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Ruth Bonneville / Free Press ENT - Folk Fest setting up Photo of picnic tables in tall grass prior to being set up on the site. Subject: Winnipeg Folk Festival site checking out the work that goes on to prepare the grounds for the festival. This is going to run as an event preview and the kick-off to a new series called Behind the Scenes, which looks at the important but often invisible work that happens off stage or out of public view. Photos of Arwen Helene, production manager and Valerie Shantz, exec utive director. Also photos of carpenters, and other work crews preparing site and starting to set up tents. Eva Wasney June 10th, 2024