\u2022 1,000: Number of seats at Centennial Hall, the main stage venue for the Alaska Folk Festival<\/p>\n
\u2022 145: Number of different acts scheduled to perform at Folk Fest; each act is made up anywhere from one to 30 people<\/p>\n
\u2022 62: Number of musicians\/acts that applied to perform at Folk Fest for the first time; usually there are between 30 and 40 first-time applicants<\/p>\n
\u2022 150: Number of Alaska Folk Festival volunteers<\/p>\n
\u2022 $0: How much it costs for people to attend Folk Fest<\/p>\n
\u2022 $40,000-$60,000: What it actually costs to put on Folk Fest<\/p>\n
\u2022 $15: Minimum cost to become a member of the Folk Fest; if you\u2019re a member, you get 10 percent off Folk Fest merchandise<\/p>\n
\u2022 630: Number of members<\/p>\n
\u2022 9: Number of Alaska Folk Festival board of directors members; it recently went up from seven<\/p>\n
\u2022 9 months: How old Juneau performer Callie Conerton was when she first appeared on the Folk Fest stage<\/p>\n
\u2022 7: Number of jam spots during Folk Fest \u2014 The Alaskan Bar, Centennial Hall, Coppa, McGivney\u2019s Sports Bar & Grill (downtown), Red Dog Saloon, The Rendezvous and Rockwell<\/p>\n
\u2022 42: Number of years Alaska Folk Festival has been going on<\/p>\n
\u2022 Thousands: Number of expected Folk Fest attendees this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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