Author Archives: Strawberry Music Festival

MITCH THIRD WITH SPECIAL GUESTS NINA GERBER AND CHRIS WEBSTER KICK OFF FALL FESTIVAL

 

A great number of us know Mitch Third as Strawberry’s beloved former Festival Manager of nearly thirty years.  Many of us know Mitch as a traveler, a peacemaker and the best kind of friend a person can have.  Only a few know the story of how Mitch came to his love of music and what brought him to this particular place on his road map.  Fewer still know him as the guitar-toting, songwriter that he truly is, using his passion for pairing words with melody, to document his many and diverse adventures.

We’re so happy to have Mitch Third taking his place on the Strawberry stage as supported by the incredible talent of Nina Gerber and Chris Webster.  In addition, Mitch will be a featured part of the Singer Songwriter Showcase, at Amy’s Orchid Lounge, on Friday night.  Please join us to kick off this year’s Fall Festival in the most poignant and powerful of ways, with the gallant pride of Stockton’s East Side!

                                                                                                                   

 

IT’S TIME FOR CBA’S 42ND FATHER’S DAY FESTIVAL

Looking for something fun to do for Father’s Day weekend? The 42nd annual CBA Father’s Day Festival begins on Jun 15th and takes place at the Nevada County Fairgrounds, in Grass Valley. When you support this festival, you support all the wonderful non-profit programs that are intended to encourage the listening to and playing of bluegrass, old-time, gospel and traditional vocal and instrumental music of the U.S, for all ages. Thank you for continuing to support live music!

SARA WATKINS AND LANGHORNE SLIM IN GRASS VALLEY ON 6/22

Sara Watkins and Langhorne Slim will be performing at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley, on Thursday, June 22nd. The Center for the Arts presents a great variety of music to Nevada County audiences, all year long. This show, featuring a double bill of original folk talent, promises to be no exception to their rule of excellence! What a wonderful way to spend Thursday evening in Grass Valley.

KICKING OFF THE FALL FESTIVAL STRAWBERRY STYLE

Fall 2017 Festival Lineup Announcement Crossword Puzzle

To start off the Fall Festival on Thursday night, we have a important lineup announcement that is very near and dear to our hearts. We decided that it would be better to hear the actual announcement from you, so we put it in a crossword puzzle for you to decipher and share in our excitement. This is going to be an epic set, like none ever seen before on Strawberry’s Main Stage. Join us for this special performance to show support for and enjoy original musical material, as presented by our community’s dearest of friends. Please help us to make this lineup announcement in your  own community and share the news with friends. See you there for…

 

 

WEDNESDAY ARRIVAL FOR THE FALL FESTIVAL

 

We’ve been getting a lot of questions about the Wednesday Arrival ticket for the Fall Festival.  Currently 4 Day Camping tickets with Wednesday Arrival are still available for purchase online or over the phone.  You can upgrade a 4 Day Camping ticket to include Wednesday Arrival by calling the Strawberry office.  Wednesday Arrival takes place from 4pm – 10pm on August 30th and allows you to set up camp and start seeing friends before the festival even begins.  It was a great inaugural success at the Spring Festival and we already have plans to make the entry quicker and easier at the Fall Festival.  Wednesday Arrival tickets are very limited in number and are guaranteed to sell out prior to the festival, so get yours while they last.  Please call our office M-F, 9-5 at (209) 984-8630 with your questions, to buy tickets, or to upgrade to Wednesday arrival.

FALL FESTIVAL EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS JUNE 23RD

We are back in the office to take your calls and conduct our Spring Fest wrap up, including lost and found. Meanwhile we’ve got some fun news to share about the Fall Festival. John Skehan, of Railroad Earth, will join Keller Williams Grateful Grass featuring the The Infamous Stringdusters, as a special guest! Skehan adds his virtuoso mandolin mastery to an already power packed collaboration of instrumentalists playing together on Saturday night. You can still get your camping tickets to the Fall Festival at the Early Bird discount until June 23rd. Plan now to end your summer with the Strawberry Music Festival in just 86 days and stay tuned for more exciting announcements about this year’s Fall Festival.

OFFICE HOURS & GATE TICKETS INFORMATION

 

The Strawberry office will close at noon on Tuesday, May 23rd, so that our staff can travel to the festival site.  Starting at noon on Tuesday, all our phone calls will go to the answering service and we will be returning messages, related to the Spring Festival, as quickly as possible. Our office will remain closed for regular business until Monday, June 5th.

ALL TICKET TYPES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE FESTIVAL GATES.  Once the festival begins at 8:00 am on Thursday, May 25th, all camping ticket types will be available for purchase, at Gate 4, from 8am – 10pm daily and Will Call is available for pick up 24hrs daily, with photo I.D.  All Day and Evening, ticket types will be available for purchase, or pick up, at Gate 1 from 3pm – 8pm on Thursday and from 8am – 8pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Advanced tickets can be purchased 24hrs daily online or at 1-800-838-3006, through Brown Paper Tickets.  For each ticket type, advanced sales will cut off at 5pm on the day preceding the tickets’ valid entry date.  For example, tickets good for Thursday can be ordered, in advance, until 5pm on Wednesday, while tickets that are good for Friday can be ordered, in advance, until 5pm on Thursday and so forth and so on.  It’s a great weekend to pack for Strawberry and we’re excited to see everyone there!  Please travel safely.

Click here to see the Spring 2017 Entrance Plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH TO RECEIVE SPRING TICKETS BY MAIL

 

The last day to order tickets for the Spring Festival, and receive them in the mail, is Wednesday, May 17th. Tickets ordered after the 17th will be held on Will-Call. Camping tickets held at Will-Call will be available at the Gate-4 camping entrance 24/hrs daily starting at 8:00 am on Thursday, May 25th. Tickets without camping that are held at Will Call will be available at the Gate-1 entrance for Day and Evening tickets, from 3pm – 8pm on Thursday and from 8 am -8pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You’ll need your photo I.D. in order to pick up tickets at either Will-Call. Please call our office M-F, 9-5 at (209) 984-8630 if you have any questions about ordering tickets or Will-Call. Thanks and see you there!