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20 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Festival poster celebrates Sisters By Jodi Schneider McNamee Coffespondent Music and art enthusiasts gathered at Sisters Gallery & Frame Shop to take a peek at the 2018 Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) poster Thursday eve- ning, featuring poster artwork by Dennis McGregor. This year marks the 23rd anniversary of SFF and the 18th year that McGregor has been commissioned to paint original artwork for the annual SFF poster image that attracts thousands of people to the three-day music festival. McGregor’s poster image was aptly titled “A Picker’s Paradise.” “To me it’s very reminis- cent of his painting ‘All the Towns a Stage,’ and every- one loved that poster,” said Ann Richardson, Sisters Folk Festival’s managing director. The poster captures the spirit of the event and the role of SFF in the community. “We’ve had a buck, dogs playing music around a fire, and the Statue of Liberty,” noted McGregor. “But this year is a little different, I wanted to do a tribute to the town that created this won- derful festival. This poster is in response to the devastation of the festival being cancelled last year, and what a bummer that was for folks.” McGregor wanted to bring back the idyllic sense of this beautiful mountain town. This year’s poster celebrates Sisters’ community and PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE Dennis McGregor hearkened back to fruit crate art in the style of his 2018 Sisters Folk Festival poster, which was unveiled last week. environment. “There’s our town, and the parlor guitar up front in the image represents vintage folk music and the electric guitar represents modern music,” explained McGregor. The words “Picked Fresh Daily” on the poster speak for the reference to the fruit-crate art style. Fruit crate labels were a means of marketing fruit-packer brands at the turn of the 20th century. Artists that painted on a fruit crate were not allowed to sign their work. The typography was hand-painted, not typeset. “Painting on fruit crates is the art form they used before they figured out how to print on cardboard,” McGregor said. “It was always a square and the art was rich in graph- ics and illustration. I’ve always liked the way the crates looked. And it kind of goes with the whole Woodie Guthrie era.” The poster was released early with the majority of the 2017 musical lineup already printed on the poster for folks to check out. “We invited everybody back and about 80 percent of the folks on the 2017 lineup are coming back,” said Sisters Folk Festival’s creative direc- tor, Brad Tisdel. “Plus, we added a few more phenom- enal musicians. Dar Williams is a lovely writer and per- former and the Accidentals are a really young progressive band. We are really thrilled with who is attending.” Obituaries Michael Wayne Norman August 28, 1950 — Mafch 22, 2018 Michael Norman passed away from pancreatic cancer at 67 years of age in Albany, Oregon. He is survived by his wife, Giana Helena Norman, and his three children, Cody, Amanda, and Seth. His memorial service was held at The Marriott Courtyard in Corvallis on Sunday, April 15. Michael was born in Carmel, California to par- ents Ernest “Gene” Norman and Emma Jean Maloney. He started Maverick Enterprises LLC in California and, after many years in construction, he transitioned to real estate in Oregon. His adventure in Oregon began in Sisters, where his oldest son, Cody, started his beautiful family, and his younger children Amanda and Seth enjoyed their time in the Sisters School District. Together the fam- ily shared adventures camp- ing in the Deschutes forest, adventuring the Three Creek Sno-Parks and exploring the Central Oregon beauty. If Michael was not enjoying the scenery you could often find Giana and him enjoy- ing the local shows and offerings. Michael was a great fam- ily man and hard-working provider. He was an active man who was a strong- willed, adventure-filled, social man. He was involved in many organizations over his lifetime includ- ing Kiwanis International, the American Red Cross, Masonic Lodge and more. His family and friends will remember him as a confi- dent man who was adven- turous and knowledge- able. He was a loved son, brother, husband, father and grandfather. He is loved and will be missed! Obituaries Policy: The Nugget Newspaper does not charge a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries may be up to 400 words and include one photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by The Nugget Newspaper advertising department. Obituary submissions must be received by noon on Monday. Obituaries may be submitted to The Nugget by email or hand delivery to our office located at 442 E. 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