23 String Band
Please join us for a good old fashioned hoedown at Ruby’s this Sunday afternoon. We’ll have a potluck and jam from noon-4 and then a concert with Derailed opening for The 23 String Band.
The weather is supposed to be great. So look for the pickin’ party out by the creek.
Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival nr Darby
features traditional bluegrass music
an affordable family friendly gathering geared towards having good clean fun while celebrating the joys and sounds of traditional bluegrass music.
July 22nd – 23rd – 24th 2011
Admission Fees:
Adult – $10.00 for the weekend
12 Years and under – $5.00 for the weekend
Dry Camping – $10.00 for the weekend.
Camping is available in the trees on a first come- first serve basis.
NO RV HOOKUPS ARE AVAILABLE
Food vendors on site
Leashed dogs are allowed.
BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS
Festival site opens for camping Thursday, July 21 10:00 am
For more info call
821-3777
http://www.hardtimesbluegrass.com/
SCHEDULE
Friday July 22, 2011
5:40 – 5:55 Landowner Musicians
6:00 – 6:35 Blue To The Bone
6:40 – 7:15 Pinegrass
7:20 – 7:55 Will Williams & Gravel Road
8:00 – 8:35 New South Fork
8:40 – 9:15 Gravely Mtn.
Saturday July 23, 2011
12:00 – 12:35 Kids In Bluegrass
12:40 – 1:15 Spring Thaw
1:20 – 1:55 Darby Sireens
2:00 – 2:20 Country Step Cloggers
2:25 – 3:00 JD Webb & The Downstate Ramblers
3:05 – 3:40 Mike & Tari Conroy
3:45 – 4:20 Will Williams & Gravel Road
4:25 – 5:00 Pinegrass
5:05 – 5:50 band contest
5:55 – 6:30 New South Fork
6:35 – 7:25 Pioneers in Northwest Bluegrass
7:30 – 8:05 Gravely Mtn.
8:10 – 8:45 Blue to the Bone
8:50 – 9:25 The Callenders
Sunday, July 24, 2011
10:00 – 11:55 Open Bluegrass Gospel Stage
12:00 – 12:35 The Callenders
12:40 – 1:15 Mike & Tari Conroy
1:20 – 1:55 Spring Thaw
2:00 – 2:35 JD Webb & The Downstate Ramblers
DIRECTIONS
10 miles south of Hamilton Montana on U.S. Highway 93
Turn west on Forest Hill Road exactly at the 37 mile marker
follow the signs (approx. 1 mile) to parking at the Pat and Mary Thomas Ranch. The Festival sight is on the adjoining Tom and Janice Heiland Ranch
Green Grass Festival in Lolo
Friday
5:00pm-6:30pm Little Smokies
6:30pm-7:00pm 907 Britt
7:30pm-9:30pm Shook Twins
9:30pm-9:40pm SPEAKER TBA
10:00pm-11:00pm Acousticals
11:00pm-11:30pm Break
11:30pm-12:30am Acousticals
Saturday
1:00pm-2:30pm 907 britt
3:00pm-4:00pm Crazy mtn. Billies
4:00pm-4:10pm SPEAKER -Susan Estep
4:30pm-6:30pm sockeye sawtooth
6:30pm-6:40pm SPEAKER TBA
7:00pm-8:30pm Dodgy Mt Men
8:30pm-8:40pm SPEAKER- Missoula Valley Recycle
9:00pm-10:00pm Jackstraw
10:00-10:30pm Crazy Mountain Billies
10:30pm-11:30pm Jackstraw
11:30-12:30am Free Style Picking
Green Grass Festival is a sustainable Bluegrass Event at the mystical, magical Lolo Hot Springs. A place so nice they named it twice!
This event will feature Jackstraw as well as the Shook Twins, Dodgy Mountain Men, Little Smokies, The Acousticals, Crazy Mountain Billies, and more TBA.
This event will feature on-site camping with cabins available for rent. There will be sustainable and local vendors. Hot Springs are on site as well as a full bar and restaurant.
Weekend ticket price is $30.
Workshop Schedule:
Saturday:
10 am- Tai Chi
11:30 am- TBA
1p- Green Cleaning
2:30p- Wearable Art from Up-cycled/Recycled Materials
4p- Make Your Own Aromatherapy Spray
5:30p- Hoop Workshop
T’ai Chi WIth Workshop, Meditation by Movement w/ Debbee Groves. 10am
This is an Easy Form of T’ai Chi.
Can even be done sitting down.
T’ai Chi energizes the flow of energy thru and around the body.
Can be used for healing yourself. It improves circulation and the immune system.
Come, let’s do T’ai Chi together.
Green Cleaning w/ Sara Mich. 1pm
Learn about the dangers found in store bought cleaning products.
Learn how you can save money and the environment by making your own cleaning products.
Have fun making your own multi-purpose soft scrub to take home with you!
Wearable Art from Up-cycled/ Recycled Materials with Jennifer Marie Caplis-McGovern. 2:30pm
Learn the basic knit & pearl stitches of knitting.
Recycled mediums of different natures and up-cycled clothing will be provided.
Have fun creating your own piece of wearable art!
Make Your Own Aromatherapy Spray w/ Anna Rummel Tenenbaum. 4pm
Learn to make aromatherapy sprays.
A natural solution for Bug repellent, sun burn soother, to balance your health
and emotions, or to just simply smell amazing.
Make a custom spray for your specific needs while learning more about
aromatherapy.
Hoop Workshop w/ Sidd Hartha. 5:30pm
New hoopers learn the basics.
Skilled hoopers learn some new tricks!
Learn some great stretching techniques to do with your hoop!
Pointers on making your own hoop out of recycled and up-cycled materials.
More info TBA soon!