http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/24 The Planet Bluegrass "Green" blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:54:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/24#comment-15 Brian Eyster Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:49 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=24#comment-15 Ken, your point is very well taken. We've had a lot of discussions about this recently, actually. We agree that it is a clean air issue that we need to address. At our Lyons festivals we've added a "smoking tent." That's had mixed results, but it's a step in the right direction. In Telluride, we just don't have the room inside the festival grounds for any kind of designated smoking area. We have increased the signage this year - asking smokers to please move away from their tarp to smoke. We will also be making several daily stage announcements about that this year. Part of it is educating the festivarians and that's going to take a little time. But it's a step toward a solution, and in the off-season we'll be giving this a lot more thought. Feel free to share your suggestions... Ken, your point is very well taken. We’ve had a lot of discussions about this recently, actually. We agree that it is a clean air issue that we need to address. At our Lyons festivals we’ve added a “smoking tent.” That’s had mixed results, but it’s a step in the right direction. In Telluride, we just don’t have the room inside the festival grounds for any kind of designated smoking area. We have increased the signage this year - asking smokers to please move away from their tarp to smoke. We will also be making several daily stage announcements about that this year. Part of it is educating the festivarians and that’s going to take a little time. But it’s a step toward a solution, and in the off-season we’ll be giving this a lot more thought. Feel free to share your suggestions…

]]> http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/archives/24#comment-14 Ken Zeff Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.bluegrass.com/blog/?p=24#comment-14 Still no mention of any smoking policy at your event. I attended three years ago and noted the sign requesting "consideration" but found none. Festival volunteers and attendees were freely using tobacco without restriction. This should be a part of your "greening" strategy. I'm surprised that it hasn't generated more interest. Thanks for listening. Still no mention of any smoking policy at your event. I attended three years ago and noted the sign requesting “consideration” but found none. Festival volunteers and attendees were freely using tobacco without restriction. This should be a part of your “greening” strategy. I’m surprised that it hasn’t generated more interest. Thanks for listening.

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