As a couple of my posts have been admittedly very gloomy, I take this opportunity to inform of something not so gloomy.
It's called Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival.
Held one weekend in June a year, it's Clearwater's big event for the year. Attended by thousands of people from all over the country as well as from around the world it's a beautiful mix of local craftspeople, wonderful music from around the globe, education about the river, and it's also a great place to learn about different activists from the area (my favorites being the table to stop the spread of invasive bugs through firewood and the Planned Parenthood tables).
You can go as a regular festival goer for daily passes of $35 or $65 for the whole weekend or you can volunteer (which I highly recommend) for $46.50 (early-bird sign up) or $56.50. Volunteers do have to be members of Clearwater, which is not the worst place to be a member of and they do have to pay because they do feed you all weekend (the food is awesome with many vegetarian and vegan options) and have all the resources to make sure that you stay safe while volunteering at the festival. You can also apply for a "volunteer scholarship" that subsidizes your volunteer fee.
Another really awesome thing that Clearwater does is that it has at many of the music and story tents ASL (American Sign Language Interpreters) to accommodate for people who are hard of hearing or are deaf entirely. They also offer disability services throughout the festival.
Though this years line up has not been announced yet, you can be almost 100% certain to see an appearance on stage by Pete Seeger, founder of Clearwater. There have been appearances by Mavis Staples, Kris Kristofferson, Damian Rice, Arlo Guthrie, and many other well known musicians of all styles.
For all info regarding the festival check out Clearwater's website:
http://www.clearwaterfestival.org/
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