SFF Presents

Can we brag about the Outlaw Strings Club for a second?! 🎻🎶 Last week 22 students in grades 6-12 travelled up to Bellevue, WA to attend Wintergrass, a 4-day festival celebrating roots music traditions and participated in multiple programs where they got to expand their fiddling knowledge, learn new tunes, and experience lasting inspiration. To top it all off, the kids were invited to play in the most anticipated set of Wintergrass on Saturday night with Väsen and friends! They worked hard to learn a song called “Dragonship” in November and pulled off an epic performance alongside 4 trad legends on the festival’s biggest stage. 🙌

We’re so proud to support this incredibly dedicated and talented group of young musicians!

We've got some big news to share with our SFF community ❤️ After a prolific 30-year career in the nonprofit music and arts sector — a journey that began in Southwest Colorado in 1996 and brought her to Sisters in 2019 — our Executive Director, Crista Munro, is stepping away to pursue new ventures outside the industry.

We're so grateful for her incredible leadership, resulting in a period of unprecedented growth, rebranding, and modernization for our organization. The SFFP Board of Directors has launched a nationwide search for a new Executive Director to lead the organization into its next chapter. Detailed information regarding the position and the application process can be found at

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Ready to level up your painting?! Join master artist Paul Alan Bennett for an immersive gouache workshop. With 40+ years of experience and thousands of students taught worldwide, Bennett will guide you through this illustrator-favorite medium, from luminous washes to rich, opaque detail. You’ll learn core techniques, then have time to explore your own ideas in a small, supportive class. (Must be 18+ to participate)

✨ All supplies + lunch included!
👥 Limited to 10 students
💵 $150/person (Pay what you can pricing available)
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We're back with more great shows at The Belfry this Feb & March! Don't miss Gadan, SFF alums David Wilcox Music & Justin Farren, and Big Ponderoo alum, Cat Clyde! 👉🔗 Tickets are on sale now at https://www.sffpresents.org/tickets

Looking for the perfect last-minute Christmas gift?! 🎁 Give them something that truly lasts: tickets to the 2026 Sisters Folk Festival and memories of dancing, laughing, and soaking in soul-stirring music with the people they love. ❤️

Tickets are on sale now at https://aftontickets.com/SFF2026

Enter to win a pair of tickets to Big Ponderoo! Giveaway closes on Sunday at 11:55 pm. Good luck 🥰

It’s the season of giving and we’re feeling the love! We’re giving away a pair of Weekend Passes to the 2026 Big Ponderoo Music + Art Festival on June 26 & 27!

Join the Big Ponderoo contact list and enter to win here: https://tinyurl.com/PonderooHolidayGiveaway

Want to boost your chances? Earn extra points by:�
✨ Following on Instagram (2 pts)
✨ Following Big Ponderoo on Facebook (3 pts)
✨ Saving the 2026 Big Ponderoo playlist on Spotify (3 pts)
✨ Subscribing to the Big Ponderoo YouTube channel (5 pts)�
✨ Sharing your giveaway referral link with friends (5 pts)

⏰ Giveaway closes Sun, Dec 7 at 11:55 PM�📣 Winner announced Mon, Dec 8 at 11 am

Don’t miss your chance to kick-off summer 2026 with an epic weekend in Sisters!

Registration is open! ✅ Check out these single-day classes at Sisters Art Works and come spend a cozy Saturday with us this winter 🤗

More great music is coming to Sisters! We’re thrilled to announce back-to-back concerts coming up at The Belfry this November. First up is the legendary performing on November 13, followed by an evening with two acclaimed singer-songwriters, and on November 14! Plus, we’ve got more exciting shows coming in 2026, stay tuned 👀 Tickets are on sale now at SFFPresents.org/Concerts (Link on our profile!)