Labor Day Weekend Pioneer Florida Museum & Village
will be hosting their First Annual Fiddle Competition on Sunday September 5th.
For more information please contact www.pioneerfloridamuseum.org,
or Toll Free 877-884-0262, or local 352-567-0262.
Weekend Hours Saturday 9am-9pm, Sunday & Monday 9am-5pm.
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FROM STARBIRD, SUBJECT: The J.U. Lee Song Book-Please Read From Valinda
Wanda and J.U. Lee of the Florida band Upsala----were a familiar fixture in Florida folk music for many years. Their creative twist on traditional and old time music, plus J.U.’s truly skilled songwriting abilities----left a vivid imprint after his passing at 50 years of age in 2002. The remainder of the group continue to play his music---and now Wanda has compiled a 100 page songbook of J.U’s that is way worth a review--
When I first heard about this project, no offense but I thought it would just be another maudlin collection of music---However, this IS a true work of art in itself with not only such a generous amount of music but the biography of J.U.’s life, the band---the collage’ of pictures that not only depict these but Florida as a canvas---the copies of J.U’s original hand written script where he penned his songs is intriguing...and a great forward by Lloyld Baldwin. The whole compilation is as good as a PBS special-beautifully bound and put together--and I encourage those who have a fondness for this kind of thing to send
$25.00 and $2.50 ship and handling to:
Wanda Lee
1704 S. Flagler Avenue
Flagler Beach, Fl 32136
Black-eyed Susan, South Moon Under, Wiregrass Prairie, and all the best of J.U’s music is there and worth the tradition of being carried on by his fellow musicians and enthusiasts--Please consider this as an investment-----Valinda and Jay
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A message from the 2nd Annual Gamble Rogers Memorial Celebration:
Hello! My name is Lauren Swanson, I am a park services specialist at the Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach. I want to let everyone know about our Second Annual Gamble Rogers Memorial Music Celebration. It will take place on Dec 4, 2010, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. with an after-hours campfire jam session for interested participants! If you’re a folk-life, folk-craft, or folk-culture demonstrator/exhibitor and are interested in participating in the festival, please get in touch with me. PH: 386.517.2086
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News From The Florida Folk Festival
Hi Everyone: I’m very excited to share the following announcement with you......
DEP Announces New Florida Park Service Director ~26 year veteran promoted to lead Florida’s award-winning state parks~
TALLAHASSEE – Today, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Michael W. Sole and Deputy Secretary for Land and Recreation Bob Ballard announced the selection of Donald Forgione as Director of DEP’s Division of Recreation and Parks, also known as the Florida Park Service. Forgione is the first director to have worked his way up from a park ranger.
“Donald is the embodiment of the culture and service that Florida’s state parks are known for throughout the nation,” said DEP Secretary Michael W. Sole. “I am confident that Donald will bring visionary leadership, strong values and great experience to continue to maintain Florida as the best state park system in the nation.”
A 26-year veteran of the Florida Park Service, Forgione began his career as a park ranger at Paynes Creek Historic Site in Bowling Green, Florida, in 1984. He has since worked his way up in the Florida Park Service throughout the state. He has served as assistant park manager, park manager, park law enforcement officer, as well as assistant bureau chief and bureau chief. For the last six years as District Two Bureau Chief, Forgione has provided overall management and administration of bureau operations for a 40 park network and more than 200 employees.
“I am truly in awe of the opportunity to be the leader of the Florida Park Service, an organization that I feel deeply connected to,” said new Florida Park Service Director Donald Forgione. “I offer my sincerest thanks to my family, the staff, volunteers and mentors throughout my career who have taught me about the world’s finest natural and cultural resources - Florida’s state parks.”
Forgione was raised in Palm Beach Gardens and has lived in the Sunshine State since age six. He has received certification in environmental conservation and law enforcement, as well as in park maintenance management from North Carolina State University and is a state certified burn manager. Since joining the Florida state park system, Forgione has garnered additional training from the Florida Park Service’s Ranger Academy and Interpretive Workshop, the Nature Conservancy’s Fire Leadership Course and the National Recreation and Park Association’s Recreation and Park Executive Management course. Forgione has served as an instructor at multiple Ranger Academies in the areas of core values, land management, visitor services and facility maintenance.
Forgione has three children, four grandchildren and has been happily married for more than 30 years to Rosie Forgione. Forgione will bring with him a deep connection to the Florida Park Service values and a sincere commitment to the residents and visitors of Florida.
Donald has been a long-time supporter of the Florida Folk Festival. For the past 6 years he has been the Bureau Chief responsible for overall management of Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park as well as 39 other parks in our District. He has been to every festival the past six years and has offered wonderful guidance in helping us grow and improve the festival. I’m extremely excited to have a Director that is not only tuned into the needs of the Florida Folk Festival, but is also a performer, songwriter and festival participant. Donald is a wonderful person to work with and the Florida Folk Festival is fortunate that DEP has appointed such a capable person to continue the tradition of one of the nation’s best managed state park systems.
Don’t forget ...... Applications for participation in the 2011 Festival will be available on our website in August. The application period runs August 15 – October 15. Both and e-mail reminder and a postcard will be sent to everyone in our database in early August.
Elaine McGrath Events Coordinator Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park
Post Office Drawer G White Springs, Florida 32096 (386) 397-4462
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Monthly camping Bluegrass event:
Arcadia, Bluegrass jam & show hosted by the Heartland Bluegrass Association of Florida. Monthly camping, jamming and stage show event on the 4th weekend of the month. It is held in Arcadia at Craig’s RV Park. Details are available at www.hearlandbluegrass.com. The jamming is all acoustic, and goes on at campsites and inside the air conditioned rec hall during summer months. Friday & Saturday! email:
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Killian sings with Seeger…
Singer/songwriter and Venice resident Bob (Robert) Killian just returned from performing with Pete Seeger, David Bromberg, David Amram and others at the annual Great Hudson River Revival at Croton-On-Hudson, NY Father’s Day weekend.
Killian’s song, There’ll Come A Day is featured on Seeger’s latest cd, Tomorrow’s Children with Killian singing lead and Seeger singing a verse he wrote especially for the song.
The CD is available at www.appleseedmusic.com.
For bookings email
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, tel. 941-587-9313 cell
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NOTE CHANGE of Venue From Leu Gardens to Osteen Diner,
195 S. State Rd 415. 2:30 pm. $12. Info: Sheila 407.679.6426
or
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or http://www.cffolk.org. Venue: 407.323.6469
or http://www.florida-secrets.com/Restaurants/EC/Osteen.htm
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Congratulations to Friends of Joe Concert Series and Anne Kearton for celebrating
5 years. We wish you the best
August 3, For those who knew Brian Wolfsohn’s mother Vera:
Ellen & I wanted to let everyone in the community know that my Mom, Vera Wolfsohn, passed away this morning from natural causes. She died peacefully in our home, surrounded by family. Many of you had gotten to know her over the past 3 1/2 years she lived here with us. She continued smiling and having a graceful countenance right up until the end..
Condolences from FOFF.
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July 14th Kace Montgomery’s father Albert Marion Conerly passed away.
The Orlando Sentinel did a beautiful feature on Al.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/os-albert-conerly-obituary-20100718,0,5186702.story
Condolences from FOFF.
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FOFF is Wishing Joel Kelly a quick recovery from recent surgery.
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