Forecastle ship docking soon

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The time is upon us. Next week the Forecastle ship will be arriving at the Waterfront, a journey that's taken nearly six years and more hard work than I can ever express. The 6th annual Forecastle Festival, July 27th-28th @ The Belvedere, will unite over (60) bands, (25) artists, and (48) environmental organizations from the Midwest and beyond. It will be a historic moment for our region, and will only get bigger in years to come.

The 6th annual Forecastle Festival

MUSIC:

Friday, July 27th

De La Soul
Chicago Afrobeat Project
How I Became the Bomb
Aloha
Cheer-Accident

IsWhat?!
The Old Ceremony
Kelley McRae
Parlour
Noizejoi

SKL
Captain of Industry
Scourge of the Sea
Lucky Pineapple
John Boy’s Courage
Geoff Koch
The Fervor

Saturday, July 28th

Girl Talk
Particle
Mucca Pazza
Wax Fang
The Features
Early Day Miners
The Impossible Shapes
Odawas
The High Water Marks
The October
Ghostfinger
Black Diamond Heavies
The Glasspack
The Pennies
The Hiders
The Harry Pickens Band
Stephen Simmons
Todd Coyle

ART:

Lisa Merida-Paytes
Christopher Daniel
Cynthia Reynolds
Christian Hansen
Mike Ratterman
Patricia Gaines-Mills
David Metcalf
Dennis C. Baker
Jarrett Hawkins
Jerome Kennedy
Jared Landberg
Raymond Graf
Elizabeth Guipe
Scott Hall
Scott Hisey
Matt Weir
Courtnee Bennett
Emily Buddendeck
Chad Cully & Luke Ebner
Thea Lura
Jeff Gaither

ACTIVISM:

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Missouri Forest Alliance
Blue Earth Alliance
Dogwood Alliance
Kentucky Heartwood
Indiana Heartwood
Buckeye Forest Council
Kentucky Resources Council
Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Kentucky Solar Partnership
Kentucky Solar Designs
Community Farm Alliance
Kentuckians For The Commonwealth
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indiana Forest Alliance
Protect Our Woods
Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
Sierra Club Louisville Chapter
Sierra Club Cincinnati Chapter
Louisville Sustainability Forum
Students Producing Organics Under the Sun
Students Promoting Environmental Awareness and Recycling
Student Environmental Action Coalition
Bicycling for Louisville & Bike Depot
Olmstead Park Conservancy
Cultivating Connections
Save The Cumberland
Artfulcility
Southern Energy Network
Southern Energy Conservation Initiative
Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance
Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation
Urban Sisterhood
Valley Watch
Caldwell Eco-Center
Center for Sustainable Living
Ohio Citizen Action
Ohio River Foundation
Ohio Valley Creative Energy
KAIRE
Earthsave
Earth First!
Global Village Foundation
Global Community Monitor
Peak Oil Group

Label Showcases ~ Secretly Canadian, PlaybackSTL, sonaBLAST!

Outdoor Activities ~ Eco-Film Showcase | Eco-Business Expo | Outdoor Extreme Sports Park | Personal Empowerment Panels

Keynote Speaker ~ Skip Yowell (Author, Activist, Outdoor Industry Innovator, Co-Founder, VP of Jansport and Big City Mountaineers)

Tickets available through Ticketweb.com and Ticketmaster.com, along with the following independent record stores:

Ear X-Tacy Records (Louisville, KY)
Indy CD & Vinyl (Indianapolis, IN)
Shake-It Records (Cincinnati, OH)
Grimey's New and Preloved Music (Nashville, TN)

For more information: http://www.forecastlefest.com

Activism Sneak-Peak this Friday

Thanks again to everyone who turned out for the "sneak-peak" events the past few Fridays. They were a huge success, drawing hundreds of people to Market St and Bardstown Rd for the music and art previews. This Friday is the final event, and we would greatly appreciate everyone coming out to support the Kentucky organizations represented at the 6th annual event:

Friday, July 20th

@ Clifton Unitarian Church

2231 Payne Street

Louisville, KY 40206

moderated by: Marc Steiner from Cultivating Connections

featuring: Sierra Club, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Louisville Sustainability Forum, Kentucky Resources Council, Community Farm Alliance, and many more...

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THE FORECASTLE FESTIVAL is the largest gathering of musicians, artists, and activists in the American Midwest. Founded in Louisville, KY, the scenic, outdoor event is equally based upon a three-part format: Music.Art.Activism. Combining the hardest working Midwest bands, artists, and progressive environmental organizations ~ Forecastle is the place where the people come together. The 2006 festival brought a record attendance to Louisville's historic Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center. This year's fest ~ with its waterfront setting, expanded line-ups, extreme sports park, and finale performances from dual national acts ~ is expected to surpass 2006 by five thousand attendees, converging in Louisville from the Midwest and beyond.

http://www.forecastlefestival.com