It's easy to submit your event!

Here's a step-by-step guide to navigate the submission page for our online calendar.

1. Your name: The name of the contact person/submitter for the event.

2. Your email: In case we have any questions about your submission. Don't worry, we won't sell/share your information with anyone else.

3. Private notes for the calendar owner: You can skip this: it won't show up in your posted event, and it's really only there in case you want to send love notes to the SFEMS staff.

4. Event Title: This is where you list the name of your group and the title of your concert/event.

5. Add a link: Right below that, you'll see a little box saying "Add a button linking to the event website": tick the box, and a menu will open asking you to enter a link to your website and the text you'd like to see on the button ("Learn more," "Buy Tickets," or just "Website," for example).

6. Keywords/Tags: Not necessary as we don't link our calendar to social media, but if you'd like to add a few, feel free.

7. Event Image: Click on "Add an image," and you'll be able to drag and drop your event image into the box that opens up. For the best fit with our formatting, please use a square-shaped image that is as high-resolution as possible.

8. Image alt text: You can skip this.

9. Event Date & Time: Immediately below, you'll see a set of pull-down menus showing dates and times. Enter your date and time here. You can specify an end time if you like (for example, if you're listing a masterclass or workshop), or leave the second pull-down alone (double-check: it should match the first one). Unfortunately, we currently can only accept start times that are on the hour or half hour, and also unfortunately, multiple concert dates must be entered as separate entries/events. Sorry!

10. Event Description: A brief (>1 paragraph, if possible) description of your event. What's happening? Who are the composer(s) or performer(s)? How much does it cost for tickets (or is it free)? Is masking required? Any information on the concert itself that isn't covered by the other boxes goes here.

11. Event Location Type: The default is "street address," but if you're holding an event that is virtual or hybrid (both live and online), click the corresponding button and fill in the Zoom link/title of the event.

12. Venue Information: The name of the church/hall/performance space. Be as specific as you like ("Brachman Hall at Binghamton University, fourth seat from the left".).

13. Venue Address: Enter the address for your venue. As you do, a drop-down menu should appear, showing you potential addresses: pick the correct one for your event, and an image of the venue's location will appear in the "map preview" space next to the address.

14. Directions: You can leave this empty if your venue is relatively easy to find/well known, but if it's a little out of the way, you can put some more information here to help people find your event.

Go back and make sure your information is correct and that you've entered everything people will need to know, and click the big green "Check and Submit" button at the top of the page. That's it!

We will review events before they are published on the online calendar. To ensure that your event will be transferred over to our weekly newsletter calendar, which is published Monday, the event must be submitted at least seven days before publication of the relevant newsletter.