I don’t think we could ask for much better than this (keep praying that it stays that way!)…
Fri
May 23
Partly Cloudy
79°
56°
20%
Sat
May 24
Partly Cloudy
81°
57°
20%
Sun
May 25
Sunny
82°
62°
0%
Entries from May 2008
May 19, 2008
Monday Afternoon Weather Report
May 19, 2008
Promotion: Times-Free Press and the Pulse
Happy to report that we have been interviewed today by reporters from the Chattanooga Times-Free Press and the Chattanooga Pulse.
For those who don’t know the area, the T-FP is the daily paper for the region (it will be in the Weekend Section on Friday) and the Chattanooga Pulse is the hip entertainment paper in town [...]
May 19, 2008
Promotion: Hotel Promotional Kits
Along with the previously mentioned additions of Who-Fest Street Teams, we will also being leaving a promotional kit of posters/flyers to all the downtown hotel properties.
We are encouraging the front desk employees to mention Who-Fest to out of town hotel guests that are looking for interesting things to do while staying downtown over the Memorial [...]
May 19, 2008
Promotion: Who-Fest Street Teams
We are excited to announce that during Who-Fest weekend, we will have “street teams” to hand out postcards. These volunteer teams will canvas Coolidge Park, Frazier Avenue, the Walnut Street Bridge, and the Aquarium area of downtown.
Hopefully this will help draw in more Memorial Day weekend tourists that might not know about Who-Fest. [...]
May 19, 2008
Promotion: Interview on WUTC (local NPR station)
If anyone wants to hear our interview about Who-Fest, Howard Finster and folk art in general…go to WUTC.org (click the “listen” link) at 10:06am EDT on Tuesday (May 20th).
The interviewer, Elizabeth Miller, is a big supporter of the Arts…particularly folk art. We at Who-Fest sincerely thank her for helping “spread the word”.
May 18, 2008
Early Weather Outlook…
Fri
May 23
Isolated T-Storms
80° high
57° low
30% chance of rain
Looks like what little rain there maybe will be early in the day on “load in Friday”…followed by what is shaping up to be two picture perfect festival days… (I will keep praying and knocking on wood that this forecast stays the same )
Sat
May 24
Partly [...]
May 18, 2008
Promotion: Large Banners are up.
Thanks to Chris Beck for helping me place the banners last weekend. We have already had number of people mention to us that they have seen them…
May 12, 2008
More Artists added to the Flock!
Nicholas Seal (Chattanooga, TN)
Mattanooga (Chattanooga, TN)
William “Billy S” Sanders (Graniteville, SC)
Kelley Bentley Ash (Cummings, GA)
David Ricketts (Buford, GA)
Mary Beth McClure (Signal Mtn, TN)
May 12, 2008
The Official Music Line-up for Who-Fest [08]
Playing Saturday, May 24th (1pm – 6pm)
1. Sweet Georgia Sound (Chattanooga, TN)
2. Sandia (Huntsville, AL)
3. Frank Pahl + The Shaking Ray Levi’s (Ann Arbor, MI and Chattanooga, TN)
Playing Sunday, May 25th (1pm – 6pm)
1. Roger Alan Wade (Chattanooga, TN)
2. Kofi Mawuko Ghanaian Band (Chattanooga, TN)
3. Land Camera (Chattanooga, TN)
For more info on each band, [...]
May 7, 2008
Promotion: Large Banners will be placed on Monday (May 12th)
We have ordered 8 very nice custom vinyl banners to be hung in and around the North Shore.
For those who know the area, we will have 3′x6′ banners in the following locations…
1) at the end of the Oligati Bridge at the Manufacturer’s Road Exit
2) at the main entrance to Renaissance Park
3) at the corner of [...]
