Second Jam is no more...

This is just to let you all know that Second Jam has gone the way of the dinosaur, and is no 

longer a part of the FMSM calendar.  I have too many other FMSM responsibilities going on, 

and it's just too much for me to do right now, so thanks to all of you who came out and 

supported Second Jam, and to the FMSM board for providing the finances to have done this

over the years!

Hunt

Labor Day week

Monday, 9/7/15 - JH/S at the Tridge Walk at 9am - (see note below for details)


Wednesday, 9/9/15 - FMSM board meeting at Dow Library in the basement at 6:30pm
Thursday, 9/10/15 - SUGAR at Bickford in Saginaw at 10:30am, PEANUT ukulele lesson at MPS Administration Building at 7pm.
Friday, 9/11/15 - No Second Jam - it just never really clicked :-(
Saturday, 9/12/15 - Traditional dance at the Community Center at 7:30pm - $7 or save and get a season pass!

Jolly Hammers and Strings To Play for Labor Day Tridge Walk

Labor Day Tri 

 

Jolly Hammers & Strings will be playing at the Tridge Walk on Labor Day, September 7, 2015.  The event starts at 9:00 A.M. at the Farmer's Market side of the Tridge, Midland's three-legged bridge at the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Chippewa Rivers.  JH&S will be playing in the Pavilion across the Tridge in Chippewassee Park.

Farewell, festival friends

Heaps of thanks to all who put their shoulder to the wheel to make the 2015 MFMF such a wonderful event, and oodles more thanks to all who came and added their talents and support to make it the mos' funnest festival it could ever be!  Here's to safe travels home for all the campers and hotelers, and we locals look forward to seeing you all here again next year...

Hey, there, in case you didn't know, ... it's FESTIVAL WEEK!

As I write this, the carnies are packing up and fixing to move on to the next town, and people like us are preparing to move in.  Please let the county fair people get out and on their way before chasing them off!  There will be plenty of great campsites available on Monday.  Don't give others a bad impression of the festival by shooing them away.  Thanks for that consideration...

I think of the Evart festival as the middle of summer, and the Midland festival as marking the end of summer.  So, by that reasoning, summer is winding to its end, and even if the calendar still says summer for three more weeks, Labor Day and the start of school come the following week, and those are signs of autumn's approach.

As you get your ribbon for the 2015 festival this week, please consider this perspective, too...  if you're not an FMSM member yet, I would encourage you to join our organization.  It's not so much that there are tons of personal benefits to be had from joining, but your membership helps support all the things that FMSM does to be able to do things like the festival that we all enjoy.  Individual memberships are $12/year, and get you a $5 discount on festival admission ($5 instead of the $10 non-member cost), and family memberships are $18/year, and also get your family members (but not your cousins and in-laws!) into the festival for $5.  

Thanks, and here's to a fun-filled week together!

Hunt