Asheville Summer Soirée - 2008
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June 20-22, 2008

featuring
Clew Bay
 Jewels from the Emerald Isle 

With Caller

Keith Cornett Eustis

At the pavilion, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
15 minutes east of Asheville in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains
Facilities include a suspended wood dance floor, beautiful campus
surrounded by majestic mountains, with dorm housing & meals available

Soirée Dancers:

It’s time to get packed up and head to the 2008 Ashville Summer Soirée.  We are excited and honored to be hosting this fantastic dance party again this year.  Most everyone has pulled together so well to make this year happen.  The bands and callers are pumped.  Our staff volunteers are pumped. And best of all, the dancers are pumped.  Let’s all make this the best Soirée ever! 

It looks like the weather will be wonderful this weekend. The forecasted temperature is for the highs to be in the low to mid 80°s and the lows to be around 60°, with scattered thunderstorms possible.   Dance Forecast:  Huge fun at the Year of the Pavilion!

Our budget is extremely tight this year because we had to cut registration numbers to fit on the pavilion.  Please consider bringing a snack to share for Friday or Saturday evenings.  (cookies, finger food....nothing that needs refrigeration)

Other things you may want to bring, since we'll be spending most of our time at the Pavilion:  lawn chair or picnic blanket; screen house or tall tent for friends to hang out in on the lawn; sunscreen and/or mosquito spray.

We will start checking in dancers at 5:15pm on Friday at the Pavilion.  When you get on campus, find a designated parking space and walk to pavilion. Unless you would like to lend a hand in setting up, there is no need to show up before then.  Many of the dancers bring snacks such as cookies and brownies to share on Saturday night.   Our goal is to help you have a wonderful weekend.

Here is some information that should help us get off to a great start:

• We have a list of safety reminders.

• We have a checklist of some things to bring and not to bring.
• At the bottom of the page we have directions to Warren Wilson College.

Reminders –

We want everyone to have a SAFE and enjoyable weekend.

• Warren Wilson College strictly enforces their parking regulations and will not hesitate to tow cars that might get in the way of emergency vehicles or that are not in designated parking spaces.  Please do not park on the grass. We will direct you to the appropriate parking lot. 
• Please dance safely.  The dance floor will be snug at peak times such as Saturday night.  There will be less crowded times when your dancing could be more expressive, yet still safe.
• Please be sensitive to dancers with fragrance allergies and refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume and cologne.
• If you bring children, you are responsible to make sure they have adult supervision at all times.
• NO DOGS, CATS, OR OTHER PETS.  We love them, but we have agreed with WWC that none of our dancers will have pets on campus and we will strictly enforce the college’s rule.  
• Please do not leave valuables in the dance hall or in the dorm rooms – lock them in your car.

Asheville Summer Soirée Checklist

Things to bring:  (remember we have an open air venue this year and will be outside)

• Screen house or tall tent for friends to hang out in on the lawn, if you can.
• Sun screen – we will be outside more this year.
• Lawn chair or picnic blanket.
• Insect repellent - we will be outside more this year.
• Towels & Bedding (sheets, pillow, light blanket)
• Umbrella or rain jacket
• Sweater or light jacket
• Small Fan
• Water Bottle
• Dance Clothes
• Dance Shoes
• Instrument for jams

Things to leave home:

• Perfume, cologne, and any scented products
• DOGS, CATS, and other PETS
• Worries

 

Accommodations and Food 
DORM ROOMS:  Are available and are based on double occupancy.  Bring your own bedding and towels.  Rooms will be in the        Sunderland dorm this year, which is air-conditioned.  We will only use non-A/C dorms if we overflow Sunderland.   We do not get keys for the doors, so valuables should not be left in your room.  We cannot house those wishing to come early or stay late.
COLLEGE MEAL PACKAGE:  This is college dorm food, but it’s pretty darned good.  The package includes Saturday
breakfast and lunch, and Sunday breakfast.  Saturday dinner is NOT INCLUDED in the package.
SATURDAY NIGHT CATERED DINNER:  Voted BEST IN ASHEVILLE, The menu:  Rosemary Crusted Chicken with Roasted Tomato Salsa, Stuffed & Roasted Portobello (Vegetarian Entrée), Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit & Toasted Pecans (Vegan), Balsamic Broccoli Salad (Vegan), Double Fudge Brownies, Raspberry Almond Bars, Lemon & Lime Bars, Sweet Tea and Lemonade.

Directions – set your GPS to: lat: 35.612912,  lon: -82.440838 to get to Bryson Gym, Warren Wilson College, or
From I-40 west of Asheville:  Via I-40 from areas west of Asheville, do not take the Asheville exits (I-240), but rather stay on I-40 going East until you get to Exit 55. Take Exit 55 (East Asheville), turn left at the end of the exit and go to the first traffic light (at the intersection with US-70/Tunnel Road). Turn right onto US-70 East and go 1.5 miles. At the next traffic light, turn left onto Warren Wilson Road. Go about 1.5 miles until you reach the campus. At the crest of the hill, pass the entrance with the stone walls that say “Warren Wilson College.”  Take the next right into the parking area.  Look for Bryson Gym to the right of the stone walls.
From I-40 east of Asheville: From I-40 east of Asheville, take Exit 59 (Swannanoa) which has a "Warren Wilson College" sign. Bear right at the exit and go to the traffic light at the intersection with US-70. Turn left on I-70 and go about 2 miles until you reach the second traffic light. Turn right on Warren Wilson Road. Go about 1.5 miles until you reach the campus. At the crest of the hill, pass the entrance with the stone walls that say “Warren Wilson College.”  Take the next right into the parking area.  Look for Bryson Gym to the right of the stone walls.
From the airport: If you are traveling from the airport, take Interstate 26 West to I-40 East, then follow the instructions from I-40 West of Asheville.