General Information - Attractions Scheduled for 2010 - After the Event
This is event is being hosted by the NoNahme Clan of the Northern California Flute Circle.
It is the same Spring Flute Festival that has been successfully hosted by the NoNahmes
in 2007, 2008, and 2009 and should not be confused with any other flute event being held
in the Georgetown or Garden Valley area in the Spring.
The Georgetown Divide Recreation District has given permission
for vendors to set up Friday night, May 21, if they wish to do so.
6:00 AM - The grounds are open for those vendors who did not arrive
the night before.
8:30 AM - All cars and trucks should be out of the park by this time
to avoid any problems with vehicles versus early foot traffic.
9:00 AM - The festival opens for the public and the music begins.
Vendors should be set up and ready for business.
6:00 PM - The public leaves and the vendors take down.
8:00 PM - All is ready for the night.
Please take note of the fact that no RVs will be allowed on the festival site
(with the possible exception of one for security and aiding the ill), except
to unload or load. Camping at the site is not permitted either.
Please click on Accommodations
if you have not done so already.
Carol Martin, a professional photographer, has created a CD containing 97 photos (jpgs) taken at the Spring Flute Festival of April 21, 2007, in Georgetown, California, and 37 photos taken at the Concert that night. The NoNahme Clan is selling copies of this CD. Half of the money for each sale is going to Carol for her efforts on our behalf - and Carol is donating the other half to the NoNahme Clan to help pay the expenses for future Spring Flute Festivals. The price for each copy of the CD is $10.
The photo below is a reduced example of Carol's expertise.
Charlie Rosenau has CDs of photos of the Spring Flute Festival of 2009 with a musical background by Kathy Cameron. These CDs sell for $5.00 each and all proceeds go to future Spring Flute Festivals.
Lew Price, NoNahme Clan treasurer, is handling the CD sales. When ordering by mail, $2.00 more is needed for shipping expenses. Please be sure to send your name and address with your check or money order made out to Lew and send your order to:
Thanks in advance for your help.
The NoNahme Clan will be practicing at the Golden Gecko or the Park in Garden Valley on days when the weather is tolerable with some exceptions.
At these practices and at any future events featuring the NoNahme Clan, the Clan will be selling CDs (albums) of various popular Native American flutists and possibly other items. Proceeds of the sales will help to cover the expenses for future Spring Flute Festivals.
Attractions Scheduled for 2010
Like the 2009 Festival, the Spring Flute Festival in 2010 will be a one-day event.
The three previous Spring Flute Festivals sponsored by the NoNahme Clan were very successful.
The location will
be the Garden Valley Park in Garden Valley, California, in the beautiful
forested foothills northeast of Sacramento.
The primary purpose of the festival is to have fun. The side-effects of this fun are creating music, showing others how to make their own music, promoting Native American culture, and providing a place and time for some to sell and others to buy flutes, drums, and other items of Native American culture.
Your Hosts
Hosting, is the
NoNahme Clan of the Northern California Flute Circle (NCFC).
Please click on the above link to see the history, general philosophy,
and how to become a member of the NoNahme Clan.
Our thanks to the Garden Valley Community Association which has allowed us have the
festival under their insurance umbrella.
Admission
The event will be open to the public and no admission is
required. However, donations are needed
to cover the hosts' costs.
Guest Registration
Those attending the festival will find a booth near the stage where they may register as
guests, sign up for workshops, give donations for future festivals, and obtain verbal information.
Children
Parents are responsible for their children. The public is invited to this
event at no charge. However, the event is primarily for flute enthusiasts.
Should a child damage a personal instrument or an item being sold,
the child's parents will be charged for the damage.
Restrictions
Alcoholic beverages, drugs, and smoking are not allowed at this event.
Performers will be playing and the airwaves are being reserved for them. Consequently, amplified sound from other instruments, loud drums, radios, and any other sound-producing devices will not be permitted. Drumming will not be permitted during stage performances. However, drum makers may demonstrate by drumming when there are no performances onstage - and drumming at workshops (which are remotely located from the stage) will be permitted at all times.
Cell phones often will not work here in the big hills.
Attractions
Booths selling Food, Herbs, Art, Crafts, and Musical Instruments
Music featuring Voices, the Native American Flute, the Australian Didgeridoo,
Drums, & Rattles
Workshops for both Young People and Adults
Booths with Free Information
Parking
There is parking is around the perimeter of the park and at the nearby parking lot.
Vendors, performers, or those giving workshops may park temporarily near their booth site
or workshop area - only long enough to unload or load.
Eating
Aside from the food vendors at the event, there are a places to find food in Garden Valley
within walking distance and in Georgetown a few miles away.
Keeping the Area Natural and Clean
The park and the parking areas must be kept
clean and devoid of garbage of any kind. Littering or vandalism of any kind is
prohibited. Witnesses to any such incidents
are encouraged to report them to the security people. Should litter be detected,
please place it in one of the containers provided for that purpose even if the litter
is not your own. Thanks in advance.
Overnight Accommodations
There is no room for parking RVs at the park and camping is not
allowed either.
For a list of places to stay overnight, please click on the following.
Accommodations
Concert
Their will be an ongoing concert on the stage in the park. There
will be no seats so those who wish to sit must bring their own chairs and pillows.
Listeners may be shopping while the music is happening. In case of
showers, the performers will have a roof over their
heads. However, members of the audience should bring their
umbrellas. Needless to say, there will be no charge
for the concert and the amateur performers will not be paid. There will be
a blanket dance for donations to the professional performers and other donations will
be welcomed.
Afterward
Following the event, several activities are possible which allow socializing among
fluties. We highly recommend the Garden Valley Park as a place to meet friends
and play flutes. There is another park in Lotus, and one in Coloma where there
is a gold rush museum and
Sutter's Mill where gold was first discovered. Georgetown itself is a major
tourist attraction with various eating establishments and shops. There are
also local people who would be happy to have you meet at their spacious locations.
Performances
Beginning at 10:00 AM,
there will be "amateur" performances on the stage.
Those who wish to perform should come to the stage and let us know how long
they wish to perform. Times for performing may be limited according to how
many performers we have.
Workshops
Be sure and look at the workshops scheduled if you plan to attend one.
Check the schedule to see when the workshop begins.
Upon arriving at the festival, sign up at the Northern California Flute Circle
table near the stage for any workshop
you plan to attend. Most of the workshops will be held in the small area across
the creek from the vendor area. Unless instructed otherwise, about
10 minutes before the workshop is to begin, be at the designated
assembly area.
Those attending workshops should bring their own
chairs or blankets to sit upon.
See Workshops for more information.
Workshop Instructors
If you wish to have a workshop at this event, contact us with your name, address,
phone number, and e-mail address if you have one. Let us know what your
workshop is about and any particulars that your think we need to know.
Vendors' Instructions
If you have already been one of our vendors, please contact us with you name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address if applicable. We need to know that you are coming. There will be a vendor flat fee somewhere between $15 and $25, which will depend upon the number of vendors we have. If we have many vendors, the fee will go down - if we have less, the fee will go up.
If you have not been a vendor at this festival before, in addition to the above information, please send us a description of what you plan to sell and snapshot of your booth. Generally speaking, booths selling factory-produced items will not be allowed.
See Vendors and Other Booths Scheduled for 2010 for more information.
Weather
In the past, the weather in Garden Valley for most of May has been sunny. However, should there be inclement weather, those providing workshops should provide their own rainproof booths and attendees should have their own umbrellas. Vendors are encouraged to use rainproof booths.
The performers on-stage will be sheltered by the stage roof. However, members of the audience should carry umbrellas if it looks like the weather will be "iffy".
People should monitor the local TV weather channels for a forecast.
In my experience, the national weather channel is virtually useless for predicting
weather here in the foothills.
Directions
Garden Valley is on Marshal Road between Highways 49 and 193. One may go to Placerville and turn on Highway 49 toward Auburn, or go to Auburn and turn on Highway 49 toward Placerville. Specifically, the event is at the park on the corner of Marshall Road and Garden Valley Road.
If you go on Highway 49 from Placerville, go through Coloma, across the river, and Marshall Road comes up on the right at the light with the Coloma Club on the right. Take Marshall Road upward and then down (about seven miles) to the first stop sign. Garden Valley park is on the right just past the stop sign and this is where the festival is being held.
If you go on Highway 49 from Auburn, go across the river and up until you arrive at Cool. Turn left at the light on to Highway 193. Approximately seven miles later, you will arrive at Greenwood. Turn right on Greenwood Road and follow it until it meets Marshal Road in Garden Valley (about 5 miles) at the first stop sign (see the firehouse on the left). Turn right on Marshal Road and in about half a mile, the Park will appear on the left (where the festival is being held).
Coordinators
Charlie Rosenau (530) 333 - 2590 chrosenau@earthlink.net
Lew Price (530) 333 - 9470 lewprice@softcom.net
Following the event, several activities are possible which allow socializing among
fluties. We highly recommend the Garden Valley Park as a place to meet friends
and play flutes. There is another park in Lotus, and one in Coloma where there
is a gold rush museum and
Sutter's Mill where gold was first discovered. Georgetown itself is a major
tourist attraction with various eating establishments and shops. There are
also local people who would be happy to have you meet at their spacious locations.
What follows is a listing of the vendors, workshops, and activities to be found at the Spring Flute Festival. We hope to see you there.
The Flute Circle events are more like family affairs with a lot of trust between members. However, there have been occasions when trust is violated by an interloper from outside the group. One of my flutes was stolen on one occasion, on another occasion someone used guile to attempt to steal several flutes from several members as well as a number of my books. Such antics usually cause grief to the perpetrator in the long run. We publish the person's name (or turn him in to the authorities) and he is blacklisted thereafter.
Alice Railsback, a great lady that is Apache and Navajo, will be selling custom beadwork - some of the best. She will take orders if you have special requests. Those who want to learn how to do beadwork can watch Alice create at her booth.
Rose's Garden Cafe in Garden Valley will be selling lumpia, chicken strips, french fries, and smoothies. For those who might wish to have a full menu from which to choose, Rose's is only about 200 yards down Marshal Road from the Festival.
The Northern California Flute Circle will have a table along with its hosting
NoNahme Clan, selling items such as T-shirts, Native American flute & drum CDs,
photo CDs taken at the festival in 2007, the new low-priced C flutes ($25 each), etc.
Northern California Flute Circle
NoNahme Clan
The Tribal Economic and Social Solutions Agency, Inc. (TESSA) will have an information booth at the Festival. This is a non-profit organization that has been in existence since 2005. It's goal is to serve as a licensed Indian Foster Family Agency for American Indian and Alaskan Native families with culturally relevant foster placement and support systems to assist families in the reunification process.
The Fairy Ring Mushroom Company (twin sisters) will be selling drums, beautiful
Native American style flutes, transverse flutes, beautiful occarinas, jewelry, and original
fine arts. They usually have some surprises to sell as well.
www.fairyringmushroom.com
Jon Johnson is an accomplished verbal entertainer and musician, playing and
teaching many instruments, including the harp, recorder, Native American flute,
psaltery, and saw (he can almost make an instrument talk).
He will be entertaining us and selling his CDs.
www.reverbnations.com/jonjohnson or
www.artmajeur.com/jonjohnson
Jason Williams (Whitewater Drums) will be selling quality drums.
Peggy Gomez will be selling UDU drums made of gourds, gourd rattles,
Native American chokers with matching flute jewelry, and more.
www,artistsites.org/crowwomanarts/#
John Boche will have an Native American information booth with interesting items
for your perusal.
Jan & Charlie Rose will be selling Jan's baskets made of Native materials. Her pine needle baskets are excellent examples of craftsmanship and she might even explain how she makes them if you ask.
White Grizzly Trading Company (Lorna Hardin) will be selling sage bundles, craft
items, porcupine quills, dentalium, cowrie shells, abalone, turquoise, coral, clamshell
strands, sinew, bones, sterling jewelry, cowboy hats, tote bags, crystals, leather
thong necklaces, things especially for children, and more.
wgtc@internet49.com
Vance Pennington (Waking Spirit Flutes), flutemaker and teacher, will be selling
his flutes to flute makers of all levels and selected performing and recording artists.
He will also have flute bags and other flute accessories.
www.wakingspiritflutes.com
Lew Price will have most of his books and CDs for sale which include
eight books on
flutemaking, two on flute physics, one on flute evolution, and one on music theory -
as well as copies of his flute design software on CD. He may also have a few
flutes to sell.
www.lewpaxtonprice.us
Jim Yarnell will be selling a few Anasazi style flutes. So far he has not come far enough in volume of manufacture to hazard a website, but we are looking forward to seeing what he has in stock at the festival.
Mark Purtill (Anasazi Dream Flutes) will be selling some beautiful flutes that
can be viewed on his website.
www.anasazidream.blogspot.com
Don Martinez will have beautiful Native American style flutes for sale.
www.paintedspirit.com
David Blonski will be selling didgeridoos, Native American flutes, possibly other
instruments, CDs, and DVDs. David is famous for playing, teaching, and creating
didgeridoos. He will also be performing on stage and giving two workshops on
playing didgeridoos, one for children and another for adults.
www.timelessproductions.com
Eric Ray and his daughter Allie ("Gator") (Gvwi Music)
will be selling their CDs, rattles,
drums, flute bags, leather goods, and some of his selected wooden flutes. Their
CD, Dusk to Dawn, was nominated "Best Instrumental of 2009" at the Native American
Music Awards. They have a new album Valley of Thunder that should be available
by May 22. They will be available to answer questions about what they do, how they
do it, and why they do it - and to enjoy conversing. They will also be performing
on stage and have
some special additions to their act that they put together this year and late last year.
(530) 790-0733, gvwi@comcast.net, www.gvwimusic.com
Keith and Pat Oberdeick (Burning Wood Flutes) will be selling beautiful Native
American style flutes.
www.burningwoodflutes.com
Cliff Habig - (Habig's Teepees) will be selling quality children's teepees.
The kids will love them.
jhabig@wildblue.net or (530) 333-0402
Two Feathers Trading Post - (Frank Bechtel) will be selling mountain man supplies, Native American crafts, beads, leather bags, cowboy goods, and more.
Judy Houle will have her jewelry booth, Wild Beads of the Sierra for attendees to enjoy.
David Ferrier - (David's Drums) will be selling excellent drums of various types.
www.DavidsDrums.net
Brian Revheim - (Napa Valley Flutes) will be selling his quality Native American
style flutes.
www.nvflutes.com
Judy Habig - (Squirrel Tooth Annie) will be selling various styles of hats and will
also be able to re-block some types of straw hats.
jhabig@wildblue.net or (530) 333-0402
Don Schulz - (A Different Drum) will be selling superb drums and rhythm instruments.
www.thedifferentdrum.net
Some of the workshops are free. Others are being presented for a fee and are being given on a first-come-first-served basis. When a fee is involved, we have decided that those attending should pay either upon arriving or after the workshop has been given according to whatever is agreed between the instructor and the student. Checks for workshop attendance should be made out to the person presenting the workshop or his business name.
Those attending a workshop should bring a chair, blanket, or some other means of sitting unless they prefer to stand.
Upon arriving at the festival, sign up at the Northern California Flute Circle's table for any workshop you plan to attend.
Please check this webpage periodically. In any case, we plan to keep the beginning
flute workshop starting time at least 2 1/2 hours before the advanced flute playing
workshop starting time. The workshop schedule is given below.
Please look farther
down for the details regarding each workshop.
Didgeridoo Made Easy - David Blonski has 17 years of experience with the didgeridoo
as a performer, recording artist, teacher, and craftsman, and eagerly shares his knowledge
of the instrument. He will be giving two workshops on beginning
playing didgeridoo, one for children that is free and another for adults that is $15.
David presents his beginning level didgeridoo class with enthusiasm, warmth, and humor.
His step-by-step lessons will take you from beginning to advanced playing techniques in an
easy to understand and follow format. David will focus on tonal variations, dynamic
vocal accents, animal calls, circular breathing, and contemporary styles of rhythmic playing.
The children's free workshop will start at 1:00 and end at about 1:30.
Parents are invited, and if not present, are expected to pick up their young ladies and
gentlemen at the end of the session. Please be at David's booth at about 12:50.
The adult workshop will start at about 1:45. Those attending should meet David shortly
before it starts. Each student must bring something upon which to sit.
www.timelessproductions.com
Kathi Cameron and Sherry Martin will be giving a free workshop, especially for young people, on Playing the Native American Flute. Kathi is a music teacher and Sherry is a registered nurse. Both enjoy the Native American flute. Flutes in the key of C over middle C will be given to those attending for use during the workshop. The performance of the flutes provided exceeds that of many high-priced Native American style flutes even though each is sized for young hands. This workshop is designed for young people who are twelve years old or less. However, adults are welcome to sit in on this workshop. If the number of attendees should exceed 12, another class may be scheduled at a later time. Each student must bring something upon which to sit.
If the student wishes to keep his or her flute, there is a $10 fee for the flute for those twelve years old or under and a $25 (the usual discount price) fee for those over twelve. If the student already has a suitable flute, he or she may bring it. The workshop will start at 2:30. Kathi and Sherry will be at a booth between the stage and Marshall Road. You may meet them there between 2:00 and 2:15 to sign up and be conducted to the workshop area.
Kathi or Sherry will collect fees in advance for those who wish to keep their flutes. Each session of this workshop should last from 1 to 2 hours. Parents are invited, and if not present, are expected to pick up their young ladies and gentlemen at the end of each session.
Thoz Womenz is the name of a talented group from Alturas performing with
drums and dancing.
Along with the drumming there will be two Grass Dancers, two Jingle Dress, and three
Fancy Shawl dancers. Thoz Womenz, Inc. is a non-profit organization with members
that donate their time and effort. Donations to them are both appropriate and welcome.
www.thozwomenz.org
Jon Johnson is an accomplished verbal entertainer and musician, playing and
teaching many instruments, including the harp, recorder, Native American flute, psaltery,
saw (yes, a real saw) and possible more. His storytelling is interspersed with
musical presentations such as bird calls. He should be selling his excellent CDs when he
is not entertaining.
www.reverbnations.com/jonjohnson or
www.artmajeur.com/jonjohnson
David Blonski has 17 years of experience with the didgeridoo
as a performer, recording artist, teacher, and craftsman, and eagerly shares his knowledge
of the instrument. He will be giving his usual sterling performance with the "didge"
and possibly the Native American flute - and selling his CDs and DVDs.
www.timelessproductions.com
Allan Lubanes will be showing how to create fire by friction. This is authentic seeing-is-believing fire without matches, lighters, or flint. If you haven't seen it done, you may see it now. Allan won't be on the stage. He will be right next to you.
Eric Ray and his daughter Allie ("Gator") (Gvwi Music)
will be selling their CDs, rattles,
drums, flute bags, leather goods, and some of his selected wooden flutes. Their
CD, Dusk to Dawn, was nominated "Best Instrumental of 2009" at the Native American
Music Awards. They have a new album Valley of Thunder that should be available
by May 22. They will be available to answer questions about what they do, how they
do it, and why they do it - and to enjoy conversing. They will also be performing
on stage and have
some special additions to their act that they put together this year and late last year.
(530) 790-0733, gvwi@comcast.net, www.gvwimusic.com
Otsigeya is a women's hand-drum circle whose name is derived from the
Cherokee word meaning "We Women". Comprised of members of the Cherokees of Northern
Central Valley, Otsigeya is committed to promoting our indigenous language
through song and seeks opportunities to share music and culture. Otsigeya
will perform with an estimated eleven of their number being present.
Please bring something for you sit on (chair, blanket, whatever).
9:00 AM - Flag Raising by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9241
The Star Spangled Banner - Sung by Danielle Fisher and Kyleen Cornell
Honoring the veterans.
9:15 AM - Opening ceremony.
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM - Performances by players in the Northern California Flute Circle and other talented people.
10:00 AM - Drumming and dancing by Thoz Womenz and blanket Dance for donations to featured professional performers.
11:00 AM - Performance by David Blonksi
12:15 PM - Performance by Eric and Allie Ray
1:30 PM - Performance by Jon Johnson
2:45 PM - Performance by Otsigeya
3:30 PM - Performances by either dancers or players in the Northern California Flute Circle and other talented people.
Please bring something for you sit on (chair, blanket, whatever).