THANKS GO OUT TO:
At the festival, please take a minute to thank these folks who have donated their time, money, labor and materials to make sure that this festival can go on! Please make sure to visit their Web sites and maybe kick 'em down some business!
- LMO Inc. General Contractor, for providing equipment for the show
- The Miller Firm, LLC, for all their support!
- Design Printing Inc., for providing laminates and sponsor banner
- Natural Mystics, for all their support
- W.C. Lowery, for their support.
- Fine Tuned Productions for putting on this fest!
- Mended Fence Productions for providing the sound equipment
- Randy Taylor, for providing his audio expertise to keep everyone grooving!
- PhotosByAlex.com: The official event photographers of Sharps Sessions.
- Russell dZine: for keeping SharpsSessions.com running.
- Freelance Graphics, LLC: for providing banners and signs for the festival.
- This is a family-friendly event. Children are welcome!
- Pets are welcome, as long as they're nice and play well with others.
- Your kids and your pets are your responsibility. Don't expect someone else to watch them for you.
- Please keep the vibe positive! Leave the drama at home. SECURITY WILL BE ON SITE to deal with any troublemakers. Violence, over-intoxication, and douchebaggery are absolutely not tolerated. Anyone who causes a problem will be booted from the property and permanently banned from the festival grounds.
- Additionally, anyone caught selling, possessing, or being under the influence of illegal narcotics (including but not limited to: Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin, nitrous, methamphetamines or controlled pharmaceutical drugs) will be ejected, banned from the festival grounds, and turned in to local law enforcement. YES, WE WILL NARC YOU OUT!
- NO personal fires. We ask that you please enjoy one of several community bonfires we have set up throughout the grounds.
- NO fireworks. Fireworks will be confiscated, and we may boot you from the property.
- Absolutely NO ALCOHOL SALES and no underage drinking! You are welcome to bring whatever you want to enjoy (if you're of age), but sales of alcohol on-site is strictly prohibited. Sorry guys, that's ABC law for ya. There's a market just up the road that stocks up on good beer for Sharps Sessions. Please support them.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We are still looking for a few volunteers to help out with:
- Labor and materials to build a new stage pavilion
- Security
- Parking/Gate/Site Ops
- Pre-fest cleanup Wednesday-Thursday.
- Kids' Tent during the fest
- After-fest cleanup on Monday
- Please contact Stef or Deborah if you're interested in helping out. Send us a note!
VENDORS & ACTIVITIES:
The Sunshine Grill
- Breakfast: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Pancakes, Eggs, Sausage, Potatoes
- Breakfast Burrito – eggs, cheese sausage, potatoes, salsa – made to order.
- Lunch/Dinner: 1 p.m. – 2 a.m.
- Marinated slow cooked brats with peppers & onions
- Hot Dogs
- Black Bean Quesadillas – black beans, cheese, cilantro and salsa
- Grilled Cheese – garlic, extra cheese and tomatto available upon request
- Vegetarian Chili
- Bottled Water, Soda, Sweet Tea, Coffee and Juice available all day.
Elemental Illusions
- Handmade clothing
- Hemp jewelry
- Trippy toys
Recycling Skee-ball
- Win prizes for simply recycling your cans. Bring your used aluminium cans to Recycling Skee-ball and try to get the highest score!
PhotosByAlex.com
- The official photographers of Sharps Sessions.
- Offering on-site ordering of photos from this year's Sharps festival.
Official Sharps & Band Merch Tent
- Sharps T-shirts
- Photos
- CDs
- Band swag
- And other cool souvenirs.
The Kids' Tent
- Small Moon Bounce
- Bean Bag Toss
- Painting with hands and feet
- Egg hunt
- Bubble Time
- 3-leg race
- Scavenger hunt
- Egg toss
- Water relay
- Beading project
- Hooping Lessons
- Story time
- Kids Yoga
- Glow in the dark painting
- Making masks & simple instruments
- Kid’s parade
IMPORTANT INFO AND WHAT TO BRING:
- BYOE: Bring Your Own Everything...and maybe some to share :)
- Bug spray
- Sunscreen!
- Toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
- A pop-up canopy or shade tent is a good idea. The festival site is in the sun for most of the day.
- Rain Gear: This is a rain or shine festival. Bring tarps, canopies, EZ-UPs, boots and raincoats so you will be comfortable no matter what the weather does.
- Trash bags (we leave only footprints) and separate recycling bags. Please clean up after yourselves!
- Tent, sleeping bag, blankets, air mattress, cot, folding chairs, etc.
- Flashlight, lantern, glowsticks.
- Warm clothes for night time (it gets pretty cool down there)
- Please bring extra firewood to contribute to the bonfire; It would be very much appreciated!
- Feel free to bring your RV or pop-up trailer, but please note no water/electric hookups are available.
Directions to Sharps Sessions:
Just follow the music notes!! Directions from: Fredericksburg | Richmond | Washington, D.C. | GPS Coordinates
From Fredericksburg:
( 65.6 mi about 1 hour 31 mins )
•Take Rt 2 south towards Tappahannock
•Take left onto Rt 17 South towards Tappahannock
•Continue on RT 17 for 40 miles.
•At 2nd Tappahannock light make a Left onto US 360
•Continue on US 360 through Warsaw
•Will see a 7 - Eleven on the right.
•Make Right at light onto Rt 3 East
•Continue on Rt 3 east for 6.3 miles
•(See square BP gas sign on right & Big red Coke - a - Cola (above coke sign it says in white letters Thomas Store) NEXT immediate right turn is RT 642 - Sharps Rd)
•Take Right onto Sharps Rd - Rt 642
•Go 3.1 miles make Left onto Sharps Rd
•Go .7 miles make Right onto Sharps Rd
•Go .7 miles make right into Field (this turn into the field will be the 2nd driveway after PASSING Shelton Ln on the left)
There will be cardboard Music Notes with arrows at each turn (on road signs) from Rt 3 east on to our house. So, after RT 3 East you can just Follow the Music Notes.
From Richmond:
( 63.7 mi about 1 hour 36 mins )
• Take I-64 East toward Norfolk
• Take Exit 192 to US-360 (Mechanicsville Tpke)
• Continue on US 360 for 40.7 miles
• Turn Left onto US-17 (Tappahannock Blvd)
• 2.4 miles Turn Right onto US-360 (E Queen St) at Light
• Go over long bridge
• Continue on US 360 through Warsaw
• You'll see a 7 - Eleven on the right.
• Turn Right at light onto Rt 3 East
• Continue on Rt 3 east for 6.3 miles
• (You'll see a square BP gas sign on right & Big red Coke-a-Cola (above coke sign it says in white letters Thomas Store) NEXT right turn is RT 642 - Sharps Rd)
• Turn Right onto Sharps Rd - Rt 642
• Go 3.1 miles Turn Left onto Sharps Rd
• Go .5 miles Turn Right onto Sharps Rd
• Go .7 miles Turn right into Field (this turn into the field will be made at start of curve after PASSING Shelton Ln. on the left)
From Washington, D.C.
( 119 mi about 2 hours 27 mins )
• Get on I-395 S
• Get onto I-95 S towards Richmond, go 39.5 miles.
• Take exit 130A to merge onto Plank Rd/VA-3 toward Fredericksburg. Follow VA-3 for 2.9 mi.
• Take the exit toward Bowling Green/Tappahannock for 0.4 miles.
•Turn right at Dixon St/US-17/VA-2. Follow US-17/VA-2.
•From here, follow Directions from Fredericksburg.
GPS coordinates
The festival site is located at Lat: N 37 57 30 Long: W76 41 25 (or decimal: 37.84186, -76.69035)
