Seven days, and counting...

Seven more days (three business days) until Wheatland.

Wheatland Music Festival is a three-day event, featuring - among other things - bluegrass, celtic, and country music acts. There's also folk art booths.

Aside from the music, one of the great attractions are the Happy Farmers - a.k.a. the Amused Agrarians - who run a (predominantly) vegetarian cafe at Wheatland. I was introduced to them my first year, and quickly became addicted to their potatoes. They're the perfect "comfort" food late at night or on Saturday morning (if you've been to Wheatland, you know what I'm talking about). They also serve a wide variety of tasty edibles, ranging from simple salads to stir-fry and veggie lasagna. How much you pay depends on how much is on your plate, and/or who's manning the till at the time.

As for the music, Wheatland is decidedly "old-school." Nearly all the bands use acoustic instruments, and draw predominantly from folk and bluegrass roots. Some nationally known bands such as the Mammals have graced Wheatland's stage. If the music makes you want to get up and dance, there's contra and swing dancing.

For the most part, it's three days of camping in the woods and hearing some great music. It's too late to get tickets for this year's festival, but there's always next year.