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TODAY’S EMAIL (scroll down for details)
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Dalis
Sez (Notes from the Producer)
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2007
Kerrville Folk Festival Schedule Posted
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Festival
Tickets On Sale Next Week
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2007
Season Ticket Packages Still Available
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FESTIVAL PARKING FEES! New Policy!
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2007
Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Contest – Entry Deadline
Approaching
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Crafts
Booth Application Deadline Approaching
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Kerrville Folk Festival RV Reservation Information
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Work
Weekend Schedule
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Donate
to the Backstage Shower Fund
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1. Dalis sez –
Dalis is
currently on the road at the North American Folk Alliance
Conference in Memphis. She hopes that everyone is as
excited about the upcoming festival as she is.
She also
wanted me to let everyone know that the
Kerrville Folk Festival has
been voted BEST FESTIVAL for the 2007
North American Folk Alliance Annual Awards. I guess the
rest of the world is finding out what WE’VE known all along!
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2. 2007 KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL (May 24 – June 10)
SCHEDULE POSTED!
Be sure to
check out the 2007 schedule for this year’s Folk Festival.
It is currently posted on our website at
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com! Once again, Dalis has
put together a wonderful line-up including the return of
Judy Collins, Peppino D’Agostino, John Gorka, Susan Werner
and Jonathan Edwards along with a host of returning
favorites like Trout Fishing in America, Ruthie Foster,
Austin Lounge Lizards, The Laws, Jimmy LaFave, Sara Hickman,
Terri Hendrix, AJ Croce, Patrice Pike, Ian Moore and dozens
of others. We’ll also be having a reunion of the Lost
Gonzo Band with Gary P Nunn. Every day is a winner!
Both html
and printable pdf versions of the schedule are available.
Please be sure to check back often as the schedule is
subject to changes and additions.
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3. FESTIVAL TICKETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK!
General
ticket sales will start on Monday, May 26. We’ll be
launching a new ticketing system which hopefully will
provide our guest with an easier and more enjoyable
purchasing experience.
Advance Discounts Have Changed!
You will notice that we have eliminated the canned,
multi-day discounted ticket packages in favor of a new
discount model. Over the years we had several comments
about the fact that the old multi-day packages only
benefited those who were attending the festival for the
exact days specified in the package. The new advance
discount structure will cover all festival days and will
provide a discount from between 20% and 35% depending on the
total number of tickets purchased in an order. The
breakdown is as follows:
Buy 1 to 4
tickets in any combination – 20% off ticket price
Buy 5 to
10 tickets in any combination - 25% off tickets
Buy 11 to
17 tickets in any combination – 30% off tickets
Buy 18 or
more tickets in any combination – 35% off tickets
Discounts apply to daily festival tickets only. They do not
apply to workshop registration fees, camping, or vehicle
parking fees.
Elimination of (most) Service Charges!
No mandatory service fees will be added to your ticket order
if you order online. The only service charges will be for
phone-in orders (add $3) or if you request that your tickets
be mailed to you (add $3).
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4. 2007 SEASON TICKET PACKAGES STILL AVAILABLE!
2007
Kerrville Festival Season Ticket Packages are still
available. Package prices currently start at just $325.
Prices are good until only April 15 so Don't Wait! You can
find information at
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/2007_s_t_packages.htm .
Packages can only be ordered by phoning the festival office
at (830) 257-3600. On-line ordering should be available
with our new ticketing system.
2007
Package Prices (prices include sales tax):
-Weekends
Only (for One) - $325 (weekend tickets for both 2007
Kerrville Festivals)
-Complete
Package (for One) - $375 (a complete set of tickets for one
person for both 2007 Kerrville Festivals)
-Complete
Package (for Two) - $550 (a complete set of tickets for two
people for both 2007 Kerrville Festivals)
-Small
Business package - $1,100 (four complete sets of tickets
plus advertising for both 2007 Kerrville Festivals)
Packages
also include permits good for FREE PARKING (see below)
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5.
FESTIVAL PARKING FEES
– NEW POLICY!!!
Starting
at this year’s festival there will be a $3 per day per
vehicle charge to park in the festival parking lot. You can
purchase daily parking passes for just $2 per day per
vehicle if you purchase in advance of the festival.
Why are we
charging for parking? Last year, our friend and neighbor
Doc Horton passed away. We had been using a chunk of Doc’s
land as our parking lot. Instead of losing the property
(and subsequently our parking lot) to developers, a group of
festival friends decided to purchase this piece of
property. In doing so, the festival agreed to assume a
portion of the financial burden as well as to pay for
improvements to the lot in the form of lighting, road
stabilization, etc. The parking fees will be directed
toward these expenses.
We realize
that this may be an unpopular policy, but given the
alternative of not having a parking lot, we had no
alternative. We trust and hope that most of you will
understand.
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6. 2007 GRASSY HILL KERRVILLE NEW FOLK COMPETITION –
ENTRY DEADLINE IS MARCH 15!
We started
taking entries for New Folk on December 1. Songwriters are
given two options for submitting their songs. They may send
their tape/CD directly to the festival office or they may
submit electronically by using Sonicbids. Either way, the
official guidelines MUST be followed.
The
official guidelines for the 2007 Grassy Hill Kerrville New
Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters are posted on our
website at
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/newfolk.htm. There are a
few significant changes to the guidelines so be sure to read
them carefully.
We will
accept the first 800 entries we receive prior to March 15,
2007. The 32 Finalists will be announced on or about April
15.
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7.
ARTS & CRAFTS BOOTH
APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
Vendors
have until March 15 to submit their application for crafts
booths for the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival. Information
and an application can be found on
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/crafts.htm or by calling
the festival office at (830) 257-3600.
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8. 2007 FESTIVAL RV SITE STATUS
MAIN SECTION
(water / electricity / sewer) $25/night in addition to
festival tickets ($30/night for 50 amp service) –
SOLD OUT for
the duration of the 2007 Kerrville Folk Festival.
MEADOW SECTION
(water / electricity only) $20 per night in addition to
festival tickets – plenty
of availability for 18-day or weekend
reservations. The Meadow section is for smaller rigs like
pop-up trailers, teardrops, conversion vans, or travel
trailers less than 25 ft in length. If you would like to
make a reservation call the festival office at (830)
257-3600.
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9.
WORK WEEKEND SCHEDULE
We’ve got
several work weekends coming up including THIS weekend, Feb
23-24. The main projects will be the staff showers and
continuing to finish out the terracing at Threadgill. We’ll
also have live music this weekend!
After the
crew leader meeting in Austin on March 10, we’ll probably
have work weekends every week from March 17 until the
beginning of the festival on May 24.
For more
information on work weekends and specific projects please
visit the QV Ranch My Space page for off-season activities
at
http://www.myspace.com/quietvalley.
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10.
DONATE TO THE BACKSTAGE
SHOWER FUND
I think we all understand how important it is to keep are
volunteer staff clean and happy. While the existing
backstage shower and bathroom facilities are still
"functional" they are rapidly decaying to the point where
they will soon be unusable. With your help we can raise the
money needed to build a new structure that will last for
another 35 years. Please give what you can! You may make a
donation on the website
(www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/shower_fund.htm
) through secure Pay Pal transaction, or you can mail a
check payable to:
Backstage Shower Fund
c/o Kerrville Folk Festival
PO Box 291466
Kerrville TX 78029
Thanks to
a generous donation from Robert Orenstien, we almost have
the funds available to do this project, but we still need
more.
