Index Getting the Word OutThursday BBQ SocialOpening CeremonyFestival Grounds & GuestsThe Performers– Billy Whitefox– Dock Silverhawk– Ed WindDancer– Gareth Laffely– Johnny Kee– Lowery Begay– Painted Raven– Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle– Pete Conde (Winner 2019 Paula Ellis Memorial Flute Players’ Competition)– Open MicEast Meet West – Jim Sawgrass Native American VillageThe Vendors & Exhibitors– Flute Maker Vendors– Arts & Crafts Vendors– The Performer Vendors Getting the Word Out City of Melbourne Proclamation Presentation Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey, with Native Rhythms Chair Martha Pessaro, and board members Zeta Gibbs, and Claire Ellis. Brevard County Proclamation Presentation Brevard County District 4 Commissioner Curt Smith, with Native Rhythms Chair Martha Pessaro, and board members Zeta Gibbs, and Claire Ellis. [Photos below provided by Native Rhythms Festival’s official photographer, Lou Seiler.Find all of Lou’s 2021 NRF photos at full resolution at https://louseilerjr.smugmug.com/Native-Rhythms-Festival/n-3Zsz83/NRF-2021/, where you may order prints. Contact Lou directly at lseiler@cfl.rr.com for permission to republish.] Thursday BBQ Social Hosted and sponsored by the Candlewood Suites Opening Ceremony Festival Grounds and Guests The Performers Billy Whitefox Dock Silverhawk Ed WindDancer Gareth Laffely Johnny Kee Lowery Begay Painted Raven Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle Pete Conde 2019 Paula Ellis Memorial Flute Players' Competition Winner Open Mic East Meets West Jim Sawgrass Native American Village The Vendors & Exhibitors Flute Maker Vendors American Indian Creations Flight Feather Flutes Joe Loftin Flutes Medicine Wind Flutes Red Wind Flutes Spiral Flutes Turtle Mound Flutes Willow Creek Woodcraft Woodsounds Flutes Yanko Enterprises Arts & Crafts Vendors Anikituhwaki Crafts Antonio Grant Backwoods Gunny Sack Guitars Inner Mountain Stones & Woods Native Andes One Nation Art Apparel Overrocker Novelty Pine Away Baskets R&R Collectables Robin’s Crafts Ruth Ann’s Southwest Treasures Sol Essence The Wickiup Trailwalker Crafts Wild Sage – Native American Jewelry Will Davis Wind in Her Hair You Rock Crystals The Performer Vendors Billy Whitefox Dock Silverhawk Gareth Laffely Johnny Kee Lowery Begay Painted Raven Shelley Morningsong & Fabian Fontenelle The Food Vendors Ms O’s Grill on Wheels Hungry Hippies Slow & Low BBQ Exhibitors AAA Boy Scout Troop 520 Brevard Backyard Beekeepers Inc. Brevard County – Solid Waste Management Field Manor Indian River & River Wind Flute Circles Green Gables League of Women Voters Right to Clean Water Orlando VA Healthcare System Wild Horse Rescue Center Zonta Club of Melbourne