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Response 2.1 : Projection* Response 2.1 : Evidence* Response 2.2: Projection* Response 2.2 ; Evidence* 1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommdations; The Spirit of the West offers a weekend pass vvnich allows festival goers to attend all concerts and the dance at an early bird special rate. Being on President's weekend, we hope to entice not just festival-goers but also families that would like to come our and experience Cowboy Traditions and live music. Out of the area visitors vvill be more justified and likely to spend on to four nights at a local hotel/motel and therefore purchase more fuel, meals and merchandise in Kittitas County and the surround area along vvith enjoying other opportunities provided in the area. By also providing free performances around town we can also keep visitors downtown Ellensburg and contribute to local spending. This feature provides local businesses the opportunity to become a venue and contribute to the festivals success. Visitors can experience a unique festival experience and continue to return year after year. 2500 character lirrit Hotel information that we received by calling the local hotels we had a total 18 confirmed room night stays. The festival also provided 36 room nights paid. (we don't get donation of all rooms so we pay for the accommodations) The Kittitas Valley Event cent er confirmed 15 overnight camping stays. So total confirmed accommodations is 69 room nights. From the zip code information we obtained from our ticket sales we estimate that about 27.5% of the attendees were from Kittitas County, 72.5% were form out of county vvith 57% of that total attending from more than 50 miles away. 2500 character lirrit 2 To a place fifty mies or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; President's day provides the opportunity for the annual Spirit of the West event to be hosted on a three day weekend, in downtown Ellensburg. The event vvill take place during the off-season time of the year and vvith no other even of this kind, during this time of the year, in the area. Spirit of the West vvill have numerous events designed vvith the goal of increasing attendance and tourism to Kittitas County such as various free concerts, family friendly events, and ticketed concerts vvith well-known headline entertainment. On Friday and Saturday, in the old downtown Ellensburg business district, free entertainment vvill be offered for 4 hours. Visitors can enjoy the entertainment at an inexpensive price in exchange for a night or two in Kittitas County. 2500 character lirrit Through concert ticket sales we can confirm that there were at least 581 attendees at the Spirit of the West in 2018 over the 3 days. That number does not include all those attendees (participants and spectators) vvno did not purchase a concert ticket but rather only attended the many free events that took place over the 3 day festival. We estimate at least another 1500 people attended the festival's cowboy concert, free downtown concerts over (Ill,{) days, cowboy children's events, gear/art show, open mic event, educational 111,{)rkshops and ranch roping competition. Ticket sales also does not include all the entertainers and their families, contestants and their families, and many volunteers vvno spent several days in the area. 2500 character lirrit