2 2017 Nederland Music and Arts Festival Welcome to the 19th annual Nederland Music and Arts We like to call it Colorado’s most intimate music festival because spectators are never more than 200 feet from the stage and anyone can get right up to the front and see the artists’ faces and fingers. No Jumbotron needed! There is room to dance and hula-hoop or just lay back and look at the sky and enjoy the wonderful music. We have some great artist booths this year. There are several yummy choices for delectable dinners, three breweries, and a meadery to tempt your taste buds. Our long-time sponsor Indian Peaks Spring Water has all the wonderful water you need (bring your water bottle!) so make sure to stay hydrated while having fun! If you have little ones with you, make sure you don’t miss our special kid’s tent with face painting and fun stuff to do while at the fest. We have a fantastic mix of music for you this year, so whether you want to dance your days and nights away or just sit back and relax, we’ve got a fantastic weekend for you! The NedFest Staff The Peak to Peak Music Education Association organizes and hosts the Nederland Music and Arts Festival, more commonly known as NedFest. The PPMEA was formed in 2011 following the death of NedFest founder “Michigan Mike” Torpie to continue the festival and use its resources to support music education programs for local kids. It received full recognition as a 501(c)3 organization in 2014. So far, the PPMEA has given a grant to fund an after school music teacher at the TEENS, Inc. Teen Center, provided funds for a matching grant for the Nederland Elementary School to get instruments for beginning students, and gave several scholarships for music lessons to promising, young local musicians in need. These scholarships not only help the young musicians but also help support our local instructors as well. Don’t miss the PPMEA Young Musicians Showcase Sunday at noon when several local kids will perform and when we will be awarding this year’s grant! Our Friend and Founder Michigan Mike Our friend and festival founder Michigan Mike Torpie was a college radio DJ in Michigan when Leftover Salmon caught his ear, prompting him to follow the band as its unofficial videographer and eventually move to Nederland. He had been booking and promoting shows in Nederland for several years and even had a mini-festival in 1996 in Chipeta Park when he decided to start NedFest in 1999. He recruited several friends to help with the big project, a couple of whom are still on the NedFest board to this day. Through 13 years of festivals he paved the way and learned many lessons that have made it possible for the rest of us to carry on and keep the spirit of live music in Nederland alive. We are the Friends of Michigan Mike! 4 2017 Nederland Music and Arts Festival Our PPMEA and NedFest Staff: Rob Savoye PPMEA President, Permitting, Security, and Medical Coordinator Jeffrey Swift PPMEA Board, Hospitality Coordinator Deb D’Andrea PPMEA Board, Vending Coordinator Marc Latiolais PPMEA Board, Back Stage Manager Danielle Laramie PPMEA Board, Artist Relations Kristen McFarland Talent Buyer, Graphics Suzanne Teele Merchandise Manager Nichole Elmore Box Office Manager Tanya Bokat Kids Tent Coordinator Mark Errante Website Developer Steven McMillian Zero Waste Amanda Kneer Bookkeeping 2017 NedFest Original Poster and T-shirt Artist: Derek Perez NedFest logo by Rizzi. Program photos of NedFest by: James DeWalt, C. Alan Crandall, Kristen McFarland, and Kat Barr. Sound Production by Street Team Coordination and Marketing Services provided by Festival internet provided by Festival Security Provided by Peaceful Security And high fives and thanks to our many, many wonderful fest weekend volunteers! It couldn’t be a festival without you! Festival Information Location a hat, sunglasses and sunblock for the sun, rain The Nederland Music and Arts Festival is held gear for the inevitable shower (we have had a inNederland, Colorado on the Jeff Guercio rainbow all but one of our 17 years!), and Memorial Baseball Field next to the remember warm clothes for the evening. Barker Reservoir on the east end of The temperature drops a lot after town. The box office and entry sundown around here! Low back gate are located next to the camp chairs or soft, collapsible TEEN Center at 151 East stadium chairs are great, and Street. some folks like to bring a blanket or small tarp for the When You Arrive ground. Also please note: No Go to the Box Office next sunshades or easy-ups taller to the TEEN Center upon than 4 feet (i.e. only kid-sized ones arrival. This is where you will will be allowed). exchange your ticket for a wristband, which is necessary for entry and re-entry, and pick up Public Transportation your camping passes if you have purchased You can travel easily, safely and affordably to them. If the show is not sold out we accept cash Nederland from the Boulder/Denver or credit cards. When being 'wristbanded', be area on the RTD bus system (our sure that our staff puts it on tight enough so that it local mass public transportation). can't slip off... and do not take your wristband off The RTD's first stop in until after the festival. PLEASE NOTE: We Nederland is just one block cannot replace lost from the NedFest entrance! wristbands or broken Nederland is route "N" on wristbands if you are RTD's website. outside the entry gate. If you are inside the Parking festival and your Parking is free in wristband breaks designated areas. alert an entry gate Please keep in mind, volunteer and have however, that parking in them bring you to small-town Ned is limited. If you can't travel by the box office for a bus, please carpool with friends. Also please help replacement. us keep the town residents happy and DO NOT PARK ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN TOWN! Suggested Items to Please respect the signs that say "No Festival Bring Parking." This is one of the biggest issues that Nederland is a the neighbors have with NedFest. Ask the mountain town above Parking Staff where you should park and/or follow 8,300 ft. The weather the signs to the designated festival parking can change wildly in one areas. Handicapped Parking is available in front day so make sure you bring of the TEEN Center next to the festival entrance. Festival Information Camping Information Special Kids’ Tent Camping is available in Chipeta Park, just across We are kid friendly! Kids 12 and under are free Boulder Creek from the festival grounds. with an adult, and we have a kids tent with arts Camping is only allowed on the Friday and and crafts and activities. And don’t miss the kids’ Saturday nights of the festival and there are no parade on Saturday afternoon single night passes sold. Campsites must be cleared by 3 pm Sunday to give our crew time to clean up the park, but your vehicle can stay in the camping parking lot for the duration of the festival. The camping fee is per-person, and you will have a separate wristband for it and a pass for your vehicle. You must have a festival ticket to redeem your camping pass. A very limited number of RV/ trailer camping passes are available for an extra fee. Any vehicle or vehicle and trailer combination over 18 feet long (maximum 32') counts as an RV. All persons staying in the RV must have a camping pass but only the RV Fire Danger owner must have an RV pass. Vans and pick-ups Often in the summertime there is county-wide with toppers do not Fire Ban due to the dry, drought-like conditions count as RVs that we sometimes experience in the high (unless they have a country and throughout Boulder County. Some trailer) but must years this in effect during NedFest weekend. If have a camping this is the case, DO NOT light a campfire pass and camp in anywhere for any reason, or toss cigarette butts the camping parking into the woods or out of car windows. Use lot. Vehicle camping common sense. Please keep this in mind while at on the public streets NedFest... and all the time, for that matter! will not be allowed. Altitude Campfires are not Nederland sits at 8,236 feet in elevation. If you allowed. If there is are not acclimated to high altitudes, this could no fire ban in place become an issue. Altitude problems can include we allow a group shortness of breath, dizziness, light-headedness fire in the fireplace and nausea. Be extra careful with your alcohol of the Chipeta Park consumption if you are coming to the festival Pavilion at the from sea level, drink plenty of water (we have campgrounds. free fresh mountain spring water for our patrons from our sponsor Indian Peaks Spring Water!), Festival Information and please visit our Med Tent if you are having Recording Policy any problems! Audio taping is allowed but no soundboard patches will be given. If a situation arises where Zero Waste an artist wishes to restrict the recording of his/her The NedFest Staff has made the commitment to performance, we will announce it on stage and all continually improve on our zero waste goals. All mics and recording gear must be put away for zero-waste stations have three bins, one for the duration of the performance.