In general, especially for your own use, this is a good idea. That said, please check in with teachers before you record their classes. Some may have had bad experiences with people posting things online without permission, so as a matter of courtesy, offer them the opportunity to set the terms. For our part, we have no problem with you recording classes. We only ask that you if you make any of that material public that you credit Choro Camp New England as the venue.

We welcome drop-ins after 3:00 on Saturday. Come play before and after our closing concert that night, though you’ll need to make other arrangements for meals and (probably) a place to stay on Saturday night. For the rest of the week, however, access to both our formal and informal activities on campus is restricted to registered participants. Thanks for your cooperation in that regard.

Within a few weeks of the event we’ll provide all registered participants with the details on how, when and where to check in. Trying to get detailed information months in advance may only create confusion, since some of the details will not yet be available.

Generally, you should check in between noon and 6pm on Tuesday. 

$75 Key Deposit: If you are staying in the dorms you’ll get a key to open the door to your room. Marlboro charges us $75 for every lost key, so we ask you for a deposit in that amount when you check in. We will, of course, return that deposit to you on departure if you return whatever we’ve given you. To avoid having too much cash on site we would prefer you pay your deposit by check. You remember checks.

There are no scheduled activities on the last Sunday of Choro Camp. Breakfast is served for those who opted for the meal plan, but no other meals. There’s no rush to get out, so feel free to hang around for one last roda that morning. We do not have access to the dorms on Sunday night.

When you leave your room, please:

• Strip the bed and leave the linens and towel either on the floor in the hall or in a basket the bathroom.
• Put all trash in the trash basket.
• Take any bottles or cans to the recycling bins.
• Return your keys to our office and get your deposit back.

As indicated on the Housing page, some dorms do have a kitchen that you are welcome to use. 

If you are staying in the dorms you’ll get a key to open the door to your room. Marlboro charges us $75 for every lost key, so we ask you for a deposit in that amount when you check in. We will, of course, return that deposit to you on departure if you return whatever we’ve given you. To avoid having too much cash on site we would prefer you pay your deposit by check. You remember checks.

You’ll find a campus map here.  Please print or save it.

If you are arriving after 9 PM on Tuesday, we’ll need to find a way to get you your keys. (We can deal with the rest of registration the next morning.) The best arrangement is to have someone already on site get your keys for you. So if you already know someone else coming to Choro Camp and you know they are arriving before you, have them pick up your key and then you deal directly with them to get the keys. If you see no other option, let us know you’ll be arriving late and we’ll make other arrangements. In that case,

1. Please pay your $75 key deposit in advance.
2. Make sure we have a cell number for you so we can call or text with instructions.

The Marlboro campus does not provide these for us, so please bring your own.

Although we suggest you arrive earlier, the first thing you really need  to be here for is the orientation on Tuesday evening. The purpose of the orientation is to help you get, uh, oriented: to campus, to the daily schedule, to the class levels, to the teachers, etc. We’ll let registered participants know by email exactly where that’s happening, before Choro Camp gets started.

Parking is available and free at Marlboro.

Interested in a shorter visit to Choro Camp?

• Drop-In Saturday after 3. Anyone can drop in on Saturday, October 3rd after 3 pm. Join us for some jamming and the evening concert. If you would like on-campus housing that night, let us know, and we’ll see whether any is available, and at what cost. No meals will be available on campus for drop-in guests.
• Half Camp. We may be able to offer a Half Camp option, but we will give priority to those who plan be here for the whole event by accepting only full registrations through June. To be alerted if/when the Half Camp option becomes available after that, please jot us a note at chorocamp@gmail.com.

Please see the Transportation page for updated info on your options for getting to the Marlboro campus.

Yes, we will all have access to wifi. We’ll provide the network and password at check-in.