California State Old Time Fiddler’s Association
CSOTFA State/Open Fiddle Championship & Picking Contest Schedule Tentative
1. Schedule subject to change depending on number of contestants. 2. All contestants must be registered at least 30 MINUTES before their division begins, be available 30 MINUTES prior to the start of their Division, and have tune sheets turned in to Traffic Personnel at check-in time. (See general contest rule # 6) This includes the Friday night programs. Times are preliminary and may change as much as 15 minutes.
Friday
2:00 PM ... CSOTFA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (All members PLEASE attend) 2:30 PM ... Registration opens 3:45 PM … Judges’ Meeting 4:00 PM ... Senior-Senior Round 1 (70 years & over) 4:30 PM ... Senior Round 1 (age 60-69)5:00 PM...Dinner Break 5:00 PM … Dinner Break 6:00 PM ... Senior-Senior Finals (age 70 and over) 6:25 PM ... Senior Finals (age 60-69) 6:50 PM ... Awards: Senior-Senior, Oldest Fiddler, Senior 7:00 PM ... Anything Goes followed by the awards
Saturday
8:00 AM ... Registration Opens (Young Adults first PLEASE) 8:30 AM ... Judges meeting with all contestants 9:00 AM ... Young Adults (18-36 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 9:30AM ... Adult (37 – 59 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 10:00 AM ... Junior (13–17 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 10:30 AM ... Junior-Juniors (9-12 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 11:00 AM ... Pee Wee (8 years & under) Fiddle Preliminaries 11:30 PM ... Open Preliminaries 12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM ... Junior Twin Fiddle (17 years & under) Preliminaries 1:30 PM ... Open Twin Fiddle (any age) Preliminaries 2:00 PM ... Junior Picking Round 1 (17 and under) 2:30 PM … Open Picking Round 1 (any age 3:00 PM ... Pee Wee Finals (8 years & under) 3:30 PM ... Junior-Junior Finals (9 – 12 years) 4:00 PM ... Young Adult Finals (age 18-36) 4:30 PM ... Adult Finals (age 37-59) 5:00 PM DINNER BREAK 6:00 PM ... Opening Ceremonies –Presentation of Colors- Invocation-Mayor’s Welcome 6:15 PM ... Jr Picking Finals (age 17 and under) 6:30 PM ... Open Picking Finals (any age) 6:45 PM ... Jr Twin Fiddle Finals (age 17 and under) 7:15 PM ... Awards: Peewee, Youngest Fiddlers, Jr-Jr, Jr Picking, Jr Twin Fiddle 8:00 PM ... Awards: Open Twin Fiddle, Open Picking, Young Adult, Adult, Junior, Open
California State Old Time Fiddler’s Association
CSOTFA State/Open Fiddle Championship & Picking Contest Schedule Tentative
1. Schedule subject to change depending on number of contestants. 2. All contestants must be registered at least 30 MINUTES before their division begins, be available 30 MINUTES prior to the start of their Division, and have tune sheets turned in to Traffic Personnel at check-in time. (See general contest rule # 6) This includes the Friday night programs. Times are preliminary and may change as much as 15 minutes.
Friday
2:00 PM ... CSOTFA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (All members PLEASE attend) 2:30 PM ... Registration opens 3:45 PM … Judges’ Meeting 4:00 PM ... Senior-Senior Round 1 (70 years & over) 4:30 PM ... Senior Round 1 (age 60-69)5:00 PM...Dinner Break 5:00 PM … Dinner Break 6:00 PM ... Senior-Senior Finals (age 70 and over) 6:25 PM ... Senior Finals (age 60-69) 6:50 PM ... Awards: Senior-Senior, Oldest Fiddler, Senior 7:00 PM ... Anything Goes followed by the awards
Saturday
8:00 AM ... Registration Opens (Young Adults first PLEASE) 8:30 AM ... Judges meeting with all contestants 9:00 AM ... Young Adults (18-36 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 9:30AM ... Adult (37 – 59 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 10:00 AM ... Junior (13–17 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 10:30 AM ... Junior-Juniors (9-12 years) Fiddle Preliminaries 11:00 AM ... Pee Wee (8 years & under) Fiddle Preliminaries 11:30 PM ... Open Preliminaries 12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK 1:00 PM ... Junior Twin Fiddle (17 years & under) Preliminaries 1:30 PM ... Open Twin Fiddle (any age) Preliminaries 2:00 PM ... Junior Picking Round 1 (17 and under) 2:30 PM … Open Picking Round 1 (any age 3:00 PM ... Pee Wee Finals (8 years & under) 3:30 PM ... Junior-Junior Finals (9 – 12 years) 4:00 PM ... Young Adult Finals (age 18-36) 4:30 PM ... Adult Finals (age 37-59) 5:00 PM DINNER BREAK 6:00 PM ... Opening Ceremonies –Presentation of Colors- Invocation-Mayor’s Welcome 6:15 PM ... Jr Picking Finals (age 17 and under) 6:30 PM ... Open Picking Finals (any age) 6:45 PM ... Jr Twin Fiddle Finals (age 17 and under) 7:15 PM ... Awards: Peewee, Youngest Fiddlers, Jr-Jr, Jr Picking, Jr Twin Fiddle 8:00 PM ... Awards: Open Twin Fiddle, Open Picking, Young Adult, Adult, Junior, Open
Sunday
8:00 AM ... CSOTFA State Officers & Board of Directors Meeting CSOTFA Members are welcome to attend