Garrett Summer Sixties Music Fest

 

In late January, I began talking and writing about a Garrett Summer Sixties Music Fest (and evening record hop with black lights) for all ages. Mayor Tonya Hoeffel came on board, and the City of Garrett (Parks and Recreation Department) will indeed host the event at Feick Park on August 16 (45^th anniversary of Woodstock).

 

Currently Michael Gentis (GHS ’73) and Kevin Derrow (GHS ’74) have joined the planning – Michael will DJ the evening hop, while Kevin will manage the afternoon’s live music stage(s).

 

There is still a LOT to be done:

·         Recruit sponsor$ to fund printing promotional flyers and hopefully t-shirts

·         Engage and prioritize regional bands, folk singers, etc

·         Solicit and approve vendors [food and drink (including brownies and cool-aid), art, beads, pottery, incense, candles, posters, t-shirts, etc]

·         Arrange for print and radio publicity

·         Recruit people to demonstrate and teach 60’s dances through the afternoon

·         Execute an internet awareness campaign – we want people to show up wearing 60s garb, Go-Go dancers, whatever is legal...

 

To help with publicity, the Garrett Museum of Art will open an August 15 exhibit focused on Sixties Art. Its new director Jim Gabbard teaches photography at Fort Wayne’s IPFW, and will promote the event there.

 

Ron Gall and Bob Bishop and will distribute flyers in the course of spring and summer vintage car Cruise-ins, providing targeted, regional publicity, and Ron is working with the American Legion to host a Garrett Cruise-in that afternoon and evening, plus a Beer Tent (people can easily walk between Feick Park and the Legion).

 

With savvy marketing, I believe there is potential for a very large (for Garrett) regional turnout spanning the NE Indiana Tri-State area. For more details, graphics, full-size poster downloads, and more timely information, monitor www.GarrettSummerSixtiesMusicFest.blogspot.com.

 

 

Should be a Blast...

 

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