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20 Wednesday, August 21, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Sisters Folk Festival contributes to community By Sue Stafford Correspondent What began 23 years ago as a one-day music event with a few hundred attendees at the then Sisters Middle- High School (now the mid- dle school), has grown and evolved into a three-day, 11-venue celebration of Americana music in which <All The Town9s a Stage.= People come from within and well beyond Oregon to enjoy a rich variety of music by over 46 artists and groups during the Sisters Folk Festival. As the festi- val has grown, so has the town of Sisters. In 1996 the town9s population was less than 1,000. Today it stands near 2,800 just within the city limits. Sisters Country (the school district boundaries) is closer to 10,000. Attendance now reaches about 4,000 people who flock to Sisters the weekend after Labor Day for the three-day festival, one of the major events for which Sisters is famous. Others are the Sisters Rodeo, which will celebrate its 80th year in June 2020, and the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, which attracts 10,000 people a year to town the second Saturday of July. The Sisters Rhythm and Brews Festival hosted its second music event last month. A newcomer in October this year will be the Sisters Book Festival, October 18-20. These city-wide events contribute to the economic vitality of this small town at the foot of the Cascades and make the name of Sisters, Oregon, known internationally. Accommodation for event attendees, including lodg- ing and camping facilities, restaurant meals and food, parking and fuel, medical and other services, and shop- ping, help support local busi- nesses. The festival had to be cancelled in 2017 due to the health hazards of smoke from surrounding wildfires. That cancellation hit the local economy hard. Throughout the years, the SFF has worked closely with the City and local businesses to maximize local benefits of the festival and minimize any disturbance or inconvenience to the citizens of Sisters. Larger crowds mean more demand for parking spaces around the various ven- ues. Each year, the SFF has worked to improve their oper- ations. They have arranged for bike corrals, shuttles, and venues within walking dis- tances to encourage a reduc- tion in auto traffic. This year, there is a new camping venue available at the high school parking lot (see related story, page 1). What started as the dream of local residents Jim Cornelius, editor in chief of The Nugget, and initial owner of Paulina Springs Books, Dick Sandvik, has grown into a year-round center for cre- ativity and community music. In addition to producing the annual Folk Festival, this local non-profit has sponsored the Americana Project in the Sisters schools for the past 20 CELEBRATE! MILESTONES•FESTIVITIES•ACHIEVEMENTS Abundant Living in Central Oregon Central Oregon n gives g iv ives es us s much h to celebrate cellebrate — from m its natural beauty to its many events and festivities, to the extraordinary accomplishments of our exceptional locals. Celebrate! aims to… well… celebrate these stories of milestones reached, of challenges overcome, stories of creativity and innovation, stories of festive times and life- changing moments. Celebrate! is designed as a magazine-style “keeper” piece, both an interesting read and a reference guide when planning all kinds of celebrations. We invite business owners to promote celebration gifts, food, dining and catering, decorating, entertainment, photography, venue ideas and more, that will help make it easy for Central Oregon residents and visitors to add fun and fl are to their lives and activities. THIS WEEK’S NUGGET INSERTS! Bi-Mart All School Backpacks 50% off! Ticonderoga #2 Pencils 24 ct. $2.99 CE Professional Series 3.5 cu. ft. Chest Freezer $99.99 Mrs. Meyer’s Hand Soap $2.99 Red or Green Seedless Grapes $1.88 per lb. Potatoes 5 lb. bag Buy one get one free! Wish-Bone 16 oz. Dressing (selected) Buy one get one free! of saying thank you to the community for its support of the SFF, a series a three free summer concerts has been held at Fir Street Park. During the quieter winter season, the Winter Concert Series brings first-rate performers to the high school auditorium for the enjoyment of tickethold- ers. Those performers also spend time in the classrooms with students. The newest SFF project is the Connected by Creativity capital campaign, which is enabling the purchase of the Sisters Art Works building, a strategic investment in a permanent facility for SFF and providing for expanded programming of multigen- erational classes and events, greater community collabo- ration and partnerships, and stimulating the regional econ- omy by growing a vibrant music and arts culture attract- ing visitors to Sisters. The Nugget Newspaper Presents C H E C K O U T Ray’s Food Place years, providing arts-related education for all grade levels. The program has expanded to include visual arts as well. The luthier program at the high school teaches students how to make their own uku- leles and guitars. This year, six alumni of the Americana Project will be performing during the Folk Festival. The Americana Project Arts Outreach Scholarship program, in partnership with Family Access Network, pro- vides arts-related scholarships to over 100 Sisters children, enabling them to take dance classes, art classes, and music lessons, helping students real- ize their full potential. Songwriting camps for both adults and youth are held each year, with SFF perform- ers providing the instruction for the adult camp held for three days at Caldera prior to the festival. In recent years, as a way • Bold 10-inch-tall format • 25,000 copies printed • Distributed inside The Nugget in early October to reach every household in the Sisters School District, on newstands Sisters-wide, and at 150 strategic locations throughout Central Oregon. • Digital magazine distributed on NuggetNews.com, Facebook, and issuu.com. For more information on advertising, to submit a story idea, or to request distribution at your location, contact: ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES Professional design included! 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