WHAT TO DO IN ANAHEIM
From Firby Marketing Group ’ s Dave Firby
1 . Attend the NWC NAMM Canadian reception on Wednesday April 12
2 . If you have time , make a trip to Newport Beach , and eat at The Crab Cooker restaurant — amazing food , a favourite for decades .
3 . Koizan Sushi on east Katella ( technically in Orange , not Anaheim ) is a fabulous favourite restaurant as well .
4 . The Friday night midnight show at the Hilton Lobby bar is always packed and usually a Van Halen Tribute Band ( although they have mixed it up once in a while .)
5 . Of course , the food trucks and the entertainment in the Anaheim Convention Center Grand Plaza are always amazing .
NEWPORT BEACH
Firby : I am really looking forward to renewing relationships with suppliers , customers , competition , and vendors ( hotel staff , etc .). We are a people-based industry ; it ’ s the arts , it ’ s not battery sales or television sales . It ’ s music . There are so many entertainment options during the show it is impossible to see them all and attend the show . But I ’ ll try my best .
ANAHEIM CONVENTION CENTER GRAND PLAZA
MILLION MORE MUSIC MAKERS
In addition to its Music Education Days and GenNext programs , Grand Rally for Music Education , and Non-Profit Management Institute , The NAMM Foundation will launch a new initiative this year called Million More Music Makers . NAMM ’ s Million More is intended to engage , educate , and inspire participants to expand music learning opportunities in and through guitar , ukulele and bass .
The 2023 inaugural edition of Million
More Music Makers will aim to infuse the Foundation ’ s longstanding programs with a focus on the teaching , learning , and playing of guitar , ukulele , and bass in schools , colleges , and universities , as well as in community centres and at events . Professional and amateur musicians , teachers , college students and faculty , school administrators and curriculum specialists , community music organization leaders and passionate participants will gather and participate in teacher training for classroom and group instruction , reviews of school curriculum planning and alignment with education standards , workshops and hands-on learning experiences , performance classes with expert artists open to players of all levels , an exploration of passionate community music-making groups , a celebration of luthiers and technicians , and many performances .
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