"the GottaGetGon"

 Pre-registration: call Bruce Pomeroy 518/355-7330 or Howie Eskin  518/882-6809  - (optional-discount) advance admission form (pdf). (needs acrobat) Discount before early-mid May.
 The Public is welcome. Kids under 18 are free with paying adult. Early registration discount is available.
You don't have to be a member of PSG.  Tickets are also available at the gate. Prices below

	Gotta Get Gon . . .  1) a community that comes together for music and fun on one magical weekend each year.   2) a folk festival with an old fashioned small town atmosphere   3) some of the best acoustic music you'll ever hear! "The GottaGetGon is just a little bit of Heaven"
		May  25-28, 2012	Saratoga County Fairgrounds Ballston Spa, NY. Camping available and encouraged
		Friday, May 25 '12 7:00pm (gate opens   3:00pm)	Pot Luck Dinner Share a meal with old or new friends ... enjoy the singing and picking and gathering 'til the wee hours. Bring something. Special: a new generation folk concert in the evening (approx 8pm)   Host: TBA; performers: TBA
		Saturday May 26,  2012 (see traffic note below)	10:25am - 5:00pm Concerts & Workshops Sampler concert at 10:25am - Don't miss it. Don't be late. There will also be a special brief awards presentation at the Sampler. (see the 2011 Schedule of Concerts and Workshops) and come back later for 2012 schedule updates Concerts and Workshops are during the day and Informal music and social stuff after dark. 8:00 pm -- Family, Country Dance       live band (Beveryck String Band), w/ caller (TBA)
		Sunday, May 29,  2011	11:00am - 4:00pm  Concerts and Workshops *see the 2011 schedule      and come back later for 2012 schedule updates 4:15 - 6:00    Open Stage After Dark   A capella Sing - a special tradition
		all weekend, Music ... on-stage and off 2011 schedule *Check back later for  2012 schedule updates	FEATURED PERFORMERS  in GGG2011 Celeste Bernardo, David Francey, the Honey Dewdrops, The Buskers   ...    Later for 2012 Featured Performers . . .
		Monday May 29, 2012 (Memorial Day)	Breaking Camp & "Hanging out" (The Fairgrounds will close at 2:00pm, Monday)

2012 Gate Prices:

Adults (23yrs+) $50/weekend* $27/day
Students (19-22yrs) $25/weekend*  $15/day,  under 19 free with paying adult
Evening only: $5/night. 
You don't have to be a member of The Pickin' & Singin'  Gatherin' (PSG) to come to the GGG.

Advance-registration Discount Prices: (deadline: Monday May 15, 2012)

Adults (23yrs+) $45/weekend* $24/day
Students (19-22yrs) $23/weekend*  $13/day - younger kids free with an adult.
For a pre-registration form call  (518)674-8646 or (518)882 6809 - leave a message.
Or click here for an adobe acrobat format (printable) advance registration form, Print it, fill out the information, and send it to the address indicated on the  FORM, with a check made out to "The Picking & Singing Gathering" or just "the PSG".  PLEASE include a self-addressed, stamped return envelope - for your badges. 
You don't have to be a member of PSG to come to the GGG, but we hope you will join; just indicate it on the form.

For further Information send e-mail to Howie.  Volunteers are needed.

since 1970  we
"Gotta get to the country for a weekend of music and fun"
Come join in the fun. Bring an instrument if you play one. Bring your dancing feet and singing voice or just your warm body.

Directions to Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa NY

• From Albany, take I-87 (the northway) to exit 12. Take route 67 west to the junction of route 50. Turn right. Go through the village of Ballston Spa (through 3 traffic lights) and make a left onto Prospect Street. Go up the hill to Saratoga County Fairgrounds. (Saturday morning use the alternate route)
• From Scotia, Glenville, Burnt Hills, Charlton, Amsterdam, Saratoga Springs, Cambridge, Glens Falls, Vermont, etc. - you must know the way already.
• www.saratogacountyfair.org/Directions.htm
  
• Try: MapQuest : Ballston Spa  or Fairgrounds Ave & Prospect St, Ballston Spa, NY or just use zipcode: 12020