Special Events

Amy Steinberg Concert
Amy Steinberg will be our special guest at the 2008 conference. On Wednesday evening (September 3rd) she'll be giving us a family friendly, unschooling loving, and absolutely awe inspiring concert. If you haven't yet heard Amy's music, you can check out her MySpace page and have a listen. Her music is fun, inspirational, funny, zen, quirky, sweet and thought provoking. Her voice is powerful and her spirit is filled with joy. Her concerts just sweep you up and take you along for a wonderful ride. Everyone who is registered for the conference is invited to attend. We will pass the hat for a small family donation to help pay for Amy's expenses.

Talent Show (Thursday and Friday nights at Washburn Center - 7:00 PM)
Acts must be limited to three minutes. Please do your best to stay within this time period. Otherwise, there's no way to keep it running on schedule! There will be a Talent Show table near the registration check-in. They will give you a card so that you can legibly write down your name, your age, the title of your act or talent, the number of minutes you will perform, and any comments you might like the MC to know (such as your most recent accomplishments or whether you prefer to perform early or late in the evening). We appreciate your consideration! We want the talent show to run as smoothly as possible---and that depends a lot on you!

Fairy God Parents with Cameron Lovejoy (Sign up Wednesday at Washburn Center)
Everyone who wants to participate will write his name down on a sheet of paper, only once, and place it into a bucket. After each person has done so, everyone who placed his name into the bucket reaches in and pulls out a name that isn't his own. Now once you have that name you MUST remember it. You can keep it in your pocket if need be. If you don't know who this person is, ask people you DO know to find out. But do it stealthily! Once you know your Fairy God Child you can do anything you want for him as long as it's kind and makes him feel good inside. You can make signs to hang in public places that say how wonderful he is, give him a random hug "just for the fun of it", ask someone to play or sing a song for him, write him a letter, make some kind of special food for him, or have a group of people hug attack him. Whatever you do make sure you do it without his knowing it's you---and be creative!! And at the end of the week you can choose to tell your Fairy God Child who you are or have him wonder forever.

And, please, if you put your name into the bucket and draw one, please participate. No one wants to be neglected by his Fairy God Parent!

UNtrepreneurial Fair (Blue Ridge Center Lobby from 2:00 - 5:00 PM Thursday -Saturday)
Does your unschooler have his own business? Does she have a craft or other item she would like to sell? Unschoolers are often budding entrepreneurs! Have them bring their wares to the conference. We'll provide space for displaying and selling their goods during the UNtrepreneurial Fair. The fair will run throughout the weekend to give everyone who wants to sell an opportunity to do so.

Raffle
Imagine a table filled with fun, beautiful and funky items that you could win! This is where you can make a real contribution to the Live and Learn Conference: Donate to the raffle! Bring something extraordinary to add to the table and then buy tickets to bid on other people’s fabulous contributions. The proceeds go to our scholarship program. Join the fun and help out. Be creative! Be crazy! Auction items can be almost anything: art, books, jewelry, toys, games or clothes. Items do not have to be brand new, but they need to be in great condition. Hand-made items are also a hit.

To contribute or for questions contact Beth Fuller at edfuller@comcast.net
And here is the mailing address for anyone that would like to mail things ahead:

Pam Genant
Attn: Raffle
1519 Falls Road
Valdese, NC 28690

Instant Gratification Table
This was a huge hit last year so we are bringing it back again. It is a chance for the younger member of our community to participate in the raffle without any waiting or disappointment. They get to exchange one ticket for any item on the table. The table has small toys, temporary tattoos, bubbles, stickers and other similar items. We need donations for the table, so start collecting!

Theme Baskets Silent Auction
This is your chance to share your creativity with a Theme Basket to auction. Pick a passion, or something that brings you joy, or anything else that you want to share. Create a unique combination of items and pack them together in a creative way. Here few examples of baskets:

Beekeeper Basket-a bee bonnet filled with gloves, a smoker, a hive tool, a book or two, some Burt's Bees products, two beeswax candles, and a jar of homemade honey.
New Mexico Basket- green chile, pinon nuts, authentic Native American turquoise earrings, and burning sage all placed in a traditional Mexican woven bowl.
Movie Basket- a dvd, microwave popcorn, six pack of root beer, some Heath bites, and a gift certificate for a national pizza chain in a large popcorn bowl.
WebKinz Basket- a Webkinz lunch box filled with a Webkinz stuffed animal, trading cards and the name of a Webkinz who would like to be a friend.

All proceeds go towards scholarships.
To contribute or for questions contact Beth Fuller at edfuller@comcast.net

And here is the mailing address for anyone that would like to mail things ahead:

Pam Genant
Attn: Baskets
1519 Falls Road
Valdese, NC 28690

Masquerade Ball! (Washburn Center at 7:00 PM on Saturday)
The dance for all ages! We'll have music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s---and even today! Put on your dancing shoes and come bust a move with all your favorite dance partners!

The Annual Live and Learn Post-Conference Picnic (Lake Sunday at 3:30 PM)
A great way to end the magic! The Post-Conference Picnic allows attendees to wind down and get all those hugs in before taking off. Bring a picnic lunch. James Coburn will have his nitro-ice cream and a bunch of new flavors from the funshop! Play games, play music...just PLAY!