#Barn on the farm festival 2024

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Apply to play UK Festivals 2024

It doesn’t seem all that long ago since the close of 2023 festivals, and now as postive affirmations for 2024 kick in, a few musicians may be looking towards festivals and seeking opportunities to play them – well fear not, Musicvein is here with a rundown of a few festivals with applications still open. FESTIVAL DIARY 2024 (click links for application page) MARCH 30th – Stockton Calling,…

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What's a movie that you love that you feel like you can't recommend to anyone?

For me, it's Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. (Spoilers ahead)

This is a movie musical made in the 1950's and set in the 1850's. It follows the story of 7 brothers who have lived all alone in the mountains in Oregon for basically their entire lives. The oldest brother, Adam, visits town one day and returns home with a wife, Milly, who resolves to teach the boys how to behave like gentlemen. Eventually, she takes them all into town for a barn raising festival and, through an epic dance battle, each of the six unmarried brothers wins the heart of a girl in town. However, after a brawl, they go back up to the mountains and are heartbroken by the knowledge that they don't get to see their girls anymore. After the second oldest brother, Benjamin, tells Milly that he plans to leave the farm, Milly tells Adam that the boys are heartbroken and must see those girls again. So, Adam, inspired by a story in one of Milly's books, resolves to take his brothers into town to kidnap the girls. Yes, kidnap. On their way back up the mountain, they cause an avalanche on the pass so the girls' families can't take them back. But when they return home, Milly is horrified and gives the house to the girls while forcing the boys into the barn. Adam, angered at Milly, leaves to stay at the hunting lodge all winter. At first, the girls are rightfully made at the brothers, but as winter turns to spring, they fall in love with them again (because of this, my grandmother and I nicknamed it Stockholm Syndrome, The Musical). Milly also has a baby during this time. The girls' families come to take them back, but the girls will not leave. Someone hears the baby crying, and each girl claims the baby as their own so they will have to be allowed go get married. And get married, they do. All at once. In the living room.

In the standards of 2024, this movie is quite problematic. Adam is a misogynistic jerk, and kidnapping is definitely not okay among other things I'm probably forgetting about.

Therefore, I would not recommend this movie to anyone unless they can remember two important things: The first is that this movie was not made for the standards of today. Just plain and simple, it wasn't. And the second is that even in the 1950's, it was a satire. We were never supposed to agree with the brothers' methods or Adam's misogyny. And Milly proves that, as she constantly points out where they went wrong. By the end of the movie, everyone has grown better than they were at the start. It's a silly story about love & growth, and the first musical I've ever seen where I thought the dancing was more memorable than the music (and I loved the music). If you can view it the way it was meant to be viewed, it's a delightful story. If you can't, then just don't watch it.

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Wedding Venue and Glamping Cabins

March 01, 2024

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Wedding Theme Trends 2024

Wedding themes are a way to express your personality and style as a couple. They can also reflect the season, the location, or the mood of your celebration. In 2024, we expect to see some new and exciting wedding theme trends that will make your big day unforgettable. Here are some of the most popular ones: - Minimalist chic: This theme is all about simplicity and elegance. Think clean lines, neutral colors, and natural materials. Minimalist chic weddings are perfect for modern couples who want a sophisticated and refined look. You can achieve this theme by choosing a sleek venue, such as a loft or a gallery, and using minimal decorations, such as candles, greenery, and geometric shapes. - Rustic romance: This theme is inspired by the charm and warmth of the countryside. Think wood, lace, and flowers. Rustic romance weddings are ideal for couples who love nature and want a cozy and intimate feel. You can achieve this theme by choosing a rustic venue, such as a barn or a farm, and using rustic decorations, such as mason jars, burlap, and lanterns. - Tropical paradise: This theme is influenced by the beauty and vibrancy of tropical destinations. Think bright colors, exotic flowers, and palm leaves. Tropical paradise weddings are great for couples who want a fun and festive atmosphere. You can achieve this theme by choosing a tropical venue, such as a beach or a garden, and using tropical decorations, such as pineapples, flamingos, and tiki torches. #WeddingPlanning #WeddingDirectory #WeddingTips #Weddings #unitytheweddingdirectory #unity #weddingdirectory #weddingplanner #weddinginspiration #weddingideas #weddingtrends2024 #weddingthemes2024 Read the full article

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Hello from central Texas!

On behalf of the administration of Camp Oak Hallows, I’m reaching out as President and Founder inviting you to join the Construction Coalition, a mission-oriented project team comprised of powerful forces for change. Your work caught our eyes as the impressive kind of passion for action that we need in the Coalition for this limited run. Partners and sponsors who elect to participate commit to just under 30 months of collaboration and dedication on a strict timetable, with a clear end in sight.

What is COH, and what are we doing? Since inception in 2017, Camp Oak Hallows has produced accessible and free K12 educational materials, across platforms. We believe that going beyond the traditional scope of classroom subjects into trade and life skills is essential to serving our Campers on their way to adulthood. Now, it’s time to realize our big dreams of becoming the first school of our kind, opening a campus as accessible and sustainable as possible, through critical innovation and unprecedented networking. To open our gates by the spring of 2024, we’ll need all the help we can get, from groups large and small, and anyone with even a remote interest in seeing COH succeed in advancing education.

What do Partners bring to the cause? Your audience and reach are things COH doesn’t have. We can’t amass the kind of public awareness and interest necessary for this project without the help of generous folks who know they have the gift of an engaged following. Through targeted and strategic efforts, we can garner the support of industry professionals, university students and engineering departments, television media outlets, and social media influencers to put donor contributions to good use. Roundtabling as many strong minds and hearts as we can, COH can meet the goal of premiering an operational campus in time for the next total solar eclipse in April of 2024, which will pass directly over our intended site.

What kind of sponsorship is needed? Each Partner is asked to choose a focus project to fund, or partially fund, and identify remaining funds from other sources. Utilizing collective influence, costs can be kept down by recruiting volunteers, Scout groups, and philanthropic organizations or businesses looking to have their hand, and name, in the press releases. Such focus areas include the main Intake offices, lovingly named Haven II in tribute to my parents. Also on the list are The Hearth (primary kitchens and dining), Compass Lake (man-made water recreation area with water reclamation functions), the Agricultural Sector (barns, gardens, and processing machinery), or any of the themed residential Neighborhoods (Renaissance Village, Treehouses, Condos, Lincolnville…)

How will donors be honored? As a 501c3, contributions of all sizes are tax-deductible. Individuals giving as little as $8 will be memorialized in engraved pathway bricks, while gifts of at least $10,000 can land your name on a wing, or entire Academy of programs. All contributors will be invited to attend at least one special event during the first year of operations, such as the Solar Eclipse Viewing Party, or the first ever Winter Ball, a charity gala on the Solstice in December. The first contributors will be offered their choice of events, especially the planned Opening Weekend Festival to celebrate the friends and family who made it all happen. After the first round, later bursts of construction will be fit into the seasonal schedule of operations to not interrupt campus life too drastically. Less “essential” projects, like a ‘State-of-the-Fine-Art’ center and amphitheater, or on-site wind farm are on the table for development. Partners are welcome to stick around and keep up the good work with us well beyond this initial commitment.

The Timetable

By the end of 2022, COH needs to have secured at least $2,000,000 in funds from donors and Early Bird registrations for future Campers. In the next year, an additional $8,000,000 will need to be identified, as this is the year we purchase land and break ground together.

The start of 2024 will see the walls rise on the first buildings, the first solar panel installations, the first rainwater collections in the lake for retention. At the time of opening, COH’s campus should support a population of at least 250 across the desired 500-600 acres (although more wouldn’t be turned away!) in the Cameron-Mexia-Madisonville area north of College Station, Texas.

By 2027, a population of at least 1000 should be more than comfortable, with the property at least self-sustaining, if not exporting power and site-made goods.

The Requirements

If the concept of universal accessibility intrigues you, prepare to wrap your head around the notion of a campus with no stair steps or elevators, while having three-storied buildings (including one subterranean.) Consider the prospects of micro-transit above and below ground for the easy movement of people and Campers across the expanse of the facility. Contemplate the marvel of designing structures unrecognizable from satellite, effectively camouflaging the grounds with greenroofing and bee-loving arboriculture. Take a moment to think on the impact of proving how a pocket community like this can survive and flourish in a meaningful way.

Ready to sign on? Got questions?

Interested parties should contact headmasters@campoakhallows.com (cc: gaffney@campoakhallows.com) with questions, or an outline of their intent to Partner and a description of their participation capacity. Visit CampOakHallows.com for more information about who we are, and to read blogs on our goals and ideas for COH.

Thank you for your time, I hope to hear from you soon. For now, the administration will continue our efforts of writing and converting learning and study content into multiple formats online, helping families homeschool their children, and filling in resource unavailability gaps for students who are not being best supported in their school environments. Everyone deserves a proper education, so schools must be as unique as their students. We’re working on it. Will you, too?

Virginia Gaffney

Headmaster of Serenity House

President and Founder, Camp Oak Hallows

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