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Dear Forecastle Friends and World Travelers ~

Season’s Greetings. Welcome to the November Captain’s Log. Very busy times above deck, from the announcement of our 2nd annual “Halfway to Forecastle” mini-fest to the launching of music, art, and film submissions for 2009. Here is our November developments:

The 2nd annual “Halfway to Forecastle” mini-fest was announced this month, taking place Saturday, January 17th at The Green Building, 732 E. Market Street in downtown Louisville, KY. Please mark your iCal. Presented by Havana Cola, a portion of proceeds will benefit efforts to establish the first Lower Ohio Riverkeeper Chapter, a project inspired by Riverkeeper attorney and Forecastle speaker Robert. F. Kennedy Jr to protect and preserve our nation’s waterways. The project is being overseen by The Kentucky Waterways Alliance - a citizen’s organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Kentucky’s waterways through advocacy and grassroots awareness.

Tickets are extremely limited and available at Ear-X-Tacy Records, 1534 Bardstown Rd, 40205. For complete line-ups, please visit http://www.forecastlefest.com/halfway.php

Music, Art and Film submissions are now officially open.

To apply for a music showcase spot at Forecastle 2009, please visit: http://www.sonicbids.com/forecastle

To apply for an art showcase spot, please e-mail jk@forecastlefest.com

To apply for a film showcase spot, please visit: https://www.withoutabox.com/login/6543

Next up, we would love for you to share your thoughts and ideas regarding talent and programming for the 8th annual Forecastle Festival, July 10th – 12th at the Riverfront. Any suggestions you have from previous experiences, other fests, new bands, emerging artists, interesting concepts, sponsor prospects, and more, please toss a message in a bottle.

Some promo updates:

The Forecastle Festival 2009 now has an official Facebook Group. For all the latest and greatest, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36706073590&ref=mf‘. You can also upload photos, videos, discussion threads, and more.

Forecastle is on Twitter. To track our daily movements, please follow: http://www.twitter.com/forecastle

That is it, travelers. While our ship remains out at sea, monthly “Captain’s Logs” will continue to arrive offering important updates on the January 17th “Halfway to Forecastle” mini-fest along with the main event next summer. December could bring some major announcements in terms of a major partnership we’re pursuing and concert series we’re developing. Thanks again for your words, kindness, commitment, and actions. Stay (+) and keep the faith, ciao ~ jkm

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