08/16/2017
Dear Friends,
On this final year of BelTek festival, we reflect and are filled with gratitude for so many years of memories and good times. It has been our honor to serve this community, and we want to thank you all.
BelTek field has been the stage for so many interactions. We have developed deep and nourishing connections that have given rise to lasting friendships, marriages, even children. Last year, it was also the stage for tragedy, as we watched a beloved friend lose his home to the fire. True to form, our community, based on mutual love and respect, stepped up to provide support and assistance. We are better when we act as one.
And then there is the music! So much talent over the years to grace our field, and our humble little state. We have continued to be so honored and impressed with the quality of our local talent, who are often unsung heroes in a subculture that sometimes values flash over substance.
We recognize that BelTek festival has become much more than just a party for so many of us. It has been a homecoming, a family reunion. Even a holiday unto itself: we greet each other each year with the phrase, “Happy BelTek”! The absence of this event in our lives will be momentous for many.
We have pride for what we have built, as you should, too. Each one of us has a contribution to make, and this is what can happen when we put our love for each other first. It is truly an inspiration.
While it is with some sadness we bid you farewell, we live in hope that as this chapter ends, another begins as the next generation takes up the challenge. In the past few weeks, countless times we’ve been asked, “What comes next”? Well, now we take this love and carry that torch with us. The vibe on which we have built this festival is not exclusive. You ARE that vibe- you ARE BelTek.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, to everyone that has ever attended, performed, volunteered, or helped organize BelTek festival.
It’s been a magical ride. We will see you again under the stars.
With love from BelTek Foundation, both past and present:
Rick, Erik, Amanda, Seratto, Thomas, Dubsapien, Carie, Onna, Lester, Ben, Kait, John, Waychill, Adam, Joleen, Gordon, Michael, Allyson, Jya, Caitlin, Meredith, Annie and Skittlezb.
