Propane sale during Tri-State festival

Amerigas, located just west of Kendallville, IN on US6 (5695 East US Highway 6, Kendallville, IN 46755 260-347-2266) will fill 20# for $10 and 30# for $15 if you bring canned goods for the local food bank before 3p each day. You can register to win 100 gallons of propane.

On Friday, May 27 from 11a-2p WAWK broadcasting with free pop and hot dogs. The propane drawing will be during this time.

Stage and vendors are at Tri-State

The stage arrived a few minutes ago. Tires were low so the crew had to pump them up. There has been some minor damage while it was in storage. It appears the soft aluminum skin has been scraped.

Two of many vendors arrived Sunday night with many more expected.

As of Saturday night there were 74 rigs on the grounds.

The chairs are awaiting an audience.

Come Jam in Ossian, IN June 30!

I live in Ossian Indiana, and there are several people in the area who have an appreciation of Bluegrass Music.  On Thursday June 30 Ossian is having a Freedom Fest, and would love to have an opportunity at that time to expose folks to some wonderful Bluegrass music.  We are trying to find contacts, and see if some folks would even be willing to come and use this as a format to 'jam' and expand the fan base here.

Unfortunately we are planning this Freedom Fest Celebration without a budget, but perhaps some of us personally could help with expenses etc to travel here to Ossian.  We are about 4 1/2 miles south of 469 on U.S. 1.

I moved here from the mountains of western North Carolina and sure enjoyed it lots there, and look forward to hearing much more here.  We hope to make it to Kendalville this year.

Sincerely,

Bill and Linda Hambrick
Thesmokies@frontier.com
cell 260 469-2862

(If interested, give them a call and tell 'em you're coming)

Propane special at festival

Praxair Distribution, 801 Commerce Dr, Kendallville, IN 46755  (260) 347-5908, is offering a bluegrass special for 20# propane tanks, $16. 

Show your bluegrass ticket to get the discount.

DISCOVER BLUEGRASS DAY - May 27, 2011

DISCOVER BLUEGRASS DAY

A Full Day of Workshops Presented by Professional Musicians

We are excited to present a full day of workshops on May 27, the Friday of the Memorial Day Festival.  These workshops will be free to all festival attendees.  If you would like to just come for the day, the cost of a Friday daily ticket is $8 and will allow you to attend all workshops, plus all other activities and concerts on Friday night. 

           

Workshops will be 2 hours in length, including time to pack up and move to the next workshop.  Preregistration is not required…just show up at the door!  You will find schedules posted on the bathroom doors and at the merchants’ building, but if you want to start planning your day now, here is the preliminary schedule.  You can attend one session per time slot.

Choices are:

10am until noon – Song Writing, Banjo, Dobro, or Guitar

Noon until 2pm – Mountain Dulcimer, Fiddle, or Bass

2 pm until 4pm – Mandolin or Harmonica

4 pm until 6pm – Harmony Singing, Beginner Bluegrass Jam, Old-Time/Bluegrass Dancing

In addition to the above FREE sessions, we will be offering a workshop from 2pm until 6pm (yes, FOUR hours!) with Bull Harmon.  This will be geared towards the more advanced players, and there will be a $25 fee for this class.  You must preregister in advance with Chris Cooperrider as there is a limit of 12 students in this class. Call 260-302-1555 for more information or to preregister.

The Saturday morning workshops are being replaced by this Friday spectacular. There will still be the “Slow Jam” on Saturday from 12-1:30p in the Mini Barn along with the Kids Korner at 10:00 to 11:30a.

Memorial Showcase bands

We have 2 showcase bands signed up for the 2011 Memorial Day festival -- the Matt Scutchfield Band @ 6:20 and Lost Road Ramblers @ 6:40. The bands will perform on Thursday May 26.

WiFi at Kendallville Memorial Festival

The WiFi will be on at the fairgrounds during the festival. Exact dates are:
On: May 16  Off: June 1

The antenna is located atop the Merchants building. The range varies but is generally line of site for 100 yards. If you cannot get reception at your location, move closer to the east end of the Merchants building.

The antenna is off when we are not on the grounds to prevent free service to area homes.

Our thanks to Ligtel Communications for providing free WiFi during our festivals.