A unique musical happening will take place when members of the international ALL FRETS organization converge in the Cincinnati area for their annual convention, today through Aug. 6 – and the public is invited to share in the music and fun.
The group was established in Chicago in 1957 as the Fretted Instrument Guild of America.
Today’s ALL FRETS organization remains dedicated to the preservation and promotion of music – often of a bygone era – played on banjos, ukuleles, mandolins, guitars and other fretted instruments. ALL FRETS members are musicians of every skill level – from beginner to top professional – who gather annually to share the music and camaraderie the group is famous for.
This year’s ALL FRETS convention (the 60th consecutive event of its type) will take place near Cincinnati at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport hotel in Hebron. In recent years, ALL FRETS have traveled from Chicago to St. Louis, Boston and Branson, Missouri.
Workshops, lectures, jam sessions, vendor displays, and concerts take place at the hotel. ALL FRETS musicians will also be taking their music to the streets with special performances at the Great American Ballpark on Aug. 2, for the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals as well as an Aug. 3 evening appearance aboard the Belle of Cincinnati.
“The entire Northern Kentucky community is excited to welcome ALL FRETS back to NKY,” said Eric Summe, president and CEO of meetNKY/Northern Kentucky Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This is another great event in our region that highlights the impact visitors have on our local economy and continues a remarkable summer in Northern Kentucky.”
MeetNKY serves as an aggressive sales, marketing, and service organization whose primary responsibility is to positively impact the Northern Kentucky economy through conventions, meetings, and visitor expenditures.
ALL FRETS convention concerts will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, August 4-6 at the Marriott Cincinnati Airport Hotel, located at 2395 Progress Drive in Hebron. Tickets are $10 per person/per concert and are available at the door.
Specific information regarding concert performers may be found at www.allfrets2016.com.
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