Save the Date for the Cabin Fever Fundraiser  The third annual Cabin Fever Fundraiser to benefit Friends of New Germany and Savage River Watershed Association will be held from 4 to 7 PM on Saturday March 27th at New Germany State Park.  The entrance fee covers an evening of homemade soups, breads and desserts, plus door prizes and live music by the Sugar Foot Stompers.  There will also be a 50-50 raffle and a silent auction where individuals can bid on a variety of fine items and services.

Music for the Cabin Fever Fundraiser is being generously provided by the Sugar Foot Stompers.  This popular local band formed in 2007 to play traditional New Orleans style jazz.  They made their debut opening for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in a Garrett Lakes Arts Festival performance.  Steve Vortigern is the founder and leader of the Stompers.  He has a Masters degree in Jazz Studies.  Steve and his wife Sunshine moved from San Diego to Cranesville, WV to create and run an organic farm.  Gino Mauricci plays clarinet.  He is also concert master of the Garrett Community Concert Band and plays with The Remedy.  Gino has performed with such luminaries as Wynton Marsallis.  He and his wife Lisa live near McHenry.  On cornet and trumpet is Tom Simpson.  Tom is a well-known local talent who plays with other groups, including Queen City Funk & Soul.  He runs his computer business in Oakland where he lives with his wife Pam.  Stephan Moylan, on banjo, is a public defender in Oakland.  He plays guitar and learned the banjo just for the band.  Stephan and his wife Kim live near Oakland.  Matt Eary, a computer programmer, plays bass.  In other milieus he sings, plays piano and French horn, and does some acting in local theatre.  Matt and his wife Lindy live near Grantsville.

Admission at the door is $10 for adults and $5 for children age 6 to 12, but if you buy your tickets in advance at Beachy’s Pharmacy in Grantsville or Red Ridge Auto in Frostburg you pay a discount price of $8 and $4 respectively.

The public is welcome to attend this event which will be held at the New Germany Lakehouse and Rec Hall.  Be sure to bring a flashlight with you since the parking area will be dark when you leave.

In case of severe weather the event will be held on Sunday March 28th from noon to 3 PM.  For more information contact the Savage River Watershed Association at (301) 689-7156 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Friends of New Germany is a non-profit organization of local and state-wide persons interested in enhancing and preserving the beauty and quality of the recreational resources of New Germany State Park.  Savage River Watershed Association (SRWA) is a group of local landowners and other citizens dedicated to preserving and enhancing the rural nature and natural resources of the Savage River watershed, by assisting interested landowners and public land managers with environmental stewardship efforts and educational outreach.