Hemlockfest

I'd like to meet:

Bands interested in performing at the next Hemlockfest should e-mail us at: [email protected] .

And of course:
People interested in saving the Hemlocks! MAP
HemlockFest 2007 Activities
100% proceeds go to help save the hemlock trees

(Pre-sale tickets available on line now with credit card at www.lumpkincoalition.org - or send to 3865 Dawsonville Hwy, Dahlonega, Ga. 30533. Free for ages 15 and under.)

This is an environment friendly event. Please help us keep the venue clean and remember to use the properrecycling stations that will be made available.

Vending and Events

Vendors(Food and drink) Hemlock Tea, Cookie and Story Room- Revival Gardens Peanuts by Bradley The Crimson Moon Kettle Corn by Bob and Susan Billings The Outback Porch Cafe by Peaches and Cajun The Sweet Revenge Cafe Terrapin beer and ale (Fri and Sat) Wolf Vinyards wine, crackers and cheese (Sat only) Water, soda, and ice will be available for purchase(Crafts) Festival Merchandise, t-shirts (short and long sleeve), stickers, hemlock earings, pendant necklaces, clothtote bags, travel mugs, and koozies Hemp Jewelry and beads Pottery Baskets Metal/Wood Sculpture copper and tin casting Face painting and Henna body art Guatamala Clothing Weaving Demo Stained Glass Ornaments Tye Dye Native American Crafts Hummingbirdlane Paintings Spinning Demo Granola concoctions Music Instruments, NRW Basses Jewelry Potluck Holders Garden plants Jams & Jellys Handmade Clothing(Other) Silent auction raffleDouble exhibit from NPS (National Park Service) Interpretive nature walks (Jerry Hightower-NPS, Scott Lacy) Pond Discovery station (NPS) Morning Bird Walk 8am saturday (Georgann Schmalz - www.birdingadventuresinc.com ) Live snake exhibit from Smithgall Woods (Johnna Tuttle) Medicine wheel walk (Barry Bailey) Knife Throwing (Medicine Bow) Archery (Medicine Bow) Canoeing on Lake Merlin (Fri.-Sun.) & canoe race (Sat. and Sun. until 3:00pm) (Appalachian Outfitters) “Back to Brookie” exhibit and interactive casting tips (Trout Unlimited) Fishing (bring own rod and gear) Hemlock sapling adoption center Live birds of prey exhibit (Lavern and Loretta Dean) Experts to answer questions on hemlock issue including PowerPoint presentations by the experts on the hemlocksituation, status, research and efforts to control the loss.

Tom Coleman - UGA lab Dr. Paul Arnold - Lab director at YHC Wayne Jenkins - GFW Jim Wentworth - NFSFS Dr. Wayne Berrisford-UGA Patrick Horan-NC Dr. Joe Culin-Clemson Layla Burgess-Clemson

PowerPoint Presentation on the “Ecology and Diversity of Southern Appalachian Fungi” Interactive/exhibits (Lumpkin Coalition, National Park Service, Chattahoochee Nature Center, Smithgall Woods,Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper, Trout Unlimited, Appalachian Trail Club, Clemson, Patrick Horan) Fire Dance (Unifire Dance Theater, and Chloe & Leah) Yoga lessons with Sarah at 8:30am Sunday $10 Melon Basket Making with Jan Stansell. Materials furnished. $15 (click)

Come on out, bring your families and friends to hear the great music, eat wonderful food, takepart in the fun activities, enjoy the fall colors, and

Learn What You Can Do to Save Your Hemlock Trees.

For more info:

www.lumpkincoalition.org

or call Forest Hilyer at 706-265-5282

or Murray Lamb at 706-973-9067

Programs and activities by time. Friday 3:45pm Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 7:10pm Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 10:00pm movie – The Adventures of Mark Twain ~Claymation (The Program Tent) 10:40pm Fire Dance by Unifire Dance TheaterSaturday 8:00am Bird walk with Georgann Schmalz (Meet at Hemlock Station) 9:50am Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 10:30am Basket Making with Jan Stansell (meet at basket booth- $15) 11:30am Medicine Wheel Walk with Barry Bailey (meet at Tepee) 11:45am Tom Coleman on UGA Lab: effort, status, and Research development (Program tent) 1:00pm Plant walk with Scott Lacy (meet at Hemlock Station) 1:20pm Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 1:30pm Medicine Wheel Walk with Barry Bailey (meet at Tepee) 2:30pm Patrick Horan- "The Beetles Are Working!: Biological Control for Private Landowners" (Program tent) 3:00pm Canoe Race winners announced 3:00pm Plant walk with Jerry Hightower (meet at Hemlock Station) 4:30pm Medicine Wheel Walk with Barry Bailey (meet at Tepee) 4:45pm Dr. Paul Arnold on YHC beetle rearing efforts, status, and plans (Program tent) 5:30pm Movie – Fern Gully (Program tent) 7:45pm Fire Dance by Unifire Dance Theater and Leah & Chloe of Rising Appalachia 8:15pm Movie- The Education of Little Tree (Program tent) 10:15pm Fire Dance by Unifire Dance Theater and Leah & Chloe of Rising Appalachia 10:45pm Movie- Trail of Tears (Program tent)Sunday 9:00am Yoga with Sarah Clausen (Program Tent-$10) 9:45am Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 10:45am Deborah Davis on “Ecology and Diversity of Southern Appalachian Fungi” (program tent) 11:45am Medicine Wheel Walk with Barry Bailey (meet at Tepee) 12:30pm Dr. Joe Culin on Clemson University lab effort, status, plan (program tent) 1:30pm Plant Walk with Jerry Hightower (meet at Hemlock Station) 1:30pm Dr. Robert Fuller on NGCSU lab status and hopes (program tent) 2:30pm Medicine Wheel Walk with Barry Bailey (meet at Tepee) 2:45pm Movie – Fern Gully (Program tent) 3:00pm Basket Making with Jan Stansell (meet at basket booth- $15) 3:15pm Raffle announced 3:15pm Canoe Race winners announced 3:15pm Silent Auction officially ended 5:00pm Hemlock Song by Mark Warren 5:10pm “He Who Walked Away”- Native American Drumming and Prayer for the “Standing People of the forest,” the trees.
Hemlockfest wishes to thank www.bearonthesquare.org for proving tents for our use.

Music:

Emcees: Glenda Pender, Tommy Deadwyler, Chuck Walker Sound: Bob Quigley, Timmy Cruz Videographer: Heavenly Littleton Photographers: Kyle Jone, Larry Winslett

2007 Band Lineup

Friday Nov. 2

Friday 4:00-4:45 Tim Quigley

Friday 5:00-5:45
Family Honor

Friday 6:00-7:00
Blue Mother Tupelo

Friday 7:15-8:15
Smokestack & Lil Joe

Friday 8:30-9:30
Emerald Rose

Friday 9:45-10:40
Shank

Friday 10:40-11:00
Unifire Dance Theater

Friday 11:00- 12:30
Alliens

For campers only: After hours acoustic open jam around bon fire.

Saturday Nov. 3

Saturday 9:00-9:45
Barry Bailey

Saturday 10:00-10:45
Phyllis Tannerfrye

Saturday 11:00-11:45
Rebecca Jean Smith

Saturday 12:00-1:15
Ralph Roddenbery

Saturday 1:30-2:50
Rising Appalachia

Saturday 3:05-4:45
The New Familiars

Saturday 5:00-6:15
Spies of Life

Saturday 6:30-7:45
Dylan Blues Project

Saturday 7:45-8:15
Unifire Dance Theater

Saturday 8:15-10:15
Col. Bruce Hampton and The Quark Alliance

Saturday 10:15-10:45 Unifire Dance Theater

Saturday 10:45-12:30
Stop Drop and Roll

For campers only: After hours acoustic open jam around bon fire.

Sunday Nov. 4

Sunday 10:00-10:45
Ronnda Cadle

Sunday 11:00-11:45
Tom and Julie

Sunday 12:00-12:45
Moses Cotton

Sunday 1:00-2:00
Local Honey

Sunday 2:15-3:15
Gold Rush

Sunday 3:30-5:00
The Packway Handle Band

Sunday 5:00-5:30 "He Who Walked Away" Native American drumming and prayer for the “Standing People ofthe forest”, the trees.

Hemlockfest FAQ
Environmentally friendly gathering- please take care of the venue (yes.. because we would liketo continue using it, but most of all because it is what we should all be doing on a regularbasis anyway).
Recycle bins for glass, plastic, and aluminum will be made available- Please use them (orbetter yet- minimize your throw away materials).
Water, soda, and food (in all price ranges) will be available for purchase
Ice will be available for purchase
No Styrofoam coolers!
Beer and wine available with proper ID, onsite vendors will be Terrapin (fri and sat), andWolf Vinyards wine (sat only). BYOB allowed for those with proper ID.
Festival koozies will be available for purchase and we encourage their use (cuts down onbreakage, feels better in hand, looks better over all)
Festival shirts (short and long sleeve), stickers, hemlock earings, pendant necklaces, clothtote bags, and travel mugs will be available for purchase (please bring money to buy them?)
Campfires allowed in designated fire rings only (plenty among camping areas)
Fire logs and wood will be available for purchase (please no lighter fluid and/or gasolinefire starting)
Fishing poles allowed
Dogs allowed if people friendly and kept on leash (if problematic may be asked to leave).Please be considerate in regards to waste issues (aka poop).
Bring a flashlight, headlamp, or lantern if staying past dark (most festival lighting will beby tikki torch, fire and an almost full moon)
Could be cold – bring plenty of warm clothing/ blankets
Could rain – bring rain gear
Chairs/other seating - welcome to bring along
Primitive Camping - means you must be able to carry your stuff for a distance and not bereliant on a vehicle. A shuttle will get you the quarter mile or so from the parking area tothe venue, but from there to your camp spot you are on your own. Some allowance for drive inand drop off is made. But all vehicles must be moved from camping area to parking area aftergear is dropped off.
Port-a-johns and hand wash stations are the provided restroom service centers. Only twoshowers available for use.
Pack it in, Pack it out - Please be prepared to leave With what you brought.
Kiddie Village is not a baby sitting service; it is a place for children to participate inactivities with their parent/s or guardian/s.
Archery and knife throwing - no prior alcohol consumption allowed for participants. (If youhave a favorite thrower, be sure and bring it along!)
Please – no obnoxious electronic/battery powered equipment that would take away from other’sexperience.
Be smart and behave responsibly so we can all have fun.
After hours acoustic jam- this is a time for non percussion music. Bring your guitars andother stringed instruments and have some fun. Starts around 12:30 Am after last act Friday andSaturday. This will take place around a large bon fire at Little Stonehenge, a semi-naturalamphitheater.
Good music.. Good food.. Good purpose.. Good people.. Good times…
Let’s have some fun!!