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Index
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Getting
the Word Out
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City of Melbourne
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Melbourne Mayor Kathy Meehan (right) presents the city's
proclamation to Native Rhythms co-chair, Milli Washock
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The Native Rhythms representation team with Melbourne
Mayor Kathy Meehan at the city council meeting. |
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"Brevard Notes" (Brighthouse
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Joe Crews once again invited us to appear on his
"Brevard Notes" cable TV program. This time we
got both segments!
Milli Washock, John Ellis, Martha Pessaro, Joe Crews
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John Ellis played one of his flute to provide an example
of the type of music visitors would hear at the
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Melbourne Sam's Club Diamond Level
Sponsorship Presentation |
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Larry Cherry presents the Sam's Club Diamond Level
sponsorship check to Martha Pessaro and Claire Ellis at
a morning employees' meeting. |
After the check was presented, we were requested
to provide some entertainment. Performing are (left to
right) Zeta Gibbs (flute), David Jenkins (hand drum),
Martha Pessaro (rattle). |
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Fall Cultural Arts Festival |
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The Native Rhythms Festival was represented at the Fall Cultural Arts Festival at the
prestigious Maxwell
C. King Center for the Performing Arts with a table
and a stage performance. This festival is hosted by the
Brevard Cultural Alliance. Flute circle members handed out
literature, demonstrated flute playing, and answered
questions for thousands of visitors. On stage, John
Ellis (flute & guitar) and Ken Holt (guitar)
performed a variety of songs featuring the Native
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Native Rhythms on I-95 &
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Native Rhythms got great publicity on a number of Clear
Channel Outdoors electronic billboards. |
News
Coverage
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are usually many community activities going on in
Brevard County on Native
Rhythms Festival weekend. Florida
TODAY publishes a Friday insert called TGIF,
which covers the major activities in the county that
weekend. For our first four years, we've managed to get
an inside article with a brief write-up of Native
Rhythms. This year we reached our greatest
goal, a cover photo and a major write-up! People notice
and having Native Rhythms
on the cover of TGIF may help explain the
great turnout we saw this year. Thank you Florida
TODAY! |
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our publicity goal was to not only get Native
Rhythms listed on the AAA Going Places
magazine calendar of events, but to also have an
article. For the first time, we also achieved that goal,
as the article to the left, complete with the photo of Robert
Mirabal, appeared in the November/December
issue. |
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addition to our major daily newspaper, Florida
TODAY, we have a local weekly publication called
the Hometown
News. There are actually five different editions
of our Brevard County's Hometown
News: Melbourne, Palm Bay, Suntree/Viera, the
Beaches, and North County. We were fortunate to have
front page coverage in each edition, each with a photo
of a resident of that area of the county. |
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[Photos
below provided by Native Rhythms Festival's official photographer, Lou Seiler.
Find all of Lou's 2013 NRF photos at full resolution at
www.louseilerjr.phanfare.com/nrf-2013/,
where you may order prints.
Contact Lou directly at lseiler@cfl.rr.com
for permission to republish.]
(Click on the thumbnail images below to see
an enlarged version.) |
Thursday "Meet
& Greet" Social / Open Mic
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Thursday Evening "Meet & Greet Social" |
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Opening Ceremony
The
Festival Grounds & Guests
The Performers
The Vendors
& Exhibitors
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We'll Miss You Rex! RIP |
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2013 Competitions
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Competition |
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1st Place |
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The Competitors |
3rd Place - Regina Stark |
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2nd Place - Jim Derrenbacker |
1st Place - Viola Knudson |
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The Winners |
| Flute
Makers' Competition |
3rd Place |
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2nd Place |
1st Place |
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2nd Place - Jim Derrenbacker |
1st Place - Utah Farris |
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The Winners |
| Flute
Players' Competition |
The Judges |
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The Competitors |
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3rd Place - Laura Young |
2nd Place - Kimberly Kridler |
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1st Place - Holly Harris |
The Winners |
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Silent
Auction
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Final
Jam & Closing Ceremony
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