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 (45th 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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