guitarstrummer Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 9th Annual Gibson Homecoming June 4–7, 2014 Bozeman, MT The 2014 Gibson Homecoming will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 4 -7, 2014 in Bozeman, Montana. Many of our events will be held at the Gran Tree Inn. The Gibson Homecoming is a gathering of independent Gibson enthusiasts who will informally gather in Bozeman to meet others who share their love of Gibson acoustic guitars. Although the Gibson Homecoming is not officially sponsored by Gibson Acoustic or Music Villa, both are highly supportive of the event and are involved in the programming. Hotel reservations can be made by contacting the Gran Tree Inn at 1-800-624-5865. A reduced room rate of $121 per night is available (standard: queen, king and 2-queen beds) or $141 (suites) + tax. In order to receive the reduced rate, you must give them the group name of "Gibson Homecoming" or “group number 806519”. Availability is limited, so it is recommended that you register early. If the Gran Tree fills up, there are other hotels in the Bozeman area, but that is their busy time of the year, so register early in either case. The Gran Tree has a website at www.bestwestern.com/grantreeinn. The hotel has a restaurant, lounge, casino and indoor pool. There is also an airport shuttle service available. Bozeman does have a commercial airport, so it is possible to fly into Bozeman if you do not wish to drive. Car rentals are available at the airport. However, if you don’t wish to rent a car, the Gran Tree has a shuttle bus that regularly runs to the airport. In the past there have been enough participants with transportation, so it is usually possible to catch a ride to the events which are not held at the Gran Tree. Some of the events are held at Gibson Montana and Music Villa (http://www.musicvilla.com/) and these locations are not within walking distance of the Gran Tree. It is suggested that you make these arrangements in advance with the other participants. Our schedule of events has not yet been determined and will be announced at a later date. However, based on previous years it is anticipated that the events will include a tour of the Gibson Acoustic factory, tour of Waverly Manufacturing, two Open Mic events, private concert at Music Villa, several guitar related clinics, and a Gibson Day at Music Villa with Gibson reps available throughout the day. REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee for attending the Gibson Homecoming. However, all personal costs (travel, meals, hotel, etc.) are the responsibility of each individual attending. We may be asking each participant to donate towards the cost of our Hospitality Room at the Gran Tree (where several of our clinics and other events are held) and other expenses. However, depending upon the total number of participants, this cost should be very minimal (approximately $10 each). If you would like to attend, please e-mail Mike Goecke at guitarstrmr@aol.com with the number of slots requested, names of individuals attending, address, and an e-mail address so that you can be recontacted with updates, as all updates and correspondence will be handled by e-mail. Registrations will be limited to 50 participants. Anyone registering after we have reached that number will be placed on a waiting list. In the event that we have any cancellations, those people on the waiting list will be contacted in the order that they were placed onto the waiting list to fill any open slots. There are many tourist attractions in the Bozeman area, including Yellowstone National Park. Some past participants have extended their stay in the Bozeman area in order to see some of these attractions. The Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce is a good starting place to learn about some of these attractions. Their website is http://www.bozemancvb.com/. Liability Disclaimer: The Gibson Homecoming is not sponsored by Gibson Montana or Music Villa. It's a group of individuals getting together to celebrate our appreciation of Gibson acoustic guitars and honor the good folks at Gibson Acoustic in Bozeman, Montana. All expenses, including lodging, meals, travel costs, etc., are the personal responsibility of each individual attending. Neither the Homecoming participants, Music Villa, Music Villa employees, Gibson Montana, Gibson employees, nor Gibson Guitar Corporation will be responsible for the acts of other parties, including but not limited to, any expenses, or liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special or exemplary damages arising out of any actions or activities related or unrelated to this event. In particular, everyone is responsible for keeping an eye on their own instruments and other possessions and for loss or damage to the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 *** UPDATED POST WHICH INCLUDES SCHEDULED EVENTS 9th Annual Gibson Homecoming June 4–7, 2014 Bozeman, MT The 2014 Gibson Homecoming will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, June 4 -7, 2014 in Bozeman, Montana. Many of our events will be held at the Gran Tree Inn. The Gibson Homecoming is a gathering of independent Gibson enthusiasts who will informally gather in Bozeman to meet others who share their love of Gibson acoustic guitars. Although the Gibson Homecoming is not officially sponsored by Gibson Acoustic or Music Villa, both are highly supportive of the event and are involved in the programming. Hotel reservations can be made by contacting the Gran Tree Inn at 1-800-624-5865. A reduced room rate of $121 per night is available (standard: queen, king and 2-queen beds) or $141 (suites) + tax. In order to receive the reduced rate, you must give them the group name of "Gibson Homecoming" or “group number 806519”. Availability is limited, so it is recommended that you register early. If the Gran Tree fills up, there are other hotels in the Bozeman area, but that is their busy time of the year, so register early in either case. The Gran Tree has a website at http://www.bestwestern.com/grantreeinn. The hotel has a restaurant, lounge, casino and indoor pool. There is also an airport shuttle service available. Bozeman does have a commercial airport, so it is possible to fly into Bozeman if you do not wish to drive. Car rentals are available at the airport. However, if you don’t wish to rent a car, the Gran Tree has a shuttle bus that regularly runs to the airport. In the past there have been enough participants with transportation, so it is usually possible to catch a ride to the events which are not held at the Gran Tree. Some of the events are held at Gibson Montana and Music Villa (http://www.musicvilla.com/) and these locations are not within walking distance of the Gran Tree. It is suggested that you make these arrangements in advance with the other participants. Our tentative schedule of events include: “How to Select The Perfect Acoustic Guitar” Clinic by Tony Polecastro Tour of Kevin Kopp’s Guitar Shop (http://www.kevinkopp.com/) Tour of Waverly Manufacturing Tour of Gibson Acoustic Factory Tour of Daniel Roberts Stringworks (http://www.danielrobertsstringworks.com/) Two Acoustic “Open Mic” Events Private Concert at Music Villa (http://www.musicvilla.com/) Tour of Bridger Brewing Company (http://www.bridgerbrewing.com/) “Gibson Day” at Music Villa REGISTRATION: There is no registration fee for attending the Gibson Homecoming. However, all personal costs (travel, meals, hotel, etc.) are the responsibility of each individual attending. We may be asking each participant to donate towards the cost of our Hospitality Room at the Gran Tree (where several of our clinics and other events are held) and other expenses. However, depending upon the total number of participants, this cost should be very minimal (approximately $10 each). If you would like to attend, please e-mail Mike Goecke at guitarstrmr@aol.com with the number of slots requested, names of individuals attending, address, and an e-mail address so that you can be recontacted with updates, as all updates and correspondence will be handled by e-mail. Registrations will be limited to 50 participants. Anyone registering after we have reached that number will be placed on a waiting list. In the event that we have any cancellations, those people on the waiting list will be contacted in the order that they were placed onto the waiting list to fill any open slots. There are many tourist attractions in the Bozeman area, including Yellowstone National Park. Some past participants have extended their stay in the Bozeman area in order to see some of these attractions. The Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce is a good starting place to learn about some of these attractions. Their website is http://www.bozemancvb.com/. Liability Disclaimer: The Gibson Homecoming is not sponsored by Gibson Montana or Music Villa. It's a group of individuals getting together to celebrate our appreciation of Gibson acoustic guitars and honor the good folks at Gibson Acoustic in Bozeman, Montana. All expenses, including lodging, meals, travel costs, etc., are the personal responsibility of each individual attending. Neither the Homecoming participants, Music Villa, Music Villa employees, Gibson Montana, Gibson employees, nor Gibson Guitar Corporation will be responsible for the acts of other parties, including but not limited to, any expenses, or liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special or exemplary damages arising out of any actions or activities related or unrelated to this event. In particular, everyone is responsible for keeping an eye on their own instruments and other possessions and for loss or damage to the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Nine months to go!!!! Still have some open slots if anyone else is interested in attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 Eight months until we're in Bozeman!!! All of our events have been confirmed. We still have a few more slots available if anyone else would like to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 May I toss my hat in the ring as a maybe? I would really love to attend, but wont know for sure until about February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 May I toss my hat in the ring as a maybe? I would really love to attend, but wont know for sure until about February. Once you know for sure that you will be attending, send me an e-mail (listed in original post) with all of your information and I will sign you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Only 7 more months!!!! All of our events have been confirmed and we're still looking good. We currently have people registered from 10 States (CA, CO, CT, HI, MT, OR, TX, UT, VA, WA) and Canada. We still have a few slots available if anyone else would like to attend. If so, send me an e-mail (address listed in previous post) with your registration information. If you have already signed up but have not yet made your motel reservation, you should do so soon as the Gran Tree Inn tends to fill up fast and early for the summer months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 Five months to go. Time to start working on Open Mic songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Just 4 more months until we're in Bozeman. I still have some open slots so if you'd still like to attend, send me an e-mail with your information. I sent out an update e-mail this morning to those who have already registered and a few who were still on the fence. If you didn't get it, please let me know and I'll resend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Starting to put the finishing touches on the 2014 Gibson Homecoming plans. I sent out an update e-mail this morning to those who are already registered. If you didn't get it and are signed up already, please let me know. We currently have people registered from 9 States and Canada. We still have some openings remaining so if you'd like to attend, send me an e-mail with your information. The cutoff date for registrations will be May 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Only one more week to register for the 2014 Gibson Homecoming. Send me an e-mail if you'd like to join us in Bozeman this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitarstrummer Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 Registration is now closed. For all of you who have registered, I'll see you in Bozeman for what's shaping up to be the best Gibson Homecoming yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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