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General Info
2011 MUSIC CAMP
Monday
August 15
to Friday August 19.
2011 FESTIVAL
Friday
August 19
to Sunday August 21.
- Campfire Picking
- Jamming All Weekend
- Celebrity Horseshoe Tournament
- Sunday Morning Gospel
- Camping Included with Festival Pass
- Water and Showers Available
- Food Vendor
- Festival Souvenir Booth
- Pre-festival camping, $10/unit/night, limited services.
WANT TO PLAY THE NORTHERN LIGHTS STAGE?
Email: northernlightsbluegrass.ca
Attention: Mona Goodwin, Music Director
Postmail: 309 - 11th Street East Saskatoon, SK S7N 0E5
Applications for Mainstage and Tweener Acts should be submitted to this contact.
Touring acts are encouraged to contact us for year round event opportunities.
WANT TO BE A VENDOR AT NORTHERN LIGHTS?
Email: vendors@northernlightsbluegrass.ca
Postmail:
Attention: Norm Lalonde
227 Lucyk Rise
Saskatoon, SK S7W 0E8
Deadline: July 15
DOC of Vendor Application Form
PDF of Vendor Application Form
WANT TO HAVE A FOOD BOOTH AT NORTHERN LIGHTS?
Email: vendors@northernlightsbluegrass.ca
Postmail:
Attention: Norm Lalonde
227 Lucyk Rise
Saskatoon, SK S7W 0E8
Deadline: July 15
DOC of Food Vendor Application Form
PDF of Food Vendor Application Form
ACCOMODATIONS
Festival Camping
is included in your ticket price. Ness Creek is a rustic camping site
with limited services - no electric sites, outhouse toilets.
Be Prepared! Bring: water bottle and water supply, sun screen, hat, insect repellant, musical instruments, credit card, money (no cash machines on site), warm clothing, rain gear, lawn chair, pickin’ stool, sun glasses, dancing shoes, flashlight, garbage bags, swimsuit, towel, can for butts and your ticket.
Gates
open at noon Friday. The festival site must be vacated by Monday noon.
No Glass allowed. No Recording Devices. No Beer Gardens,
so bring your own beverages and keep it at your campsite!
There are bears and other wildlife in the area. They generally stay away
from large, noisy groups of people but while we're there it's a good idea
to use some Bear
Sense.
MUSIC CAMP
CAMPING
• Camping - $10/unit/day; free on Fri/Sat/Sun
Other Accommodation
There are a number of resorts, campgrounds
and hotels in and around Big River.
Big River Hotel 469-2030
Poplar
Point Resort 469-4987
Delaronde Resort 469-4462
Pickerel Point Resort 1-888-371-3383
Classic View Resort 469-5728
(Delaronde Lake) Campgrounds 468-2800
Timberland Motel
469-4888
Sturgeon River Ranch
469-2356
Chez Nous Bed and Breakfast
724-4799
Nesslin Lake Campground 227-WILD
Morning Mist Bed & Breakfast (Toll Free: 1-877-424-2717)
Ness Lake, Hackett Lake and ZigZag Bay 469-7744 or 469-5633
And don't forget Accommodations for your pets!
Trailrunners Pet Resort, K9 Training Center, Kennels and Boarding (south of Big River)
Current Vaccination papers required, call for details.
VOLUNTEERS
Many volunteers contribute
many hours to make the Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old Tyme Music Society
Inc.’s actvities a reality. All volunteers must be paid members
of the Society. Volunteers must work a minimum of 6 hours to receive free entry to the festival.
If
you are interested in volunteering or returning as a volunteer please
email info@northernlightsbluegrass.ca or contact volunteer coordinator
Heather Pocock at 306.343.5671, evenings and weekends.
RULES
Gates open Friday,
August 19 at noon.
Campers must vacate by Monday, August 22 at noon.
No glass bottles allowed.
No fireworks allowed.
15 and under MUST be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.
• Quiet
Camping is in the second field and will be enforced after 11pm. Late night
pickers, please camp in the first field.
• Respect your neighbours. We welcome one and all to Northern Lights
Bluegrass and Old Tyme Festival and Music Camp.
• LIQUOR MUST REMAIN AT YOUR OWN CAMPSITE.
• Fires are allowed in designated pits ONLY. If conditions are very
dry, there will be no fires at all. Fires must not be left unattended.
• Driving on site at night is prohibited. Gates to camping fields
will be closed at 11pm.
• Stay under the stars, not behind bars. The Big River RCMP will
be monitoring the roads leading home, and they are very diligent. DO NOT
DRINK AND DRIVE.
• You are in Bear Country. Keep your campsite clean, store your
food away from your tent, and dispose of garbage and recyclables at the
stations provided. Read about Bear
Sense.
• Northern Lights is family friendly. Our Children's Area has an unsupervised
playground. Please supervise your children in this area.
• Always be respectful when lighting
up, and take care of your own butts!
• In the event of a fire ban smoking will only be permitted in the
Festival Area and at your campsite (provided you have a proper container
to extinguish your cigarette).
• Water is available, but there is limited supply. Bring your own
water, and conserve, conserve.
PETS
Pets are discouraged, but will be allowed under the following conditions:
• Pets must be on a leash at all times
• Pets are not allowed in the main festival area
• Pets must not be left on a leash unattended at campsites, and must either be in your vehicle or in your camping unit when unsupervised.
• Droppings must be cleaned up immediately by owners
• Unruly pets will be asked to leave.
Why not treat your pet to a spa holiday, and drop them off at our nearby pet resort on the way to the festival? Current Vaccination papers required, call for details.
Trailrunners Pet Resort
Chris and Fran Oudshoorn
8000 Mill Corners
Big River, SK
Phone: 306.469.8009
Email: info@trailrunners.ca
LOCATION
The festival and workshops
will be held at the well-established Ness Creek Festival site 20km NE of Big
River, SK. Although the Northern Lights Bluegrass Music Camp and Festival site
provides a remote getaway in a rustic setting, water is available and optional food services will be provided by a vendor.
PDF of map
PDF of Saskatchewan map
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