Feb12

1st Annual Mellie Dunham Shoe & String Day

Western Foothills Land Trust, Roberts Farm & Norway Grange, Norway, ME

Mellie Dunham build snowshoes for Admiral Perry and was a celebrated fiddler, going on tour for Henry Ford's old-fashioned dances and on the vaudeville circuit of the 1920's. This celebration of Mellie's life will feature snowshoe races in the morning, a public supper at noon ($7) and fiddle fest/contradance in the afternoon! I will be playing there with Bill Olson and the Don Roy Band. 

10am-noon snowshoe races and treks at the Roberts Farm, including the always popular WIFE-CARRY!

noon - public supper at the Heywood Club, jamming at the Norway Grange

1-3 - Community contradancing &  performances at the Norway Grange

donations requested

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