It could have something to do with the set-up location. We were right across the street from my favorite hang-out:
"Don't bother me, I'm eating."
For this event, our stage had to be placed in the middle of a well-driven street. The street could not be blocked to traffic until 12:30, so we were really under the gun. The guys arrived around 11:30 and gave themselves a headstart by setting up the stage decks on the sidewalk. I had the most important job- fetching lunch.
Setting up the stage and the canopy has taken around 6 hours in the past and we only had about 4 hours to set up the stage and the canopy plus full concert sound.
Dale gets the dirty job of clamping and shimming the stage.
Gloria helped someone plant flowers along the street while we were setting up.
Bill Coffey and Ned Evett played the first set on the stage. Bill is a good friend of my sisters, so it was fun getting to meet him after hearing her talk about him for so many years. Ned is a fretless guitarist that plays all over the world. www.nedevett.com and www.billcoffey.com
There were plenty of artsy activities available. Gloria visited this table quite a few times and made a little book that she used as an autograph book for all the dancers. (She didn't think the singers merited a place in her book).
The book:
During stage change-overs between bands there were dancers and drummers of every age in front of the stage.
The third band on stage, The Moody Jews, had a very interesting story to tell with their music. They combine traditional jewish music with the sounds of the different cultures the jews have integrated with in history.
The event wrapped up with Potato Matata - drummers, dancers and Fire Spinners. Zach and Gloria sat right up front to watch the finale':
I enjoyed this event for several reasons: The location was lovely, I didn't have to do much of the physical end of the set-up, and the event planners did a great job with the flow of the show. I also didn't have to do too much of the tear down and actually went home before the stage and canopy came down. I could get used to this!
Dale gets the dirty job of clamping and shimming the stage.
Gloria helped someone plant flowers along the street while we were setting up.
This picture was taken about 3 hours into the job and the stage and canopy are mostly ready to go. Fortunately, the sound sets up pretty quickly and we were good to go at the 4:00 event start time.
Zach doesn't enjoy these events as much as Gloria, but he was drawn in by the drummers and dancers. (That's him over behind the chairs)
Zach doesn't enjoy these events as much as Gloria, but he was drawn in by the drummers and dancers. (That's him over behind the chairs)
Bill Coffey and Ned Evett played the first set on the stage. Bill is a good friend of my sisters, so it was fun getting to meet him after hearing her talk about him for so many years. Ned is a fretless guitarist that plays all over the world. www.nedevett.com and www.billcoffey.com
There were plenty of artsy activities available. Gloria visited this table quite a few times and made a little book that she used as an autograph book for all the dancers. (She didn't think the singers merited a place in her book).
The book:
The autographs:
A local dance school featured many different cultural dancers including this snake charmer:
During stage change-overs between bands there were dancers and drummers of every age in front of the stage.
The third band on stage, The Moody Jews, had a very interesting story to tell with their music. They combine traditional jewish music with the sounds of the different cultures the jews have integrated with in history.
The event wrapped up with Potato Matata - drummers, dancers and Fire Spinners. Zach and Gloria sat right up front to watch the finale':
I enjoyed this event for several reasons: The location was lovely, I didn't have to do much of the physical end of the set-up, and the event planners did a great job with the flow of the show. I also didn't have to do too much of the tear down and actually went home before the stage and canopy came down. I could get used to this!
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