Download Live Audio Save The Date And More

After a chilly Juneuary, summer is finally here. At Northwest Folklife that means wrapping up business from the 2008 Festival and looking forward to our benefit Auction on November 8th, 2008, as well as planning for the 2009 Festival.

You may have noticed: we've given our e-newsletter a bit of a makeover - we hope you'll find it easier to read, easier to manage your subscription and just plain more fun. Please let us know what you think.

We hope your summer (and ours!) is full of sun, family and friends and plenty of good music and food

MP3s, Podcasts and Folklife - Oh My

It's a happy dilemma: which show to go to at the Northwest Folklife Festival? Which amazing performance am I going to miss because I was busy attending a different amazing performance?

Happily, we've got a solution for you: many of the 2008 Festival's live performances were recorded and are available for download on our audio site www.nwfolklifeaudio.org.

You can listen to The Many Shades of Gospel Music, Folk Punk Attack!, Raisin' a Ruckus: New Old Time Bands, and Latin American All-Stars, to name just a few of the shows available.

You can also hear performances from the 2007 Festival or listen to our podcasts.

Live from the 2007 Northwest Folklife Festival

In all of the hubbub surrounding the recent Festival, you may not have heard about our newest CD: Live from the 2007 Northwest Folklife Festival.And we think it's worth hearing about.

Featuring such diverse and talented acts as Brother Noland, Haugaard and Hoirup, Orkestar Zirkonium, The Kosher Red Hots and many more, this high-quality, professionally mastered, live compilation will knock your socks off. (Don't worry, you can always get more socks.)

Click here for more info on purchasing the CD or mp3s.

Save the Date.

Celebrate Folklife Benefit Auction November 8, 2008
Featuring Grand Getaways, Fabulous Folk Art & Extraordinary Experiences, plus a preview of the 2009 Cultural Focus!

If you'd like to receive updates on the event and auction items,please email our Auction Coordinator mollyh@nwfolklife.org with "auction hotlist" in the subject line.

Upcoming Events
Clinton Fearon & Boogie Brown Band Thursday, July 3 - Noon
City Hall Plaza
For more info on this and all of the Summertime Becomes Showtime series at City Hall, please visit www.seattle.gov/arts.

Bastille Day Celebration
Sunday, July 13th - 11am-6pm
A Festal Celebration at Seattle Center.For more info on Bastille Day and the celebration, go to www.seattle-bastille.org.


23rd Annual Seafair Indian Days POW WOW!
July 18-19-20, 2008
Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
Discovery Park - Seattle, Washington
For hours and information, head over to www.unitedindians.com.

To submit your event for consideration in our e-newsletter, please email information to news@nwfolklife.org by the 3rd Friday of every month. Please note that due to space limitations, we are not able to list every event submitted; Northwest Folklife events and Northwest Folklife-sponsored events receive priority. Thank you!

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