Just Published Today, Monday, Oct 25th: Lockdown Lemonade #53- How I got my groove back by Nalini Lasiewicz Excerpt: “In the summer of 2018, I faced a career choice: either seek a new part-time position or focus on my own music. I committed to music and set out to find a community of artists I […]
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Janet Dukes
Dear FAR-West community, It is with deep sadness that I share the unexpected passing of our past President, and longtime board member, Janet Dukes. Many of you may remember Janet at the registration desk during the first days of each conference. And she was one of the last people to say goodbye as you pre-registered […]
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FAR-West News of the Week, May 31st, 2021
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #32 / Campfire June 1st / Community June 7th & Archives / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Where to Post your Gigs / JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, May 31st Lockdown Lemonade #32- ’60 to 0′ by Gaby Castro You can read all Previous […]
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50th Anniversary of Northwest Folklife
This Memorial Day weekend is the 50th Anniversary of Northwest Folklife, the all engaging, volunteer based major folk arts event in Seattle. Since 1971, Northwest Folklife’s work has centered on preserving cultural arts, bridging connections to heritage and identity, and cultivating the ever-evolving traditions of the Pacific Northwest. Many FAR-West members and officers have been […]
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Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #29 / Best of the West & Beyond Archives / Community May 3rd archive / Campfire May 18th sign-up / FAR-West Teaches Archives / Election Results / FAR-West Memorial Board / Spotify / Social Sharing Volunteers Needed! / FAR-West 2021 / Where to Post your Gigs / The Regions […]
Read moreMore TagFAR-West News Just for You (Monday, April 12th)
Topics in this post: Lockdown Lemonade #25 / Submission Request Lockdown Lemonade / Election Update / Roots Music & Beyond with Art Podell This Saturday / Campfire 4/20 / FAR-West Teaches / Info about FAR-West 2021 / Listserv Alert / ShoutOut for NERFA & FARM & the Regions Virtual Calendar JUST PUBLISHED! Monday, April 12th […]
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Lockdown Lemonade Thanksgiving Grateful Edition: https://far-west.org/a-special-thanksgiving-edition-of-lockdown-lemonade/ FAR-West Spotify Thanksgiving Edition: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3bGQq0f2vX1cmtiCYQvPRe FAR-West Positive Jukebox: https://www.reverbnation.com/farwest Don’t Forget to check out all Previously Published Lockdown Lemonade Posts at: https://far-west.org/lockdown-lemonade/ with blogs from Julie Zipperer, Susie Glaze, Tracy Newman, Brad Colerick, and Art Podell. For guidelines and submission, please contact Julie Zipperer at maxeyzip@me.com The FAR-West Positive […]
Read moreMore TagUpdates and Reminders: April 3rd, 2020
Hello to our FAR-West family! We wanted to send you an update and some reminders! Update: No, our registration is not yet live. We met a couple of problems in the recreation of our new registration site, so we are delaying early bird registration and hope to go live on May 5th. Celebrate Cinco de May0 by registering […]
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Registration: Due to the rebuilding of our registration system and internal testing of same, FAR-West early bird registration will start on Wednesday, March 25th. Official Showcase submissions will start on Wednesday, April 1st. HELP WANTED! If you are interested in helping us put together our 2020 conference in San Jose, CA, we have a couple of open Movers & […]
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