Boy do the holidays creep up on me.  Thanksgiving is just a few short days away.  And it just dawned on me the other day.  It is TurkeyFest time!

Since this is a milestone year (15) I thought we should do something different.  As the years went by, TurkeyFest has constantly evolved.  Starting as a small party of about 8 at my mother and father's house, the event has grown to include as many as 100 guests.  Each year we would celebrate traditions started the year before while adding new elements to our ritual.  We have seen the party formatted with elaborate themes as well as simple concepts.  The one big constant to each TurkeyFest has been the fact that I have been the host.  And that is part that I thought I would tinker with this year.

While I will continue to offer my home as the venue for TurkeyFest, I am asking you, the guests of the event, to also serve as its host.  I want to see TurkeyFest re-envisioned by its guests and executed completely by the participants.  To facilitate this concept, I have asked Bill Fagan to act as a convener of hosts.  He will take the lead in shaping this vision and will be the point person in organizing the event, as I step back and watch as this concept organically grows into its own event.

Fagan will follow up this communication with more specifics about how this will work.  And if you have any questions about what role you should play in TurkeyFest, reach out to him.  I look forward to seeing what you all come up with this year.

TurkeyFest 15

Friday, November 24, 2006
6:00 PM

1215 Wood Street, #1
Philadelphia, PA  19107