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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Down Home Blues Festival 2011 T-Shirt T-shirts are now available for online order. To commemorate the final year of Down Home Blues Festival in San Francisco, we&#8217;re offering t-shirts. They won&#8217;t be available at the event, but you can purchase here online ($16) and we&#8217;ll ship it to you ($4). Please be sure to include your [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>T-shirts are now available for online order.</strong> To  commemorate the final year of Down Home Blues Festival in San Francisco,  we&#8217;re offering t-shirts. They won&#8217;t be available at the event, but you  can purchase here online ($16) and we&#8217;ll ship it to you ($4). Please be sure to include  your shipping address in the order.</td>
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		<title>Entry to Twin Space (Late Night Venue)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The entry to Twin Space has a buzzer. We&#8217;ll have a volunteer at the door to let you in until 1:30am. If you arrive after 1:30am or if there is no one there, you should use the dial pad to buzz up to Twin Space and we&#8217;ll buzz the door open to let you in.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The entry to Twin Space has a buzzer. We&#8217;ll have a volunteer at the door to let you in until 1:30am. If you arrive after 1:30am or if there is no one there, you should use the dial pad to buzz up to Twin Space and we&#8217;ll buzz the door open to let you in.</p>
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		<title>2 leads/ 2 follows: spots open up – first come, first served!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 16:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contact Chelsea Lessard (you can find her on facebook) and let her know if you want these spots. First come, first served!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Contact Chelsea Lessard (you can find her on facebook) and let her know if you want these spots. First come, first served!</p>
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		<title>Online Registration is closed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All our classes are sold out (if you&#8217;ve already contacted us about an individual day pass, don&#8217;t worry, we have you on the list!) If you&#8217;re looking to buy a pass from someone who has to cancel, check out our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=173781886012913 Plenty of room at the dances! At-the-Door Pricing: Dance pass: $60 Individual [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All our classes are sold out (if you&#8217;ve already contacted us about an individual day pass, don&#8217;t worry, we have you on the list!)</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking to buy a pass from someone who has to cancel, check out our facebook page:<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=173781886012913">http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=173781886012913</a></p>
<p><strong>Plenty of room at the dances!</strong><br />
At-the-Door Pricing:</p>
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<li>Dance pass: $60</li>
<li>Individual dances: $12</li>
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		<title>Pre-registration closing at 8pm tonight</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pre-registration closing tonight. There are only 2 spots left for follows in the workshop; after that, registration is closing tonight! Dance passes are also available until 8pm tonight. After that, all dances are pay at the door pricing. See you there!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pre-registration closing tonight. There are only 2 spots left for follows in the workshop; after that, registration is closing tonight!<br />
Dance passes are also available until 8pm tonight.</p>
<p>After that, all dances are pay at the door pricing. See you there!</p>
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		<title>Follows, we need you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration for leads is closed. However, a few spots remain for followers. There aren&#8217;t many left, so you should register soon! Hope to see you there!]]></description>
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There aren&#8217;t many left, so you should register soon! Hope to see you there!</p>
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		<title>Only a few classes spots remain…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To ensure a good learning environment and as much attention to detail as we can, classes are capped at 120 people, so pre-registering is the best way to guarantee a spot in class. Because of this, classes fill up quickly! Right now, we&#8217;ve only got about 20 more spots available for classes, so you should [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To ensure a good learning environment and as much attention to detail as we can, classes are capped at 120 people, so pre-registering is the best way to guarantee a spot in class.</p>
<p>Because of this, classes fill up quickly! Right now, we&#8217;ve only got about 20 more spots available for classes, so you should register soon!</p>
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		<title>Announcing 2011 DJs…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:20:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steven Watkins Roy Rydbeck Julie Brown Whitton Frank Christine Moser Brenda Russell Read our DJ bios.]]></description>
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<li>Whitton Frank</li>
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<p>Read our <a href="http://www.downhomebluesfestival.com/festival-info/djs/">DJ bios</a>.</p>
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		<title>Announcing 2011 instructors…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Damon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Damon Stone, Minneapolis Dexter Santos, San Francisco Heidi Fite, San Francisco Joe DeMers, Denver Julie Brown, Boston Michelle Richter, San Francisco Mike Legett, Cincinnati Ria Debiase, Sacramento Tim O&#8217;Neill, Los Angeles Read our instructor bios.]]></description>
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<li>Damon Stone, Minneapolis</li>
<li>Dexter Santos, San Francisco</li>
<li>Heidi Fite, San Francisco</li>
<li>Joe DeMers, Denver</li>
<li>Julie Brown, Boston</li>
<li>Michelle Richter, San Francisco</li>
<li>Mike Legett, Cincinnati</li>
<li>Ria Debiase, Sacramento</li>
<li> Tim O&#8217;Neill, Los Angeles</li>
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<p>Read our <a href="http://www.downhomebluesfestival.com/festival-info/instructors/">instructor bios</a>.</p>
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		<title>Registration is Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re pleased to announce that early bird registration for the entire Down Home Blues Festival weekend in San Francisco, CA is now open. Prices will increase after the first 60 registrants, so register now!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;re pleased to announce that early bird registration for the entire Down Home Blues Festival weekend in San Francisco, CA is now open. Prices will increase after the first 60 registrants, so <a href="http://www.downhomebluesfestival.com/Registration/">register now</a>!</p>
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