DOLORES RIVER FESTIVAL CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Organizers of the Dolores River Festival are calling for willing and able volunteers for the annual event to be held Saturday, June 7th at Joe Rowell Park in Dolores. Volunteers are needed for three hour shifts throughout the day beginning at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. Each volunteer will receive a free Festival Volunteer T-shirt, free admission to the Festival, and a free beverage voucher. Plus, you’ll get to enjoy the Festival while lending a helpful hand.

Volunteers are needed for many aspects of the Festival including setting up the festival and festival grounds, facilitating Festival parking, accepting admission, signing-up rafters, assisting with educational and children’s activities, monitoring the camping area, cleaning up the Festival and other duties as needed. Some additional help will be needed Friday, June 6th, the day prior to the Festival, to set-up the Festival grounds and stages. This is your opportunity to become involved in one of the area’s most extraordinary summer events. Join in the Festival fun, call Kathy at 565-4113 or email volunteer@doloresriverfestival.com to sign-up to volunteer. We thank you for your help.

More About the Dolores River Festival...

The Dolores River Festival is a community celebration of the Dolores River and the many ways it connects us to each other, the environment, and our resources. This family event features world-class live music, raft rides, kayak races, a river parade, and educational activities for all ages. The Dolores River Festival is a key Four-Corners area summer event. It draws attention to the Dolores River Basin and the challenges faced by local communities trying to balance economic development and riparian resource protection. Greater Dolores Action earmarks a percentage of the Festival proceeds for river-enhancing activities such as garbage and debris removal, habitat creation and education – keeping your generous donation in the community. Your support of the Dolores River Festival shows your commitment to the preservation of one of the West’s great and scenic rivers.

For a detailed schedule of the day’s music and other activities please visit the Dolores River Festival website, www.doloresriverfestival.com

ANNUAL DOLORES RIVER FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH IN JOE ROWELL PARK
For Immediate Release: Dolores, CO –May 2008

An annual highlight of all river lovers and festivarians, the Dolores River Festival, brought to you by Greater Dolores Action, the Dolores Water Conservancy, and generous sponsors, will take place Saturday, June 7th at Joe Rowell Park and other locations around Dolores. Bigger and better than ever this year’s festival will feature six bands of local, regional and national repute, as well as, activities like the Fun Race, free raft rides on the Dolores River from Riverside Park to the take-out at Lost Canyon, children’s activities and guided river walks, a kayak race, the much anticipated Zuke’s River Dog Contest, and the always zany River Parade. This family oriented event features numerous vendors with food, beverages, merchandise and more. Gates open at 10:00 a.m. and admission will be $5 for 21 and over but as always free for everyone under 21. Don’t want the fun to end? This year bring your camping gear and spend the night in Joe Rowell Park, an additional $5 per person fee for camping can be paid at the Festival or campground entrance.
Superb music by national and local acts will be performing all day and into the evening on the Main Stage in Joe Rowell Park . Beer from Dolores River Brewery will be available for purchase throughout the day along with great food from various vendors. Many of the area’s not-for-profits will be at the Festival providing information and educational programs about the Dolores River watershed, recycling, energy conservation, and more. For a detailed schedule of the day’s music and other activities please visit the Dolores River Festival website, www.doloresriverfestival.com.

More about the Music...
The music begins at 10:30 a.m., so come early to enjoy a local favorite, The Galloping Gooses. This band of three covers a wide range of material on numerous instruments, with roots in country western, old time, bluegrass and folk music. Next to take the stage will be Formula 151 offering a sound unique in today's contemporary music. Formula 151 takes its listeners on a melodic and lyrical journey, incorporating dynamic arrangements, and including the resonance, passion and depth brought by the band’s cellist. The Porchlights will play next, performing original songs from any of their four primarily acoustic albums and from their fifth release titled Peace Pipe Dream, which will be complete this summer.

Next, welcome to the main stage the jazz-infused funk and groove of three of Denver's most talented musicians in the band BiggaDigga. Concentrating on original material, plus a handful of unconventional covers, BiggaDigga reaches out to groove, funk and jazz lovers, with an impressive set exploring multiple genres, textures and dynamics.

Finally, the band we’ve all been waiting for, Euforquestra, is an eclectic world-beat ensemble from Iowa City. With interests in different cultural and traditional musics from all over the globe, the band has made a mission statement out of preserving different traditions. The self-proclaimed "Afro-Caribbean-Barnyard-Funk" touches on such genres as Afrobeat, Afro-Cuban, Samba, Soca, Calypso, Funk, Reggae, and Bluegrass. Wrapping up the music scene for the night will be Fall Baby, playing a set at the Dolores River Brewery beginning at 9:00 p.m.