Hello Folk Festival Performers!

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Here's your to-do list for the day of the Festival:​

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•Arrive on time: Please be considerate and arrive at your stage no later than 15 minutes ahead of your scheduled time. End your set promptly so the next act can start on time - we aim to keep things running smoothly for everyone involved.

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•Sound system: There will be a sound system and an engineer at your stage. They will use the stage plot you provided and will do their best to accommodate you. We’ve found it is best to keep your setup light - less gear means fewer potential issues. [Please show some love to the NMC student volunteer sound crew during the festival!]

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•What to Bring: Please plan to provide your own patch cable(s). Mics, mic stands, and mic cables will be provided on stage. Please bring a favorite stool or seat if you need something other than a folding chair.

 

•Tune up: Make sure your instruments are tuned before getting on stage, and check that your gear is working (e.g., batteries, cables).

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•Strike your gear: When your set is over, we request that you clear your gear from the stage quickly.

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•Merch table: A merch and info table will be located in The Mercato for you to display items like CDs, vinyl, or other merchandise you wish to sell. Gerry Shiffman and other volunteers will staff the table throughout the day. Please price items in $5.00 increments to simplify cash transactions.

• Checks payable to you are welcome. If you prefer Venmo or another digital payment method, please bring a clearly visible printout of your username or QR code.

• Please check your items in at the table upon arrival and be sure to collect them before the Afterglow gathering.

 

•Parking: Commons staff encourages you to park behind Pleasanton Bakery. Additional parking is located at Lot K of Munson Medical Center.

 

•Community Room: A ‘Community Room’ is available down the hall (North) from the New Folk Stage. You can use it to practice or store your cases and coats. This room will be staffed by a volunteer for the duration of the festival. Please retrieve all gear prior to the Afterglow gathering at 5:30. GIFF is not responsible for items left behind or lost.

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•Afterglow gathering: Join fellow GIFF musicians and the NMC sound crew in Kirkbride Hall at 5:30pm after the festival for pizza, snacks, treats, beer, and celebration!

 

•Volunteers needed: It takes a village to make this festival happen! We need folks to assist Gerry at the merch table, post and remove festival signs, deliver water and snacks to the volunteer sound crew, and haul folding chairs back upstairs to Kirkbride Hall after the event. If you have time before or after your set, or if you know someone willing to pitch in, contact us at greatindoorfolkfestival@gmail.com.

 

*You’ll find a donation bucket at each stage. All contributions go directly to the GIFF fund to cover festival costs.

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In great appreciation of all involved,

The Great Indoor Folk Festival Planning Committee:

Tiff Falls, Aven Purcell, Patrick Niemisto, Bill Dungjen, Pete Farmer, SkyeLea.

 

Special shoutout to the wonderful, committed friends assisting our planning efforts: Gerry Shiffman - merch table, Jenifer Thomas - poster concept & design, Pat Harrison - Facebook page, Harry Thomas - GIFF Website, Chelsea Harland - GT Commons Coordinator, Bev Carroll - Afterglow goodies.