Special Events

Workshops will take place from 2:00-5:30 for mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, guitar, and all acoustic instruments. 

Instrument Workshops:
2:00-3:00:
Kara - Mountain Dulcimer - Left Hand Stamina and Efficiency - Int/Adv
Steve - Hammered Dulcimer - Bells and Whistles for all levels
3:15-4:15:
Kara - Mountain Dulcimer - More Jazz Manouche - Int/Adv
Steve - Guitar - exercises for finger style skill building
4:30-5:30:
Kara - Mountain Dulcimer - One Simple Chord Shape, 16 Different Chords - Beg/Int
Steve - multi-instrument workshop about playing together (all acoustic instruments are welcome)

Instrument workshops are $20/session, or all 3 sessions for $50. Preregistration is helpful, but not required.
Preregistration link: https://forms.gle/t25eQZ4DxgmNNgDk9

Location: Heartland Friends Meetinghouse - 14505 Sandwedge Cir, Wichita, KS. Find navigation instructions here: https://www.heartlandfriendsquakers.org/find-us 

The concert begins at 7:00 P.M. A potluck dinner will precede the concert from 5:30-6:30. Please bring a dish to share!

Kara Barnard, Steve Eulberg, and Erin Mae are professional dulcimer players who tour internationally to teach and perform. This concert will bring the three of them together to share traditional and original music.

The suggested donation for general admission is $20, with $10 for workshop participants. Kids attend free.

Location: Heartland Friends Meetinghouse - 14505 Sandwedge Cir, Wichita, KS. Find navigation instructions here: https://www.heartlandfriendsquakers.org/find-us 

The annual GPDA Warm-Up Picnic (WUP) is held on the 2nd Saturday of September (the weekend before the Walnut Valley Festival) and replaces the September general meeting. GPDA has held the WUP at Island Park in Winfield, KS for more than 20 years. The WUP is comprised of a variety of instrument workshops, workshop leader concert, open mic, and potluck supper. Attendance to the WUP is free and open to the public, and begins with registration at 9:00 a.m.

Volunteers from GPDA play each year at the Old Cowtown Museum's Victorian Christmas event. We play Christmas music and educate the museum's visitors on the history of traditional American music and instruments. 

In place of the monthly meeting in December, GPDA hosts a Christmas party where club members participate in a potluck, a gift exchange, and various games. The party ends in a Christmas jam session.