ACCOMMODATIONS
FOOD
Steve Zakon-Anderson is a New Hampshire chef, dance organizer, and dance caller with a deep passion for our local traditions and decades of experience providing delicious meals for music and dance events. He and his wife, Bettie, were the original owners of Fiddleheads Cafe in Hancock, New Hampshire. Steve infuses his friendly food expertise with laughter and fellowship in the Romp kitchen and specializes in meeting a range of needs, tastes, and preferences with every meal.
If you have special dietary needs, Chef Steve is experienced with accommodating food restrictions and will do his best to ensure that you have what you need at each meal. The registration form should cover most possible dietary needs. Let us know in advance if you have needs or questions not covered by the registration form.
Meals are a big part the Romp community experience. Everyone is included. Plan to join us for meals even if you choose to stay offsite! There is no discount for missed meals.
HOUSING
RiverJam Romp takes place at Potash Hill (formerly Marlboro College) in Marlboro, Vermont. Onsite housing options include all-season dorm rooms or primitive tenting.
The cost of participation is the same whether you sleep onsite or offsite. Overnighting is reserved for full-weekend participants.
Housing preferences are first-come, first-served. The best way to ensure dorm housing is to register early and send your payment promptly.
DORMS
Potash Hill's dorms are modern, comfortable, and 100% weatherized. Bedding and pillows are not provided. Mattresses are standard (long) waterproof dorm issue. You may wish to bring a mattress pad for comfort.
Dorm rooms (single and double) are reserved for participants who are arriving before dinner (by 5:30 pm) on Friday, staying both Friday and Saturday nights, and leaving on Sunday.
Dorm availability is limited, and dorms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. There are a few ADA compliant dorm rooms. If you have a special dorm or room request, please note it on your registration form.
Sleeping in buildings is allowed ONLY in dorm rooms (not hallways or common areas). Single capacity rooms can ONLY have one sleeper in them. Double capacity rooms can ONLY have two sleepers in them. There is one triple available. Beds must not be added to rooms.
Dorm keys must be kept safe all weekend and returned before leaving the Romp on Sunday. To receive your dorm key at check-in, you must MAIL US a check in advance for $75 written out to "SVTM". This check will be returned to you uncashed when you return your key to us at the end of the Romp on Sunday. If your key is not returned by the end of the Romp on Sunday, your check will be cashed and used to cover Potash Hill's mandated cost of re-coring the lock.
TENTING
Primitive tenting is permitted on the soccer field. Tenting in other areas is prohibited. Campers and trailers are not permitted. No vehicles are allowed to drive or park on the soccer field at any time.
We recommend arriving between 4:30-5:30pm on Friday if you plan to set up a tent, as dinner begins right at 6:00 and flows into the evening activities without a break.
Tenters may use the dorms available to us for restroom facilities and showers. There will also be a Rich Earth portajohn available near the tenting area.
Please adhere to the motto, “Leave no trace.”
COMMUTING
If you live in the area and would rather sleep in your own bed, or if you prefer another local option, that is totally fine.
Please arrive in time to participate in all meals, as meals are an essential time for community building and connection.
The cost of weekend participation is the same whether you sleep onsite or offsite, and there is no discount for missed meals.
PARKING
Parking for all on-campus overnighters is in a far lot. Day participants and commuters will park in a separate area. If you need an ADA accessible parking spot close to the dorms or other buildings, please let us know in advance.
Sadly, there is currently no public transportation to Potash Hill, and there are no taxis, Ubers, or Lyfts in the area. If you need a ride from Brattleboro, let us know and we'll look for a willing driver.