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Thanks for joining us for Open Blues!
We cant wait to see you. Here is some quick
but important info!

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Contents
Accommodation ....................................................................................................................... 3
Sunday Hostel............................................................................................................................. 3
Photo Challenge ....................................................................................................................... 3
Sheets .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Food ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Chores ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Market Place .............................................................................................................................. 3
Flooring ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Parties and Live Music .............................................................................................................. 4
Sunday Mass ........................................................................................................................... 4
Check list ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Rough Schedule ........................................................................................................................ 5
Explorations................................................................................................................................. 5
Logistics ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Blues Bus ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Emergency Numbers ................................................................................................................ 7

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Accommodation
Please bring your own towel.
If you booked a bed, youll have a bed with sheets etc.
If you booked a mattress, you will have a mattress only no sheets, no blanket, no
pillow, so please bring your own! If you cant bring your own, tell us or write on the
Facebook event and someone will hopefully bring two sets.
If you the tent or floor option, you probably know what you are doing. There is plenty
of space and well let you know where its best to stay.

Sunday Hostel
After the Sunday Party, we are staying in the Mleczarnia Hostel, which is a stylish
hostel only meters away from the venue.

Photo Challenge
We have a photo challenge with a surprise prize! So bring your cameras and show us
how you handle that aperture for that chiaroscuro!

Sheets
If you are travelling by car, bring some extra sheets for our fellow travellers who arrive
by means of transport with limited luggage. They will be grateful!

Food
Food is fully included. There is a small and poorly stocked village shop a short walk
away from the venue.

Chores
Open Blues is our camp, so we have to make it one. During registration, youve
ticked what you are happy to help with. During registration, you will be able to sign
up to the particular lists. Dont worry, no Silesian coal mines this year!

Market Place
Well have a small market place. If you sell handicraft, give massages, polish shoes
or do cool hairstyles and youd like to offer that at Open Blues, let us know
(contact@openblues.pl). Well give you space (well as long as its legal, that is).
Only exception is: no commercial dance lessons that we are here to share

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Flooring
There will be at least two rooms where we party. The floor in the main hall is about to
be renovated. Its a slightly rough wooden floor with some small gaps, so please
dont be barefoot in there and avoid stilettoes or very thin dance shoes. For next
years camp, the floor will be fully renovated according to its original ballroom style.
The smaller room has a perfectly beautiful floor.

Parties and Live Music

We are going to have at least two bands. Friday will be accompanied by the
amazing Danny Boy Experience, Friday and Saturday will be accompanied by the
stunning Jessie Gordon Blues Trio.

Sunday Mass
The Palace of Piotrowice Nyskie has its own chapel. The weekly mass takes place on
Saturday at 6pm. Please be respectful and please feel free to join!

Check list

Towel
Sheets, pillow (if you booked a mattress)
Dance shoes (see Flooring subsection on p. Error! Bookmark not defined.)
Your water bottle (well have less washing up)
Some snacks from where you are from to share (completely optional)
Double check youve fully registered (form submitted & PayPal donation)

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Rough Schedule
Thursday
Early Birds
10
12

First
Arrivals

14
16

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Morning
activities

Morning
activities

Breakfast &
Packing

Brunch

Brunch

Bus Leaves
(1pm)
Sightseeing

Shares

18

Bus Leaves
Wrocaw
(6pm)

20

Dinner

Dinner
Bonfire
Surprise

22

2
4

Pyjamas

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Shares

Dinner

Lunch
in
Wrocaw &
Hostel
Check-in
Dinner
&
Sightseeing

&

Party

Party

Party
&
Ending
Ceremony

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Party

Explorations
Here is a peek of what you might expect during Open Blues.

Monday

Blues for Beginners

Low Tone Blues
Whats your flave? Hip Hop class
An Experiment in Deconstructing Blues Dancing
Uberdipy
A Ballroom Perspective on Blues Dancing
Participating in Loving Communities
Close Embrace Somatics
Close Embrace Musicality
Lyrical Blues
An Exploration of Visualising Partnership in Dance
An Exploration of Some Dips and Tricks
Show me how you Burlesque ( only)

Travelling
in
the
Area

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Logistics
Piotrowice Nyskie (GPS 50.412349,
17.154486) is relatively easy to
reach by plane with a 1-2h drive
from the nearest airports and large
transportation hubs like Wrocaw
(or Opole, Katowice and Ostrava)
If you have any trouble
questions,
ask
us
contact@openblues.pl.

or
at

Blues Bus
A private hire bus will pick us up
near Wrocaw Central Station at
6pm on 1.9.2016. There is space for
everyone.
It will go back to Wrocaw at 1pm
on Sunday (4.9.2016).
There is a large parking lot near
the Wrocaw Aqua Park between
Sieradzka
Street
and
Marka
Petrusewicza Street (heart). The
violin clef shows the Central
Railway
Station.
Just
follow
Borowska Street.

And hey, our BLUES BUS is BLUE!

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Emergency Numbers
Please use only in case of an emergency. For other things use Facebook or
contact@openblues.pl. Talk to us
For bus-related issues, Joanna Piotrowska: +48 501 375 235
Konrad Urban: +48 888 060 333
Piotrowice Nyskie Palace: +48 77 435 69 08