Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: TRUBRIT
Date: 17 Apr 09 - 09:14 PM

Sins -- you know I will sponsor -- can't do a lot but at least as much as I did last year.......will miss it this year. Barry's Hawaiian shirt was worth the price of entry!!!

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: Marc Bernier
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 12:47 PM

I have no $$$s,but feel free to ask if there's anything else I can do.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Apr 09 - 12:34 PM

So sorry to read this after your very successful event last year, you put such a lot of work into it. Really hope you'll be able to figure something out, but make sure you share the burden, you'll have lots of Folks happy to help again!

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: EBarnacle
Date: 15 Apr 09 - 12:04 AM

Lady Hillary and I are disappointed. We were really looking forward to it. We hope to be there in 10.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: kendall
Date: 14 Apr 09 - 08:10 AM

My services are still free.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: maeve
Date: 14 Apr 09 - 07:48 AM

I'm sure you'll pull it all together with the flourishes and finances required.

maeve

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: SINSULL
Date: 14 Apr 09 - 07:38 AM

Unfortunately, with the museum moving to its new location in Portland (May 20 opening) we can no longer use the waterfront site for free. Given the economy, the museum has no money to put in up front, sponsors are near impossible to find and the museum itself does not offer much space for a festival. Reflection won't help. LOL Dollars will. So we are starting now (have been fo a while, actually) exploring funding.
Our current financial problems are temporary. And there is a chance of a small event in September.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: Charley Noble
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 09:47 PM

Sinsull and Jacqui-

I'm sure you explored all the options this year and great credit to both of you for what you were able to achieve last year. Sometimes one needs to take more time to reflect.

2010!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: kendall
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 07:12 PM

I'm in.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 07:04 PM

With or without the museum, there will be a 2010 festival. Promise.

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: maeve
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 03:24 PM

That is a disappointment. I hope things will settle down for you both.

maeve

Subject: RE: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: Barry Finn
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 03:00 PM

The museum's mnoving?

Barry

Subject: Portland Harbor Festival Cancelled
From: SINSULL
Date: 13 Apr 09 - 01:35 PM

After a great deal of investigating, castigating and irritating, Jacqui and I have agreed to cancel this year's festival and plan for 2010. We are both disappointed but there is too much going on both in our lives and with the museum's move to make it work well.

Thank you to everyone who offered their time, talent and money.
Next year...