Loose Leaf Notes

Many of the following photos were published in The Floyd Press on May 7, 2009.

1. A busy group at last Saturday's Floydfest workday. Workers from Floyd, Blacksburg, Radford, Hillsville, and Cana came to exchange their labor for tickets for the July 23-26 Floydfest music festival or for the Floyd Fandango Beer and Wine Fest on July 4th and 5th.

2. Blacksburg resident Erika Gregory, pictured weeding at the Floydfest front entrance, helped prepare lunch for the workers earlier in the day. She said she planned on working 8 hours on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday in exchange for Floydfest and Fandango tickets.

3. Barbara Gillespie adds landscaping ambiance throughout the 80 acre site. Here she instructs two young women from Floyd on spreading mulch.

4. Frank Gropen, a Floydfest staff member, taking apart an 8 year old picnic table in the Beer Garden. The table will be replaced by a new one, he said.

5. Floydfest founders Erika Johnson and Kris Hodges measure out vending and craft areas for upcoming festivals.

6. The Streamline Timberworks crew pose after a day's work framing the "Front of House," the sound operation station where music performed on Hill Holler stage will be mixed from. Streamline Timberworks, a Floydfest sponsor, built the Hill Holler stage in 2007.

7. Jon Beegle (in white) from Beegle Landscaping and Lawn Care (another Floydfest sponsor), working with others on a terrace retaining wall for outside sitting at the Floydfest Dance Tent. Dana Beegle brought water for the workers. The site is wet from an afternoon drizzle.

8. Tanya, a longtime Floydfest staffer, now a full time mom, takes a moment to study the grass with her 10 month old son.

Post note: Click and scroll HERE for more More on Floydfest photos and stories. Their webpage is HERE. The next work weekend is June 6 and 7. RSVP to volunteers@floydfest.com