of things to do. Just
across the lake, you enter the Land Between The Lakes, another State Park
area. There you will find nature trails, more campgrounds, a restored Civil
War
Fort and battlefield, a working 1830s village where you can interface with
the
residents, water sports on Kentucky Lake, and more fishing than you can
shake a stick at. The Paris area is a great place to spend some time. 

Registration

To register, please call Larry Sparks at 931-486-3101, ext. 21. If you
connect                    to his voice mail, he will call you back ASAP.
We hope to see you there! 
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