Dear Sappy friends,
Thank you one thousand times over for believing in us and supporting Sappyfest. Thank you for welcoming us home and for allowing us the space to figure it all out together, hands held! Tremendous gratitude to everyone who volunteered this year. We see how hard you worked, all in the spirit of Sappyfest, and we are forever grateful. Thank you to the artists for making space and time to come to our stages and share your work with us. You cracked us open and built hearts back up in ways we almost couldn’t imagine feeling again. You are needed. Your work is needed, and we are forever grateful. Thank you to our funders, partners, the local business community, and everyone who welcomed us back and continued to make Sappyfest what it is! We love you!
And with that, we aren’t quite done yet! In partnership with our friends at Struts Gallery, Shotgun Jimmie is playing a FREE SHOW at the Struts BBQ on Friday at 12:00 PM. Many of you know that Shotgun Jimmie is a longtime friend of the festival, and we are very excited to welcome him back to Sackville! Come out at lunch and enjoy some free music and say hi.
One final note before we retreat for naps: make sure to mark down the dates for Sappyfest 18 in your calendar! August 4th-6th, 2023! We’re looking forward to making magic together again!