The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, September 14, 2000
Fine Arts
Section B • Page 5
Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield
Today through Sunday
TICKET PRICES:
Four-day weekend ticket: $70
Two-day ticket
Friday and Saturday: $50
Saturday and Sunday: $40
One-day ticket:
Thursday, Friday or Saturday one day tickets: $28
Sunday: $15
Children ages 6 to 11: $5 each
Children under 6: free with adult
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Folk music festival draws students
Credit cards aren't accepted at the gate, but there are ATMs in the campgrounds and in Winfield.
CAMPING:
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$3 per day per vehicle for an electric hook-up
For more information: www.wvfest.com
By Matt Merkel-Hess
Kansan staff writer
The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield is a tradition for many area folk music fans.
For 21-year-old Thomas Shorock, Great Bend senior, this weekend will mark his 20th festival. Shorock said the folk and bluegrass event was popular with college students and that he was going to skip class on Friday to attend.
"It's a really good time to get back together with the family," he said. "And there are a lot of great acts."
For Shorock, the festival extends past just this weekend - he helps his father maintain the official festival Web site, www.wvfest.com.
The festival begins today and runs through Sunday. An estimated 13,000 people will attend this year, and parking and camping are available for all, said
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Rex Flottman, a festival coordinator.
"It may get a little crowded, but we've never run out of places to camp," he said.
Flottman said the festival was known for its jam sessions at the campgrounds. Some visitors don't attend the official concerts and stay for the campground shows instead. There's even an unofficial stage in the campground where anyone can sign up to play. Flottman said many performers also spent time playing in the campground.
"It's a great opportunity for younger-age people to learn the traditions behind acoustic instruments," he said. "It seems like a lot of college-age kids have a renewed interest in this type of music."
Laura Dellinger, Wichita senior, couldn't agree more. She said she planned to attend the Winfield festival for her fourth time.
"They're not many opportunities to hear really good bluegrass in Kansas," she said. "The campsite seems to be the best part."
One tradition all newcomers should be prepared for is rain, said both Shorock and Dellinger. But Shorock said he thought the dry weather would hold.
"It doesn't look like it will rain, so it'll be a good year," Shorock said.
Dellinger disagreed
"I can't imagine the bluegrass festival without mud," he said.
— Edited by Clay McCuistion
Fine Arts Calendar
Today:
Koto/Shakuhachi (Japanese music recital), 8 p.m. at Swarthout Recital Hall in Murphy Hall. Free.
Tomorrow:
Lift.Off, a new play by John Gronbebe-Tedesco,
professor of theater and film, will be read from
5:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Inge Theatre. Free.
Saturday:
Lift-Off, a new play by John Gronbeck-Tedesco,
professor of theater and film, will be read from
5:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the Inge Theatre. Free.
Sunday:
Renaissance Festival, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. adjacent to Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs. $13.95, adults. $12.50, students and seniors.
- "Letters from Grandma" reading by Amy Dorsey, 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 1245 New Hampshire St. Donations accepted.
- Renaissance Festival, 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. adjacent to Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs. $13.95, adults. $12.50, students and seniors.
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