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ORANGE COUNTY
ARTS COMMISSION
Memo to: Orange County Board of County Commissioners
From: Katie Murray, Orange County Arts Commission Director
CC: Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager
Date: September 10, 2019
Re: Orange County Local Roots Festival 2020 (formerly Orange County LocalFest)
The first planning meeting for Orange County Local Fest took place on Friday,
September 6, 2019. This memo serves as an update regarding the initial plans for
the 2020 festival:
• The event will take place on Saturday,June 6 from 12-6pm at Blackwood
Farm Park.
• In order to better describe the nature and character of the festival,the
planning committee recommended rebranding the event as Orange County
Local Roots Festival:A Celebration of Local Music,Art, and Tradition. Being only in the festival's second year,
the committee felt there will be minimal branding confusion and the name change will contribute towards
a more successful event.
• The event will be under the coordination and director of the Orange County Arts Commission director,
Katie Murray. Murray has more than twenty years'experience in event and festival planning and
production.
• The goal of the event is to offer Orange County residents a free and diverse community festival celebrating
our local music,arts,and traditions.
• The 2020 festival will be similar in scope to the 2018 event,featuring local food,beverage,arts and
entertainment,and traditional agricultural and farming practices.These themes will be expanded upon,
offering even more experiences,and as a result,attracting more attendees.
For additional information or suggestions,please contact Katie Murray at 919.245-2335 or
kmurray orangecountync.gov.
ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION
200 South Cameron Street I Hillsborough,NC 27278
919.245.2335 1 www.artsorange.org I arts@orangecountync.gov