Event Organizing

Last year at some point, I was asked by a local fellow to come to a Board of Directors meeting for a local music fest, and they would have some sort of job (unpaid) for me. I had been wanting to get involved with some sort of project like that for some time, so I ended up going to the meeting, and giving them my contact info, and an idea of what I'd like to do, and where I thought my skills might best be applied within the constraints of the jobs that were available. They took my info and I basically never heard from them again, which was a disappointment, since because of my twenty five years of working in and around the music business, I definitely think I have some skills and connections that would benefit such an organization.

It's amazing how things often come full circle in this life, and the other day, I got a call from a friend who is organizing a small but local, outdoor music festival for this summer, and he asked if I would like to be Technical Director. Well heck yes! This is exactly the kind of thing with which I've been wanting to be involved. This event is scheduled for a weekend in August, but I can't give out any other details yet. As things become more concrete, I will be able to do so.

At Salon last night, we also started a kind-of ad hoc committee to organize a local Spring picnic, to as one attendee put it, "Bring in the Spring with great exuberance!" This event will be in May, and again, once details become a little firmer, I will be able to divulge more information.