Cheat Fest From Home
Live Streaming Begins at 2PM Saturday, May 2nd!
All videos streaming on our Facebook & Youtube Channels
Saturday:
2:00PM – Forever: Music & Dancing
All Day (Sched TBA)
All of the bands slated to play Cheat Fest are PLAYING CHEAT FEST!
Thank you to these wonderful musicians. Enjoy music from members of:
The Boatmen, The Dirty Grass Players,
Stewed Mulligan, William Matheny, Hello June,
The Lords of Leser, Aristotle Jones,
Shelf Life String Band,
Cooley Gang, The Five & Dime,
Tom & Fiddle Mike, The Fly Birds
5:00PM Deep Breaths: A Mini-Movie Premier from Joel Wolpert
Welcome to Cheat Fest Saturday from Fest Coordinator, Lauren Greco
Scroll Down for the kid’s tent, and all
Ed Eddy Talks, Community Song Shares, &
More. Thanks all for being here!
How to Support Friends of the Cheat
Silent Auction: Thank you to the generous donations from vendors, artists, and friends, and to our silent auction volunteer Lisa Maraffa. Bidding ends Sunday 5/3 at 5PM. Enjoy!
Online Store: Check out our online store to pre-order a 2020 Festival T-shirt (will be distributed after the festival). We also have a fabulous donation based raffle item up – the custom FOC fire pit. Finally, you can simply donate there too.
Become a Member: Members are the backbone of Friends of the Cheat. Become a member of Friends of the Cheat during Cheat Fest From Home week and get $5 off your festival t-shirt purchase – or any FOC merch! Your coupon/code will be
emailed to you, promptly.
Saturday Kid’s Tent Activities
5:00PM Deep Breaths: A Mini-Movie Premier from Joel Wolpert
Virtual 5K Foot Race
This year, no matter what watershed you reside in, we welcome you to join us in the Virtual 5K Foot Race! All movement types are welcome – run, walk, roll, rollerblade, visualize a run from your apartment! Click here to learn more and register. Share your experience on our 5K Facebook Page.
Ed. Eddy T.V.
The Glory Days of Cheat River Rafting with Charlie Walbridge
A Walk Along Indian Creek with Hannah Spencer
The Albright Dam Removal: Reconaissance Study Part 1 with Amanda Pitzer, FOC’s Executive Director
The Albright Dam Removal: Reconaissance Study Part 2 with Madison Ball, FOC’s Restoration Program Manager
Cheat River Fishing Update with FOC’s Garrett Richardson
Premier: Friday, May 1st at 5:00PM
Community Song Shares
These are all on our Youtube Channel
A huge thank you to all of you out there who shared these songs from home. We love you!
Ellie & Ryan from the Woods
Trash on Tuesdays
Jason Jaros
Eric George
Two Ton Twig Members
Jim Meckley
Emily Carlson
Todd Burge
Rick from home!
Wanted Rivers, a Poem by Susan Sauter
Kelsey & Joanna
Loyalsock by Emily Carlson
Mermaids of West Virginia by Derek Proulx
Rodeo Girl by Gary Hoffman
Lea marra
George Bell
Honeysuckle and Thorn by Emliy Carlson
Dirt by Ben Dube
Eric Pifer playing Fire & Rain by James Taylor
Pap’s Cabin by Nae Paugh
Diane Henderson
Too Many Boats by Jerry Vandiver
I Love My Home, Down Country Roads by Jen Osha & Son
Ryan Gaujot
From the Hip from the 2014 Cheat River Festival
Ain’t No Ash by Emily Tanzey
Chris Felton
Welcome to the Kid’s Tent
Cheat Fest Coloring Contest:
If you have a printer, print the Cheat Fest Artwork linked below, pick your favorite artwork and color it in with crayons, markers, paints, scraps of colored paper, dirt, or whatever you’ve got. If you don’t have a printer, no big deal, draw a picture inspired by the Cheat Fest Artwork OR create your own festival artwork!! Take a photo of your (or your kid’s) artwork (entries limited to: infinity), post it on our social media with the hashtag #colorsofthecheat OR e-mail it to cheatfest@cheat.org with the subject line: COLORS OF THE CHEAT. We’ll share them with the community and come up with winners based on unforseen and unknowable criteria! Big Thanks, as always, to many years of artwork from John Victor!
Cheat Fest Coloring Book Pages Download
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