2024 Guitar Gathering Summer Conference? Not this year...

[Steve Krenz]

Hey all,

I wanted to give an official announcement about our annual Summer Guitar Gathering conference. 

We will not be having a Summer Guitar Gathering conference this year.

We're not stopping the summer conferences - we're just taking a break for the year.

The reasons...

1) Our previous venue - Trevecca University - has dramatically increased their facilities use expenses. 

Trevecca has made the decision to start charging "facilities" fees.  This has happened across the board, in every department, for every use, for every building.  The fees they are requiring are to the tune of over half of our current conference budget.  The conference has always been a bit of a labor of love and not a huge money maker by the time everyone got paid. The addition of these new "facilities fees" just took it out of reach and over the top.

So, long story short, we're looking for a new host venue and didn't want to try to force it this year just for the sake of having the conference. 

2) Paulette and I have put on the conference for 10 or so years by ourselves - from months of planning, to moving every chair to writing every check - and in short, we simply felt we needed a year to rest, and get new vision for the event.

So, we're not stopping the summer conferences - just taking a break for the year to regroup, find a new venue and get some new ideas and vision for the future. 

Just wanted everyone to know.  It's a joy serving you all in this way.  Looking forward to 2025 and getting it back going again.

BUT, the 2024 Fall Fingerstyle Guitar Retreat is still on and un-affected.  (And it's going to be a great retreat). 

Love you all, - Steve and Paulette

[Gary Nelson]

Steve,

Thank you to both you and Paulette for continuing to share your gift of music with us through the in-person gatherings and the Tuesday Live Lessons.    Although a bit disappointed, I am sure we all appreciate the need to stand down this year and regroup.    Maybe you and Paulette can take a nice vacation in June instead of working around the clock to put on the conference!        In the meantime, we will see you on the live lessons and look forward to seeing you in person in the fall.

[jasn]

Well said Gary, and thank you Steve and Paulette for all that you do!

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

 I think there was a 2yr pause with the transition from Legacy to Guitar Gathering  

Hardly wait to hear what Steve can put together as hmmm Guitar Gathering ver 4 (I think?)

since the wife has gone a number of trips with her friends, let’s see if I can weasel a trip to Nashville 

Edited January 25 by Eracer_Team-DougH