2025 Schedule

Tuesday, September 2nd

3:00 - 5:00 PM Check in: Front Desk  (...everybody gets a bandana and a journal)

5:30 - 6:30 PM Get Happy Hour: Pavilion

6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner with Counselor curated playlist 

7:30 - 8:00 PM        Opening salvo and WTF Orientation: Pavilion 

  • Journal Challenge: life is a dance, second dancer, muse 

  • Songwriting / troubadour bandana - ketchup soup

8:30 - 10:00 PM Todd Snider Welcome Performance, Q&A, Requests & Special Guests: Pavilion

10:00 - 12:00 AM Guest Artist Hosted Open Mic & Campfire: Roadhouse

An outdoor gathering of musicians and audience members sitting on grass with trees and a building in the background, part of an artist-guided song circle.
A stylized, circular flower-like design with orange petal shapes arranged in a ring with a hole in the center.
A stylized illustration of a circular flower pattern with orange petals outlined in dark green, forming a ring.

Wednesday, September 3rd

We will focus on songwriting during classes but contradicting rules pertaining to how to be a rapcaliating bullcrastinating troubadour will be made up in real time by counselors and can be expected thru out.

8:15 - 8:45 AM Todd’s Troubadour Calisthenics! Wear activity pants!): Meet at Front Lawn

8:30 - 10:00 AM Hippie Speedball Breakfast: Pavilion

10:30 -1:15 PM Todd’s Lyrics Master Class: Barn 

  • Todd explains his style and takes questions 

  • Everybody starts a song

1:30 - 3:00 PM Lunch

2:15 - 3:00 PM        Dining Room Journal Readings

3:00 - 4:00 PM        Hang out by the pool w/ Todd & Friends

4:00 - 6:00 PM Artist Guided Songwriting Circles

  •  Split off into independent groups and get the songs started 

  • Counselors will move around between groups, helping. 

  • Barn, Roadhouse, Café, Pavilion Studio, Billiard Room, Streamside Tent

6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner with Counselor curated playlist

7:30 - 8:00 PM        Journal Readings with participants invited by counselors

8:30 - 10:00 PM Todd Snider Evening Performance, Q&A, Requests & Special Guests: Pavilion

10:00 - 12:00 AM Todd Snider Hosted Open Mic & Campfire: Roadhouse

A circular flower design with orange petals outlined in black, arranged in a radial pattern
Two men with guitars sharing a moment during a performance on stage at an event called 'Open Mics & Jam Sessions' with a decorative orange border.
A stylized ring-shaped object with a black outline and a pattern of yellow oval segments arranged in a circular formation.
A stylized, circular orange flower with 16 petals, outlined in dark brown, resembling a daisy or sunflower.

Thursday, September 4th  

Same as yesterday…what we do is smoke joints and listen to reggae while we lay on the grass and yawn and stretch and try to come alive before breakfast. no way i am actually leading calisthenics. This is more what we call a safety meeting. of which one should hold a few of a day. 

8:15 - 8:45 AM Waking up with Nature: Swimming, walking, meditating, puffing

8:30 - 10:00 AM Safety Meeting Breakfast: Pavilion

10:30 -1:15 PM Todd Snider Songwriting Master Class: Barn 

  • Todd plays songs, takes a few questions and introduces Guest Counselors 

  • ….and maybe a Safety Meeting and some speedball calisthenics!

1:30 - 3:00 PM Lunch: Pavilion 

2:15 - 3:00 PM Lunchtime Counselor DJs - Counselors play and present fancy tunes

3:00 - 3:10 PM Group Photo - Pavilion

3:10 - 4:00 PM        Kickball and Hang out by the pool w/ Todd & Friends

4:15 - 5:15 PM Artist Guided Songwriting Circles

  •  Split off into groups and get the songs finished 

  • Counselors will move around between groups, helping.

  • Barn, Roadhouse, Café, Pavilion Studio, Billiard Room, Streamside Tent 

5:30 - 6:30 PM Todd Snider Hosted Participant Allstar Concert - Performers selected by Todd, based on Tuesday and Wednesday open mic performances

6:30 - 8:00 PM Dinner with Counselor curated playlist

8:30 - 10:30 PM Todd Snider Farewell Performance with Kevn Kinney & Aaron Lee Tasjan: Pavilion

10:30 - 12:00 AM Counselor Hosted DJ Dance Party & Campfire: Roadhouse- Wear your activity pants!

A man with a hat playing acoustic guitar on stage with a microphone, smiling, under stage lighting, with the text 'Intimate Performances' and floral decorations around the border.
A digital illustration of a circular, flower-like shape with elongated, rounded petals in yellow-orange color outlined in black.
Illustration of a flower with orange petals and a central hollow circle.

Friday, September 5th

We declare a winner based on partyin' - then a stripper pops out of a cake! 

8:30 - 10:00 AM Bakin’ Bye Bye Breakfast: Pavilion

9:10 AM Shuttle Departs for Big Indian Bus Stop

11:00 AM Check Out at the Front Desk and Departure