Spread the Word
Please help make this year's festival the biggest ever. Spread the word! Here's what you can do to help.
- Include event information in your PSAs and community calendars.
- Radio stations; regional, local, or campus newspapers; newsletters—include a listing or announcement for our event.
- Download our digital press kit
- Festival information (PDF)
- Complete package (ZIP)
- Link to our site.
- Download, print and distribute posters.
- Get a pack of bumper stickers from our CafePress store (net proceeds go to promoting the event).
- Tell a friend.
- Volunteer!
Remember, the Rockport Acoustic Music Festival is a non-profit project, a free, summer music festival managed and staffed on a volunteer basis, for the benefit of residents of and visitors to Rockport, Cape Ann, and the North Shore region. Any assistance you can offer in spreading the word would be instrumental (no pun intended) in making the 2008 Annual Rockport Acoustic Music Festival a big success.
We thank you. The musicians thank you. Our sponsors thank you.
The Facts in a Nutshell
2008 Rockport Acoustic Music Festival
DATE and TIME: The 2008 Rockport Acoustic Music Festival will be held on Sunday, August 10, from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm.
ADMISSION: Admission is free, all are welcome, and the event is family-friendly.
LOCATION: The Rockport Acoustic Music Festival will be held in Millbrook Meadow, Rockport, MA. Millbrook Meadow is located across from Front Beach (Beach Street, Route 127A, between Main Street and King Street), a quick walk from Rockport’s historic Bear Skin Neck and the famed “Motif One”.
The festival is accessible by car, train, bus, and boat. The Rockport train station (on the MBTA Newberry/Rockport line) is only minutes away. The Cape Ann Transit Authority provides convenient public transportation to those in the Cape Ann and Gloucester area.
Alternative location in case of rain: Rockport Community House, 58 Broadway (by “5 Corners”), Rockport, MA.
PROGRAM: Generation Gap, Deb Hardy, Will Diehl, The Fury TBA, Brian O'Connor, Christine Baze & Greg Dann, Brad Byrd and Marley, Bingo Fridays, Bob Kramer Band, Greta Bro Band, The Starlings, Livin' on Luck and the Sunny Fishcakes' Music Revue.
Performers in previous years have included Appalachian Still, Deb Hardy, Karen Ristuben, Mike Kirsch, Redheaded Stepchild (Christine Baze & Greg Dann), Brian King, Marmion Way, Jim Dierdorff and Benny the Wonderdog, Pulse Pursuit, Singin’ Sargeant Tony Hilliard, Peter Meyer, Stringfellows, Old Cold Tater Trio, and John, Josh and Caroline.
MUSICAL GENRES: The Festival’s performers run the gamut from bluegrass and mountain music to acoustic indie rock, including blues, folk, Celtic, R&B, roots, world, and other genres.
HISTORY: The Rockport Acoustic Music Festival, held every summer in historic Rockport, MA, features local musicians and performers from across the country. It is a non-profit project, a free, summer music festival managed and staffed on a volunteer basis, for the benefit of residents of and visitors to Rockport, Cape Ann, and the North Shore region. This year’s Festival will be the twenty-ninth; it is the longest-running annual event in Rockport, MA.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Anyone with email can sign up for the Festival’s private mailing list at http://www.rockportfestival.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the Rockport Acoustic Music Festival Website at http://rockportfestival.com/ or contact David Cutler at (978) 546-6619.
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Press Kit
- Festival information (PDF)
- Complete package (ZIP)
Poster
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