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Carrboro Music Festival draws crowd Page 2 of 3 <br /> music, and you can do as <br /> much as you want in terms of music," added her husband. <br /> "It's like a live sampler." <br /> Next door at Southern Rail, friends Meg Van Voorhis and <br /> Meital Stavitsky were at their fourth stop of the afternoon, <br /> soaking in the tunes of folk rocker Sherry Lea. "We haven't <br /> stuck around in one place," Stavitsky said. "We want to hear <br /> as much as we can." <br /> Van Voorhis, who's a teacher at Carrboro Elementary <br /> School, wanted to come to see a friend of a friend play at <br /> Jessee's and "take advantage of my own neighborhood." <br /> "There's definitely a community feeling," she said of the <br /> festival. "I like that you see a combination of families, <br /> college students, dogs and whoever happens to be around." <br /> The festival took root in 1998 as part of the French <br /> celebration Fete de is Musique, held on the summer solstice. <br /> In 2002, the festival was pushed to the typically cooler <br /> month September and became known by its current name. <br /> The town-sponsored festival is organized by a committee of <br /> volunteers, headed for the 10th year by Gerry Williams, and <br /> Kim Andrews, recreation supervisor with the Carrboro <br /> Recreation and Parks Department. <br /> "We have such a great local talent pool of musicians, and we <br /> want to offer up something great so that people can come out <br /> and enjoy free music," Andrews explained. <br /> This year's music acts ranged from solo folk singers to a 20- <br /> piece jazz orchestra, playing in such indoor venues as the <br /> ArtsCenter and Armadillo Grill and outdoor spots like the <br /> Tyler's Taproom parking lot and the patio of Milltown. <br /> http://www.heraldsun.com/printer_friendly/15670805 10/5/2011 <br />