Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Jul 08 - 04:52 PM

Just what we need - more "odd' pictures of Micca. I would have thought you would have learned your lesson after the moose hat incident.
Refresh.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Barry Finn
Date: 08 Jul 08 - 05:24 PM

What did you expect from an "odd" man?


I mean that in a very good & healthy way Micca!

Just call me
Backpeddling Barry

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 15 Jul 08 - 11:32 PM

I put the festival up on MPBN's community page website ....... looks good....... see you there,,,,,

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:12 AM

Saw it. It does look good. Can we add a link to the museium's website?
M

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 12:37 PM

The Press release:
Outdoor Music Festival, Featuring Gordon Bok and Other Maritime Musicians, Scheduled for Saturday, August 2nd, at Portland Harbor Museum in South Portland

On Saturday, August 2nd, a maritime music festival will be held in South Portland at Portland Harbor Museum. The celebration will feature live performances by Gordon Bok, Castlebay, David Jones, David Coffin, Marc Bernier and many others. This free outdoor concert will be held from 10am-4pm on the grounds surrounding Portland Harbor Museum. It will bring internationally-known musicians to a stunning venue overlooking Portland Harbor at Spring Point. The result will be a spirited day of lively and energetic performances from artists who will bring to life New England's seafaring heritage through song.

More than twenty performers will be participating this year. Gordon Bok, known for his rich voice and fluid guitar work, will highlight the program. Bok grew up in Maine. He worked on vessels as a deckhand and mate, and in the process learned many folk tunes, ballads, stories, and sea songs.

The duo, Castlebay, have been performing along the eastern seaboard and in the UK for twenty years. Julia Lane is an award winning Celtic Harper and one of the world's foremost proponents of maritime music on the harp. Fred Gosbee is known for his historical and humorous ballads.

Kendall Morse will also take part. Kendall is well known as a Maine humorist and folk singer and also as part of the Morse Brothers bluegrass band, which also included his brothers, Erlon and Les. He has issued three CDs, Lights Along the Shore, Seagulls and Summer People, and Beginner's Luck.

Admission to the festival is free, although donations to both the museum and the performers will be appreciated. In the event of rain, the festival will be held at South Portland High School.

Portland Harbor Museum celebrates the community's maritime past and present through exhibits, lectures, harbor excursions, and programs, such as this Maritime Music Festival. The museum engages young people by offering free admission, classroom visits, teacher lesson plans, and museum tours. For more information, please visit the museum's website at www.portlandharbormuseum.org

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 16 Jul 08 - 11:12 PM

Sins -- I have asked if Sara Wills (Willis?) who runs In tune by 10 on Sunday ams and really supports local artists will announce it on her program this coming Sunday and next -- I'll let you know if I hear back from her.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 08:48 AM

Here's a direct link to the MPBN (Maine Public Broadcasting Network) Community Calendar mentioned above: Click here for website!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 08:50 AM

Thanks, Deborah. The museum is contacting all the radio, TV and newspaper editors locally. Does anyone want some fliers to distribute? I will have them with me on Saturday at the Press Room.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: jacqui.c
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 09:37 AM

We've also got letter sized posters if you can find anywhere to place them.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 01:40 PM

Sins - I can't be at the Press Room but I would love posters to distrubute.......perhaps I can pick some up+

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 01:58 PM

How many do you need, Deborah? And which size - 8.5x11 Goldenrod or 4x6 Canary Yellow.

I hit some of the Nursing Homes figuring it is free, great music, close by and the grandkids will be amused.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 Jul 08 - 07:44 PM

ABSOLUTELY -- SOME OF EACH PLEASE......

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 09:59 AM

Jacqui and I meet tonight to finalize the performance schedule. Emails will go out tomorrow to all the performers with final info.

Box Lunch Menu:
Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham or Cheese Sandwich
Chips
Fruit
A Cookie
Soft Drinks and Water

We will need a choice so we can place an order. That includes volunteers.

We need to know who needs a bed and for what nights.

I also need my head examined.
Watching the weather eports carefully,
SINS

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 01:47 PM

No bed for me, I'll gladly eat 3 Roast Beef, Ham & Cheese Sandwichs, hold the chips & cookies but go heavy on the fruit & Diet-caffine free pepsi, I'll eat my box lunch at the "Y", thank you very much. Will there be a place where non-performers can get a chance to sing & lead songs?

Barry

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: curmudgeon
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 02:01 PM

Roast beef sandwiches sound good; w. mayo and horseradish if possible. Linn and I will be in need of a bed. Now what do we need to bring besides voices and concertina?

Less than two weeks!

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Barry Finn
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 02:11 PM

A camera or camcorder

Barry

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 02:41 PM

Barry, non performers can join in on the choruses (and the verses for all I care). There will be a "rest period" at my house after the festival for performers and their significant others. I suspect there may be some music too.
M

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 10:27 PM

Sins -- accommodation at our house is hardly luxurious (with 2 of three kids returning home to roost) but we have ample floor and sleeping bags if needed.....

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 23 Jul 08 - 10:30 PM

Judy and I will plunk for Turkey sandwiches. It looks like all six Roll & Go performers will be in residence. Nor's been off doing work in Ireland, so he claims, but he'll be in Maine for the next month. He will add quality control to our sound management.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 09:23 AM

Preliminary weather report:
Sat
Aug 2


AM Clouds / PM Sun

79° High
62° Low

20% Chance of rain

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 03:28 PM

Sins -- that isn't bad -- and how the hell can they tell this far ahead anyway....!!!!.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: kendall
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 07:44 PM

Roast beast

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 24 Jul 08 - 10:44 PM

Roast beast - what????? I turned 59 today -- you have to be very careful and slow with me..........

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: MaineDog
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 07:27 AM

How's the parking there?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: kendall
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 07:31 AM

Deb, roast beast is my choice for sandwiches.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:35 AM

MD - There is plenty of parking on the campus site, which adjoins the Museum area. There will be a volunteer to direct cars to the right area.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:51 AM

So now the What ifs start...What if a hurricane hits and we all die? What if no one shows up? What if too many people show up and there's a riot? What if What if What if?????

How does anyone manage an annual festival? This is pure torture.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: maeve
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 09:06 AM

Sinsull- One survives by planning where possible, having good help, and not obsessing about What-ifs.

Go breathe some good air and sing a song.

love,

maeve

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 09:17 AM

Never mind the weather,
As long as we're together;
We're off to see the Wild West Show!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: jacqui.c
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 07:42 PM

Mary - what if we all just have a great time, even if too few or too many people turn up and a hurricane does hit.

Just think about all the wonderful people who are GOING to be there, because they are performing and the fun we can have with all our friends.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:43 PM

Great! Now I have a cross between Little Mary Sunshine and Mary Poppins to contend with.

Crisis is past. I am now in "I don't give a damn" mode so all is well.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: maeve
Date: 25 Jul 08 - 08:49 PM

Oh? And which of the two is Charley Noble?

Love, maeve

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 08:32 AM

Maybe I'm the one with the magic umbrella?

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: EBarnacle
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 09:51 AM

Relax. I have been in charge of the Working Waterfront at Clearwater's Revival for the past 10 years.

The best you can do is set up contingency plans, get good volunteers and relax.

This year, when the weather packed us in, my cocoordinator and I were at lunch. I got on the walkie, called my crew and told them to get the area shut down. People around us were amazed that we did not go rushing down to our area but simply finished our lunches.

The point is the competence of your people. 99% of everything is prep.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Micca
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 09:55 AM

Charlie, you can not be Mary Poppins if you know the verses to "We're off to see the Wild West Show"

"......The Elephant and the kangaroo-oo-oo.....
and on my left we have the OOzlum birdm
This bird flies in ever decreasing circles until...."

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Charley Noble
Date: 26 Jul 08 - 08:27 PM

Micca-

I thought that was the Foo bird?

Looking forward to seeing you again, and swapping a few obscure ditties.

Charley Noblee

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 10:42 AM

No - it's the Key Bird.

I may take EBarnacles suggestion one step further and just go to a movie. The Batman film opened.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 11:01 AM

Good idea. Go to the movies, Sinsull.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 11:05 AM

Jacqui will take over. Any recommendations for a film, GUEST? A Mighty Wind, maybe?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: maeve
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 01:21 PM

Sorry- recent Guest was me sans cookie.

Sinsull-

Any movie that will banish misfortune, make your heart sing, and allow laughter sweep dull care away for a few hours...

maeve

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 02:05 PM

I don't know, Maeve. Sounds like you're recommending The Sound Of Music. Think I'll pass.
LOL
M

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 27 Jul 08 - 09:31 PM

so what time do you want us there and do you want breakfast pastries?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: Becca72
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 06:42 AM

yes, what time should volunteers arrive?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: jacqui.c
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 09:53 AM

Deb & Becca - any time from about 9.00 would be good.

Deb - I'll order a cheese sandwich for Mim - OK? I think Mary is arranging some breakfast stuff but the more the merrier I reckon.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: SINSULL
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 01:05 PM

I thought Tom was making a Sour Cream cake?????



heh heh Thought I would forget, eh?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: ranger1
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 08:33 PM

YES on the breakfast pastries!!!

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: ranger1
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 08:34 PM

Oh, and what time should I arrive bearing a large cup of Kenyan AA, black, no sugar at Chez Sinsull?

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 28 Jul 08 - 11:53 PM

ok -- I will be there around 9.30 ish - let me know if it is not soon enough. I will bring pastries. Jacqui -- no Mim, she is off with her b-f. See you all then,

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: kendall
Date: 29 Jul 08 - 06:30 AM

Deb, I misread your post, thought you said you would be bringing "Pasties"!That would draw a whole different crowd.

Subject: RE: Update: Portland (Maine) Maritime Festival
From: gnu
Date: 29 Jul 08 - 06:32 AM

Good advertising, too.