Montana Folk Festival July 13-15
Donation protected
After presenting last July what many have said was the best festival we have produced in a decade, the Montana Folk Festival will return to Southwest Montana next July 13-15 and we invite you to see this event as worthy of your support as we gear up to properly prepare and paint the town for another presentation of what is becoming Montana's premier summer outdoor arts event.
Over the past decade, the economic impact in Butte and the surrounding trade area has been estimated at about $25 for every dollar spent on the festival that is a statewide event held in Butte. While the festival draws visitors to Butte and Montana from far and wide and is an important economic engine, it also remains a major cultural event and in the vicinity of Butte a hope engine as well.
Once again we are planning for six stages presenting new music and dance performances and moderated talk/demonstration sessions, a participatory dance area, a Family Area, a Montana Folklife Area, regional and ethnic foods, and a Montana Traditons arts market and the renowned First Peoples’ Market that features the works of Montana’s Native American Indian artists.
Thank you for considering your support. The event is organized by Mainstreet Uptown Butte -- www.mainstreetbutte.org -- a 501 c 3 non-profit organization and any contribution large or small is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and we will get a letter to that effect on request.
Also, for the latest details and to see the value of your support in action, please stop by www.montanafolkfestival.com or our facebook page at www.facebook.com/mtfolkfest where the latest details will be posted as they develop.
We hope that you will help us in this adventure which is now less than seven months away. We have to raise nearly $650,000 to defray the expenses of the event and continue to offer all performances and workshops free of admission as we have for the past decade. We will be working hard to write grant proposals and seek corporate sponsorships, but a lot of the support will have to come from individual contributions from supporters like you who want to see this festival continue for years to come.
Over the past decade, the economic impact in Butte and the surrounding trade area has been estimated at about $25 for every dollar spent on the festival that is a statewide event held in Butte. While the festival draws visitors to Butte and Montana from far and wide and is an important economic engine, it also remains a major cultural event and in the vicinity of Butte a hope engine as well.
Once again we are planning for six stages presenting new music and dance performances and moderated talk/demonstration sessions, a participatory dance area, a Family Area, a Montana Folklife Area, regional and ethnic foods, and a Montana Traditons arts market and the renowned First Peoples’ Market that features the works of Montana’s Native American Indian artists.
Thank you for considering your support. The event is organized by Mainstreet Uptown Butte -- www.mainstreetbutte.org -- a 501 c 3 non-profit organization and any contribution large or small is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law and we will get a letter to that effect on request.
Also, for the latest details and to see the value of your support in action, please stop by www.montanafolkfestival.com or our facebook page at www.facebook.com/mtfolkfest where the latest details will be posted as they develop.
We hope that you will help us in this adventure which is now less than seven months away. We have to raise nearly $650,000 to defray the expenses of the event and continue to offer all performances and workshops free of admission as we have for the past decade. We will be working hard to write grant proposals and seek corporate sponsorships, but a lot of the support will have to come from individual contributions from supporters like you who want to see this festival continue for years to come.
Organizer
George Everett
Organizer
Butte, MT
