Location:
$87/night (+tax), single or double; ask for the "Rendez-Vous" rate. 504-885-5700
You MUST make your reservation at least 30 days in advance of the event to get our special rate.
Extra nice: 10% off ALL food and beverages for Rendez-Vous participants who are registered guests at the hotel.
"Playout."
We plan a field trip to a local "magnet" school on Friday morning. We envision one of our usual arcs of
players in the school auditorium to introduce the youngsters to our kind of music. We shall use conventioneers' cars for
transportation, so participation will be limited to the number of car seats we have. Please write on the back of your
registration form how many would like to play, and - if you have a car - how many you can take with you.
Vendors
Do let us know how many standard width tables you need. Also, we need early notification of your special requests, such as
"put me next to so-and-so," or "I need to be near the freight door," etc.
General
If you know anyone who didn't get one of these mailings, but should, give us the name and address and we'll send it out.
OR, the latest information is always on the web site www.nolabanjo.com and can be downloaded.
The Rendez-Vous is intended to be a nice visit with friends, so come on down and let the mud squish up between your toes and
let's "pass a good time."
Access Map (from Interstate 10) As you can see: Come off I-10 at exit 225 and the hotel is very close by. It is at the "X" on the map.
Meet our newest staff member, Al the bouncer: (This picture was taken at his home near Ponchatoula, Louisiana.)
Among our participants are The Baldwin Banjo Band from Baldwin Arts and Academic Magnet School, Montgomery, Alabama
and their leader Doug Back, a fine instrumentalist in his own right.
Mail packets went out in January, 2009. If yours didn't come, write, e-mail, or download it.
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