BLOOMIN' BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
Friday & Saturday October 15-16 2010
Farmers Branch Historical Park
Farmers Branch, Texas
Parking lots and shuttle service located at
12000 Ford Road, Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
featuring
Rhonda Vincent & The Rage | Travelin' McCourys with Dan Tyminski
J. D. Crowe & The New South (Friday evening) | Seldom Scene (Friday evening)
Claire Lynch Band | The Boxcars | Jim Hurst (Friday & Saturday)
Jeff & Vida | Highlands Crossing | The Herrins
(artists appearing on Saturday unless otherwise noted)
This festival is completely FREE and open to all! No tickets required!
This is an outdoor rain-or-shine festival in the beautiful and shady Farmers Branch Historical Park,
which is only 15 minutes from D/FW Airport. Be sure to bring your blankets and lawn chairs!
Festival hours Friday 5p - 10p; Saturday noon - 10p.
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PLACES TO STAY
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Please let the City of Farmers Branch know that you appreciate their presentation of this
great free event by calling and booking your room in a Farmers Branch hotel!
Headquarters hotel: Holiday Inn Select, 2645 LBJ Freeway, Farmers Branch Texas 75234
The Holiday Inn is a one-block walk from the Park and offers discounted bluegrass rates and
free shuttle service to the Park! $79/night includes $20 food/beverage credit, which can be
used at any time. Rooms are limited and going fast! Call (972) 243-3363 today for booking.
Download the complete list of hotels offering discounted Festival rates by clicking here.
MAKING MUSIC ON YOUR OWN - JAMMING!
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The Farmers Branch Historical Park has several shady areas and great old buildings that are perfect for jamming.
These include a log cabin (complete with porch and rocking chairs!), a gazebo, and a country store. If you want
to take a break from the great music on stage, take a break with your old (and new) friends in a jam circle!
The Park will be open later than usual - 8p on Thurs. night, Oct. 14, and until 11p on Friday and Saturday nights,
Oct. 15-16, for jamming under the stars! So come and jam! Acoustic instruments only, please - no amps.
COME TO THE JAM CAMP!
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For an even greater jamming experience, come out to the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival a day early and
join Gerald Jones, Steve Smith, and Jim Hurst for a two-day JAM CAMP organized by Acoustic Music Camp.
Click the graphic below to visit the AcousticMusicCamp.com website for details.
Note: Acoustic Music Camp is not associated with the City of Farmers Branch or Bluegrass Heritage Foundation.
There is a charge for participation in the AMC Jam Camp. See AMC website for details.
CAMPERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
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RV campers are WELCOME at the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival. FREE DRY CAMPING (parking lot only - there are no
hookups at all) is available at 11800 Ford Road, Farmers Branch Texas 75234, adjacent to the Holiday Inn Select.
FULL RV CAMPING is available at the Sandy Lake RV Park, just 6 miles north of the Farmers Branch Historical
Park, at 1915 Sandy Lake Road, Carrollton, Texas 75006. Phone 972-242-6808 for rates and details.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE POLICY
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The City of Farmers Branch is arranging to have food and beverage concessionaires set up in the Park to support
the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival. No outside food, beverages, or coolers may be brought into the Park except for
bottled water. Bottled water may be brought in (no coolers). Please be courteous, follow this policy, and enjoy
this FREE FESTIVAL provided to you by the City of Farmers Branch. And please show your support for the
Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival by patronizing the food and beverage concessionaires set up in the Park!
HOW TO GET HERE - MAPS!
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Click on the diagram below for a downloadable, printable City of Farmers Branch map:
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These maps will also help you find (and park at) the Bloomin' Bluegrass Festival:
Map courtesy of GoogleMaps.com. Thanks GoogleMaps!
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For questions about Farmers Branch Historical Park, call Kim Chapman at (972) 406-0184
or send an e-mail to kim.chapman [at] farmersbranch.info
(note - be sure to delete the spaces and replace [at] with @).
Some festival vendor opportunities may be available - contact Kim for details.
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Bloomin' Bluegrass in the news - click to read the MandolinMoments.com story!
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This event is brought to you by the City of Farmers Branch, Texas
and the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation.
