Handcar Regatta

“The Regatta shall not be stopped!”

Shouts heard ’round the township of Santa Rosa proclaim the good news (probably).

By cause of The People’s affection for their beloved Regatta and our own desire to forge ahead in valor regardless of poo-pooers and naysayers (and beyond love of sanity), the news is out that The Regatta shall live (likely as not)!

The forthcoming incarnation is (so far) christened Dr. Erasmus P. Kitty’s Kinetic Frenetic Opera of Mechanical Mayhem The concept maintains railcar races and embraces a larger notion of an arts festival (in some capacity or another).

To wit, co-founder Ty Jones as interviewed by Gabe Meline at the BoHo Blog:

“It’ll still be a rail race,” he says, adding that he’s been talking to some of the old Regatta crew, gearing up for another run. “But one of the ideas with the Regatta is that it would expand to incorporate these ancillary events”—he mentions the Wiskeydrunk Cycles gang, the Feed Barn in Rincon Valley. “So how can it spin off into the community, and foster the arts?”

Read all about it:

• Handcar regatta to morph into larger arts festival
• Handcar Regatta to Return as Kinetic Frenetic Opera

Analogous reports:

1. Handcar Regatta Kickoff Party 2011
2. Odd Bird Music Video at Handcar Regatta
3. Ascended Master Passes (a.k.a. Regatta VIP Tickets)
4. In Deepest Gratitude to YOU & Parting Sorrows
5. Of Prophesies and Rain on Regatta Day