We tried staring into our event-planning crystal ball, but the thing about doing something for the first time is that it is, ultimately, inherently unplannable. One can only work to manage chaos and, jujitsu-like, redirect its energy towards the positive. What we have going for us, though, is a operations team that have earned their … Continued
Whole Shebang and Party Passes for this Saturday’s Boone Dawdle are sold out. We still have some Just the Ride tickets, which will be available on-line until 10:00 pm on Friday, August 20. Any remaining Just the Ride tickets will be sold on Saturday, August 21 from 3:00-4:00 pm at Shiloh Bar and Grill (cash … Continued
Ticket prices for the first annual Boone Dawdle will increase at 8:00 am on Monday, August 16. Due to the complex logistical nature of the event (shuttles, bike transport, goblin count), we have to finalize our numbers about a week before the event. Prices will increase from $60 to $70 for the Whole Shebang, from … Continued
True/False will be selling $5 raffle tickets at the Boone Dawdle on August 21 as a fundraiser for the Fest. We’ve rounded up some interesting prizes, including: a $500 bike credit from Cycle Extreme; a Lux pass to T/F 2011; a handmade Boone Dawdle edition messenger bag from Leif Labs; a print of the Boone … Continued
The poster for the first annual Boone Dawdle has just been released. Internationally known watercolorist Frank Stack has teamed up with his alter-ego, the underground cartoonist Foolbert Sturgeon, to create a one-of-a-kind poster for the inaugural Boone Dawdle. A limited number of signed prints will be available at the event. View the poster.
We’ve just received word that the affable George Hardy, the small-town dentist star of Best Worst Movie (and Troll 2), will be in person at the Boone Dawdle on Saturday, August 21. George will appear alongside alongside director/child star Michael Paul Stephenson during the Q&A immediately following the screening of the film.
Update: You can now purchase tickets for the First Annual Boone Dawdle. This Just In! George Hardy, the small-town dentist star of Best Worst Movie (and Troll 2) will be in person at the Boone Dawdle to answer your questions (alongside director/child star Michael Paul Stephenson). Since our start in 2004, True/False has been a … Continued
The Crossing will host a free screening of Holy Wars this Friday, April 30 at 7:00 pm. Recently seen at T/F 2010, Holy Wars follows the interaction between an Irish convert to Islam and a conservative American Christian intent on evangelizing the world’s Muslims. Director Stephen Marshall will be in attendance for a post-screening discussion. More details … Continued
Somehow the Maine contingent, led by the Space Gallery’s Jon Courtney, gets bigger and bigger with each year. Little known fact: I only wore Space Gallery T-shirts on T/F weekend, a silent homage to our Maine friends, who quite simply “get” the festival as much as anyone. Check out this lovely link: http://www.bavc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2098&Itemid=1094
This was an admirable collaboration between Arable Entertainment and director Nathan Truesdell, inspired by this year’s poster. It played something like 100 times at the fest, so it’s singed in many of our brains. In a good way. Check it out: http://ow.ly/1dWhI
