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National Festival July 12-17, 2011 ATLANTA!



 Registration
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Registering for the festival gives you:  bus travel to off-campus events; tickets to all public performances; admission to private affairs, including: Friday morning workshops, private performances, and private events!  If you register for Friday Only, you have access to all events, including private events, on Friday.  
Friday workshops are part of your registration, but there is an extra fee of $40 for the Professional Day for the Teaching Artist (PDTAT) on Thursday  (lunch is included in this workshop).   Festival registration is not required for the PDTAT.  Some workshops that are part of the festival schedule may have separate material fees.
You can register for the festival,  the campus Lodging & Meal Plan, and the PDTAT workshop the old-fashioned way through the mail, and we are also offering a form you can fill out online and pay with credit card, debit card, or through your bank account.  Please note, there is a "convenience fee" of 3% for online payment.
Campus Lodging & Meal Plan is only available to folks who register for the entire festival. 
 
Hotel Lodging 
Our festival registrar has established block-booking for our registrants at   The Baymont Inn & Suites, the closest hotel to UNCW.   Registrants need to book and pay for their rooms individually.  Please contact our registrar, Susan, to get our discount code.  
Wednesday and Thursday night price: $66.40 + tax per night 
Friday and Saturday night price:          $82.40 per night
To receive the discount, reservations must be made by June 13, 2010.
 
Features:
Free deluxe continental breakfast with boiled eggs, yogurt, biscuits and sausage, fruits, cereals, breads, muffins, juice, milk and hot homemade Belgian waffles; Free high-speed wireless internet; 24-hour complimentary fruit and hot beverages; Free access to off-site fitness; Pets allowed in pet-friendly rooms for $10 fee.
 
Other local lodging options in the Wilmington area can be found here.


Festival T-Shirts

Pre-order is closed, get yours at the Fest!
Ladies Shirts-$20

  For sale at the Festival!
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Unisex Shirts-$18

For sale at the Festival!

 
 
 
Also on the back-our largest contributors to the festival.


 
Festival Registration
 
POA Members (ages 13+)
$235
Friday Only $125
 
Non-Members (ages 13+)
Festival registration is only for members, and we have made it very easy to sign up for membership and registration simultaneously.  There are several categories of membership you can choose from listed on the registration form, or you can find more information and join online at the POA website. 
 
Youth (ages 6-12)
Regular $190
Friday Only $75
Professional Day for the Teaching Artist & Therapist (PDTAT)
Thursday 7/15 8:30 am-3:30 pm

Includes workshop, lunch, materials, and a certificate of participation.  Crafted for classroom teachers and teaching artists.  Festival registration is not required to participate in this workshop!  Click here to register only for the PDTAT.
 
$40

Judith O'Hare, PDTAT Facilitator
 
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Registrations mailed after July 7 may not be received prior to the festival.  From July 7-July 15, Online Registration Only.




  
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Campus Meal Plan
 
Includes
Thursday Dinner
Friday Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Saturday Breakfast & Dinner
Sunday Breakfast
 
Buffet meals at UNCW's Wagoner Dining Hall.
 
The Meal Plan cannot be purchased separately from Campus Lodging.   However, if you are staying off-campus, you can purchase individual meals at the Wagoner Dining Hall for the following cost:
 
Breakfast $6.64
Lunch $7.56
Dinner $8.32
Campus Lodging
 Thursday, Friday, Saturday
  
Quad Rooms at Seahawk Crossing
Each Quad has 4 bedrooms,
2 bathrooms, kitchen, and living room.
One room per person.
 
Cost for Campus Lodging and Meal Plan: $150
 
Extra night:
Early Arrival: Add Wednesday Night
Late Departure: Add Sunday Night
$35/night does not include additional meals
 
Fees includes sheets, pillow, blanket, and towels. 
 
Campus Lodging & Meal Plan only available for registrants.  No partial lodging/meal packages are available. 
 
Youth under 18 must be in the same quad as their responsible adult.
 
To get your room key when you arrive, you will need to provide a $30 check as a key deposit.  This check will not be cashed unless the room key is not turned in at check-out. 
 
Festival & Lodging Check-in
To be determined!
 
We will make arrangements for arrivals outside the set time frames.

Regular Lodging Check-out
Sunday  12:30 pm