http://www.strangefolkfestival.com Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:03:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The wholly remarkable story of Strange Folk Festival starts very simply. It starts with a gnome. A gnome who no more cares about the weather forecast than a blade of grass cares about what yard it's in. To get to Strange Folk, you will need coordinates, I mean, Directions. Time may be ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-strange-folk/ Strange Folk has live music starting both days at high-noon! We are so excited to announce the line-up! You can preview bands on their websites, which we have linked to. Enjoy! Saturday, September 26th 12:00 - Bob Rueter 2:00 - The Bella Birds 4:00 - The Run Around Sunday, September 27th 12:00 - eYE(S) 2:00 - The ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/live-music-line-up/ On Saturday between 12p.m. and 6p.m., observe knitters in their natural habitat at Strange Folk! If you knit or crochet, join the pack for a day and reconnect with your amigurumi instincts. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket and join us near the tennis courts at the festival! On the way, ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/knitters-in-the-wild/ You may be asking, "What culinary delights await me at Strange Folk?" For starters, you can get your caffeine fix with 9 Bars Coffee's organic, locally roasted hot or cold brews.  Either would pair nicely with an artisan made baked good from The Hot Cookie. You've done a little shopping, and now ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/nom-nom-gnome/ Printable flyer is printable, need we say more? Download the PDF File: 2009_Strange_Folk_Flyer.pdf (473kb) http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/printable-flyer/ We are currently seeking volunteers for Strange Folk! Please, help if you can, and pass it along. Thanks! Strange Folk Volunteer Schedule For each shift we need: 2 Info Booth Workers - Sit in the shade, occasionally sell a tote bag, and point at the restrooms. You'll be in the center of ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/volunteers-ftw/ This year, Strange Folk is hosting The Upcycle Exchange! This exciting new concept challenges shoppers to clean out from their closets, and withhold from their trash, all kind of things that our crafters use to make merchandise. You'll be delighted to know that a large portion of wares that ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/09/discounts-and-freebies-at-strange-folk/ We are giving away goodie bags to the first 100 shoppers to present a Strange Folk vendor purchase at our info booth! If you have the competitive drive of Miss Violet Beauregarde, then you might have a chance! As for the rest of you, said bags (sans goodies but awesome ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/totebags/ We love Poppytalk's recent blog post series, "101 Reason to Buy Handmade." What better way to launch Strange Folk's brand new site than to convince you to spend your hard earned cash on products by local makers rather than factory produced knock-offs from overseas. Here are some of our favorite ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/why-buy-handmade/ Our gnome is a bit of narcissist. He likes to live on your blogs and be posted all over your social networks on your internets. More printables and other graphic goodies coming very soon, but these should get you started. The graphic to the left will work on most ... http://www.strangefolkfestival.com/2009/08/blog-graphics-for-starters/