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The deadline is drawing near for the first-ever T-shirt design contest for the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival. The festival committee will present one artist $100 and two passes for the winning T-shirt design for the June event. The design must not be larger than 16 inches by 16 inches and can be submitted as an original design or electronically as a high resolution jpg or pdf. The artwork must be original and done in black and white for one-color printing on T-shirts.

The design should reflect the tradition of the festival, acoustic music and the casual family atmosphere where nationally and regionally famous bluegrass and old-time musicians have played over the years. No image of guitar player and builder Wayne Henderson should be used. Deadline for the submission of original artwork is March 9, 2010. Please email your creation (one per person) along with your name, evening phone number and mailing address, or any questions to info@waynehenderson.org. Submissions also may be made by mail to the festival committee at P.O. Box 531 , Galax VA 24333 . The winner will be notified by April 1, and his or her name will be featured in the event program. The nonprofit festival has been held every June since 1995 has awarded more than $47,000 to young students who play guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, lap dulcimer or acoustic bass and the organizations that support them.

Held on the third Saturday in June‚ at Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, VA., the Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition features some of the region’s best traditional musicians. From time to time, they have shared the stage with bluegrass bands from Europe.

The event takes its name from National Heritage Award recipient Wayne C. Henderson‚ a musician and instrument maker who lives in nearby Rugby‚ Virginia. Henderson's top-notch finger-picking is a source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family, and neighbors in Grayson County, Virginia; his guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of "Masters of the Steel-String Guitar", and in seven nations of Europe, Asia and Africa.

Wayne and many of his musical friends are featured performers at the festival‚ with bluegrass and old-time music dominating the program. The Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition was established in 1995 to express appreciation for this "living legend". A portion of the proceeds from the Festival are placed into a scholarship fund to aid local young musicians in continuing their educations.

Food service provided by the local Fire Department
Grilled "1/2 Chicken" Dinner with Potatoes and Beans
Barbecue Sandwiches and Dinners
Hot Dogs
Chips
Desserts
Water, Coffee, Sodas

Wayne C. Henderson T-shirt Design Contest Deadline Nears