New York (Top40 Charts/ Shore Fire Media) - Reduced-Price 3-Day Weekend Pre-Sale Ends 6/30 For Vermont's World
Music Festival The Manifestivus.
The Manifestivus: A National Geographic.com "Best Of This Year's Summer Festivals" Pick Featuring Toubab Krewe, Oumou Sangare, Barrington Levy, Jazz Criminals, Midnite, Black Sheep And Earle "Chinna" Smith
The reduced price pre-sale weekend tickets to Northeastern Vermont's "party of the summer" "The Festivus for the Restivus (July 17-19) is only available for one last week. Weekend tickets are just $65 from now until June 30th; after that the price for weekend tickets will go up to $75. Single-day admission for Saturday will remain $50 (includes free Sunday admission), so will $100 VIP weekend tickets. Children 12 and under will be admitted free.
Pre-sale weekend tickets, VIP packages and single-night tickets are available for purchase via the Festivus website: https://www.manifestivus.com/
The Festivus, dubbed "The Manifestivus" this year to honor its larger scale, will prove to be an unforgettable weekend of dancing, hiking and swimming for festivalgoers. The Manifestivus will feature performances by legendary world touring acts Toubab Krewe, Oumou Sangare', Barrington Levy, Midnite, Black Sheep and Earle "Chinna" Smith and some of New England's best musicians, as well as an all-star jam and a Saturday night afterparty featuring electro-pop outfit My Dear Disco, J. Holla, Relolon, D.J. Patrick B. and many more.
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Sabu School in Conakry, Guinea, a children's school for Sierra Leone refugees, and will also go to supporting Toubab Krewe's teachers, their families, and the musical traditions of West Africa and beyond.
National Geographic.com recently picked The Manifestivus as one of "The Best Of This Year's Summer Festivals," noting it "manages to punch above its weight by attracting top international talent."
Check out National Geographic.com's preview of The Manifestivus here: https://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/article/content.article/2009_festival_roundup/en
"The Manifestivus" Lineup
Fri. July 17, 2009
Toubab Krewe
Oumou Sangare'
Midnite
Sat. July 18, 2009
Toubab Krewe
Barrington Levy
Black Sheep
Special guest Earl "Chinna" Smith
Featuring
Lamine Soumano
Strength In Numbers
Movement of the People:
Fela Kuti Tribute Ensemble
Boubacar Diabate
Sara Grace & The Suits
Jeh Kulu
Puppet Theater
Yoga In The Woods
African Drum &
Dance Workshop
Sat. July 18, 2009: Saturday Night After Hours Party
Brought by DIGILOG STUDIOS & 1lb Production featuring:
J-Holla
Rekkon
S Factor
DJ Patrick B
My Dear Disco
& Specials Guests
Sun. July 19, 2009
Jazz Criminals
More about Festivus:
https://www.myspace.com/thefestivusfortherestivus
https://www.shorefire.com/clients/themanifestivus/
The Manifestivus is held on 93 acres of breathtaking land in Cabot, six hours north of New York City and three hours from Boston or Montreal. Set on a gently rolling hillside meadow surrounded by forest, the timber stage creates an unforgettable vibe which last year hosted 1500 dancing, smiling, loving faces under a moonlit sky. The Festivus is founded by Toubab Krewe bassist David Pransky, and takes place on his family's longtime farm.
The family-friendly event offers on-site camping, medical facilities and security, a VIP lounge, and vendors of authentic African and Ital food and local arts and crafts. Hiking trails wind through beaver ponds, marsh and woodland forest, and a large swimming pond. The 200 children attending in 2008 had their own safe play area with body paint and a bouncy house. This year they'll also have a puppet theater and a little people's water slide. An energy-saving sound system and LED lights use only a fraction of the power used at most festivals.
Or MySpace here:
https://www.myspace.com/thefestivusfortherestivus
More about the featured artists:
Toubab Krewe
https://www.myspace.com/toubabkrewe
Oumou Sangare'
https://www.myspace.com/oumousangare
Midnite
https://www.myspace.com/midnitevi
Barrington Levy
https://www.barringtonlevy.net
Black Sheep
https://www.myspace.com/blacksheep
Earl "Chinna" Smith
https://www.chinnasmithmusic.com/
My Dear Disco
https://www.myspace.com/mydeardisco
The Sol Harvest Festivus for the Restivus photos / links:
https://www.shorefire.com/clients/themanifestivus
