-A selection of the following photos first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 22, 2019. Shamama (Siobhan Lowe) was the emcee of the third annual Cirque du Floyd, a grassroots event showcasing regional circus arts. Held at Chantilly Farm August 16 -17, the two-day cirque featured performances, workshops, music and vending. Eliza and Jay […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 8, 2019. Nothing has been the same for Morgan Wade since she played Floydfest last year. That was when the Floyd singer/songwriter’s music career converged with Sadler Vaden, the guitarist for Grammy award winning musician Jason Isbell who was a festival headliner. Isbell’s sound tech, […]
-Some of the following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 8, 2019. A break in the rainy weather meant a good turn-out for the 5th installment of Small Town Summer, a town concert event that is free to the public. Held every other Thursday evening at the Warren Lineberry Park, the event offers […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 1, 2019. Floydfest Voyage Home 2019 was a sold-out show that saw the best weather in recent memory. The sun shone down on as many as 15,000 happy campers and music lovers, which included those who come back year-after-year and a new generation of first-time […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 25th with a smaller selection of photos. Family and friends gathered on the lawn at the Warren Lineberry Park for the 4th installment of Small Town Summer 2019, featuring free concerts and family activities. Ellie Rowe, one of the volunteers working at the Plenty! food […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 18, 2019. The summer season at Saturday’s Farmers Market is abuzz with activity every Saturday from 9 – 1 pm. Handpicking and weighing local fruit and vegetables is a common sight. Earl White of Indian Farm Bakery makes a sale. Penny Lane of Mostly at Home […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 18, 2019. “Helping to build a resilient local economy through agriculture, energy and education” read the SustainFloyd booth banner at the 3rd annual Floyd Energy Fest at Chantilly Farm. The daylong Energy Fest featured speakers, vendors and exhibitors, presentations on renewable energy and technologies, a […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 11, 2019. After 19 years, Floydfest organizers have the festival down to an art, and art is what they spotlight, whether through music, performance arts, installations, woodsy ambiance or artisan food, crafts and libations. Floyd-festers come to the festival’s 80-acre mountain for the music, but […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press with a smaller selection of photos. The 2019 annual Independence Day Celebration went off without a hitch or a drop of rain. Organized by the Floyd Merchants’ and Businessmen’s Association, the festivities were held at the high school grounds and parking lot, beginning at 6: p.m. with […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 27, 2019. OuterSpace – the collaborative Locust Street venue of John Beegle’s Bootleg BBQ, Erika Johnson’s Revolution Juice Yurt and Barbara Gillespie’s Grateful Bread Blue Bus – had its soft opening last weekend. “For me it’s about the vibe of Tulum, Mexico mixed with the […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on July 3, 2019. The Buffalo Hemp Company (BHC) is up and running. With a focus on CBD (Cannabidiol) products, the company’s partners – Kerry Underwood, Patrick Sisk, Daniel Sowers and Derek Wall – are growing their first crop of premium organic hemp and planning for a […]
-The following first appeared in June 27, 2109 issue of The Floyd Press with a smaller selection of photos. It was blue skies and sunshine for Thursday’s 2nd Floyd Small Town Summer, despite the possibility of rain in the forecast. People from all over the county and beyond gathered at the Warren Lineberry Park for […]
