You can hear Mike and the other finalists play while you munch on finger foods
with a cash bar, silent auction, and kayak raffle at the
Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest,
1-5PM this Saturday, June 23,
at the Salty Snapper, 1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602.
Mike isn’t the only Valdosta participant.
One of the judges, Continue reading →
“Finalists will play, and will be judged. The prizes will be awarded, and of course the acknowledgment of the sponsors.”
Plus a buffet of snacks prepared by the Salty Snapper,
including some vegetarian,
all for $10 in advance online,
and there will be a silent auction and kayak raffle tickets.
Gretchen Quarterman was on the radio with Steve Nichols, WVGA 105.9FM
(I was scheduled, but the flu said otherwise; I’m better now).
Gretchen said you don’t need to write a song, just come listen
to the finals this Saturday afternoon, with
judges
Cindy Bear from Jacksonville,
Dan Crews from Live Oak, and
J.J. Rolle from Valdosta
Plus the Outings Committee has organized a paddle 9AM Saturday morning
from Langdale Park to Sugar Creek Landing,
just across the railroad tracks from the Salty Snapper,
so you can paddle to the songwriting contest.
Steve Nichols remarked:
“As a kid, I used to go down that stretch of the river with my friends.
When I say as a kid, I was in high school in the early eighties.
It would be fun for me to do that trip as a nostalgic trip,
and going back and look at that beautiful stretch of river right there.”
Gretchen said the water is high so probably there will be no dragging,
and the river is different every time.
She showed the metal Sheboggy Boat Ramp signs Phil made to sell
so people maybe won’t keep stealing them off the GDOT signposts
for their man cave or woman cave.
Videos: Gretchen Quarterman about Songwriting Contest on Steve Nichols radio 105.9FM WVGA 2018-06-18
Video by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS).
I’ll be on the radio Friday morning; stay tuned for a post about that.
Tomorrow morning, 8:30AM, Tuesday, June 19, 2018,
I’ll be on the radio with Steve Nichols, 105.9FM,
talking about the
Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest
coming up 1-5PM, this Saturday, June 23, 2018 at the Salty Snapper, 1405 Gornto Rd, Valdosta, GA 31602.
When Gretchen was on his show last month,
he said he wanted to hear more, so tomorrow morning it is.
The
phosphate mine agenda item he expected
for Gilchrist BOCC this afternoon is not there,
Mike Roth, President of Our Santa Fe River (OSFR),
called to say.
So I’m not going. Instead I sent them the letter you see below
(see also PDF).
June 18, 2018
To: Gilchrist Board of County Commissioners
Sharon Langford <sharonlangford@gilchrist.fl.us>,
“D. Ray Harrison” <drayharrisonjr@gilchrist.fl.us>,
Todd Gray <tgray@gilchrist.fl.us>,
Marion Poitevint <mpoitevint@gilchrist.fl.us>,
Kenrick Thomas <kenrickthomas@gilchrist.fl.us>,
Cc: County Administrator Bobby Crosby <bcrosby@gilchrist.fl.us>
Re: Phosphate mines
Dear Chairman, Commissioners, and staff,
While I applaud your decision to discuss opioid litigation at your
meeting today, I was a little surprised to find Continue reading →
Emmett Carlisle sent in a song from Gainesville, Florida, saying about himself:
I am working on my 8th CD of original songs, many about the History,
Environment and Characters of Florida. I play at most of the
Festivals including the Florida Folk, Will Mclean, Lake County Folk
Festival and others.
Three judges from Florida and Georgia will choose from
finalists from three states to award prizes in the
Suwannee
Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Saturday, June 23, in Valdosta,
Georgia.
Each finalist has a good chance to win the first prize of $300. Or
the $50 prize for a finalist from within the Basin, or the $50 prize
for a finalist from outside, plus there will be a prize for one
finalist in each musical genre or style.
Gainesville isn’t actually in the Suwannee River Basin, but many of
the paddlers on the Suwannee and its tributaries and springs come
from there.
Valdosta, GA, June 14, 2018 —
Three judges from Florida and Georgia will choose from seven finalists from three states
to award prizes
in the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, Saturday, June 23, in Valdosta, Georgia.
Sending in a song from the farthest away, Tennessee,
and with the most laconic self-description, is Hollin Gammage:
Performing songwriter from southeast north America will travel.
We have songs, but we’d like more. No rush; you have until midnight tonight,
Friday, June 1, 2018, to
send in a song
to the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
Your song will have a good chance to win the first prize of $300.
Or the $50 prize for a finalist from within the Basin,
or the $50 prize for a finalist from outside,
plus there will be a prize for one finalist in each musical genre or style.
Coming up tomorrow, Thursday, May 31st:
it’s the
Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Mathis Auditorium in Valdosta.
WWALS Executive Director Gretchen Quarterman noted
you can still buy tickets online or at the door.
Teri and Eileen welcome you to the Suwannee Riverkeeper booth at the Fla. Folk Festival. Come by this weekend for chance to win a kayak or support the Suwannee River!
Come on down and hear about the
Wild & Scenic Film Festival coming up this Thursday, May 31, at Mathis Auditorium in Valdosta.
Send in your song for the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, deadline Friday June 1, or get a ticket to listen
to the contest, Saturday, June 23, at The Salty Snapper, Valdosta, GA.
We will also have the froggy toss game (can’t believe Gretchen forgot that yesterday),
kayak raffle tickets, information about WWALS outings, and of course advocacy.
I’ll also be at the Florida Folk Festival today,
Saturday, May 26, 2018, and Gretchen will be there tomorrow.
