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HFS sponsors dozens of activities on the north coast!
international, square and contra dances song circles our touring and local artist concert series music and dance workshops the July Folklife Festival the August Blues Festival the biannual April Folkdance Festival and seasonal celebrations!
Visit the calendar for the complete schedule!
Next up...
BUDDY BROWN BLUES FESTIVAL - August 16th
at Perigot Park in Blue Lake, CA
Tentative lineup
Tofu & Chittlins Blues Sharp Five with Doug Vanderpool, Clint Warner, Bill Moehnke & Mike Kapitan Swing Set with Donna Landry Secret Club Uptown Kings Delta Nationals Buddy Reed
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The 30th Annual Folklife Festival - July 19th-26th!
The 2008 Folklife Festival boasts 8 days of music and dance in four different venues!
WATCH THE LIVE STREAM BELOW...
Monday through Thursday of this week (July 21st-24th) are four concert nights at Dell'Arte, followed by an Old Time Contra and Square Dance on Friday at the Bayside Grange. Then don't miss our entirely FREE All Day Festival at Dell'Arte this Saturday, July 26th!
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READ MORE on our Festival 2008 page!
Festival tickets are on sale now and selling fast!
Order Online using PayPal, or visit The Metro, Wildwood Music, or The Works in Arcata and Eureka.
Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended as all shows generally sell out.
(Note: advanced tickets are not required for dance nights.)
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Tuesday - Check back here tonight at 7:30 pm for a live stream of Acoustic Jazz!
This week, we'll stream live for the indoor Flying Fingers, Acoustic Jazz and Songwriter concerts (each starting at 7:30 pm), for Thursday's outdoor Bluegrass show (starting at 6 pm) and for the All Day Free Festival on Saturday the 26th!
Thanks to the Streamguys' Venue Project for making these live streams possible!
Problems viewing the stream? Download the Adobe Flash plugin
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The Festival concerts and all day free festival will stream live in the player below, so check back at 7:30 pm Mon-Weds (7/21-7/23), 6 pm Thurs (7/24), and all day Saturday (7/26)!
FOLKLIFE FEST LIVE STREAM
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Summer Youth Scholarships Announced
We're delighted to sponsor musical activities for all of the youth who submitted applications for our Folk School Summer Scholarships!
Earl Dippre and Casey Roskie will continue guitar lessons with Mike McLaren and Sam McNeill. Lin Ly Koken Glover is studying piano with Yumi Watanabe Weisman, and Morgan Hartlein Allen is working with both flute and piano and at the Jean Bazemore Academy. Alexandra Roskie will continue piano lessons with Lee Powers, while her sister Jordan will study fiddle with Sam McNeill. Finally, Sophia Elizarraras will take part in the Dance Camp with Erin Fernandez in August! Thanks to all of the youth who applied -- we hope you have a fabulously musical summer!
Folklife Society Recognized by Board of Supervisors
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On May 20th, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors recognized HFS for thirty years of bringing music and dance to the north coast community!
President Patrick Cleary, Founder Susan Anderson, board members Jennifer Rice and Pete Nichols, and Maia Cheli-Colando were present to accept on behalf of the hundreds of volunteers that keep Folklife vibrant!
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FOLK NEWS EVENTS LIST
If you're not already getting the Folklife newsletter via email, make sure to sign up today! We'll post you a couple of times a month with notices about Folklife and partner events, opportunities for performers and artists, and interesting links!
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MEMBERSHIP
HFS events are supported by the generous contributions of the local community. We keep our admission costs low and offer many free events thanks to donations by our membership, partner groups, and local sponsors. Please join us or renew today! Members receive reduced admission to HFS events and are the backbone of the Folklife Society.
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