Lake Wylie Music Fest e-News June 5, 2013 edition

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It's time, Festitarians!! THIS SATURDAY is Lake Wylie Music Fest 2013, or, as Bessie the Cow loves to call it,"her" MOO-sic Fest! Bessie and the rest of the Fun-in-the-Cow-Cove gang are excitedly waiting for your arrival.

It's not far from "magic hour" ... the time just before the first performance when boats of all sizes and occupancy are anchoring primo spots for their day at the Fest. The production crew is testing sound, drums being kicked and microphones tapped for just the right sound, a stage crew jam might break out, and folks on shore and on water are bustling about to hang last minute decorations and mixing the first drinks. The Fest is about to begin and we can feel it in the air ... even now before the first chord is strummed, there's something special about to happen on The Waters of Wylie!!

And here it is! After a year off, Lake Wylie Music Fest is here for ONE "big time" this year and it's happening NOW: this Saturday, June 8th with nine varied performances scattered through almost eight hours of music and festive expressiveness!

STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW....

It's a Floating Fest! ... This if for boaters! There is no public land access. Plan accordingly and have your boat packed for a wonderfully-long day of partying. There are no vendors, no bathrooms. You are your greatest resource and the performances are only one big part of it all. What you create in your floating party flavors the event for everyone!

Social Media Blitz ... so far we've received only a handful of phone numbers from folks who want to be involved in this. (No worries, if you don't, you'll just be wondering what that other boat is doing over there if you aren't involved!) But if you do want to get on board for this first time experiment, send us your cell#, Twitter, or Facebook name NOW and we'll be in touch DURING THE FEST with special instructions as we see how this plays out.....

Boat Decorating and Culinary Challenges ... Another experiment this year is to see who might make an effort to honor the Fest experience by decorating their boat and creating special food and drink. (Here's the concept that might help you "get" the idea.... at some "pops in the park" events or "hippie fest-style" festivals, participants go to great pains to create their own magic within the event. Tent sites or picnic areas are transformed into magnificently-expressive settings for their occupants to show off their own personal style and passions. Special meals and mixed drinks are concocted for the occasion with some theme to them. So, take this concept and apply it to a floating fest. What do you decorate? Your boat! And you know you're gonna be out on the water for hours without any vendors around so you've gotta pack food anyway - why not make it something special? And, lastly, come up with your version of a Lake Wylie Music Fest Cocktail!) This is all loosely structured, so stop by the HOSPITALITY BOAT and let 'em know you want one of our "Judges" to come by to see what you've created ... or flag down the kayak or paddle boat who is out selling LWMF Wristbands!

Speaking of the HOSPITALITY BOAT, we thank David and his fine crew for volunteering (or actually Karen for volunteering you!,) to sell some Fest stuff. Look for the big red and white houseboat with our banner. They'll be selling cool tie-died rubber wristbands and tropical flavor lip balm with the Fest logo on it. There may or may not be any shirts left for purchase. All monies go to pay for incidental costs associated with putting this on.

And, as far as money is concerned, remember, there is no Lake Wylie Music Fest "account." No one makes money. No one gets paid. Everyone is volunteering and everything is donated or paid for by donations. So THANK YOU for your donations and purchases!

Read on if you need more info. Email Jan if you have questions.

See you on Saturday!

WITH THANKS ...

Thank you to all of our Sponsors & Volunteers!

Shirt/Wristband Sales: Karen G, Rhonda S, and the folks at Pier88

Flyers/Banners/Posters Distribution: Karen G, Nancy H, Rhonda S, Debi C, Barry & Teresa, Stephen T,

Decoration/Clean up/Prep: Kathy & Jeff G, Kathy Mc, Monica T & her family, Rhonda S & friends, Kathy K, Debi C, Barry & Teresa, Caroline B, Carol H,

In addition to the huge contributions by Satisfaction Marketing and 3rd Wish Productions,

Financial, Materials, and Marketing Support from the following:

for on-air interview with Jan today!

Lake Wylie Pilot for a couple great stories!

for help selling shirts and wristbands & displaying banner & flyers!

for our fabulous stage scaffolding!

for funding our flyers and posters!

for help with wristband sales!

for trash removal from land event!

OLD NEWS ...

The Stage is up and we're getting ready ...

Are YOU ready for Lake Wylie Music Fest???

While you're out on the Waters of Wylie this holiday weekend, swing into The Cow Cove and check out the stage. It's all empty and awaiting festivities to begin ... but there's lots going on behind the scenes..

Women's tank tops are selling like colorful hotcakes and the tie-dyed wristbands are finding their way onto many River Rats' arms too! In our attempts to get the word out about our funky fest, we have banners and flyers scattered around the Lake and we're trying like mad to make sure everyone knows what a great time we're gonna have on June 8th. Paul and his Sound Production crew are hard at work getting all equipment tweeked and the team's marching orders in place to support our musicians. And the musicians, well, they're doing what musicians do - out there playing and singing and enjoying sharing their gifts wherever they can. And that includes our Stray Cat who wandered away from us a couple years back to live across the country. He's closer now, in Asheville, but it's still a little haul for him to venture back to our Lake to give us a fire show dance we won't forget! It's truly quite a display of talented performers who we get to enjoy in just 2 short weeks! (PLEASE check out links to our artist pages in the RIGHT column ....)

One of the most important tasks being worked on right now in readiness for our big day on the Lake is the NO-RAIN DANCE! Have you done yours yet? We need everyone to do whatever dance you can do to keep the rain away ... and bring us the day we need for a spectacular outdoor event. Dance now and keep on dancing DURING the Fest too! See more, HERE.

Thanks for all the support flowing in!

So many individuals helping out in small and large ways ... too many to list for fear we'll leave someone out. You know who you are and we, of the Fun in the Cow Cove Committee, appreciate you!! (Thanks Kathy and another Kathy and Karen and Monica and Debi and Rhonda and David and yet another Kathy and all the guys on Paul's Sound Crew!!...and all the rest unnamed)

In addition to those listed in previous e-News, we so appreciate these businesses who are selling items to support the Fest:

We thank Pier 88 Yacht Club (at River Hill marina) for displaying and selling Lake Wylie Music Fest women's tank tops & wristbands!

(Photo of Pier 88 owners Rikki and Paul Herrmann & Chip & Heather Krell)

PLEASE SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES!

We thank Jim Hickey Music for displaying and selling Lake Wylie Music Fest wristbands!

NEEDS

We have a few needs - holler if you want to donate or help with any of these:

• String Lights to decorate the outer stage

• Steps constructed for the stage

• Food and drinks for the performers

• Also if anyone has old sailboat sails you want to get rid of, we can use them! They're great sun shade and colorful backdrop.

• Volunteers - we are still welcoming volunteers who want to help before, during and after!!

Contact jan@lakewyliemusicfest.com

If you're new to the e-News or you didn't read past issues, check out old news below..

Then look for another e-News next week with further instructions, info about the SALES BOAT that will be floating around, and prompting for the Boat Decorating & Culinary Challenges!!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Play safe on The Waters of Wylie

OLD NEWS ...

And so, Festitarians, this year's Lake Wylie Music Fest only has one date and that's on JUNE 8th. Don't miss it! This is our 3rd Season and we're gonna kick off the sweet days of Summer and have us a good ol' time in The Cow Cove ...

In this edition of your e-News...

Where's The Cow Cove?

Performers for 2013

Tank Tops & Wristbands STILL for Sale!

Sponsor Thanks

Boat Design & Culinary Challenges for YOU!

It's No-Rain Dance Time !!! - & now learn the words ....

Where's The Cow Cove?

Some folks have written to ask, "Where's The Cow Cove??," and if you aren't familiar with the name, it's because you're new to The River or because you've just never seen Bessie. Now, Bessie has a long and illustrious career here on The Waters of Wylie. She's known for many antics, including her recent holiday appearance and headline news. But mostly she's known to overlook a back portion of Boyd's Cove sitting patiently while the rest of us act the fool. Don't know her? Maybe you know her two sidekicks, Jake and Elwood, The Blues Brothers, who sit on the dock at Bessie's place. In any event, ... Bessie and the boys and Lake Wylie Music Fest can be found as indicated on this map:

Lake Wylie Music Fest 2013 is on June 8th this year!

Music starts at 2pm goin' til dark when we'll have a fabulous FIRE finale by Stray Cat

Artists are lined up and itchin to play for us so please.....

Wristbands & Women's Tank Tops FOR SALE!

We've got the rubber tie-dyed wristbands again and if you didn't get one before or you've misplaced your last one, BUY ONE NOW! They're selling for a suggested donation of $2 each with all proceeds going to Fest expenses. ... To purchase EMAIL US NOW

We've ordered a small sampling of women's tank tops and we think they're pretty cool. Guys, if you think you'd like one in a men's style, please EMAIL US now and we'll see about getting some men's t's as well. In the meantime, ladies, get yours and show your support of Lake Wylie Music Fest today! $18 ... To purchase EMAIL US NOW

(As you know, the Fest is completely volunteer created, run, and performed. No one gets paid. We do, however have some small expenses that don't otherwise get covered to support the performer and crew's time here (meals, porta-poddy rental, incidentals), and these products help differ costs as needed. Someday we hope to be able to provide some small stipend to performers and crew to at least pay for travel costs if not more. Till then, we appreciate all your support thru the sale of wristbands and shirts as well as any material and volunteer contributions!)

Performer Line-up

We kick off this year's Fest with a new set we're calling

Lake Locals & Fest Familiars Gettin' the Party Started!

2pm Tony TBone

2:20pm Demperio Hertz Music

2:45pm Chris Shepherd & Friends

Then the party keeps rolling as we move into

Our Sunset Celebration

3:30pm The Mighty RhythmBusters

4:30pm Fountain Penn

5:30pm Eddie Barnette Band

6:30pm Lake Wylie Jammy Jam

7:30pm Red Dirt Revelators

8:30pm Chubby Knuckles

A Special FIRE Finale - so make sure and Stick Around!

Interested in Offering Financial & Materials Support to Make this Fest even BETTER?

Contact jan@lakewyliemusicfest.com

Sponsor Appreciation:

Cool Lip Balm!

Thank you to Ad Concepts USA for donating Lake Wylie Music Fest sunscreen lip balm! Yours FREE with every tank top purchase or yours for any donation..... The tubes of flavored lip balm have the Fest logo on them!

BIG THANKS to Matt Hutto and his big strong crew from Sunbelt Rentals for getting our stage set up again this year! The scaffolding-built stage they provide for us has been a big hit with all involved. Look for it in The Cow Cove in the next week or so ... until then, you'll see the Music Fest banner reminding you where to come.

Thank you to The Law Offices of Jason E. Taylor for supporting the printing of Fest flyers & posters!

(Past scenes ... just some of the good times from Seasons I & II of Lake Wylie Music Fest!)

New This Year: Design & Culinary Challenges!

Lake Wylie Music Fest is a Sunset Celebration - a time to celebrate the Wonderful Waters & Wonders of Wylie, the crazy funky floating folks of the Lake, and the spectacular fun to be had by creative minds & hearts. We challenge you, the RiverRats to show us what you got this year. Show your Fest spirit and take steps to make your floating fest even more festive .....

• DECORATE YOUR BOAT! - do something out of the ordinary since, of course, this is The Cow Cove where Bessie & The Blues Brothers live! Be creative & put your special artsy flair into it! Make your boat into a Fest Float that's magical, hilarious, colorful, playful.....just express yourselves, RiverRats!

• CREATE A DEE-LISH DISH & CONCOCT THE PERFECT SUNSET COCKTAIL! - it's a party and a party deserves special food & drink to make it truly memorable. The Lake is your inspired picnic spot, the Fest sets the groove, so what'll you and your boat guests dine on? What will you have to drink? Make it unforgettable and we'll reward your efforts!

A panel of Cow Cove Judges will be afloat to check out

who's "got it goin' on" at Fest '13!

Winners announced with photos and stories to this e-News list, in our Press Releases, and with a You've Got it Goin' On Trophy!

Don't forget ... we need your help!

Do your NO RAIN DANCE NOW & repeat it often up thru 6/8/13

The Fest needs you!

Do the dance, do the dance, do that funky funky dance.

Do the dance, do the dance, shake your booty, shake your pants!

Do the dance, do the dance, don't be shy, no, don't be vain.

Do the dance, do the dance NOW, and chase away the rain!!

Woo Hoo!!!

Many MANY thanks to the "Fun in the Cow Cove Committee," to all volunteers helping from start to finish, and to the following materials and financial sponsors:

Lake Wylie Music Fest ...

is a completely volunteer-driven not-for-profit community effort started by an individual lake resident who pulled together musicians, sponsors, equipment, website, e-news, stage and support production, and many, many, many details that can't be remembered.

If one person can do all of this, what can a whole team do?!!!!

Lake Wylie Music Fest is a joint production of Satisfaction Marketing, 3rd Wish Productions, and Riverbirch Yoga

Contact us at info@LakeWylieMusicFest.com - All Rights Reserved

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