GP: SolarFest

["Tom Gray" <tomgray@igc.org>]

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From: SolarFest [mailto:kbm@sover.net]
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: SolarFest

New England’s Only Totally Solar-Powered Festival

Middletown Springs, Vt. - New England’s only totally solar-powered festival
happens in Middletown Springs, Vermont on July 13 & 14. SolarFest’s Eighth
Annual Solar-Powered Music Festival and Sustainable Future Fair hosts over
25 performers on two solar-powered stages and more than 26 workshop on
sustainable living and renewable energy. SolarFest has something for
everyone.

SolarFest is an intimate festival held on 40 acres of pristine, private
land. With no power lines to the site, the entire festival is powered by
solar panels and batteries and is itself an exciting demonstration of solar
power’s effectiveness. The arts, the natural setting and inspiring renewable
energy presentations make up the unusually engaging mix for which SolarFest
is recognized.

SolarFest’s designation by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as one of 2002's
Top Ten Summer Events and a three-page article in Home Power Magazine on
SolarFest 2001 are both indications that SolarFest is the place to go for
quality performances, inspiration and information about living more lightly
on the earth.

Chelsea Green Publishing of White River Junction, Vt. will again present two
days of workshops on a variety of sustainable living topics. In SolarFest’s
own renewable energy workshop tent, topics will include Renewable Energy
Basics, Grid-Independent Solar Energy Systems, Grid-Connected RE Systems,
and Eco-Friendly House Appliances, to name a few. Six new workshop topics
have been added this year.

Since 1995, SolarFest has made a name for itself by offering a wide variety
of quality performances (contemporary folk, roots music, blues, pop, reggae,
storytellers, puppetry, children’s theater, poetry, and mime) in a
beautiful, family-friendly setting. This year’s line-up features such
artists as Entrain, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams,
African-based world music by Balla Tounkara and Groupe Spirit, Australian
guitar phenomenon Jeff Lang, Vermont/New Hampshire bluegrass band Gopher
Broke, new folk artist Dayna Kurtz, and many, many more. SolarFest’s unique
goal is to inform and inspire people about renewable energy and sustainable
living options through workshops, exhibits, demonstrations and performances.

There are also food and crafts vendors, children’s activities, solar site
tours, and much more at SolarFest. Weekend tickets are $40 and include all
performances and workshops. Day rates are available and admission for
children 12 and under is free when accompanied by an adult. The gates open
at 9 a.m. both days. To facilitate everyone’s happiness over the weekend,
SolarFest has a few ground rules: no dogs, no glass bottles, no open fires.
While parking is free, the parking area has a limited capacity. The
SolarFest organizers urge guests to carpool. Walk-in camping is allowed: no
RV hook-ups. For other lodging suggestions and further information check the
SolarFest website, or call (802) 235-2866.

SolarFest is supported in part by the Vermont Community Foundation and the
New York Community Trust.

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