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VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION SET FOR JULY 28

A Great Lakes Folk Festival Volunteer Orientation as well as OPEN VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION is set for Thursday, July 28, 5 - 8 p.m. in the Robertson Room of the Peoples Church, 200 W. Grand River Avenue, in East Lansing.   Two more Volunteer Orientation meetings will take place on Wednesday, August 3, from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 6 from 9 a.m.- noon, both at People's Church. 

Volunteers are still needed to fill three- and four-hour shifts in a variety of positions, particularly in the children's areas, maritime traditions, bucket brigades and merchandise sales.  Volunteers will receive a commemorative T-shirt and entry to a festival artist-staff-volunteer party.

A corps of nearly 400 volunteers help produce this annual award-winning festival Aug. 12 - 14, a celebration of culture, tradition and community. Music and dance stages -- sponsored by the City of East Lansing -- feature rhythms, sounds, stories and spectacular musicianship over three days, from blues to bluegrass, Celtic, Cajun, Japanese drum, Afro-Cuban and more; a Taste of Traditions food court with authentic regional and ethnic cuisine; Children's Folk Activities Area, with hands-on fun for the whole family; and living arts and heritage programs for this year's Great Lakes maritime theme, reflecting on the MSU Museum's traditional arts research.

Festival hours are: Friday, Aug. 12, 6 - 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 13, 12 noon - 10:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 14, 12 noon - 6 p.m.  For information on volunteering, call (517) 432-GLFF or email glffvolunteer@museum.msu.edu.

The festival could not be staged without the tremendous contributions of time and energy provided by the more than 400 volunteers involved each year. We hope each volunteer is able to work six hours during the festival. Most volunteer tasks are in blocks of about 3 hours.

In addition to having the satisfaction of being a part of making this special event happen, volunteers receive a festival t-shirt, an invitation to the Volunteer and Performer Party held on Saturday night of the festival, access to the festival “green rooms” and a regular newsletter featuring information about invited performers and special activities.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer member of the festival team, we would love to hear from you. Send an email to glffvolunteer@museum.msu.edu .

Go to on line volunteer registration form