Gretchen and I met with the Ithaca Special Events Team today, and they gave us the green light! They also agreed to provide roadblocks for all the streets we asked to close–pretty much the same streets as last year.
On a different note, Gretchen and I worried a little about whether the new “Porchfest Pledge” (bands have to agree to play an acoustic set. If there is an instrument that requires amplification, the level needs to be kept low) would keep people from signing up. Turns out that wasn’t a problem–as of 9:30 this evening, we have 101 bands signed up! It’s going to be amazing.