2005 Washington Folk Festival

Subject: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: Padre
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 10:17 PM

Folks, If you're anywhere near Washington DC this weekend, get out to Glen Echo Park for the 2005 Washington Folk Festival, June 4-5. A FREE festival with many great performers, and an ambience that makes it all even better. My best to all the FSGW folks who work so hard to put it together.

Padre

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Jun 05 - 11:39 PM

Yep, its going to be great!
Especially on Sunday at the Family Stage at around 1:30. I hear a pretty good jug band will be playing there then.

Gutbucketeer
aka JAB

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: Padre
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 08:52 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: Ebbie
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 09:37 AM

Wish I were close enough to drop in! Have a great time and we'll meet again in October.

When you fly, Jim, do you check your bucket? I don't suppose it would fit in the overhead? :) Looking forward to hearing you again.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 09:42 AM

*sigh* must be nice to live in an area with enough people of like mind to have functions of this sort within a reasonable distance.

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: GutBucketeer
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 10:01 AM

Ebbie, Mario:

You know that when you guys make it down we can find somewhere to put you up. What's a little driving time? :-)

Gosh, I envy you guys in Alaska too. It seems that you have such a close nit folk community and great, great, musicians.

I've never flown with the bucket. I'll have to figure out how to make a traveling version at some point.

What we need is for those scientist fellows working on string theory to get their act together and figure out how to get the transporters working. :-)

See ya in October too!

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 11:04 AM

come early!(before 11AM may get you a close in parking space) Stay late! Picnic, listen, sing along, dance, ride the carousel, listen to storytells, buy crafts..(GOOD crafts, says the modest chairman of the crafts area, who, along with his wife, just happens to have some nice stuff on display...along with 25 other excellent craftspeople)

Subject: RE: 2005 Washington Folk Festival
From: Ferrara
Date: 03 Jun 05 - 03:18 PM

This Festival has been going on for decades, with a 3 year interval recently whlie the park was refurbished. Glen Echo used to be an amusement park and was purchased by the Park Service after it closed. The stages are still called "Crystal Pool," "Bumper Car Pavilion," etc.   
(As a kid I went on those rides....)

There are a number of artists in residence and classes in the arts take place all year round as well as puppet shows, dances and other events.

The Washington Folk Festival not only gets a huge audience, including literally thousands of people who normally don't go to many ethnic and folk activities, but it also can draw from a huge selection of talents. We have a wide variety of ethnic populations who still maintain their traditions of music, dance and storytelling. Plus of course the Folklore Society of Greater Washington and related performers.

And you can ride the carousel.