T
he first thing attendees at this yearâs MeadowGrass Music Festival should experience is a degree of familiarity after a year of pandemic. Nicole Nicoletta, executive director of festival sponsor Rocky Mountain Highway, said that dream came closer to fruition last month when the county eased restrictions on outdoor events.
Originally, festival organizers had envisioned all attendees restricted to 10-by-10-foot pods similar to those used at last yearâs MeadowGrass Vibes concert at UCHealth Park. Now, the large meadow at Black Forestâs La Foret Conference & Retreat Center will look much as it has for past MeadowGrass gatherings.
“The decision (to cancel) was difficult last year but clearly the right move,” says Nicole Nicoletta, executive director of Rocky Mountain Highway, which produces the event.
“But right now, with things opening up the way they’re opening up and knowing our festival is completely outside, we are confident about it.”
Reckless Kelly performs Sunday, May 26, 2019, during the final day of the MeadowGrass Music Festival at La Foret in Black Forest. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) CHRISTIAN MURDOCK THE GAZETTE
Last summer, Rocky Mountain Highway also produced the Summer Music Series at Buffalo Lodge Bicycle Resort and MeadowGrass Vibes, a four-band concert with Rocky Mountain Vibes, at UCHealth Park.
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