Stage is Set for Music Festival on the Canal

It's been a rough bunch of weeks at the Schuylkill Canal and Lock 60. 

The area flooded during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, and just when the worst appeared to be past, a stage for the Folk 'N Fall Music Festival washed away down the canal, lodging on a tree splayed across the water. 

"The entire park has been left battered and with debris strewn all over the area that needs to be cleaned up after the recent Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee extreme weather events," according to a press release. "During the floods, our stage floated down the canal and crashed into a tree fallen across the canal. We recovered the stage last weekend and are ready for the Folk 'N Fall Music Festival."

The festival benefits the Schuylkill Canal Association and will help with the clean-up of the area following the string of recent storms. 

The press release offered more details: 

Join in with the guided canoe and kayak loop of the Schuylkill Canal and River starting at 2 p.m.  Bring your own boat and take part in the free two-hour paddle before the music festival starting and ending at Lock 60 in Mont Clare.  

Between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m., the fun moves to St. Michael’s Park and Pavilion, adjacent to the Lock 60, where the sweet sounds of Tin Bird Choir, Dan Frantz, and local legend Ted The Fiddler will be heard. At 7 p.m., Echo takes the stage followed by upcoming performer, Casey Alvarez. A master jam session caps the evening’s festivities.

The Sly Fox Brewery will be coordinating the KAN JAM tournament, free to all willing participants (donations will be accepted for SCA).

This exciting two-person team sport with a Frisbee and modified trash can is a cross between skeet ball and flying horseshoes. Signup starts at 4 p.m. and the tournament begins at 5 p.m. More info on the game KAN JAM can be found at www.kanjam.com or www.slyfoxbeer.com.

The fun starts today, Oct. 1, so go out and enjoy some music and fun at this festival, which will help get a favorite local spot back in tip-top shape.