[Floridastateparks] Florida State Parks E-Newsletter - May 13, 2011

Fri May 13 14:40:30 EDT 2011

[cid:image001.jpg at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]

May 13, 2011 - Follow us on Twitter @FLStateParks

www.FloridaStateParks.org/enewsletter/<http://www.FloridaStateParks.org/enewsletter/>

[cid:image002.jpg at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]

Country music artist Billy Dean will perform Friday, May 27.

[cid:image003.jpg at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]

Country music artist John Anderson will perform
Saturday, May 28.

Enjoy the 59th Annual Florida Folk Festival Memorial Day Weekend
~Celebrate and enjoy traditional Florida music, dance, food, crafts and stories~

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Florida Park Service will host the 59th Annual Florida Folk Festival at Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Memorial Day weekend, Friday, May 27, 2011 through Sunday, May 29, 2011. The Florida Folk Festival is the state's premier heritage event, celebrating Florida's land, people and diverse culture. Festivities will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. on the banks of the Suwannee River featuring a performance by Grammy Award-winning country artist Billy Dean.

Since 1953, folk artists and musicians have come to the Florida Folk Festival to be part of one of the oldest state folk festivals in America. The 2011 Folklife Area by the Florida Department of State will celebrate the diverse cultures of west Florida's Panhandle region, including interpretation on the region's seafood heritage with presentations from oystermen, shrimpers and fishermen. With a storytelling tent, three workshop tents to teach folk crafts and customs like net making, traditional costume making and unique Florida industries, the intense aromas of two food areas with rural foods to commercial seafood stands and a dedicated dance stage, the folk festival offers the traditional culture of all walks of life and regions of Florida.

The Festival features daily performances by native folk and roots artists; including national recording artists, songwriters and musicians of swing, folk, blues, gospel, country, Latin, jazz, bluegrass, Caribbean and zydeco. This year, the Florida Folk Festival has more than 300 scheduled performances featuring several stars, including Nashville recording artist Billy Dean, who will perform on the main stage Friday night, and superstar John Anderson, who will take the stage on Saturday night. Other highlighted performances include Ben Prestage, Frank Thomas, The Morse Family, The Aaron O'Rourke Trio, Ariana Hall, Bullard Brothers & Friends, Chuck Hardwicke & The Hart Line, Ellen & Gary Bukstel, Jeanie Fitchen, Men of the House, Roadside Revue, Sam Pacetti, Tom Shed and the SAIL High School Acoustic Ensemble.

Advance discount tickets for the Florida Folk Festival are on sale now through May 20, 2011. Adult admission is $20 per day or $40 for the weekend if bought in advance; and $25 per day or $50 for the weekend at the gate. Children under six years of age are admitted free of charge. Ticket prices for children between the ages of six and 16 for the weekend are $4 in advance or $5 at the gate. Credit card purchases can be made by calling (877) 635-3655, weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

For more information, please visit www.FloridaFolkFestival.com<http://www.floridafolkfestival.com/>. For more information on Florida state parks, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org<http://www.floridastateparks.org/>.

The Festival will take place:

Friday, May 27 through Sunday, May 29, 2011

Open daily at 8:00 a.m.

Opening Ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. Friday

Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park

11016 Lillian Saunders Drive

White Springs, Florida

[cid:image004.jpg at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]<http://www.dep.state.fl.us/>

[cid:image005.png at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]<http://twitter.com/flstatepar>

[cid:image006.png at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florida-State-Parks/768566755>

[cid:image007.jpg at 01CC117B.B4E507E0]<http://www.floridastateparks.org/>

The Department of Environmental Protection values your feedback as a customer. DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard Jr. is committed to continuously assessing and improving the level and quality of services provided to you. Please take a few minutes to comment on the quality of service you received. Simply click on this link to the DEP Customer Survey<http://survey.dep.state.fl.us/?refemail=Parks.Newsletter@dep.state.fl.us>. Thank you in advance for completing the survey.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/attachment.htm
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 33593 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image001.jpg
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 12525 bytes
Desc: image002.jpg
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image002.jpg
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 5356 bytes
Desc: image003.jpg
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image003.jpg
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3640 bytes
Desc: image004.jpg
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image004.jpg
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.png
Type: image/png
Size: 483 bytes
Desc: image005.png
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image005.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image006.png
Type: image/png
Size: 935 bytes
Desc: image006.png
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image006.png
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image007.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 3738 bytes
Desc: image007.jpg
Url : http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/pipermail/floridastateparks/attachments/20110513/edefafa0/image007.jpg