FESTIVAL

Greetings All,

I cannot promise as entertaining a report as Mark usually does, but I’ll try to cover all the information.

· The numbers. We currently have 125 signed up and expect a bunch more in the last week. Projections are on track.

· Newbies. We have more than ever. Several were from the Uke Fest (yay!). Lots of excited new people.

· We opened up day passes on October 1 and they are selling nicely.

· Operations are all set. The amazing team of Pat Brangs, Laura Hertz and Elizabeth Lachowicz are the backbone of this darn thing. Without them, Mark and I would flail around a lot more.

· Workshops are rich, varied, highly instructive and entertaining. Thanks to a slew of people who provided input to help make it great.

· We reformatted the festival schedule to provide larger fonts for older eyes. It also puts all the info about each workshop in one place. We think people will like it.

All in all, this is our fourth festival and we think it’s the strongest one yet. We’re looking forward to it.

Your Festival Chair-Couple,

Mark and Robin