This music festival was an EVENT!  I only remember going twice during my elementary years. 1952 was the first time. Several things indicate how special it was to Mom. She drove the sixty miles in an ice storm even though we saw several serious wrecks. We had our picture taken at the the event when our income was minuscule. I always wore long stockings and for this picture I have on anklets, new shoes, and a fancy red polka-dotted dress. I do not remember if we earned a ribbon for our performance but I do remember feeling like I was much more aware of the world because I had been in something outside of our isolated rural community.

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