There’s word the National Quartet Convention is considering a move to Indianapolis, Indiana, effective next year. Apparently a move to October next year (and November the following year) is also under consideration.
Would such a move affect your plans to attend?
I live 5 minutes from the fairgrounds where the NQC is held in September, so if they moved to Indianapolis, I would not attend, even though it is about 90 minutes….5 minutes is alot better.
I moved to the Ft. Wayne, Indiana from Ohio about 4 years ago. This past summer I went with a friend to go visit Indy and some of the attractions downtown. I must say I was THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED!!! The downtown area was beautiful and exciting and countless things to do. Indy has worked fervently to become a major convention destination and after visiting downtown I would definitely say they are doing an AWESOME job. So from a recent “tourist” of Indy, I absolutely LOVED the city and will go back again just to enjoy its many sites and attractions. Therefore, moving NQC to Indy I think would be great, but moving the dates to November would be HORRIBLE! However, October may be alright so long as it would be the first part of the month, but I agree with others that summer would be best to coincide with the time of the year that many take their vacations.
From a home-grown Indy girl, I am VERY proud of my hometown! I reside in Chicago now, and will STILL tell ya Indy is the best place to live in the mid-west!
I say Indy. Louisiville is okay as far as location, but not facilities, infrastructure etc. Nashville was left for a reason and not a good choice.
I’ve been a permanent seat holder for years, but moving the convention AGAIN may change my mind.
But the rumored move is not as bad as the idea of moving it to October or November. I’ve been in Indianapolis during those months and don’t relish the idea of dealing with heavy outerwear during the Convention.
The ABSOLUTE WORST thing they’ve done; however, is to move the Singing News Fan Awards from the Convention to Dollywood. The Fan Awards were the highlight of the week and the reason many of the groups “hung around” for the weekend in spite of losing income. Don’t get me wrong, I love Dollywood, but the theatre seats only about 1600 – not to mention the additional expense of travelling to two cities, finding housing, etc.!
Just discovered something I LOVE about this theme: I didn’t have to scroll through all 72 comments! It has an “older comments” link. What a fantastic idea …
Interesting. I hadn’t noticed that till you pointed it out.
Fascinating!