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Wednesday, June 3, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon FESTIVAL: Organization promises some live music this summer Continued from page 1 look like for the Sisters Folk Festival, including requir- ing face coverings, lower- ing overall venue capacities to allow for social distanc- ing, eliminating indoor ven- ues and increased sanitation measures. Even with those modi- fications in place, there is no guarantee that statewide restrictions won9t be re- imposed if there is a signifi- cant increase in COVID-19 cases in Oregon over the next weeks and months. <Lots of our people travel here from outside of the area, including the performing artists. They need to know, with certainty, what is hap- pening with the festival this fall,= said SFF execu- tive director Crista Munro. <Unfortunately, certainty is something that no one can provide right now. We know that this news is very disappointing, and we had hoped to not have to deliver it, but the well-being of our entire community is our pri- mary concern. It9s clear that no matter how much we want to have a festival this September, the scientific and medical community doesn9t yet understand enough about how this disease is spread for us to safely bring a lot of peo- ple together with confidence. <We don9t even know for sure what phase of open- ing our state will be in four months from now; it all depends on how these first few weeks of re-opening go. I think people will under- stand that we held off on making this call for as long as we could, hoping for a breakthrough that would allow us to proceed with the festival.= Creative Director Brad Tisdel added, <Each year we carefully curate a festival lineup that includes musical and cultural diversity. With 40-plus musical acts com- ing from all over the country and world, it9s clear we can9t make the 2020 festival hap- pen as planned. I9m currently working with agents and art- ists to bring this lineup to next year9s festival, with all the collaboration and musi- cal alchemy coming together to create an extraordinary experience. We look forward to celebrating it with you in 2021 and thank you for your support and belief in Sisters Folk Festival.= Munro told The Nugget that the Festival is work- ing on plans to provide live music on a small scale in a way that conforms to guide- lines for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. Last month, the Festival sent out the Sisters Folk Festival Bandwagon, featuring local musicians touring local neighborhoods while play- ing music on a flatbed trailer towed by a truck. Plans will be announced as they are firmed up. Sisters Folk Festival is still planning to have some type of event over the September 11-13 weekend, most likely a livestreamed program with a small live audience if state guidelines allow it. Tickets to this year9s fes- tival will be automatically rolled over to the 2021 event, unless the purchaser elects to get a festival loyalty package; to donate their ticket purchase price to Sisters Folk Festival, a nonprofit organization; or requests a refund by June 30. For more information visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org. 27 The Nugget Newspaper Crossword By Jacqueline E. Mathews, Tribune News Service — Last Week’s Puzzle Solved — This Week’s Crossword Sponsors RESTAURANTS: Patrons will need patience for restrictions Continued from page 1 <It was great being open but a little scary,= Rickards said. <We value our commu- nity so much and are trying to be so careful. We were learn- ing the guidelines and wanted to keep people safe.= She added, <We are just beginning to see our regulars coming back, and they have been hugely supportive. We feel fortunate that we have the extra spaces to expand outside at this time of year. Our biggest goal right now is how to care for our commu- nity whether it9s take out or dine in. What we are planning is a take-out menu for those who still don9t feel safe din- ing out.= For the month of June, The Open Door will be open Wednesday through Saturday, We value our community so much and are trying to be so careful. We were learning the guidelines and wanted to keep people safe. — Julia Rickards with a slightly smaller menu with all the favorites. As the gradual reopening of the county9s dine-in ser- vices rolled in on May 15, some restaurant employees and managers expressed con- cerns about patron complaints regarding restrictions. 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