Schedule:

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Housing Check-in (SURC Info Center): 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Registration Open (SURC 2nd floor): Noon – 6:00 PM
Housing Check-in (SURC Info Center): Noon – 6:00 PM
Marimba Deliveries and Load-In: Noon – 7:00 PM
Teacher Meeting (SURC 201): 4:00 – 4:45 PM
Zimbabwean Meeting (SURC 201): 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Dinner – Holmes Dining Room: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Opening Ceremony and Concert (SURC NE Lawn): 7:30 – 9:15 PM
Mbira Gathering (Al-Monty Lounge): 9:30 PM – Midnight

Friday, August 8, 2025

Breakfast: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration Open: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Housing Check-in/out (SURC Info Center): 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Workshop Session 1: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Marketplace Open (SURC NE Lawn): 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Afternoon Concert (SURC NE Lawn): Noon – 5:00 PM
Workshop Session 2: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Workshop Session 3: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Dinner: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Marimba Jam (Samuelson 128): 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Evening Concert (SURC Ballroom): 7:30 – 11:30 PM
Mbira Gathering (Al-Monty Lounge): Midnight on

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Breakfast: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Registration Open: 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Housing Check-in/out (SURC Info Center): 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Workshop Session 4: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Marketplace Open: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Afternoon Concert: Noon – 5:00 PM
Workshop Session 5: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Workshop Session 6: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Dinner: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Marimba Jam (Samuelson 128): 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Evening Concert: 7:30 – 11:30 PM
Mbira Gathering (Al-Monty Lounge): Midnight on

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Breakfast: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Village Meeting (SURC Ballroom): 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Lunch: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Registration Open: Noon – 3:30 PM
Housing Check-in/out (Dorm Foyers): Noon – 3:30 PM
Marketplace Open: Noon – 5:00 PM
Afternoon Concert: Noon – 5:00 PM
Workshop Session 7: 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Load-Out Frenzy: 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Workshop Session 8: 3:30 – 5:30 PM
Dinner: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Evening Concert: 7:30 – 11:30 PM
Mbira Gathering (Al-Monty Lounge): 12:15 AM on

Monday, August 11, 2025

Breakfast: 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Housing Check-out (Dorm Foyers): 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Cleanup: 9:00 AM – Noon

Date: August 7 - 10, 2025

Location:

Western Oregon University
345 North Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361

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