1ST ANNUAL DEEP BLUES FILM FESTIVAL
Held in conjunction with the
2nd Annual DEEP BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHERE??: Hooley Hall, Washington County Fairgrounds, near Lake Elmo, MN
WHEN?? 11:00am -11:00pm July 18-20, 2008
HOW MUCH $$??: Free!! for the film festival.
See the Music Festival page or deepbluesfestival.com for ticket info for the music festival.
SEATING:
Reserved seating for Sponsor Ticket holders,
Priority seating for music festival ticket holders
General admission for non fest ticket holders.
Films will include;
1. Deep Blues
2. One Man In The Band
3. Seven Signs
4. M for Mississippi
5. Hard Times
6. Running Heavy trailer ---only the trailer of this film will be available at the fest.
7. Journey South
8. My Blue Star
9. The Folk Singer
10. Hill Country Troubadour
11. Songs Inside The Box
12. Jescofest 2006
13. Hasil Adkins - Live @ Local 506
14. Dare You To Do It Again
15. Cross Country with the Snakes
16. You See Me Laughing
17. Willie King - Down In The Woods
18. A Journey Through The Blues - The Son Seals Story
19. Born In The Honey - The Pinetop Perkins Story
20. Cheat You Fair- The Story of Maxwell Street
21 Electrified
22. Getting the Blues
A full listing and schedule of screenings will be posted after the submissions have been reviewed in mid April. Check back often for more details, and titles!
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MUSIC FESTIVAL INFO AND DETAILS
Ticket SalesTicket Price until the Day of the show is $75.00. If tickets are still available July 18, the price will go up to $90.00. They may be purchased from our Music myspace site and deepbluesfestival.com . All persons 21 and older must have a festival ticket. Children under 21 are free, but must be accompanied by their parent.-----------------------------------------------------
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Schedule - Location - DirectionsGates will open at 10am each day with music starting at 11am and finishing at 9:30pm. There will be a number of festival bands performing at night in twin cities area clubs throughout the weekend. We'll post this information as they are scheduled.The Washington County Fairgrounds are just east of Lake Elmo MN. Take I-94 to exit 253 and go north on Manning Ave (hwy 15) four miles. Washington County Fairground website and map---------------------------------------------------------
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Film FestivalWe will be screening a number of music related films throughout the weekend at the fairgrounds in Hooley Hall. The film festival is free and open to the public.Seating is first available to the music festival Sponsor Ticket holders, then to the music festival ticket holders then to the public.Films will include; 7 Signs, Hill Country Troubadour, Hard Times, Running Heavy, and many more. A full schedule will be listed soon. See our other myspace film page for more details. www.myspace.com/deepbluesfilmfestival-----------------------
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VendorsFestival merchandise, food and beverage will be available. This is a fan friendly event and you may carry in your own meals and coolers. For safety, no glass containers, please!Tinucci's Restaurants of Newport and Woodbury will be providing food service throughout the weekend at the 4H food building.If you are interested in being a vendor at the the festival, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.------------------------------------------------
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Camping - HotelsWe will not have camping at the fairgrounds, but there is a campsite a few miles south at St Paul East RV ParkArea hotels - (more to be added soon)Best Western/Hudson House Inn - Hudson WI (800) 528-1234Comfort Inn - Hudson WI (800) 725-8987Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Hudson WI (800) 228-2800Super 8 Motel - Hudson WI (800) 800-8000Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Hudson WI (800) 821-2228----------------------------------------------------
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VolunteersTo volunteer and work a few hours at the festival, please email your contact information to [email protected] for more information and scheduling. Volunteers will still need to purchase their festival tickets.----------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------SponsorsIf you or your business would like to help support this event, we offer a number of levels of sponsorship particpation. Please email us at [email protected] for more information.The Deep Blues Festival and all of the bands would like to thank the following sponsors for making this event possible.Alive-Naturalsound RecordsBomp Records
Broke & Hungry Records
Livebluesworld.com
Furthermore Beer
City Pages
Tweed's Blues
Cat Head
Noiseland Industries
St Croix Valley Riders
Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society
KFAI
Blind Racoon
Rick Saunders breaks his silence on the Deep Blues Festival
Rick Saunders Deep Blues Page
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