Hot Times at Old Town

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Mark Dvorak to receive Lifetime Achievement Award!

Usually the recognition that Mark Dvorak receives is applause from audiences and thanks from guitar students — such appreciation warms the heart. Now he’s to be the recipient of a different form of recognition: the Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement award. Mark will join past winners Art Thieme, Ella Jenkins, Larry Penn, Amy Beth, Holly Near and Jim Post, in being recognized for a broad, long-term contribution to the local and national folk community.

In her letter to Mark, Festival Board Vice President Annemarie Serra writes:

“[We are giving you the Seventh annual Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement Award] in recognition of your work as a performer, teacher and folk historian. You are a vibrant part of the local and national folk community. Not only have you contributed to the Old Town School of Folk Music as a teacher but you have also kept the history of the school and its founders alive. It seems especially appropriate that we honor you as OTSFM has just completed its 50th Anniversary year in which you played a key role.”

The formal conferring of the award will take place on July 20th, at the 2008 Wookstock Folk Festival, on the historic town square in Woodstock, Illiniois. (For more information, see www.woodstockfolkmusic.com/folkfestival).

Congratulations, Mark! We’re proud to have you as a friend and colleague!

Filed under: Teacher bios by Skip | March 22, 2008 | Comments (1)


1 Comment so far

  1. Rod Homor on March 24, 2008 1:03 am

    Mark is one of the (many) treasures at the OTSFM, and is a fantastic songwriter, teacher, and musician, and performer.

    Mark is certainly deserving of this honor, and I just wanted to say congratulations to him and to the school; his accomplishments reflect very nicely on the other stellar folks who make up the Old Town School.

    Way to go, Mark!

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