Southern California's Catholic Arts Festival
Folk / Roots / Bluegrass / Praise / Workshops / Artisan Crafts and Vendors
Admission is free!
Leave your world behind for a day.
Come to the mountains and nourish your soul with music, art, culture, and community.
WHEN /
SAT, AUGUST 10, 2019
11:30AM-9:30 PM
WHERE /
Santiago Retreat Center
27912 Baker Canyon Rd,
Silverado, CA 92676
ABOUT THE EVENT /
The 1531 Folk Fest is a Music & Arts festival, in celebration of the Good, True, and the Beautiful. We feature some of the best emerging folk bands and singer-songwriters from Southern California and beyond.
Many are Catholic in faith, but not all. We celebrate art and creativity as a space for conversation and journey of the soul. With over 15 bands on one stage, acoustic workshops, and artisan food vendors, we invite you to bring your friends, family, and instruments, and spend the day (or the whole weekend!) with us.
For weekend reservations:
https://santiagoretreatcenter.org/compostela-campout/
SCHEDULE /
SATURDAY
10-11:30 Musician Workshops / Film Screening
Workshops: Located at the St. Augustine Room (up hill, near cafeteria)
Bring your instruments (or just yourself!) and improve your skills
with the help of our talented artists! Each workshop will run 40 min.
Beginner/Intermediate Guitar - Jake Detar/ Daniel Bagdazian
Fiddle - Michaela Cooper
Beginner Ukulele - Melanie Mitchell
Vocal Technique - Melanie Mitchell
Celtic Guitar - Eamon Sefton
Percussion - Gus Detar
Songwriting - Abigail Rose
Film Screening: Located at the Divine Mercy Chapel
Screening of "A Way to Forgiveness" documentary, includes talk on "The Four Simple Steps of Forgiveness, and Q&A with filmmaker Erin R. Dooley
12:00 Welcome
Sampler Session 1
Michaela and Joshua Cooper (Irish tunes)
Ray Martinez and Ma'May Grimm
Monica Kinney
West Coast Traders
1:10 Sampler Session 2
Cristina Ballestero
The Standage Family Band
Melanie Mitchell with special guests
Johnny Oskam & Andrew Ascough
2:25 The Eschatones
2:45 Trailer Park Cabaret
3:15 I’m Fine
3:50 Mending Fences
4:20 Perry West
5:00 Mass
Celebrant: Fr. Kevin McGoldrick
6:00 Dinner (with special guests Rhythmo Mariachi)
6:50 Patrick Dwyer
7:10 Merlot Embargo
7:45 Jessica Gerhardt
8:30 Fr. Kevin McGoldrick
9:30 Community "Starlight Akathist Hymn"
a festival tradition led by the artists, we welcome all to sing!
9:45 Late Night Jam
CRAFT BEER | ARTISAN PIZZA | STREET TACOS | BURGERS
We will have food service on-site available with purchase of an all-day meal pass
ALL-DAY FOOD & NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PASS $45
ALL-DAY CRAFT BEER PASS $35
ALL-DAY FOOD & CRAFT PASS $70
CASH ONLY | PURCHASE YOUR WRISTBAND AT THE FRONT GATE
CRAFT BEER | ARTISAN PIZZA | STREET TACOS | BURGERS
Although Admission is free, we do hope you will support our on-site food vendors!
Proceeds will help support cost of the event, and the outreach efforts of the Santiago Retreat Center.
*Due to health and safety restrictions, no outside food will be permitted on the premises.
ALL DAY MEAL PASSES (LUNCH AND DINNER)
ADULT $75
STUDENT $50
CHILD (UNDER 10) $35
FAMILY $200
EXLUSIVE VIP* $200
LUNCH PASS: ADULT $35 | STUDENT $30 | KIDS $20
DINNER PASS: ADULT $50 | STUDENT $35 | KIDS $25
BEER BY THE GLASS $10
CASH ONLY | PURCHASE YOUR MEAL PASS/WRISTBAND AT THE FRONT GATE
*EXCLUSIVE VIP PACKAGE*
Santiago Premium Pass - suggested donation $200 per person.
The package includes:
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Premium parking
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Reserved seating
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ALL-DAY food and beverage pass
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Access to the artists' green room and backstage accommodations
Make a weekend out of it! Join us for the Compostela Campout:
https://santiagoretreatcenter.org/compostela-campout/
SHARE YOUR ART OR MUSIC AT 1531
OPEN CALL TO MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS
Are you a musician, or wanting to become one? Bring your instrument and attend a workshop
with our talented staff of instructors, or join in our late night jam session.
Workshops are free, and include fiddle, guitar, Celtic guitar, ukulele, and percussion. Starts at 10am.
Painters, photographers, potters, and jewelers,
we welcome you set up a table and share your artistry with us!
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What about parking?We will be posting a map of the Santiago Retreat Center which will show the areas for free parking.
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Can I use my credit or debit card for food & drink?Cash only
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Is there drinking water available at the festival?Yes, there is bottled drinking water for sale and you can also bring your own unopened bottled water to the park (please no glass bottles). Hand wash stations are also located throughout the festival grounds.
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What is the 1531 number about?On the morning of December 9, 1531, a native Mexican peasant named Juan Diego saw a vision of a maiden at a place called the Hill of Tepeyac, which would become part of Villa de Guadalupe, a suburb of Mexico City. Speaking to Juan Diego in his native language, the maiden identified herself as the Virgin Mary and asked for a church to be built at that site in her honor. This apparition began the greatest era of evangelization in world history.
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Is there an option to spend the night at the retreat center?Yes, there is! If you want this to be more than just an all-day event, check out our Compostela Campout page where you can bring your RV, pitch your tent, rent a cabin for the whole family or share with friends.
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What is the price of admission to the festival?The event is completely FREE! Thanks to the generous support of our volunteers, sponsors, and benefactors, there is no charge for admission to the festival. We recommend you bring a few bucks to purchase food and drink, but all the concerts and activities are free of charge. The money that we make for this festival goes directly to the scholarship fund. If you'd like to donate money, please see the donate section of the page. Your support of the 1531 Folk Festival and Compostela Campout allows us to underwrite the costs of the campers encountering financial hardship. Thanks for your support to continue this service.
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How should I dress?The festival is an outdoor event. It tends to get cooler even in the summer evenings so please be prepared with layers. The concert will be held on a patio area but be prepared to be walking down dirt roads. We love how the rustic feel of the retreat center makes you feel like you're getting away but please make sure to wear the right shoes.
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What recreational options does the festival offer?So glad you asked! We will have field games, face painting, pool time, hiking and more! For the adults, we have presentations about the history of evangelization in the Americas and we have a tour of the Shroud of Turin going all morning. Find out about the Shroud here: Found out about the shroud center here. Please see the list of all the activities on our Compostela campout page.
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Are pets allowed at the festival?Unfortunately for safety reasons we cannot allow pets on the festival site.
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Will food be provided?There will be food for sale including a street tacos, craft pizza and more. We will also be selling beverages including beer and wine. No outside food is allowed.
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How can we help?You can help through your prayers, financial support, and by volunteering. Please consider volunteering yourself or your group to assist in set-up and/or clean-up to make the festival the Catholic highlight of your summer. For more information on volunteering please use the contact section below. Thanks helpers!
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Can we bring blankets, lawn chairs and sun umbrellas to the event?"Due to safety, please only bring yourselves. We will provide chairs for seating.
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How can we help spread the word?There are TONS of different ways you can help us ‘Spread the Word’ for the 1531 Folk Fest. 1. Come to the festival and bring all your friends! 2. Sign up to be on our ‘Folk Fest Street Team’ (passing out flyers at your church, speaking with your pastors and minister to get them talking about the event!!) - Shoot us an email so we can give you access to the social media photos and flyer. contact us. 3. Flyer and Poster pass out! Help us get 1531 Folk Fest flyers and posters in every restaurant, store, workout facility, community centers, church and house in the area! 4. Like and share the 1531 Folk Fest on all of our Social Media outlets. 5. Email your family and friends about the Foothill Folk Fest! 6. Helping us spread the word is super easy and a great way to support the 1531 Folk Fest! Help us out today!
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Who can come to the festival?All are welcome at the festival.
HELP US SUPPORT LOCAL KIDS IN NEED
SANTIAGO RETREAT CENTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Each year Santiago Retreat Center welcomes thousands of young people to our facility for life-changing retreats, conferences, and camps. No one should ever be denied the opportunity to attend one of our events due to lack of money. The Santiago Retreat Center Scholarship Fund allows us to welcome ALL campers, regardless of financial hardship. Your support of the 1531 Folk Fest and Compostela Campout allows us to underwrite the costs for these campers, their programming, materials, and professional youth leaders and musicians. Thank you for your generous support – EVERY dollar advances the New Evangelization in Orange County, one camper at a time...
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
This event would not be possible without the incredible foresight,
courage, and generosity of our sponsors.
We offer our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to:
Santiago Retreat Center
UNDERWRITING LEVELS
Castilian Package:
$2,500: 10 VIP Premium Passes, plus website listing
Zumárraga Package:
$5,000: All of the above, plus display advertising at the event
Tepeyac Package:
$10,000: All of the above, plus Step and Repeat Social Media package
Tilma Package:
$25,000: All of the above, plus Co-Sponsorship Package
(includes SJEN TV Broadcast)