Welcome to the
2009 GREAT LAKES FEIS
Sunday August
16th, 2008
The Great Lakes Feis is proud to
be supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the
Detroit Recreation Department
FEIS ANNOUNCEMENTS
RESULTS
ARE POSTED – and UPDATED! (Finally!!!)
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Results are now available
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If you did not pick-up your individual results you
can still get them – click on link above for instructions
THANK
YOU FOR A GREAT FEIS!!!
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Thank you to all the volunteers for helping us have another great feis!
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We hope you will all come back again next year
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2009 registration will open on April 1st
2009!
TRAVEL INFORMATION
Please note that there is still a lot of
construction in downtown Lansing
Below are links that you can modify to give you
directions from your home:
v Directions to the Lansing Center
HOTEL: The Lansing Radisson
The Radisson is connected to the Lansing Center
by a covered walking bridge. So if you stay
in the Radisson, you will not need to drive to the feis
the following day.
(888) 201-1718
Directions to the Radisson from the Windsor
Feis
VOLUNTEER
Interested in helping out at the 2009 Great Lakes
Feis? Then please let us know!
All volunteers will get a feis-volunteer
T-shirt and FREE entry to the Feis!
In addition, Saturday volunteers who help all day will also get a free lunch!
All interested in volunteering should contact
Marie at glfvolunteers@yahoo.com
THINGS TO DO IN
Lansing, Michigan, is a beautiful city with many
attractions. If you have the time, check
out these websites:
CONTACT
The only way to contact the feis
is to send an e-mail at Great Lakes Feis E-mail
But until March 2009 – we will not be reading any
e-mails. Results are online and 2009
registration will open on April 1 2009
Vendors
We accept applications for vendors in December 2009.
If you are interested in being a vendor at the
2009 Great Lakes Feis, please send an e-mail to heinzmanschool@yahoo.com
Judges
2008 Judges were:
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Anthony Costello (Limerick Ireland)
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Bernard Hynes (Dublin Ireland)
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Breeda Mulcahy
(Limerick Ireland)
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Coleen Mulhern
Malloy (Hinsdale, IL)
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H. Ron Plummer (Scarborough, ON, Canada)
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Judy McCafferty
(Maumelle, AR)
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Kate Wosczyna
(Skippack, PA)
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Kristine
Butke-Zagorski (Nashville, TN)
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Mary Jo Murphy Feeney (Daly City, CA)
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Patrick J. McCafferty
(Maumelle, AR)
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Rose Kelly Virgo (Rover Forest, IL)
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Veronica McAleer McCrae
(Wilmington, DE)
Musicians
2008 Musicians were:
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Brian Bonner (Dearborn Heights, MI)
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Des O’Leary (Toronto, ON, Canada)
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Kevin Finnegan (ON, Canada)
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Ryan Duns (MI)
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Sandy Jones (Columbus, OH)
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Silvio Camilleri
(ON, Canada)
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Tony Nother (ON,
Canada)
Place Your Ad In Our 2009 Great Lakes Feis Program!
We are accepting personal and advertising ads for
the Program
Full page: $200
Half Page: $100
Quarter: $80
Business Card: $40
Personal ad for dancers $10 (limited to 40
characters or less)
Please send your add with a check payable to the
“Great Lakes Feis, Inc.” to
John
Heinzman II
9263
Texas Street
Livonia,
MI 48150
THANK YOU!
A Feis just cannot happen without a lot of help
and support.
In particular Great Lakes Feis would like to
recognize:
v The Heinzman
School of Irish Dance
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The Lansing community
v All the volunteers!
Thank you for continually helping us have a great
feis!