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Jerry LaFreniere music benefit and barn dance announced, 2008

Also Jerry LaFreniere Biggest Garage Party Ever 2008

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TypeEvent
Date2008-08-29
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2008-08-29
Kind
Fundraising
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fundraisingmusic-folklorecommunitycelebration
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August 2008 Beacon announced Jerry LaFreniere’s “Biggest Garage Party Ever,” a 29 August music benefit, barn dance, pig roast, and auction at Unfinished Farms.

Evidence limits

These newspaper and forum materials are advance event notices and do not document proceeds or attendance. The forum adds organizing detail but is not a post-event account.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2008, "Music Benefit + Barn Dance + Pig Roast August 29, 2008".
    Announces a Labor Day weekend benefit at Unfinished Farms with music, horseshoes, hobo dinner, pig roast, live auction, barn dance, and 2 x 4 Band; tickets and donation contact are given. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the benefit announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Family and community posts announce the August 29 event at Unfinished Farms, solicit volunteers and donations, and describe the planned barn-dance/garage-party format. The thread is an organizing record and does not establish attendance, proceeds, or final program.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001207

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jerry LaFreniere music benefit and barn dance announced, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jerry-lafreniere-music-benefit-2008/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2008, "Music Benefit + Barn Dance + Pig Roast August 29, 2008". (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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