Betsiebay.net's own Laura Herd is traveling to the Rothbury Music Festival July 2-5 with 10 team members with all-access, VIP backstage passes. With support from Rothbury, our team will survey Rothbury staff, environmental leaders, volunteers, attendees and artists to gather input and feedback for the purpose of creating an annual Rothbury-afterglow event in Northern Michigan beginning in 2010. This afterglow event will feature intimate concerts with Rothbury artists highlighting youth involvement, Rothbury Think Tank discussions, leadership retreats, festival debriefings/soapboxing and sustainable initiatives that extend and build on the Rothbury brand in the NW Michigan region.

Because of our unique festival access this year, we will be bringing those of you at home – or those who want to follow along at Rothbury – blogs, photos and videos of all the behind-the-scenes going-ons at the festival. Visit our blogs to check out our daily Rothbury coverage.
Absolute Michigan on location at Rothbury
Porterhouse Productions Rothbury Coverage
If you are attending the festival you should upload some of your best festival pictures to our Rothbury 2009 flickr group.

The Porterhouse Productions Rothbury Team is as follows:

Sam Porter – Owner, Porterhouse Productions
Charlie Peterson – Production Manager, Porterhouse Productions
Beth Milligan – Community Outreach/PR Manager, Porterhouse Productions
Tarah Cole – Intern Extraordinaire, Porterhouse Productions
Adam Waugh – Team Support, Porterhouse Productions
April Herteg – Team Support, Porterhouse Productions
Mike Moran – Singer-Songwriter, Mike Moran Music

The Absolute Michigan Rothbury Team is as follows:

Andy McFarlane – Publisher, Absolute Michigan
Laura Herd – Promotions Director, Afterglow Visionary Analyst, Absolute Michigan
Richard Taber – Photographer, Absolute Michigan
Ryan Thompson – Founder, Greener Milwaukee and Blogger, Absolute Michigan

The artist lineup this year is terrific, and there are some great leadership and think tank discussions taking place. Be sure to check back daily for the latest news, updates and interviews from the festival. You can also view and share photos at our Rothbury Flickr page.