Dear MMD's,  For people who do not have access to the Web, I post here
the English version of the agenda of coming events, as it will appear
very shortly on the Web pages Musica Mecanica (there is a French and a
German version too).

It is of course updated regularly on the Web site, thanks to the
informations which are sent to me, and the association's publications
I receive.

For those who have a web site, you may of course make a link with that
page (Do not copy it, it would not be mended or updated ! And if you
use it, please credit Musica Mecanica as your source of information,
as does the MBSI News Bulletin, for ex.).

    http://www.cnam.fr/museum/musica_mecanica/a/actu/index.html

Every event is not there ... It will show anyway, especially for the
non-European readers, what happens in Europe in our field.  Please
E-mail me for any correction or addition. Thanks.

Philippe Rouille (Paris, France)
rouille@cnam.fr

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Next venues for Mechanical music fans (updated Jan 15th, 1998):

In the following selection, all dates are given without guarantee.
There are of course many other meetings and local festivals.
For information, please contact the collectors associations.

Until February 8th, 1998
       France: Exhibition: "La mecanique au temps des Automates",
       organized by the Musee des Arts et Metiers (main buildings closed
for renovation) inside
        the Palais de la Decouverte (Paris).
        Monday closed.
        Inquiries: +33 (0)1 40 74 80 00
Until April 27th, 1998
        France: Exhibition: "Les Musiciens de rue a Paris" (Street
musicians in Paris) in the Musee des Arts et Traditions Populaires (ATP),
Paris.
Fev-Febr. 13, 1998
        USA/MBSI: Florida Meeting and Trustee's Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL
Fev-Febr. 13, 1998
        GB: Auction at Sotheby's London
Mars-March-Maerz, 7, 1998,
        Netherlands: General annual meeting of the Dutch association KDV,
in Haarlem.
Mars-March-Maerz, 8, 1998,
        France: Annual General Meeting of the AAIMM in the Musee des Arts
et Traditions Populaires (ATP), Paris.
Mars-March-Maerz, 19, 1998,
        Netherlands: 40th anniversairy Concert of the Museum Van Speelklok
tot Pierement, in Utrecht
        Organisation: Association KDV
Mars-March-Maerz, 21, 1998
         GB: Annual General Meeting of the Fair Organ Preservation Society
(FOPS), Warburton Park, Lymm, Cheshire.
Mars-March-Maerz, 21-22, 1998,
        Netherlands: Concert with 15 fair organs in Ulvenhout. Org.:
Association KDV.
Avr-Apr. 3, 1998
        Netherlands: Evening concert in Museum Van Speelklok tot Pierement,
in Utrecht.
        Org.: Association KDV.
Avr-Apr. 3-7, 1998
        France: Musicora (Large commercial Exhibition on music and musical
instruments), Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris
Avr-Apr. 4-5, 1998
        France, Exchange Mart in 92500 Rueil Malmaison (near Paris)
Avr-Apr. 5, 1998
        Germany, GSM Mart in Rodesheim (S. Wendel)
Avr-Apr. 5, 1998
        USA: Lynn Bilton Phonograph/Music Box Show, Wilmington Hilton in
Claymont, Delaware.
Avr-Apr. 9-11, 1998
        GB: Spring Meeting of the Musical Box Society (MBSGB), Wakefield
(Yorkshire).
Avr-Apr. 16, 1998
       GB: Auction sale at Christie's, London.
Avr-Apr. 19, 1998
        Italy: Exchange Mart of mechanical music and phonographs, in
Longiano (near Ravenna)
        Info: fseveri@mbox.queen.it
Avr-Apr. 25, 1998
        Netherlands: Annual general meeting of the Dutch association
Nederlandse Pianola Vereiniging (NPV).
Mai-May, 1-3, 1998
        USA: Organ Rally, Houston, MO (Org.: Ron Bopp, Emmet Kelley Festival).
Mai-May, 9, 1998
        Netherlands: Opening of a special exhibition on bells and
carillons. Museum Van Speelklok tot Pierement, in Utrecht.
May 15 - 16, 1998,
        USA: Monkey Organ Festival, Marshall, MI (org.: MBSI, Mid-America
Chapter).
Mai-May, 15-17, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in Beaumont-sur-Oise (near Paris).
Mai-May, 16, 1998,
        Germany: International Exchange Mart of Mechanical Music
Instruments in the Museum  Auto + Technik, in Speyer.
                Info: +49 07253-4927, Fax: +49 07253-32020
Mai-May, 21-24, 1998,
        Germany: Gastronomical Spring Mosellan Week-end, with a large
meeting of barrel organs, in 54536 Kovenig.
        Info: + 49 06541-5742
Mai-May, 24, 1998,
        Netherlands: 17 mechanical organs and pianolas concert in the
Openluchtmuseum, Arnhem (Org.: KDV et NPV).
Mai-May, 30-31, Juin-Jun., 1, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival, Bon-Encontre (Lot-et-Garonne).
Mai-May, 30-31, Juin-Jun., 1, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival, L'Ile-Tudy (Finistere)
Juin-Jun. 1998
        GB: Annual General Meeting of the Musical Box Society (MBSGB).
Juin-Jun., 1, 1998
        Netherlands: Organ Festival in Haarlem
        Org. "Het Kunkelsorgel"
Juin-Jun. 20-21, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 59530-Villers-Pol (Nord)
Juin-Jun. 20-21, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 76850-Bosc-Le-Hard (near Rouen)
Juin-Jun. 20-21, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 89400-Cheny
Juin-Jun. 25, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 86210-Vouneuil-sur-Vienne
Juin-Jun. 27-28, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 68920-Wintzenheim (near Colmar)
Juil-Jul., 4, 1998,
        Germany : Monkey Organ Festival for the 10th anniversary of  Jaeger
& Brommer Factory, in Waldkirch.
        info: jaegerbrommer@t-online.de
Juil-Jul., 4-5, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 26190-Saint-Jean-en-Royans (35 km
NE of Valence)
Juil-Jul., 13-14, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 26700-Pierrelatte (50 km N of Avignon).
Juil-Jul., 17-19, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in Les Gets (Haute-Savoie).
        Info: Office du Tourisme, tel. + 33 (0)4 50 75 80 80
Juil-Jul., 23-25, 1998,
        USA: Band Organ Rally, Berrien Springs, MI (org.: MBSI, Mid-America
Chapter).
Juil-Jul., 25-26, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 86210-Vouneuil-sur Vienne
Juil-Jul., 98,
        USA/Canada: Annual convention AMICA Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Aout-Aug. 1-2, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 01300-Contrevoz
Aout-Aug. 15, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 03200-Vichy (Allier).
Aout-Aug. 28-30, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 07110-Chassiers,
Sept. 1- 6,1998,
        USA: 49th MBSI Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC (org.: MBSI, Piedmont
Chapter).
Sept. 3-6, 1998,
        GB: Great Dorset Steam Fair, in Tarrant Hinton. A must !
Sept. 5-6, 1998,
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in Oingt (near Lyon).
Sept. 12-13, 1998
        France: Monkey Organ Festival in 31450-Montesquieu-Lauragais,
(between Toulouse and Carcassonne)
Sept. 12-13, 1998
        Italy: Monkey Organ Festival in Longiano (near Ravenna)
        Info: fseveri@mbox.queen.it
Sept. 18-20, 1998
        USA: Organ Rally, Wichita, KS (Org.: Len Railsback, Kansas State Fair).
Sept. 18-20, 1998
        GB: Autumn meeting of the Musical Box Society (MBSGB), in Ashford
(Kent).
Oct-Okt., 8-11, 1998,
        France: France: Monkey Organ Festival in Dijon (Cote-d'Or).
        Organisation: Dijscolorg, 4 bis, rue A. Comte, 21000-Dijon,
        Tel. +33 (0)3 80 73 47 40
Oct-Okt., 9, 1998,
        Netherlands: Evening concert in Museum Van Speelklok tot Pierement,
in Utrecht.
        Org.: Association KDV.
Oct-Okt., 10, 1998,
        Germany: General Annual meeting of the German Collectors
association GSM.
Oct-Okt., 17, 1998,
        Germany: International Exchange Mart of Mechanical Music
Instruments in the Museum  Auto + Technik, in Sinsheim.
        Info: +49 07253-4927, Fax: +49 07253-32020
Nov., 1, 1998,
        Germany, GSM Mart in Rodesheim (S. Wendel)

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Mars-March-Maerz, 8-9, 1999,
        France : Annual General Meeting of the AAIMM - 87000-Limoges
Juin-Jun. 11-13, 1999
        Germany: Monkey Organ Festival to celebrate 200 years of
Organbuilding in Waldkirch.
Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 1999
        USA: 50th MBSI Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (Org.: East Coast
Chapter).
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August 29 - Sept. 3, 2000
        USA: 51st MBSI Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA (Org.: Golden Gate Chapter).

PhR 1/98