USA Special Event Description:
Centrums Festival of American Fiddle Tunes:
The largest gathering of its kind west of the Mississippi. Each year, Artistic Director Dirk Powell travels the country to hand-select Fiddle Tunes faculty from the torchbearers of the folk traditions. This year, National Heritage Award-winners Liz Carroll and Paul Dahlin, as well as The Carolina Chocolate Drops, are headlining a week of workshops, jamming and Mainstage performances. Located at beautiful Fort Worden State Park in the historic Victorian seaport town of Port Townsend, WA.
Event Performers:
Liz Carroll, John Doyle,
Sean Doyle, Paul Dahlin, Denis Maheux, Joe Thompson, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Becky Tracy, Nightingale, Mac and Jenny Traynham, April Verch, Jesse & Jamie Wells, John White, Kenney Applebee, Randy Wilson
Location of USA Special Event:
McCurdy Pavilion
Directions to Festival:
Centrum is located at historic Fort Worden State Park in the Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, WA. Perched at the northeast tip of Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, Port Townsend is a magical combination of land and sea, with panoramic views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, as well as the Olympic and Cascade mountain ranges.
Located a short ferry ride from Seattle, Centrum is ideally located for easy access, while being a world a way, set in the timeless beauty of Fort Worden State Park.
Fort Worden State Park is the crown jewel of Washingtons state park system. Centrum and the park were formed in 1973, providing a peaceful use for a turn-of-the-century military fort. The 445-acre park features salt-water beaches, wooded hills with trails and abandoned gun emplacements, a traditional military parade ground and the ‘Chinese Gardens lagoon area.
Times:
Mainstage performances on:
July 4, 2007 at 1:30pm
July 6, 2007 at 7:30pm
July 7, 2007 at 1:30pm
Admission & Parking:
Adults - $22.00
Age 18 & under $9.00
Special Event Contact: 800-733-3608 ext 118
Event Email Contact: pam@centrum.org
