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Bear on the Square Mountain Festival | Dahlonega, Georgia
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Dahlonega, a picturesque town in the foothills of the North Georgia Mountains, is the place to be during the weekend of April 21-22, 2012. Scheduled for that weekend is the 16th annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, a highly entertaining and lively weekend of music and art held in and around the town's Historic Public Square.
Pre-festival events will occur on Friday, April 20, with the beginning of jamming on the Historic Public Square, as well as Master Class Workshops in the afternoon, and the Live Country Auction that night.
On Saturday and Sunday, April 21-22, there will be free admission on-stage performances by local, regional, and national musicians throughout the day in the MainStage Tent at Hancock Park with a heavy emphasis on bluegrass and old-time music from the Southern Appalachian region.
A juried Artist Marketplace on Saturday and Sunday features traditional mountain crafts, and there will also be a Country Store. More jamming on the square and music workshops on Saturday and Sunday, a Sunday morning Gospel Jam, a Saturday evening old-time Mountain Dance, kids activities, and food complete the offerings. |
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Bear on the Square Mountain Festival
April 21 - 22, 2012
Call for Artists
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival is an authentic Mountain Festival featuring bluegrass and old-time music, traditional art and craft, folk art, dance, and storytelling. The festival is held on the Historic Public Square of Dahlonega, Georgia. Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Inc. is inviting artists to submit applications for consideration. This nonprofit organization’s mission is to preserve and support the artistic and cultural traditions of the Georgia Mountains and the Southern Appalachian Region.
Produced by The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival Committee, Inc.
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Master Classes are returning to the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival.
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MAINSTAGE 2012
The GREATEST news: The main stage events are free, no tickets, no armbands - FREE
The featured performers will be in the main stage tent at Hancock Park, one block off the square.
SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012
11:00 - BLUEBILLY GRIT
12:00 - BUZZARD MOUNTAIN BOYS & BAREFOOT CREEK
1:00 - JOHN LILLY
2:00 - GOLD RUSH WITH NEEL PENDER
3:00 - JOHN GRIMM & BEVERLY SMITH
4:00 - THE GEORGIA CRACKERS
5:15 - WHITEPATH
SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2012
11:00 - SUNDAY MORNING GOSPEL JAM, LED BY GLENDA PENDER
12:30 - PICK & BOW RECITAL
1:15 - THE ROSIN SISTERS WITH WHIT CONNAH AND GEORGE NORMAN
2:15 - CURTIS JONES WITH INSONNIA
3:15 - CURLEY MAPLE
4:15 - Drawing for RAFFLE to benefit Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School (MORE NEWS COMING)
4:30 - PACKWAY HANDLE BAND
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Support Bear on the Square with a Sponsorship
The Bear on the Square Mountain Festival brings thousands of visitors to Dahlonega the third weekend in April each year. The event not only helps preserve and promote the traditional music, crafts and lifestyle of the North Georgia and Southern Appalachian mountain region, it also provides a tremendous boost to the local economy, giving added exposure to an area already known for being one of the region's leading tourism destinations, and it embellishes our area's reputation as a centerpiece for cultural activities.
To produce a festival of this scale every year requires a tremendous amount of time from local volunteers and, of course, money. In addition to our loyal contingent of volunteers, we're in need of financial support to help cover the costs of presenting the yearly festivities. Sponsorships are one of the most important sources of this funding and a critical part of accomplishing our mission of helping preserve the culture of the Southern Appalachians.
Those businesses, organizations and individuals interested in helping present the 16th annual Bear on the Square through the purchase of a sponsorship are encouraged to contact Richard Davidow, who heads up the festival's Sponsor Opportunities effort, as soon as possible.
Bear on the Square Mountain Festival, Inc., which stages the festival each year, is a 501©3 not-for-profit cultural arts organization whose mission is to preserve and celebrate the culture of the Southern Appalachians through the presentation of music, traditional craft, and folkways. Tax deductible donations are welcomed and can be sent to P. O. Box 338, Dahlonega, GA 30533.
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