Harbin Jam
Participant Info
Participant Info
Jam begins 5 pm Thursday, May 22, 2008
and ends at
3 pm Monday May 26, 2008
Thank you for registering for the Harbin Jam! Please read this information about getting set up and comfortable at the jam. We look forward to dancing together!
What to Bring
- Your playful, creative self!
- Personal bedding, e.g., sleeping bag and pad
- Days can be warm, and evenings cold, so bring layers
- Towels for bathing and tubbing
- Toiletries
- Flashlight
- Slip on shoes/flip flops, hiking shoes
- Personal items, journal
- Musical instruments and/or CDs to share
- Massage table (to share?)
- Sun hat, sunscreen, non-toxic bug repellent
- Water bottle
The caterers will provide three delicious, nourishing meals per day. Juice and water will be available, as well as tea and coffee.
Arriving
Registration begins 5 pm Thursday, May 22.
- Look for the conference center driveway, which is before the main entry kiosk, turn left and drive to the end of the road.
- Please register and pick up your parking pass and tent tag if you’re camping.
- Unload your belongings then park your car in the conference center parking lot back down the driveway past the entrance.
- Make sure your parking pass is visible. Lock your car and don’t leave valuables in it.
Sleeping Options
- Tent: You can camp in your own tent. There are campsites along the creek; most spaces are upstream from the conference center. Tie the pink tag to your tent.
- Sleeping deck: There is a covered sleeping deck along the side of the conference center where you can set up your pad and sleeping bag. Whether you sleep there or not, please walk quietly on the deck at night.
- Dance floor: Inside sleeping is available on the dance floor after dancing quiets down.
- Private room: Private rooms are available at the main resort. Make reservations separately with Harbin Reservations at 707 987 2477 or 800 622 2477 (within California).
Facilities
- We gather in one large room for eating, dancing, and meeting. Please do not wear shoes on this floor and keep it clear of your personal belongings.
- There is a pair of restrooms on each side of the conference center. On the pool side, one for women and one for men. On the kitchen side, the two restrooms and shower areas are usually coed. Lockers are available in these restrooms.
- Keep your belongings either near your sleeping area, in one of the restrooms, or in the hallway cubbies on the deck.
Main Harbin Resort
Up the road from the conference center is the public area of the Harbin Resort, which you are welcome to visit and enjoy. Please do not bring any friends not registered at the jam onto the conference center grounds.
The quiet and restful hot springs area includes two warm pools, a swimming pool, a cold plunge, a very hot tub (114 degrees), and a sauna.
There is also a restaurant, café, library, movie theatre, food store, cooking kitchen, hiking trails, massage and body workers, and classes such as yoga.
Jam Schedule
- Each day after breakfast and prior to open dancing we will have a one-hour warm up class.
- On some days after lunch we will gather as a group to talk and share and organize our time together. The afternoons are sometimes open and sometimes scheduled with an activity someone wants to share. This might be bodywork, writing or drawing sessions, singing, movement class or lab, outdoor dance score, or whatever people want to share.
- After dinner there is often a group score and/or performance and then open dancing. Sometimes there is live music, sometimes canned music, but more often than not we have no music.
Communication
There will be always be one organizer hosting each part of the day. Questions and concerns should be directed to the organizer who is on duty. Please check the posted schedules for information. If you have questions or needs regarding food please speak to the designated food liaison instead of the cooks (who ask that we stay out of the kitchen).
If you have additional questions before arriving at the jam please contact:
Safe travels - we will see you there!
Directions
From San Francisco via Santa Rosa
Drive north on US-101 through Santa Rosa.
Exit at River Road/Mark West Road.
Turn right on Mark West Springs Road. This road becomes Porter Creek Road
after
about 5 miles, and eventually ends at a flashing red light after another
4 miles.
Turn left onto Petrified Forest, following signs for Calistoga, for approx.
5 miles.
Turn left onto Foothill Blvd/CA-128, and drive less than a mile.
Turn right onto Tubbs Lane, and drive for 1.3 miles.
Turn left onto CA- 29, driving 15 miles into Middletown. (This is a curvy,
mountainous
road.)
See directions from Middletown below.
From the East Bay via Napa Valley
Take I-80 east past the town of Vallejo.
Exit at Marine World Parkway/CA-37 toward Napa, and drive 2.5 miles.
Turn Right on CA- 29, driving for 39 miles.
Turn Right on CA-29/Lincoln Ave, through the town of Calistoga, driving
18 miles to Middletown. (This is a curvy, mountainous road.)
See directions from Middletown below.
(In the Napa Valley, you have the option of taking the Silverado Trail instead of the traffic-heavy CA-29. Turn right to leave CA-29 at Trancas, then turn left on Silverado heading north. It's worth the effort, and it has some great valley views.)
From Sacramento
Drive North on I-5 for 58 miles to the town of Williams.
Exit West on CA- 20 for 37 miles.
Turn Left onto CA- 53, which turns into CA-29, into Middletown.
See directions from Middletown below.
Once you arrive in Middletown...
Arriving in Middletown turn west onto Hwy 175.
Drive three short blocks to Barnes St. (Big Canyon Rd.) and turn right.
Drive 1.2 miles to Harbin Springs Road, turning left at the fork at the
top of the hill.
Take the first driveway on the right to get to the conference center (if
you see the
gatehouse, you’ve gone too far, but the gatekeeper will point you
in the right direction).
See map (on Harbin site).