Dalis
sez –
Got
some family news - Slim Richey and Francie (Meaux Jeaux)
need our help, Holiday event news - Christmas Bazaar at
Alice
’s in Niederwald to benefit the Kerrville Folk Festival,
Any Baby Can and Candlelighters and upcoming Festival
deadline news.
Alice
’s has already put together a fundraiser for Slim and
Francie and raised some money and some willing hands and
they will be appearing on Thursday evening of the Christmas
Bazaar. We have included excerpts from Slim’s letter below
and you can access the full schedule of music and
information for
Alice
’s on Wed Dec 21 (I will be hosting), Thursday Dec 22, and
Friday Dec 23 by going to our web site
www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com and clicking on the red and
green poster.
Stayed
home for Thanksgiving and so I am going to see the lovely
lights and sounds of
New York City
all decorated for the Holidays. Going to ‘Striking 12’,
a production written by and featuring Groovelily,
Rockefeller Center, Central Park, snow, friends, music,
snow, Radio City, Chinatown, did I mention snow…….I am
excited.
Wish
all of you in our Kerrville Family a sweet and peaceful end
of 2005 and a wonderful beginning for 2006. (although this
probably won’t be the last time you’ll hear from us this
year…..)
Love,
Dalis
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SLIM
RICHEY AND FRANCIE NEED YOUR HELP!
We
are sad to say that two of our long-time festival and
campground fixtures, Slim Richey and Francie (Meaux Jeaux)
had a fire at their home in. Everyone is okay, but
there was significant damage to the structure. Below
is an excerpt from a message that Slim sent out to his list.
He asked us to pass it along…
Hey
Everybody,
At
4 AM this morning we woke up to a smoke filled bedroom and
could see flames on the roof. We called 911 and it
took a while but fire departments from Wimberley and Kyle
came out and were here till 7:45 battling the blaze.
Before
we say it on the phone, I'll tell you some of the details.
Frequently asked questions sort of thing.
We
are O.K.. Our bedroom is gone. The upstairs room has one
wall gone. The kitchen has holes in the wall and ceiling and
a lot of water damage. The Bathroom, living room and laundry
room are Ok except for a little water damage and a lot of
mess and we can turn on the electricity there.
Our
clothes are mostly saved but smell like smoke. Meaux Jeaux
lost her glasses and shoes. The piano may be
salvageable. We saved almost all of the instruments.
The
fire was caused by our wood heater having a hole in the pipe
or something. I heated it up really hot before I went
to bed..
If
you are an unemployed construction worker this may be your
lucky day.
Damage
is estimated at about $70,000.00 but don't think we had
insurance.
We
spent too much of our savings on combating Oak Wilt. Oh,
well!
We
will be at gigs. I guess we will get a lot of calls
and e-mail. We can do e-mails from the business. I
don't guarantee answering all of them but we'll read them.
Our
business phones are 512 847 88333 and 512 847 8605. We'll
try to get the home phone working even though we won't be
here. We don't need a lot of phone calls and I don't mean
that to be rude because I know a lot of people care. We just
won't be here much for a while. We're sort of in shock. We
will need a lot from friends but don't know what right now
In
the meantime we'll be playing music, working at our
business, living in a motel or in
Austin
with friends. And I'm looking for a part-time job selling
smoke detectors.
I'm
writing to everybody we invited to my last party. You
might tell anyone you think is out of the loop. There
are a lot of addresses we don't have.
Your
friend,
Slim
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2006
SEASON TICKET PACKAGES AVAILABLE! PRICES GO UP AFTER
DECEMBER 31!!!
Join
us for our historic 35th Year! 2006
Kerrville Festival Supporter Packages are available on our
Website. Package prices start at just $225. Prices are
scheduled to go up after the first of the year so Don't
Wait! You can find information at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/2006spon.htm.
You may also order by phone by calling the festival
office at (830) 257-3600.
2006
Package Prices (prices include sales tax but may be subject
to additional service charges):
-Weekends
Only (for One) - $225 (weekend tickets for both 2006
Kerrville Festivals)
-Complete
Package (for One) - $275 (a complete set of tickets for one
person for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals)
-Complete
Package (for Two) - $425 (a complete set of tickets for two
people for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals)
-Small
Business package - $1000 (four complete sets of tickets plus
advertising for both 2006 Kerrville Festivals)
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NOW
ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR THE 2006 GRASSY HILL
KERRVILLE
NEW FOLK COMPETITION
We
started taking entries for New Folk on December 1.
Songwriters are given two options for submitting their
songs. They may send their tape/CD directly to the
festival office or they may submit electronically by using
Sonicbids. Either way, the official guidelines MUST be
followed.
The
official guidelines for the 2006 Grassy Hill Kerrville New
Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters are posted on our
website at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com/newfolk.htm.
There are a few significant changes to the guidelines
so be sure to read them carefully.
We
will accept the first 800 entries we receive prior to March
15, 2006.
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CHRISTMAS
BAZAAR AT
ALICE
’S RESTAURANT IN NIEDERWALD
December
21, 22, and 23 are the dates for what we hope will become a
new Christmas tradition in
Central Texas
. The first
Alice
’s Restaurant Christmas Bazaar will feature Music, Arts
and Crafts, Food, and lots of Friends. The bazaar will
be for the benefit of the Kerrville Folk Festival, Any Baby
Can, and the Candlelighters.
Help
out these wonderful causes and get yourself into the spirit
of the season be checking out the bazaar. For
information, go to our homepage at www.kerrvillefolkfestival.com
and click on the poster on the right side of the page.
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THIRD
“MUSIC TO LIFE” SONGWRITING CONTEST TO BE HELD AT THE
2006 FESTIVAL
Another
songwriting contest scheduled for the 2006 Kerrville Folk
Festival is the Public Domain Foundation’s MUSIC
TO LIFE contest. The Public Domain
Foundation, in conjunction with the Kerrville Folk Festival,
has now produced two MUSIC
TO LIFE contests and concerts (2001 and 2003) and
will conduct its third in 2006. This third MTL series once
again seeks original or previously unpublished compositions
dedicated to a social or political issue of concern.
Finalists receive travel stipends and free passes to the
Kerrville Folk Festival, and top award winners receive
donations of up to $1,000 to the charitable organization(s)
of their choice. The MTL contest solicits and receives
entries from songwriters domestically and abroad.
Subsequently, MTL judges choose ten finalists to perform
their compositions on June 3, 2006 at the Kerrville Folk
Festival. Finalists typically each represent a different
state from around the country and offer songs which speak to
such issues as the emotion of children in foster care, the
vitality of volunteers, and the brutal impact of war.
All MTL entries should be received by the PD Foundation by
February 4, 2006.
The
Public Domain Foundation promotes and facilitates the
creation of cause-related music and furthers its impact upon
issues and organizations of social and political justice.
To learn more about the Public Domain Foundation or to
obtain MTL guidelines and an entry form for the 2006 MUSIC
TO LIFE contest, visit www.pdfoundation.org/mtl/2006.cfm.
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MICHAEL
MARTIN MURPHEY’S COWBOY CHRISTMAS IN
KERRVILLE
The
6th Annual Michael Martin Murphey Cowboy
Christmas Concert, sponsored by the Kerrville Special Events
Association, will be held in the Grand Ballroom at
Kerrville
’s
Inn
of the Hills on Tuesday, December 13. In addition to
this wonderful holiday show, there will be a special
Winemaker’s Dinner commemorating the 30th
Anniversary of Murphey’s smash hit “Wildfire” just
prior to the concert. The dinner will feature the
wines of Kim McPherson and will benefit
Kerrville
’s
Museum
of
Western Art
.
For
information and tickets for the Cowboy Christmas Concert and
“Wildfire” dinner, please contact Rod Kennedy at (830)
792-9830. Call during business hours Monday through
Friday or leave a message.
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RV
RESERVATIONS FOR THE 2006
KERRVILLE
FOLK FESTIVAL
Those
of you who had 18-day RV site reservations for the 2005
Festival can go ahead and reclaim the same site for 2006.
You have until 12/31/05 to get your same spot, after which
we will start taking 18-day reservations for ALL remaining
spots. Don't miss out! Make your reservations
now by calling (830) 257-3600 (full payment is due at the
time the reservation is made).
RV
Site Reservation Deadlines:
Now
until 12/31/05 - Repeat 18-day Reservations only
1/1/06
till 2/28/06 - 18-day Reservations for All Remaining Sites
3/1/06
till 5/25/06 - Reservations for Fewer than 18-days
