Past Events
3 Food Trucks
50+ Vendors
Pony Rides
American Legion Canteen
Silent Auction & more
3 Amazing Live Bands
Dear Sister (Award Winning Local Band)
Misbehavin' (Award Winning Local Band)
Elder Wolfe (very popular last year)
August 29th, 2026 11:30 - 6:00
American Legion Post 7
406 E Trinity Ave
Durham, NC 27703
Forest Grove Festival 2026
formerly SeptemberFest 2026
Sponsorship opportunities available
email - sandy@MidtownHousingCoalition.org
or - dave@MidtownHousingCoalition.org
Dear Sister
Best Tribute Band
Best Local Original Band
Kris Evans (lead singer of the band)-Best Vocalist
Best Acoustic Artist/Band
Jacob Craddock of the band-Best song writer
Kyle Cummings of the band-Best Percussionist
Jacob Craddock-Best Musician in the Triad
Jacob Cradock-Best Paino Player
Tim Craddock-Best Guitarist
Note: The are finalist for the WRAL Awards also
Note: They won Best Live Band of 2025
Misbehavin
Cliff Smith of the band -Best Bassist
Adam Snow of the band 3rd place for Best Guitarist
Elder Wolfe
Paul Peruzzi-3rd place for Best Paino Player
Awesome Aura 10
Lisa Lengowicz-1st place for Best marketing Service/Agency
2026 Music Awards Just Announced!
Win a Fabulous Cake at Our Virtual Cake Walk
Kentucky Derby Party
It was held on May 2nd, 2026
A Bunch of Fun and a Couple of Big Winners!
Photo Booth
Food Truck
American Legion Canteen will be open
Free 1 year Legion membership for new folks who qualify
Come and support Forest Grove, an inclusive and affordable community
Be sure to bring a chair to sit and listen to the Bands!
A great time was had by all!
A special thanks to our sponsors, vendors, volunteers and the rest of the folks that made this happen!
Tim from JoCo Radio & Lisa
Pint Size Farms
Commissioner Burton & Mayor Leo w/ MHC
Brandon grabbing some lunch
Tarot Reading, Hope it was good!
More Cowbell
We set up a booth at the Orange County SeaFest on 16 & 17 May 2025. It was a very successful event for us as we were able to connect with many folks and secure a few vendors for our SeptemberFest!
EnoFest was another great event we were able to setup at. Raffled off a 2 night stay at an AirBnB on Lake Orange. Met many nice folks who are interested in our project.
PLAY IT FORWARD BAND
CONCERT FOR THE TINY HOME COMMUNITY PROJECT
Blue Note Grill, Durham, NC
November 14, 2024
A Special Thanks to:
Divi Resorts for their generous contribution to the Silent Auction
Batala Durham Drum Corps for their awesome performance
More Cow Bell for the great music
and everyone else who made this event a success
2024 Spring Fling Picnic
Halloween Party - Karaoke
October 2023 - Our Board Member, Sandy had her annual Halloween party with Karaoke. A fun night for all who attended. Thanks to all who donated to MHC!
Motorcycle Ride to Alaska
July-August 2023 - Another trip as a fundraiser. Made it to Alaska and back on my motorcycle with 2 friends. 8,489 miles there and back. Raised $795 and I pledged to match anything up to $1,000. $1,590 in all went to MHC! Flew the 'Autism Awareness' flag there and back.
Picture of a glacier in Canada with isolated flowering plants. This project aims to keep our flowers from being isolated.
Motorcycle Ride to the Pacific
June 2022 - Tried something a little off beat as a fundraiser. Made it to Ventura CA. where my 2 friends turned around and went back east. I continued up the Pacific Coast Highway. 7,400 miles on this trip. Raised $760 for MHC.
Hit the beach in Venture CA. Flew the 'Autism Awareness' flag there and back.
