Basic Schedule for the 2023 Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival.

Here's the basic layout.

 

We have 3 tracks of hammered dulcimer (Beginner, Mid-level, and Advanced) ... 4 tracks of mountain dulcimer (Beginner, Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced) ... and a track of "other" workshops, which cover a wide range of topics. In every period, there's always a workshop suitable for every level of dulcimer player. But if you'd rather go off and jam with somebody, that's fine, too!

 

Friday schedule:

  • 2:00 ... Doors open
  • 3:30-4:30 ... Workshops Fri 1
  • 4:45-5:45 ... Workshops Fri 2
  • 5:45-7:30 ... Dinner break
  • 7:30 ... Concert featuring the workshop leaders

Saturday schedule:

  • 8:30 ... Doors officially reopen
  • 9:00-9:45 ... Gathering. Workshop leaders and featured artists briefly introduce themselves and their classes.
  • 10:00-11:15 ... Workshops Sat 1
  • 11:30-12:30 ... Workshops Sat 2
  • 12:30-1:30 ... Lunch break
  • 1:30-2:45 ... Workhops Sat 3
  • 3:00-4:00 ... Workshops Sat 4
  • 4:15-5:30 ... Dulcimer Orchestra performance ... and then our first-ever Open Mic!
  • 5:30-7:00 ... Dinner break
  • 7:00 ... Concert featuring Stephen Seifert (mountain dulcimer), and then Stephen Humphries (hammered dulcimer)

Food, clothing, and shelter: For meals, if you wish to stay "on campus," we bring in takeout orders that you can buy into. For clothing, well, Nutmeg has some of the best dulcimer festival T-shirts we've ever seen. And if you're traveling from out of the area, there's a special Nutmeg rate at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, in Milford, about two miles away.

 

Saturday lunch options (Beverage is included)

  1. Chef salad - Ham, turkey & Provolone cheese, field greens, grape tomato, cucumber, olive, w/ balsamic dressing. $11.00

  2. Grilled Chicken BLT - Grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato, & mayo on a hard roll. $11.00

  3. Milford - Roast beef, ham, turkey, American cheese, lettuce, tomato & mayo, on a hard roll. $11.00 

  4. Slice Of Heaven - Cheddar cheese, smoked ham, apple slaw & Dijon Mustard.  $11.00

  5. Spinach Caprese Wrap - Fresh mozzarella cheese, tomato slices, balsamic nectar, fresh basil, field greens. $11.00 

  6. Tuna Original - Fresh House-made Tuna Fish, pepper Jack Cheese & Dill Pickles on a Hard Roll. $11.00

 

Saturday dinner options (Beverage not included) 

  1 - Beef with broccoli, $9.50

  2 - Chicken with mixed veggies, $9.50

  3 - Ma La Chicken (Spicy), $9.50

  4 - Shrimp with Chinese veggies, $10.00

  5 - Eggplant with garlic sauce, $8.75