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Family and friends are invited to attend and participate for the second year for this great event at the Rock Cut Campground located 35 miles north of Colville on Highway 395. Phone (509)738-2350 for details.

WE NEED BANDS TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE. EMAIL  markharding@centurytel.net

Friday afternoon starts with an open mic and tryouts for the evening talent show. Bands compete for prizes including a first prize of $75; other prizes, donated by the Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association (INBA), will be awarded to placing bands. The top band also receives a booking for next year's Saturday stage show. Heartbreak Pass, a new group with familiar faces, will close the show on Friday. They are some of the region's most seasoned pickers. Look for lots of jamming in the campground after hours.

Saturday begins with Band Scramble sign-ups and workshops which will include Austin Little demonstrating his amazing technique on banjo. The stage show will begin with the band scramble and then continue with notable performers from the INBA including Molly & Tenbrooks, Prairie Flyer's Jim Faddis and Andre Vashon with friends, The Pistol Packin' Mamas with a special appearance of the "Snotgrass Sisters”. Local favorites, Kettle Creek, will perform as well as The Stony River Band.

The Sunday Gospel Jubilee will finish out the weekend with bands and jammers performing Gospel songs. Sunday is free to the public and all are welcome to sign-up to perform.

Hold the date and make your plans now to come to Butte, Montana July 10-12, 2009 for the 71st National Folk Festival -- traditional music, food, crafts, culture and fun -- a Great American Festival set in the Great American West -- and admission is free!

The National Folk Festival, one of the nation’s largest and most prestigious celebrations of the arts, has taken up residence in Butte, Montana until 2010.

First presented in 1934, the National is the oldest multicultural festival in the nation. The National Council for the Traditional Arts (NCTA), the organization that has produced the National Folk Festival since its creation, recognized Butte’s and Montana’s unique natural resources, cultural assets, and strong community spirit.

The National Folk Festival is a large-scale three-day outdoor event presented free to the public that celebrates the roots, richness, and variety of American culture. The National features a jubilant and dizzying program that includes music and dance performances, participatory dancing, workshops, children’s activities, regional and ethnic foods, storytelling, parades, craft exhibits and demonstrations, and more. The National brings a jubilant and dizzying feast of the deeply traditional folk arts that appeals to audiences of all ages at all levels.

Butte, Montana is the host city for the 70th-72nd National Folk Festivals in 2008-2010. The National Folk Festival kicked off a three-year run in Montana on July 11-13, 2008. The 2008 event has been pronounced a huge success, a signature Montana event and an exciting addition to the summer schedule for thousands of visitors to Southwest Montana. In the first year of the festival in Montana, the event was attended by an estimated 75,000 attendees, a number expected to nearly double in 2009. The economic impact of these numbers in the Southwest Montana trade area is estimated at about $8 million dollars based on an on-site survey conducted by the Butte CVB and the Montana Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research.

SPOKANE HIGHLAND GAMES

August 1, 2009

Spokane Fair & Expo Center, South Lawn Area

404 N.Havana, Spokane Valley, WA 99202

$8 Adults (18 & Over)

$5 Senior (60+)

$5 Youth (11-17)

$3 Children (4-10)

Under 4 Free

Parking: $1 per vehicle

CONTACT: Andrea Severns, Publicity Chair     Tel: (509) 922-3661 or (509) 270-7624

Email:  spokanescotsPR@q.com  Website: www.spokanehighlandgames.org

There's something for every member of the family at the Spokane Highland Games, Saturday, August 1, at the Fairgrounds. Events start at 9.00 am, and continue until 8.00 pm. Features include:

Ø       Opening Ceremonies at Noon with massed bands

Ø       Piping, highland dancing and athletic competitions

Ø       Live Musical Entertainment all day

Ø       Blacksmith, Sheepdogs, and Highland cattle exhibits

Ø       Historical reenactments

Ø       Scottish clan and vendor tents, and beer tent

Ø       Children's Athletic Events and games

Ø       Competitions for the best shortbread and the best photos of Scotland

Ø       Evening Ceilidh ( Kay-lee) or party, with music and dancing

New this year!